Sleep had just started to wrap around Taylorâ€™s brain when something touched his side. Green eyes snapped open and every muscle in his body tensed as his fangs started to descend from his gums, he was completely ready to rip the throat out of whatever had touched him.<br/><br/>After a moment of scanning the room he finally directed his eyes to just below his shoulder. Taylor forced his body to relax once again by concentrating on controlling his breathing and slowing his heart rate. In fact he was so focused on forcing the animal back in the cage that he nearly missed Mekoâ€™s mumbling.<br/><br/>â€œMe-â€œ Taylor cut himself off as he rolled his head to the side to get a better look at the personal space invader laying beside him. He couldnâ€™t make complete sense on what Meko was talking about but he could only assume it was some repressed memory. After all, he had never encountered a single person that talked in their sleep quiet like Meko was. It sounded more like a report or notes than it did a dream.<br/><br/>Taylorâ€™s eyes opened to look up at the ceiling, darkness still invaded the cabin but he knew that it had to be around 5. On days like today he loathed his internal alarm clock, he couldnâ€™t have gotten much more than 3 hours of sleep. His eyes drifted down towards the balled up boy next to him and frowned at the fact that Meko had managed to curl even closer after Taylor had drifted away into the land of sleep.<br/><br/>A heavy sigh escaped him as he maneuvered his way out of bed and gathered a clean set of clothes before disappearing into the bathroom. When he emerged he felt far better than he had moments before, there was something about that initial early morning routine that just calmed his inner beast.<br/><br/>He had chosen, per usual, a pair of black military issue cargo pants and an old worn grey t-shirt and the same broke in combat boots. There was no reason to put on anything different, theyâ€™d be outside all day anyway.<br/><br/>â€œRise and shine.â€ Taylor lifted his voice as he pulled the covers back off Meko and tossed a set of clothes heâ€™d fished out of the darkest recesses of his dresser draw onto said boy before walking towards the kitchen. He needed a cup of joe before the day started, he really didnâ€™t think it would be all that promising.