Jelly Bean B2, Friday Morning

[vanillajello]

Someone was spooning Kate and nuzzling her neck as she woke up. It was a really nice thing to wake up to. Cozy and comfortable. And obviously there was only one person it could be. So, sleepily, and fully expecting to see a pale face and some floppy hair and grey eyes and probably a cute smile, Kate turned her head and opened her eyes, and--

Well. The guy was pale, yes. Really pale, actually. His skin was almost white, not the kind of peachy pink that passed for white skin in general terms. And his hair was floppy, but it was also a little too long. And black. His eyes were kind of black, too. And his clothes.

He was most definitely not Bod. Kate pushed herself up on her elbows, eyes wide. "What the fuck?"

"Good morning, Kate," the guy replied calmly, with a gently amused smile.

"Who are you? And why the fuck are you in my bed?"

The guy kept smiling. Actually, there was something calming about him. Comforting. Familiar. "I usually go where you go," he said. "Except when you think you don't need me - which is totally fine, by the way - and you end up giving me to Bod to prove a point. Take my hand. You look like you need it."

Without even thinking about it, Kate took the guy's hand. It felt right.

And at the same time she understood what he was telling her. Her free hand came up to the top of her chest, reaching for something that wasn't there. And the guy just gave him something that was almost a smirk.

Still holding the necklace's hand, Kate fell back with a frustrated grunt and burrowed her face into the pillow. "Fucking Fandom."

[ooc: Open to cabinmates and visitors and whoever!]

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[vanillajello]

"She wouldn't have. You make her heart beat faster," the necklace replied, leaning back on his hands. "And it wasn't bad in the drawer. It's a pretty common place for a piece of jewelry to be."

Kate was just going to shake her head. "For a piece of jewelry, you're really talky."

"Sorry. I'm not used to having a mouth."

[therewaslife]

Well, coming from a necklace or not, that was going to make him smile shyly. He couldn't help it, he liked knowing that.

"When did this happen?" asked Bod. "Just recently, I'm guessing?"

[And I am about to head home BUT I WILL BE BACK!]

[vanillajello]

"Yeah, I just woke up like five minutes ago and he was here," Kate replied, shrugging. "I don't know exactly when it happened...?"

She raised an eyebrow at the necklace, in case he'd know the specifics.

"At dawn, or something like that," he supplied. "I'm not sure how long it'll last."

[therewaslife]

"Was he watching you sleep?" Bod wondered, glancing over at the necklace as he said that.

[vanillajello]

"Not the entire time," the necklace said, despite knowing the question wasn't for him. He looked relaxed and calm. (And in Kate's opinion, kind of cool.) "But yes."

Kate merely said, "Hmph." Which wasn't exactly a word, but she wasn't sure whether she should comment on what the necklace had actually been doing.

[therewaslife]

"Are you all right, Kate?" Bod asked, glancing at her. "A little surprised?"

[vanillajello]

"More than a little," Kate replied. "But I'm fine."

If the necklace was unconvinced (which, okay, he was) he didn't show it.

[therewaslife]

"He's very nice, at least," Bod said, smiling at the necklace. "And seems to have your best interest in mind. It could be worse?"

[vanillajello]

"You could have gotten Monkey instead of me," the necklace chimed in, giving Bod a little smile back. "Think he would've let you sleep?"

Kate glanced at the backpack in question. It was on the floor, next to her school bag. "... Probably not."

[therewaslife]

"Nothing changed for me but I couldn't even imagine what would if it happened," he said, laughing. "I suppose I can share in your strangeness."

[vanillajello]

"Are you sure nothing changed for you?" Kate wondered. "Your copy of Robinson Crusoe could be wandering around my dorm room all confused right now."

[therewaslife]

"If it embodied any of the spirit of Robinson Crusoe, it would come find me," he said, finally moving close to enough to kiss Kate's cheek. "I think you have the weirdness of the day between the two of us."

[vanillajello]

"Don't I always?" Kate muttered, reaching for a very light, very quick kiss on his lips.

The necklace watched them impassively. Didn't bother him much.

[therewaslife]

"What are you and your necklace going to do today?" Bod wondered, taking a seat on the edge of her bed. "Go on a picnic?"

[vanillajello]

"We haven't really thought that far ahead," Kate said, glancing at the necklace. "Do you even eat?"

He shrugged. "Probably."

She shrugged too. "So, yeah, picnic, maybe."

[therewaslife]

"And here I was, only teasing you both," Bod said, snickering. "Is that why you were holding his hand when I came in? Usually, you touch your necklace a lot so in lieu of that, you held his hand?"

[vanillajello]

Kate laughed, a little embarrassed. The necklace quirked a smile at her.

"Um, yeah, I guess so," she said. "Just... Felt right."

[therewaslife]

"Well, that makes sense," he said, nodding his understanding. "If you'd like to do that now, it's not going to bother me."

[vanillajello]

"Oh, I don't need to, I'm fine," Kate replied quickly with a shake of her head.

The necklace rolled his eyes and held his hand out to her.

She took it. "Okay fine. Maybe I do. This is weird."

[therewaslife]

"It is but at least it isn't dangerous?" he pointed out, reaching behind her to rub her back gently. "It could be much worse."

[vanillajello]

"Yeah," Kate sighed. "Just a minor Fandom thing, really."

As minor as waking up with an unfamiliar guy could be, anyway.

"At least I don't have class today."

[therewaslife]

"Relax, Kate," he said and leaned over to kiss her shoulder. "It's all right. If it's a typical island thing, it shouldn't last too long. Until then, you've a new friend."

[vanillajello]

"Or, technically, an old friend," the necklace said, tugging lightly on her hand. "It's not like I'm a stranger."

Kate pursed her lips and looked from one... boy, to the other. "I know all of that. I'm just adjusting."

[therewaslife]

Bod just kept rubbing her back and looked over the necklace. "How long have you been with Kate, exactly?"

[vanillajello]

"About a year and a half, give or take," the necklace said easily. "Long time for a necklace like me."

Kate just examined the nails of her free hand, trying not to feel like this was all so very, very weird.