I’m currently anime-only (although I’m not bothered by spoilers) so I may not grasp the scope of Rebecca and Shiki’s relationship as well as longtime fans, but I really like them and wanted to participate in the ship week anyways ^^;;;
This is about Shiki wanting to stay in the same room as Rebecca at the start of their time together. I feel like Shiki would end up clinging to her the whole time if she did agree - she’s just so soft and warm all over, how could he not? Unable to wake him up nor wriggle free, Rebecca is stuck suffering in multiple ways.
a feeling of wanting something or someone very much
yesterday i went to get my second dose of the vaccine and i thought i could do it in time, i was wrong i was very tired when i came back and i wasn't able to finish it in time but still i was able to finish it today AND accidently fused two prompts together without knowing and i'm ok with that.
I actually got an idea for a AU that started to grow every time i went to sleep, i may share it later when i finish the drawings but right now i hope someone likes it!
Shiki shuffled into the dark room and closed the door as silently as he could. He tiptoed towards the bed and managed to hit his knee against a piece of furniture and he grunts in pain. At the disturbance, Rebecca's eyes open groggily, "Hmm?" she stares the figure in front of her. "Shiki?" she calls out in recognition.
"Rebecca." Shiki replied back in a hushed tone, aware that Happy was still fast asleep beside her.
"Shiki, what's wrong?" she wakes up, feeling slightly worried.
"No- it's nothing. I'm sorry to wake you up-" he says guiltily.
"Why are you here?" she asked him, trying to gauge out his expression in the darkness. He hesitated and seemed reluctant to answer. "I-I couldn't sleep."
"What happened? Was it a bad dream?" Rebecca pressed. He was acting really weird, being all hesitant and quiet. "Answer me, Shiki." she questioned sternly.
"T-There's a bug in my room. " Shiki finally let out and whimpered sadly. He absolutely hated bugs of any kind. While he wasn't completely foreign to bugs back on Granbell, he made it a rule to avoid them.
Rebecca grumbles as she flops back into her bed, "Shiki! It's not that big of a deal!" she shoos him away. "Go back to your room, it won't do anything to you."
"Please Rebecca, let me sleep here!" Shiki pleads helplessly. "I can't sleep in there knowing that there is a bug infestation under my bed!" he shuddered comically, drawing his arms around himself.
Rebecca can't believe that they were having this conversation at this hour of the night. "Absolutely-" she glances in worry as Happy moves a little in sleep and then settles. She lowers her volume and hisses, "Absolutely not!"
"But Rebecca-!"
"No buts! Why don't you go to Weisz's room? I'm sure he won't mind sharing his room for a night." she remarks as softly and sternly as she could.
"I tried but he refused to open his door." Shiki grunts and pouts slightly like a child. "Please Rebecca? Only for tonight." he begs once again.
Rebecca feels like she's walking into a trap as she eyes his resigned and exhausted stature. And he was making that sad and insanely adorable puppy face, which always successfully melted her heart. She trusted him enough to be sure that he wouldn't try any underhand tricks and she knew about his terrible phobia of bugs. She would drive away the bug for him but she was simply too sleepy to wake up from the comfort of her bed. Furthermore, she does not want to come off as completely uncaring, even though he was the one guilt-tripping her right now.
She sighs as she relents and scoots over. "Okay, fine. Just for tonight."
She doesn't need to see his face to understand how delighted Shiki is, and she pushes the flood of second thoughts coming her way, the sleep already getting the better of her.
Shiki quickly slips into the bed like a happy kid and she warns him, poking him in the chest, "You stick to your side of the bed, alright? And don't touch me or try anything weird. Got it? Happy is right here beside me." she added menacingly. "And also no snoring!"
But Shiki is simply too overjoyed to care, "Ok-ay!" he accepts in a sing-song manner. They lay in silence, only the sound of breathing echoing softly and the ticking sound of a clock somewhere in room. Shiki closes his eyes and attempts to fall asleep but somehow, all the sleep in him had disappeared somewhere.
He tries to use a sleep technique Homura had told him about that helped her to sleep. He started counting backwards.
"100,99,98,96,93,92..."
Rebecca's scent was so good.
"91,80,no it was 89, 88..."
Her long, soft hair pricked his arm slightly.
"76...75,73,72,71..."
She was just an arm's length away from him.
"68,65...59,58,57"
Suddenly a light snore sounds in the room.
Shiki had to stop himself from bursting out laughing as he realizes that Rebecca was the one who was snoring.
He has already lost track of the counting and his thoughts drift over to the ash blonde girl sleeping beside him. He thinks of her kindness, her strength, bravery and intelligence, the times when she goes berserk against her enemies, her crazy love for food and dedication to her blog. The sheer confidence she carried herself. Shiki felt drawn to her day by day. He didn't know what he was feeling, but he knew that he wanted to be with her as much as possible, be it for an adventure in some corner of the cosmos or simply shooting a crazy video.
All his thoughts lose focus as he feels arms wrap around his torso. He jumps slightly on the contact and finds Rebecca clinging to him. "Rebecca?" he whispers, heart pounding in his chest. But she doesn't stir or reply. She was fast asleep.
Shiki sighs, keeping his hands off her as he promised. The last thing her wanted was to be sent back to his room. With the bit of the moonlight that poured through the blinds, he stares down at her features; the soft fluttering of her eyelashes, the way her nose scrunched, the curl of her lips. Gingerly, Shiki extends out a hand and pushes away a stray strand of hair that fell over her face, behind her ear.
He freezes as she stirs in her sleep. It seemed like she was seeing a dream. With bated breath, he waits and then she mutters, "Hmm... double cheese burst pizza... " She licks her lips.
Once again, Shiki struggled to stop himself from bursting out laughing at her.
Shaking his head, he closes his eyes and sleep finally comes back his way. Maybe it's because of how comfortable the bed is or how her scent relaxes him and how amazing her arms feel around him.
-x
Homura knocks lightly on Rebecca's door. "Good morning, Rebecca! Breakfast is ready!"
When she doesn't hear an answer, she pushes the button to open the automated door. She leaves the door open as she strides in. With the sunlight streaming in through the blinds, she sees a lump on the bed.
"Wake up, Rebecca. Everyone is waiting." She calls out as there is a movement.
"Hey, have you seen Shiki? Apparently, he's not in his room." Weisz stands at the doorway, still yawning. “I think he was knocking at my door last night. I was too tired to wake up.”
"I can't say I have." Homura replies and then turns to wake up Rebecca again. "Rebecca, we're going to arrive at Blue Garden soon. Hurry up."
Rebecca stirs beneath the blankets, "Five more minutes..." she mutters hoarsely.
Beside her, Happy pulls himself off the tangle of blankets. "Good morning, Weisz, Homura!" The android cat greets them cheerfully. "Rebecca is as usual, not a very morning person." he sighs shaking his head.
A mischievous grin works up on Weisz's face as he walks to the foot of her bed. "Becky~ wakey wakey!" He grabs the blanket and pulls it over, but nothing prepares them for the sight before them.
Homura, Weisz and Happy gawk as they stare, Shiki and Rebecca lying on the same bed pressed against each other, limbs tangled together.
After a moment, Rebecca grumbles and sits up drowsily. "Weisz!" She frowns at their expressions and the feeling of something clinging to her waist, "What is-" and then her eyes fall on Shiki's sleeping figure beside her, arms wrapped around her waist.
"Kyaa!" Rebecca pushes Shiki off the bed, and he falls on the floor with an 'oof'. "Wait a second! It's not what you think!" she splutters, blushing madly as Shiki shoots everyone a look of confusion, sleep still clouding his mind.
Homura recovers, a blush heating up her own cheeks, "I-Its fine, Rebecca. We're sorry for barging in! At your age it's fine to-"
Rebecca howls in embarrassment, "It's not that! Oh my God, it's not what it looks like, I swear!"
"Ugh, honestly I didn't know Shiki had it in him." Weisz turns away, running a hand through his hair, a blush rising up his neck too.
"That's not it!!!" Rebecca screeches loudly, in an ear splitting voice, driving away any possible signs of morning drowsiness among the Eden’s Zero crew effectively.
-x
A/N: Thank your likes on the previous post :D a house tour video by Rebecca is long due! I need to see more of the Eden's zero ship and their daily lives :D Anyway, did you guys read the new manga update? I wonder who Weisz's important person is!
I would fly you to the moon and back if you'll be
If you’ll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where we belong
so would you be my baby
—
At first I was just going to make a blue moon, but then I thought ‘wait but red would be cool too’ and after much consideration I realized this is sci-fi so I could just do both and there’d be nothing strange about it at all!
I thought a little what-if piece where Shiki and Rebecca met as kids would be cute ^^ like the Professor takes lil Becca to the Granbell theme park for her birthday or something~
The bouquet is made of Cosmos flowers! That wasn’t really intentional, I just picked a flower I thought looked nice and then saw the description like ‘oh what a fun coincidence!’ aha.
