A/N: This was a spur of the moment idea that came to me as I tried to sleep after staying up watching four movies, ate three and a half pieces of Little Caesar's Pizza, and drank two Jones' green apple sodas and three hearty servings of Mountain Dew(none of which do I own). Throughout the night/morning, we had had a thunderstorm, thus being the weather of the beginning of this lovely idea/story (?). Hope you enjoy and please R & R!!
FYI: Tällia's dialogue will be underlined, while Ai is in regular print or whatever you want to call it.
I awoke to the sound of rain, thundering down loud and heavy against the tin roof of the emergency shelter. I blinked my eyes slowly, trying to get back to sleep, but to no avail. Sleep eluded me again tonight; it seemed to be doing that more and more with each passing day.
With a heavy sigh, I heaved myself into a sitting position on the too small coot. I stretched toward the ceiling, feeling all the kinks in my forever sore body from sleeping in such poor conditions. We, or should I say Tällia and I, have been living in this shelter for almost five years now.
An unknown disease had spread throughout the world killing millions within a few hours of being diagnosed in a six-year-old girl by the name of Andromeda Wellington. The disease, called Caprius Cyprian, had only been diagnosed one other time, right as the Black Plague was hitting England. Many believed that the cause for Caprius Cyprian was due to an unusually high amount of the Plague in a single person. That one person caused it to spread, thus infecting all forms of life from rodents to plants.
However, nobody really knew the reason as to how Caprius Cyprian came into existence. The only way I know how to help you to understand, is to show you. So, what do you say, Tällia? Care to take our friends on a journey of how we were changed and melded together in this one body that neither of us is used to? I'm sure you can tell our story much better than I ever could, even though I'm the older spirit.
I don't see a reason not to, but…where do I begin? There is so much to our little life story and nowhere near enough time. Are you sure you want to let a stranger we've only known for a minutes know why we were cursed with this dual-spirited body, Ai? We didn't even tell our loved ones after it happened.
Tällia, you worry too much! You need to relax and go with the flow. Why don't I start our little tale, hmm? I'll let you take over when you're ready, okay?
Now, where to begin? Oh, I know! I'll start the day of the diagnosis of little Andromeda; my adorable younger sister.