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Chapter Three-

-Irregular Independence-

I woke up to the blissfully cool air of the morning. The sun illuminated its beams of light onto the floor next to where I laid, just the thing I needed to persuade me to get out of bed.

Stretching, I stumbled monotonously to the refrigerator which anything consumable seemed to be placed in, You see- Back in the void, being a weightless spirit meant only floating around and doing nothing much but listen. Now I just had to deal with this useless human necessity: Eating.
Realising the fact there wasn't much of this- food left; I made a mental note to stock up on more of it before pulling out what seemed to be, Pepsi.
Twisting and licking the excess juice that dribbled slightly down the bottle, I leaned against the seat, listening to the lone sound of my thoughts-

Wait.

I froze. Completely.

The sudden realisation hit me.

I hadn't heard anything from the Void.

Nothing.

I inhaled sharply, trying to think of any reason WHY they wouldn't have forced me to listen to the quote. It was like- an enforced feature to make me remember my place in life.

I tapped my nails on the side of the bottle, staring into space in thought.

What was different?

You.

The voice that had invaded my head caught me off guard, shuddering- I ran my hand through my fringe, putting down the bottle before I dropped it.

You must return...

Return WHERE?
This had to be a hallucination. It had to be!-...although... I'd never been THAT lucky.

I needed air. The space here was too cramped.

Throwing on anything that looked relatively normal, I picked up the bag I hadn't really ever used and speed out of the apartment.

It all happened too quickly for anything else to be decided.

I walked- almost lifeless, by what just happened... But at least my mind was at peace, enough to think clearer about what the voice meant.
Well - I knew for one: it had come from the void; the voice was the same... Probably why I didn't freak out as much.
But two, unless it was necessary, the creator never contacted me, especially not like that or even that unclear.
'You must return...' what did she mean? Where in fact? To the void? To a previous place?- To that bookstore?... I sighed in sadness of the fact these past two days had been stressful as well as... Strange.

Or as Cedric said: 'Peculiar'.

Speaking of whom, I couldn't stop thinking of him last night. I wasn't in some sort of 'fan-girl-lovey-dovey' crap, but more; his acceptance of me... It- made me feel warmer inside.

Picking up a can of what looked like peaches- I finally took in the surroundings of the supermarket. Exhaling and putting the can back, rubbing the back of my hand mindlessly as I noticed that the aisle I was in where empty.

Cedric... Thinking back now- the way he acted was- weird. Especially his reaction to when I spoke about the 'Light of Meridian'. I mentally decided to ask him if he knew about the book, maybe then he would tell me something-

A sudden force smashed into the side of my body, causing me to yelp from the sudden impact. Stumbling over, I glared over to see the surprised eyes of a young Chinese girl with long black hair- but- with more of a blue-ish tint than my own.
Her hand grabbed my arm, pulling me up onto my feet without request.

"Sorry!" she apologised, in a rather high-pitched voice.

I knew this voice. I knew this girl.
Hay Lin: One of the Guardians- with the 'Aerokineses' power.

"Are you okay?" she asked in surprise to my emotionless expression.
I nodded, finally gaining the courage to look at her. She scratched the back of her head in what seemed to be like embarrassment.

"I really am sorry, I was just running after-" she trailed off. "D-Do I know you?"

I stared into her eyes. Did she know me? Frowning and shaking my head slightly, I took a sudden interest in the floor.

"Doubt it."
I wasn't up for a conversation right now.

I eyed her while she simply shrugged, smiling a little.

"Well- Sorry anyway."

I nodded briefly, watching her speed off around the aisle.
After mentally slapping myself, It came clear to me I needed to stop being so hard to speak to- even I knew that and yet she was someone I was supposed to hate! Though, I never really had done- she was more open-minded than the others- from what I gathered anyway. It made it no wonder she was chosen to take on the air element.

Still, I needed to get what I planned over and done with: I needed to ask Cedric about the book.

But deep down- I felt as if asking would gain me more than what I would expect.

Pushing open the door, yawning and stretching my arms which relieved the tightness of my muscles, I made my way over to the counter naturally where the owner stood, organising what looked like sheets of paper.

"So, you went for the casual look today?" the familiar voice of his echoed around the room as my eyes fell onto him.

I frowned, smiling a little at his way of greeting.

"Afternoon to you to."

I guess jeans where probably a revolution compared to the last time I met him.

"So why are you back here?" he questioned, peering at me every so often. I shrugged, "I did say that it wouldn't be the last time you'd see me."

He grinned slightly and looked up completely at eye level.

That until- His expression changed… into one of confused. He reached over, moving a few strands from my 'normal' eye, not giving me enough time to react to his sudden touch. Frowning, he tilted his head, eyes deep in confusion- then suspicion:
"I thought these where fake?"

The silence made me want to run- run back to the Void in... Fear.

He learnt forward menacingly; Eyes locked to my own. He spat the words which in honesty- I thought he'd never say in such an... Evil way.

"You're not human, are you?"

I stood there, leaning back a little in response to the reaction he made- Excuses where no use now. My tongue lodged in my throat while shock and fear registered through my eye- staring back into his.
But before I could respond, the savior bell of the shop door jingled. Looking round, I saw a brown haired, slightly tanned girl walked in, arms full of books.

"Are you in need of any assistance?" I heard Cedric's voice call, with a complete change of tone- one more pleasant.

The girl looked over and smiled, shaking her head in response, she made her way over to one of the tables.

The few minutes of this interruption made me realise- I had been way too laid back about my appearance and the fact... I'd been letting my own guard down. My mission here was to find the book... Not become overly curious with the other beings that walked this world.

I needed to stop.

This wasn't me...

I looked forward, pulling the most emotionless expression I could as his eyes settled on my own once again.

"We need to talk." he whispered darkly.

The speech was finished with a grasp of my arm, pulling me down the aisle of books, which were set closest to the counter.

I stopped in my tracks, trying not to topple over from his force and pure strength.

"No."

He chuckled and crept closer to me- bending over a little to meet me at eye level once again.

"No? Seriously- I wouldn't be saying that in the situation you're in."

He… he was taking advantage of how I was before this- I shook with rage.

He returned back to standing up- my eyes followed his, making my expression as menacing as I could, tensing.

He sighed, "seriously- we need to-"

"NO WE DON'T!" I screeched, pulling from his grip, I felt the force of my own power pushing me back a little as well.

Time felt as if it had stopped till I gained the energy to open my eyes.

Heaving, my eyes left the floor and trailed onto Cedric, who looked completely stunned by the blow of dark energy- I guessed that's what it was anyway, since the unmistakeable purple and black smoke radiated off myself and vaguely around where it had extended.

My hair fell in my eyes from my slouched-over position… I didn't care. It made me look that more sinister.

"Don't- Don't touch me, don't talk to me and don't... Don't ever defy me," I began, breathing heavily, eyeing his expression fully. "Because let's face it... You don't know me."

I turned, making a bee-line out of the shop, eyeing the girl at the table with her open mouthed expression. She might have said something but I couldn't hear her- my head and emotions were on fire.
After having the decency to slam the door shut, I made my way back to my apartment…

The anger I felt- it made me never want to see him again.