First chapter! Yay! So, if you're new I really, REALLY...really recommend you go and read "Conflicted" first. Otherwise not only will you be confused, but confused as to why you are confused. o_O BUT if you have read "Conflicted", read on and hope you enjoy the first chapter of dis!

'~ CHAPTER 1 ~'

Lea's POV

"Wh…what's happening to me?" I confusingly ask. Then I looked down at myself. I was a ghost! And suddenly I was…floating! As I was floating higher and higher, I looked down to see my unconscious self. Was I dead?! Aside from seeing me, I saw Sky there sleeping on the floor beside my bed. I softly smiled to myself before looking up. The next thing I knew I was in the Aether. This was my first time up here, and I could already tell it was so breath-taking and beautiful.

I was soon set down on the plush grass by the…spiraling particles and was able to move around freely. My ears perked at the sound of water. Turning around I only saw a holy stone wall…just like how I was taught. I slowly walked up to the cliff's side and let my fingers trace the patterns the stone had. I never thought I would see this place one day.

I continued carefully walking along side of the holy stone wall, and it led me to a beautiful spring. There was a waterfall that fell from a higher land piece down to a bowl-shaped dent in the ground.

"Wow…" I breathe out, as I came down the small hill and walked on the edge of the pond there.

"Beautiful isn't it?" A voice asks behind me. I turned around to see Notch himself.

"Notch…is that really you?" I ask in awe, staring at the being before my eyes.

"Yes, it is," he smiles back, "Although, Lea, there is a reason that I had brought you here."

"What is it, Notch? Am I dead?"

"No, you're not, Lea," he chuckles, easing my nerves for s short time, "I have called you because of your decision. What do you want to be the rest of your life? A human or a squid?"

"I have to decide now? Can't I just stay a hybrid forever?"

"There is only one way to do that," Notch thoughtfully says, planting a hand on his chin, "The one your friend Seto has is only half of what's needed. If you can find the right ingredients to add on to it. You will be a hybrid for as long as you live, just like I have made the squid's royal family."

"Wait…what was the potion Seto made?" I ask puzzled.

"It is a special potion Seto had made between his family members, and only they knew. It was how they got SkyDoesMinecraft to breathe underwater. He was partially squid hybrid for about two hours since they had brought two with them to rescue…you."

"What hap-"

"Lea," Notch gently stops me, "I'm sure you have a good amount of questions right now, but let your friends tell you the story. Since I am graceful to this sense…I'll give you two weeks to figure the potion out. Now once I have sent you back down I can't interfere with anything, understood?"

"Understood," I nod back.

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I gasp, sitting up on my bed, only to collapse back down afterwards. I coughed a few times, still taking deep breaths, attempting to sit back up again. This obviously woke Sky up from his slumber.

"Lea…Lea you're alive!" Sky excitedly yells, embracing me in a bear hug, "Oh thank Notch you're ok."

"Yeah…thank Notch," I smile widely back, bringing Sky back into another hug.

"What's the commotion up here…Lea!" Bodil40 screams next, coming over to the other available side of my bed and does the same thing Sky did, "Hey guys, come up here! Lea's alive!" And through the door rushed Deadlox, TrueMU, and HuskyMudkipz.

"Lea, thank goodness you're ok," MinecraftUniverse sighs in relief, "We were all getting really worried about you."

"And Sky on some cases," Husky adds, shrugging his shoulders in a casual way.

"What happened with you, Sky?" my concern-filled voice asks.

"He wouldn't come down to eat with us, so we had to at times bring the food up here. We thought he'd come down sooner or later, but…he still stayed up here when his hunger was dangerously low. Also gave us a few heart attacks when you stopped breathing a few times…" Deadlox explains, hanging his head down in shame, as the others looked everywhere else but Sky or me.

"Sky, you didn't have to do that," I swept some of his dark chocolate hair back from his forehead.

"But I wanted to be here…the first face you see when you wake up. And here I am." I smile shyly, blushing a bit at what Sky said.

"Well, thank you…to all of you for taking care of me."

"But Lea," Bodil speaks up, "Why is your hair still black? Shouldn't it be back to blond?"

"Oh, thanks for reminding me," I gasp, "Bodil I need you." I tell him, taking his arm by surprise and pulling him out of the room, leaving Sky and his friends puzzled by what just happened.

"Lea, shouldn't you be like resting?" Bodil puzzled voice asks, stumbling every now and then.

"Are you kidding me, Bodil?" I shockingly shot back, "I've been asleep for…how long?"

"About a month…"

"-about a month, and you want me to rest some more?"

"Slow down, Lea," Bodil stops me from walking, when we just reached outside of Seto's house, "I can tell something happened…what is it, Lea? Something is bothering you."

"Fine, something did happen ok? Before I…'came back to life', I…was called by Notch."

"And?"

"And I made a deal…with him."

"Well, what deal? Why would you have to make a deal? No one in Minecraftia has ever done such a thing, let alone have the opportunity, like that before," Bodil furrows his eye brows in confusion.

"Let's just get to Sparklez's place and talk there."

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Sky's POV

We four stared at the room's entrance with shocked expressions even after we knew Bodil and Lea left.

"What the Nether just happened?" Deadlox asks, after a good minute or two.

"I don't know, but we have to tell Seto about this. Come on!" TrueMU waves, already having gone halfway down the stairs. Hurrying down said set of stairs, we found Seto in his basement. There was no wonder why he didn't hear Bodil yell.

"Oh, hey g-"

"Seto, Lea's alive," Husky breathlessly cuts Seto off. And before Seto could say anything about it Husky continues talking, "And the first thing she did was run out the door with Bodil."

"What?! Why?" Seto asks puzzled.

"That's why we came to you. She's your sister," Deadlox responds next. After the last sentence, Seto bit his lip nervously.

"Well…that's strange for her to do," Seto puts a hand on his chin, "She just might be going to the pier to visit her mother. I mean, I'm sure first person you tell is your family and friends right?"

"Hm…I never thought about that…" TrueMU sheepishly says.

"Well, whenever she is going, she's bound to come back at one point," Seto assures us four, "But thanks for telling me you guys," Seto genuinely smiles, making me and the others smile too.

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Lea's POV

"Come on, Sparklez," I tap my foot impatiently, knocking on the door again three times.

"Maybe he's not home, Lea," Bodil puts a hand on my shoulder. And just then…

"My Notch, who the Nether are you to wake me…up…" Sparklez trails off, seeing me and Bodil. Bodil sheepishly smiles and waves, while I stand there smirking with my arms casually crossed.

"Morning, sleeping beauty…nice PJs," I lightly pat Sparklez on the back looking down at his green and blue, MC slime patterned top and bottom before inviting myself into his house.

"Uh…thanks?" CaptainSparklez confusingly asks, letting Bodil in then closing the door, "So, I'm glad that you're alive and all that, but why are you here?"

"She was going to answer my question when she said she wanted you to hear too?" Bodil crossing his arms, turning his attention to me.

"Ok, so what is it?"

"Apparently, before I was…in a way brought back to life, Notch called me and I visited the Aether for the first time. And I had made a deal with him; as I was suppose to decide if I was going to be a pure squid or a pure human. So, Notch has given me two weeks to find and make a potion to keep me a hybrid forever. Now, I know what you might be thinking, but Notch said it is possible. He said that Seto is so close to finding it, and I intend on finishing it."