Grace~ Rocinante x Reader pt8

         "___," A voice prods at your consciousness. You let out an objective growl, burying your face into his chest. Rocinante chuckles, unable to keep from grinning at how cute you were. "___, we're departing in an hour," He murmurs.

        "No..." You mutter in your sleep.

        "Yes," He argues softly.

        "I don't want to depart," You grumble against his bare chest. Another laugh rumbles through his chest.

        "We have to though," He informs you.

        "No..." You whisper. He starts to pull away which makes you grumble unhappily.

        "Wake up ___," He chuckles.

        "But Clumsy! I want to sleep in!" You whine, rolling over, and hiding under his blanket. He smirks in amusement. "Time to get up sexy," He says huskily next to your head. Your body stiffens awake and you peer out from under the blanket with an obvious blush. "What did you just call me?" You question in shock. He laughs in clear amusement.

         "Come on, get out of bed," He tells you, patting your side.

         "We have plenty of time, just go back to sleep," You yawn, pulling the blanket back over your head.

         "Why are you even in my bed?" He questions.

         "You cuddled me last night before I could go back to my bed... You're bed is a lot softer than mine," You yawn. Rocinante just shakes his head and starts to get dressed.

           "Sorry about that," He says.

           "It's okay, you smell good," You murmur. He pauses and smirks.

           "If you don't get out of bed soon, I'll dress you myself," He threatens.

           "You sure are gutsy today Clumsy, go ahead and try," You rumble, challenging him with your eyes as you pull down the blankets a tiny bit. He lifts an eyebrow, obviously not expecting that response.

           "...Okay," He huffs, going over to your dresser.

           "I don't want to wear a uniform today, get me something casual," You tell him as you roll over to watch him curiously. He pauses and exhales heavily before going through your dresser to pick out your clothes. You smirk at his choice. "Heh, you know me well Clumsy," You comment as he comes back over.

          "You're gonna make me do this aren't you?" He sighs.

          "Don't make a threat you're not going to follow through on," You reply, sitting up and turning to him. He hesitates before kneeling in front of you and unbuttoning your top.

          "I can't believe I have to dress my lieutenant," He mutters, as you shrug off the shirt.

          "You offered," You point out. You raise your arms and he slips on the shirt he picked. He looks at the bottoms, blush darkening slightly. "Can't do it?" You tease. He frowns at you and tugs off your bottoms before replacing them with the pants he picked. You smirk as he zips and buttons the pants.

           "This is ridiculous," He whispers as he puts on your socks and boots.

          "Yeah, it's usually funner to undress someone instead of dressing them," You chuckle. His face glows red at that. "Thanks for dressing me sweetie," You add, poking his nose. He glowers at you before pouting slightly. "I'm sorry for teasing you," You giggle.

          "N-next time you're dressing me," He says, not meeting your gaze.

          "Deal," You chime, getting up. "Come on, lets get going," You add, grabbing your bag.

          "Yes ma'am," He huffs. You stop and toss him a frown.

          "Clumsy-"

          "Payback," He states, going past.

          "You really that mad about dressing me?" You question, following him out.

          "No..." He grumbles.

          "Then what is it?" You ask. He looks over at you for a minute, blushing lightly.

           "It's nothing," He huffs, looking away again.

          "Roci-"

          "___," Sengoku's voice reaches your ear, cutting you off. You separate from Rocinante and go over to Sengoku.

          "Yes sir?" You ask.

          "You're departing today?" He questions.

          "Yessir," You answer with a nod.

          "Do me a favor ___," He says seriously. You pause at his severe tone.

          "What is it sir?" You inquire warily.

          "I want you to keep an eye on your commander, I've overheard something unsettling... Be careful," He tells you. You blink as he hands you an encrypted denden. "The code is Sake Bottle," He informs you.

          "Wait... What does that mean? What am I looking out for?" You ask warily.

           "Hopefully you won't have to find out," He replies. He leaves you and you look down at the denden. Something about this bothered you, but you believed in Sengoku so you put the denden in your pocket.

            "___, what did Sengoku-san want?" Rocinante asks when you get to the ship.

            "Don't worry about it," You tell him.