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Nori smiled at Sophie when she spoke of having tea later..unless he was tired. He was struggling as it was. "As much as I'd love to stay up, I'm afraid that I'm already beginning to feel the differences in time zones. England is around six hours ahead of Texas. I'm not sure if I'd be much fun right now..or later." he said, smiling. When Catherine asked if he was settled in and the like, Nori turned his gaze to the woman, offering her a smile. "I am and I'm fine, but thank you." He couldn't think of anything that he really needed to know..oh wait, maybe there was one thing. "Actually, I was wondering if there was a certain time that we needed to be up?" he asked. He waited for her reply before answering Catherine's other questions. "Oh yes. She has been very kind and helpful." he was smiling again. Nori fell silent for a moment. He offered to take their plates to the sink even though he doubted that Catherine would let him. Especially after he'd admitted that he was quite tired. In the end, Nori had ended up telling the two women that he was probably going to go ahead and go to bed. He didn't think that he'd be able to stay up much longer. He bid Sophie and her mother goodnight.

He excused himself from the kitchen and slowly made his way up the stairs and to his room. He gently shut the door and change into a pair of Batman pajama pants and a black band shirt. He then took his hair down, running his fingers through the dark strands. He then proceeded to pull down the covers on his bed and sat down. He quickly sent a text to his mum and dad even though he was certain that they were both already in bed. He then plugged his phone in to charge. He reached over and turned off the light and laid down in the bed. It didn't take Nori long to fall asleep.

As he slept, Nori dreamed of Hannah and the life that they would of had, had she lived. It tore him up inside. He awoke with a start, around five in the morning. He remained laying for a moment, simply staring into the darkness. He was trying to calm himself and not succeeding. He finally gave up, moving into a sitting position. He pick up his phone, looking to see what time it was. He was actually surprised that he'd slept so long. Hopefully he'd get used to the time differences fairly quickly. Nori decided that five was too early to get up so he merely surfed the internet on his phone for an hour and a half. Deciding that it would probably be all right if he got up and got a shower, Nori stood from his bed and turned on his bedroom light. He then gather his things that he would need and quietly made his way to the bathroom. He gently knocked, making sure that there was no one in the room already before entering. He locked the door and turned the light on.

Nori sat his things out and then proceeded to remove his contacts from his eyes. It took him a moment for his eyes to adjust. He quickly got in the shower and it didn't take him very long before he was finished. He quickly dried off and brushed his hair, deciding to let it air dry. He normally didn't do this seeing as how his hair liked to be slightly wavy. Nori was usually very anal about the way his hair looked. It had to be a certain way or it would bother him greatly. He put his pajamas back on and then his glasses. He quickly gathered his things and quietly left the bathroom and went back to his room. It seemed that everyone was still in bed. He entered his room and put his things back up. He picked up his laptop and made his way back to his bed and sat down. It wouldn't take his hair very long to dry. A good thing. He decided that he would remain in his room until everyone else was awake.