Title: Sleep Tight
Author/Artist: Fullmetal Ai
Pairing: Ferio/Fuu
Fandom: Magic Knight Rayearth
Theme: 24. good night
Disclaimer: I don't own Rayearth. :3

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He had noticed the bags under her eyes and the weary expression she held when she came back to Cephiro with Umi and Hikaru. She hadn't been sleeping well, and though she had tried more than once to deny it, Ferio could see right through his blonde knight. He sighed.

"Fuu, come on, you need to rest ..." He gently took her lithe frame into his arms and rocked her back and forth.

"I'm fine .. I just pulled an all-nighter the other night. It was an important test, you know ..." Ferio chuckled.

"I know, I know. But it's over now, you can sleep .."

"But-" Fuu tried to protest, but Ferio placed a finger over her lips to quiet her.

"Fuu. Bed. Now." Her expression softened, and she slowly nodded. There was no use convincing Ferio otherwise ... Fuu knew how stubborn he could be. He lifted her body into his arms and grinned, kissing her cheek as he carried her to the bedroom she shared with the other two knights on their visits to Cephiro. His worries were put to rest when he approached the room, looking down and seeing that her eyes were closed and her breathing was steady, indicating that his wind knight had fallen asleep within the short time he had been carrying her. Entering the room, he set her down on the bed and pulled the blanket over her body, running a few fingers down the cheek he had kissed before leaning in and kissing it once more.

"Sleep tight, Fuu .." He whispered, smiling and placing her glasses on the bedside table, gazing at the girl longingly.

Oh, how he had wanted to climb into bed beside her and wrap his arms around her once more ...