It's odd how you can go from nothing to everything so fast.

The first thing I noticed was the smell. Sweet Lesser Celandine I thought, almost like the ones that- My memory drew blank. I knew something was there, I just couldn't access it. The ability to not know anything burned in me with hate.

I opened my eyes in flutters before I forced them wide. I saw a lush green canopy above me, a sunset peeked through the trees a bit to my side. I sat up and my head pulsed with pain.

I put a hand to my hand, breathing out heavily.

I must've hit my head, I concluded.

I spied around. There was a river pulsing at my feet, probably more than a person deep. Surrounding and under me were cold wet rocks that made up the rivers bay along with hundreds on trees that weaved to make a thick forest. And as I guessed, Celandine. It weaved along the bays edge in the dead wood.

Another thing I noticed was that I was missing a boot on one of my feet.

"Great," I grumbled, slowly standing on the slippery rocks. I walked carefully on the stones, glaring at the water trying to find my shoe.

My tread was like a broken chair missing a leg, but I kept walking down the rivers bank. As I walked the river got bigger and bigger as the forest seemed to thin. Now the sun was lower, and I could see it fading behind a set of hills.

I was about to head back in the woods when I heard laughing. My posture straightened, and my head flew right to the noise.

Across the rushing river I saw a family in the shade of two huge trees. Three children giggled as they chased after each other, and a mother seemed to nag at her husband as he gutted a fish. He tossed the fish into a wooden bucket. The man turned and met her eyes and hugged his wife.

I looked down at my feet, then back up. My heart was strangely warmed at the sight, but also… empty.

I bit the inside of my cheek as I thought. In my head I could see all of the forest but nothing else. I guessed that I had a family somewhere like them, so I needed to go home. They must be worried, but where was home? I bet they know where the nearest villiage is, I thought.

I got the closest I could to the water and cupped my mouth.

"Oi! Ye there! You know wher' the nearest Village is!?" I called loudly over the river.

They seemed to ignore me or maybe just not hear me.

"'Ey!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. "Can ye hear me?"

The family continued their laughing and joking. I felt neglected.

"Rude. They're as a thick as manure but only half as useful." I sighed. Maybe I can swim across. I picked up a rock and tossed it once in my hand before I chucked it across the water. The water sucked the rock down as soon as it touched its surface. I looked above me at the few trees that weaved their branches together very high up. I'd rather take a heavy current then fall from those.

"Worth a try…" I whispered as I peeled off my only remaining boot. This was the first moment I recognized what I was wearing. The dress and leggings were not as hard to swim with, it would've probably been the heavy cloak, and the bow and arrows that I hadn't noticed was attached to my back.

I tossed the arrows down and unlatched my cloak. I lightly propped up the bow against a tree. That was when I dived into the water.

The cold water numbed my body, and the current tugged on my arms and legs.

The pulse of the water kept pushing me almost like a crowd of people stampeding you. I somehow made it close enough to the other side that I grabbed the tall grasses. I pulled my body up and just laid on the grass for a second. I was so freezing I curled into a ball, my teeth chattering. My limbs ached with exhaustion. Not getting across that again.

I expected the family to see me and hurry over, but they just stayed where they were. The only thing I could feel was my face becoming red, probably even more red then it already was because of the cold. I pushed myself up with a quiver and walk straight up to them.

"Wha's wrong with ye!" I yelled, tracing them with my eyes as they sat down. The wife laughed and flattened her dress as they passed along the cooked fish.

I pounded my feet on the ground with anger as I walked over to them.

I went to tap the fathers shoulder- "Sir. Sir. Ex-" – my hand passed right through his shoulder. I gasped and took a step back.

"I don't…," I stuttered

I crept back up and passed a hand straight through the man's head.

"I don't understan'," I said confused.

I saw the fire they had cooked the fish on and walked over. I put my palms out and wobbled closer to the fire.

The warmth engulfed me and I smiled a bit at the flames as they licked a kettle above it. I looked over my shoulder at the family. They won't notice a bit of missing tea is they don't notice me.

I took the handle, but then let it go.

"Ow!" I blurted. I opened my hand to show a large burn on the inside of my hand. As I was about to go dip my hand in the river, the burn seemed to slowly be healing.

I watched it slowly heal in a matter of seconds.

So I'm invisible and able to heal like magic? Unusual day…

I found a glove on the other side of the fire pit and slipped it on. I grabbed a wooden cup and poured some of the tea into it. I took a hesitant sip, and just felt the warmth of the liquid.

Of course I was still freezing to the bone, but the tea sure helped.

The light dimmed and the fires light became more and more apparent.

The air took on a chilly breeze, and I became more thankful for the fire.

I placed the now empty cup down and stretched my legs. Above me through the trees the full moon shone down. I went to sit by the family, but I paused.

"Condren," a voice called.

I swung a 360. It wasn't the man, or any of his family. The word seemed familiar.

"Condren," it called again.

I furrowed my eyebrows together, thinking. Then my eyes shot back up to the moon.

"I've finally lost me rocker," I said, rubbing my head. "I knew I hit me head."

"Condren. You are not insane, I can assure you that."

I scoffed. "Who are you?!"

"It does not matter. I need to talk to you, we have limited time."

I look around and then started the climb the tree. I jumped from branch to branch with ease and finally stopped on the tallest branch I could stand on. I didn't know how I could balance on such a thin branch, but you don't question gifts, I guess.

"You gunna tell me something important?" I asked, still pretty sure I had lost my marbles.

"Yes. But it might not be what you would like to hear," the voice started. "Your name is Condren. You are a protector of forests and children. You're job is to guild and calm them."

"Well, how am I suppos' to do that when nobody can see me?"

"You have been given several gifts. You have the touch of life, to calm and revive anything that was once alive and well. You also have the power to change your form to any animal you would like."

"Well, it's nice I can start my own petting zoo."

"Another job you must do is heal children. With your touch of life, you can mend wounds. Even grow and mend plants to your will. This is all I can say. Good luck, Condren."

"Wait," I called out, "Where do I go? What's my last name!? Where am I!?"

Just the night sky looked back at me, the stars blinked with light. The moon floated in them, almost like the most expensive jewel in a necklace.

I sighed and slipped down off the branch. So many questions.

As I peeked through the last leaves I saw the family had packed up and left. Not to mention they stomped out the fire behind them. I just can't get a break today.

I walked back up to the fire pit and sat on the edge of the burned coals. "Touch of life…," I whisper.

I reach out to touch the torched wood, and as soon as my fingers grazed it the fire started to crackle. I pulled my hand back as the fire blazed up.

I smiled and looked at my hand and back at the fire.

"More," I said.

The flame burned up higher.

I didn't know how to reply to the sudden power I felt but laugh.

"More?"

The fire shot up higher, pieces of ash bursting from it. An ash caught on the grass and started to burn.

"Oi!" I stood up and stomped out the fire. "Less!"

The fire continued burning the way it was.

"Less!" I glared at the fire. "Less!"

Nothing.

I must not be able to take back what I do, I thought. "Brilliant power, that is," I grumbled.

Over time the fire slowly ran out of fuel and became ashes again.

As the dark became more apparent, and I became dryer I left behind the fire pit and walked to the edge of the river.

Across it I could see my cloak and my weapon. Then I looked back at the river.

"No, not doing tha' again," I said to myself. Then I remembered the branches above the water. "Well, apparently I have powers. Ought to try 'em."

I propped myself up and started to climb the closest tree.

I easily maneuvered each branch till I came to one that weaved with another trees branches. It was extremely thin, but I obviously had nothing to lose.

I slid my feet along the rough bark slowly, trying not to rock the whole branch. I made it to the middle of branch when I go to take a critical step I happened to look down.

I was suddenly dizzy and to support myself I pressed my foot down hard against the branch.

The edge cracks loudly before it tumbled down into the rushing water below. I screamed and latched my arms around the intact piece.

The whole side of tree quivered. I kept my arms around the branch until the shaking stopped.

I groan as I pull my head up to look at the damage I did. The part of the branches that entwined together was gone, they were probably broken already by age but I didn't make it better.

"I wonder…" I laid a hand plainly on the branch and watched as the tree grew before my eyes. The branch wrapped more and more around the other tree's branch and seemed to merge together. I took my hand off and the growing stopped. I paused for a second to let it sink in.

"I could have fun with this…" I smiled.

I ran across the branch, leaving little leaf buds behind me.

I slid down the tree and jump down the final 10 feet. I grabbed my cloak and pulled it over my shoulders. I clasped the button and slung my bow and arrows on it.

I walked over to the edge of the calmest point of the river and looked at my reflection.

The only thing I saw in the water was my vibrant green eyes, the same color of the leaves on the trees. I still was so confused but knowing just a little calmed my whole being. I leaned against a log and pulled my cloak around me.

My eyes fluttered as I felt sleep creep up on me.

My name is Condren. I am apparently not insane. And I have an extreme green thumb.


A/N: Haha, um how was it? This is our first collaborative story together.

This chapter was by Anna and the next one will probably be by Hailey :)

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-SometimesWitty