I sensed movement before I opened my eyes. Or I think I had been dreaming, and then in my dream there was someone in my room. Something like that, I just knew I wasn't alone anymore.
I also knew that I was cold. I think that was what actually woke me up, the breeze from the open window across my skin. Without touching myself, I knew I had gooseflesh, and with that sleepy ability to see everything at once I imagined myself laying sprawled on my bed, skin pale from the chill, and the curtains flapping gently against the window frame.
If it was the cold that woke me up, it was the image of the open window, which I knew had been closed, which finally convinced me to open my eyes. I did so tentatively, scared of what I might see.
I saw my room, empty.
Still bewildered by sleep I sat up, hazily considering my room, and took a few moments to orient my self before I saw him.
He stood in the darkest corner, blending in easily with his long black coat and stormy features, watching me watch him and matching my interest. I blinked a few more times, trying to confirm to myself that he was real. After almost a minute of me just staring blankly, struck dumb by shock, he spoke.
"I hope I haven't scared you too much." His expression was unreadable; he waited for a reply with patient eagerness, both amiable and friendly, and quietly commanding. "I can see how my presence would surprise you." His tone of voice was as ambiguous as his facial expression. He spoke simply and slowly, but glowed with intelligence and wit.
I, on the other hand, must've seemed like a total moron. Not knowing what to say, I just kept staring, open mouthed and wide-eyed at this dark figure standing perfectly still in the corner of my bedroom.
I almost felt I should apologise for seeming like such a dumbass, before remembering that this man had just broken into my house and had been watching me sleep. Then I just got mad.
"What the fuck are you doing in my room?" It was more of a shout than I expected, and that pleased me. I sat up further, my head clearing. "And who the fuck are you?" He opened his mouth to reply but I cut him off. "I mean what the fuck were you thinking breaking into my room and then hoping you hadn't scared me? You're a fuc-"
Before I knew it he had crossed the room and his hand was over my mouth. I was forced to accept that despite my verbal abuse towards him, I was actually shitting myself with fear. I began to sweat, but did not move a muscle. He sat on the bed with me, watching me carefully.