Chapter 2: Sleep

Sleep was wonderful, sleep was blissful, sleep was magical, sleep was well sleep.

Mami laid in the most comfortable bed she had ever slept in with the warmest blanket known to man covering her slender body as she slept soundly in the safety of her flat.

Every so often when Mami would drift into the world of half asleep she would feel the cold wet nose of her partner Naoki as he would nudge her, just checking that she was ok when she rested. Mami could also feel the presence of anther person in the room as she rested in the half world state, sometimes they would gently brush her mud caked hair back, or they would move the warm blanket so it completely covered Mami as she tossed and turned in the night and oddly enough she even had the sensation of being shaken; she would even hear the soft voices talking to her like she was an impertinent child who refused to get out of bed in the morning, well she was in a way.

When Mami was in the world of deep sleep and dreams they were a blur of colours and people as they swirled together in a mismatched pattern that somehow made perfect sense, Mami dreamt of her family, friends and colleges as she rested.

It was the tenth time of Mami slipping into the world of the half asleep when she finally awoke from her sleep.

The soft murmurs of her sister in laws team-mate drifted into her room as Mami became more aware of her surroundings, the murmurs soon turned into loud shouting which made her smile thinking it was another dream that her mind had conjured up; however this wasn't a dream.

Mami was shocked out of her blissful half world when a loud bang echoed though out the flat, the poor sleeping women sat up in an instant thinking she was under attack, the blanket pooled around her waist as she looked towards the door. Now in ninja mode Mami looked round for the kunai she always kept by her bedside, as her fingertips brushed against the cool handle a voice shouted.

"Stupid thing" Shikamaru shouted, his deep voice rumbling though the thick door of Mamis bedroom. When Mami realised it was Shikamaru having a misunderstanding with some of her belongings she couldn't help but giggle, Naoki wasn't in the room with her so Mami figured he was in the other room.

With a sigh the young women left the warmth and comfort of her bed to see what was really going on.