Arthur woke as something moved next to him. It was a sensation that he wasn't used to. His eyes flying open, his body ready to leap away from the danger. To cover his head and try and protect himself. Yet what he found was no thug, no bad guy trying to beat him up; no, what he found was a beautiful woman snuggled into his side. Her head resting comfortably on his shoulder as his arm fell around her. At this moment, she looked so peaceful, so perfect; not that she didn't do the rest of the time, but here and now, she appeared almost ethereal. Like one of those images of angels. Her hair having fallen from the bun atop her head, overnight, now hanging delicately over her face. Arthur carefully reaching up and pushing it back, so that he could see her properly. The movement making her moan softly, before she wriggled a little, finding a new comfortable place to sleep. Her arm gripping at his waist a little tighter than it had done before.

He couldn't help but let out a happy sigh. This was the kind of thing that he had always dreamed of. He had never though that he would experience one of those romances that happened in the movies. The kind where the hero has to fight for the hand of the woman that he loves; overcoming insurmountable odds to not only save his one, but also the world. The movie ending as they rode off into the sunset and kissed. No, he had never expected that. And anyway, to his mind, he wasn't exactly what you would call the hero type. Not dashing or broad enough to save a damsel in distress, never mind the world. That, and he would have no idea how to ride off into the sunset. So this, this was more his style. Girl meets clown, saves him from freezing to death on the sidewalk. Girl takes pity on clown and protects him from the bad man that would shout at him. The pair slowly falling in love and living happily ever after in a little home far away from the world. Spending the rest of their days in each other's arms. And every time he talked to (Y/n). Every moment that he spent with her, felt like a step closer to that dream becoming a reality.

The night before had been spent in (Y/n)'s apartment. A real fire in a real fireplace heating and lighting the room; giving the whole thing the most perfect of atmospheres. To some, it might have been a little boring, not what one would call much of a date; but to Arthur it had been just perfect. He wasn't one for crowds. Not one to be surrounded by people, being jostled as he tried to make his way through a mass of bodies. So, just sitting there on (Y/n)'s sofa, the pair talking and laugh. His beautiful new acquaintance, nearly dropping off the sofa in fits of laughter as he had explained his theories on the more upper class rats in that part of town. (Y/n), when she was able to speak, telling him that it wasn't just the rats; that she had in fact seen stray cats in tuxedos, was what he would have hoped for.

He had known that it had gotten late; that the moon was high above the city when (Y/n) had switched on the record player. The warm and comfortable room filling with the sounds of the kind of golden oldie that he loved. Arthur having no desire to move, to leave, as she had once again moved to sit at his side; but never would he have thought that he would fall asleep there. Never would he have thought that he would wake to find the most beautiful girl in the world, at his side. But he wasn't about to complain. Nor was he about to move, Arthur sure that he would happily stay just like that for the rest of his days.

"Hi..............." A sleepy voice suddenly came. Arthur turning his head to see a pair of eye and a sweet smile looking up at him.

"Have you been awake long............?" (Y/n) continued, Arthur doing his best not to whine a little, as she moved away from him so that she could stretch.

"Er......no. I just woke a minute ago.........." Arthur replied. He himself now unable to stop the urge to move his muscles.

"I'm sorry I kept you, Arthur. I suppose I should have let you go home when it started to get dark. But...........well, I liked you being here and I didn't want the evening to end..........I didn't think that we would end up falling asleep here though." (Y/n) told him with a chuckle. A small yawn leaving her lips, as she moved back to his side. The warmth returning to his body, as her form pressed up against his.

"It...........its okay. I really don't mind. I.........I didn't want the evening to end either. And I don't mind waking up to you............."

"You don't............." (Y/n) interrupted, moving so that she could look at him full in the face. A broad smile coming to her lips, as a bright red glow suddenly came to Arthur's cheeks.

"Well.........I didn't..........what I meant was.........I er.........." The rest of his babble of words unable to leave his mouth, as (Y/n) placed her finger to his lips.

"That's ok, Arthur. I liked waking up to you too............."

"You..........you did..................?"

"Yeah..........but there was one thing missing." (Y/n) said, as she moved a little closer to him. Giggling slightly, as a confused Arthur looked at her.

"Wh........what...............?"

"A good morning kiss, silly." She added. Arthur's eyes growing wide, as her lips suddenly met his. The clown not sure what to do for a moment, before he found himself kissing her back. His arms wrapping around her and pulling her close.