Okay, some author's notes, just cuz. I have written various things before, but this will be my first fanfic. It will also be my first chartered and finished story, or at least that's the plan. I appreciate all forms of criticism, so please do leave some, if you can spare the time. Thank you so very much, and I hope you enjoy.

How beautiful.

The sky, the clouds, chasing one another.

Truly poetic.

Too bad it was wasted on me

I rested on a soft slope covered with grass, surrounded by trees that seemed to stretch on forever. My blank head and emotionless eyes took their time taking it all in. The sky, the trees, the grass, the smells, everything seemed so perfect. I didn't want to move.

Of course, me being a living being, my body groaned and told me to get up. Look for food and water, then you can gaze at everything all you want, for as long as you want.

Fine by me.

My head spun just a little, making me feel like I had been laying there for much longer than I thought. My muscles and joints seemed o agree, as they both whined in their own way. After managing to stand up slightly unevenly, I looked around once more. Not much to see, just more trees and grass. But sounds where everywhere. I could hear my own breathing, the distant moo and bleat, the rustle of the leaves on the trees, the sound of running water... huh. Water.

Well that's one problem solved.

I headed in the direction of the noise, still a bit groggy. The closer I got, the louder it was, and the thinner the forest grew. It suddenly stopped a couple meters from the edge of the river. I crouched down next to it and plunged my hand into the water, and regretted it instantly. It was ice cold, and the second my hand registered that, I pulled it out as fast as I could.

At least I didn't feel groggy anymore.

I dried my soaked on my clothes, which I had just noticed I had on. Just plain jeans and a cyan shirt, not much, but something.

Once I could feel my hand again, I searched my surroundings, hoping to see if there was something that could help my predicament. I saw a mountain range, from which the river emerged, which is probably why it's so cold. I saw more trees and grass, some sand, a couple wildflowers, and not much else.

Well actually... there was a couple of animals farther down the river, so I suppose that counted. Still, thirst was somewhat dealt with.

I wandered back into the woods, hoping to find something useful. I came across various stones and ferns, as well as a couple fallen logs.

Unsure of what else to do, I picked up a couple flowers and smelled them. I smiled at this fact. When in doubt, stop and smell the flowers. The sentence only broadened my smile, proud of what I formulated.

I set the plant life back on the ground, and looked around once again. My eyes wandered back to the stones on the ground. Most were round and lumpy, but a few were flant and sharp on the sides.

Perfect, exactly what I needed.

I picked up two of these stones and walked back to one of the fallen tree trunks. I raised one of the stones to my eye-level, and deciding that it out work well enough, and raised it even further, past my head and towards the beautiful sky.

Then, and with all my strength, I hacked at the fallen tree.

The impact with the tough wood actually stunned me for a moment, but I had managed to make a gash in it. When I tried to pull the stone from the trunk, a curved piece of bark fell. Intrigued, I picked it up and examined it. I supposed this could work as a bowl, or maybe a way to get some water from the river without freezing my hand off.

I tucked it away in one of my apparently large pockets, along with the second stone. I hacked away at the log for awhile longer before giving up. I had managed to get a few more pieces of bark, but none of them as large as the first one.

Once I had made it back to the river, I took the large piece of bark out of my pockets and crouched again. I took the piece of bark out and plunged it into the river, lifting it out before the icy liquid touched my fingers. As it wasn't exactly a bowl, the water quickly escaped and returned to the river.

I tried again, this time immediately drinking what water was left on the piece of bark.

Finally, some proper progress.

I drank for a while, as my throat had started to become parched. Once I was satisfied, I sat back on the grass and sand to rested for a little while.

Suddenly, a bright red globe fell on my head, bouncing once before coming to rest at the edge of the river if I had known any curses the, I probably would have cursed, but as I didn't, I just groaned.

I sat up and picked up the globe. Well, it wasn't a perfect globe. And it had a small stick on top. It smelled quite fine, and it's pretty red drew me in. I stared at it for a moment, just looking and smelling. Then, out of the blue, I put it to my mouth and bit. The skin gave way with a satisfying crunch, lovely and sweet on my tounge. I chewed it for awhile, savoring the taste.

Then I basicly went and ravaged it, leaving nothing but the stick and the core. It wasn't a large meal, but it was certainly delicious.

Sitting back down I realized where the sweet treat had come from. The tree above me was full of these red things, some bigger than others.

I promptly edged away from it, not wanting to get struck again.

I made myself comfortable, and looked to the beautiful blue sky.

Now, I had time to see all I wanted, and for as long as I wanted.

So how was it? Please leave reviews, as it will help me shape the story. I still have plenty o' fuel in the old steel forge, so I will make a couple more chapters from raw inspiration, wether or not it gets good reviews. From then on, only time will tell. Thank you for you time!