upon returning home

[anneoftheisland]

Anne supposed that they weren't so very far from the compound now, but after it had gotten dark none of them had wanted to continue on, particularly after the close call with Joe. So pulling together some fallen branches and leaves and clearing a spot on the ground, they made themselves quite the cozy little campsite for the night. Joe had fallen asleep quickly, probably exhausted from his ordeal, but Anne found she couldn't sleep so easily. She had found Ariel, which was a great relief, but Billy was still out there somewhere. At least she could take some comfort in the fact that she'd been right, and that they hadn't vanished altogether.

"Was it terribly frightening out there?" Anne asked her, as they lay side by side in the lean-to. "I can only just imagine what it must have been like."

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[island-anne.livejournal.com]

"But eventually the body will always become tired enough to go to sleep, no matter how active the mind is. Or sometimes it's the mind that's tired. I find it much easier to sleep when my mind is tired, though sometimes I suspect it might be too much sleep."

[sickof-swimming.livejournal.com]

"All this talk of being tired is making me tired," Ariel said with a soft giggle. "We should try to get sleep or we'll be too worn out to help Joe the rest of the way," she added.

[island-anne.livejournal.com]

"Okay," said Anne, curling closer to Ariel for warmth, as they had only their clothes and no blankets. "I'm sure you're very tired after everything you've endured."

[sickof-swimming.livejournal.com]

"I'm okay," Ariel murmured, blushing a little. She wanted to lay with Anne the way she had with Jim, but Anne was facing her and their bodies wouldn't fit together the right way. "Here, turn on your other side, away from me..."

[island-anne.livejournal.com]

"Okay," said Anne, not giving it another thought, and turned, fitting their bodies together more easily. She could keep an eye on Joe this way too, which was nice.

[sickof-swimming.livejournal.com]

Ariel thought it was one of the best feelings in the world, to hold another person or be held by them in bed, and it had been one of the things she had sorely missed after Jim and Chris had made up. She wrapped an arm around Anne's stomach and snuggled against her back, closing her eyes and trying to let her mind clear so it could rest. "Good night, Anne," she whispered.

[island-anne.livejournal.com]

Anne felt comfortable too, in the circle of Ariel's arms, though she wasn't sure why she felt her cheeks heat up a little. They hadn't when she'd lay with Billy like this, but then she'd been very tired when she'd slept with Billy and had fallen asleep almost immediately.

"Good night, Ariel," she whispered back, and closed her eyes.