Chapter eight-ish?
I tossed and turned on the tiny bed, aware of just how uncomfortable it was. Alek slept on his side of the room, his light snore filling the silence, and letting me know about his deep sleep. I listened to his sleeping noises for a few moments, letting them calm my nerves about what I was going to have to do, although compared to the pranks later on in the week, this was going to be simple.
Barking crazy, you are, Deryn, I mumbled to myself. Alek's snore stopped, and so did my heart, but then, it restarted and I took a deep breath.
Rolling over onto my back, I glanced out of the window in the room. The moon was full, bathing part of the room in an angelic glow. The other part was cast in shadow.
Deciding this time of night was as good as any, I lightly tossed my blankets aside, setting my bare feet on the ground, shivering slightly; the floor was cold. Pulling on a pair of socks so I could sneak easier.
As I pushed up off the tiny bed, I gave my head a good mental shake, and stretched. Once I was done with that, I reached under my bed and grabbed a black bag full of necessities. Everything was secured in the bag so it wouldn't make any noise I dropped it.
I was used to sneaking around places. Ever since I was little, I would practice sneaking quietly around my house after Mum and Da had put me to bed, and I had mastered the barking technique years ago.
I was slowly walking, careful to keep my weight centered, only to be stopped by the sound of bed springs groaning under someone's weight. Alek.
"Dylan." Alek mumbled sleepily. I tuned slowly, my face turning a faint shade of red. Luckily, my side of the room was dark, so I hoped he couldn't see.
"Alek, why are you awake?" I whispered, trying to sound tired.
"You were making too much noise. What are you doing?" he said, his voice more alert.
"I'm... going to the head. Just go back to sleep, you ninny." I replied, not giving hiim a complete lie.
He readily agreed, and I gave a little huff of relief before turning on my heel to pull the door open silently.
When the door closed behind me, I hurried down the hall, only to stop in my tracks, as a realization dawned on me.
Barking spiders! I wasn't making any noise!
Hmmm... or was she? Find out the next chapter if you're still reading. It'll be in Alek's point of view next chapter, giving you a little bit of hindsight while Deryn's off pranking... And then you'll find out about Deryn's prank in chapter ten, I believe it is.