Sleep Is Good

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After everything that happened, Negi was finally running out of gas.

Stumbling into the Masaki Household, he barely made it to the living room as he fell over, clutching a throw pillow as he grumbled. Chamo and Barry were already in the corner sleeping as his pactio cards spilled out all over the floor.

Sleep time was good.

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[stormfall-aqua.livejournal.com]

"That's probably for the best," Aqua agreed, going over to get a second cup. "What flavor? I have regular, peppermint, caramel, and raspberry."

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"Peppermint would be nice," replied Negi with a groggy sounding noise.

[stormfall-aqua.livejournal.com]

Aqua poured another packet of peppermint cocoa into a cup and added water before stirring it. Then, grabbing two blankets, she came over to sit by Negi with their cocoa.

"Here, this should warm us up."

[hisfathersstaff.livejournal.com]

With a sharp groan, he sat up fully, accepting his cocoa as he leaned up against Aqua. "Thanks," he said with a light sigh, sipping it.

[rainfell-aqua.livejournal.com]

Aqua spread out one of the blankets over him while keeping the other for herself.

"It was a hard fight out there. We all need our rest."

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"I know. I was running on a lot of high levels of power." He yawned. "I'm... surprised I hadn't passed out yet..."

[stormfall-aqua.livejournal.com]

Aqua smiled. "Sounds like you're almost there, though."

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"Just about," yawned Negi, sipping a little hot chocolate, letting it warm his body all the way through. "I'm really running on empty."

[stormfall-aqua.livejournal.com]

"That's because you used so much of your power," Aqua said. She'd noticed it immediately--all of her years of training made it obvious to her. "You've got a lot of power, but you need to be sure you don't throw all of it out there. Keep some in reserve, or you'll feel it later."

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Negi chuckled at that as he continued to sip his chocolate. "I guess so. The others always said that I'm bad at expending all my power in a single go..."

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"That's one of the things about mastering your powers so young," Aqua said, nodding. "It always feels like there are lessons you should have learned."

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"I hear that. There's some days I wish I was still behind a desk to be honest," admitted Negi.

[stormfall-aqua.livejournal.com]

"And I wish I were still training instead of being a Master," Aqua confessed. "But if we're adult enough to be trusted like this, we have to learn from our mistakes."

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"Yeah. We just grew up really fast I suppose." His head dipped and he almost fell asleep, but snapped awake just in time so he wouldn't fall into his drink.

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Aqua held back a laugh and took his cup. "I'd better take that before you spill it. Try and get onto the couch, at least."

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Negi nodded, already spaced to hell as he leaned over and with a plop, fell into Aqua's lap.

[stormfall-aqua.livejournal.com]

Aqua was surprised at how quickly he collapsed on her, but she soon smiled. It was a lot like when Ven fell asleep on them after a long day of training.

She picked him up and placed him on the couch, putting the blanket over him.