The first they heard was a loud clamour from outside, causing both of them to bolt upright in their bed. Both Sunset and Flash, squinting their groggy eyes in the gloom of the bedroom, let out a brief-yet-loud yawn as they started looking about the place. Even if this poor lighting, they could see nothing, which prompted the boy to turn to his girlfriend.
"Must be something outside."
He watched the silhouette of Sunset give him a nod, and he turned from her to start making his way out of the bed. Clad in a simple grey shirt and black shorts, the teen started to fumble his way to what he knew from memory was the window of the room. Eventually, he felt the curtains, and pulled them back slightly. Still getting used to having his eyes open, he looked out of the window of Sunset's apartment, down onto the streets below, and it wasn't long before a look of understanding crossed his face.
"Ah...looks like Old Bill."
Chuckling slightly, Sunset, who was still in bed, spoke up to her boyfriend.
"Let me guess...too much wine again?"
Flash nodded.
"Yep. He's wobbling around and...yeah, there we go, he's fallen onto the sidewalk."
Sunset spoke again through the dark of the room, this time bearing a more concerned tone.
"Is he okay?"
Looking back to her, Flash closed the curtains behind him, walking back to the bed before giving her his answer.
"He's fine. I saw a couple of cops coming over. If it's anything like last time, they'll know where to take him for the night."
Through the dark, Flash saw Sunset give him another nod, and then heard her let out another loud yawn.
"Ugh! What time is it?"
Looking over to his bedside table, Flash squinted further at the clock that stood there.
"Er...three, from the looks of it."
Hearing that, Sunset slammed the back of her head right into her pillow again.
"All I wanted was a nice, peaceful night with my boyfriend. Was that too much to ask, universe?"
Flash watched her, then looked up to the ceiling, then back down to her.
"For what it's worth...I'm sure the universe is very sorry right now."
Sunset gave out a dry, but still genuine chuckle at her lover's attempt to cheer her up, before then speaking up once more.
"That's it, I'm not getting anymore sleep tonight."
In spite of himself, Flash let out a small laugh.
"Not much of a morning person I take it?"
Though he still couldn't make her out through the darkness, he could tell just from instinct that she was giving him a raised eyebrow right now. It was a theory confirmed when she spoke up with a somewhat incredulous tone.
"There's a reason my name is Sunset and not Sunrise, Flash."
The boy let out another laugh to this which, thankfully, Sunset herself soon joined in on. Realising that they were unlikely to get any more sleep in for the time being, Flash leaned over to the beside table, switching on the lamp there. However, as the room became illuminated from this, Sunset, who could now be seen as wearing her standard purple pyjamas, raised a hand and covered her face.
"Argh!"
Flash turned to her.
"You okay?"
After a moment of silence, Sunset answered.
"Just...don't look at me, okay? I look a complete mess in the mornings."
This time, it was Flash's turn to roll his eyes.
"Sunset, I'm sure you're exaggerating."
At those words, Sunset finally turned to him, lowering her hand and giving her boyfriend a good look at her. Like she'd said, she appeared rather dishevelled right now, with crusty eyes and dark circles alongside them. Though he stared at her for almost a full minute while she was in this state, Flash nevertheless smiled.
"Sunset, I'm sure there are people out there who look way worse than you in the mornings. Besides..."
He sat upon the side of the bed, wherein he promptly took his place beside her within it, before finishing his words, trying to put even more charm into them than usual.
"...who could blame you for having this be the one time you're not completely perfect?"
Opening her eyes as much as she could under the circumstances, Sunset offered the boy a genuine smile to this.
"Always the flatterer, eh?"
Flash laughed for a moment before nodding.
"Guilty as charged."
Turning back to her, the boy started to gain a smirk of his own.
"Besides...I'm not exactly a prized catch at this time myself."
Bearing a look of curiosity, Sunset scooted back a bit on her side of the bed, and here truly took in her boyfriend's appearance for the first time tonight. As he'd promised, he too was looking less-than-pristine, bearing the same dark circles Sunset herself had. And on top of that, his hair, while certainly still spikey, was going out in all directions, giving the impression almost of a wild animal. Raising a hand to her mouth, Sunset stifled a giggle.
"Oh dear...I seem to be sharing my bed with a creature from Where the Wild Things Are."
As before, Flash rolled his eyes.
"Yes, yes, let's get it all out."
After giggling again, albeit briefly, Sunset sighed, placing her hand upon the boy's shoulder.
"You know I'm kidding. Besides..."
Leaning closer, Sunset gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"...you're still cute."
Turning to face her again, Flash regained his earlier smirk, before leaning forward and returning the kiss, this time upon Sunset's lips.
"So are you."
The former unicorn smiled wider at this, but it soon faded when she tuned and looked past the boy to the clock on the side. Barely five minutes had passed since this whole early wake had begun, which was enough to cause her to let out yet another annoyed grunt.
"Ugh! I know I've faced some pretty nasty stuff in my time, but, right here and now, I'd face it all again if it meant I could get back to sleep."
Leaning closer to her, Flash smiled warmly as he wrapped one arm around her, holding her close.
"If it makes you feel any better...we could always, you know...stay like this for the rest of the night."
Glancing up at him, Sunset started to bear a sultry-looking smirk.
"Oh? I'd have thought that once was enough for you for one night, Flash."
Immediately, a blush formed on the guy's cheeks, and he started speaking in a more frantic manner.
"Oh! I didn't mean...!"
But he was halted by the sound of his girlfriend letting out a more well-meaning laugh.
"Don't worry about it. I get it. And you're right..."
Letting out a sigh, Sunset started to feel more comfortable than she had for this entire talk thus far, scooting herself along so as to move further into the boy's embrace.
"...a bit of cuddling never hurt anybody."
Smiling once more, Flash started to snuggle close to her, making sure the sheets were pulled over as much as was comfortable for them, before holding her to him again. Sunset smiled lovingly to this, as did he, and they closed their eyes, staying together in this close hold they gave to one another. They didn't get back to sleep, nor could they, given their earlier rude awakening, but even so, it was clear from the looks on their faces that they were nothing short of blissfully content right now.
Or at least, they would have felt that way, had in not been for the sudden loud and drunk-sounding singing coming from the streets outside. Slowly, both youths opened their eyes again, bearing simultaneous looks of annoyance.
"...Flash?"
"Yes, Sunset?"
"...Remind me to order some sound-proof windows tomorrow."
"Will do, Honey."
"Good...now be quiet and snuggle me some more."
"Yes, Ma'am."
