Why do I have to hide? Part 2

I looked at them all and I could honestly see they wanted me too. I never did anything to them but they asked me to drop dead. not in the “I’m just just joking” way or “It really means good luck.” So the sear was telling me the truth. It is true I can love but never be loved back. I went over my death in as many ways or twisted possibility as I could.

“I can ask to be put to death…” The reaper came to my side at the word “death.” “But a deal was struck and I have to live a full life.” I was in my room walking around in circles. I was too young to request for an early death but I was also a wear, the request wouldn’t allow me to go through without grave destruction too many different things.

“You can always run away. Some place they can’t find you or some place they dare not to go.” He wants me to go back... to the place once called home? Fear gripped my heart for the first time in so long, I stumbled and almost fell. I felt as if the darkness for any shadow touched me. I would die for just the fear of the possibility of what THAT place was capable of.

“I can’t and you know that. There I will suffer so much pain. At that point I may as well be known as the reapers wife. There has to be another way.” I took a few deep breaths. My fear was unjustified. I have had so many good memories in my life it… can’t be as bad that night… it’s impossible.

“Then run away, as you always have.” He let out a deep sign. It either was an indicator for is resnation or he had one last ditch effort he most definitely didn’t want me to take. “That is the only thing left. If you do that you most likely will be running for the rest of your life as you have seen what the father is like. You have seen what IT…” He paused to add empaths and then he corrected himself. “He will do even if most would run from or never even consider options as a possibility.” His clock was so dark it littlerly sucked the light out of his surroundings. He is now covered head to toe, head so far back in the black hoodie you couldn't see his face. You know he was skinny because the way it sagged around his body. Just like you could tell he was short by the way it pooled around his feet. I wondered how he could walk so freely and never trip as I know without a doubt I would just by looking at where his shoes should have been.

I know he was right but i couldn’t stop myself from thinking. He most likely wants to calm this family. Passabibly do something like manipulate them, for his amusement. He really does enjoy playing with dead things. He is the one who can kill on a whim or he is the one who cuts the strings of life.

“Reaper grabs my arm.” He just stood there. “You bring death but I can surpass your touch. Take hold of me until I pass out.” I held my hand out. “This is better than running away. Suck my life away.” I can leave the place or the father will have left me for dead so no one will go looking. That way… when or if i show up in front of anyone i know for fact this family will not have a way of getting wind of my survival.

“What are you getting to? You’re trying to kill yourself it’s not going to work… I see. You do understand that I will not be able to tell if you will have your memories? There is no way of knowing if you will hurt anyone or if you will just set everything off for the worse… he may not even let you go.” I could hear the conser in his voice… I think maybe he is more frustrated with where I decided to go. “If…” I cut his speech short.

“I know that… but when I pass out I will not die. I will simply be in a coma.” I was doing my best to make it seem as if this was way less important and the possibility of anything going wrong was simply small and not important. Despite my fears I know what I had to do for this family. “Therefore, they will have enough time to get themselves together and I can find out the truth.” I cleared my throat and held my arm out. He hestatied just a split second. If i wasn’t me i wouldn't have noticed. “Don’t hold back.” He grabbed my arm. I staggered into what I think or a imagened where arms around me and all went dark.

“... Dear we need to pull… and let go.” A deep voice said.

“No… reason… alive. We can at least… days.” She sounded as if she wanted something from. “Please, she might be able to keep… for every.” Her voice was soft one moment then loud the next. Who is this?

I tried to sift so I could at least get her out of my ear… My head felt like pressure was being placed on my forehead. I stopped moving soon as I felt it start to trouble and slowly splinter through my brain as she tossed something.

“Fine, what do…. end.” I felt like I was hearing everything through a tunnel… that’s nice. It made my head hurt less. “We all hate… you do. She is going to… though. What about you Devin?” I felt my body starting to gravitate to the surface. Things started to sound better and clearer. My head didn’t even hurt.

“Sounds wonderful to me.” Slowly I was waking up and I could hear a lot better of what they were saying.

The pumping to my heart was the first thing I felt besides the cold. I felt as if it was beating stronger and healthier then it has in a while. I felt a warm blood pump into my freezing toes. It felt as if warm water was engulfing my body. The sensation started at the beating of my heart. Spreading to my freezing shoulders, down arms to the tips of my phalanges (fingers). Down my torso and past my belly button at the same instant it passed my hips it stretched closer to my toes and slowed down. It felt like a lover trying to look at every last bit of my skin. Making my body tingle and feel me with a warming sensation pasting my thighs, over my knees, down my chins which tickled a bit. I could feel a smile tickle my skin. The warming lovers cross reached my ankles and finally the coldest part of my body, my toes. It felt as every inch it was going slower and slower to tease me as if saying it wanted me to reaslish in every last second it was touching me. I can’t believe I was experiencing something so blissfully described in romance books I have read countless times. Who knows it would put butterflies in my stomach let alone be possible for me to feel this. I wanted to stay on cloud nine but the voices weren't clear enough for me to hear.

“We need to run some tests on her so please leave now. It is harmful to your body.” There was a whooshing sound indicating they left and I could hear David and Darin talking. They sounded older but not not by too much.

“We need to get her out of here.” One of them whispered.

“David, why did you have to tell her to die? She actually tried to kill herself.” Darin screamed and whispered.

“I was giving her a hint. To leave not to kill herself. I thought she was smart enough to see right through me. It’s not just my fault because you didn’t look at her.” He explained. The voices were coming closer.

“That isn’t true. Everyone wanted to look at her but if we did she would have seen the pain we felt for her. You know she hates anyone who pittys her or for that matter cares for her. She has not opened up to us but she will one… will she would have! If you did not sound so mean it would have gotten through to her!” They were now arguing with each other. It was quiet for a little bit.

“How is she? Will she wake up soon?” She sounded close. I could feel remorse in her voice.

“We can’t really say. She has not shown any signs of waking up. I’m sorry to say.” I heard a sob or what I think was a sob.

“Miss. Graham why do you do that?” Darien asked.

“Do what?” I heard sniffling.

“You act like you hate her but you come back. Then you cry and hold her hand…. You talk to her for hours like she is your daughter and you have been waiting to walk up.” I could hear fabric being ruffled and someone getting slapped.

“That is because my husband hates her guts... you know about some of what he can do. But she saved my son, me… and… and him.” Tears filled her voice. I could feel her heart breaking or hear it breaking i think. I could hear the small splintering but I couldn't hear it shattering.

“Why don’t you just tell him the truth? That it was her who saved him and not us.” Darien asked.

“Because I’m afraid he might hate me for lying to him. Please don’t tell him or her. He will god knows what to me and I don’t want the boys in the center of this when he explodes. You have to understand… ” She was begging and she does want to preserve her way of living for me? I could feel something running down the side of my face.

“Look… how is that possible?” I felt freezing fingers touch my checks. “She is crying!” David said surprised. I felt something escape against my face. “We can analyze this and see what it is made of.”

“I'm pretty sure it is water…” Someone retorted.

“You and I both know the odds are it won’t just be water and salt. We both know since she has walked into our life she has undershot and sped up things. In the scientific point of view it makes no sense. Everything she knows is way beyond what her years should be and we both know every sample we have been able to get has been nothing but an enigma.” David countered.

“Calm down boy. No need to snap. You’ve just been obsessing over everything coming from the specimen and it is driving everyone including your wife a little crazy.” I hear the familiar glass being set down. He must have just made the vial and placed it on a tray. “You called off your honeymoon just to play mad scientist…” I heard some take a deep breath. “I am sorry mama wun.well e will discuss this later. I will go check on another project.” I hear the sound of cowboy boots becoming distancent.

“ Is crying coman? She can't because she is in a coma. That is…” I opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was mom’s eyes looking into mine. The deep blue and bloodshot eyes told me all I needed to know.

“Mmm… mo…” I said weakly. I couldn’t get my voice to sound the words I was looking for. Her short blond hair bobbing all round her face. She met my eyes and a large smile broke across her face.

“Yes, I’m right here.” She grabbed my hand and kissed my forehead. “Everything is going to be okay.” She looked worried but mostly happy. “Don’t worry, just get better and we will...” The doctors rushed over to me and started spitting out words I hadn't heard in so long I felt nestalgia flow through me. So many faces so quickly and I couldn't get my face to focus long enough. At some point I just closed my eyes during the process.

Day Six

The doctors are still in a frenzy. They keep poking and prodding and trying to pierce my skin for blood samples. Some are nice, others very irritable. I know they have tried every bit of my skin. In between my toes, arm pits, nose, ears, timples, tongue, and even my eye balls while I was sleeping. I had overheard a lot of them arguing about places that had and hadn’t tried while I was wandering around my room.

Mother has been coming in everyday before meals and sometimes late at night when she gets back from a late night adventure. She didn’t have to work but it turns out she is part of the clinic and that is why there was a full sized but private hospital at the west wing of her home. She had her doctorate in the studying of mammals and she loved to experiment quite a bit. Her goal was to find a way to make genetically cloning possible.

“So this is what it is like to be a lab rat.” I know I had a weary smile on my face. Mother laughed as if I cracked a funny joke.

“Don’t worry about them, they need time to cool off. It’s the same with your father. Just let them…” The door opened and she looked behind her. “Why are you two here? I thought you were going out with your friends.” I heard the slight panic in her voice.

“Mother we have to tell you something.” Devin was talking and I could hear sadness in his voice.

“Is something wrong? Are you sick?” She began to stand you before He could speak his answer.

“No, it’s about Claire. We can’t stand this anymore. Little brother and I can’t hate her. She saved too many of our lives.” Darin spoke as if trying to convince her.

“Yes, that is true and father doesn’t even know. He thinks she only saved your life.” Chet was talking. “I think we should tell him. We love her but he is the one telling us not to go near her unless we are eating. He says ‘she is not human’ and ‘I’m going to use her to care for diseases.’ It’s not right to do that. She has the right to live normally. Is there any way we can get her someplace else and let her be free?” I don’t understand anything now. Does he hate me or like me? I’m so scared what the answer might be. I sit up and look at them. They just look at me with their teary eyes. I took all of the needles tapped to me but wasn’t penetrating my skin. Slowly I got to my feet.

“I can feel how surprised you are and yes I am awake but we don’t have much time. Your husband is coming and I need the fastest way to the east wing. I am going to need you guys to cover for me and make sure I escape or your father dumps me into the middle of the woods.

First day of summer 3 Months later in the middle of the night.

“He is coming and I will not stay here if he is trying to do what I discovered last night.” I took a deep breath while looking around the room. I didn’t want to bother remembering what anything looked like if i wasn’t going to stay at this house.

Chet stood next to Devin tall and imbole and they tried to get me to stand still long enough to understand what I was freaking out so badly on. “Calm down… please explain to us Princess. You can’t leave us devastated and with so many questions.” I wanted to punch them both in the solar plexus but I held back. They only meant well I think. “Good, relax , sit down and let's talk. We both know you tend to react before understanding sometimes.” He motioned with his hands. “In…” He moved his hand from being level with his him and brought it up to his head. “out….” his hand slowly descended down to his way again. We did this a few times. They did this often when I wouldn’t listen to reason.

We did the breathing exercise a few more times before my body visibly relaxed and I felt my thundering hurt slow down. Just enough for me to feel I wasn't going to have a heart attack at least.

“Now, sit down at this tea party and discuss what is truly going on.” Devin said as he sat me down on an oak chair at the table. “Why are you trying to run away?” I could feel their cool eye beam and drill holes into me. I decided it was time to let the cat out of the bag. After all their father and mother were trying to breed them as well.

“Okay let’s start when I decided I would help the lady of the house with the clinic because I was fairly good at it. When I was cleaning up her desk and putting files away I had come across the file on me. It was labeled as the X files and for the family eyes only. It showed the logs of everything they had done to me while I was in my coma. The lady of the house was in on it with her husband.” I took another deep breath. It was easier not to have to relate to this then to call them anything other than what they are. This was helping quite a bit. “I never know that my antidote would become addictive but as I read more into it. After all you have shown any dependent needs on the substance. I realized what was happening and why…” I paused as this could make them shy away from what I was saying. “Your parents have a history of abusing drugs.” I Kept my eyes angled to the table. The light oak color was a deep contrast to my ebony skin.

“We could have told you that. After all, how do you think we came to be?” They laughed it off as if it was no big deal. I nodded as they knew this would hopefully help them understand the rest.

“After all we still remember our childhood and all.” Chet added. “Tell us what we don’t know.”

“Okay… What you don’t know is you parents have been trying to get access to my blood. I have looked at the paperwork and taken it with the Doctors. I won’t tell you what i have endured but… ” I felt both of them grab my hand. The creamy complications look just as the oak did against my skin. I don’t remember when was the last time I felt warm from another boddy… It’s so nice.

“It’s ok. I have had worse, a lot worse.” I could hear the father standing at the door. They heard him to. “You have missed so much school… Let’s see what else has changed that we should mentchen?” I looked around then leaned back as I waved my hand at the book on the shelf. the pappers started to flip every few pages. Then it came to flouting to the center of the table.

“I know tomorrow we should take you to the hydro building. They build it to run on the river next to it. Let’s see if there should be a picture of her somewhere.” Devin flipped through a third of the two inch book.

“What happened to the last one? They builded it just up the river across from the senori....” Their father left and was now walking past the nest room. “He is gone… So you did awaken after all.” I reached out to their minds and I felt the power oozing off of them. It wasn't a large power but it was good enough for them to be able to protect themselves. Or survive out on their own. “That is a good match for the both of you…” I smiled in their direction. I held up my hand as I heard them begin to interject some excuse. “No worries. That is another thing I was to say to the both of you as well. That antidote was what brought the addiction back to the addicts.. It is also what brought the power inside the both of you to awaken so early. As the both of you are still below the age of fourteen. The age in which it normally opens is sixteen or eighteen to the latest.” I paused as I was fighting the urge to look them in the eyes. “

“You haven’t even gotten to the meat of this conversation have you?” I barely skimmed the surface. I nodded once. “Then give us the quick high lights so we can ask questions.” Devin was inpatient as ever.

“okay… My blood is the antidote. At least it is a portion. More like fifty percent. They want it for anti aging, a ridiculous power boost, become the largest drug lords in control, and have the two of you marry me at the same time and watch as they see me prokerate… experiment on my children and yours… also you both are their test projects before they officially unofficially adopted me.” I thought I said it as quickly as possible and quite enough that anyone listening in wouldn’t have heard or at least caught it all. “O yeah and you may experience some side effects of the antidote like not age for the next fifty or sixty years give or take a few years. With no illness or maybe the common cold. No way to know unless you live through it i guess.” I felt the urge to run and hide. The lump in my stomach felt like it was pulling my heart down and out of me. Is my dinner about to come out of me? Is it hot in here or…

Deven shouted from his chair.

“What!!!” He bellowed. I could feel the frustration roll off of him. He felt happy now that he knew what was going on and he was angry he didn’t realize this sooner. He was more upset with his lack of research for what wasn’t found when he also held his suspension.

“No… I can’t…. First it isn’t possible and they wouldn’t have done that to you not possible.” I waited for the denial phase to pass. Chet was going to take the longest to get over it. Pulling out the photos, original paperwork with the fathers and mother signature, the dvds with them starting in it as little kids, and so much more on the thumb drive.

“You don’t have to believe me but you and I both know that you can not argue with evidence and facts.” I put the boxe down and stepped back. “There are more of these as I am sure if you look in the office you will find them. I will not stay knowing what has been done to me… I am sickened to even think of the possible plans they have for me.” I felt the deep sorrow swell into me. It attached it to my heart.

“Where is the computer? I need to see something for myself.” I nodded and walked to the dresser the book came from. It was a simple white dresser table. It was like a desk with storage to the side. I handed it to Chet. He began to turn it on and insert the drive stick.

“You can not watch this in here. Go to your rooms and we can talk when you're ready. I give you six hours and then I am leaving.” I turned my physical back to them. They gathered the box, with contents and computer and left. The door made a soft clicking noise and I stood in my one spot. I was too scared to touch anything in fear of what they had to me and the things they used.

Chainsaw to try and cut my head. Dropped me off of the rooftop from the tallest point of the house. Tide me up and drive as fast as they could with their dirt bikes on the roughest path as possible. Those are just some of the most humain things they did.

Three hours into the overview of the paperwork

I was still standing in my same spot and when I heard the door open slowly and they shuffled in. “Give us 24 hrs... There's a place not even my father and mother dare go. I will dump you into the woods. As for my brother and I… it is time we went to visit our relatives.” I didn’t understand what he ment but I did at the same time. “Come we have a lot of things to do in the next twenty-four hours.” With a deep breath I turned to them.

“Do I have the right to break free of the bonde that was forced on to me? Do I have the right to break the hold and the lines I have made to keep those bonded to me, with forced bonds alive? or Shall I see whose will is the strongest?” These words flow from my mouth aren't mine but I remember my mother resting these words before… Before she got us out of the man's house she called the master and we ran to my grandparents. “These forced bonds were placed on me. Those who swore to protect have broken the very role of those that are unspoken.” I could feel the weight pulling me down, strapping me to what felt like five bing. Four were in the house and the fifth was lost. I could feel his soul searching for what he had yet to know what he was looking for.

What is this? I was now in a dark place and I could see the five lights. One was red orange like fire from a campfire. It felt like it was dead and cold but the color was bright to bring in the fly to trape. The nest one was orange and dull. No shine but it wasn’t dead it had just the smallest of sparks in it. The solid red burned with passion and life. Then there was a pea sized green brown ball. The color of a dying leaf. Then finally there was a deep green of viberingt grass. It looked as if it was just one single blade of grass about a inch long and one one fourth inch wide. The life he edmidite was the most warmth of them all. It was the biggest one of the five. They floated in front of me and soon as they became Arms length away chains appeared. Going from the glowing orbs to me. There was a small threed of golden light that was waived into the chains as well. I ran over the words I had said and my eyes grew wide as I understood what was happening. Just as I was reaching out to the ones I know as the family, a voice came to me.

“If you break those bonds they will die. If you break all four you most likely will die. You're Not strong enough. Just wait till you become stronger.” I didn’t hesitate. I grabbed the four chains and mentally thought of ripping the bonds from my very soul. This poison needed to leave my body. This is why I haven't been able to think like myself or feel like I used to. I am sure this will have more then temporary memory loss but it would be worth it if i would no longer be poisoned. “I broke the chains that bound me to this house and family.” I no longer had a reason to keep them alive and I most definitely didn’t owe them any more favors.

I felt the psychical and metapsychical pull/push on my body and soul. My body was starting to protest and my soul tried to pull them back. My soul was starting to scream and cry. Afraid of the unknown of what would happen with the lack of contact with others. The fear of being alone once again unprotected to not only the ways of the world but The wicked plans that seem to always take me away from myself. Being at the mercy of whomever is to find me and teach me what is right and have no hidden agenda.

If I had these gaps it wouldn’t allow such horrible things like this close to me. Even if the holes are never filled again it is better than the aura of being abused, and oppressed. Being used and at their mercy with not knowing if I will wake the next day. I was losing this battle and my body didn’t want to keep going. My mental state was becoming taxed as well. I no longer could think clearly the fog started to roll in from nowhere and every direction at the same time. I could feel my consciousness starting to lull and slowly roll with the fog. My body was slowly becoming numb and cold. My fingers began the first to grow cold and slowly the numbing sensation began to take the metallic bite of the chains. The releaf was welcomed but it seng fear coursing through my body. I know this feeling… this fear… this fog…

It's what you see as you are on the brink of death.

This is where you are when you are straddling the door of death and the door of life. I am dying.

No… I will not give up…. I will not go back to that place or them… I refuse! I rather die!

Then you will die. A voice said softly. You will join death once again. A voice spoke. It wasn't mine but it was familiar nonetheless. Death has been very lonely without you.

I felt my fingers sliding and slowly letting go of the chains. You've missed me?

“Yes, greatly so. I've missed you so much. Just let your mind roll. The fog will bring you to me. Let my arms bring you the comfort you have been missing.

“I will not… give up. I revoke your bonds!” I gripped the chain with renewed vigor and pulled harder.

Then do you refuse the bonds built by us? The bonds you maid with them as well?

“I do. I revoke your bonds! I revoke my blood in you, I revoke my love for you!” I could feel the chains starting to lose the battle on my soul. I mentally pictured everything I was revoking and saw myself casting it far into the vast universe. Out of the milky way and as far as i could imagine. Finally reaching a black hole and getting sucked into something. “I revoke your bind on me… I revoke you light on me, I revoke the youth I gave… I revoke your house... family… I… revoke…” I felt my consciousness starting to leave me. I had to make my last attempt to win my life back.

Memories are what keeps the bond together.

“I… revoke… your memories…” The last thing I remember was the feeling of water or maybe it was my tears washing down my face. With the feeling of the four chains being ripped vilently from me. I no longer felt the overwhelming sensation of sadness anymore. The overwhelming sensation of happiness and joy took over me. It lasted all of 2 fully blissfully seconds before darkness took me.

With a start I shout out of my bed not sure what the loud thud was.

“Shut your Damn…” I was slapped by a blond female and a male grabbed her. Like I was the one to slap her. I looked at her and he pushed me away. I tripped over the brown and obviously stood on a thin sheet? I tried to keep my nose from taking in the stench that threatened to overtake me.

Is that where I was sleeping? I sniffed at my arm and gagged at the repulsive stench. It smells of rotten milk sour and curled. With the undertone of human excitement rotting for months.

“Go to your room and don’t you dare come out.” His voice was stern but light for a male.

I rubbed my chick as I walked out of the room. I realized two things as I was walking. I had no idea where I was going or who those people were. Who the hell are they? This place has to be theirs or a public place… Did I get intorble for squatting again? No they would have screamed and threatened to call the cops. He told me to go to my room. Don’t tell me I got adopted and I didn’t remember! No the agency wouldn’t have let that happen. I would have been awake and agreed. No way they would just let me get taken by people and not make sure I know what was going on… right?

I kept walking around wondering why this place didn’t even have a map. I must have passed by at least 15 doors by now! I finally deduced this had to be a house. I hadn’t walked past anyone after all. Who needs a house this big? There should be a map indicating the safest way out of here. Anyone including yours truly could get lost. Where the heck did I wake up if it wasn’t my room. As I pondered this I took a look around the hallway. The walls were bare and just a deep brown color. I couldn’t tell if it was a stane or pant. It looked like it was trying to pass as a natural deep wood. The seal being plain white. However the wall or big window to my right went from the floor to the ceiling. With the occasional melt beam going through it. It was showing what looked to be the land the property was on. Just miles and miles of wild trees but the first half mile was tamed from the window going to the woods. I'm more sure it wouldn’t be a forest because I was making an educated guess. But I was willing to bet they wouldn’t want anything other than a wild bear to come on property. The bear would be a nice rug or hat to clothes. The floor was covered in red carpet with golden swirls on the outside of the straight lines. It was simple but looked like it could hide a good amount of stains on it. Assuming it didn’t land on the gold parts. I stopped in front of a simple plan door that looked like it would give you hell trying to break through it. Most likely a solid wood door. The knob was simple and it looked like brass. One you could most likely get manufactured for cheap. I looked behind me and no one was there. I looked to my left. Nobody…

If I don't know where my room is I will have to search every door till I think I have found it… It feels familiar to me. Like I have been heard a lot of times or maybe because all the doors look like the one I just left. When I put my hand on a door knob something struck me on the back of my head. I felt like i fell to the ground but to be honest i don’t remember even seeing the ground before everything went black.

When I woke up I was in some kind of room but it was like I was outside. The only thing that gave it away was the big window I was looking at from the outside. Or mirror? It could be one way. There were tree’s half a mile away from where I was now standing. On my left there was a lake and a big brown backpack. I walked over to it and some kind of speaker went off. It was the male voice that kicked me out of that room. He was the one who coddled the lady who slapped me.

“I have had enough of you living in my house so I hope you like living in the woods. There are lots of predators that will kill you, if you can’t kill them. That bag is to help you. We haven’t had any entertainment for some time. Don’t die too soon. Just in case you were wondering you will be living out for the rest of your life.” I looked around this is going to be like the time I took an extensive training course to boost my abilities. “There is no way out. I built this place to be a special playground…” He paused for dermatic effect but he sounded like one of those evil guys who would constantly put you into a death match for blood sport. So I will have to die is most likely the answer. “You will die for.” He laughed and then he turned the speaker off.

I began my journey to the trees. First thing first. I need to find my own place to have for a base. Secure a place for clean water. Scope out the predators and what prey I can take down without magic or weapons. I should start finding kindles so I can make firewood incase gets too cold. It is not going to be that bad.

As I was just halfway to the trees in the distance I could hear growling coming from behind me. At least I don’t think it will be that bad. I picked up the bag and put it on my back. It was like it weighed fifty pounds! I had a hard time putting the straps around my waste and over my shoulders. By the time I did wolves' were in sight and I jetted to the woods the rest of the way. I ran over the overgrown trunk roots, big rooks, and plants. I think I stepped on some big bugs. If they were snakes they would have bit me so either they are all nesting right now or there aren't any out here. There are wolves running after me. Stay calm and remember your training. They were closing in and I tried to run faster. I can’t outrun genetically enhanced wolf’s. Two of the wolves were on both of my sides and one of them tried to move in for the kill. I kicked it. I heard a splash. The lake wasn’t far but a few steps. With a small jump I plunged into a small lake. Just what I needed… I opened a portal that sent me to the universal opposite of this body of water. Without thinking what could be in it, how deep it was, or if I could swim the whole length of it I dived right into it. Kicking wildly, and trying to out swim them. As soon as I got to the portal I didn’t have enough time to close it. A few came through with me. I know I can handle the five that came through. Unfortunately they were able to swim… a lot better than me. With much thought I did as I was trained. Bend and distort. the bag vanished off my back. Now that the bag was no longer dragging me down I was swimming like a torpedo.

I saw one of them turn back and the other ones followed him out. I smiled at how clever I had been. Quickly I made my way to the other side of the water. I crawled my way on to the sand/ rocky land and laid on to my back. I was heaving for air and there were black spots showing up on my vision. Looks like I stopped my cardio some time ago… What the hell happened?

I did everything I could to get my breath back including raising my hands above my head. Slowly I got my breath back and did some light warm ups to keep from getting hypothermia. It took a good half hour before I could feel my toes again. When I looked at my legs there was something on it. It was wiggling, thin, and it was black. I poked it... Leach! I was about to pull it off when I heard growling coming from the right side of me. Slowly I turned my head to look at the wolves that got through. They were five yards and coming fast. As I took off, deeper into the woods. My feet nearly leaving me behind, finely I thought of climbing a tree. I put my hands up in the air and grabbed the first branch and lifted my legs up.

“What took me so long to think of this?” I whispered to myself. The wolf stopped just shy of the tree I was on and I tried to stay still. Not moving and breathing as quietly as I could. I waited and watched in anticipation wanting them to run and leave. Slowly they edged farther and farther away. Almost… Keep going… come on… my knees can’t hold out much long...

A loud fart ripped out of my ass for anything near to hear and smell. I nearly jumped out of my skin with the wolves. What the hell! They turned towards my tree and I climbed higher up the ridiculously tall tree. I was looking for any signs to see if anything made this tree home already or if a great spot was available to wait them out. The rough barke bit into my soft sensitive hands. Some places of the barke were wet so I did my best to grab dry areas and not slip at the same time. I spotted a good thick branch and smiled when I said it was a forked sturdy branch. Easing myself into the forked big fat branch my body throbbed. I looked up and I could see the sun or where it should be as most of the green tops of this and the surrounding trees were too dense to see through. It must be noon the sun is directly up in the sky. I looked at the leeches on my leg and one of them had fallen off. Maybe I knocked it off or I was too rough and brushed it against the trees as I climbed it. They were all a variation of dirty brown, gray, and black. They were snapping and circling at the tree glaring up at me.

I realized I had the backpack to dig through while I waited for them to grow broad and leave. A simple thought brought it back to me. When I opened it up there was some food, a chipped knife, a couple of pairs of crusty brown smelly cloth bandages, a first aid kit, and bricks with smaller rocks at the bottom.

If this didn’t weigh me down the crappy thing he provided me would have killed me alone. I opened the smaller pockets to find a topless water bottle and something that purified water. With a quick inspection of the filter to purify water it turned out to have lots of holes, a broken frame, and the bitter smell told me it was most likely laced with poison. Which told me the knife and bandages were most likely as well. I put all of the stuff back into the back pack, as it got dark. So either death by poison or something in the wild would have done it.

I was slowly freezing down to the bone. I need to find something that can keep me warm. The wolves are still there so I can’t get down. what direction will I go once I’m down? My throat is dry but I will have to go ignore it for now. I fell into a light sleep and I woke up just as the sun started to rise. I made sure the coast was clear and I got down. I walked back to the lake and put water in the purifier into the water and walked around looking for something to eat.

I do know a little about cooking and killing small animals. The thing is I never killed a large animal in my life. Every time my dad brought something home that he killed I would cry for it. Over half the time they had to force me to eat it.

Then one day I went into the woods and I was singing. All of the animals would come and look at me as I walked around the woods. I loved the song but I couldn't remember what it was for the life of me.

I learned a lot on how to save sick animals and what kind of medicine to make. I don’t know how to kill a fly but I know I have too. The leeches were falling off and I was getting really nauseated from the lack of food. I looked up under my shirt and I was a dozen more of them on my stomach. The day was almost up and I was having the hardest time concentrating. I climbed a tree and it was slow. It felt like decades had passed by the time I reached a good spot. The next day I could barely pick my head up.

I’m losing too much blood. I have to find a planet quickly. I got down and I forced myself to move as carefully and quickly as I could. I began to dry heave every few minutes as I looked for something to get in my stomach. Every so often I would black out to wake up on the ground. The water that I filled up the other day should help me die quickly if I can't find anything soon. If this is day three they must have done something to me… Fuck why didn’t i think of that. Why did I have to be so stupid! I was poisoned! When I touched everything with my bare hands it got on my skin. If I didn’t feel so bad and I wasn’t me I would have punched myself where it would hurt the most for being so stupid. The leeches are cleaning my blood that is most likely why I am still alive.

When it got dark again I could not climb a tree so I sat up with my back against it and the broken knife in my hand. I woke up and forced myself to drink the water. At this point nothing could really cause me to die any faster. As I was stumbling around I found a doe. I thought I was going to cry at how relieved I was.

Kill it! You have to! I aimed unsteady but the best I could under my best conditions. That’s it, aim for the brain! I threw the stone and I missed it. The dent in the tree told me how much I was lacking in control. It ran away and I did this for the next couple of hours. If you miss this one you’re as good as dead! I picked up my hand and watched it closely and I the stone as hard and acret as I could pray for. YES! I cheered internally.

It seemed like time slowed as the rook sailed through the air and crashed through the belly of the deer. It screamed in surprise and then agony as I was drawn closer. I barely got to it when it was starting to thrash and it sounded like it was grappling trying to breath. Soon as I grabbed its neck to end it wolves came running my way. I ripped the leg off of the dear and dashed up the nearest tree. I sipped my water and took out some more pebbles.

It’s time I practice on being a predator. Just as I was getting ready to end one of the wolves. It latched on to the struggling deer's neck putting it out of its misery. They all started to feast on the doe. I started to chew on the hind leg I managed to get.

It was absolutely heaven! I wanted nothing more than to eat more of it. The flesh was fresh and warm. I was done gnawing at the bone before I knew it. Before I could throw my first rock at one of them all ran away. Damn it! I put the rocks back and placed the backpack back on my back. Taking extra care to put the straps on properly. I was about to climb down when all went black.

I opened my eyes. I was hanging from my backpack and wolves were jumping at me. I was too weak to fight them off so I hung there. Thinking over my life.

I was only five when I ran from home. My parents were killed in front of me and so was my grandparents when I was just a baby. I remember learning to control the gifts of my blood line when everything just happened. My father was making my favorite dinner and Mother was teaching me to mix my earth and water power. She was the one who gave me those gifts after all. I had for the first time learned to make air bubbles in the pool so I could survive and no one would be able to follow me.

Father cheered me on with mother. I can’t even remember what they look like let alone what their killers looked like. One of the villagers stormed through the gate of the back yard and yelled for us to run. He was speaking so fast I couldn't understand but my parents knew right away. They threw their hands up the protective wards of the house, kicked into high gear seconds before the storm of rocks, and hydroballs started hitting it.

The man grabbed me and followed my parents into the house. My parents were whispering sweet nothings to me through mind to mind connections.

‘It is going to be okay honey… you not be seen. This man will get you to safety. We will meet you once it is safe.’ They hugged me.

‘How long until we see each other?’ I cried. The connection we shared allowed me to feel if they were liking and they knew this. My father and mother said I got that from my grandparents. They cursed it and loved it at the same time. They said I was special and that is why one could know my parents and grandparents bloodline. They told me that if anyone knew they would kill us. They wouldn’t understand and people are scared of what they don’t know.

‘We don’t know… just go with him.’ Father urged. ‘Everything will be okay. Your mother and I can handle this.’ I felt them hugging me though are links. Father handed me the books and backpack. ‘Hide this where only you can find it. These are your teachers and life history until you get back to us. We love and can’t wait to see what you learn.’ I could feel the truth in his words. “Go it is time…” I felt mother connection wink out. I froze and I know my father felt it too.

‘Don’t go… please.’ I cried mentally as i know if i spoke they would find us.

‘I must protect you… you are the way to a better future! You are our future. GO!’ He screamed at me through his tears. He shoved me in the arms of the waiting man just and mother who was bloodied and battery ran our way. She was dying… That's why she cut me off.

‘We love you!’ ‘We love you!’ They both screamed at the same time. Mother caused the current to carry us away just as the people came barrowling down the hall. I remember screaming for them and braking into their mental shields as they were shot through the head.

The guy who was protecting me said I was out for almost a month. He feared I wouldn’t wake. When it took over three weeks before he was about to sell me out to the local people. They were offering a bigger payout and it would be easier to get rid of me that way. He would have a handsome reward and he didn’t have to take care of a brate. He hated kids and he made sure I know. He was the first human I had to kill to stay alive. That was when I sealed most of all my gifts away.

Tears were rushing down my face and I got some strength to throw a few stones. I was able to scare them off after nearly killing the first wolf closest to me. I unhinged my backpack but planted my feet on the body of the tree and kicked off. I began to free fall fifty feet as I contorted my body like a gymnast and landed on my feet. Before I knew it I was weak again but I forced myself to make a fire and cook the doe. I stuffed my face with the meat and then I put some of the cooked meat in my storage. I burned the backpack and everything that family gave me. I was not using the one my true family gave me all those years ago. Then I climbed back into the tree and looked at the leeches on me.

There are only seven more to fall off. I have to make it through it. It can’t be too long, they are fat so it should be soon. Maybe by tomorrow in the morning they will all have fallen off. I dozed off and popped up by the sound of a rock falling out of my hand. I tried to fall back to sleep but something didn’t feel right. My night vision was pretty amazing but I couldn’t see anything dangerous in the trees. Don’t tell me there are nocturnal animals. I looked below me and there was something below me. It looked like wolves. One… two… ten! Wolves! No, they can’t be. I looked harder. They are shifters! They shifted and they were boys about a bit older than me.

“Josh, we need to gather everyone. Make sure no one is hurt.” Everyone! How many are there? A deep voice said coming from the right side of me.

“Yes I understand. We will meet back here and go to hide out. Everyone should be here as soon as possible.” I wonder what happend to make them go on alert? Shouldn’t they go separately and leave no trace? I shifted my weight and the tree started to shake a bit.

“What is that?” I picked up a rook and threw it across from me. “Everyone spread out and met here.” They all dashed in opposite ways. I waited a few minutes and got out the tree. I was still weak and getting dizzier by the minute. When I got to the lake I used my gift and durw out pure water.

I need to be more aware of my body. What is wrong with me besides the leeches? It took me a while. My throat is dry and the water is not helping. Losing too much blood, not enough food, I am pretty sure I have a fever, and my head hurts a little but not that much like it used to. I’m suffering from dehydration, which I can now fix, and loss of other thing’s probable. I counted the leeches on my body and it seemed I only had one more to go. I feel like I’m going to die but if memory serves me right. This isn’t just from my body this is because my seal has broken down. It was only meant to work for six years. That would make me… eleven almost twelve years old. That would explain why the poisons affect me. The book said during that week of the seal breaking I would be at my weekist. That means I only… need to last… What was I thinking? I stumbled away from the water. When I was about to leave I passed out without seeing the ground coming for me again.

Someone’s cold hands were on me and when I opened my eyes he was looking at me. “Can you hear me?” He waited for me to answer but I couldn’t.

He looks like a nice person and he can take care of me. I thought to myself getting ready to doze off. I felt ridiculously tired and I wanted to go back to the happy darkness of sleep.

“Hey!” He shook me gently. “Stay with me… You don’t want to… or you might… die.” I blacked out after that. I do remember trying to day hay for a horse, however I doubt it ever left my mouth. I woke up to a fiery hot heat on the side of me. The leeches were stuck on me and I could feel every bit of my blood leaving my body. It really didn’t feel so bad actually. It was like I knew something was poking me but it didn't hurt like it.

When my eyes became focused I noticed I was in a cave. There were voices some sounding super familiar and some not so much. Those were probably the “others” He mentioned.

“She is going to die. She has a fever, dehydration, no food in her, all she has had was unpurified water based on where she was found. On top of that there is the killer leech that won’t let go, and her heart feels as if it was from an elder.”

I could feel my own heart beating faster, faster, and faster. It felt like adrenaline was pumping through me. I could feel my blood forcefully feeding the leeches.

“The only way she could leave is if the blow up off of her.”

That’s not a bad idea. I steeled myself and imagined them being too full to explode. Then there was a loud screaming noise but it was not coming from me. I closed my eyes and focused harder.

Someone was leaning over me. I could feel him. He was strong but I was strong and I didn’t have to fear him.

“What is that noise? She is not screaming.” I heard a pop and felt them jump like a spooked cat. “There blowing up! Why?” Someone’s hand was over my heart.

“Her heart is letting out too much blood and is over feeding them. That’s weird no one is able to do that…” I opened my eyes when they whipped the last one off of me. I made sure to heal the wombs close after ejecting the teeth out of me. “Go get some water. Are you going to pass out again or do you feel ok?” I looked at his brown eyes, black hair, tan skin, and bare chest. He was toned and well built. Based on his body he is used to hard labor and being outside. “Can you even talk at all?” I slowly sat up and looked at everyone around me. I did a quick assessment to see if I was in any danger. My backpack was across the room and my stomach was growling. I eyed the one standing to my right. He was kneeling next to me and if I rolled over him I could be in no time. “Are you hungry?” He pointed to his stomach then his mouth. He waited a second and reached to touch my mouth. “Does she have a…”

I grabbed him and pulled him to me. I flipped him below me and ran for my backpack. I opened it and bit off the large peace of deer jerky. I somend water in the cup that was already pure so I slowly sipped it, I didn’t want an upset stomach and started throwing up. The week has to be over and feel too wonderful for it not to be. I stood and bent at the hip, I was as flexible as I remember being when I had my gifts. I only hand fabric covered my breast and lady parts so I could easily see that my skin was flawless with no bite marks. I smiled as I ate more meat. Maybe biting it once or twice but mostly swallowing it whole. I reached into my backpack looking for some more. I chomped on it joyfully sitting criss crossed with my backpack in my lap.

“Ha! Ha!” I jumped to my feet looking for the noise maker. I shoved the whole piece of meat in my mouth and it was hanging out slightly with both hands ready to fight. “Wow! She’s got skills.” I took one step to leave the cave and that's the last thing I remember.

Head throbbing and my arm was bent at an odd angle. The people from before were standing not close but not far. If the need to defend they could.

“Don’t do that anymore.” The guy was holding his arm.

“Do what I just laughed she was eating like it was her last meal.” Some guy side. “She jumped up and shoved her food in her mouth. Then slipped to hit the ground and choke. You can’t say you didn’t find that funny.” The guy was chuckling.

“It’s the reason she jumped up. Next time she just might kill the one closest to her.” I shifted and came closer to stand right over me. His deep brown eyes were looking down into mine. “Did you understand any of this?” He looked worried.

I could tell he was using different dialects to see if anything clicked. Of course I am being the bad ass I am. I know them all.

“All.” He watched me sit up and gave me a clay cup with water.

“Good, what is your name?” He was eyeing my every move while cuddling his left arm.

“Who cares if I have one?” I looked at my hands and sipped the surprisingly chilled water. “Thank you for the water.”

“Don’t you dare speak to him like that! Some nerve you have!” Yelled, a skinny young boy, with blond hair, ice blue eyes, and brown shorts. He was two feet from me. I spotted my backpack and some guy’s we're goin through it or trying not to open it for them. I’m guessing they are going to feel it with rock’s and send me on my way.

“Stop yelling. She is right here. How dear you yell at a guest! Say you’re sorry!” The guy pushed him on his knees and stood behind him.

“I’m sorry.” He said it so low I could barely hear him. However, the other guy didn’t hear it.

“I didn’t hear you.” He lifted up his foot and kicked him in the side. “Speak up louder Violet!” He growled.

“Shut up! Don’t call me that!” Violet sounded like he was going to cry.

I looked at the pebble next to me and back to the guy. He was right next to the wall. I did not give any second thought then I threw the pebbles as if they were knives. He had really good reflexes. He was pinned to the wall on both sides of his thighs and the third was close to the middle of his thighs. Everyone froze and shortly after bust out laughing. The boy looked at me and ran.

“Sorry that I ran off on you. It looks like you already might Josh.” He smiled and then looked back at Josh. Josh's face was red with rage. He has brown eyes, he looks to be 5’ 8”, brown hair, and black shorts on. Soon as he pulled away from the wall he returned my pebble with knives. He threw them straight at my torso. I plucked them out of the air and I was looking at him the whole time. He just looked at me.

“...” Everyone was looking at me. Lost for words. He walked away, never turning his back to me. The one’s going trying to go through my backpack just kept trying.

I wonder why he got so mad. He was the one bullying a kid.

“Ouch.” I dropped the blade’s and looked at my right knuckle.

“Does it… hurt?” I released what he was saying. When I told them it was just a small cut they calmed down and ran my hand under water.

“I have a first aid kit in my backpack.” One of them went to get it and I put ointment on it.

“Don’t mess with Josh. He is the only guy that can kill a bear in the pack. Be careful to stay on his good side.” Earn was Josh's younger brother and they looked just alike. He was the one explaining it to me. The difference was his height, he was 5 '2.

“That was no right to throw knives at her. It was funny to see him get stuck at the wall.” They both started laughing. “I guess he is going to work harder on us with the training. Hopefully he won’t chop heads off with the sword.” I perked up at that.

“You guys have swords?” My eyes grow wide with amazement.

“Yes we do. We have the Wave, and lot’s more.”

“Do you know of the ones that have abilities builty in?” My father and mother owned some legendary one and according to the books they are passed down to me. He says it was passed down from generation to generation. Mother had the loved ones. It is the only sword that does not have a sharp bald on it. It only works when you are trying to protect someone. Father has the Twin it is two swords in one. They work as one and never to be spelt into two. Like you can’t store them separately. I have the ability to call them to me.

“Yes but those owned by the elders. Ever hear of The Twin and The Loved ones? They belong to the Day family. They keep it no matter how much it is worth. Right now it is worth so much that it will last the family so long that it will be one-hundred generations before it runs out.”

“Aren’t they dieded?” My heart stopped for what felt like eternity before it started up again.

“Yes but they had a kid. So the legend and rumors say. Her name is Hope and she owns everything. She is only thirteen and up for adoption. The Graham family took her in but I think it is because they want the money. It’s too bad for her. She is probably going to be used like a ginny pig her whole life. Not knowing who she is and all.” Earn said. He and another guy begin bickering back and forth about if it was even possible.

“Based on the information I could make sense of without exploding in overload. It’s been over three centuries since the records or seer was able to update her whereabouts. There for no one could last that long with the people on that planet without us knowing. They would have tried to start a war over that person. Plus someone and I do mean somebody would have noticed by now.” Earn stopped to think for an amount.

“That’s true but that is like looking at a needle in a haystack. We can’t account for every little thing. Besides if I was keeping my little money maker hiden gods know I wouldn’t even have records like pictures hanging around.” He puffed out his chest. “What do you think about that?” I jumped in while I had the chance.

“Is Josh really going to chop all of your heads off?” I’m glad they fell for the bat and the subject changed and never went back. I was told to leave in the morning with them and that they got up at sunrise. At night I didn't sleep a wink. The night crawled by a snail would have run six marathon’s by the time the day came.

“Get up!” Someone called out. “Get up! We have to go!” I hopped up and dust the dirt off. “We are going to get our breakfast, let's go.”

“Ok lets go.” I shoved my bag into my infinity storage and almost tripped over something and someone caught me. “Thanks, let's go.” I followed them up a high mountain and down one. Fall flat on my face a few times. Then we stopped to rest. “How much father are we going?”

“We covered twenty miles and we need to cover at least another ten before we can go fishing.” I sipped my water then I heard something coming. I threw my backpack on and climbed the nearest tree. Before I could say something someone asked.

“What are you doing?” One guy Who never said anything to me said.

“Climb if you want to live.” I pointed to the bear coming and everyone went up a tree. Violet was stilling trying to climb.

“Violet behind you!” I looked at everyone sitting as he ran past their tree. When I was about to climb down someone grabbed my arm.

“What are you doing? Just let him die.” Josh was pulling me back up. I forced his hand off of me.

“No, you can’t tell me to let them die and I watch it.” I jumped down with my backpack. I landed right behind Violet. All I had to do was jog to keep up.

“What are you doing?” He looked at me and I looked at him.

“Your slow lets go faster.” He began to fall and started to slow. I grabbed his hand and we both took off. I ran into a dead end. The only way down is off the cleft and into the dirty water. “We have to jump.”

“No, I rather die by the bare!” He ran to it and I ran after him. Then jumped so he would not get hit but the massive paw. It cut my leg but I pulled him and me back to the cleft. Then my sword came for me. I grabbed both of them as they landed on the ground. “We can’t go in the lake, I can’t swim.” That is so not true. When I touched him I saw a flash back and he was with his parents. They were in the backyard swimming.

“I’ll save you.” I tied the swords around my waist and pulled the loved ones out. Then I stabbed the ground between me and the bear.

“I can’t go in there.” He was crying. “My parents died because of those leeches. I was only three. They were swimming and we went to set camp up. Mama said she needs to tack a quick bath and we waited until the next day. She never came back so Papa went to look for her. I waited two hours and went looking for them. When I got to the pound I found them died. Flowing in the pound and I panicked and jumped in after the. I didn’t know how to swim well enough to get to them so I started to drown. Than tiger came in after me and he looked after me.” That’s the leader‘s name. The ground we were on fell off and we started falling seven feet into the water. I put the sword back in the sheaf and grabbed him like I was hugging him.

“I’m not going to let the same thing happen to you. I promise nothing will hurt you.” With a big jump off the falling rock I jumped close to the shore. I pushed all the leeches five feet away from us just in case. We were sinking fast so I put him in between me and the backpack. Extending the black straps just so I could slip into front of the lemp violet, who most likely wasn’t breathing based on his limp body movement. He most likely was imatationg a crosop pole suspended in water if I dared to leave him, long enough to settle. Not stacked like a loose sandwich. Fast as humanly possible I made our way to the shore line. I wasn’t sure if his lungs could handle the sudden depth change. It was something to do with change in pressure but I am more than shore it was only for the feeble humans. I had no such issues or weakness to fear like that. Finally, after spending what felt like hours in the dark depth of the murky waters we emerged toward the shore.

Letting Violet rest on the ground I felty likely letting out a battle cry. I wanted to scream to the ancestors that I will live another glorious decade. This can't be… I never remember feeling so alive and undefeatable. I felt like a warrior and leader of my village. Like I defeated a beast and moved Mt Everest sized mountains. Before I could bath my flawless ebony skin in the ever calling sun. I spotted the big brown bear barrelling down the shore to us. With a fluidly perfection I took a protective stance in front of Violet with the loved one ready to hit them.

“Thank you for saving him from the beast. We are not going to hurt you.” The brown bear wasn’t really a brown bear. It was a ghost? no that did feel right, the ghost usually didn’t feel like it had a soul.

“Can you please look after him? He needs someone like you too. We are… His parents.” I could feel the surprise on my face, my eyes had to be the size of dinner plates.

“I know who you are and yes I will.” There were two brown bears. One had blue eyes the other had brown.

“Thank you. My lady. Hope.” I frowned. I am far from royalty or nobility. Before I could tell them they confused me with someone. I spotted the team sprinting away.

“Please buy us some time… I want to speak to my boy.” His mother and father requested at once.

“Go head say your goodbyes. I will buy you time.” Josh was the first to come charging full force and I stood in his way. “Leave them alone.” He locked eyes with me and I dared him to run me down. He wasn’t going to stop and I know he thought I was going to. To his surprise and the look of ‘O shit I just killed her’ on his face he plowed right into me.

We both feel and I laced one arm around his waist and the other on his head to cushion the blow. He looked at me as if his brain wasn't comprehending what was going on. We slammed on the ground hard enough to knock the breath out of my lungs. To ease the blow to my body we rolled five times before water was at my back. Suddenly we stopped rolling. I closed my eyes as I knew water was around us. The dizziness and my equilibrium was completely thrown off. I felt a water lap at my back and I threw him in the direction I hoped to land. The force of throwing him was too much for the delicate balance of floating, as I was plunged once again into the misterius murky water. I couldn’t get a grasp on which direction was up, as my body was spinning out of control in all directions. If I could at least get the feeling of which way the sun was it would be the direction of light and heat.

A solid mass slowly pressed against my right shoulder. Hard and ridged in some spots but as my freezing body became numb it became more inviting. The colder I got the less I wanted to move as it was my feet that didn't respond since he had run into me. My hands felt like it was easily empersed in glue and when I tried to move it I couldn’t get it to move only twitch. The more I tried to pull my body into a fetal position the less it responded. From the slight twitch and then a full on convolging fit, to a slight spasm in the muscles to the slightest of twitching again and then nothing.

That's when I felt the familiar pull of blood coming from my thigh. Then simultaneously all over my body as if that one bit of feedback to my brain is what allowed me to feel the rest of them as if they shared a link.

Shortly after realizing how many leeches were on my body I realized another thing. I hadn’t been breathing for some time but I didn’t feel any need to breathe. My lungs were not burning and I didn’t feel my body's organ shutting down from deprivation. In fact I felt a bit hungry.

‘What the hell is happening to me?’ I thought and I know I was all by myself and there was no one. Absolutely know one who would be down here either. ‘I guess I should have learned to swim some time ago.’ I thought to myself. ‘Maybe I am dead and my spirit or my soul refuses to move one so I am stuck here. I am stuck with her for all of eternity.’ I could feel myself pouting. ‘and to think I haven’t even got my first love or kiss yet.’ I felt horror at the possibility of never knowing my first love. ‘I wonder who he couldn’t have bin… how great my life could have been. I should have left HIM sink with me. We could have both gone down together.’ I sighed. I know I would have never done something like that. ‘I hope he is living his life to the fullest. If he takes my death out on anyone in his tribe I will hunt and kick his ass just that much harder. Especially if he blames himself.’ Without thinking I clapped my hands together and I felt a shock wave release from the impact of them. ‘Wow… did I do that?’ I did it again but harder. I felt the leeches on my front half blow away in the shock wave. That’s when it's down on me. ‘I can use my hands!’ I was so stocked by it I wave my arms in full motion complete circles and practiced a couple of munchs. Of course I imageded Water ball being propelled from my and other mages while I was joyously swinging my arms around. ‘Does that me… I have my legs back?’ Carefully I kicked my leg up, toes pointed like I was making shore full motion on my ankles as well. When I realized I had no reason to stay on this ground any more I tucked my feet under me and was getting ready to thrust myself forward. Ready for take off in three… two… Blast off!” With all my might I shot myself forward in hope I could make it to the surface without my legs and arms cramping. I felt something gripp my arms but I didn’t want to stop. I kicked my legs harder in hoping if it was just seaweed it would just fall off. I felt the water warming up and I no longer felt the nasty leeches on my just something on my arm. And finally I was airborne.

I started hacking out water when the feeling of floating tickled my belly for all of two seconds. I Smiled and then I felt the rush of plummet to the ground. I know at this point nothing would harm me if I fell back into the water I would be fine. As I counted to free fall I knew I would only grow in speed so I needed to see and hear what was going on. Whatever was on my arm switched to my back and I didn’t have the time to wonder what it was.

As something screaming was piercing my ear drums in front of me. I furiously ripped and scrapped at my skin on my face and eyes. What ever was screaming was still going at it as I peeled everything away from my ears. That was a garantuse mistake. I should have shut whatever it was up first. I hope it was a girl as females tend to scream higher. Adolescent boys do too so I guess it wouldn’t be so bad. Slowly I peeled my eyes open and I could feel the water rush to my eyes as the wind tried to fairisle dry them out.

It was a girl in front of me. She had on a deep blue swimsuit and her skin was covered in a deep purple guew. Her eyes were sunken in and with dark circles like she hadn’t slept in ages. When her eyes met she froze… I wasn’t sure if it was in fear or awe as we had to have been falling for some time. my back currently being the heaviest was facing the ground we were falling towards.

I suddenly felt dangor. Rotating my body I looked down at impossibly large towers with sharp edges rushing towards us at an alarming speed. Towards the right I spotted a large bird flying solely along the sky. It was large enough to bark speed just enough if we fell on the sand and angled just right. I am sure I could at least save us from diy. But maybe with some broken bones.

I met her eyes again and I felt salt sting my eyes. I reached out and held my hand up to her. I pointed to the flying object and then the area that looked like sand. I grabbed my hand and pulled her towards me. Trying to get her to hold me in her arms. When she got the idea, angels dive away from the buildings.

As my target grew larger I realized it wasn’t just a flying creature… It looked like a dragon. We can roll on that… the spike will kill us. I could run the length of it. I got my arm ready for the impact. The long neck of the beast turned toward me and shot something at us. It was too late as my foot borrowed into its back and I did my best to keep moving despite the feeling of my knees trying to give out and the feeling of the tendons, legamens, and legs muscle braking. One…. All I needed was three stepps… Two… I screamed and bit my lip through the last step. We had barely enough room crossing the width of the beast back as it was and fell.

“We are going to be okay… everything's fine.” I lied through my teeth. I lapped and we started to slow as I reagled our descent to the sand. I Clapped again and I felt as if we had been most hated in the air again before falling… I only had one more change as we were falling at 50 kilometers per second and increasing. I put everything into it. I imagined a gust of wind blowing upward towards us and stopping the descent into the soft sand welcomed us.

What really happened is when I clapped with every ounce of strength we slowed down just fine but everyone that was in the first two feet of the claps shock wave was completely avisorated and the next two miles they were slightly injured and blown away. Beyond that you received a heavy just strom and tried to stay on the ground at the same time.

I didn’t know this at the time as I landed on my but and rocked slowly to my side. I was concerned with the lie to know she was okay as I slowly pulled her off of me. She was going to be fine from the looks of it. I smiled at her. my back felt free finally and then a mosquito bit my neck. Darkness came shortly after.

Sluggishly I woke up to a buzzing sound. It sounded like a dying fluorescent light bulb. Why didn't’ the up grad to a more energy efently glob? Whoever was running this show must be nearly cheap. Globs are energy light bulbs. Fill it with power or whatever it runs on and it quits and lasts a long while.

I tried to move my hand… it didn’t so much as flinch. Slowly I opened my eyes. To my horror my body was submerged into solid brown gel. My neck was resting on something cold and hard. I couldn’t turn my head as something was holding my head still.

What is this torture? What the hell is this guppy bown… Someone came.

“Good your up. Someone go get the lady.” A male voice answered, not pleased. “How are you feeling?” Slowly he edged into my view. He waited like he was expecting something to happen. When it didn’t he sighed in relief I think and came into full view. “Do you speak mongrel?” I raised my eyebrows at the choice of an insulte. “So you understand me at least.” He pulled up a digital file. I couldn’t read if but from the look of the letters I wouldn’t have been able to even if it was facing me. “Because you understand me let me tell you this…” He glared at me with utter hatred at me. His brown eyes were outlined in blood red and it appeared to glow almost.

Something told me not to look away. It told me he was dangerous and I had to come out of this as victor or my life would be in danger. I stared at him but I wasn’t angry at him. I showed him in my eyes that he wasn’t even a pebble worth stepping on. I coolly latched on to his gaze and started to pull. It was like when I last learned to bark the bond. It was something I couldn’t explain how to do but I have no idea how I learned it. I felt him struggling and smericked. I was letting him see how this was nothing for me and I honestly could kill him just as he wanted to do to me.

I imagined dragging my hand gently along the side of his neck. I felt him jump. I liked the way he felt when frightened. The predator in me wanted nothing more than to eat him up and he looked away gasping for air.

“Your nose, it’s bleeding!” Had he been fighting that hard? I reveled in my victory and watched as he walked away but still in my sight. “What did you do?” A female asked as she pranced over and handed me white fabrice. She was two short to see above the rim of the rectangle tub I was in. I heard something scraping along the ground and she came into view.

Her black hair was cut ear length but her ears were the shape of fantasy elven people I read about during my free time. I stared in awe. But unlike them she had ebony skin like I did and was on the chubby side of things. Dorf? Her hazel eyes were harsh as I felt her surtinazing me just the same.

“SUshend agn idng ihub gas dhfn gpo goodfon” They started to exchange words from a language I didn’t seem to understand. I waited patiently as she started me down but never met my eyes. Her eyes grew round and the hazel began to overtake her whole eyeball. I looked on in fastinaton. She met my eyes and I stared at her. Before I could begin to pull on her she was starting to ingolf me by the time I realized it. She just used a mind spell or maybe skill on me.

I leasuly pulled myself from her mind as she was starting to believe she had won. With nothing but a snail's pace I pulled her in bit by bit. I noticed just like I did with the guy the more I pulled in the more I know about this world. I wonder… I imagented myself reaching out my hand and started to pull up all the information related to this place and anything that would help me. I quickly realized it was usually jiberish and I had the brilliant idea and searched her memory for all the languages she spoke. I then exormb it into my memoir along with the other information I wanted.

I started pulling out the customs and race she was aware of and all of the political people she was aware of. That is when things started to become demand for the examiner…

‘What’s going on?’ I thought and she answered.

‘You're killing me… if you keep pulling me in… you will take my life for my disobedience.” I stopped pulling her in. I kept the information I had internally pulled from her.

‘I am sorry… I didn’t know this was possible.’ I pulled out quickly leaving all of her memories intact. When I finally started looking through my eyes again she was in the brown gup with me. She had been clawing and trying to gouge out her own eyes. I was not looking at the schocts and freshly gawd out skin. Finally the hold the gup I now know was a healing tree saps. I stood and rubbed my hand on the pink shirt she had.

“Don’t scream… I need you to relax.” I spoke in the original english tonge.

“It hurts… so much.” I looked behind her. It was Dr. Bonus. He was looking on in horror at Dr. Leaf.

“Dr. Bonus I need you to get her on operating table you prepared for me and for you to prepare a IV drop, a small pint of Mothers tea, fresh bandages, and put theses on ice, not touching it directly, clean them in a sterilizing solution frist.” I picked Dr. Leaf up in the princess still as I carried her. I stepped over the tub, felt a zap and pushed through. I was now standing in front of Dr. Bonus and he hadn't moved. “Get moving the sooner we reach those the better chance for her to see again.” He didn’t move. I kicked him behind the knees and he snapped to the floor. That got him to move. She ordered everyone to do as I ordered.

I washed my hands down to the elbow and placed a large outfit over me. I didn’t have the time to shower but I did have the time to warp myself up and make sure nothing got out. In less than 3 hours Dr. Leaf was placed in a private room with tea waiting when she woke up. Guns were pointed at me and I stood still.

“How do you know so much about medical procedures?” Dr. Bonus asked. “Specifically how to read and use equipment.” I was going to shrug my shoulders but thought better of it. If one of the armed guards was spoked I would be cut in half.

“The same way I know Dr. Leaf has a child. The same way I can suddenly speak your language and how I know that the lady on the beach with me that day is in fact a person who was casted out of an airship when I came flying out of the ocean that day.” I sighed as my stomach made hunger paging noise louder than the buzzing of the fluorescent lights. “We can talk later. Why don’t you give me some food? I am starving.” I cried. He eyed me and cocked his head to the side before nodding to himself in approval.

“Fine let's talk over mid day meals.” I nodded at the odd way of putting it but then I realized the word lunch wasn’t coman to say among the schollers.

The walls were pale blue and I could make out some faint distraction on them. Like the wall was a secret door or maybe it was just repaired after damage happened to it. The odd thing about it was the way it was shaped. It was a circle but in the middle it looked like it was sinking in. I would imagine they would have fixed that by now but what can I say. Some hospitals only care about it if the boss could see it.

I quickly caught up to the Dr. who simply looked over his shoulder at me. He obviously wanted to say something but turned back to keep walking. I was about to ask if he knew where he was going as the hallways looked the same and we hadn't seen anyone the whole time.

When he suddenly came to a stop and pushed on the wall. It folded in on itself to show a room. It was a normal cafeteria style food place. Had I not seen through Dr. Leaf memori I would have thought I was in the middle of a costume party. I also would have thought the food set out, which is considered a delicacy here and if you didn’t eat everything you put on your plate you would be ostracized by everyone. But if you didn’t put enough on your plate you couldn’t go back for seconds. As that would indicate you didn’t have any aptied or you were sure you could trust the chef.

I wasn’t sure what half of it was but I didn’t shy away.

“They are going to kill him.” I pushed him back and made his sword go flying into a high tree.

“You were going to let him die anyway. Let them and they can seal his fate.” My bare right foot was on his bare chest. The bears walked into the lake and I walked over to Violet. I bent down and grabbed his hand and put the sword back. The entire guy came and Violet woke up.

“Josh, why are you on the ground?” He popped up and threw a knife at me. I threw it back and it hit his cheek.

“Let’s go. If you want to get breakfast.” I helped Violet and he looked at me. Then I whipped his tears away. “I told you nothing was going to happen to you.” He smiled and then he saw my leg.

“I’m sorry if I did not run to the…” I covered his mouth with my finger.

“Don’t worry. Let’s get breakfast.” I laughed low so only I could hear and Violet. “If you can’t get it let me help.” I yelled up to Josh. “I’m sure…” Something is not right. I looked at the lake but nothing was there. What could it be? Then I heard the snake. “Josh gets down right now!” Everyone looked at me.

“No, not until I get my sword.” I ran and grabbed four of my knives. Throw them in the tree he was in and clammed up. The snake was one inch form him. I threw it at Josh and it went around him. Straight into the snake's mouth.

“Get down now!” He kept trying to dig his sword out. That’s an Anaconda, what's it doing… That’s right, it's not normal wood. There might be one somewhere but wear it be. I looked around then turned back to him. “We need to get out of this tree right now.” He kept trying to dig it out. It’s near… but how close? I jumped onto Josh and we went flying down to the ground. Using the wind I slowed us down. He landed on top of me and I hit the ground, really gently. Something was wrong with my stomach though. My ribs feel out of place… they are broken. I rolled over and he helped me up.

“I’m sorry. You could have told me that there was a…” I grabbed three sharp knives’ and started climbing again. “What are you doing?” He grabbed my arm.

“To get breakfast.” I shook him off and climbed my way up. He was looking at me and I was ready. There were black spots going down its back and the rest of him was light brown. It was stuck to the tree but it stalled and tried to fight me. Its head opened wide and he tried to bite me. Blood went everywhere. I had chopped off his head with the knife in my hands. Its body was in my lap so I just pushed it to the side. Slowly I rapped the eight feet snake up into a ball.

“Hay! Are you dead?” I counted to rap it. Josh kept screaming up to me once and a while but I did not answer him. I’m going to give them a good scar. I walked over to the edge of the tree and tossed the snack down. Just as I planned it landed on Josh. I grabbed everything and jumped down on top of the snake and his body was half covered. He looked at me and I smiled.

“Let’s go back. It’s going to be dark soon.” All their eyes went wide. “Did you guys see a ghost? Stop looking at me like that.” Tiger stepped over to me and helped me off the snake. He helped me clean myself off and we walked back to the camp. It was really dark out when we got back to the camp.

“Are you hurt?” Tiger looked at my hand over my stomach. I flower is Violet’s nickname.

“No, I’m fine. Just a little hunger.” Josh and flower got into it again and he ran behind me.

“Tell him to leave me alone.” He hugged me and I put my arm around him.

“He keeps on saying I got you hurt! The same thing happened to him. Look at your leg.” Josh growled. I need to clean it off.

“Don’t worry about it. Can I have my first aid kit?” I looked at my back pack on the ground.

“Sure here you go.”

“Thanks. I will be right back.” I walked out of the cave and used the moonlight to wrap my stomach up, and my leg. When I walked in, they were all standing over the snake. That was lying next to the fire. It seems they don’t know how to cook a snake.

“Let’s start cooking it.” They looked at Josh. “What?”

“We don’t even know how to cook a snake. It has venom in it.” All of them frowned looking down on the meat.

“That is in the head.” They turned and looked at me. “I already took that part off. All you have to do now is peel the skin off and cook it.”

“How do we do that?” I looked at it. We made the fire bigger. After we made a hole big and the size of the snake. I skinned it and cooked it for them. Then I put dirt on it so it would cook faster. Once it was done they all ate it, I took a small part of its stomach and left the rest for them. They all fell asleep and I grabbed all my stuff. Then left as quietly as I could. That whole night I was hunting for some food. After I got fourteen fat rabbit’s, ten squirrels, some plants to make soup out of, and I found a pot that was big enough to feed me for twenty days. It was big, sliver, round, and two handles on the sides to hold it bye. Also thirty plastic bowls too. When I got back to the big tree I left my backpack I put everything down and put it on. Then I made my way back to the cave. It should be another hour before they get up so I sat everything down and put the food in a high place no animal could get. Someone was coming so I rushed to lie down and faked like I was asleep. It was day time when someone touched my cheeks. I opened my eyes to see all of them around me. They were looking at me. “What’s going on?” I sat up and Violet hugged me. Sharp pain wrapped my stomach.

“You cried the whole night. Is something hurting you?” He looked at me and I looked away. I stall, cry and if I stall, talk, then they will find out in no time.

“I got you guys something.” I whipped my tears away, climbed to get the food, plants, and it was all in the mettle pot. “Anyone hungry?” They all looked at me then smiled.

“Yeah we are. Let’s start cooking.” I gave them some of the food and they cooked it all. Somehow I made my way out of the cave and they did not see me. I wandered around and ran into a warm spring. I put my feet in it and walked around. The waterfall was eight feet high and eight feet wide. I wonder if they know anything about this. For a long time I sat on the rook letting the water fall onto me. It felt so good and I was able to relax. I fell asleep for a little bit then woke up. It must be a noun by now.

“Hay! Girl wear are you!” I ran off to the voice and they looked at me. That is going to be a place no one can know about. “Where have you been? Violet was crying.” Josh was the one calling me.

“I was not!” He said with a rough voice. No matter how he says it. His soft eyes will give him away.

“Don’t be yelling at me. Yell at her she was the one who disappeared.” Violet looked at me and away.

“Why would you cry over someone you don’t even know her name?” I was surprised.

“It’s because he is soft.” Josh huffed.

“No, it is not! She risked her life trying to save my life and we both left. Then I told her something I never would tell anyone. I trust her more than anyone.” He looked at me then turned away, and ran.

“He always runs away like that. Don’t worry he knows his way around this forest. It’s just like the back of his hand. He will be gone for a few days so don’t feel bad. Some reason he has been like this since we met. Let’s go.” He grabbed my arm and pulled me with him. Everyone was eating the food as we walked in. “What the hell! You should have saved some for us!”

“You said you were going hunting and you never said for a girl.” I blushed when they looked at me.

“Stall I’m starving!” I walked over to my backpack and pulled out seven squeals, ten rabbits, and all of the plants.

“I’ll make some soup for both of us.” I pulled my water out and began cooking. When I was done everyone was looking at me. “Josh the soup is ready.” Tiger came over and looked at me.

“What happened to my meat?” He looked at everyone behind him. They all looked away. “I can’t believe you did that.” I poured soup into three bowls. “Did you leave me anything to eat?” No one looked up and his stomach started to growl. “Let’s go…” He was turning away from me. I pulled him by his arm and he looked at me. Slowly I lifted up a bowl and he took it. “Thank you.” He flashed a smile and sat down. I gave Josh a bowl and they started to eat. When I fixed mine I just looked in it despite the fact that my stomach wanted me to gulp it down in seconds. “This is really good.”

“Thank you.” I slurped it down and I noticed there were people looking at us. They were kids and they looked at me. I could hear their stomachs growling all the way across the cave. I walked over to them. “Do you want some?” They looked behind me then back. One little one walked in front.

“Yes, please.” He had a little boy in his arms. The boy looked like he was ten, black hair, gray eyes, and tan skin. The baby looked seven months, and just like him. I placed my hand on his back and we started walking.

“If you all want some, come with me.” We walked over two the worm fires and I gave him a bowl. He was having a hard time feeding the baby.

“May I hold him?” He handed him to me and I gave him the water from the soup. There were no cups or spoons so I used my mouth to cool it down faster. He drinks the whole bowl. “What’s his name?”

“Rose.” The boy said sitting the bowl down in front of him.

“What’s yours?” I asked looking at him.

“Lobelia.” He smiled and revealed all of his teeth. Two were missing that were in the front on the top. We talked for a really long time and everyone sat around the fire. Even the kids did, I gave them some food to eat and we all had fun talking. I even sang to the kids to sleep in my bed. I woke up and Rose was crying so I took him outside so I could change his diaper. I changed my shirt and used my dirty one for his new diaper. Then I sang him back to sleep and went back in. I woke up. It was daytime and someone was smacking me.

“Get up! Smack her harder.” My eyes flew open and it was Rose.

“Ouch. What was that for?” I sat up and Rose crawled into my lap.

“We are hungry, make us something to eat.” One of the guys’s demeaned.

“Rose who told you to hit me?” I rubbed my cheek and he pointed to Josh.

“What are you going to do?” I stood up and walked over to Lobelia.

“Can you please hold him?” He grabbed Rose and smiled at me. I smiled back at him.

“Are you going to wear some?”

“Yes, I’m going to bring back some food for everyone.”

“When you come back can you show me how to feed Rose? He hates me when I try to feed him out of my mouth.” He allowed me to my backpack.

“I would love to. Bye.” I waved bye when I got everything on and left. This time I got a dear, twelve squirrels, two big fat rabbits, and more water. I had a hard time carrying the dear but I made it back in one peace. They guy’s ran out and grabbed the deer. I made everything and made the meal. The kids stayed away from us when I cooked everything but when everything was ready they came over to eat.

“How are you able to kill them?” Lobelia was now able to feed Rose.

“I just do. Anyone like some more?” They all put the bowls out for more and I refilled them. The kids played games with me and had so much fun.

“We are hungry again. Go get us some food.” I put my backpack on and headed out. Then all of the kids hugged me. Stopping me from going without any wear.

“What is it?” I looked at all of them.

“Why can’t they get their own food? It’s not fair.”

“All they do when you’re gone is picking on us. They yell at us and talk about who you’re going to get married to.” I got down to my knees and laughed.

“I’m not marrying anyone. There is only one reason I’m here and that is because of all of you.” I could hear some wolf’s coming their way and I jumped up. “Let’s play a game. Hide in the cave and I have to find you. Go!” They all ran in and I followed them. The guy’s saw us running in and they grabbed me and put me behind them.

“Next lesson to us.” Tiger ran in front and waited for them. There was a guy that looked like he was in his early twenties. He looked just like a tiger but older.

“What is it, snapdragon? There is nothing here for you.” He stepped forward and saw me.

“Why did a girl run in here?”

“What are you…?” A wolf went around and growled at me. I stood up and walked out.

“Come here.” I looked at Tiger and he looked down. I walked over to him. “Cheek her out. Take off your back pack. Guys look at her. I need to talk to Tiger.” I looked at Tiger as they pulled me away. Why do they all look just like the kid’s here?

“Look at her, not too bad. She is young too.” One of the guys grabbed my butt and I jumped.

“She is a little jumpy.” Who are they and why is Tiger scared of them? I pushed myself to the wall.

“Don’t touch me.” I growled looking at them.

“Hey, did you hear her? She is feisty. I like that.”

“You like anything.” Snapdragon said. They pulled me over to him. “Spared her out so I can get a better look at her.” Tiger was on the floor having a hard time breathing. Two guys grabbed me and pulled my arms and legs in different ways.

“Let me go.” I started to cry as my past came back into view. “Please.”

“Look, we made her cry. She is soft, that’s a very nice touch.” His hand was over my heart and he squeezed it. “Really soft but what do you look like without a shirt on?”

“Let me go.” I cried again and again.

“You guys know what to do.” I kicked them all away and pulled my sword out.

“Leave now.” The loved ones are the ones I pulled out. He laughed and looked at it.

“That has no blade, how can you even kill me.” I dragged it down his beep brown chest and it cut him.

“Think again.” His brown eyes grow wide with amassment. I stepped back and got to my knees. Tiger was in front of me and I made my sword down. Gently I made my hand on his chest and healed him. Using my powers to heal him and in no time he was back on his feet. “I’m going now.” I stepped forward and they did not move out of my way. I put my sword to their faces and they stepped back.

“Stay here please. If you go and Violet comes back he is going to run away looking for you.”

“I’m not coming back tell him they took me.” I ran out and lay in a tree. When it was night I looked at the stars. How come my heart hurts? I don’t even know them that much. All of them will be fine. They will forget me and move on. I cried myself to sleep and woke up to them running past my tree than they stopped right next to it.

“We have to find her. Without her the kids want to talk to us.” Tiger sighed, in horror.

“They will get sick soon. None of them are eating.” Someone added.

“Who cares we can get them to do all that stuff. All we need to do is make them scared of us!” Josh is so mean at times. I floated up and back to the cave and made some food. All the kids came out; we ate, played around, and went to sleep. I left them before Josh and his pack came back. For four years I did the same thing straight. It was sad to know what was happening to the kids, when they woke up and I was not there. They would cry until Josh yelled at them, making them be quiet. The next day I came back with enough food to last those five weeks.

“Your back!” Everyone has grown so much. They are no longer baby’s but teens. Rose is four and he clings on me. He is always holding my hand, on my back, in my arms, and laying on me when we sleep.

“Hay, aren’t some of you supposed to be with Josh?” They were hugging me. We spent most of the time making food and playing games. Lobelia was the last one up like always. He tries to make sure I don’t leave.

“Why do you leave?”

“I already made trouble with you’re…” I cut my self-off.

“With are dad’s. They beat up one of us every day when they come.” I stood up and I was about to sit Rose down. Then he grabbed my hand. “Just go to sleep and leave when I’m asleep. Rose cry’s every time you’re gone. We all do and we can’t stop crying. Josh…”

“I know. I’m here for you all nothing more.”

“Then stay. We all look at you like you are a mother. We wait for you to come and bring the food for us to eat. We don’t eat with the rest of them.” He started crying and I hugged him. “If you're here for us then stay and leave with us. Those ways we can all leave together kind of like a family.” I laughed.

“What do you mean kind of like a family? We are a big family, don't get that wrong.” I lay down and he lay next to me. “Go to sleep, you are going to need it.”

“If I do, will you stay with us? Will you be here when we all wake up?” He has asked me this so many times. Hoping one day that it will come true.

“Yes.” I kissed him on his forehead and went to sleep with him. When I woke up someone was talking.

“They are going to be back really soon. Hopefully she will sleep by then.” I fall back to sleep. My eyes popped open and I looked to my right. There was a fire and people around it. It took me a while then I realized that it was not the kids. I’m stuck here now and there is nothing I can do. I closed my eyes again and someone kissed my cheek.

“Good morning.” Lobelia said and Rose slapped me. I laughed and sat up. Rose crawled into my arms and kissed my cheek. I gave them both a kiss back and everyone came to us.

“Thank you for staying. I was ready to hold everyone, and trying to make them stop crying. Josh's eyes would be red, not from anger, but he would yell at us any way. Even though he cries because you're not there.” I laughed and looked at my back pack. It was by the fire with the pack and like before they were going through it.

“Can you walk me over there?” He smiled and we stood up. “Why are they going through my backpack, again?”

“They haven’t had a lot of food lately. Every time they came back they would have a rabbit or nothing at all most of the time. You can see it's been going like this for a while.” Just by looking at them I could count their ribs, and their cheeks caved in.

“How long has it been like this?”

“A week after you lift. Before you even came the same thing had been happening. Some of them are so sick that they can’t stand. Three of them only has two day’s to…” When we got to the fire they all looked at me. They smiled and it was of pain.

“Hay! Ware have you been? We’ve been looking…”

“What have you all been up to?” My heart dropped and I grabbed my backpack.

“You’re not going to wear any! Put that back down.” Josh commanded.

“No. Why are you all sick? Did you even feed the kids?” I raised an eyebrow as if I didn’t know the answer.

“We did not have enough to feed them. None of the animals are coming out and it is harder to kill them.” I got furious and glared at him.

“When was the last time they had anything?” He looked at the ground.

“Almost a month ago but you can see they have held up. None of them are sick.” He tries to smile and fall.

“I don’t care. The reason I left is because I felt I was making things worse! How can you let kids starve?”

“We tried to find food but we couldn’t. If we did we needed it more! They don’t lift a finger to help us whatsoever!” Josh tried to stand up but then he fell. He is really weak but what about the rest?

“They don’t know what to do!” He declared.

“If you would tell them how. Maybe they would be able to help! Lobelia I want you to get everyone to lay them down, and make sure they have some water every five minutes.” I sat Rose down and put my backpack on.

“Where are you going?” Everyone was looking at me and tears came to my eyes. I looked outside unable to look at their pain.

“To do all of your job’s. Here is all of the water I have. I wont be back for a while so try to keep everyone in order.” I walked out of the cave then I took off. It’s noon and I have to find what I can. Working as quick as I could by the time the sun started to set I had five anacondas, all stuffed in my empty backpack, Seven fat rabbits, lot’s of plant’s, and two squirrels. Soon as I cooked everything, I filled all of the bowls up. Everyone grabbed a bowl and helped those who could not feed themselves. I helped everyone and the last one to eat was Tiger.

“Why did you come back?” His dull eyes looked at me as I chewed his meat up and put it in his mouth.

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“I never left. Every night I would be here taking care of the kids. They was so happy when they eat, played games, and for a few night’s when we went to sleep together.” I let out a deep sigh.

“Every morning you would leave before we came back.” All that was left was the juice and he sipped it down.

“Yeah and Josh would yell at them. I bet it just made everything worse.” I sat the bowl down and sat him up.

“I had to slap him once or twice to make him stop.” For the next couple of week’s it was the same. I got the food, cooked it, and helped feed everyone. It was fun because we had to help each other in order to leave. Everyday I would make sure there was enough water for everyone. I can’t believe how good I got at getting food. Before I could not get myself to kill anything but now I only kill what we need. Everyone was so close and nothing would get between them.

“Thanks for feeding us. It looks like everyone is well now. We can go get the food now.” Tiger smiled and looked at me. My face started burning. “It’s time you rest and let us help you.” I smiled back at him.

“Ok, if I can do anything let me know.” As we walked around the woods. It was the first time we were alone together but why did he want to see me alone? “I think it is time you showed some of them how to hunt for food. Just in case something like that happen again.”

“We are going to show them how to fight first. Why are you going to leave us again?” I frowned and looked at him. The pain in his eyes made my heart hurt.

“No, of course not. I’m just saying I wont be with you forever. Everything that has a beginning has to end at some point.” He understood what I was saying but quickly changed the subject.

“Right, now we need something from you.” He Looked up to the sky. The beautiful cloudless blue sky.

“What is it?” I ask looking to the ground.

“The kids are calling you mom and we don’t know what to call you besides “That girl” or “she”. The guy’s are starting to wonder about your past and I told them to drop it. Every time I turn my back they talk about it more.” I nodded in understanding.

“I’m sorry but I don’t remember my name.” I lied but I had no choice. They already know about my past and some of it I would like to forget about it. We stopped walking. “Something wrong?” He was looking at me. I could feel it.

“All this time you didn’t know who you were and your stall helped us get through our problems. You don’t remember anything of your past?” I frowned and might his eyes for a second before looking to the sky.

“No, something wrong with that?” We turned back around and started walking back to the cave.

“Yes it is. You don’t remember how you got here or any thing. That’s really sad.” We walked in silence for a few minutes. “Alright then let’s see if we can find a name for you.”

“We?” Everyone came from behind the trees.

“Sorry but they had to find out somehow. What do you think her name should be?” They looked at me and I stepped back.

“Will she take care of everyone like she was a mom?” One of them laughed.

“When we all were about to give up she saved us.” Someone added.

“She is really soft…”

“When she wants to be.” Josh added. Then winked at me and he had a sweet smile. It was like a pulpy marshmallow.

“She can fight with a sword. Hope…” They all repeated it over and over.

“I got it! Hope it’s perfect.” They all looked at me and my eyes were wide. I could feel my body go cold, the color drained out of my face, and everything went black. So much for leaving my past behind me! Man this is going to be heard.

“What happened to her?”

“She passed out when we gave her a name. Then tears came down her face.” Tiger was caring for me.

“What is that on her cheeks?” Rose asked.

“I don’t know…” Tiger trailed off.

“They are back!” Josh yelled, running in with his feet pounding the ground.

“Get her back pack and put it over here.” He sat it down and left my side.

“We want your food.” That’s Snapdragon. “I see your lady is dying.” There was a hot breath on my face and it smelled like a dog.

“We are not giving you food. Get your own.” I heard someone being punched.

“We are going to be leaving with you for a while. So treat us well or she dies.” He was standing next to me and he put his hand over my neck. My eyes opened and I was trying to breath.

“Fine, just let her go.” He picked me up in the air and I made sure when he threw me, my backpack was on my foot. I flew seven yard’s and then landed on the ground rolling to everyone. They grabbed me and I was holding my stomach. He broke my rides… again.

“Give us food. We are starving for lunch.” Lobelia was growling and Tiger helped me up. He had me leaning on him, my face was barred in his chest, and his arms around him. Slowly I could feel my ribs heel as I let the anger flow through me and not show.

“Let’s go out and get the food.” We started walking away.

“The girl stay’s here or you all die. Then we get to do whatever we want to do with her.”

“She is coming with us. Someone else can wait here.” Snapdragon pulled me back by my arm.

“No, I get what I want or she dies.” He put one hand around my throat and squeezed. I was still able to talk.

“Go head. I’ll look after the kid’s. Don’t worry.” He looked at me than my neck and turned to the exit of the cave.

“If you hurt her you died.” They all left and he dropped me. I coughed and Lobelia grabbed me.

“I’m bored, do something.” Lobelia looked at them and at me.

“Like what?” He stepped forward and I grabbed my backpack. I tied them to me and sat down and everyone was behind me.

“I don’t care, don't you know some tricks? Jump off a wall, fly, do something. How about you fight someone.” He smiled and I growled. “Fight someone your age. If someone is knocked out then the last one standing is the winner.” Someone stood up then he stopped him. “How about your men viruses my men.”

“That’s not fair…” Lobelia smiled.

“Deal if that is how you want to play.” His smile got bigger and it sent a snake slipping down my back.

“Ok, there are no rules but if they are knocked out you have to wait for that team to pick them up.” One of the big buff guy’s stood up and was ready to fight. I looked at the ground knowing Lobelia was going down. We picked him up and it was the next round. There were ten rounds we went through and everyone was knocked out. “Ha! Ha! Ha! You call them fight’s? They didn’t even last one minute.” Rose hopped off my lap and got ready to fight. They all started laughing harder.

“Let’s go kid.” Rose ran to him but I jumped in front of the guy’s kick. He kicked me really hard in the back and I sledded along the ground with Rose safely covered in my arms.

“Rose are you ok?” He popped out of my arm’s without a scratch on him. I signed in relief. When I got up I walked him over to everyone else.

“I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to get you hurt.” He cried and I hugged him. Slowly rocking back and forth.

“It’s ok. I’m not hurt at all.” The other group just kept laughing.

“Who’s next to get beat?” Snapdragon laughed.

“Wait what’s the point they are all losers.” Someone called out.

“Hay, why don’t you all just lay on the ground and give up!” I took the swords off of me and stood up.

“Hope where are you going?” I smiled at them.

“Can you all stay here? I just want you to switch and see a real winner.” I walked over to the fighting ground and stood there. “Who is ready to fight?”

“You gotta be kidding me! No girl can fight a man and win.”

“Let’s see if it’s true. This is a one on one battle. Anyone jumps in they die.” They all started laughing and I kicked a big rock at one of them. It made a loud sound and they looked at me.

“Ok, fine I will go ease on you.” We stood in the middle and waited to start. I just spared my legs, knees bent, hands in a fist ready to throw a punch, and my eyes locked on the guy.

“Be again!” Someone called out and I stood my ground. He charged at me, I grabbed his fist, hit him behind his neck, and he fell to the ground.

“Anyone want to get him?” They looked at me in amassment in how fast I got him to the ground. Two guys grabbed him and I waited for my next person. He was the same size but a little faster. I gave him one good punch in the gut and he was down. “I’ve gone through all of you but your leader. Come face me head on or look like a weakling.” I got hit by the people before him but nothing to series that will make me stop. “None of them last a minute do you think you can?” I ducked his first punch but then he kicked me in my back.

Everyone is switching this and they see me being beat up. For the thirty second I could not hit him because of how fast he was. Then I got faster and got some hit’s on him. Then he got me in my gut and I was trying to breathe. I could hear his team routing him on. Then I saw the terrified faces of my kids. All of them were up and Rose was crying. Lobelia saw me looking at him. He stood up and yelled at me.

“Don’t lose to him! Rose is crying because of you! We all are!” I froze and took a blast to the face. A sharp wave went through my nose, followed by a blood smell. “If you lose we will kill you are self!” I smiled and I came to my senses. Before I knew it I could feel my broken nose heel, my blood stopped running down my face, and then I fought with my head up high. “The ones you love are in trouble! Get them out of it! Save all of their lives and don’t let the bad guy’s get to them!” I moved faster, faster, and faster. Snapdragon was on the ground and beat really bad. I kicked him to his pack. When I reached my family something came flying across to Rose. I put my sword in front of him and stopped it. When I picked it out I threw it back at them.

“Leave them alone. When the food is ready you eat it and then you leave never to come back.” A guy stood up with a weapon and I put my sword back. I ran to the guy, throw a punch at him only missing him by a kilometer, I ended up punching the red rock wall, and it was dented in. The sword he had went through me and I looked him in the eyes. “After you eat you will leave and never come back.” I could hear him pea in his pants. “Got it?” He shook his head and I stepped back. I stumbled back a few feet than I fall to my knees. Slowly I pulled the sword out and I could feel my stomach heeling. I was awake long enough to see my pack come back with some food. The whole time I was being beat up I couldn’t feel anything. Every since I got here I could not feel my body that much. Nor did I ever feel anything when I killed animals. When will I be able to feel my body again? I miss happiness so much I could cry. Just than a worm hand stroked my cheek.

“Is she going to be, ok? The sword went completely through her.” Tiger was right next to me.

“She might? No matter how we look at it we still have hope.” Something furry touched me and I shot up. Pain went through me as fast as an out of control wild fire.

“Calm down there is no fire. Lay back down, you're not in any condition to be moving.” Slowly he helped me lay down and the fire went down to a spark. Everyone ran around me and looked at me.

“Hope!” They all yelled out at once and I smiled at them.

“Hay, what was that whole thing all about? Why do the guy’s have a punch mark on their stomach?” I told them everything that happened but not what I did. It seems Rose filled them in on that.

“Did they leave?” They frowned at me.

“No, their leader is knocked out… Did you kill him?” I laughed and my stomach growled. Everyone went to go get me something to eat but Tiger stayed by my side. “They could have left a while ago but none of them will even think about it.”

“Have they had anything to eat?” He looked at them and they were smacking each other. If I was them I would have been lifted. “I’ll take that as a no. Will they take anything you give them?” His sad eyes looked into mine. He cares for his dad no matter how he treated him. I sat back up and the fire blasted through my body. The more I moved the more the fire grew.

“Lay back down! Your going to kill your self.” My body was crying for me to lay down but I kept moving. Tiger grabbed me and I pulled away.

“I know I’ve been out for more than a week. If they don’t eat the same thing will happen to them. Like when you guys could not get anything to eat.” I fall to my knees but I forced myself back up. Tears came to my eyes as the guy’s looked at me and started shaking. “You all need to eat.” My legs were shaking really hard so I got on my knees.

“W- we don’t want anything.” Someone said with nothing but fear.

“You need to eat if you don’t you will…”

“We don’t care, at least we stayed by his side.” They looked at Snapdragon and back at me. “We will have pride in and stay by him until the end. As long as we have pride we don’t need anything else.” My eyes went wide.

“You only care about your pride and nothing more? That’s heavy.” In some of their eyes I could see they were not proud of it at all. They wish they had their sons more.

“Go away, none of us need your help.”

“Why do you care about your pride so much?” None of them answered. “No one knows?”

“He saved lives. None of us know how to kill to get food and our fathers died before we were able to walk. His father taught him at a really young age and every since then we did as he said.” All of them had fire in their eyes like they were going to hit someone.

“If your pride means so much then tell me how are you keeping it alive right now?” They looked at me like it was simple.

“Staying by his side and waiting for him to wake up.”

“If you all die how are you to care on your pride?” They looked at me closely. “None of you has eaten every since you fought me. What do you need to leave? Food! Without it your body will waste away. He will have to move on without you. Tack the food we give you and tack it as a peace offering.” In no time they were happy and talking with real smiles on their faces. None of them hit each other but they did arm wrestle. The kid’s got to know their father’s and I sat next to Snapdragon. When I touched him he opened his eyes and I gave him a bowl of soup. He looked at everyone than to me.

“Why are you giving me this? I beat you up and my men…” I smiled.

“Just eat and later we can talk.” He enjoyed his food and then looked at me. I gave him water and it got dark. “Sorry do you want to talk now.” I walked back to him. He was sitting next to the fire all by himself.

“Thank you.” He was looking in the fire. “You saved their life. They told me everything.”

“I’m glad I could help.” He looked at me and smiled. I thought I saw a tear go down his face but he looked away from me. I waited for him to say something but he didn’t. “If you need me. I’m going to be out.”

“Thank you.” He repeated as I walked away back to the hot spring I found and I took a bath. When I was done I got dressed and played with the water. I made water lilies, butterflies, water spider’s, wolves, and my favorite Mom, Dad, and I. For some reason looking at them made of water makes me happy. The fine thing I made was a dragon. I made it go around me, and then made it rain. Using water for the fire. I looked at Snapdragon as he stepped back. The dragon went back to the pool of water and disappeared.

“Snapdragon… I… Um…” He turned around and ran. I ran after him with all my might. When he ran into the cave I jumped on him and he fell to the ground.

“What the hell are you?” He twisted around and pushed me on the ground. Then pinned me down. “How are you able to use water like that?”

“Shut up! If you don’t I will make you pass out again!” Everyone tried to pull us away and when they did they looked at us.

“What is going on?” Tiger looked at me.

“She made a dragon out of water! On top of that some people, butterflies, water spiders, and water lilies! Something's not right about her.” He pushed everyone off of him and glared at me. Josh let me go and looked at me. I spotted my backpack then looked at the ground.

“Hope is that true?” I didn’t look up and they all stepped away from me. The wolves ran to me and growled at everyone. “Who are you?”

“It doesn't matter does it?” I grabbed my backpack and ran out of the cave. Tears fell down my face as I ran and claimed in the trees. It’s weird how I begin to trust them and then they step away from me when they find out something I can do. It’s not fair! Every time I find a place I think I can fit in. This always happens.

For however long it's been, I have been on the ground of the woods for a long time and I’m still all alone. I didn’t bother to eat, fight, or look for a way out. I just laid on the ground as if there was nothing to do. I was in a daze when I heard someone step on something. Instead of looking to see what it was I just closed my eyes. My stomach growled and my body was in a sleeping stall.

Whatever it was it walked to me and sat there. Then it laid it’s stuff down. A hand or paw sat on my chest right above my heart. It was big like a hand so this thing has to be a human. Slowly the human hand slid up under my shirt but he didn’t go any higher than my ribs. The human patted my collar bone and then my cheek. Soon as the human put some kind of liquid under my nose, I started to cough. It burned and was really strong. I didn’t bother to open my eyes but the human did collect its stuff and pick me up in his arms.

Why is this person doing this for me? I don’t want this person to do anything for me. Slowly it laid me down on hard formulary ground. The sound of a waterfall was in the background, the small was of warm water, and sent like after the rain fell. It was all so formulary like I've been here before. The sound was so peaceful I fell asleep.

Soon as I rolled over a hand caught me and laid me back on my back. I opened my eyes blinking wildly trying to get my eyes in focus. When I did I looked up to see beep gray eyes looking down at me. Only inches from my faces staring back at me with sadness in his eyes. His skin was brown, and he had black hair. He smiled and put a cup of water to my lips. His smile was so beautiful, it was like the star’s at night with the crescent moon.

Slowly I sipped it down and he sat my up agents against a wall. He then gave me some food and more water. When he stood up he looked at the woods. There’s something witching us, he knows it too. When I saw my backpack sitting at my side I grabbed it and my body moved slowly then I thought it normally would. I pulled it closer than looked at him again. He was sitting back down.

For the whole day he was with me and trying to get me to walk again. He always lifts when I fall asleep but everyday he would come back.

“You're able to run and walk now, it only took you a week and a half.” He smile’s and hands me a cup of water. I nodded to thank him. “Can you talk? Or say anything?” I frowned and looked at the ground. I shook my head. “It’s ok, don’t feel bad about it.” He put his hand on my shoulder and I looked up blushing. We went swimming and I was about to dive underwater when a huge wave came and pulled me under water. I tried to swim up but the current just pulled me down. Instead of crying for help I froze in place believing this was it. He was the fine guy that I got to see and hear his voice.

I feel something blubbery rap around me and push me up. When a strong hand begins to pull me up it disappears. Then I wave bye to it and he swims me to the ground. I begin coughing and he leans me over to the side.

“That’s it let it come out.” He whispered and I looked at him when I was done spitting it all out. “I thought I lost you there.” I looked at him and jumped on him, giving him a big hug. “Your welcome.” He laughed and I smiled. “Dark, Abby, and Olivia! Get your buts out here now! I know you did this get out here right now!” All of them came out laughing so hard when they reached us to fall to the ground. “You almost killed her! How dear you!” I was behind him looking over his shoulder at Olivia the blond girl. Her darkened brown eyes, rankles on her nose and bark pink lips told me she did it. She was pretty but only in the picture way. The other girl Abby has light brown hair, light brown eyes, and chicken legs but they looked really good on her. Dark has bark brown eyes, black hair, darkened skin, and a wonderfully shaped body, just like Brick.(He is the guy that found me and is superbly nice to me.)

“Lets get her in one of the homes where she has to work in order to eat and stuff.” We were walking around in their village and everyone was dressed in a dress or in the old days. “She is not a member here so it’s her only option and you get to see here seven hours a day or more if she can work fast enough.” Abby sagest.

“Ok, let's put her into one that you work at that way you and Olivia can keep a close eye on her for us.” They all agreed to do their parts in taking care of me and teaching me whatever they could.

“You need 600 hundred paces to roll her in here considering she does not have a membership here.” They all walked from the counter and pulled colorful money out with the word paces and ones and tens on them.

“We don’t have enough, we are five hundred and sixty paces off.” They all sighed and put their money back in their pocket. “Can we make a payment plan if we are short…” Brick did get to finish his sentence.

“I’m sorry we don’t accept…” I reached in my pocket and pulled out two hand full of pace’s cash. “Well here is her new room and have a good day.” We all walked to my room and they closed the door and looked at me. There was no bed or anything but a bath room with a white tub, toilet, and a snick.

“How did you get all of that money?” I stood turned to the door and waved for them to follow me. Then I pointed to the guys playing dice in a dark alley. “Ok, will nice to know lets go before they…”

“Hay, wear are you going? We need to even the score with the game earlier.” The guy’s behind us laugh and the girls start shaking.

“Hay leave her alone we just took a wrong turn some wear that’s all.” Brick pulled me close to him and I tripped him so the guy missed him.

“Ok, well let her go if any of you win the game.” We all sat down and explained the game. “Who ever has the most mach’s out of eight sets wins. All right begin.” He filled the cards and Abby won the whole game and I won but I didn’t lay my cards down.

“Very good girl. Go head the girl can go.” We started walking and he stopped them. “The deal was to let her go not you all.”

“That’s not right let us go now! We won far and…” Dark growled.

“Your words were to let her go, not you all.” They tried to make a run for it but the buff guys started beating them up.

“Girl it’s your move.” He smiled and I knew what he meant. I could stay here and try and gamble them free or I could just walk away from them forever. They looked at me and I know by the way they looked at me they couldn’t read me. I pointed to them and the guy laughed. “Wrong move girl but since you can’t play this game lets fight.” He looked at me smiling. His body was hidden by a big cloth and his face appeared to show the weakness of an old man. “Pick anyone you want to tack on and if you beat them you can all go free.” I pointed to him and he laughed. “Wrong move again.” He stood up and reviled his buff body.

“Hay, leave without us we will be fine! Don’t do this to yourself! Don’t go through with him, you're just going to end up hurting yourself.” I looked at him and his eyes were filled with anger. “I know why your doing this and it not what you think.” He whispered and hesitated to keep his voice up. “The only reason why I did what I did was because I wanted to make you do all my work for you and take advantage of you. After learning you couldn’t talk I know it would be even easier.” I froze and tears fell down my face. When he saw me crying he looked to the ground and understood he got his point through. I took off and ran out the alley as I passed them. I looked at them all but Brick.

He couldn’t have done that because he was so sweet and kind. He always came back for me and showed me how to walk again. Then he yelled at his friends for almost killing me. He was with me for days and weeks, maybe months. He saved me…

I ran to the guy and jumped high up then punched him hard in his face. He fell hard to the ground and got up quickly and looked at me.

“Well I’ll be. She tackles the deal. Alright this is going to be done quickly.” He was right, it was over before I knew it and he was crawling away. “Ok, here tack them and all my money please just leave me alone!” He cried. I turned to my ex-friends and the guys ran away. I collected all the money and we left. No one said a word the whole time we walked. When I smelt something good to eat I looked at the restaurant. Bloody Board was the name of it.

“Why, did you come back? I told you not to.” Brick growled and I didn’t bother to look at him or answer. Not that I would speak to him or anything.

“I can’t believe you were going to use her like that! She was always so nice and sweet to us all and you were just using her for your own benefits!” Abby yelled at him pulling me to her.

“So what, don't act like you've never done that before in your lifetime.” He barks back.

“I have but not in the way you were going to use her!” She growled and I frowned. When they looked at me she asked me the same question. I put my hands over my heart and placed it on each of there’s.

“You say right through my little white lie… didn’t you?” I smiled at him and he blushed.

“Abby and Olivia if you have known him for so long how come you didn’t see through him?” Dark asked, shocked.

“We didn’t look into his eyes. That’s the only way I know how.” The both said.

“Well with that being said let's have a feast tomorrow of our victory! She can pay.” He patted me hard on the back. “All in say I. I.” They all said at once.

“No, she picks the place and we pay for it ourselves.” They nodded in agreement.

“Out of all places she picks this one. The most expensive place to eat! Bloody Board.” When we interred a guy smiled at me but only me. When he looked at everyone else he frowned.

“We will not let you in unless you can pay for your full meal, up front cash.” Everyone sitting was in fancy clothes and stared at us. I pulled my money out and showed it to him. “You're with this young lady here?” I nodded and he led us to a seat. It was a round table with a white table cloth over it. There were flowers everywhere and the seats we sat at were really a booth. There were no chairs. It was like that for most of the tables except you for the couple’s table.

“What would you like to drink?” He smiled and gave me a fence drinking menu. I pointed to the one I thought was water and past it to everyone else. When he looked at me again his eyes were confused. “Ok, thank you and what about to eat?” He gave everyone their own menu. “It’s ok take your time I will be right back.” They all looked at me and the girls were smiling.

“I think he has a thing going on with you.” Abby giggles.

“Yeah, I think he does, to!” Olivia agrees and glances at Brick. “Do you like him? Or think he is cute?” I frown as if I don’t understand what she is saying. “O… that’s right I’m so sorry, I forgot.” She said. He was passing out the drinks.

“Would you like some more time or are you ready to order?” He glanced at everyone but he smiled at me. I looked at Abby and she answered for me.

“We would like more time please.” He looked from me to her and back. I smiled and he nodded and walked to someone else's table. “Gosh he is kind of cute maybe I’ll go after him if you wont.” I sipped my water and about five minutes after I went running to the restrooms. I ran into some guy and threw up all over him.

“O… no! My dad's favorite white shirt!” He stood up and then helped me up. “I’m sorry I should have been switching clothes…”

“Hay, Dan are you in here?” He grabs me and pulls me into another room. He was strong and gentle when he did it. He has soft green eyes, black hair, a baby face and a really, really nice body. I could tell we were in a wishing room for clothes so I quickly took my dress off and put it in the warm water and began hand scrubbing it. I then hang it to dry and use wind to speed up the process.

“Um… Please put this on. I don’t think I should be looking at you like that.” The white shirt was two times bigger so it looked like a dress on me. “Um… a little help here.” I undid his shirt and he tried to hand wash his shirt and rip holes in it. “Now I’m going to be killed for this too!” I smiled at him and took over and wish his shirt. When it dries I sow it back together and change back into my dress. “Thank you so much. You are like a Marcella worker!” He smiles and I help him back in his shirt. “Hi my name is Dan and I’m sure I messed up…” Someone was knocking on the door.

“Dan I know you're in here! I saw you go in!” I quickly get into the big tub with no water and he opens the door. “Is something wrong?” The female asked.

“No, I was making sure I looked good for you.” He laughs nervously. They leave and I wait a good five minutes and then leave the room walking back to my table.

“Are you feeling ok? Would you like some water?” The waiter asked and I nodded. They did not order yet so I waited for them. As he left to get me some water.

“Are you sure you're ok?” I nodded. “Ok, so what would you like? Point to it.” I put my hand on the whole menu and they all gasped.

“Is it all just for you?” I shook my head and smiled at them. “It’s for all of us?” Abby asked and I nodded yes. I then spotted Dan sitting next to a girl that looked just like Olive but with dirty blond hair and nicer clothes. He was searching every table until he saw me and might my eyes. I looked away and looked at Dark who was on my right. The waiter came and gave me my water. I smiled at him and said thank you.

“Here you are Ms. Here are some lemons if you would like some. Now what can I get you?” He looked at me hoping I would say something but I just looked at Dark.

“We would like everything on the menu.” He looked at everyone, at the table but me.

“If you don’t mind me asking but are you forcing her to bye all of this for you?” He asked looking at me.

“No, we aren’t. This is what she ordered. For all of us.” He looked at me and I nodded in agreement. I sipped my water and soon as the waiter left Dan started walking over Olive and Abby stairs. When he stops right next to me.

“Um… I was wondering if I could join you?” He asked me and Brick didn’t move so I tapped him and he let me out. “No, I mean at the table.” I look at Abby and she smiles.

“Of course you can! Please do. Here let's make room for him.” Dark and Brick are kind of glaring at him when I sit down and he sits next to me.

“Um… Hi, my name is Don nice to meat you all.” He shook everyone’s hand but when Dark and Brick shocked his hand he almost crushed it. “That’s a very strong hand shake you both have.” He smiles rubbing his hand. They just sipped their soda and smiled.

“So how do you know they are friends?” Abby asks very cheerfully.

“Well we just might, to tell the truth. We Kind-of ran into each other.” He smiles and looks at me. I smile back and the waiter comes with s- cargo for me and everyone else gets some kind of poorly made dish with fish of some kind.

“If there is anything more I can do please let me know.” I smiled at him and Abby answered for me.

“Thank you.” The waiter looked back at me and nodded. He walks away and Dan looks at Abby.

“Um… Why does she keep answering questions for you?” I know he wanted me to answer but I just looked at Brick and Dark. “No, the question is for you to answer.” I looked at him and the waiter walked away slowly passing us as the question was answered.

“She can’t talk.” When the waiter hears that he trips over his own foot and lands on Dan and my lap. The sweet wine and medium well done stack lands on me and the shrimp goes flying down my shirt, and the sauce goes all in my hair and dress.

“O… my I am so sorry!” He slowly got off of us and Dan let me out. When I stood up they slowly helped me get some of the food off of me. “Here please come with me I will give you something to change in.” I nodded and followed him to the room Dan had pulled me in. “I really am sorry. I didn’t mean to…” He sighed and looked really close to tears. “Please don’t tell my manager. He will fire me without thinking twice.” He gave me the same big white shirt Brick gave to me earlier. When he started wishing my dress I knew he didn’t mean for me to see the tears escape from his eyes but I did. I leaned over the snick and wished my hair when I was down I placed my hand on his shoulder and began washing my dress myself. “I would understand if you tell them. I mean only important people has a lot of money so that dress must have cost…” I hung up my dress to dry and hugged him smiling. Hoping he understood what I was saying to him. “No, it’s not ok. I should be getting yelled at by you and then my manager. I stepped back so he could see the smile on my face. He has light gray eyes, his skin is like a peach, and his lips are slightly pink.

“James! I know you're in here?” That must be the man in charge.

“Yes, sir. Come in.” His manager was short, chubby, pale skin, and ice blue eyes.

“Miss. I’m troubled, sorry. He is as good as fired from here.” I changed into my damped dress and he was looking at me and began blushing. “O… your one of the high sealers here! I’m going to put this on his permanent record. You can be sure of that. When I’m done with him no one will…” I placed my hand on his shoulder and frowned. He waited for me to say something but instead I smiled. “Why are you smiling he just throw food all over you!” I grabbed his hand and motioned James to follow us. When I opened the door the workers jumped up and ran. “All of you are going to be fired, we don’t pay you to sit around!” Soon as we reached my table I looked at everyone and smiled.

“She’s not mad at him. She really finds it really funny and wishes you would keep him. He was really kind to her and all of us.” Olivia answered.

“At first it was hard to communicate but he took the time and tried to understand her. She is very grateful he did that. She is willing to come here every time she eats lunch or dinner.” He smiled and patted James hard on his back.

“Well thank you for the kind words but why are you talking for her?” I frowned at him and the waiter whispered in his ear. “O… I’m sorry, well I guess lunch will be in the house. Let me see the bill.” The waiter handed it over and he gasped. “Well my words are final so you may leave when you like.” I reached in my pocket and gave him the money. “I said…”

“She knows what you said but she also knows that will put you in a beep hole so she is willing to pay and leave a generous tip as well. Thank you for the wonderful food and please thank everyone including the wonderful makers of the divine food. We must be headed on our way.” We all got up and they looked at me.

“Wait, you didn’t get all your food.” I looked at Abby.

“We will be back with more people to help eat it. Until then thank you and have a blessed day.” I smiled at them.

“Um… May I ask her name?” James' manager asked. I looked at Abby.

“She will leave the name “Butterfly.” We all walked outside with a smile on our face. Dan said goodbye at the door.

“So now that we are full where would you like to go?” I smiled and we just walked around.

“You should have let him pay for the food. That way you would have saved a lot of money and why a tip? I’m sure it was more than a thousand and he threw food all over you!” Olivia yelled. I shrugged my shoulders like it was nothing.

“Let's finish this tomorrow. We have to sign her back in.” When we walked into my room someone was waiting on the floor.

“Um… hi I’m the owner of this place and need to ask why you're not enrolled in a school?” He asks and looks straight at me.

“We have been looking for schools but we don’t know what kind of school she needs to be in.” Dark answers.

“I’m not asking you…” I smiled and Abby answered.

“She can't talk. We are the ones who talk for her.” He nodded and moved on.

“Well by the lack of schools I would have to say the History school. Otherwise I will have to ask her to leave and never come back.” He stood up and walked out the room.

“There’s no way she will survive at a school like that. She is going to die on the first day.” Abby whispered. “No one has ever served the first day but the ones who grow up there.”

“If she goes there now even the five year old kids can when they fight against her.” Olivia sighs.

“My big brother's are already in it, maybe they can keep an eye on her.” Dark says.

“We can try but I don’t think he will bother to.” Brick frowns.

“Well we can try.” He says.

Two weeks later

“We have a new kid. She is a beginner so we will have to show her how things go. Sit behind him.” He pointed to a guy with a six inch mo-hock on his head. I move over to my mat on the floor and someone trips me. I rub my check and everyone starts laughing.

“Uniform day is Fridays.” Someone yielded out.

“We have groups at this school and no one can pick their group.I was dressed in a black and red gee-guy. I was stuck in the same room until lunch. I’m guessing I’m at an all boy school because I don’t see any girls and everyone including the staff to the school are all guys. The only thing I’ve learned so far is that fighting is the only way to live in this place. Well that’s what the teachers talk about.

It’s now my second day and when I walk in class all the guys turn there’s heads. I was wearing a pink flower in my hair today, my shirt was blue with my blue jeans shorts. Some guy tripped me and soon as I hit the floor all of his friends started laughing. I hit the ground face forward and you could hear a loud smack, my flower went flying and everyone was looking at me. When I got up my face burned and I could feel tears in my eyes. It didn’t bother to look up at anyone. Before I got my flower, class started and the teacher grabbed my arm and slammed me to the wall.

“Why, aren’t you in your seat?” He growled and penned me to the ground. I tried to turn around and fight him but no matter what I did I couldn’t move the one hundred and fifty pound man off of me. Quickly I gave up and the tears fell down to the floor.

“Sir, she’s crying.” Someone at the door called out. He quickly hopped off of me and kicked me in my stomach.

“Damn weakling can’t even talk when I’m sitting on her.” He kicked me harder and I went flying. Few people stopped me from flying and I looked the teacher in the eyes and he froze.

“Um… sir I was here to inform you that she can not speak.” The man at the door says as I begin to stand up. “and she is not from here.”

“Well that’s nice to know. I guess you think I should go easier on her?” He laughed and I moved away from him. “That’s not going to happen. I guess I have to make her angry.” He sat at his desk and read a note the guy gave him. He looked at me and nodded. When the guy left I began to crawl away from him as he moved my way. When he picked me up by my shirt he threw me to a hard wall. Than another one and another one and another one. When he looked me in my eyes he growled and began to shake me. “Come on you can’t hide your anger for long.”

“Sir, what do you want us to do?” He smiled and threw me into the middle of the room.

“Fight her, everyone at once.” He growled.

“Sir?” Someone said.

“Do as I say.” I stood up. This is a really dirty school and I blocked everyone’s hit but I never hit them back. They hit me and I fell to the ground. “Don’t hold back full force.” I laid on the ground waiting for someone to finish me off. No one did but when the bell rang the teacher stopped them. “We will keep this up tomorrow.” He said not even looking at me. When he left everyone stood there looking at me. I stood up and walked to my place mat. Not a sign of anger. Soon as lunch came I stood up as if nothing happened.

“Ms. Butterfly please stay after.” I walked up to him and he stood in front of me. Everyone stood at the door outside lessening. “I’m going to fight you just to see where you are.” He tried to punch me as quickly as he could move and I did a backflip. He missed, not one hit landed on me. “Very good dodging but try to hit…” I flashed in front of him before he even realized it. When the door opened I fall to the ground.

“Well I see she’s no good in your class here either.” The guy from before said. Quickly I got to my feet and ran out when I reached the cafeteria I got my lunch and before I could even sit down, the guy that looked just like Dark, he slammed my food into my face. Everyone looked at us and I didn’t bother to look at him.

“Why, don’t you fight me and see who wins.” He pushed me and I backed up. Here at this school I have to be on my grad the inter time. “Come on, fight me.” Everyone crowded around us and routed me on but I refused to fight. “Come on!” He hit me in my stomach really hard and I faked like I was in pain. It really felt like he was tickling me. “I know you want to hurt me.” I stood up and smiled at him. He looked shocked and everyone did. “Why are you smiling?” He started pounding my face but I still smiled. Even if tears fall I smile no matter the pain. “Stop it!” I could tell it scared him.

“Hay! Danny!” Some guy walked up and pulled him off of me. “Why are you pounding on my friends friend?” He has blue eyes, black hair and a real buff body.

“Mike you and I both know no one knows her.” He laughed and Mike picked me up.

“No, but my brother knows her.” Danny’s face became pale.

“You're lying. He said a new guy, not a girl.” He said, stepping back words. “She can’t even fight so she can’t be her.” Mike laughed softly.

“That may not be true but wait until you meet me at home. Then you will see.” Slowly he turned his back and walked away. The school ended faster on the second day then the first.

“Dark! Come down stairs!” His mom yelled and all of my friends came running down. “Your brothers need to talk to you.” When Abby, Dark, and Brick saw me they ran to my side.

“What happened to her? I asked you both to witch her.” He placed his hand on my nick and I guessed to see if I was leaving the stall.

“Don’t get mad but Danny did it. He thought you was talking about a guy.” He said stroking my hair. “I stopped him but when I reached him this is how I found her.” I looked up at him then I saw a butterfly. It had blue, black, and green all over its wings. I pointed to the window and they followed my finger.

“Why is she pointing to a butterfly?” Brick asked. I looked Abby in their eyes and she looked back outside.

“It’s a full moon tonight but what about it?” She looked back at me and I touched her four head with one finger then pointed to the butterfly with the broken wing. The butterfly landed on her forehead for a few seconds then flue to the window and pushed against it as if it was trying to get out. When she let it out it flowed up to the moon and the wing was healed. “I don’t understand.” Olivia looked at me confused as much as Abby. I pointed outside one more time and made eye contact with her. “Brick pick her up.” He picked me up and she opened the front door.

“What’s going on? Why are there glowing butterfly’s out here?” I looked at Abby and then pointed to the trees.

“Come on follow them.” The butterflies made a path and they followed. Abby led the way and they ran into a wall. “Damn it!” She looked at me and I pointed to the wall. “It’s a dead end.” A tear escaped my eye and she looked at the wall. “I don’t know where to go now the butterflies… they disappeared.” Her eyes grow wide. “No, they didn’t disappear they went through the wall.” She walked through the wall then came back.

“What the hell!” Olivia screamed.

“Shh… we don’t have a long time please just follow the butterflies.” They looked down at me.

“She just talked.” Brick looked at me then the wall.

“Please, quickly. Move.” I whispered out of breath.

“Come on guys follow the butterflies!” Abby yelled and Brick ran through the wall and everyone followed behind him. “Move faster there starting to lose there light.” Brick moved closely behind Abby and when they came to the springs they stopped at the edge of the water.

“What now? There gone.” Abby looked around for a sign but there wasn’t one. She couldn’t go throw the wall and nothing was behind the waterfall. I looked at Abby and tears fell from sadness and Joy. I don’t know why I picked this place but it has good moonlight.

“I’m sorry to have felled you please forgive me.” Abby grabbed my cold shaking hand. “Why are you cold? What’s going on?” She looked in my eyes and I pointed up. Then to the water. “I can’t do that… but maybe… you can.” She looked at Brick and slowly I laid back and my eyes closed. “Walk into the middle of the water all four of you? Go!” No one moved. “You stay at her feet, you her head, and Brick stays like that, Dark on the other side of Brick. Now walk her to the middle!” Slowly they got into the water.

“This water is frizzing!” Brick and Dark said as they flouted me to the middle of the body water.

“What now?” Brick yelled back. My eyes opened to the sweet sound of the tune she hummed. It was the hunger games song. Tears fell and I began to hum back to her. The wind was blowing a little harder so the water was moving in little waves all around us. I laid in Bricks arm as he walked out of the water with the guys behind him.

“We need to go back to your house now. We can talk there.” Abby said and they ran to the wall, went through it and ran back to Darks house. They all came in and closed the door and Brick laid me on the sofa and I fell asleep.

“Hay, come on get up Butterfly! It’s time for school.” I opened my eyes and Danny was caring for me. I nearly died of a panic attack. Good thing Mike was there to catch me.

“Told you she be sacred. I mean you beat her up the first time she might you.” Mike laughed and stopped for me to get some clothes on. Then put me on his back as he took off to school. “Yeah! We are still early!” He pulled me around into his arms and I smiled.

“Well let’s get her to class. We wouldn’t want her to be late now would we?” We walked side by side and when someone came behind me they tripped me and pushed me hard. Mike caught me and Danny tried to hit the guy but he was too fast and he ducked and punched Danny in the face.

“What was that for? She did nothing to you and I can’t say the same for Danny.” Danny was on the ground and was rubbing his jaw.

“Don’t tell me she’s your pet?” He laughed. I jumped behind Danny and Mike when I realized he was in my class.

“What did you do to her?” Mike growled at the guy. He had bark brown eyes, brown hair, freckles, on his face, and his body was big and buff.

“Hay, kid you don’t belong here. This is an all guy school if you think you’re a guy you should get checked by a doctor.” He laughed and his friends were behind me.

“Leave her alone…” The guy grabbed me and started throwing dirt on me. One of the guys picked me up and looked me in the face.

“Hay, stop it. She’s cute and has a nice body too. Maybe she can make my ex jealous of me and come back.” He smiles at the idea. When I look at Mike and Danny they look at me and their eyes are filled with sadness. They waited for me to do something. I nodded and they left me alone to deal with these buffoons. “How sad your only hope of survival here has just left you.”

“Let’s fight her on Friday we don’t have to worry about school rules.” They nodded and threw me to the ground.

When Friday came I was shocked at the gum they had. It was big enough to fit only seventy people and it had a big fighting ring. It was like the show where people came to fight in Tokyo and China. I guess because I was new and it was my first time being here the teachers had me sit next to them. My first period teacher was in charge of this whole event. The teachers were just here to see what was needed to work on more and needed less attention.

“It’s the end of the week and I know most of you have put in a request to get agents to win their title and leave them with nothing at all. Will everyone know who ever doesn’t make it to the final will not stay here next year. Who would like to go first? Will let's have the new kid pick for us.” He looked at me and shocked me. I picked out one peace of paper and gave it to him. “Now just to let you all know she has no Idea how to play and/or fight.” He laughed and opened the paper. “Mike and Danny come on down! Looks like one of you have a problem with each other. Well let's settle it with this fight.” Both of them stood up looking into each other's eyes. “Began!” They stood at the end of the mat and began fighting. Danny ended up on the ground knocked out and Mike carried him off of the ring. “Well that was fast it looks like Mike wins!” My eyes were wide with shock and fear. They can fight like masters of ancient fighting but with the strength of an ox! Mike looked at me and when he saw my eyes he looked away quickly leaving the room with Danny over his shoulder. The whole time he was gone when I thought it was over he spoke into the microphone. “Wait we have one last round to go!” Slowly someone handed him the paper. “Ok, will next up is…” He unfolded the paper in his hands. “Butterfly and Tom! Come on down!” No one made a sound as I made my way to the end of the ring. Tom the one form before made his way to the other end of the mat. Soon as he said, Tom flashed in front of me and I was knocked to the ground using his and my weight against me and fell on top of me. I froze and he picked me up in the air and smashed me hard into the ground. I mostly tried to dodge and bucked form him and he mostly hit me and he stepped back as if there was no effort at all.

“You can move with a little speed but you have no straight. The only chance you have of winning is moving around until I’m tired.” I smiled at him and he dashed to me and he threw a fist at me. We both froze when he passed.

“Who won?” I heard someone ask as I turned around to see Tom facing me. I smiled and fell straight to the ground as soon as he looked at me. I closed my eyes and fell asleep. There was whispering all around me and none of the voice’s was any I heard before.

“Well at least we know she doesn’t belong here. Even if we taught her how to fight she could never be one of us.” I heard the teacher’s say.

“Not, true and I’m going to prove it to you!” I heard a guy say. It must be someone in my class because I have heard his voice before.

“I’ve tried to teach her and bring the anger out but there is not a single piece of anger in her! The only thing coming out of her is good attitude.” Sir Pink said.

“Yes, but I know. I’ve heard all about your training style for her.” He growled. “But I just so happen to have seen a glimpse of her anger and my whys with lady friends.” He laughed.

“Ok, fine but she must join the after school fighting club.” Someone yelled out. “Maybe it could help.” I opened my eyes and looked to see I was on Tom's shoulder. When he saw I was awake he tossed me to the floor.

“Do what you like with her but don’t forget she has this school to attend as well.” He says walking away.

A few weeks later the school started to get more girls and all of them wanted to be my friend. They joined my same after school activities. I’m the worst fighter in this entire school and the leader is planning on kicking me out unless I pay a fee of one thousand Paces and little does he know I have the money.

“Hay, butterfly let's go swimming at my place! My older brother is throwing a pool party and I can invite a few girl’s. He is turning fifteen years old and he is looking forward to meeting some of my friends. He knows that this is a fighting school and if someone doesn’t get a long they might end up fighting and getting us kicked out.” I looked at her then nodded. “Ok, we are going to a place called Blood board. He heard it was a good place to eat and lots of hot people go there. He’s not going to rent the place out but you are going to have to pay for your own meal.” I nodded to show I understood what she was saying. “I understand if you can’t pay for yourself so try to get a date and have him pay for it and you pay him back or something.” I pulled out a handful of money and she gasped. “Will um… maybe you should pay in advance so you don’t have carry all that money.” I gave her the money in my hand and she smiled and slipped it into her pocket. “Thank you be sure to bring a friend.” I nodded and she walked away from me. I sat back down at the table and everyone’s eyes were on me.

“You know she just insulted you?” I tilted my head to the side as if I didn’t understand him. “Lila just called your family pour and…” My worm heart shattered and tears came to my eyes. “I’m sorry but I didn’t say it she did.” He pointed to Lila and I looked to the ground. Tears slowly escaped my eyes as the pain began to smother me. “Please don’t cry…” I looked at him and smiled. He whipped my eyes. The guys crowded around me and I didn’t look up.

How could I have forgotten about them? My own family. I stood up and pushed my way through everyone. I had my back pack in my hand and ran to the lunch room door. One of the guys grabbed my arm and I looked at him.

“Where are you going?” It was Tom holding my arm but it was Mike who spoke. I looked up. “I don’t get it?” I pointed up and pulled my arm away. “To the ruff?” I shook my head and ran through the door. I ran throw the hall way and out side. When I started running for the gate someone tried to hit me. I jumped above his head and stepped on his shoulder.

When I looked at the gate I saw them. My mom and dad at the gate waving goodbye. Someone tackled me to the ground two inches short of them. Then I tried to get up but they healed me back. I cried reaching for them when they turned their backs on me. My hand dropped and I witched as they crossed the line to the other world. I noticed they looked back and there were tears in their eyes. They disappeared and Mike stepped in front of me. Everyone dropped me and I fell to my knees crying.

“Butterfly what is it? What is making you so sad?” He asked and tried to hold me but I pushed him away. Everyone gasped. He was the only one I ever allowed to hug me and I could see when I pushed him away I hurt him. “Butterfly…” I stood up and walked past everyone without looking at them and no one said a word. The rest of today everyone was talking about how I rejected him and ran out of the school. When Mike and Danny walked me form school I looked at the sky the whole time.

“Hay, Butterfly! How was school today? Are my brothers treating you well?” Their little sister was older than me and loved me to death. We would share the same bath room and bed when a storm went on. I would say he was like a blood sister but not really by blood. “Butterfly…” She looked at my clothes and then her brothers.

“Not, today. Any other day but…” She cut him off.

“How can you treat a family like this! Just because she’s not…” Tears started to fall again and to make her stop talking I hugged her then we rolled around on the ground. “Hay, ok. I understand lets go get cleaned up.” I nodded and followed her. When Dark, Brick, Abby, and Olivia saw me they smiled but I didn’t smile back. I looked Abby in the eyes and she gasped.

“What is it?” Brick asked, not really caring.

“Nothing, it's only for girls to know. Olivia lets go.” She grabbed my hand gently and began to pick up pace. When we ended up in the big bathroom up stars they stood in one spot looking at each other.

“Why are we in here?” Olivia asked.

“She has been crying and that’s because…” She looked at me as I started up the shower. They all gasped and I looked at them. I began to take my clothes off and laid down in the shower. I could hear what they were saying but I didn’t want to listen.

“Is that why she was all alone when he found her?” Lila asked her voice close to tears.

“Yes, and all this time she’s been happy. Never showing anger or sadness. I always thought she had it good.” Abby whispered and reached into the water. Slowly the water drained out and they wrapped me in a towel. They had Brick come and lay me in bed.

“So any of you going to tell me why you all look like you could use a huge?” I dozed off and the girl was sleeping in the same bed as me. I sat up to see someone on a seat next to the bed.

“Hello do you remember me?” I nodded and he smiled. “So is it true? The daughter of the day family lost her voice?” I frowned. Then realized if he was here someone was close to death. “That’s right but don’t worry it’s no one you know. See they have a hospital and I thought it would be nice to see you again.” I smiled at him and he stood up at the window. “You should go see the hospital. There are so many kids that could use someone like you. Most of them are so upset they tried to bring me to them.” I looked down and nodded in understanding. “See you around o… and you might want to move in Bricks house I’m sure you will like it there.” He laughed and disappeared.

“Hay, should we wake her up for school?” Brick asked. “I’m sure she would be happy to see that you and I now go to the same school. Maybe…” I shout up. “Calm down no one is here to fight!” I hopped out of the bed and fell to the ground. “Change your clothes if you would like to make it to school.” I nodded and ran into the door. When I changed we ended up sprinting to class.

“Why, are you late?” Sir asked his brown hair all over his head and Dark eyes filled with anger.

“She slept in so we had to wait…” The teacher threw a punch that made me go flying to the wall behind me.

“I don’t like people making people late.” I bent over holding my stomach. For the next past weeks he kept hitting me and trying to fight me but I would let myself go down after every hit. “That’s it! Your out of this school! You can’t even try to block a hit.” I smiled when he looked at me. “Is that what you wanted the whole time?” He growled. I moved to the middle of his class and everyone looked at me. “There’s no use, you don’t know a thing about fighting.” I throw my shoe at him and he froze. “Ok, your on.” He got ready to charge at me. When he did I jumped up and he ran into the wall. “So you’ve learned one thing since you’ve been here?” I nodded. “Well I guess that’s something. Ok, let's start class.” when I sat down I wasn’t smiling. The only thing on my face was a frown. I didn’t wear bright colors anymore. I only wore dark colors and all the guy’s hung out with me more. I think most of them forgot I was a girl at times.

“Hay, time to go to my Masters class. He wants to see what we learned and something else.” I looked at them and my locker. I walked to his room and everyone was behind me.

“Who wants to fight who?” He asked, not even looking at us. I let everyone pick and I was left out only because they thought I couldn’t fight. Out of no wear a guy with swords and other objects comes in the room.

“I’m here for her…” He pointed to me and everyone stood in front of me. He was dressed like a ninja and I could only see the mud brown eyes of his. “If you value your life you would be wise to step away from her.” No one moved so I put my hand on Dark and Bricks shoulders.

“Butterfly but you can’t…” He laughed and everyone jumped in surprise.

“Her name is not Butterfly it‘s…” I dashed to him and kicked him into the wall. “Damn it H…” I flashed in front of him and threw him across the room and began punching his face in with nothing but anger. I disarmed him from all of the weapons he had on him. In clouding the ones under his custom. When I was done with him I kicked him to the middle of the room and I looked at everyone. They all looked like they wet themselves. I quickly got read of my anger and was myself again.

“She was just angry and then she got read of it just like that. I don’t know about the rest of the guys but I was close to wetting myself.” He laughed and his friends looked at me in disbelief. “If you don’t believe me, wait till you see how Master acts when she’s near.” He laughed harder and everyone was in their seats. When Master came in and saw me he tried to throw a sneeze attack by sneezing and throwing a dart at me. The dart I stopped with one finger and no one saw it but him, Dark and Brick.

“I can’t work with this… Butterfly stands up.” He looked at me with fear but no one could see it, only me. “You have moved up to the higher class men. Please head to the room across from this one, please.” I nodded smiling and walked off. I opened the door and to my new class room and a spear came my way with full force. I step to the side of it and walk in as everyone heads turns to me.

“Ok, class she is new in this class so please be nice.” Before I knew it I was past up and then I got kicked out for passing everyone’s with a good score and little effort.

“Sir, if she is so good, why don’t you have her stay and prove herself by fighting someone bigger and more experienced than her?” He agreed and we fought on Friday and I lost on proposal so no one would be scared of me, only my teachers.

Now I live in Brick's house with his family and we all get along very well. I do all the cooking and clean. I don’t go to school because I pass all the grades in a week so I have nothing to do but stay in the house. I visit the History school sometimes and everyone laughs at me. They call me the one who never belonged but I just smile and walk past them.

Most of my time I go back to the woods and look for the Snapdragon, Tiger, and the others. I haven’t seen them in about four years.

When I came across them I got so scared I made myself invisible. They live in the same cave and seem to be doing ok with the food.

“Snapdragon the kids don't want to go hunting today. They say there too tired and want to sleep.” Josh laughed. He must be at least twenty years old now. His voice was deeper than the last time I remember. “Do we send them anyway?” I felt someone put something agents on my back and it was really sharp. I thought I was invisible.

“Look what I found eavesdropping.” That voice… it has to be Lobelia! I smirked and the little one next to him must be Rose. “Walk…” He jabbed my back and I began walking looking down.

“Tiger! Snapdragon!” Rose called out with a playful voice. When they walked up to me I didn’t need to look up to see Tiger on my right and Snapdragon on my left.

“Who are you? You’re not one of these people.” Tiger growled.

“No, but I use to be.” I tried not to smile and look up before his dad could open his mouth to yell at me.

“Hope?” He whispered and I nodded. I could see he was really angry at me and happy at the same time. “I don’t believe you.” I frowned and looked to the ground unsure how to prove myself then I spotted Josh and threw my knives at him. They penned him in the same spots like last time and his face became bright red.

“Does that prove anything?” He laughed and Josh looked at me. He couldn’t believe his eyes.

“Hope…” He whispered then something upset my stomach and made me pass out. “Is this a joke or is she really here?” Josh asked.

“She looks the same the day she left us nothing is out of place.” Tiger whispered. “We have to test her.” I sat up with my eyes closed and began rubbing my head. Like I hit it on something.

“You don’t have to test me. I tell you the last day what happened. Snapdragon saw me at the waterfalls making things out of water and I chased him all the way back here.” I looked back at the day. My eyes weren't open but my eyes fell with tears as I watched them all step away from me. “He told you what he saw and you all stepped back…” I opened my eyes and stood up. “This was a mistake, I shouldn’t have come back. I’m sorry.” I began to walk out but someone grabbed my ankle and someone else rapped their arms around me.

“No stay please and let us talk.” Josh whispered in my ear.

“I only came back to tell you all sorry. I didn’t want you all to know what I could do because I know you would do that and I did forget who I was but you all made me remember when you gave me that name.” I cried.

“That’s why you passed out when we said your name. Your memories came back.” I nodded and tried to get out of his arms.

“You all must have hated me so much or were scared of me that night. You probably stall.” My legs became weak and tears fell. I looked down and someone reached up to my face. I opened my eyes to see Rose and Lobelia looking up at me.

“Mom you’re got it all wrong.” My heartbeat became faster at the word Mom. “We was all shocked and didn’t know what to do and everyone was just caught by surprise.” Lobelia whispered and they both gave me a huge.

“Don’t cry no one hates you. Will maybe Josh does but he always hated you from day one.” We all laughed and he dropped me.

“You got that right.” He said out loud so everyone could hear. After catching up with everyone Tiger and Josh pulled me out of the cave and Snapdragon followed.

“So how long have you been checking up on us?” Tiger asked and grabbed my hand.

“For a few days.” I blushed and he smiled.

“You lift because you thought we were scared of you.” I nodded and he laughed. We were at the waterfall and I smiled. It was so beautiful and nothing changed from it.

“Want to go swimming?” I asked and Tiger frowned.

“No, my son and I must be on our way because we have a lot of things to take care of.” I nodded and he dropped my hand and began to walk away.

“That’s too bad maybe next time. Goodbye Tiger, Snapdragon.” He nodded and Tiger smiled and waved.

“Don’t worry it’s Snapdragon who is scared of you not Tiger.” I smiled and we both laughed.

“So do you want to go swimming?” I asked him to pull him to the water.

“I don’t know I might drown or something.” He smiled. I laughed and began to take my clothes off to reveal my butterflies on my swimsuit.

“Then I’ll come after you.” I smiled and dived in. He seems so much more mature and kind. “Come on the waters great!” He smiled and was a cannibal. When he floats back up he’s laughing.

“Ok, so anything else you didn’t tell us when you came?” He asked as I began floating on my back. “How are you so good at hunting?” I smiled and got close to him.

“Did anyone ever tell you, you ask a lot of questions.” I laughed. His beautiful bright eyes lit up. “If you want answers…” I began climbing out of the body of water. “You will have to catch me.” He smiled and climbed out. “Ok.” We run around and I go behind the waterfall. It was so warm and cozy. When he caught me he pulled me to the ground and we rolled into the water laughing hard.

“Ok, I got you. Now wear should I start?” I could hear his heart beating as I laid my head on his warm chest. It began to rain and he picked me up and walked behind the waterfall. “So where have you been living the whole time you left us?” I leaned on him and closed my eyes.

“I guess I was on the ground of the forest.” I say looking back and realize for three years and a half I must have been on the ground that whole time. I’ve only been with Brick for a half of a year. The more I relaxed on his shoulder the more warmth came to me. I opened my eyes, tears escaping the corners of my eyes.

“You never ate anything, or walked around you was just laying there?” He said it like it was impassable. I nodded. “I have something to tell you…” I pulled away from him to look at me. “I really always have wanted to tell you this but it always come out like I hate you.” He smiled and it was warm. “I don’t know how to say it but… Maybe if you look at me it will be easier.” He began blushing. “For so long I have been wanting to tell you I… I…” He hugged me tightly and his soft and warm lips touched mine. It was so soft and gentle like a cloud. When he pulled back I smiled. “I have liked you for so long and I never know how to tell you and…”

“Hay, Hope, Josh wear are you?” Tiger called out. Josh looked at me and I nodded way ahead of him. He picked me up and I closed my eyes.

“Tiger, she is asleep, don’t yell.” Josh says walking outside. “Can you grab her clothes?” He laid me down and I became cold. I opened my eyes and everyone was sleeping but Tiger and Josh.

“How dear you let her take her clothes off in front of you and you touch her! I thought we made this clear. She is to marry me or my father.” I sat up and started walking to their voices. When I found them I walked to Josh.

“Why are you out here in the rain and dark?” I asked then I felt someone coming. I leaned on Josh and looked at Tiger him. “And what do you mean marry? Who’s getting ma…” It’s Brick. “Brick.”

“Butterfly! Is that you?” I squeezed Josh’s hand as my goodbye and ran off. Brick followed me to the gate. “Butterfly.” He whispered and I opened the door to the house. Soon as I walked in his whole family was sitting in the living room.

“Where are you wearing this time of night?” Mr. Miles asked standing up.

“She was outside the gate and with some guys!” Brick growled as he walked in the door. “Who are they?” I looked to the ground and Abby walked in the house with everyone.

“She can’t talk, remember.” Abby growled and walked to me. I didn’t look at her so Danny pushed me to a wall and made me look up. Abby looked in my eyes and I used her fear agents on her. She was scared of losing her mom. She pulled away screaming and jumped behind Dark.

“What did you do to her?” Dark asked and I didn’t answer. “What did you do?” He punched my stomach and then slapped me.

“I was alone in the world.” She cried as Dark hugged her.

“Where do you wear them? Why are you trying to stop us from seeing?” Brick asked and Dark kicked me again.

“It’s over.” I said looking to the ground. “All of it.”

“What did you just say?” I pushed Danny away.

“It’s over, I don’t want to be here anymore. Even if I was here it wouldn’t change anything would it? It only adds on to what you have to do. I’m just another thing to take care of like a pet. Well no more I’m going back.” I walked to the door and Bricks stopped me.

“What are you talking about? Your fine here doesn't make something out of nothing! Stay here with us…” I looked at his deep gray eyes and listened to his heat. “I need you here more than you know. Without you I wouldn’t have ever bothered to go to the school I go to and I wouldn’t have made new friends with anyone but the ones I have now. Please stay with me.” I growled as I shared his fathers, mother, and sisters' hearts laughing. They want me to leave, they only put on an act for Brick.

“No! I can hear everyone’s heart. It's louder than their words.” I pulled away and walked to the door. My back started to tingle so did my face. “I’m going home. It’s the place I belong.”

“I thought your family was…” Dark cut off.

“They are but at least I know no one will bother to miss me or my feelings.”

“Who are you really? What’s your name?”

“Hope… Hope Day is the rightful owner of a place that no longer is here.” I stepped out of the door and there were some men with guns.

“Butterfly you're under arrest for stealing money from the King and his sons.” I smiled and lifted my hand.

“It’s time to come forth and show me the way. Rise from the shadows and lead my way.” They looked at me and I smirked as a big flourishing dog walked out of the shadows from behind the grads.

“Ms. Day.” He called out.

“Right here Shadow. It’s been years haven’t it?” I said as the grade jumped out of his way.

“Yes, it has. So what took you so long?” He laughed and walked up the steps. Brick jumped in front of me.

“Where did this come from? We don’t have wolves in our village, only outside are walls.” Brick mumbled to himself.

“Leave me alone you’re the son of…” He looked at me and the shadow disappeared. The guards took me and forced me to walk with Brick to his home. “Olivia.” They all looked at me.

“How did you know that? For how long?” I looked at him.

“For as long as I can remember.” I say and fall flat on my face. “What are those things out there? They're not human?” He nodded and we began walking.

“They originated in the town and quickly came across a lot of places. On the places being here and several more. For some reason they don’t attack my family's bloodline until night.”

“Sir, it’s almost night.” He looked around and he saw there bead red eyes come out and look at us.

“I’m going ahead.” I grabbed his arm, ripping off all of the chains all over me.

“Don’t they come after you?” He looked at me and I was looking at the eyes.

“But if I don’t go forward they will come for all of us.” I shrugged my shoulder.

“Will at least you don’t die alone.” I counted to walk forward. The grads didn’t even move.

“Why aren’t they coming from me. They are looking at the guards.” I put my finger up and smiled as the guards came running behind me. “So you all figured it out? Let's go and stay close.” I looked around and smelled something formulary. It was stronger in smell than the last time I remembered… “Can you smell that flower of some kind?” I asked Brick.

“No, but I do smell rotting flesh.” I looked around and then I saw it. They were contaminated with the poison. “What do you smell?”

“We have to move quickly!” I began jogging and the guards were sprinting trying to keep up. I stopped and looked around. “How far are we from your home?” I was unable to find it.

“Keep going straight and make a left when you come across a deep pit.” I nodded and stopped almost two short. Then one of the guards bumped into Bricks and sent him fling down into the fogy pit.

“What the hell!” I jumped in and grabbed his arm. The fog was no ordinary fog. This was poison vapor. “Don’t breath in to much of this fag. It’s poison…”

“Too late for that.” He whispered and I began to fly up. When we were out of the fog the guards helped me pull him up. His skin was discolored and was disappearing from his body.

“Don't touch him, give me your sword.” I cut my hand and dropped some of my blood in his mouth. I put him on my back and began running. The guards were no good because they were bitten but I stall brought them when we reached his home they opened the door and we ran in…

There was a lady in red standing at the two feet in front of me. She looked like she was going to someone’s funeral. She started walking to the door and that’s when I saw she had been tied up around her hands. She walked outside the door and the doors closed. Not too long after I heard screaming, then it stopped.

Slowly I sat Brick down and someone came. I ran to the door and went right through it. The girl on the ground crawled up in a ball crying. Her black dress was ripped on her back and blood poured out of her wound. She was in pain but she wanted her mom and dad.

“Hay, come on get up.” I said and slowly helped her get up. “Come on let’s get back to the village. I’m sure she is waiting on you right now.” She stood up and I picked her up in my arms. Slowly I ran to the village and the monsters ran to the side. Soon as I got into the walls of the village I ran to the hospital that was only two blocks from Bricks old home. When I walked in everyone looked at me and pulled out a rolling bed.

“What happened to her?” The doctor asked and I followed them.

“She’s been attacked and poisoned and I need some room to make the antidote.” He nodded and the nurse showed me to a lab room. I cut my arm and she looked at me. “It’s the only thing to save her don’t try this at home.” I laughed and put one third in a beaker and put a pinch of mint in it. “You might want to go help keep her calm. She might freak out when I come in with this there is no telling on how she will react.” She nodded and walked out as if nothing never happened. I just grabbed the beaker hoping this would work. Soon as I heard something break and everyone started screaming. I went running into the operation room.

“Put her down!” I ran onto the long table she was on and sat on her chest.

“Grab this.” I gave the antidote to the nurse and I was able to keep her from stealing after looking at her eyes with mine. “Calm down. No one is going to hurt you.” I said and slowly looked away to the side. “Can I have that?” She gave me the beaker back and I slowly poured it down her throat. “That’s a good girl. Vary good.” I said as I stood up and got off of her. “What did you do to set her off.” I ask as she eyes every move I make but not in fear.

“We tried to put alcohol on her back to prevent infections. She began to move all over the place and…” I looked at her back and then at her neck.

“She’s allergic to alcohol, you were burning her skin off!” I quickly grabbed some water and threw it on her back.

The antidote worked fine but now that she was human again the reaction was too much and she died only serving twenty minutes. Only enough time to see her parents say the last three wards anyone would want to hear from their parents.

“Thank you for trying to save her. Too bad she ran away then this would have never happened.” The mother cried. “It was all my fault I can’t believe it.”

“No, it wasn’t your fault.” The father said. “It was none of are faults only her destiny.” He said as he walked her outside to the car. The nurses cleaned up the mess and the dead body. Soon as the nurses passed me I realized her parents had died.

“Young boy you have been here for a few days now. Why don’t you go home? I'm sure your parents must be wondering where you are. I looked up to see Momo standing in front of me.

“Um… they already know.” I said looking down.

“Then who are you here to see?” She asked looking at the overload of sheets in her hands.

“Would you like some help with that?” I took the top papers leaving her with just a hand full.

“Thank you so much.” She blushed and we began walking.

“I’m not here to see anyone I came here to ask for a job.” I said looking at the door she opened. I held it open with my foot. “See I heard this hospital could so some help…” I say as I sit the papers on the wooden table.

“Yes, it’s true but I don’t know what my manager is going to say about it.” The door flew open and she jumped.

“Will I say, you're hired, you start right now!” He smiled and his hazel eyes looked straight at her. “Come on let’s get moving we need you to change some diapers for the old people and…” The list went on and on and on.

So I got started right away. I did the gross things first like changing my elders diapers, and worked my way down to the none disgusting things which were handing out lunch. That was the last thing on my lest and everyone would witch me as I would make everyone happy and talk to them. Even the kids in pain forgot all about there problems and played card games with me. I was done by two in the afternoon and I started about eight in the morning. The last thing I had to do was clean the staffs room and bathroom and I was done. The second I walked in and closed the door was the same second everything was done. When I heard someone coming I picked up the trash bags and all the employers came in.

“Wow! This place is cleaner than I thought it would be.” Everyone took a seat and I took the trash out and walked back in. “To bad the Coffee maker doesn’t work.” I smiled and put the cleaning supplies away. “Hay new be what’s so funny?” I shook my head and grabbed the coffee maker. “No, there’s obviously got to be something funny if your laughing.” I pulled out a screw driver and took it apart in seconds.

“I thought I could make better coffee from scratch than this can.” Everyone began laughing. “I can even make cap chinos to.”

“Ok, go bye your stuff. You need and come back and make it.” I nodded and finished putting it back together. And I placed water in it and a coffee pack on the top. I walked out of the hospital and bought caramel, coffee beans, and then began to wonder. If this is part of the made up woods then how does it have all of this stuff? Ceramal, coffee, restaurants, and other things? Last time I saw these things was inside a factory where everything was made.

“Mike do you want to visit my Dad today? He said there’s something you asked him he wants you to know the answer to.” Calare asked as she watched me put the whip cream on top. I gave everyone a sample and cleaned up everything and put it away.

“This is very good. It is better than coffee.” She smiled and everyone agreed with her but Mike and Nick. I think they both didn’t like it because of the cereal.

“Hay, how about this. Instead of you cleaning this hospital why don’t you be the person who vest everyone and makes them happy.” I nodded and knew Nick meant for me to be the hospital's pet. I went to every room everyday and made everyone smile. Even the older and stubborn ones smiled and laughed with me after a few days. I did magic tricks, made some old jokes that couldn’t help but be funny, it was so old, and I told bedtime stories.

“You're doing a great job but the thing is, I know you want…” I smiled and pulled out flowers. “Money and I have no problem with that but… I only have money that can only reach so far.” I looked at him and then held the door open. A young girl and her family came in.

“Are you saying I…” He nodded trying not to smile.

“you fired.” And then he walked to the young ladies family.

“Sir…” one of the co works said “your going to rue this day.” She said and walked off. He paid no mind to her and then smiled at the family.

“Hi, what brings you here?” Nick says and looks at the little girl behind her back.

“My daughter has not been feeling well and I believe she has got some kind of flue.” The father says and the little on looks around.

“It’s been infecting her site.” Nick smiles and says.

“Have you seen any other doctors?”

“Yes, and they all told us there was nothing they could do and she would die in three days.”

“We will have her better in three days so please come back then.” The mother’s eyes filled with hope.

“We would like to pay three times more for a bodyguard for her. Do you think that young man is willing to do the Job?” The mother asked and her daughter ran to me.

“Hi, what’s your name?” I ask her.

“Penny, what’s yours?”

“Javier,” I smiled. “Shouldn’t you be with your parents over there?”

“Yes, but I don’t want to be with them. They are talking about a bodyguard and normally I don’t get along with the ones they pick.” I laughed and stood up.

“Come on let’s get you to them. They are most likely done talking about it.” She nodded and I walked her half way before she fainted. I was able to catch her and pick her up. That’s when I saw the mark of the poison. “Your daughter she past out over there and I didn’t want to leave her on the ground.” The father took her.

“Thank you.” I nodded and walked out of the hospital.

“Having fun yet?” The reaper asked walking next to me.

“Yes, and lots of it.” I say heading to the wall. How could she walk out of the wall and be attacked like that?

“So what are you up to? You have your thinking face on and it looks really nice should I be the one to say.” I looked at the bare wall that surrounded this whole place and nothing came to mind.

“Did you do that to the little girl or is there something I should know?” I studded his poster and realized. “She couldn’t have died and stalled walking around… could she?” I asked him.

“There are a few passably considering there are three stages of after death. You should know this stuff unless you didn’t bother to do your homework.”

“No, I didn’t do my homework so you have to feel me in. I understand the after death but what about the other two?” I asked and jumped to the top of the wall. “The other two are the somehow connected to the after death? Or is it just a carton bloodline?” I asked as I walked along the top.

“yes and no. The after death is when it is just your spirit walking around on the earth and they are looking for someone to take them in and that’s when they forgive themselves or others and their spirit goes to rest.”

“and what about the other two.” I asked a little question.

“there’s when they have an evil spirit for so long and no one bothers to see or free the spirit and it just drives them crazy and they find a way to make a connection with the owner. Once the owner and the spirit has made the deal it is never to talk about it unless they are in a life threatening situation. At that point it is most likely to late to save the sole for you must send the sole to the demotions of non-forgivers.”

“So you’re saying it’s too late to save the girl and her soul is a danger to those around her? So what can I do? She’s not able to be freed and I don’t know how to send her off to that place so should I keep a close eye on her?” I thought about it a little and began talking again. “Is she my enemy? I know she is not my friend.” The reaper began to fade away.

“It is not up to me you decide which path to take. It is your life after all.” He laughed and completely disappeared.

“Come on what is that spouse to mean?” I growled and looked at the empty space I last saw him. “Will that was a lot of help.” Quickly I jumped down and changed into my original clothes.

I quickly made my way to the cave my friends were at. I made sure my swimsuit was on before I walked into the cave. Josh was the first to see me and when everyone turned to look at me I quickly dodged to the side. There was a pack of wolves running to the center of the cave. When I stood up I saw it was Tiger and Snapdragon riding on their backs.

“Hope!” Tiger said in surprise to see me. “Nice to see you’re back.” He jogged over to me. “Why did you run off last time? Was that guy going to hurt you or something?” I laughed and Josh glanced over to me.

“No, he was someone I might have met before.” He sighed in relief. “Hay, Josh come over…” One of the wolves tackled me to the ground and began growling.

“Dad! What is he doing?” Tiger tried to pull him off of me but he couldn’t get him to move so when Josh reached us he pulled me from under the wolf.

“Tiger that’s Coplen. Why is he…” The wolf knocked Tiger off his feet and that’s when I saw the problem. When Cpolen came running to me Josh tried to block me so I put my arms around him and disappeared. We ended up in a field that had nothing but herbs all around.

“Josh helped me gather some of this.” He nodded and we quickly gathered and smashed as much as we could. “Josh when we go back I need you to lay her down long enough for me to rub this all over her stomach and back paws.” He nodded and I put my arms around him. When we went back we landed hard on the ground next to the fire. The wolf ran to me and Josh laid her out. Tiger came over and looked at me to Josh and back. “Can you help him? Just have her stomach faced up.” Tiger grabbed her back legs and she was kicking wildly and I quickly spread the green paste all over her infected wounds. She finally stopped kicking and relaxed. “That right, that's a good boy. Relax there’s nothing to worry about.” I said as I rubbed the last of it on her.

“What was wrong with her?” Tiger asked, completely lost.

“She had wounds that…” Josh finished my sentences.

“Got infected and was very deep.” I nodded and Tiger looked at him.

“And you know about this?” He asked her to let him go. I flouted her to the fire and let her sleep.

“No I didn’t she…” He looked at me.

“Explained everything when we went to go collect all of the herbs we needed to make her Madison.” He nodded and we walked over to Snapdragon and I started to feel a little dizzy. Josh supported me by letting me lean on him.

“Are you ok? You kind of almost fall.” He said and Tiger looked at me.

“I’m fine I was just wondering do you guys want to go for a walk?” I asked and tried to stand up and didn’t really make it.

“Dad can I go?” Snapdragon stared me down and I smiled. I entered his head to find out what the answer was before sure.

Of course you can’t go. She’s Hope Day and I will not let you become her slave. Just because a few centers ago I made a promise but I will not keep it even if I have to die! His father thought. I eyed him down then I quickly scrambled around in his head. I guess my father did keep his promise so I guess I can have my son marry her and gain her power but we don’t have the power of blood. Maybe I can marry her with the power of my father’s blood in me. I can easily overthrow her. I growled and stepped away from him.

“I’m leaving and don’t you dare think about that.” He looked at me surprised and smiled.

“About what.” I interred his head. Think about over throwing me. He jumped and looked at me with surprise. “I will get power one way or the other and I will start even if the same thing is to happen to me. I will find a way.” He smiled and I stumbled back as he sent a wave of his power to me. “They don’t call me Snapdragon for nothing.” He laughed. I sent one that knocked him off his feet.

“And I’m not called flower for nothing.” I growled and he looked at me smiling with happiness and Tiger helped him up.

“Yes, I know your full name and I am aware of the full meaning… reaper.” I could see he was trying to keep his cool now that he knew I knew what he wanted.

“Dad so can I?” Tiger asked, confused about what we were talking about.

“Um… I don’t know. After all you are so young and I am your father…” He looked at me and through his arm over Tiger. “I have lots to teach you.” I signed and pulled Josh toward the exit.

“Whenever you can join up you know where we will be.” I said waving goodbye and walked off with Josh.

“What was all that about. It was like you two were talking without even talking.” I laughed. “What does it sound crazy?”

“Not as crazy as you think.” I sigh and we reach the waterfall in no time. “So how are you guys doing with hunting? Is everything holding up right no one’s getting sick are they?” I asked as we swam to shore.

“We are doing ok. I mean…” His soft brown eyes looked into mine and he looked away. “Never mind.” He said as he crawled out.

“What? Something wrong?” I asked as he helped me out the worm water.

“Just to get it.” He gently let me go and picked up my clothes.

“Ok, just tell me when you want to. I’m not going to force you.” I say moving my hair out of my face.

After that we just walked back to the cave and didn’t say a word. It wasn’t weird but I know he was thinking about it. Whatever he wanted to tell me was bothering him and he didn’t know how to tell me what it was. Soon as we walked into the cave we laid next to the fire to dry off. Rose and Labella and the guys were next to me talking and telling me everything I missed out on when I ran away.

“Everyone gets along but Josh is kind of the same. Ever since our fathers have come to live with us he has been so distant from us and now that you’re here… it’s gotten worse.” Violet said looking at Josh.

“I see. Then I guess I should go if I’m making it nothing but worse.” Everyone looked at me soon as the words came out of my mouth.

“No, don’t say that! If you leave then I’m going to run away and never come back.” Rose cried.

“Don’t cry she’s only bluffing. She knows we would follow her into the woods if she lifts us.” Lobelia looked at me with tears in his eyes. “Tell him you’re not going to leave us.” I laughed.

“Yes, it’s true.” Rose looked at me confused, they all did and just in time Tiger came to talk to me.

“So you're planning on running away again?” I frowned.

“No, I don’t think so there’s something that I should look into. Once I’m done with that… I’m not sure what I’m going to do.” I frowned.

“Then stay with us! Please everyone needs you here and no one likes it when you're gone. It gets too lonely and quiet.” He said his voice was pleading with me.

“But your father…”

“Who cares what my father said! Stay with me and we can see the whole forest together. Don’t that sound nice? Just you and I together, in this forest spending time together, no one will bother us in the middle of are conversations, and Josh wont have Rose smacking you to get up.” I looked at him and saw he really did like me but his father was forcing him to tell me this stuff for himself. So let’s make this a little more complicated.

“But what about Josh, you couldn’t possibly leave him here. He’s closer to you then anyone here and I would like to get to know you both better and all three of us never really get to hang out much together because of your father, so can he come?” It’s really him then he would let him come but if it’s his father then he will try to avoid Josh because it might be too much extra weight. “Something wrong?” His face was blank but I could hear the panic in his eyes.

“No, I was just wondering why you don’t want to spend time with just you and I? Why is Josh out of everyone here? You pick him like you have something going on together. You're always hanging out together and I’m never with you.”

“I know that but I think it would be fun to have both of you with me and we can hang out together as friends.” I don’t think I can change this back around but I can at least try to convince him to let Josh come. “Before I ran away I’m not sure if he hated me or was unsure about being my friend and I was thinking if we was all together we could all become closer.” I really wonder why Josh is so distant to everyone? I smiled and he stared at me for a long time.

“How about you go with me, just me and the second time you can come get him. Maybe he can meet us at the pool over there.” I smiled and through my hands around him filled with so much joy.

“Thank you so much!” We walked into the cave.

“We will leave tomorrow night ready.” I nodded and ran to Josh.

“Come with me I want to show you something!” I giggled and grabbed his hand.

“Hold that thought guys I’ll be back soon as I can.” He told violet and some other guys, and ran off with me. We took off into the forest then I stopped at a tree. “What’s so important about this?” I giggled and we climbed the tree. I pointed to the bird’s you couldn’t see from the ground and we then got down and went swimming and I showed him some beautiful fish. We ended up at the waterfall looking at the sky with the sun set. We laid out on the ground and I rested my head on his chest. “You were right, I really did need to see this.” He rubbed my hair.

“So you liked it?” I sat up and looked at him. He smiled as he picked me up.

“No, I didn’t like it.” He walked behind the waterfall. He sat me on his lap and healed me really close. “I loved it.” He kissed me and I froze, he pulled away. “I’m sorry I shouldn’t have…” My heart was racing and my face was burning.

“No, your fine you just caught me off grade.” I huff and kiss him back. I felt something poking me from the bottom part of my thighs and a tingling feeling tickled me in that same area.

“You don’t even know how long I’ve waited for you.” He whispered in my ear and kissed me down my neck and back to my lips. He laid me down and kissed me as his body laid on mine and slowly moved in an up and down motion making the tingling feeling even stronger. His hand slowly slid up my shirt and slowly he lifted it up over my head. His lips went down my neck then back to my lips. His hand slid down to my shorts and slowly made its way in… He pulled away and sat up huffing and I looked at him. “I’m sorry I didn’t mean to…” He looked close to tears. “I’m so sorry.” He gave me my shirt and I put it on. “We should head back it’s almost midnight.” I nodded and stood up. We walked back to the cave and everyone was asleep but Snapdragon, Tiger, and a teenaged boy. “Good night.” He says without looking at me and walks all the way to the left side of the cave and lays agents on the wall. I sat near the fire. Not too long after Tiger walks over to me and sits next to me.

“Are you ok?” I looked at him and nodded.

“I’m just a little tired.” I said and he put his arms around me.

“You can go to sleep next to me.” I nodded and not too long after I was asleep and woke up with everyone talking. Not too long after, Tiger and his hunting group came back. I closed my eyes and bunched into a ball as if I was asleep. “Tiger…” He looked down at me and sat me down.

“Morning.” He tried to smile. “Plans have changed we are going to be gone for one night and come straight back.” I nodded. He sat me down and tears filled my eyes. “Something wrong?” He asked and hugged me. I couldn’t tell him I missed my family, so I didn’t tell him anything I just cried. He wrapped me in a blanket because I was freezing. When he gave me some meat and water I barely ate half of it before I fell asleep. We left right after we ate breakfast and the whole time we just walked around and we came back to the cave the next night when everyone was just eating dinner. I was on Tigers back and everyone witched us as he sat me down by the fire. Tiger laid me down and gave me some water. When his father came to us Tiger smiled half heartedly.

“So you…” Snapdragon put his hand on his ankle and Tiger patted his stomach as he said.

“We are really hungry.” Snapdragon got a lot of water and food. I only got the water down before I fell asleep. I woke up and he gave me some meat to eat. I didn't throw half of it before I went running outside to throw up.

“Are you ok?” Tiger asked as he slipped me some water.

“I think I’m getting sick. I might have a cold.” Tiger nodded and put his hand on my forehead.

“You are a little worm, maybe you should lay back down.” He had to carry me into the cave and lay me away from the fire.

I don’t understand how but my stomach grew big like I was carrying a baby. I did an x-ray to see I was carrying a baby. I looked at Josh and he sneezed. I walked over to the pool and two minutes later he walked over to me.

“Josh I don’t know how but I’m pregnant. We didn’t even go all the way.” I said and he touched my stomach. He fell to his knees and began crying.

“I’m so sorry.” He said hugging my legs.

“Why? You didn’t do this by yourself.” I said bending down.

“Yes I did. I told Tiger what happened that night how we almost went all the way but he didn’t believe me.” He said and looked up at me. I could see he was in pain.

“I don’t get it.” I said and he grabbed my hands.

“The child you are carrying is Tigers not mine.” As if I had been hit in my stomach as the air was knocked out of my lungs. “The day you both left he waited for you to go to sleep before he forced you into it. He went all the way while you were sleeping…” I looked at him not even sure how to talk.

“So he ra…” Josh stopped me for talking and nodded his head.

“Yes, and now you are forced to be married to him. You have no choice, everyone believes you both are lovers.” I stood up and stepped back.

“No, I can’t be with him. I don’t even approve of him doing that to me…” Tears filled my eyes and I fell backwards into the water. I woke up screaming as something ripped my insides out.

“It’s ok! I’m just taking out the dead baby.” He said and reached in deeper pulling everything that came with the baby out.

“Aaahhhhhhh! Ow!” I screamed in pain then I saw Josh laying on the ground. “Josh!” I cried. “Josh!” I was relieved when I saw him moving.

“Don’t worry I didn’t kill him I just knocked him out five seconds ago. He will live.” The reaper says as he pulls out the baby. “I’m sorry but your baby died. you fall in the water. You weren't breathing so it died.” He turned away and disappeared. I began to cry and Josh woke up. He rushed by my side and looked at me.

“What happened? Why are you crying and why is there blood every wear.” He sat me up and more blood came out. “What happened?” I cried on him and he carried me to the cave. When everyone saw us they told the kids to go to the right where it was dark and we couldn’t see much. They quickly laid out the cover and Josh laid me on the cover. He sat me down but I wouldn’t let him go. The pain was too much for me to handle by myself.

When Tiger and his pack came back it was sunrise and I was laying on Josh as he rubbed my head. Most of the pack was asleep but everyone took turns switching and checking up on me. Soon as Tiger saw us he ran to my side.

“Josh can I talk to you?” Tiger asked and he sat up. I was about to sit up but Josh just laid me back down.

“Don’t just lay down.” He glared at Tiger.

“Don’t look at me like that.” Tiger growled. “Dad, can you look after Hope for me? Me and Josh need to talk.” I grabbed his arm as he got up.

“I’ll be back.” He laid my head down and I fell asleep. I woke up in pain and Josh wasn’t anywhere to be found. I gave birth to the lifeless baby and healed it up in my arms. When I woke up I was crying because I knew they took the baby and bore him someplace I could not find him.

“It’s ok, you can try for another one.” Snapdragon whispered in my ear. “This time with my son.” I kicked him away and ran out of the cave with my bloody clothes on. I didn’t make it far and my body was too exhausted. Josh was the one who found me and he brought me back.

“Hope you have to eat something if you want to have another baby.” I looked at Tiger and growled. “What did I do? I’m not the one who put that baby in you.” I looked in his eyes and went through his memories. He was lying to me. I began to sob in the covers. “Ok, I’ll bit why are you crying now?” He whipped my tears away and I knocked his hand away. “I’m going to become your husband someday so why are you treating me like this?” I stood up and began walking away from him. I fall and a big wolf ran to me. I sat on his back and he walked to the entrance of the cave.

“I don’t want to be here anymore.” I said and Shadow growled. “But I am going to come back once I have forgotten what you have done to me.” He looked at them confused. I entered his head. No he couldn’t go that far. Even if he wanted to he wouldn’t because you are a good friend to him. Shadow took off and brought me back to the village.

“You know no matter how many kids you have they will never have powers. Only human or some kind of thing with a animal.” I laid on his back and I could feel my stomach go back to it’s a original size.

“No, I didn’t know that.” I closed my eyes.

“This is the same village form before no one knows you but you can change into…”

“No I’m fine, they will not see me as my appearance goes.” I whispered.

“What about all the blood?” He asked, slowing down into a walk.

“It will be a good way to get into the village. I will open up some cut’s we have and you will be my friend who saves us both.” He transformed into a human and carried me on his back. The wind blew around us and it made us look like we had survived a terrible fight. We had cut’s all over us and we were bleeding and our hair was all over the place.

“Should we look like little kids or…” I shook my head. “Teen’s.” I nodded. Soon as the grads came into sight I closed my eyes and listened.

“Why are you hear?” The grads growled and when we got into view they opened the gates and some horse’s took us to a hospital. Shadow let them try to take care of the cut’s and clean us up. As soon as we were put in the same room he looked at me. What will the names be? I thought about it.

I like Shadow is best. He reached over and touched my hand.

What about you?

Kana for me. He shifted in his bed.

Who are we to each other? I was thinking about friends or Family.

I like friends better. Someone walked in and I opened my eyes.

“Why are you two in the condition you are in now?” A lady asked. Shadow looked at me and tears fell in his eyes. I was the one to cry and he answered.

“The village we lived in was attacked and we were the only survivors.” He says and looks at the lady. I whipped my tears away and sat up.

“Do you know who?” The lady asked and wrote something down.

“No, but they were all men and two woman were with them.” I say and he looked at me.

“So what happened to your family?” I gripped the bed and looked at the ground. My heart began to ach.

“Please don’t ask about them.” Shadow said and got out of his bed to hug me.

“Who are you to each of them? Sister, bother. A married couple? Soon to be married couple?” We laughed and pulled away.

“No, We are just friends. Really good friends.” Keys-gay and I say.

“Ok, then. Well we will welcome both of you into this place how every both of you must live on the grounds of History school until you can get a job or housing.” I nodded.

“Do we have to go to school?” He asked. I know the answer was going to be yes.

We ended up in the beginner’s class and Sir Pink was our teacher. It seems he has some kind of thing he hates no matter how many times I come back as someone new.

“Shadow vs. Sam. We need to see where you are.” He fought Sam but was very careful with the moves he made. “Ok, Kana vs. Brenda.” I walked to the center of the ring and she tried to hit me full force. I fall to the ground on her first hit. I then crawled away and Shadow jumped in when she was about to knock me out.

“Are you ok? You don't fight like I know you can.” He whispers in my ear.

“I can’t fight not any more. I am so sick of it.” He nodded and helped me stand up.

“Shadow you have been moved up as for your friend she stays.” I ran into Dark during lunch. My lunch was all over me.

“Witch where you are…” He looked up at me. “I have never seen you here before.” Shadow helped me whip and pick off the food.

“That's because we are new here. My friend here is Kana and I am Shadow.” He whipped my face off.

“Kana…” He whispers under his breath and looks at me. “I’m Dark. I didn’t mean to seal your food on you, so take mine.” Before I could tack it Shadow stopped me.

“No, She can have mine. You can keep it.” He picked up his tray and we walked away. “Be careful around everyone here, they are not the same anymore. Brisk, Dark, Mike, Danny, and his sister are not as sweet as they used to be. When you left they took a wrong turn and Brisk stopped talking to them. He goes to this school only he is not as good or nice as he was when you were here.” Shadow and I sat down and didn’t even eat.

Three years later

“Shadow I really miss them and I forgot about them. When I finally remembered them they moved on that same day.” I looked at him with tears in my eyes.

“I see, so are you unhappy because of that? Or because what happened not too long ago?” I leaned on him and he hugged me.

“Both I don’t think I should be here. Do you think it was wrong to leave?” I asked. “He did start it all but there was at least one person I could have stayed for and I didn't. I just left him and everyone.”

“I don’t think it was wrong to leave but I have forgotten all about you. While you were sleeping I went to look in on them and he was with some other girl and he was really happy with her. I don’t see why you care about him; he is the one who made this whole mess.” We walked around town and I tried to forget everything.

“Hay! It’s Kana and Shadow? Right?” Dark ran up to us and I felt like crying. His friends stood behind him and I was behind Shadow.

“Yes, that right.” I looked at his friends and sister.

“My friends and I were wondering if you would like to come hang out with us? We are out of school for three weeks and you are new here right?” I nodded. “Maybe you can join us for a Camping trip.” I looked at Shadow and he was looking at me.

“Do you want to go?” He asked, smiling.

“Well you come with me?” I asked and his smile got bigger.

“Yes, I would love to come with you.” I looked at Dark.

“Yes I would like to come if he can.” I grabbed Shadows arm as I began to feel dizzy.

“Sure why not. Come with us and we can show you what we are going to do.” Shadow stood close to me as we walked into his house. Soon as we walked into the kitchen I fainted.

“Sorry about this but this is the guest room.” Shadow was laying down next to me. I turned to him and tilted my head so my hair was touching his chest.

“It’s fine. When she wakes up we will go back to school.” He said and rubbed my head.

“If you don’t mind me asking are you two a couple?” Dark asked.

“No, we are really close friends and we live in the same village.” He pulled some cover over me.

“How come she hides behind you? Like you are her big brother?” He asked.

“Will in a way we are kind of brother and sister. Will that’s how we look at it.” Shadow sighed.

“If I may ask would it bother you if I was to ask her out on a date and it was just me and her?” Shadow thought about it.

“You don’t even know much about her.” He says.

“True and that is what a date is for. I can get to know her better.” He says.

“I don’t know how long we are going to be here before she decides to leave and go looking for people that are survivors.” Shadow says.

“What for they most likely have been taken or killed.” He nodded.

“It is her duty to look for people. Even if we don’t have any hope.” Shadow growled.

“You speak as if she is a king's daughter.” Dark says.

“She is but she doesn’t even know it. Her whole life was spent in that village and her parents never got to tell her who she was or where to go.” He sat up and got off the bed.

“So she is a Queen, is that what you are trying to say?” Dark asked.

“Yes, that’s right.” I sneezed and rolled over to look at Shadow with tears in my eyes. “Kana…” He looked at me and to the ground.

“When were you going to tell me this? Is that why they died? Or was it really because of that flower my grandparents made?” I stood up and he looked at me.

“Both.” He stepped down and I stepped back.

“So what you have been hiding from me is the truth?” I asked and slid my shoes on. “When you told me he was with a new girl and he was really happy you were lying to me.” He looked away and back to me, I walked to the door.

“Please don’t go back; he has nothing to do with your life or your kingdom.” I looked at him.

“That may be true but it doesn’t stop me from loving someone.” I said and walked out of the house. When I got to the gate they looked at me and smiled.

“What can we do for you?” I smiled back.

“I would like to go out to the forest.” I pulled out my ID.

“Vary will then what about Shadow?” Tears filled my eyes.

“I no long have anything to do with him.” I said coldly and he nodded.

“Be back before midnight or you won’t be able to get back in unless you wait until nine in the morning.” I nodded and they opened a door.

“Thank you.” I ran and found myself at the waterfall where we kissed. I walked to it and someone or something pushed me in. I came up and I made my way to shore and started coughing. Someone grabbed my arm and pulled me out.

“Are you ok?” He patted my back as I coughed.

“Yeah… I’m fine thank you.” Man it’s freezing out here and it’s the middle of the day. I stood up and pulled my hair back.

“Sorry my friend pushed you in.” He says and a baby wolf walked by his side. “His name is Bow.” I smiled.

“He’s so cute do you mind if I pick him up?” He frowned.

“He really doesn’t like strangers picking him up.” Bow walked up to me and started licking my leg. I picked him up and he began licking my face. “This is the first time he's ever let anyone or at least a stranger pick him up.” I laughed and sat him down.

“My name is Hope what’s yours?” He smiled.

“My name is Salome. Do you mind me asking you something?” I shook my head. “Do you live around here?” He asked.

“Yes, no, will I live here but I don’t know if anyone is going to forgive me.” I put my finger into the water.

“O… will why don’t you come meet my parents and nana.” I looked at him and he had brown eyes, bark black hair, and shorts on. He looked my age. “Come on they might even give you a visiting present.” He grabbed my hand and pulled me back to the cave. I looked around and I saw Josh, Tiger, Rose, and Lobelia. Everyone looked at Salome and me as he pulled me to his Mom. “Mom I found her and Bow pushed her into the water.” She looked at me and gasped. She quickly pulled him away. “Mom, what is it?”

“Salome please go to your father.” She gently pushed him away. “Why did you come back? You have no reason to be here. Tiger is my husband and Josh may be marrying Dana. There is no purpose of you being here. Your man doesn’t want you anymore.” I nodded and pulled my back pack off. I looked for a bag of plants and pulled them out.

“I don’t know what happened here but this is herbs for your cut’s it will heal and clean them.” I said and handed them to her. “That is all.” I put everything back in my backpack and turned to leave.

“What do you mean ‘don’t know’ what happened?” I stopped and looked at her.

“I‘m not sure I just can’t remember anything.” I said and took another step when Bow jumped at me. I fell to the ground and he licked me. “Go back to Salome.” I said as I sat him down. He ran to him and I got up to dust off. What was all that about?

“Don’t go.” I looked at her and she smiled. “Why don’t you stay? I'm sure Salome could use the company.” I smiled at her offer.

“I’m sorry but I must go and…” I walked into something. When I looked at him he had lots of muscle and didn’t seem too happy. I stepped back. “Sorry I didn’t see you.” I stepped to the side and he blocked my way.

“That’s not how we treat a guest.” Josh walked over to me and froze. “Hay, who are you?” He looked at me closely and I made my way around him.

“Um… I must go.” I ran out of the cave and stopped behind a tree. I sat down out of breath.

“You really let yourself go didn’t you?” I jumped and Josh was right behind me. “I’m sorry I didn’t mean to scare you.” He looked at me and I stepped back. “So why’d you come back this time?”

“I… I came back because of you. My friend told me you got married and I wanted to see if it was true.” I said nervously. “So is it?” He laughed softly.

“No, I didn’t get married and I don’t plan on getting married. Not until I find the right one of course.” He smiled and I looked in his eyes. His eyes were soft and really kind.

“Do you want to go swimming like we used to?” He smiled.

“Yes I would love to.” I smiled and we ran to the pool. I quickly stripped to my swim suit and dived in the water. He was right behind me. We laughed and talked. He helped me out the water and we sat down looking at the sunset. I’m not sure when but he picked me up and laid me behind the waterfall. We were sleeping next to each other and he was hugging me. I sat up to see he wasn’t sleeping. “Sorry did I wake you up?” He asked and sat up. By the darkness around us it must be night time.

“No, you didn’t.” I picked at my hands. I began to blush when he sat close to me. “I’m sorry…” I whispered and my heart began to pick up its pace. “When I left I didn’t want you to get hurt because of me. For so long that’s all that’s been happening and it would be something I did.” Tears began to fall and I looked at him. “When I left I was sure it was going to keep you safe but I never thought of how you would feel or who I would feel. When I was gone I could only think about you and how much I missed you.” I cried. “What I’m trying to say is…” He kissed me and I kissed him back. “I love you.” I whispered.

“I love you too.” He says and slowly he sets me on his lap. I kissed him again and something hard began poking me at the bottom of my thighs and that tingling feeling came back. “I love you too.” He whispered in my ear and kissed me down my jaw and back to my lips. He laid me down and kissed me as his body laid on mine and slowly moved in a up and down motion making the tingling feeling even stronger. His hand slowly slide my shirt over my head. His lips went down my neck then back to my lips. His hand slid down to my shorts and slowly made there way in, he unbuttoned them and slid them down. He slid his shorts down and laid back on me. We rolled over so I was top and he untied my swimming top and then my bottoms. He got back on top and he began humping me harder, making worth between us.

“Uuuhhh…. Yes.” I moaned and he went faster. Then he stopped.

“I’m going in you, let me know if you want me to stop.” I nodded and he slowly slid it in me. It hurt at first but once he got it in me it felt amazing. When he began moving in me I couldn’t help but moan louder. It was so nice like thousands of lighting bolts going through me but in a gentle way that felt really good.

“Ahhhh…. Yes, yes.” He went harder and faster until he began to moan. I then got on top and I could feel something spurting me from the inside but I didn’t stop. Not to long after we started to drift to sleep. I was on top of him when we woke up. He smiled and kissed me. “Good morning.” He said and I got off of him and I could feel him slipping out of me.

“So what are we going to tell Tiger?” I asked and we went skinny dipping. We quickly got dressed and he took care of my backpack and I healed his hand.

“I don’t care I have what I want.” He kissed me and gave me my backpack. I smiled and he walked to the cave.

I made my way back to the gate of the village and they opened for me. I went to take a shower and then I went out to eat with Dark.

“Hi what can I get you?” I smiled.

“I would like some water and lobster please.” She nodded and Dark and ordered. “I’ll be right back I need to wish up.” He nodded and I walked to the bathroom. I bumped into Don and he looked at me. I smiled and he stopped.

“Excuse me, have we had before?” He looked into my eyes.

“No, I don’t believe I have had you before. Maybe you're thinking of someone else.” I say and he nodded. “Will nice meeting you.” I said and walked into the room and once pulled me in and I wished for my hands. When I walked out he was standing by the door.

“I didn’t tell you my name. I am Don.” I shook his hand.

“And I am Kana.” I smiled. We began walking out to our tables.

“Are you sure we haven’t night before?” Looked at him.

“Yes, I’m sure.” I say and he nodded.

“Ok, well nice meeting you.” He shook my hand.

“Same here.” I smiled and walked to Dark. “So what’s up?” I ask as I take my seat.

“Who was that guy? He looks really formulaic.”

“His name is Don. He thought he might me before but I don’t believe I’ve seen him anywhere but here.” He nodded. We finished up for lunch and we began walking to his house and when we were on his door steps he stopped me to talk.

“The reason I asked you out on a date was because I like you a lot and I was wondering if you would like to be my girlfriend?” I looked at him and I frowned.

“I would love to but there’s someone else…” He frowned and nodded.

“Is it Shadow?” He asked and Shadow opened the door.

“No, it’s not.” I say not even looking at him.

“Well if you change your mind I will be waiting for you.” He kissed my check and we walked in.

“Josh, do you want to go sightseeing today?” I asked him as we walked up a monition.

“That sounds really nice but are you going to have a baby?” He asked me and I frowned.

“We need to get down before I can tell you.” He nodded and we walked down.

“So what about babies?” He asked and I looked in his eyes and I began to cry. “What’s wrong? He asked and we sat down.

“I was only to have one baby and if I was to have any more it would have to be by that same guy or someone in his bloodline.” I looked at him. “I’m sorry… I’m so sorry.” He hugged me and picked me up. He walked into the cave with me in his arms. Tiger walked over to us and Josh growled.

“What happened to her?” He asked.

“You happened.” Josh said and he sat me down in his lap. I fell asleep crying and I woke up to bow next to me.

Two months later

When I sat up I saw Josh and Tiger walking back into the cave and all of the adults looked at me. Josh picked me up and he walked out of the cave with no word. “Josh what happened?” I asked and he smiled.

“I want to try again. Just to make sure it won't work he says and began kissing me.

Something’s not right… he doesn’t smell the same. I pushed him away when he was about to get in me.

“Something wrong?” I looked in his eyes and I said nothing but him.

“No, not really.” I said and he pushed into me. He feels different but why? I pushed him away and sat up.

“What did I do?” He asked. I shook my head and started kissing him. He started humping me and I began to moan. Once he placed himself in me he started to go harder, harder, and harder.

I was moaning really loud and he was going so hard it was unlike him. He went so hard and I was having multiple orgasms and he made me feel really warm. I began to scream his name. It felt so good and I never wanted him to stop.

I couldn’t feel him squirting in me so I made him stop. I knew something wasn’t right. He tied me up and hit some kind of nerve where I couldn’t move my lower or upper body but I could feel him. I started to scream out for Josh and no matter how I screamed it came out in a good feeling way. When he was done he squirted me for a long time and then he pulled away from me. I was crying and he laughed.

“Too bad he tied him up so he couldn’t get to us. He could only hear us and I’m sure you really put an impression on him.” He laughed and someone tackled him to the ground. I rolled into the water and used a rock to throw the rope and made my way to the surface of the pool. When Josh saw me he ran and dived in after me. He pulled me to the store and helped me out.

“I’m so sorry. I…” He picked me up and Rose had my back pack.

“I’m the one who made this mess not you.” I could feel something calling my name and it was far away. Shadow ran to me in his wolf form and he looked at Josh.

“Get on me we must go now.” Josh jumped and looked at me as I floated out of his arms. “Hurry we don’t have much time!” Josh, Rose, and Lobelia got on him and we slowly started to tack off.

“What’s happening?” Rose asked.

“I’m not sure!” Josh said and we ended up at my home town. I had on all white and black clothes as we floated to the ground. They got off of Shadow and looked at me. The death flower came up to me and began to pull me and rap me in it’s spiky roots. Just as I was being devoured by the Death flower my life flashed before me.

My mom and dad last night with me, the Graham family who saved me, the doctors who was so kind to me, Cole my bodyguard, Tiger who saved me from dying, Rose and Lobelia saved me in the fight, Brisk took me in with his friends and they helped me when I couldn’t talk, Don when I throw up on him he thanked me for helping him anyway, Dark and his brothers was there to save me, Abby for reading me and olive for speaking for me, the reaper even helped me, and Josh he set me free, he waited for me and I waited for him. We are true lovers.

The flower’s started to tack a new form. They became pure white and the veins no longer had thorns on them. They were smooth as a baby’s bottom.

Josh's view.

I stand here speechless as I watch the black flower eat her ashados w explained it was her destiny. To be eaten by this black flower with thorns on the stems but just as she begins to disappear out of sight a beautiful blinding white light show’s up. The flower is pure white with a heart in the middle of the petals.

I cry as shadow explains the end to me. I am a huge baby girl gently as Shadow took us back to be home.

Shadow

In the end she will sleep for a really long time and a new baby will be born to take her place until she wakes up again with a fresh memory and hopefully she will live a better life. A life where she and her true love will be together forever and never have to worry about being alone anymore.