Noah stretched as if he were waking up from an extremely long and peculiar dream.
He blinked several times as his vision readjusted to his surroundings, and he saw the innocent blue eyes of a young woman looking down at him with a gentle smile.
She had locks of radiant gold hair descending gracefully over her shoulders, and her voice carried soft warmth as she spoke.
"I could not bring myself to wake you," she said with affectionate amusement. "And now you have caused both of us to miss our next class."
Her words were light and teasing.
Noah sat up slowly and observed his surroundings with careful attention. He and the young woman were on a school rooftop, their backpacks laid casually against the side of a low wall.
