Worried

A/N: Different: Hello again. I had the worst case of writer's block.

Felix: ...what's writer's block?

Different: When you have no clue what to write.

Felix: ...but you didn't even have to make up the characters...

Different: *facepalm*

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I sat in the library, late at night, pouring over scrolls. I had no clue what time it was, or how long I had been there, only that I was exhausted. I rubbed the back of my neck and yawned. My eyelids felt heavy and threatened to close with every passing second.

I had finally found something that might help us defeat the Serpent, but at the moment, it was nonsense. As I became more and more tired, the hieroglyphics switched and blurred before my eyes. I probably wouldn't have had a problem, had I been well rested, but I hadn't been getting much sleep lately.

I yawned again, as I heard the library door open. I turned to see Carter standing by the doors, his eyebrows raised.

"What are you doing up so late, Zia?" he asked.

"I could-" I yawned, "-ask you the-" I yawned once more. "-same question."

"I couldn't sleep," Carter replied. "Now, why are you up so late?"

"I found this," I murmured sleepily.

Carter came to sit next to me on the loveseat. He tilted his head to the side, peering at the papyrus.

"It doesn't make much sense, though," I explained.

"What are you talking about?" he asked me, his face full of concern. "It doesn't have much to do with the Serpent or gods, but it makes sense."

"I guess I'm just a little tired," I reasoned, giving yet another yawn.

"A little? Z, you look exhausted. Are you feeling okay?"

Carter placed his hand on my forehead, checking to see if I had a fever. His touch was warm, and made me smile—well, however well I could smile, being so tired.

"I'm just tired," I explained.

"You should get some rest," Carter advised. "Then, tomorrow, we can look over these scrolls."

"Okay...," I muttered.

My head fell on Carter's shoulder, and my eyes fluttered closed. Apparently, Carter soon fell asleep too, because the next morning Sadie woke us up, by yelling about something. We still aren't sure what. Carter and I were too busy laughing to listen.

A/N: Different: All that is left to say is REVIEW! And I could not stop yawning while writing this.