I dreamt that I was surrounded by humans, not souls, just humans and that they were greeting me with smiling faces, and bright, happy eyes. That they were treating me like family. Making me feel wanted. I dreamt that Jamie, stood in the middle of the crowd with his brilliant, brown eyes beaming at me. The dream was wonderful, and I didn't want it to stop. I liked the feeling like I was accepted, that I belonged somewhere, something I was never able to feel, in my whole life. That I didn't have to be afraid. I felt like I was flying, but like everything that flies, I had to come down to reality.

When I awoke, the first thing I saw was sunlight through creaks in the… ceiling? I didn't remember ever walking into anywhere. I sat up and looked around at the place I was, it seemed to be a medium sized room, at least I think it was a room, the walls were rock. I realized that I was sitting on a soft mattress, with a sheet that was now laying on my lap, covering my legs. The air felt cooler compared to the hot, dry air of the desert that I have breathed my whole life. I felt well rested for the first time in a long, long time. I took in a deep breath, and let it out slowly with a sigh, wide awake. 'Where the hell am I?' I thought to myself and looked around again at the room, I couldn't tell how far to my right the wall went, it was dark over there. I looked ahead of me to see a blue bed sheet covering a hole in the wall. A door?

I then started to feel like someone was watching me, like I had eyes staring at me, I began to get paranoid, my breath speeding up. I also felt the presence of someone else in the room. "Wh-" I began, then took a deep breath and mustered up my courage "Who's there?" I asked in my normal volume. There was a silence that ran after my words before someone switched on a light. My eyes shot to the person behind the action and smiled, the paranoia and anxiety going away once I saw who it was, the cordless lamp illuminating his face.

"It's just me, Jamie," he smiled at me and I laughed lightly. Feeling silly that I had gotten paranoid.

"Hey!" I said and turned my body to face him, he was a little far away but the light showed me that the room was almost as wide as it was high. The room was still a decent distance over my head. The room looked like it was occupied by someone, though I didn't know who, but there were clothes scattered around. "Oh, am I in someone's room?" I asked guiltily, feeling like I was intruding on someone's privacy.

"Yes, yours for now. Until you get your own." He smiled gently at me, he leaned forward on his elbows, resting them on his knees. I looked at him with a suspicious look.

"Who's room is it really?" I said with a half-smile, thinking that I was going to get my own room 'Don't get ahead of yourself Skye. They can throw you out if they want to. This is their home.' I thought with a silent sigh. He hesitated before answering me.

"Mine. And a couple other guys," Jamie said finally and studied my face for something, I don't know for what though. And I don't know if he found what he was looking for but I was shocked, my jaw dropping slightly.

"Oh, I can't just come here and sleep in your room! This is your room! And other peoples! I should sleep somewhere else…" I said, even though I had no idea where I was and how to get around so I let my voice trail off.

"No really, I don't mind and neither do they. And plus I'll be staying with Jeb," He said like he didn't care though I saw in his eyes that he didn't want to stay with this Jeb.

I smiled gently "Snorer?" I asked simply, with a grin.

"Oh you have no idea." Jamie laughed out loud and so did I.

"But really, I can't kick you out of your-" Though I stopped when I heard soft voices somewhere distant, though close to the room. I looked toward the sheet door, then to Jamie, who's eyes were shining.

"We'll figure it out later, I want you to meet some people." Jamie said and jumped up, taking my wrist lightly, pulling me to my feet, leading me out the sheet door to a long hallway with many more creatively covered holes. Other rooms, was my guess. "Wanda! Mel!" Jamie said loudly and waved to a small group of people down the hall with his free hand. I recognized Ian and Jared, both holding hands with one of the two women coming toward us and there was an older man with leathery skin and a wild, white beard.

"Jamie!" The two women said at the same time, who were now in front of us, and hugged Jamie tightly at the same time, though he didn't let go of my wrist.

"You cut your hair during your raid!" A tall, beautiful women said, ruffling his hair, she looked like Jamie, I'm guessing they were related somehow.

"I know, I know." He said with a grin, running a hand through his short-ish hair, though it was longer on the top of his head, standing up a little on the top of his head. "Well Mel, Wanda, this is Skye. She is going to be living in the caves with us. We already have Jeb's approval, right Jeb?" Jamie said excitedly, I felt myself flush a little, why was he so excited?

The old man, Jeb, smiled and nodded at Jamie. He then turned toward me with fascination in his faded blue eyes. "Hello honey. I'm Jeb, and you are?" he smiled even though he probably knew my name already, he had a nice, comforting feel to him, like you were welcome.

"I'm Skye Malone." I said confidently with a smile in return for his. Jeb winked at me and we shook hands. He seemed like a nice person, old fashioned, but nice.

"Oh hello Skye, I'm Wanda." said the blonde women who was holding Ian's hand. I smiled and shook hands with her, I looked her in the eyes and noticed that she was… a soul. My hand froze and I looked at her with confusion, though I felt a light squeeze on my wrist. I looked at Jamie who was smiling, did he trust her? Well, she didn't do anything to me, and she is living here, so I should too, right? Though could I just let go of that fear that easily?

"You're a soul?" I asked, surprisingly calm, I saw that, Wanda, and everyone else, except Jamie, seemed surprised at how calmly I asked her, especially myself.

"Well, yes I am. Though I've gone native. I'm on your side." she smiled brightly with a light laugh and I smiled back happily. Native… That's a good way to look at it.

"Well, it doesn't matter if you are or aren't, it's not my place to judge. And you seem like a lovely person." I smiled happily, my cheeks flushed lightly and finished shaking Wanda's hand. I saw that her cheeks take on a light red. I then turned to the women who looked like Jamie and smiled, holding out my hand to her. She was a human.

"I'm Melanie Stryder, but you can call me Mel. I'm Jamie's older sister." she smiled and shook my hand, she and Jared were holding hands. I smiled at her. I could tell the people holding hands were together, the way they looked at each other also gave it away. They were so perfect for each other just looking at them.

"Pleasure to meet you all." I said truthfully, I was overjoyed to meet all these people, even Wanda the native soul, and find out that I can live here.

"No it's ours," Jeb said politely with a leathery smile "So you have been traveling on your own for seven years? Wow, I'm impressed, for you to do that at such a young age and survive so long on your own. All of us traveled with another, except for Jared for a period, and were older…" he said with a look of wonder in his eyes. Just then, out of no where, my stomach gave a loud growl. I felt my face get hot and everyone around me laughed, even Jamie. I laughed as well.

"I'm guessing your hungry?" Jamie smiled at me, I looked up at him and smiled brightly.

"How'd you know?" I asked in a joking way, everyone laughed again.

"Well, breakfast should still be getting served and mostly everyone should be doing their duties so you can eat in peace. You guys too," Jeb said nodding his head at Ian, Jared and Jamie "You just returned from a raid, you must be starving." The three nodded back. We all started walking down the dimly light hallway. When we reached the end of the tunnel, it suddenly got pitch black. I felt Jamie slide his hand down off my wrist and grasp onto my hand. It helped me follow him easier.

Thinking about it, I have no idea how I handled Wanda being a soul so well. I thought I would have flipped, maybe it was because she seemed to belong here and I too wanted that, or maybe it was because Jamie was there with me, or was it because he trusted her too?

I don't know how, but I began to see a light at the end of the hallway. And suddenly we were all in a large room, almost like a cafeteria. There were two women tending to the counters and food all the way at the other end of the room. I then smelt it.

"Mmmm, bacon." I said, I thought I spoke quiet enough for just myself to hear, but I felt Jamie's hand shake lightly as he laughed quietly.

"Hey, Trudy! Lily!" Jeb said, and the two women looked when their name was called "Can you serve these guys some food? Especially Skye!" he said, the women nodded with smiles on their faces, he then turned to us "Well, I have to go and check on everyone, Jamie I'm sure you can cover showing Skye around?" Jeb said with a smile. Jamie nodded, his brown eyes filled with determination. I knew my own eyes were dancing with happiness, Jeb, was already treating my like I was an old friend of his. It made me smile and feel… Accepted.

"Come on, let's go eat! I'm starving and was dying to get my hands on that bacon once we got it!" Ian said, just as his, Jared's, and Jamie's stomach growl loudly, mine roared. Everyone laughed, even Trudy and Lily, and I could have sworn I heard a chuckle echo back from the dark tunnel that Jeb just left through.


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