Chaos In a Nutshell: Fresh-ish Start

10. Insomniac

"Been a long day" Flake stares at the roof, laying in her bed

She sighs a little, closing her eyes

"Yeah, I bet it was fun for you" Yami hops around, searching for something

"I'm sorry they didn't let pets in the bar and if it makes you feel any better, I didn't get to drink any because Metal got too hammered to drive anywhere, so I had to drive" Flake looks at Yami

"Not a drop, huh?" Yami shakes her head

"Mnm" Flake shakes her head

"You know where the remote is?" Yami asks

"Oh yeah, sorry" Flake gets the remote out from under the covers

"Cool, go to sleep" Yami hops beside Flake

"That's the problem, I can't" Flake shakes her head

"Why not?" Yami asks

"I've got this thing where it's hard to sleep-" Flake starts to say

"Oh, you've got insomnia too?" Yami asks

"You have it?" Flake asks

"Kinda, I just had a good friend who did" Yami looks down, smiling slightly

"Oh, what was their name?" Flake asks

"You gonna watch anything on Tv?" Yami asks

"You're deflecting" Flake points out

"Yeah, I just don't wanna talk about him too much" Yami explains

"Oh, sorry,I get it" Flake hands the remote to Yami

"Cool" Yami stares at the remote

"Do you even know how to operate it?" Flake asks

"Of course I do" Yami rolls her eyes and starts pressing buttons

"...They've got a whole new cast, does that mean they've got a reboot?" She asks, putting on Law & Order

"HEY, YOU LIKE THIS SHOW TOO?" Flake laughs

"I'VE WATCHED EVERY EPISODE....up to season 21, I don't know what else happened while I was dead" Yami answers

"Oh, that's great" Flake smiles

"Hey, I heard if you walked around, went to the bathroom, yada yada, then you'd be able to sleep better tonight, just act like you're going through your morning routine, Tr-my friend told me that while I was grieving someone" Yami helps

"Really? I knew that walking around helped...alright, thanks for the advice" Flake gets out of bed

Yami stares intently at the Tv

Flake walks into the bathroom and takes a good, clean, nasty-why are you still reading

A few moments pass

All of a sudden, Yami's fur spikes up, she looks around cautiously

"Flake?" Yami stares at the window just as the curtains shut

"What's-Ohh, the room feels chiller" Flake shivers

"Get a gun, get a gun" Yami stares at the window

"Why? What's going on?" Flake asks, getting a 9mm from under her bed

"Shoot at the window, just trust me" Yami covers her ears...somehow

"...Okay, but you're paying for repair" Flake shoots at the window

Quick footsteps slowly fade into the night

"Sh*t, I didn't get a good look at his face" Yami sighs

"It could be a woman" Flake tosses the gun back under the bed

"I definitely learned a few things from Troy, that was a man, the footsteps were too heavy and too quick, maybe...crap, I can't remember the rule he said" Yami stares at the covers

"You talk a lot about that guy, just how close were you two?" Flake asks

"...How about this, if I see him again, I'll tell you all about our friendship, deal?" Yami asks

"Another thing you learned from him?" Flake chuckles

"...No" Yami's eyes look away

"Alright, time to get some sleep, I've got a pit in my stomach that says tomorrow's gonna be long" Flake hops in bed

"Are you okay?" Yami asks

"HA" Flake turns on her side and closes her eyes

"This is why I like you so much" Yami murmurs

"What?" Flake asks

"You're a....a good person, so I like you" Yami quietly explains

"You might change your opinion" Flake states

"I don't think I will" Yami stares at the Tv in a comfortable position

"...You know what, I like you too" Flake smiles

"The first friend I've made in a while" Yami grins a bit

"Yeah, didn't you say you were like...over 600?" Flake asks

"Legally, yeah, but I'm gonna call myself 21, cool?" Yami asks

"Age is just a number" Flake laughs

"Don't go saying that in school zones" Yami closes her eyes