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Awakenings

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"Pancakes. Eggs. Bacon." Zach echoed as he opened the fridge. "Eggs. Milk. Bacon. Blueberries." He narrated as he pulled the ingredients out and headed to the pantry for the flour and sugar. "Mix this up for me" He put the half-mixed pancake batter in beside Erika, who was on her phone, and pulled out the skillet for the eggs and bacon.

He looked up sharply at Erika when she spoke. “It’s what?” Surprise laced his voice. He could have sworn it was at least still… August maybe? Then he shook his head. He remembered suddenly being just as surprised when he found it was September, and then October, and the beginning of November. He blinked a few times. He always knew when it was Thanksgiving. That was always the time of infinite food. Most people celebrated just a day of binge eating, but his family did it 12 days of Christmas style. He had to start cooking.

In a slight panic, he threw the fridge back open. “I’m not prepared for this!” He turned around and flung open the pantry doors. “I don’t even have cornmeal!” He turned back to Erika, desperation etched across his face. “We don’t even have a Turkey! We have 3 days to Thanksgiving, and we don’t have any food!” He turned back to the pantry and fridge, and glanced over the contents. In reality, they had no shortage of food. “We don’t have any food.” He whispered, feeling defeated.

"We have to invite some people over. We need people to celebrate with. And to cook for." He turned in another circle, spinning to meet Erika’s face again.

"And I still have to finish breakfast." He sighed. "I’m not going to live through this Erika, I’m just not."

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Erika started mixing the pancake batter as she watched the several stages of Zach's freak out happen, biting her lip to keep from laughing too hard out loud. Of course, her last real memory of Thanksgiving being from when she was about 7 years old, she had no idea what all he was spazzing out about. All she knew was there was supposed to be a turkey, some sort of stuffing, and she thought cranberries were supposed to be in there somewhere too.

"Zach, it'll be okay, we have time to go get food," she tried to reason with her cranky housewife of a boyfriend. "And you have to live through this, I won't allow anything else to happen," she grinned at him, a little giggle coming through. "Now I have pretty much zero idea of what goes into making a Thanksgiving dinner, besides the whole Turkey thing, but as soon as we finish breakfast we can go to the store, sound good?"

They should have some of their friends over too, she knew that, but just from not having heard from most of them in so long, she wasn't sure who all they would get to come over. Standing up, she walked over to Zach and put steadying hands on his shoulders, staring right at him. "Listen to me kitchen boy, everything is going to be okay. You know I'm kind of a hot mess in the kitchen, but I'm here to help in whatever way you need me. Could be kind of fun," she caught a look from Zach, "okay, hectic and crazy, but still fun, right?"

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Awakenings

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"That’s exactly how I’m feeling right now." Zach didn’t know whether to be relieved or worried that Erika mirrored his feeling. He noticed her zone out, and suddenly he was fighting the urge to do the same. He shook his head roughly, trying to keep his senses from slipping back into slumber. He wasn’t going to let it happen, not this time. He just wished he knew what the feeling was from.

"I’m just kind of worried. What if…" he let his thoughts trail off, not wanting to go where what if was taking him. He sighed, shaking his head again. "I guess it doesn’t matter now. What matters is that I’ve finished my coffee already, and I’m really hungry. Talk more over breakfast?" He suggested. "I feel like I haven’t eaten in a year, either."

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At the mention of food, Erika’s stomach let out a betraying growl and she looked up at Zach sheepishly, “Breakfast sounds like an excellent idea.” She gathered herself up in the blanket, wrapping it around her like a cloak, as she followed him into the kitchen.

She plopped herself down at one of the barstools in the kitchen, knowing better than to try her hand at cooking. Even through Zach’s coaching, she was still managing to burn food more often than not. Besides, he was the best by far at cooking anything he tried his hand at, and she knew that if he wanted her help he would get her involved somehow.

“You should make pancakes. Or eggs! And bacon. Definitely bacon,” she grinned at Zach as he moved around the kitchen, gathering the necessary cooking utensils. “I guess you could say I’m not picky,” she laughed a little, “Like you said, it feels like I haven’t eaten in ages, I could probably eat a horse if you cooked it!” She was surprised by the hunger she could feel building in her stomach, although to be fair, she had never eaten as well as she did now before she met Zach.

Grabbing her phone off the charger, she swiped across it, the screen coming to life as she searched for any missed calls or messages. Nothing from work….strange. “Things have been really quiet lately, I wonder what’s up with that. I haven’t heard from anyone in a while,” she lamented internally at not keeping in good contact with the few friends she had made.

As she continued to flip through a few apps on her phone, the day’s date caught her attention. It was the Monday before Thanksgiving! How on earth had it gotten so late in the year?! “Zach do you realize what day it is?” Though she’d never really had a real Thanksgiving, she knew many people loved the holiday, and remembered the craziness that could ensue. The only good memories she had of Thanksgiving were of sneaking around the city the night before to watch all the giant Macy’s balloons get blown up. A faint smile crossed her face at the memory.

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Awakenings

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Zach grinned back at her. “Well the trick is that you don’t drag. You just get up. It’s a strange concept, I know.” He winked at her. “But then I also have the joy of waking up the most beautiful girl in the world with a steaming mug of coffee, which also makes it a little easier.”

He sat down on the bed next to her and sipped on his own coffee, moaning a little as the warm liquid trickled down his throat. He ran a hand through Erika’s hair, wondering how she kept it so soft. He gently massaged the back of her head, and couldn’t keep a soft smile from stretching across his face.

His smile faltered a little, and he couldn’t help but wonder, “Do you feel weird? Like, I don’t know, kind of like you’ve been asleep for months? I don’t know how to describe it, it’s a weird feeling.”

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Erika rolled her eyes with a slight smirk on her face at Zach's cheesy-ness. While none of that was her style at all, it was oddly enough, one of the things that endeared him to her the most. "You are such a dork, you know that, right?" She shook her head with a small smile, as she took another long drag of coffee, savoring the flavor and the warmth.

Chills ran through her spine as Zach played with her hair, and subconsciously, she leaned into his hand, eyes closed in contentment.

His next words caused her eyes to open quickly however, wondering, not for the first time, how and why the two of them could be so in sync sometimes. "I know exactly what you mean," she paused, mulling over the strange feeling in her mind, "it's really hard to describe, but that's definitely there. How did you know? Also is it creepy to you that we apparently happen to be on the same wavelength? But definitely the asleep thing," she paused and sat upright in bed now, "like I feel like I slept for a year, but I'm also still tired..." She made a face, like she was concentrating on some particular spot on the bed, zoning out for a moment, before coming back to reality and looking back up at Zach.

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His eyes shot open, blinking into the darkness.He drew in a deep breath, his lungs filling as if for the first time. As he exhaled he imagined expelling layers of dust, and after a moment felt it settle back on his face and chest like another blanket. He blinked a few times, wiggled his fingers. Breathed again. He looked over to his side where Erika lay still in slumber. He thought back to his dreams, brief glimpses of light and sunshine, followed by an explosion that covered him in ash. He wiggled his toes. Erika sighed in her sleep, and rolled over. Deep in is subconscious he remembered her stirring a couple of times during the night, but now she lay still, but facing him, her left arm draped languidly across his chest.

He rolled out from underneath it, and from underneath the sheets. He sat on the edge of the bed, dizzy. He felt as though he had been asleep for years, remembering only Erika’s voice accompanied by her guitar, and the distant smell of apple pie. He smiled, but remained confused. Had he been drinking? No, it wasn’t that. Something had happened, and he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

He padded down the hall to his familiar kitchen, but even that felt distant. He wrapped his fingers around a mug sitting on the counter and poured the contents out into the sink. The satisfactory sound of gurgling water came to his ears. He grabbed the soap and a rag and cleaned it out, then began preparing the coffee. The smell awakened his nose, and he stretched his arms about his head, yawning quietly. He slowly became aware of the soft fabric of the sweatpants he wore, a gift from Erika, and then of the cold under his feet. He shivered, wishing that he had grabbed a shirt. But outside it looked cheery and warm, so he cracked a window. It was a terrible idea. He yelped as frigid air hit him in the chest and quickly slid the window shut.

The sound of the coffee maker ceased and he looked over at it. The clock was blinking at 03:52. He frowned. So the power had gone out last night. Shrugging, he poured two mugs of coffee, inhaling the steam, and mixed them with varying amounts of milk, sugar, cocoa, and cinnamon. He took the two mugs in his hands and carried them down the hall to where Erika was still sleeping, though not as deeply. He nudged her, smiling as her eyelids fluttered open to reveal his favorite color, sleepy but bright, and pressed a mug into her hands.

"Good morning love." He smiled at her, feeling happy, as though he had just come home from a long trip."Did you sleep well?"

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The first thing Erika knew was the very distinct smell of coffee assaulting her senses. As her brain continued to wake up to the mere smell of caffeine, she groaned softly to herself. She had never, ever, been a morning person, despite all of Zach's efforts.

She stretched her body out slowly, still laying in bed with her eyes closed, and when her left hand closed around nothing but sheets, she knew her boyfriend was responsible for the smell waking her up. Curling back up into a ball, she tried to lull herself back into sleep, but to no avail. Crunching her eyes shut in frustration, she embraced the inevitability that sleep was gone for the time being, and awaited the wake up call that was surely forthcoming.

Sure enough, about ten minutes later, she felt Zach nudge her, and her hands shot out for the warm cup of coffee before her eyes blinked open and stared up at him, a playful glare on her face.

"Not enough, never enough," she grumbled before taking a sip of the wonderful coffee Zach had concocted that morning. Feeling the jolt of energy surge through her entire body, she propped herself up on one elbow and gave him a small smile. It felt like ages since they'd been this peaceful, she was always worried about one thing or another, but something abou this morning was different. They were connecting again. "Okay I still don't understand how you can actually drag yourself out of bed in the morning, even if it is to make the most amazing coffee I've ever tasted," she grinned a little, taking another large gulp of the liquid.

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