The morning air carried the sweet scent of chocolate cookies baking in the oven downstairs. Orion's nose twitched in his sleep, like his body recognised that smell even unconscious.
With a deep exhale, his eyes fluttered open, the deep brown wooden beams of the ceiling of his bedroom greeting him. He pushed himself up into a sitting position, tugging off the comforter and swinging his legs down, he groaned as the harsh rays of the sun blinded him for a moment.
He could have sworn he drew the curtains before going to bed the night before.
The door burst open suddenly, and he grumbled something incoherent under his breath just as fast footsteps came barreling toward his bed, but even with his back turned, he knew who it was.
"Rise and shine!!!" Lyra's high-pitched tone made him wince rig
