After tucking Riruru in on one side of the bed, Skyler quickly went to take a bath.
He was elated to see a built-in bathtub in the bathroom. Luckily, he didn't fall asleep in there and managed to drag himself out before crawling under the bed covers.
"Lights off..."
He muttered, and the lights in the room went off automatically. Skyler was only in his boxers, with nothing else covering his damp body. But knowing that no one could enter his room, he just fell asleep.
Perhaps it was because his body didn't sense any threat, or maybe he was a deep sleeper, or perhaps a combination of both. Skyler didn't wake up even when a brilliant light illuminated the entire room.
The only thing that brought him to a semblance of awareness was a sudden, cold sensation that made him shiver as something icy touched him from behind.
His ears twitched slightly when a faint, unfamiliar voice sounded behind him.
"Sky... Skyr..."
