Rise of the Malactric Heir

"What's going on?" Kyris asked as he sat down before her and she sighed.

"I am unable to sleep and I want to, I really just want to close my eyes," she responded.

"Having trouble sleeping?" Alix inquired as he entered her room; she looked at him, nodded, and he sighed.

"Yeah, well, it's the same here," Alix said.

"Do you think you will be able to sleep though, Alix?" Kyris asked.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to, I was and then I just woke up," he responded.

"I see, well her eyes aren't looking great, come take a look, yours are fine while hers aren't," Kyris said as Alix approached Adora and placed his hand under her chin, raising her face upwards.

"You are right, they seem a bit dead, that's one way to put it," Alix said before moving his hand from her face and she sighed.

"You appear to be in desperate need of sleep; I'd like to assist you, but I'm concerned about your eyes here, Adora," Kyris said, and Alix sighed.

"If you want I can stay with you, keep you company," Alix said and Kyris smiled.

"Take him up on it; maybe you'll be able to sleep," Kyris replied.

"Fine, thanks, both of you," Adora said.

"You are welcome," they replied.

"Adora, there is another thing, I'm going to have my brother look at those eyes once we get home, and you can't refuse; you have no other option here, which means this isn't your call, not your choice; you're going with me on this, got it?" Kyris inquired as she locked her gaze on him, and he smirked.

"I agree with him on this; you should have him look into it, Adora," Alix said and she sighed.

"All right, I hear you both," she replied.

"Good, now good night both of you," Kyris said then left and Alix closed her room door before taking a seat on the couch and she looked at him.

"What?" he asked.

"Are you going to sleep there?" she inquired before taking a seat beside him, and he turned to face her.

"What do you think?" he asked and she sighed, bracing her head against the couch.

"It's fine if you want to, I'm sorry about this Alix," she said, and he smiled and patted her on the head, her cheeks flushing slightly as she stared at him.

"It's okay, you worry a little too much, try to get some sleep, it's already 2 a.m.," he said, and she smiled before closing her eyes, but she kept seeing the monster and sighed before opening them again.

"Are your nightmares keeping you awake?" he asked.

"You can say that, are they the reasons you woke up?" she asked.

"In a way," he responded, and she smiled.

"Well, you should try and sleep as well, I told you before, I don't mind you sleeping in my room, Alix," she said as she braced her head against his shoulder and her eyes glowed purple as she closed them and he glanced at her then scoffed.

After a while, both Adora and Alix fell asleep on the couch beside each other, without having any nightmares; little did they know, before much could change, they needed to learn more.

When Alix awoke in the morning, he found Adora laying beside him, his hand around her.

'She actually fell asleep, so that's good,' he thought as she turned and opened her eyes.

"Alix..." she mumbled as she stared into his eyes and braced her head against his.

"Did you sleep well?" she asked.

"You can say I did, slept better than I did before," he responded as he raised off of her then got off of the couch and she looked at him.

"Are you leaving already? What time is it?" she inquired as he sighed and looked at her eyes.

"Oh, it's 10 a.m.," he replied, and she sighed, covering her eyes before stretching off, while he smiled.

"You don't feel like getting up, do you?" he asked.

"Do I have to?" she asked.

"No, you don't, but we'll be there soon," he replied, as she stood up from the couch and looked at him.

"Thank you very much, Alix," she said.

"Why are you thanking me right now?" he inquired.

"I slept because of you," she replied.

"I should be thanking you as well so no problem," he said, and she smiled.

"Well, I'll see you soon, I'm going to freshen up and I'm hungry so I need to eat, see ya," he replied before leaving, and she chuckled, then grabbed her clothes and went to freshen up as Alix returned to his room to do the same.

Adora soaked her face in cold water while taking a bath to relax her muscles.

When she finished her morning routine, the girl exited the bathroom, dressed, and went to the living room.

"Good morning, guys," she said after looking at Alix.

"Good morning," they replied as she sat down.

"Did you get some rest, Adora?" Kyris asked.

"Yeah, I slept well, thanks," she responded.

"No need to thank me, you should thank the reason, though," he said and she smirked then looked at Alix and he smiled at her as the others brought out breakfast and they all took their food then began eating.

"Are we getting close to home yet, guys?" Ayden inquired.

"Yes, we are; we will arrive shortly after noon; don't worry, we are right on time," Scott replied.

"That's good to hear, Adora, and I have news," Ayden said as she smiled at him.

"What is it?" she asked.

"After much thought, I came to the conclusion that I should go see my mother, she was a bit worried so it's the right thing to do," he responded, and she smiled.

"That's goo to heat but are you certain?" she inquired, and he sighed.

"You opened my eyes a little more, so yes, I am quite certain, I will go see her, I don't care about the rest of them, they don't really care either so we are good to go," he replied, and she smiled before continuing to eat their food.