The pleasant warmth of a soft bed clung to Nix, who slept peacefully until a weight set down on his knees and two small hands pressed on his abdomen. He opened his eyes to see... demons in his bedroom.
"NIX!" Rabi smiled happily, his dark face bouncing up and down as he pushed on Nix.
"I eat demons for breakfast." Nix opened his eyes and then narrowed them evilly. "I smell a second one. Where is she?"
Rabi pointed to the side of the bed. Sasi was burrowed under the covers and had her small head on the pillow next to his, pretending she was asleep. "Eat her first; I'm probably too stringy."
Sasi opened one eye and pointed at her brother. "That guy is way sweeter than me, Nix. Eat him."
Nix pulled himself into a seated position, the weight of Rabi not even slowing him down. "What's the mission? Kidnap me?"
