Travis lay on his sleeping bag, thinking. Xenica was asleep on the couch. As he looked around the house, he noticed Xenica's tail puff up in fear. She seemed to be having a nightmare. As he watched her toss and turn in her sleep, she suddenly awoke from her nightmare, tears streaming down her face. "Xenica, are you okay?" he asked, worried. She didn't seem to notice him. In fact, she didn't seem to notice anything. Even though they were still rivals, he couldn't help but feel bad for her. Travis floated up to her and gave her a big hug. Slowly, she calmed down. She hugged him back and fell back asleep on his shoulder. He noticed how fluffy her chest fur was. He nuzzled his head in it, knowing that Xenica wouldn't wake up. She slept like a rock. Her fur was so soft and warm. He had wanted to do this for so long.

He woke up to find that she was still asleep. It was six in the morning afterall, if you could even call it that. Miras were nocturnal, so it was really 6 PM. He knew not to be as mean to her at magic school tomorrow. How could he be after seeing her like this? It was just cruel. He hugged her again and went back to sleep.