Proximity Alone

"Eris, your hair is always so pretty," Sora said, slurred as he yawned. Eris smiled, clutching her robe closer to her. "Thanks, Sora. What did you say you wanted to try out, by the way?"

Sora hummed quietly as he grinned. His little lopsided grin held all his cheery demeanor in one possible expression. "It's this thing I saw online. It was so cute; I instantly knew you'd look amazing with it," he replied quickly. His voice exploded with enthusiasm, despite not having been up for very long.

Eris smiled as she felt the back of one of Sora's hand on the nape of her neck as he held her rose gold hair in place. Gently, he brushed through the tangles and moved any stray strands back into place. "You're so gentle, Sora. Why are you so good at this?" Eris asked, relaxing into his hands.

"Well, when I was growing up, I would always cut Riku's hair for him. His hair grew really fast somehow, so I'd always have to trim his bangs back or just the length entirely." Sora continued with his craft as he talked on and on. "It really wasn't until Kairi moved here that I started doing more advanced stuff. Kairi has always been the best when it came to doing hair."

Eris couldn't see the boy due to how she was sitting, but she could feel the warmth of his smile radiating from behind her. "She really took me under her wing, and not after long—I was doing both of their hair!" He laughed genuinely. "—and tuck! There you go, it's done!"

The brunet passed the girl a handeld mirror. As Eris admired her cute hair bow bun, she grinned. Sora was giving jazz hands as he gestured to the girl's hair from behind her, as she noticed in the mirror. Peeking behind her, both locked eyes and dropped their smiles suddenly.

The two burst into laughter; Sora placed a gentle hand on her shoulder as to steady her. "Okay!" He exclaimed as her jumped off the bed and grabbed her square by the shoulders. He helped her up then immediately pushed her to the door. "You gotta go get ready. He'll be here soon!"

"What?" Eris questioned, raising a brow as she turned back towards the shorter boy. "Wait, did he already text me?" She reached into both pockets, searching for her phone in a panic. Her phone suddenly hitting her chest, landing to her arms from impulsive movement. "Hurry!" Sora warned once more, giving her a light, playful shove out his room before he himself trodded out and climbed on top of the stair railing and slid down as he yelled.

"Sora! God, are you dumb? You almost fell!" Roxas' muffled lecturing echoed from the  kitchen downstairs.