Sleep

Part 8

Whooping loudly, I stood up through the sky roof of the car, and squinted against the wind.

I cringed every time there was a near miss with cars around us, but Wildcat drove pretty well. Night had settled now and the city lights illuminated the streets around us.

Looking back at the two cars tailing us, I immaturely poked my tongue out. They probably couldn't see it, but the simple amusement of doing it was satisfaction enough.

Turning my sights to the sky, I watched as the clouds drifted past the bright white moon, an ironic opposite to the world below. They were so slow and peaceful, while we swerved at high speeds through the streets, causing a burning rubber smell that made me scrunch up my nose.

Laughing loudly, I sunk back into my seat in the back of the car, stretching my arms out in front of me. I was feeling a little tired, but I didn't want to sleep.

"Wildcat, do you have a house or something?"

Knowing he couldn't type and drive at the same time, I laid down on the leather seat, and got comfortable.

From here I could only see the sides of the buildings, but the glass windows reflected the colours of the streets below, making the view almost mesmerising.

I know we should be trying to get me out, but when would I normally get the chance to do all this stuff?

Noticing we'd taken a turn into a more housed area, I smiled, closing my eyes briefly.

The car came to a stop and Tyler climbed from his seat, so I took that as my cue to sit up. The house we were in front of was nothing special, but still much nicer than my apartment in real life.

Stepping out of the vehicle, I stretched by back, hearing multiple cracks come from the joints.

Walking toward the front door, I opened it up, walking inside. I didn't know you could buy houses like this on this game, if I'm honest.

"The other two are losing the cops, we'll go to my house in a second"

Frowning, I turned around, noticing he wasn't behind me.

"Where'd you go?" He called, probably feeling as confused as I did.

"I'm in here!" I called back, walking towards the kitchen. I had judged too early. The outside was nothing special, but the inside was really modern and clean. Shouldn't have expected any less.

Footsteps behind me caused me to turn, and I watched as Wildcat ran in through the door.

"How'd you get in here?"

Frowning, I sat at a kitchen stool, and rested my head on the countertop.

"I opened the door. Thought it was your place so let myself in"

Hearing another car pull up outside, I lifted my head to glance briefly towards the door, before placing it back down.

"That's so cool. Can you just interact with everything?"

Shrugging as best I could in my position, I listened to two pairs of footsteps enter.

"Hey guys, welcome to the house I accidentally broke into" I mumbled, face still pressed to the cold marble.

"Try opening some cupboards" Tyler persisted, and with a groan, I stood again to my feet. I had to admit, I was curious myself as to what my limits were.

Walking around the island, I grabbed the handle, and gentle pulled. With almost no effort, the cupboard swing open in front of me. Turning with my eyebrows raised, I shut it again behind me. It was empty anyway.

"That's so cool" came from Mini, who was clearly starting to be convinced of the reality of the situation.

"Turn the tv on!" Wildcat said next, walking toward the lounge room.

Following behind him, I looked around, not seeing a remote. Moving towards the tv, I leant down and pressed the power button. The screen was black for a second, until it lit up with grey static.

Thankfully, the volume was down low, or I'd probably have jumped out of my skin.

Pouting, I pressed the button to turn it back off.

"I don't really like tv anyway" I mumbled, walking toward the bedroom. Dropping myself on the large bed, I let out a loud sigh. The three guys had obviously followed me, as they now all stood in the door, characters creepily staring into space.

That'd never not weird me out.

"Could I sleep? Is that ok?" I asked, feeling guilty for being boring. Craig and Brian had willingly joined to stay with me, and all I wanted to do now was sleep.

"I should sleep too." Said Wildcat.

"I definitely need sleep, It's been like 4 hours!" He added, probably having checked the time. The other guys left at around sunset. It was now about midnight.

"Goodnight Tyler"

"Have a good sleep man"

Waving at his character, I grinned, watching his disappear into air.

'I Am Wildcat has left the game'

Looking now to the two guys left near the door, I scratched my forehead.

"Can I sleep? I know you guys came in to keep me company... It's totally cool if you head out" I asked, giving my best puppy dog face.

"That's fine by me" And "Of course" Came through at almost the same time, and relief flooded my veins.

"Maybe sleeping in the game is what you need to wake up in real life" Brian said, as I crawled toward the pillows.

Dropping down, I closed my tired eyes and yawned.

"Hopefully"

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I'm sorry if this seems to be having slow progress or anything, I really hope it doesn't seem boring! I'm trying to move it at a steady pace and not have boring points. Hopefully I'm doing it ok (: