Soon after, Neal was placed in time-out for continous attacks on Kel. Alanna looked at all the children.
She had to keep them busy somehow. "Naptime," she said.
"NOOOOOO!" everyone yelled.
"YESSSS!" Alanna hissed back. "I'm kind of your mother now, I guess. So, therefore, you have to obey
me."
"I'M their mother," Cleon corrected, and Alanna rolled her eyes.
"Naptime. NOW. I'll get pillows, you can sleep on the floor. I'm NOT letting you monsters mess up my
guest bedrooms," Alanna said.
"Monsters? WHERE?!" Numair's eyes got wide.
"Nowhere," Alanna mumbled. She returned with an armload of pillows and blankets. "Here," she said,
arranging them on the floor.
"I wanna sleep in a BED," Daine said.
"I wanna sleep on the sofa," Kel said.
"I wanna sleep on a chair," George informed Alanna.
"I wanna sleep on the table," Numair said.
"I'll sleep on the floor," Neal shrugged. He glared at Kel. "I'll get you," he mouthed.
"Nealan? Do you need to go sit in the corner again?" Alanna asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes," Neal said. "That's where I'M gonna sleep." He dragged his blanket and pillow off.
"I wanna sleep on the roof," Cleon told everyone.
"YAY! ON THE ROOF!" everybody yelled (except for Neal who was quite adament about sleeping in the
corner.)
"No. Sleep on the floor," Alanna said, sitting on the couch. "I'm watching all of you until everyone is
asleep, and if anybody causes trouble, they are in for it."
"Is 'it' chocolate?" George asked, hopeful.
"No, it's not," Alanna said.
"Well, I guess I'll be good then," George sighed. He closed his eyes for a minute. "Is 'it' a cookie?"
"No, George. Sleep. NOW."
Alanna sat back. Her eyelids felt heavy. She closed them, and was soon asleep.
"Okay, she's asleep. Let's go upstairs!" Kel said, excited.
She had to keep them busy somehow. "Naptime," she said.
"NOOOOOO!" everyone yelled.
"YESSSS!" Alanna hissed back. "I'm kind of your mother now, I guess. So, therefore, you have to obey
me."
"I'M their mother," Cleon corrected, and Alanna rolled her eyes.
"Naptime. NOW. I'll get pillows, you can sleep on the floor. I'm NOT letting you monsters mess up my
guest bedrooms," Alanna said.
"Monsters? WHERE?!" Numair's eyes got wide.
"Nowhere," Alanna mumbled. She returned with an armload of pillows and blankets. "Here," she said,
arranging them on the floor.
"I wanna sleep in a BED," Daine said.
"I wanna sleep on the sofa," Kel said.
"I wanna sleep on a chair," George informed Alanna.
"I wanna sleep on the table," Numair said.
"I'll sleep on the floor," Neal shrugged. He glared at Kel. "I'll get you," he mouthed.
"Nealan? Do you need to go sit in the corner again?" Alanna asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes," Neal said. "That's where I'M gonna sleep." He dragged his blanket and pillow off.
"I wanna sleep on the roof," Cleon told everyone.
"YAY! ON THE ROOF!" everybody yelled (except for Neal who was quite adament about sleeping in the
corner.)
"No. Sleep on the floor," Alanna said, sitting on the couch. "I'm watching all of you until everyone is
asleep, and if anybody causes trouble, they are in for it."
"Is 'it' chocolate?" George asked, hopeful.
"No, it's not," Alanna said.
"Well, I guess I'll be good then," George sighed. He closed his eyes for a minute. "Is 'it' a cookie?"
"No, George. Sleep. NOW."
Alanna sat back. Her eyelids felt heavy. She closed them, and was soon asleep.
"Okay, she's asleep. Let's go upstairs!" Kel said, excited.
