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My eyelids fluttered open as I sat up dazed. I lifted my head to look around but frowned. All I could see was black. Squirming, I blinked several times to make sure I was awake. Unfortunately I was. A fierce throbbing drilled into the back of my skull and I doubled over clutching my head. After a minute or two, the pain faded away. As I sat there I suddenly became aware of the sounds around me. I could hear the rustling of leaves as the wind blew the trees. From the heat on my skin, I knew the sun was still up though it wavered every now and then. The scent of wet leaves and grass also wormed its way into my head. Okay so I knew I was awake but why couldn't I see? The image of the giant backhanding me in the back of the head suddenly flashed before me. It couldn't be? I lifted my hands, letting my fingers brush over my eyelids. I was blind! Bile began to rise in my throat as I realised I had no idea where here was and that I was stranded in the middle of no where alone without my sight. A soft whimper broke through my panic, making me bolt upright. Theresa! The last thing I remebred was her terriefied scream. Desperately I twisted around, trying to gage where she was. My heart thumped as I pictured her lying unconscious and bleeding on the forest floor.

"Theresa!" I called out desperately.

"Over here," came a weak voice off to my left. Quickly I began to crawl in the direction of her voice until I felt her hand brush mine.

"Are you okay?' I asked, panic creeping into my voice. I heard her groan in pain as she tried to move.

"I'm alive but I think my ankle might be broken." Inhaling sharply, she tried to stand but only ended up falling on top of me. My arms tightened around her as she cried out in pain. Theresa slumped against me, panting.

"Yeah I don't think I'm going to be able to walk," she winced.

"Oh crap," I muttered. I felt her twist around in my arms to look at me. I could imagine her green eyes flying wide when she saw me.

"Jay are you okay? You're not . . ."

"Blind? Yeah I am." She gasped leaning back from me slightly. Her hand brushed my cheek and I could feel myself blush.

"Looks like we're stuck here," I murmured trying to keep my tone light. Theresa grimaced.

"We can't stay here Jay, it's nearly dusk and that giant still could be roaming around." I cursed under my breath. Great how was I suppose to help either of us if I was blind? Suddenly I felt Theresa tense.

"Theresa?" I called but she didn't responded. My hands grasped her shoulders as I began to shake her.

"Theresa!" I shouted when her body finally slumped.

"I'm okay, just a vision," she whispered. I let out a sigh of relief but kept hold of her shoulders. It was the only way I could tell where she was.

"You didn't see black again did you?" Strands of Theresa's hair brushed my shoulder as she shook her head.

"I think I know what that one was about." They was a note of sympathy in her voice.

"But no, I saw a cave south of here. We could shelter there." I bit my lip.

"Have any idea's how to get there considering I can't see and you can't walk?" I asked sarcastically.

"Your leader, aren't you suppose to come up with those ideas?" Theresa snapped back. I hung my head.

"I don't know," I muttered softly. Theresa's hand reached out to grasp mine.

"I might," she replied. I sat up and looked where I thought her face was.

"Okay shoot," I told her.

Theresa let go of my hand and reached up for my temple.

"I can't walk and you can't see right? But I can still see and you can still walk."

"You want me to carry you while you give me directions?" I heard her shuffle awkwardly.

"No not quite like that. I should be able to project what I can see in front of me into your mind so you can 'see'. If you carry me we should be able to make it to the cave before sun down." I sat still for a while, trying to absorb what she said.

"Are you sure you can do this?" I asked trying not to sound doubtful. Theresa snorted.

"Give me some credit Jay! If I was about to project a vision into a titan's mind, projecting what I see in front of me into your mind should be a piece of cake." I nodded still not fully convinced.

"Fine lets give it a go," I muttered.

"Try and move closer to me so I can reach your temple," Theresa instructed. Obediently I moved to kneel beside her. I felt her hands brush lightly up the side of my face as her fingers came to rest on my temple. Gently she applied pressure there and exhaled sharply. I closed my eyes feeling a presence that wasn't my own in my head.

"Theresa no snooping around while your in there," I murmured blushing. Theresa just chuckled.

"Open your eyes now. "My eye lids fluttered open and were greeted with a strange blurry blue. As my vision settled into focus, I could make out the trees around the clearing we sat in. My vision was watery and blue tinted so I couldn't see colour or really focus on one thing for to long.

"Is it suppose to look blue?" I asked reaching out for Theresa.

"I guess, this is how it is when I have a vision," she replied. I felt her fingers drop from my head, leaving me to grope around in the darkness again.

"Should we get going," Theresa murmured. I nodded shuffling awkwardly in the sand.

"How do you want me to carry you?" Theresa paused for a moment and I could feel her hot gaze on me.

"I'll climb onto your back, that way you'll be free to use your hands if need be." I couldn't help a small smile. All of a sudden she was sounding more like a leader than I was. Carefully I moved closer to her so she could climb on.

"Hang on a sec," Theresa ordered. I heard her move off to the left, wincing as she moved.

"Are you going to tell me what you're doing?" I asked impatiently. Why did I have to lose my sight now?

"Just a moment I'm grabbing your bag, you must have dropped it when you blacked out." I bit my lip at the words 'blacked out". Eventually Theresa worked her way back over to me. I felt her arms snake around my neck as she pushed against my shoulders.

"Do you need a hand?" I offered reaching back to help her but accidentally grabbed her ankle. I cringed as she cried out in pain.

"Maybe you should leave it to me," she said through clenched teeth. I stood still as she pulled herself up, locking her legs around my waist. It sounded like it hurt a lot and I could feel her body shaking with the effort. When I felt Theresa was firmly in place I reached back again to hold her. Carefully I stood up testing her weight on my back.

"You ready?" I asked grasping her tightly.

"Yep," Theresa answered, reaching forward to grant me vision. At first it was a blur of blue but as things started to come into focus I set for at a light jog. The warped vision I got from Theresa did make things harder than usual but at least it kept me from tripping over to much. Quickly I fell into a stead rhythm, rotating between walking and jogging. Theresa didn't talk as we moved through the forest, just sat silently against on my back and occasionally moving obstacles aside with her mind. Her silence began to worry me, it wasn't normal for her to go for several hours without talking. Through my back I could feel her body trembling and her short breaths. She didn't seem as well as she pretended to be. And then there was the smell of blood.

"Theresa, are you sure you're okay?" I asked eventually, grasping her tightly.

"Fine," she whispered quietly. I wanted to argue but thought better of it.

"So how much further until the cave, I'm getting bored of all these trees." Suddenly the forest vanished and was replaced with a cave. The image flickered in my mind but was properly clear to Theresa.

"About another half and hour or so," she murmured weakly. I sighed and broke into a jog.

"You know you forgot to mention the cliffs before." I laughed trying to lighten the mood.

"You saw that?" she asked sounding tired. I exhaled and shook my head.

"Yeah I saw," I muttered.

Sure enough 30 minutes later we reached the base of the cliff. I lifted my head to look up but my vision didn't move.

"Theresa can you look up for a sec?" I asked trying not to sound as frustrated as I felt.

"Sure," Theresa muttered tipping her head back so I could see up. The cliff was steep and jaggered but the rock looked firm. Quickly I traced the quickest root to the cave and nodded to Theresa.

"Will you still be able to hold on when I'm climbing?" I whispered. Suddenly she was starting to really worry me. I felt her arms squeeze around my neck tighter and her knee's did into my side.

"I'll be fine, just let go," She said through clenched teeth. I grunted and launched myself at the cliff face. The climb was a steep one to say the least. My body trembled as I strained to pull both our combined weight up its side. At one point I grabbed a loose rock and stumbled.

"Jay do you need a hand?" Theresa asked sounding concerned. I laughed humorously.

"No offence Theresa but there isn't a lot more you can do." My vision wavered as her hand left my temple to hit me over the back of the head.

"You'll see," she replied sounding slightly smug. Almost immediately I felt her weight lessen though she as still holding on. In front of me, loose rocks that blocked our path miraculously moved, providing me with a direct route to the cave. Sucking in a deep breath, I lunged forward climbing faster.

"Theresa want are you doing?" I shouted back to her. I heard her gasp as her body shook.

"I'm using telekinesis," she groaned like it was putting more strain on her body.

"What?" I asked to busy to think about what that meant.

"I'm moving things with my mind," she hissed clenching her fists around my neck. I bit my lip forcing my limbs to climb faster. Suddenly my vision flickered again as Theresa's grip started to loosen.

"Theresa!" I cried, trying to angle my body so she wouldn't fall. I could tell by her breathing that she was pushing herself to far and in a minute or two she would fade. Looking up I saw the ridge where the opening of the cave sat. Digging deep, I pushed my self those last few metres to collapse panting at the mouth of the cave. Theresa's grip slacked as she fell from my back taking my vision with her.

"Theresa?" I called out to her with non answer.

"Theresa!" I screamed feeling desperately around for her. I tried not to cry out as my hands came to rest on her still figure.

Cliff hanger, I'll try to finish this one soon. In the mean time reviews would be appreciated!

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