Disclaimer: Once again it all belongs to Paolini
Authors Note: okay so the last chapter had allot of errors I am sure, I will try my best to do better. However I would like to receive some reviews about what you think about the actual story.
"Happy Birthday Elinee!" screamed René, jumping up and down on her bed.
"Mmmm, what? Rene, how did you get in here?" mumbled Elinee from under the covers of her bed.
"Your dad let me in. Come on Elinee, get up and get dressed. We have to go meet Aurla and Lisa for your birthday celebration. We are going to see a musical!"
"Alright, alright, just give me a minute," yawned Elinee who was now starting to regain consciousness
"Alright I'll wait for you downstairs. But if you take longer then ten minutes I will come up here to drag you down myself." With that René hopped off the top of the bunk bed in which Elinee shared with her younger sister, and trotted downstairs.
"I have really got to get a lock on my door," Elinee laughed to herself silently. She strode over to her closet and picked out a blue tank top and a pair of denim shorts, Elinee looked out the window, and stared out at the field of green grass which the sun was beating down on. It looked like it would be a beautiful day. She quickly brushed her teeth, and ran a comb through her short golden hair. As Elinee stared into the mirror she noticed how much she had changed over the course of a year. Her hazel eyes were framed by locks of gold that reached her shoulders. And In general she was rather tall. She sighed, as there was a knock on the bathroom door.
"Elinee, it has been eleven minutes already! Get out of there!" Came René's voice from the other side.
"Okay, I'm coming," Elinee answered. René and Elinee walked down the stairs of her house all the while René was singing a rather off key tune that could easily get stuck in anyone's head.
"Mom! Dad! I'm leaving now. I will see you tomorrow okay?" Shouted Elinee to the kitchen, where she guessed her parents were.
"Okay, have fun sleeping over at Aurla's," came the reply
"Alright, I will," she answered. She remembered the celebration her family had held for her the night before. They had bought her a new sowing kit, which they knew she wanted. She smiled as her mother came over to her and wrapped her in a huge bear hug.
"Happy birthday sweetie," Elinee's mother smiled.
" Thanks mom, I'll see you tomorrow." With that Elinee followed René out the door and into the warm summer day that lay ahead of them.
As René and Elinee walked over to the huge theatre were they were supposed to meet the others for the show. They spotted Lisa, one of their friends who were celebrating the day with them. Lisa was kind of the tomboy of the bunch, She had short curly brown hair that she kept tucked neatly in a low braid. Few had ever seen her without the braid, and not many really wished to, as it now oddly seemed a part of her.
"Happy birthday Elinee!" she shouted merrily, throwing her arms over her friend's neck.
"Thanks Lisa, its nice to see you too."
"Hey Guys!" Shouted a voice from behind them. They all turned to see Aurla jogging towards them. Her deep brown hair was swaying on her shoulders with her movements. She was attired in a pair of jeans and a white tank top. She stopped as she reached them, attempting to catching her breath. "Sorry I'm late I got held up."
"That's all right we were waiting," Elinee said. Aurla sighed, finally back to her regular breathing rate.
"Happy birthday," Aurla smiled, hugging her best friend. "You know we better get into the show before we're locked out," Aurla suggested, raising her eyebrows.
"Your right, we should get going," Answered René. The girls retreated inside the huge theatre, seating themselves next to each other after they passed their tickets to the man at the entrance. They had decided to see the musical, West Side Story. It was a kind of romantic tragedy in which by the end they were all a little melancholy
"Why do you guys insist on watching things that you know are going to make you cry?" Asked Lisa who had made sarcastic comments the entire time.
"I honestly have no idea," Replied René as they exited the building.
"Well, this is were I must bid you all ado," Laughed René as she bowed in a sarcastic manner. She gave all the girls one last hug and handing Elinee her birthday gift before departing into her dad's car and driving off. Soon after Lisa did the same. As Lisa's car drove off into the distance Aurla sighed.
"Are you alright?" Asked Elinee.
"Yeah, yeah of course, just a little drowsy is all. I didn't get much sleep last night."
"Why not." Asked Elinee curiously.
"I don't know, I've had this really weird feeling ever since we left that shop a couple days ago," Aurla gazed into the distance, as is thinking something over in her head.
"Really? That's a little weird."
"Yeah, maybe it's just my mind playing games with me," Aurla suggested, shaking her head.
"Well, it looks like your moms here, we had better get going."
"Okay," Aurla said, opening the door to her mom's car. They climbed in and drove off.
"Elinee, stop it!" Aurla screamed, rolling around on the ground.
"Not until you give me my birthday present," Elinee said as she continued to tickle her best friend who was now gasping for breath as she struggled to stop laughing."
" Alright," said Aurla struggling to get back up after Elinee released her. They were in Aurla's bedroom, which was cluttered with sheets of music, and pillows that were scattered on the ground from the pillow fight they had had earlier in the evening.
"Close your eyes," Ordered, Aurla. As Elinee coved her eyes with her hands, Aurla made her way towards a tall dresser. She quietly opened one of the many drawers and pulled out the small brown pouch the old woman had given her a couple days earlier. "Alright, open them." She told Elinee.
"What is it?" Asked Elinee after she had opened her eyes to find the pouch in front of her.
"It's supposed to be wishing dust," Answered Aurla. " I don't know if it really works but I thought you might like it anyhow."
"Thank you!" Elinee squealed, as she hugged Aurla. "So..." Elinee Smirked. "Do you want to find out?"
"Find out what?" Questioned Aurla with a confused look on her face.
"If it works." Elinee stated.
"Why not." Aurla shrugged.
"Okay." Elinee sat cross-legged on the floor, motioning for Aurla to do the same. Aurla complied. "Now make a Wish. But don't say it out loud."
"Umm... Elinee I don't' think this is like blowing out birthday candles, I think you can say it out loud." Aurla laughed silently.
"How would you know?"
"I don't."
"Well then shut your mouth and do what I say."
"Fine, it's your present." Aurla rolled her eyes.
"Okay." Elinee breathed. She untied the ribbon that held the pouch and released a hand full of glittering golden sand that shimmered in the room's light. "Now make a wish..."
The first thing each girl saw when they closed their eyes was a place... It was a place neither had ever seen before. But it suddenly seemed as if an image flooded both their thoughts with such intensity that it was as if they were drowning in the sheer thought. The next thing they saw was darkness.
Author's Note: Enough of a cliffhanger for you? Okay so I only received a couple reviews for the last chapter, so if any of you are reading and you want me to continue, then give me some response to it. Good or bad, just let me know your thoughts.