trans_9 | The Calm before the Storm [Bendytimed to the morning of April first, Closed to Billy]

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The Calm before the Storm [Bendytimed to the morning of April first, Closed to Billy]

Ronnae had taken great care to save everything she needed for this one special day. She had been working diligently on improving one of her gadgets and making sure she had enough supplies left to make a pleasant home cooked meal just for this day. Early that morning she left Billy's side soundlessly. She wrapped her sleeping robe loosely around her and tucked Billy in as she left. Walking downstairs she mused about how he would react, would he be excited? Happy? Surprised for sure! But... What if he doesn't like surprises!? She stopped, bringing a finger to her mouth and biting it nervously.

After a few moments she took a deep breath and calmed herself, if anything, she'd apologize if he doesn't like it.

She went over, happily sounding out the words that activated the runes in the kitchen and began to work. Setting up the right mixtures for the small cake, double chocolate with preserved strawberries, and setting it to cook. She then went to prepare a special breakfast, blueberry preserve pancakes, crispy bacon, with a couple of cheeseburger sliders. She didn't really think he'd mind a heavier meal in the morning. She was used to eating heavy at the break of dawn herself, then again she sort of needed it. having everything cooking slowly, she set of to make a nice refreshing honey mint tea, humming to herself happily as she did so.

When it was all done, she turned everything off and set up the tray she'd be bringing upstairs. The food was covered, the tea pot secure, and the gift... The gift! She almost forgot. She made her way to her personal workshop, opening her safe and pulling out a wrapped box, she smiled proudly at it and picked it up, now balancing the tray, the tea pot and the gift all at once. She made her way to her room and closed the door gently behind her.

Placing the tray, pot and gift on the night stand, she sat next to her sleeping boyfriend and brushed his face lovingly. "Billy? Sweetheart ~ " her voice sweet as she nudged him gently.

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Billy had shivered when the source of warmth beside him left, curling around a pillow instead. It was a soft, comfortable pillow that he could happily slumber and dream against...perhaps leaving a small trail of drool. Sleeping on his side tended to produce that result.

A familiar voice and touch soon broke the dreamy fog over his mind, pulling his eyes open. There was Ronnie, but why was she hovering over him, And why did the room smell slightly different?

"...morning," he smiled drowsily at her, slowly propping himself up on his elbow. "Nothing's wrong...is it?"

She smiled looking at him and leaning down for a soft kiss. "No nothing's wrong, unless being a year older is a problem in your world." She teased, still smiling happily at him.

She passed him over his glasses, he could see she was blushing timidly. "I... I made you something..." She motioned him to sit against the back of the bed as she brought the tray over. Once settled, she served the sweet smelling tea first and uncovered the large plate in the middle of the tray. She blushed even more, not really having done anything like this for anyone before, so she was a bit nervous... Ok very nervous...

"H... H-happy birthday B-billy..." she finally said shyly.

Morning kisses were always appreciated. Billy hummed happily against her lips, a goofy grin on his face when they broke apart. As she explained what was going on, he lifted an eyebrow.

"...my birthday? I celebrated it once, a while ago...has it been a year since then already? I suppose this is as good of a day as any, and I definitely don't mind being surprised by you," he added, sitting up and taking a look at what she'd brought.

Breakfast in bed. It was a wonderful gesture, and he loved the scent. "I've never had breakfast in bed before---I've always had to wake up first and eat on the run. You're wonderful," he said sincerely, flashing a kind smile at her, "but are you sure I can have all of this? It's quite a lot."

She nodded happily, "Mhm~ I made it all jus' for you after all. I.. I tried remembering things you said you liked... So... I.. I h-hope you like it!" she finished timidly.

"There's something else, but you can h-have that after you eat."

"I'll be stuffed, Ronnie," Billy pouted playfully, but his face definitely looked pleased at the meal in front of him. He promptly began, taking the time to savor every bite. Her excellent cooking was worth it. Every so often, he'd even catch her eye and make a silly face to break the tension. He couldn't just let her watch him eat, that was rather boring.

Soon enough, he was finished, wiping at his face and resting his hands against his abdomen. "I can't remember feeling this full."

She smiled wide, feeling overjoyed that he liked it so much, and was full to boot! She did a little quick cheer before hugging him, not too tight, nuzzling her face against him.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it..." Yet now she felt this nagging feeling that maybe he wouldn't enjoy the gift.. She looked down nervously.. maybe she should have thought this through... Maybe he didn't like birthdays or presents...

She twiddled her thumbs trying to think of what to do.

Billy was always happy to hug her. The full stomach left him warm and satisfied, more than enough for her to feel.

But she didn't look happy anymore. Billy frowned and lean forward, gently wrapping his fingers around her wrists. "What's wrong, Ronnie? Did I upset you?"

"N-no not at all! I jus'... " she looked away for a moment, taking a deep breath and then turning with a shy smile. "I jus' r-really want you to enjoy all of this..."

She stood up, and soon she carried a medium sized box with her. It was wrapped in schematic paper and had a makeshift bow on top. She blushed heavily and looked down embarrassed as she place it at his side.

"Why wouldn't I?"

Billy certainly didn't look like he disliked presents. Touched by her thoughtfulness, he leaned over and kissed her nose for reassurance. "It'll be fine, I promise."

Catching her eye again and smiling, he lifted the box into his lap. "I really like the wrapping," he grinned. That was something he would do, definitely. Soon enough, though, he was working the wrappings off and peeking at the contents inside.

As he peaked inside four aquamarine colored lenses peaked right back at him. Only that two blinked back at him in a curious fashion. When the little bombling with a bow saw Billy for the first time, it made a cheery beep as it bounce in it's box.

Lights shown over Billy's face in a scanning fashion for a few seconds before another pleased beeping noise was heard from the bombling. You also noticed that the second pair of aquamarine lenses actually belonged to some nicely crafted goggles, much like the ruby lensed ones Ronnie has. The little bombling removed them off her head carefully as she offered them to her new master with eager beeps and whirs.

"I thought maybe... if y-you felt l-lonely and I w-wasn't around... You'd have her..." in an odd sense, it was a bit clear why she used aquamarines... They matched Ronnie's bright teal eyes almost perfectly.

"The goggles I made were more for multiple uses... Like they enhance your speed and your perception, and they allow you to look much farther and take data from the field. They also work as engineering goggles to work at shop..." she felt like a million butterflies were set free in her tummy, making her a bit sick from nerves. But at least now he saw...

Billy was rather surprised to find a second bombling in the box, clearly intended for him. He was used to the facial scans from working in delicate areas, but the goggles were new. And the more he heard about the gifts from Ronnie, the more he liked them.

"They're fantastic," Billy praised, patting the little bombling when he picked up the goggles. He would find ways to use all of those features, and he couldn't thank her enough, but the little assistant in the box was his favorite. Gently, carefully, he deposited the bombling in his lap.

"She's beautiful, thank you," he insisted, pleased by his new assistant's enthusiasm. "Now she just needs a name..."

Billy extended one of his arms to pull Ronnie close as he thought of a name. Since the bombling was intended to remind him of Ronnie, perhaps an expression of love would provide inspiration. Plodey? No, too awkward. Blitzie? No, too close to his own name. Burst? Maybe, but there was another word for what he felt when he saw those eyes...

...flare. That was it! "Her name is Flare," Billy announced when they broke apart, a silly smile on his face.

Ronnae blushed timidly, but she had such an unbelievably bright smile as she saw how happy he seemed at the gifts. She was so lost in the moment that she jumped a little when he pulled her over to think of a name.

Cuddling up to him she smiled happily at the name, looking up at him. "Flare's a very pretty name. I know she'll love it.~" She patted the new bombling and smiled. "You hear that? You have such a cute name now! I knew you'd love him. Jus' make sure to keep him same, okay?" She giggled happily.

Flare beeped, doing her best impression of a salute at that request and pacing around the bed. She was curious, wanting to know every angle of her new owner---soon enough, though, she was hopping right back into his lap and chirping.

"Whoa! You're pretty excitable," Billy talked to the bombling too, patting her. "Just like your creator---you put yourself into her, didn't you?" he asked kindly, the last of his words directed at Ronnie.

She blushed and nodded. "I wanted something that could keep you company when you felt alone." She nuzzled her face against his and kissed him on the lips sweetly, closing her eyes as her arm slowly wrapped around the back of his head, playing with his hair.

Billy was sufficiently distracted from his new gifts for the moment, happy to lean on Ronnie and fall into her kiss. Her loving attention took his thoughts away from the bombling completely, and he was happy to reciprocate by massaging her sides and lower back.

...at least, until Flare responded to a particularly loud sound of her master's with a chirp. He looked startled, pulling back for a moment.

"How much data can they record?"

She blushed and giggled at the little noise and looked down a bit embarrassed. Quickly turning to answer the question, "A weeks worth of heavy research, or a month of light. Their personality cores and their data cores are separate, so you don't have to worry about erasing them. When it's full they'll let you know, and they'll go themselves to you assigned terminal and download themselves to it. You can do it beforehand if it feels more comfortable."

She points at a still sleeping Boomy in his small comfy basket in the corner. "I let Boomy decide when he's full. He downloads it into my personal datapad."

Billy nodded, taking note of the information and smiling at the little bombling. It occurred to him that he'd have to build some kind of nest for her. The materials and time were available, he just needed to put the effort in.

"So...I just need to establish basic programming and a resting place? That doesn't sound too bad." And off Flare went to explore some more, looking curiously at the other sleeping bombling. When they were both awake, there might just be trouble.

Turning away from Flare's antics, he gently lifted his hands to cradle Ronnie's face, brushing back her hair. "You've given me a wonderful start to my birthday," he whispered just for her. "I'll be sure to watch out for yours, beautiful."

For a moment, Ronnae wished they could be at her parent's home. She was sure the celebrations they would have held for him would have been kind and amazing deserving of someone she loved so much so. A small smile lingered on her lips as she saw Flare's curiosity, hoping that maybe she'd get along with Boomy.

She turned her attention back to Billy, blushing at his words. "You d-deserve it and more... I'm jus' happy that I was able to make you smile on this day, it always brings joy to my heart when y-you do."

"Y-you don' need to worry none... It's not for a while." She admitted timidly.

"All the more time to plan something spectacular for you," Billy said wickedly, an inspired look in his eyes. Oh yes, it would be the best gift he cold possibly arrange for her.

Billy answered her other query with a laugh. "Well...if we're both smiling, then something's gone right," he insisted, leaning forward and pressing their smiles against each other. Happy kisses were the best ones, he thought, curling an arm and a leg around her.

She blushed, pressing herself against him, returning the kiss lovingly. One arm wrapping around his head, playing with his hair and caressing his ear. The other resting on his chest, enjoying the feeling of his beating heart.

She curled up against him, she wouldn't mind if they could just skip work altogether and sleep in... but she knew it was a busy day.

"You think they'd mind if we skipped work today~" She mused in a teasing tone.

All of that attention made him quiver pleasantly, inclining him in the direction that leaving her side might not be such a good idea. He wanted to stay here, holding tight to the girl who held his heart, sleeping in, perhaps. Or maybe their morning would be more wakeful. He wasn't quite sure yet.

Billy switched up the positions of his hands, moving to her hip and mid-back, rubbing in each spot.

"I can't skip altogether, but...perhaps a few hours' late start would be acceptable. I could have Flare process the data from our last tests, and at least some work would get done?"

Flare chirped at the sound of her name, bouncing back over to her master. She liked this plan.

He always did like spoil her, even if he shouldn't be. She nuzzled against his chest, fingers lightly trailing over it in a loving and teasing manner.

"I think that's acceptable, after all it's a heavy day anyways~" She pulled the covers over them, slowly moving on top of him and placing a soft gentle kiss over his heart before leaning up and untying the loose knot of her house robe, a timid blush on her face. If they had limited time... She'd make it count in the best way possible.

That excitement was already sparking in him, intensified by her touches. They hadn't been this close since Katara had been repodded. Distraught emotions weren't exactly conducive to romantic passion, and he'd started to worry that he wasn't satisfying her any longer. Now, though...when he saw the understanding and desire in her eyes, and felt the longing she'd stirred up in him, it seemed possible.

"Yeah, and we'll need the extra time---I have to go slowly today," Billy whispered, pulling her even closer. "Can't over-exert myself too much after a large meal, but that's all the more time to savor it, right?"

When he felt her warmth, he knew it would be all right. He was ready to be her lover again. This morning was beautiful already...

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