'This isn't happening!' Alex screamed inside his own head. As he tried to get out of the room he only succeeded in tripping on the cat, knocking a guitar over, smashing a glass picture frame and knocking a glass of water on his own head. Alex cursed mentally and froze when he heard his sister scream then shout at him.
"ALEX! GET OUT!" Alex shot up like a jack-in-the-box and spun to face her.
"Who's he?" he demanded. Alex saw Stacy go bright red as she pulled the duvet over the guy.
"He's just a friend..." she mumbled. Alex's bottom lip began to quiver
"Did you... Stacy did you sleep..." Alex began, stopping as he heard a groaning and the duvet moved. The man in Stacy's bed sat up and looked around, stopping when he saw Alex.
"Who's the kid Stacy?" He asked, watching Alex with eyes of obsidian.
"That's my little brother. He's called Alex. Alex this is Diego..." she said, wrapping her arms around him.
"Is the kid planning on staying here or...?" Diego wondered aloud, directing his spoken thought at Stacy.
To Alex he said "Dude... that pigeon wing stinks... what you doing with it?" Alex looked down at the forgotten decaying matter in his hand.
"I have to feed it to the fox..." he muttered to himself. Diego pulled back the covers and stepped out of the bed. He was wearing only a pair of black boxers and his chest was clearly that of someone who either worked out or played some sort of very physical sport. He was tanned and thin. As he stepped into the light Alex could see what he thought had been the darkness... wasn't. This man's eyes truly were black. No eye colour, just black. Alex found it slightly unnerving. Stacy turned the light on and pulled Diego back down to the bed beside her. She also patted her lap and looked at her younger brother. Alex walked cautiously over and sat on her lap and buried his face in her shoulder. "Bad dream Bunny...?" Stacy whispered to him. At the moment Diego piped up "Bunny? Why'd you call him that?" he asked.
Just as Stacy opened her mouth to answer, Alex jumped in "It's nothing to do with you! You're not even meant to be here! And if you even touched my sister I swear I'll..." Alex growled. He left his sentence unfinished but he knew the meaning had gotten across.
"Alright alright... chill it kiddo" Diego returned, warding off an imaginary blow. Alex pulled himself to his feet and went and sat on a chair on the opposite side of the room, feeling he wouldn't control his anger at this disgusting man any long. When he looked up he saw his sister wasn't even listening to him. She was too busy with Him! Alex got up and ran back into his own room and dived into the closet searching for clothes. Once he was dressed, Alex grabbed his torch and left the house in search of the fox from his dream….