Something was wrong.

She snapped her eyes open, clutching the silk red covers in her iron tight grip as she inhaled a large breath of air in shock. "I…" Her throat was cracked and dry, and she almost flinched at the sound.

What happened?

She couldn't quite register what was going on inside of her mind, as the haze of her memories was nothing but a blur to her. She slowly pushed herself up, her weak arms shaking as they held her up. She crawled over to the edge, almost falling out of the bed, but she caught herself just in time.

She casted her legs over the side of the bed, before she jumped off and landed on her wobbly feet. Taking her first few steps was hard, as she staggered a few feet, and she was forced to place her hand against the tree beside her for support, as the world seemed to spin around her—

She positioned her hand over her mouth, but the queasiness overpowered her and she knew what was going to happen next—

"!" The remnants of the food she last consumed spewed out of her mouth, as she painted the grass beneath her with her vomit. All traces of the meal now nothing but chunks and thick paste of nastiness. "Ughh…" She whipped her mouth with the back of her hand, while the other still was placed against the tree, feeling slightly better. When she noticed she was holding something tightly in her grasp, she looked at the vial with a questioning glance.

She popped the heart-shape lid, and tilted the vial upside down above her gaping mouth, wishing to expel the horrible aftertaste that was left rotting on her tongue—She groan when nothing came out and she placed the lid back onto the glass container. She was about to throw the empty bottle over her shoulder, but she paused.

In her blurred mind, something told her to hang on to it… It was precious to her…

She held the glass vial up to her chest protectively, squeezing it so tightly, her knuckles almost turned ghostly white. She then staggered onward on her noodle-like lower limbs, her mind filled with emptiness as she wandered the forest with no real distention or handle on the world around her.


"How…?" The word escaped her dry and cracked lips as she stared out at the view before her. How did she get here? She glanced around, unsure how she managed to get on top of a tower. She looked at all of the odd building surrounding her from her high perch, and her head throbbed with pain. "…What?" She stumbled slightly, unable to even keep her balance standing still. "Whoa." She called out in surprise when she almost slipped off of the edge. She looked down, and upon seeing the ground so far below her she… giggled.

She wasn't sure why, but she found it to be extremely funny…

She placed her hand onto her scalp, feeling light-headed.

Julius Monrey was enjoying the few moments of peace he had to himself. It was a rare time like this, where he could take a few minutes away from his work, and so he decided to spend it gazing at the stars from his favorite spot at the top of the tower. When he reached the top of the stairs, he paused when he noticed that he was not alone.

"Hey!" He shouted towards the woman who was standing at the edge. "What are you doing here?" He asked as he walked up to her, feeling a little irate at the intrusion into his home. "Leave!" She turned towards him, and he noticed her movements were off, almost unstable— His eyes widened when he saw her foot slip and he instinctively reacted, grabbing hold of her hand. He pulled her towards him, and he grunted when she collided into his chest. "I told you to leave, not kill yourself." He mumbled as he held the girl against his body, looking down at the ground with dread—He paused when he heard her… giggle?

He looked down, just as she glanced up, and he felt something in him stir when his own dark blue orbs stared into her crystal ones.

"This feeling... " In that moment, Julius knew that this girl was an outsider.

"I'm very tired…" The girl mumbled, before she collapsed in his arms. Unsure of what to really do, he did the only thing he could think of, and he placed his arm beneath her knees, while the other supported her back, and picked up the small woman. She hummed in delight and rested her head against his chest. "I should go to sleep."

"No, you shouldn't." Yet his words were unheard, for the woman had already fallen asleep in his arms.

He released a heavy sigh, before he shook his head, knowing that he couldn't leave the defenseless girl alone outside, and turned around, walking back into the tower.

So much for his moment of peace…


Another update so fast! I know XD lol. But the chapter is also very short too. Most of them will be until further on into the story.