"Hmm… hmm…." I attempt to sleep in the large bed with purple covers and regular white pillows Nepgear and Neptune were kind enough to let me rest in but it's still… difficult for me to fall asleep. How long has it been since I tried falling asleep? 2 hours? 4? Such a thing has always proven to be… troublesome for me.

Even so, I still manage to fall asleep, after an hour or two, depending on how active my mind is at the time. Mostly, it's placing me in a characters spot such as instead of Thor fighting Surtur, it's me or moving that scene to somewhere in Gamindustri… it's ever changing. Still, at least I manage to fall asleep in the end.

Wait, I think I'm missing something here… my pajamas. But those are back at home so I guess I'm going to sleep in my shorts… it's what I've been doing for years. And another important detail… I need to pray before I go to sleep. I'll just make it quick and pray in my head since praying aloud is… annoying. Possibly due to how difficult it is to annunciate things.

5-10 minutes later…

"...Amen…" I conclude and proceed to sleep on my right side and shift to the left every few minutes… this again huh? It's part of life so it really doesn't bother me that much. But I really want to fall asleep so I may take that driver's test tomorrow… "Hey. Are you awake in here?!"

"Neptune…" The energetic girl enters the room, still wearing her casual clothing, shouted from afar, and startling me in the process. A few steps behind her was none other than Nepgear who too was wearing her casual clothing.

"So you ARE awake. Do you think you could, uh, leave our room? We're going to change into our pajamas and get our butts to bed." Seconds later, I speed walked out of the room and closed the door behind me, a locking sound was heard from the other side. It's all good! I'll just wait here, I don't mind.

Well, I'd rather if I not wait here so I'm heading towards the living room where all the lights were shut off and apparently, IF & Compa went to their respective bedrooms (if they sleep in the Basilicom.) I do see someone by the windows… is that Histoire?

"Oh, Histoire." I call out to her who turns her gaze towards me. Huh… was the night sky always this amazing? I loom over to Histoire who returns her gaze to the window, watching the beautiful night sky with all the lights in the city deactivated for the night. "Hello Thomas. Couldn't sleep?"

"Yeah… Nepgear and Neptune kicked me out. It's fine." I respond to Histoire who sighs upon hearing these words and turns her gaze back toward me, a look of seriousness in them. "This is unrelated, but are you prepared to take your driver's test?"

"Not, really… I haven't been practicing as much as I should. I want to pass my driver's test but I'm… honestly afraid." I don't shiver in fear rather, my arms shake, a bit. Histoire notices this and floats over to the kitchen and attempts to grab a glass but it's beyond her reach. I proceed to help her who asks for water and water she received.

"Thank you Thomas. I'm sure with your level of experience; you'll easily pass the test." Histoire commented on my previous comment, catching me by surprise. How does she know how much experience in driving I have? Has she been watching me? Such a thing is very unlikely but I am curious. A discussion best saved for another tim-

"Hey Thomas! Sorry for taking so long but we finished getting dressed. You can come back inside now." Nepgear interrupted my thoughts as she came from the hallway, telling me it was ok to return. I proceeded to follow after Nepgear through the hallway and allow me to enter the shared room once more.

"Oh Thomas, your back. This'll be weird but I'm sure it'll be fine. Come on, join in!" Neptune urges me to join her on the bed which I awkwardly, slowly move towards which is possibly due to me sleeping with someone I barely know (is this allowed?) When I finally get in the middle, Neptune goes over to shut the lights off and closes the door before returning to get some rest.

"Mmm… this i-is… weird, sis." Nepgear shyly says to which I nod in her direction. This IS weird, sleeping with girls I barely know and all. Are there guest rooms here? That I do not know but… I'm feeling awfully tired. "Night Thomas, Nepgear." As I begin to fall asleep, I get the distinct feeling I'm forgetting something…

The following day

"*Yawn*. That was a nice rest… what time is it?" I get up to check the time on my phone which reads 8:50am. Heh, how typical. I tend to wake up around this time, no matter how much rest I got the previous day. Oh well… awww~ Now that's adorable. Nepgear and Neptune are huddled together; I guess they moved quite a bit in their sleep.

"Pudding… more. Feed me…" And Neptune's having a weird dream. Heh, I'm going to find where the restroom is. When I leave the room, I quietly close the door so as to not wake up Nepgear and Neptune and proceed to locate a restroom of sorts. Now that I mention it… oh… I have no idea where to find it. Hey wait… where did I place my glasses at? Right…

I go back to the shared room and find my case where I keep my glasses in, opening it reveals my glasses and the cloth I use to clean it. After cleaning it, I put my glasses back on and put my case down on a bookcase before silently leaving the room once more. Ah, it's IF. She should know where the bathroom is.

"*Yawn.* Morning IF. Do you know where the bathroom is?" I groggily ask IF who is still wearing her pajamas and directs me towards where the bathroom is. After thanking her, several minutes pass as I leave the restroom and direct myself to the kitchen where I may have cereal or whatever is available here.

Before I could enter the kitchen however, I notice Compa is way ahead of me, a familiar scent overtaking the living room. "Oh, good morning Tom-Tom! Today, I'm making pancakes! Take a seat; it'll be ready in a few." I do as I'm told, taking a seat by the windows while IF slowly follows suit.

"Huuh. Oh, today's the day, huh? You did say you were taking your driver's test today, right?" IF asked out of the blue which inserted a feel of dread and fear within my heart. To be completely honest, I'm not ready to take my driver's test but I have to and it's something I want. "..."

Silence overtakes the room for but a moment as I patiently wait for breakfast. Usually, I'd have pop tarts or waffles for breakfast but I do love me some pancakes. "Are they still asleep? *Sigh*. I'll go wake them."

IF was quick to leave the table in order to awaken Nepgear and Neptune. Again, silence overtook the table as I stared at the windows, amazed at how beautiful the view is. "Tom-Tom, since you got here first, here you go!" Compa placed a plate on the table which consisted of two medium-sized pancakes topped with pancake syrup and milk on the side.

"I'm… not sure I can finish this.." I say but I begin my eating anyway, using my fork and knife in order to devour the pancakes one by one. When I manage to finish the first one, something most unusual happens. Upon moving onto the next pancake, I feel as if I could eat it without facing fullness, as if I were born anew.

"Huh. Strange…" I conclude, finishing my breakfast and downing the milk in seconds with mild brain freezes along the way. This shouldn't be happening… how was I able to devour my breakfast and still feel this... hungry? Usually, I would feel full after any meal, regardless of how much I ate. And I'm super skinny.

"Did you like it? I did the best I could to cook this meal." Compa said with a proud smile adorning her face while leaning in close to me. I'm blushing; I know… who wouldn't blush at such a rare occurrence? Well, I'd better answer her. "This was… awesome! Thank you Compa."

"Your welcome! Hehe. Are you finished with your breakfast?" I nod in response to her question who grabbed the plate and took it and my milk as well as my silverware to the kitchen which I then left and went to the living room, slouching down on a couch. What to do, what to do… I feel like I want to play Skyrim so I will… on my Xbox 360.

I turn the console on and login to my profile when prompted to and chose the game from the game library. It came with my Xbox 360 as a code thing when I got it for my 18th birthday. My parents paid for it which amounted to roughly $600 or more, possibly due to the other games that was bought alongside this Xbox 360 Slim. "Gaming huh? Well, since you're a guest I'll let it slide, for now."

"Histoire… thanks." Just after that, I choose the profile I wish to play as, that of a low level warrior-themed character and switch weapons to match the skill set I use. As I begin playing, Nepgear and Neptune walk past me from their room, albeit a bit… groggy.

3 Hours into playing Skyrim…

"Hmm? Woah, he's good. He's playing, what, Skyrim without looking at the controller." Neptune notes about my skill and the game I'm playing, already at lvl 10 or so and slaying trolls somewhere in Whiterun hold. While I'm busy playing one of my favorite video games of all time… "Nep-Nep, Tom-Tom. Lunch is ready!"

"Understood." I decide to save my game and shut the console off, joining the others for lunch is simple peanut butter sandwiches and orange juice. Yum, I do love sandwiches but… it's been years since I had some. Back at home, I could eat chicken pot pies which was, awesome! "Mmm… delicious."

"I'm glad you like it, Tom-Tom! Hehe." What a wonderful voice… truly amazing, it's superior to my own. I should focus more on eating, else someone might get suspicious. What is this though? This sense of enjoyment. Eating alone is something I prefer but this… this is not what I was- "Thomas, I know we're supposed to be eating right now but I will ask it anyway. Do you have all the necessary documents to take your driver's test?"

"Oh those? I should, let me go check." I get up and rush towards the shared room from the table and went through my backpack and… wait. How did my laptop get in here? And the charger for the laptop? I don't remember putting those two in my backpack. Well, at least my binders here… let me see. Application, check. Certificate from driver's ed course? Check.

"You seem to have everything. Alright then, IF here will take you to the local DMV. Good luck!" Histoire says as she pats me on the back and I follow after IF. The time is currently 1:40pm (wait, how did time fly by so fast?) with the two of us taking the elevator to the ground level.

"The DMV should be a few blocks away. Up for a bit of walking?" I nod at IF's question as I follow her for a few minutes as we dodge past several townspeople and make it to a medium sized building. In my arms are the necessary documents I require for the test as well as the payment in my wallet, in my pocket. "Let's get a move on!"

Roughly 20-30 minutes later…

"It's been a while. I hope Tom-Tom did well." Compa breaks the silence which overtook the room. Neptune was playing a single player game while Nepgear was sorting out some paper work Histoire assigned to Neptune but her sister decided to take over.

"He'll be fine, don't worry! I think. Oh no! Phew, that was a close one." Neptune's comments weren't helping ease the nervousness in the atmosphere. Nepgear was trying to concentrate while Compa was cleaning the kitchen with the supplies she has lying about. Growing annoyed by Neptune's gaming, Histoire floats in front of the CPU. "You should be working, not gaming all day! Get some work done or I'll take away all your pudding!"

"But Histy… aoh, fine!" Neptune annoyingly dropped her controller and headed towards the elevator which, just in time, arrived just when she needed it. "Nep what?! Back already?!"

"Yeah…" Finally back, me and IF return to the Basilicom but I head towards my room with a single piece of paper in my right hand while IF carried the rest of the documents. When I closed the door, IF went towards the others and told them what happened.

"You see.. He forgot to watch one of two videos which is required by law. He was unable to take his driver's test today…"

Author's Note.

Greetings all, sorry for the wait. I originally planned to release this chapter yesterday but.. Laziness overcame me. As for what happened, I was unable to take my driver's test on Monday because of the video I forgot to watch about driver safety. It was truly disappointing but I got over it.

It was sad but I guess it's natural. My next driver's test is scheduled for January 23rd at 10:20 am. Wish me the best of luck!

Also, am I rushing the chapters too fast or are they at the correct pace? That is all.

Continue? (Y/N)