<span style="font-style: italic">"She's awake!"</span>his mind yelled as his eyes met hers. Ithos let a short yawn that betrayed his tired state. But he tried to hide as well as he could. "No need to apol-" his sentence was cut in the middle as Ithos felt Anna's gentle hands on his face followed by a soft kiss that made his heart burn.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Thank you</span>she said softly and Ithos felt her whisper on his ear. Anna left his embrace as she had to get ready for work. "There's no way I can persuade you to stay a little longer, is there?" he said even if he already knew the answer.  Anna let him sleep in her room if he wanted to and then she went to the bathroom to get ready for work. "Thank you" he just said as he saw her getting behind the bathroom door. It felt so natural. Being with her. Now that he found her again, now that he returned to his childhood village he didn't want to leave. He wanted to stay and be with her. He wanted to help and protect Anna. Hold her in his arms. The feeling of tiredness filled his mind, sending his thoughts away. His eyes were getting heavier so he decided to follow Anna's advice.<br/><br/>He got out of the room and went to Anna's. It was a beautiful decorated room filled with colors. He noticed one more library and interesting shaped furniture. Ithos liked things made of wood. It felt more natural. He wanted to see some of her books but he was too sleepy so he lied on the bed.<span style="font-style: italic">"Ok, I'll just have to sleep until Anna retur-"</span>before even he could finish his sentence his eyes closed and his mind started traveling into foreign time and space.