Hey guys! I'm glad you're enjoying this so far :D Here's chapter two!

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"I will the moon to flight, I will the heavens bright, I will the earth delight; Open your eyes with me, see paradise with me, awake and arise with me…I am the sky and the dawn and the sun." –"The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun," Celtic Woman

The little hedgehog, who I am named "Bucky," sits on my shoulder as I walk. Where am I going? I don't know. How am I going to get there? I don't know that either. That voice echoes over and over in my head: "You have a special destiny." How am I supposed to know what that destiny is if I can't remember anything? I suppose that's something I will figure out later; right now I need to find out where exactly I am.

I see a small village ahead, lanterns burning in the distance. Despite the cold wind biting my face, I smile and start to run toward it. Bucky lets out a little squeak and I hold him in my hands instead of on my shoulder. I reach the village in good time, and I can smell various spices wafting from different houses: sage, rosemary, thyme, etc. Little children dressed in heavy wool are running around, somehow having fun in the bitter wind and frost. Mothers are in the home, stirring things in pots and washing while Fathers are chopping wood or feeding the fire.

I step forward to a small girl, smiling. "Excuse me, would you mind telling me – " The little girl runs toward me, and just when I'm about to bend down to her height to talk to her she runs right through me. I mean that in the most literal way: she runs through me as if I were nothing more than the evening wind. I step back in shock, wondering if maybe I had imagined it, but then another person passes through me, and another and another.

The realization dawns on me like the falling snow: no one can see me.

But how is that possible? I am a person; a living, breathing soul with flesh and blood. At least, I think I am. I stand there, calling out, "Hello? Hello? Can anyone hear me?" and when no one answers, my blood runs cold. It's something I can't comprehend: how can I be a person of flesh and bone, as real as these people, and they are not able to see me and walk right through me? Am I some sort of spirit with a body? Am I a ghost with bone and muscle?

Who am I? What am I?

Bucky looks up at me, his beady black eyes have an almost concerned light in them. My shoulders shake as I begin to sob. My tears fall to the barren earth, and tiny blades of grass begin to sprout. I feel so empty, so desolate, so…alone. I walk away from the village, my shoulders drooping and my steps heavy. More tears fall, and the falling snow turns into freezing rain. Good grief, does my body somehow affect everything around me?

Here's what I know: my name is Tatiana. I can somehow create things that grow. I have one friend, a hedgehog named Bucky.

Here's what I don't know: why I am here and where I am going. What my purpose is. What this "special destiny" of mine is. Where I came from and why I don't have my memories. What I am, more importantly who I am.

The things I don't know greatly outweigh the things I do know, and that scares me. How am I supposed to do anything without knowing those things first? How will I get those answers? I close my eyes and wish with all of my heart and soul that that mysterious voice will speak to me again, maybe at least give me some kind of a hint as to what to do. But nothing happens. I plop on the frozen ground in frustration, more tears falling. Bucky nibbles on my fingers gently as an attempt to comfort me, but it only makes me cry more.

I let myself cry, but I eventually have to force myself to stop otherwise that village I was just in would be completely covered in freezing rain. I'm wiping my eyes when I see a small trail of golden sand beside me. My brow furrows: I don't think I can create sand…

A warm golden light covers me, and I have to shield my eyes for a moment before seeing what just happened. A small man is standing in front of me, smiling. He's not touching the ground, but floating in midair. Everything about him is that same gold color of the sand.

"Who…who are you?" I ask softly. The man's smile widens as he points to the trail of sand, and then at himself. "Sandman?" I ask, confused. He nods and cocks his head at me, frowning slightly as a question mark appears above his head.

"Huh?" I say. The man points to something on my cheek. I reach up and feel wetness on my fingertips. Another question mark appears above his head. "Um…are you asking me why I'm crying?" The small man smiles widely and nods; I guess he can't speak.

I sigh. "No reason. I'm just…frustrated." The small, floating man blinks, an almost concerned look on his face. Another question mark appears above his head. I look at him; can I trust this man, someone I've known for only minutes? Bucky waddles up to the Sandman and the Sandman smiles and gently pats him on the head. Bucky immediately curls up into a ball and falls asleep. There must be something magical about that sand.

"You're like me," I say quietly. Sandman blinks again, still confused. I smile slightly and do a small movement with my finger. A white lily crawls out of the snow and reaches for the sky. Sandman's eyes widen and so does his smile. He points to Bucky, and then to the sand, and the sand floating above him makes a picture of three Z's.

"Your sand makes people go to sleep?" I ask. He nods and holds out a hand. Three small sand horses prance around, and just seeing them fills me with a strange, happy tiredness. I yawn, and Sandman laughs without sound. "You give people good dreams, too?" He nods again, and then goes back to the first question he asked me: why am I frustrated?

I find myself spilling everything to him, from the moment I woke up until this very minute. Sandman doesn't seem surprised at my story, but he does find my ability to grow things very fascinating. Eventually, I finish my tale. He smiles at me as his magic sand wraps around my slender form. I can already feel my eyelids drooping. He waves a goodbye and takes off into the night, while I dwell in a land of peaceful dreams.

Ugggggh, sorry this is so short and kinda sucky. My writing has been kind of off lately, but I hope you liked it anyway! Please leave a review! I've got cookies…(:::) (:::) :D love you guys!