Cori let out a small noise, and cracked one of her eyes open. She felt a presence wrapped around her, but didn't fret. She had gotten use to Gwen's odd habit of cuddling her in her sleep. The first night she had thought it to be a trick of some sort, an odd prank, but now she was sure that Gwen had no idea she did it. Cori never spoke of it, finding it added to the list of things that made Gwen seem human and vulnerable. It reminded her of when Maria was younger and would crawl into her bed when she had a nightmare. Turning over slowly and carefully, she studied Gwen's face for a moment. She was sure she had said something, but hadn't caught what. Cori had become curious as to what Gwen dreamed of that made her want to curl up to Cori so frequently. She let out a gentle breathe, and brushed a strand of hair that had fallen into Gwen's face to the side. Slowly, she pulled Gwen's off of her, and replaced her body with a pillow for Gwen to cuddle. Satisfied with the switch, Cori got out of bed and stretched, before walking over to the large window and peeking outside.
It was a beautiful Saturday, so there was no need to get rushed and ready for school thankfully. Looking across the lush spring yard, thought about how the last few months and slipped by quicker than she had expected. Gwen relaxing her torture had helped in that. The girl rarely tried anything extreme, though she still forced Cori to do chores whenever she had a friend over. Cori supposed she wanted to save face in front of them, though Cori was quite sure that there was no need. None of Gwen's underlings would leave her.
Cori looked down and fixed her white tank top and checkered boxers, which had somehow twisted around herself when she slept. Noting the holes in the shirt that had started to form, she made a mental note to ask Gwen if she could go buy some new sleep clothes. She turned around and looked at Gwen's sleeping form, still curled around the pillow, and Cori got a wicked thought. She deftly picked up a pillow off the follow and took a few quiet steps toward the bed, until she was at a satisfactory distance.
"Hey Gwen..." She spoke softly, just enough for the girl to hear her. "Time to wake up..." Cori waited a moment, before suddenly throwing the pillow she had grabbed, landing it squarely on Gwen's face.