summary:Neal is 14 and is Peter's cousin whose parents died two years ago. Since then Neal is living with peter, his wife and his son sam...(my first fanfic plzz read and review)

It was quite a tiresome day. It has been a day since the party for Sam's 2nd birthday ended. We all were tired to the bone and just wanted no more than to sleep.

the last couple of days were good but exhausting. I got a new all time companion. Sam and I are now the bestest of friends. he was like stuck to me and wont spend more than an hour without me.

All my other cousins including Peter were way too jealous.

I haven't slept in the last two days . okay maybe 3-4 hrs but no more than that. not only me but all of us. One unusual thing was that Sammy was with me even at night sleeping peacefully in my arms or my lap.

It is extra tiring to carry him around but i don't mind. Sammy is the cutest and most well-mannered kid I have ever met . He is regular to say thank you, please or sorry.

Peter came to me and said "Come on Sammy, time to sleep. Lets go upstairs." and tries to take him from my arms.

"No, No daddy I want to be wid neaw" Sam clutches my shirt as Peter tries to take him.

"Its okay Peter, he can sleep with me. I have to study and when he sleeps i'll put him to bed beside El" I suggested

"Its okay with me. OK with you champ?"he asks Sam and Sam nods his head "oh and Neal i'll be sleeping in your room as my side of the bed is covered with some stuff which i'm not willing to clean now" peter adds.

"Yeah sure" I replied

In my room (actually the guest but converted into mine) I'm sitting on the couch as Peter is sleeping on the bed .

I'm sitting with my back towards the handle and and my legs spread on the couch with sammy sleeping peacefully on them.

i was studying as my exams were in less than a week and i had not done a single thing.

It's nearly twelve and El comes in my room she looks like she's been asleep and says "Neal, honey get some sleep you need it. You look like hell." Yeah that was true everyone in the house has dark circles under their eyes.

"Oh yeah i'll be asleep by 1:30 just let me complete this one chapter." i said with a slight smile.

"but dont forget we have to be up by 6 as we have to depart by 8"she said "yeah I remember El we're going to visit peter's parents in Ithaca."

"Okay then. Is he asleep?"she asked pointing towards sammy and I nodded my head."I'll take him as u and Peter are sleeping on the bed there won't be space for this little guy.

But as soon as she took Sam he woke up and bent in her arms towards me. when El started walking towards her bedroom he started sobbing "Neaw I wan t..to be w..w..wid neaw"he stated

I couldn't see the sight of the little guy weeping like this. So I said "El let him sleep here only and when i'll go to sleep i'll put him to bed."

El laid him again on my lap and covered him again with the blanket. " thank you so much sweetie" she said and gave me a kisss on the forehead and did the same with sam. "good night"

"good night"

she than went back to her room. I looked around and saw Peter still sleeping after all this commotion . He usually was a light sleeper but i can understand he was truly exhausted.

I then resumed my studies.

When i completed my studies it was already 3:35. I saw the clock and cursed"Its too late" Another night with little sleep I thought. But at least it was more than the other two.

I saw sam and the smiled he was sleeping like a baby i thought, of course he's a baby i corrected myself. You see because of lack of sleep i have reached the stage imbecility that i was talking to myself.

i picked him up carefully as not to disturb his sleep and held him against my chest

I stood up with him sleeping in my arms and his head in the crook of my neck. He was also exhausted and a little cranky because of disturbance of his regular sleeping routine.

I carried him to the master bedroom and laid him on the bed. But i couldn't get up as in his sleep sammy has clutched my shirt and wasn't leaving it.

El also woke up due to all this commotion "what happened?"she sked

"Nothing our little boy is stuck to me" I said"He ain't leaving my T-shirt."

"Sammy let neal go" she scolded but he started crying in his sleep only.

All of a sudden El asked me what time it was and gave me a glare as i said it was 3 in the moring.

"what?" I said defensively.

"ok you get what little sleep you can manage and i'll go down the hall and make him sleep."

Hall was sammy's favorite place to sleep while in arms of someone and that person roaming in circles.

"K" was all i said but El wasn't able to seperate us siblings. Sam had a death grip on my tee.

"no problem then. I'll take him downstairs and when he'll calm down and go to sleep i'll make him sleep on our bed beside Peter."

"but then where will you sleep?" she asked "on the couch" I replied without hesitation.

"But... " i cut her mid sentence and said "i'm no oldie like you i can sleep on the couch"

"OK do you need me to come with you ?" she asked.

"no its not like i'm a toddler. and anyways there's no point in both of us waking." i added "you go and sleep"

"Thank you very muck neal" and i just nooded my head in understanding said "good night" and went out of the room.

When i entered in the hall satchmo woke up but upon seeing me give me a small woof and went back to sleep.

Sam was still sobbing lightly in my tee and i could feel his tears on my shoulder as they were being soaked.

I rubbed circles on his back while walking around the room and saying soothing words like "I'm here"

"I ain't going anywhere" and after what felt like an eternity his sobs finally ended and he fell asleep

I just got two more rounds. I was extremely tired and after nearly a two months missed my parents.

i went up put sammy next to peter and went to the couch. i checked my cell and saw that it was 4:50 already.

I just put my head back and closed my eyes and thought of lying down but didnt have had the energy so slept like that only.

i thought i wouldnt matter as i had 1 hr only.

TBC