Lost
Opening of the eyes
My eyes fluttered open. I wasn't in the room with the healer anymore; she had said I needed to rest. She had me moved to my own little apartment where I could sleep without being disturbed. I folded and unfolded my hands, testing out the new body and muscles. I slowly sat up, pointing my toes and stretching. I got up, and slowly tested my legs, moving my feet in a shuffling way. I held the wall for support, making my way to the body length mirror across from my bedroom. I let go of the wall, I was now sure I could hold this body up. I looked into the mirror; staring at the new body I could call mine. This body, it no longer belonged to the human host, it was mine now. The almost waist length, layered black hair spilled over my shoulders, the bangs pushed over to the side so they were out my face. My dark gray eyes, lined with blue silver, resembled the storm clouds that gathered outside. My skin was fair and soft, free of blemishes. I was surprised at how short I was.
Five foot four at the most I thought, running my fingers through my silky hair. My nails were short and unpainted; my face had no makeup, though my eye lashes were long and my cheeks and lips a healthy pink. I wore simple clothes, a dark blue shirt with an ankle length black, flowy skirt. I heard a loud knocking on the door; I realized it must be my healer, Glass Spires, or the seeker who had brought his body to me. She was kind and gentle, but she did want any information I could give her. When I answered, the seeker smiled at me and nodded her head, a silent way of asking to come in. I stepped out of her way, opening the door for her to walk through. She made herself at home, choosing a chair and waiting for me to sit. I sat on the couch across from her, smiling and waiting for her questions to start.
"Hello, uhm…" she looked at me a bit confused, I realized I hadn't told anyone my name, or chosen one.
"I think I want to inherit my hosts old name, Tatumn." I murmured, loud enough for her to hear, still thinking it over in my head.
"Yes, what a delightful choice," She smiled again and continued, "Well, Tatumn, have you gathered anything about your host, or the resistance of humans?" She looked at me hopeful, I had gone through my hosts memories, but none of them held the information the seeker needed. I felt no need to lie, it was against every cell in my body to lie, so I told the truth.
"I have searched through every memory I can find, but none of them consist of a human resistance or of other humans with her. She seemed alone." I had looked at the floor, twiddling my fingers while I concentrated on the memories. I looked up at the seeker, she looked completely different from the fragile, nice woman who had taken a seat in one of my chairs. Her eyes where off somewhere else, but her face was annoyed and she played with her fingers in irritation.
"Are you sure? Is your host resisting you?" Her voice was harsh and strong, I winced at this. I wasn't used to such a rude tone. Her stone cold brown eyes landed on me, waiting for an answer.
"Yes, I'm positive," I thought about her second question, I hadn't even known it was possible for a host to resist, "No, seeker, my host isn't resisting. I didn't even know that was possible." I finished calmly, the slightest bit of surprise in my voice.
"Yes, it's very possible. More common in the older hosts than the younger, child like ones," Her gaze lifted from me and she continued, "Let me know if you find anything else, I will be keeping very to you, Tatumn." She said my new name with uncertainty, like as if choosing to keep my hosts name was the wrong choice. She got up swiftly and left, closing the door behind her. I was surprised at how the seeker acted, that annoyance and slight rage was very uncommon. I got up and went to my kitchen, I wasn't really hungry, but I could use a small snack. I ate some cut up vegetables and sat outside on my porch. Below me was a small pond with little fish and a fountain, it was deep enough to swim in, but I'm sure it was looked down upon. As it started to sprinkle with rain drops, I went inside and lay in my bed under the covers, leaving the door open to allow cold hair to fill the rooms. I slowly drifted off into sleep.
"Kaycee?" I whispered, looking through the darkness, "Kaycee? Its Tatum, Are you here?" I fumbled through things, looking for a sign my sister was still here. A note. A picture really, of the forest we both knew well. The flagstaff forest, covered in snow. On the back was written "Tatumn, follow and find." And next to it were drawn long lines, each pointing somewhere else, but all touching. A road map? I thought. I looked at the picture and the words, long at hard. Then ripped the picture, tossing the scraps everywhere. "I'll find you Kaycee, I promise" I whispered loudly to myself, promising I would find my sister and her almost one year old son.
I awoke, the dream memory fresh in my mind, I grabbed a paper and drew the lines carefully, picturing the forest in my mind. I emailed the seeker immediately, telling her about the dream. I kept the forest and road map part to myself though, I wasn't sure why. I felt an odd sensation, a memory of the sister and the son hovered in my mind. I couldn't give them up for some reason. I felt like I needed to find them still, to keep the promise my host made. The seeker emailed me back almost instantly. We leave tomorrow. Be ready, maybe if we go to site your memory told you of, you will remember more. I sighed, turning the computer off and crawling back into my bed.
Yeah, Well Hey you guys! So, as you can probably see, im a fan of the book, and movie, The host. I enjoy making up stories and alternate versions of books or movies i've seen and i decided that i would type down one of them and share it with who ever reads this. I hope you guys enjoy this little starter chapter, please give me your feedback and write reviews and such, good or bad, i will accept all thoughts and opinions! And hopefully, if you guys like this and the few up coming chapters, i will continue this story for awhile :) Thanks, remember, i love to hear your thoughts and comments, so please please write reviews, Thanks ~Skittles~