"Eeeevry so often. See? That wasn't an ego speaking." Zephyr flashed a smile, then gave her the Spock eyebrow. "You don't even KNOW what I did. How could it sound boring? I could've been wrangling sea monsters the whole tim-" his dry tone stopped as he rethought his words. "Then again, if you weren't there, anything could be deemed boring from your perspective." He snorted jokingly, a slight buzzing tingle of electricity seeming to hum through his side. How was Tempe so warm? She was like a furnace- not too warm to hurt, but warm enough where it made him just want to fall asleep. At her quiet question, he tried to stop the answer from coming out, but it did anyway. "Nooo, I just asked if you wanted to rest JUST to tell you not to rest." He replied sarcastically, but it was paired with an amused smile. "100 percent Sure. If you don't wake up, I'll make sure you don't sleep through supper." Zeph grinned a little evilly, his twinkling dark blue eyes just filled with the look of wondrous mysteries on exactly how to do that. You could almost see him thinking about whether to do an ice bucket of water or symbols.

THE SPOCK EYEBROW?

I'm so happy I'm not the only Trekkie xD))

"I dunno, you seemed pretty sad before I came into the picture, so I can only assume you didn't entertain yourself very well." Tempe teased quietly, nodding slowly as she buried her face into the side of his neck. She hummed quietly in acknowledgement as he continued, smiling slightly. "Alright then." She answered simply, lifting her head to press a light kiss against his cheek.

How have you not found any other Star Trek fans before?!

Im the person that gives everyone the Spock goodbye to see if they understand or look at me like I'm crazy XD ))

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"Sad? Pfft, maybe not SAD, more like overwhelmingly depressed." Zephyr grinned. "You've brought some light into my dark sky. Sometimes too much, but hey- some." He teased, smiling slightly and stroking her shoulder with his finger. "Alright then. However, you only have like 45 minutes now because you argued for 15 minutes." He said lightly, closing his eyes for a second, content to be here, with Tempe, in the cool cabin, away from the prying eyes.

I'm a recluse, so theres that, lol))

Tempe simply chuckled at him, curling her legs up to fold them in front of her. "I'll take that as a compliment, for right now." She teased, letting out a small sigh as he rubbed her shoulder. "Hush." She chuckled softly, holding him a little bit tighter as she settled down to sleep. It didn't take very long.

Pfft, true true XD))

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Zephyr smiled sweetly. "You take it however you'd like." He answered, then waited until she fell asleep.

35 minutes later he opened his eyes from their resting position, gently nudging Tempe. "Teeempereeeeence. Time to go look suspicious while eating food and watching for murder atteeeempts..." He drawled, pushing himself up with a yawn and grabbing her hand. "C'mon." Whether she was asleep or not, he pulled her up and towards him, then walked towards the door. He wasn't really hungry, but if they missed supper Chiron would come looking for them and he did NOT want to be bothered by that guy.

Tempe gave a quiet groan, shaking her head as he spoke. "Zeeeeeppppphhhhyyyyrrrrrrr... no." She whined, curling her arms around him a little tighter. She let out a discontented huff, stumbling off the couch as he slowly dragged her toward the door. "Five more minutes?" She pleaded, curling her arms around him from behind in an attempt to stop him. She settled her head against his back and blew out a breath. "Or maybe like, ten. Fifteen." She huffed.

Zephyr glanced at her with a side-glare. "Yes. We need to show up to dinner or Chiron will bother us for the rest of the year." He huffed, not stopping, even when she curled her arms around him, until he got to the door. He then paused and twisted around. "I'm sooorry, but not even 5 more minutes. Then you'll be more grumpy." He smiled a little, gently kissing her on the forehead. "It's not that hard to wake up. With me, you'll get to sleep as long as you want tomorrow, because I never wake up until I have to." He commented with a small grin, in a rather cheery mood. Putting an arm around her waist to aid him in tugging her forward, he opened the door and started walking forward again, towards the dining hall. He entered the big room to go to the table in the far back, sitting down with a slightly content sigh. He realized, that even when he hadn't thought he liked Tempe.. everything had always been brighter and happier with her there. Okay, maybe not happier, and sometimes she had been downright annoying, but now? It was like the friend he never had, but better. That made absolutely no sense.

"Stop being right." Tempe pouted, wobbling slightly as he kept walking. Her ankle was still not quite ankling correctly. "Noooo, I wouldn't. I would be less grumpy, because I would've slept more." She muttered in response, leaning into his kiss. "Yes it is. At least theres a redeeming quality." She huffed, leaning on him slightly as he curled his arm around her waist. She curled her arm around his in turn, rubbing at her eyes with her free hand. "Do I look like a mess?" She asked quietly, looking up at him. She followed him patiently to the table, tucking herself against his side and glancing around. "I totally could've slept for two more minutes." She commented idly, closing her eyes.

Zephyr smiled sweetly. "I can't help it! Wait, that's a lie. There you go, I'm not right." He grinned widely, using the support of his arm around her waist to help her keep some weight off her leg, as well. "You would've just asked for two more minutes, and we would be having the same conversation." He rolled his eyes, smiling at her comment. "How do you manage to not even be able to wake up, but you can still answer sarcastically?" He inquired with a tilt of his, trying not to grin. At her question, he paused for a second, then answered. "Well, you could ask me that while you were standing in mud, twigs in your hair, had dirt smeared on your face, and were barely alive, and I'd say no. You look great. That's kind of a rule of thumb in the relationship world for all the guys out here. Hooowever, since I'm ten times better then all of them, and absolutely amazing- you still look fine. Just a little tired." He couldn't hold back a grin now, as it took over his face. "Of course you could've- anyone could've." Zeph smiled, looking up as they were already called for food. "See? Right on time." He said gently, again helping her up, using his one hand to gather what little food he needed.

Tempe snickered softly at him, shaking her head. "I thought I literally just told you to stop being right?" She mocked, rolling her eyes. "Its a built in response, I think." She joked. She opened her eyes and smiled up at him when he continued, sitting up to press a light kiss to his cheek. "That's sweet. But at least, of all things, you know you're better than everybody here. Thanks." She teased, pressing a few more kisses to his cheek. She was groggy and felt particularly lovey-dovey in the moment, regardless of the people milling around. She stood with him and chuckled, leaning on him slightly. "Hey, we were at least a little early." She huffed, walking with him with her slight limp, getting her food in silence. She glanced over at his plate and huffed, promptly grabbing a little more and putting it on. "You should at least try to eat more, Zeph." She said quietly.