(A/N: Please excuse the extreme delay, been rather busy, distracted and uninspired. It seems I can't get a boost of creative energy that will last longer than a chapter or two. Be warned that updates will continue to be sporadic.)
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The Sequel With No Title
Precious Sleep Interrupted
Paullina slowly awoke, buried deep inside a bundle of blankets and sheets. Her eyes fluttered open, but she only saw the blurry pattern of the sheets illuminated from the small amount of light that filtered through the various layers of bedding. Sleep dazed, she completely forgot about Beleg and mumbled something about warm blankets and sleep and so drifted back into a deep slumber. An indeterminable time later she was abruptly yanked into consciousness.
"Paullina…Paullina…wake!" Someone was shaking her knee. The hand moved and she felt it on her head, shaking a little too roughly for her comfort.
"Wha…that's my head," she moaned. The hand stopped and pulled away.
"Paullina, wake! The sun, She rides high in the sky. Awake."
Finally getting a clue, Paullina sat upright suddenly, flinging the covers half off, almost hitting heads with Beleg, who had to step back quickly to avoid the head knock. Paullina glanced at him with bleary eyes, then to the windows filled with light. She shook her head slightly and turned to the clock on her nightstand. "GAH!! It's 12:30!!" She jumped out of bed, but ended up pulling all the bedding with her, making her trip and fall forward, but Beleg caught her easily and set her on her feet.
"Paullina, are you well?" She looked up into his concerned face and nodded numbly.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She rubbed her eyes and yawned. "Oh! I haven't fed you yet!"
Beleg laughed, "I have fed myself. I ate some fruit from that…what do you call it?"
"Fridge?"
"Yes, do not be concerned about that. I am more concerned about you. You have slept half the day through."
"Yeah…sorry about that. Um, let me get dressed and I'll make breakfast…I mean lunch."
Beleg laughed again and walked to the door, but turned back and spoke, "Interesting bed clothes you have."
Paullina glanced down at her flannel pajamas then looked back up again and shrugged, "What?" But Beleg only laughed and walked out, closing the door behind him.
"Stupid elf."
"I heard that!"
"Oh shut up." She only got more laughter in reply.
Paullina quickly threw the bedding back on the bed and got dressed and made her way downstairs. She walked into the dinning room; Beleg had pulled back all the curtains and the room almost looked cheery. Beleg was sitting on a chair at the table smiling at her, his face split in a wide grin.
"Why are you so happy?"
Beleg raised an eyebrow. "Why should I not? It is a beautiful day and your appearance is quite…amusing." He chuckled softly as Paullina glanced down at herself. She had to admit that she was dressed rather sloppily and she hadn't bothered to comb her hair into anything resembling order.
Paullina rolled her eyes and went into the kitchen. The fridge was unfortunately rather bare; her parents hadn't bothered to go shopping before they left, just left her grocery money. She sighed and got out the orange juice and poured two tall glasses and set one down in front of the still grinning elf.
"What is this?" he asked, peering into the glass curiously.
"Orange juice, drink it." She sat down and started drinking from her glass, hoping it would wake her up bit. After a moment she glanced at Beleg, he sniffed the juice and took a sip. He only shrugged slightly and began sipping it occasionally as she was. "Don't like it?"
"Oh no, it is good." He said nothing more so Paullina continued to drink. They remained silent as they drank their juice. Beleg finished his off first, but rather than remaining were he was he rose and went into the kitchen. Paullina's gaze follow him as he went to the sink, turned on the tap, rinsed out the glass and then set it in the sink. Paullina stared, shocked, eyes fixed on the sink even after Beleg had returned and sat back down. She blinked a couple times then shivered slightly.
"Paullina, are you sure you are well?"
She turned back to him, "Oh yes, my mind was just wandering is all." Beleg nodded and leaned back in his chair and stared out the window. Paullina hadn't been very truthful, seeing Beleg, an elf from Rivendell, using a sink and performing such a mundane domestic task as rinsing out a glass sent shivers up her spine. She had a skin creeping thought about Beleg being modernized and it made her very uncomfortable.
She shook her head and tried to forget as best she could of such unsettling thoughts and set about making some kind of lunch. It ended up being soup and sandwiches. As usual Beleg ate with relish, enjoying the food to its fullest.
As they set about cleaning the dishes Paullina realized that they would not be able to have more than one or two meals without having to go to the grocery store.
"Might as well get it over with," she mumbled under her breath.
"Get what over with?"
"We need food Beleg, might as well get it now. We're going to grocery store, ok?"
Beleg nodded, "Ah yes, I have noticed you have no garden, but I thought you did not wish for me to go far from the house."
"Only alone Beleg, you'll be fine with me." She added 'I hope' in her mind and took her jacket from the coat closet and put it on.
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(A/N Next chapter, Beleg gets lost on the produce department. KIDDING! As you've noticed this was a sort of transitional chapter with no real…direction. Anywho, wish me luck. I have no idea what to write as my muses have long since abandoned me ~inserts subtle hints for reader ideas~)
