That night I slept about as much as Alec did. I honestly didn't feel the urge to actually fall asleep until I saw the sun coming through my curtains. It only lasted a second though, because the sun brought up a whole new flurry of ideas in my brain. and energized my mind again. I had so many questions to ask Alec.
"You should sleep in," Alec said sounding bored. I guess it must be boring to be sitting there all night pondering philosophical topics or whatever it is vampires think about when they just stare off.
"Can I see you in the sun?" I asked.
"No," he answered without even looking at me. I don't think I've ever been more disappointed in my life with a 'no' in my life.
"Why not?" I demanded.
"Because you need to sleep," he said glaring at me with his orangish-gold eyes. His glare hit home. I had to look away. So I looked up at the ceiling.
"I can't see you in the sun ever?" I clarified. He waited a moment before answering. "Alec." It must have been the first time I said his name out loud because it broke him out of his trance. "That's not fair. I want to see you in the sun. What's the point of knowing a vampire if I don't get the benefits?" I'm sure you readers can relate. Wouldn't you want to see it? I mean, Alec is extremely good looking, annoying as he is. It was kind of hard to picture him looking more divine.
"We'll see," he said. Such a parental response. He makes me feel so childish sometimes. I guess compared to him I'm an infant, but that's no reason to treat me like this. But my mind was still bursting with questions, so I couldn't dwell on being annoyed.
"Have you ever had a singer?" I asked spontaneously. He groaned and threw his head against the headboard of the bed. He was unscathed. My headboard snapped in half and fell on top of both of us. He took the wooden board and tossed it aside, obviously frustrated.
"You had no problem sleeping the night before, or the night before that. What is the problem now?" he said growing more and more irritated. I was immediately on the defensive.
"The problem is my entire world is shattered. I can't just sleep," I whined.
"Yes, you can. You just have to...to..." He was so flustered it was like he couldn't even finish a sentence properly. Finally he came to a lame conclusion. "...try harder" I frowned.
"Try harder? How long has it been exactly since you slept?" I scoffed. He easily threw his legs over the side and stood up. The mattress didn't even shift under the graceful movement. I watched him as he swiftly made his way to the door.
"Where are you going?" I asked him.
"To find you some drug that will knock you out," he growled. Then he stopped at the door and looked at the window. He couldn't even leave me for one second without worrying about someone taking advantage of the fact that I was unguarded. The sun peaked through the curtains. A sunny day meant that there would be no vampires up and about walking around, according to Twilight.
"Argh!" he grumbled. Jasper woke from his dead sleep as Alec started to pace. I watched him from the bed as his movements started to get faster and faster. It was like trying to watch the blades of ceiling fan as they gained speed.
I forced myself out of bed. Jasper's tail started to wag. He knew what I was getting up for.
"No, no. Just go to sleep already!" Alec demanded. "It is going to be that much more difficult to save you, if you are sick with exhaustion." I ignored him.
"You obviously won't leave me in a room alone and I have to feed Jasper. Just come with me," I said defeatedly. He stood between me and the door. I blinked slowly at him through sleepy eyes. "It will just take a second." It was the first argument I ever won with him. Alec stepped aside and followed me as I went down the hall. Jasper ran past us eagerly wagging his tail and pushing his nose into the cupboard where he knew the food was.
Alec walked reentered into the kitchen before I even knew he'd taken a detour. It seemed he'd gotten something from my bathroom. He dropped a bottle of NyQuil on the counter. I took one look at it and then back at him. He was unashamed as he watched me closely.
So I started my task while I Alec had not yet taken the opportunity to drug me.
"I have a question," I stated as I started to pour the kibble. Alec gave me an unamused look. "When are you going to hunt again? You can't exactly leave me alone." I set the bag down. Alec finally took his glare away from me to focus on the task of pouring the cold medicine into the small cup. He slid the green liquid over to me.
"Are you just going to drug me every time you want to avoid talking?" I asked. He nudged the cup once more.
"You can take the medicine the easy way or the hard way," Alec warned.
"Cold medicine does not make problems go away."
"Jay," he growled.
"Alec," I mocked. The vampire sighed and looked out toward the window.
I've considered leaving what happened next out of the story. It's kind of embarrassing, but if you're a fan like I was, you probably thought about this as well.
"Can you step out of the apartment for a while?" I asked. Alec didn't see that one coming. He snorted and shook his head. "Please?"
"I can't leave you alone," he said.
"I have to... go," I said sheepishly. He was about to question me. I stopped him before this could get even more embarrassing. "To the restroom."
"Then go," Alec said failing to resist a smile. Alec knew there was nothing really to worry about in the bathroom. There were no windows there for any predators to slip into. By a show of hands, how many of you readers would pee in the same vicinity as a vampire? I mean, its weird. They can hear and smell anything, how comfortable are you knowing that? I fidgeted a moment weighing my options.
"Can you just wait outside?" I asked him almost begging. Alec, the sensitive lug, started to laugh at me. It was time to negotiate. "If you do, I'll take the NyQuil." Alec wasn't convinced. Sorry everyone. In real life vampires don't give you a "human minute." At least my vampire doesn't.
So here was our compromise. Well, it wasn't really a compromise because I wasn't even close to getting my way. I should say that this was my solution to the problem. I liked to listen to music in the shower so I had a small stereo in the bathroom. I turned on the music while I did my business and turned on the fan.
We wasted a half hour of the morning debating on that, but he wasn't going to leave me alone in the apartment. I was probably lucky he was even leaving me alone in the bathroom at all. Even worse, the second I opened the door I was pounced on. Yeah, like my anxiety wasn't terrible enough as it was, my vampire decided to catch me off guard and literally force the NyQuil down my throat.
I spit about half of it out, gagging.
"I would have taken it willingly!" I said cough at the absolutely disgusting taste.
"I'm not going to chance it," was all Alec said to that. He spun me around with my hands on my shoulders and started to walk me back to the bedroom. I groaned. This guy made Edward look like a diplomat when it came to pushiness.
He had me go to bed. But the NyQuil, which I was usually very intolerant to, didn't work. In fact it made me hyper. It was pretty amusing given my spite. How could I resist making a comment?
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it..."
"Quiet," Alec interrupted moodily. I smiled.