The Host, a fanfiction
"Come on, hurry up!" Rae was waiting for me at the door while I quickly packed in some things that I might need.
"Ready to go", I said her.
"Brilliant", she stepped outside and met the cold morning air. The streets were empty while I followed Rae. Rae looked around to see if everything was safe and disappeared in a dark, shabby alley. I followed her to a place where a car was parked. A jeep was waiting for me to get in.
"You drive the first part", Rae said. I nodded and clambered into the jeep.
"Where to go?" I asked Rae.
"Southward", she said. I heard a soft whisper in my head.
This is insane. It was Rain. I ignored her and started the car.
I drove out of Phoenix and followed the road Rae had told me to. I didn't know where I was going. All I knew was that Rae had said that there were people, people like her, still human. That they could help me.
After an hour of driving Rae pointed to a little shop at the edge of the road.
"My turn to drive", she said and Rae and I changed seats. After a while of Rae behind the wheel she suddenly drove us off the road.
"What are you doing?" I panicked.
"Don't worry, I know what I am doing. Trust me."
We were now driving through the dessert. The sun already came up.
"Get out", Rae commanded me. I clambered out of the jeep and took a deep breath. The air was hot and there was little oxygen. I felt that Rain was really alert inside my head. I waited for Rae from hiding the car and looked around me. All I could see was sand, sand and more sand.
"We have to walk the last part", Rae got back. I nodded. Rae smiled at me and started to walk on a fast pace. She seemed to know where she was going though everything here looked just the same.
It became warmer and warmer and I had a sore throat.
"Rae," I said with a raspy voice, "I am thirsty."
We were already walking for hours and it didn't feel as if I could take this any longer.
"I know", she said, "It was foolish to not take any water with me", Rae coughed and continued: "But no worries, we're almost there."
Rae kept walking and so did I.
She stopped facing a huge rock, a sort of mountain. She smiled at me and said: "Now mind your head", and seemed to…enter that rock. Rae got out of sight and in a burst of panic I followed her into the rock. I couldn't see anything, but Rae's safe hands led me to a -for now- unknown place. I kept walking through the dark, but finally I could see a little light. We walked towards the light and suddenly stood in an open space of what seemed to be an underground room. The walls of this room had a purple glow and were full of holes. I'd like to think I was inside a piece of Swiss cheese.
Rae walked straight to the center of the room where a few people were discussing with each other. Rae joined their conversation. I was still standing at the edge of the room.
"You're back", one of those people said noticing Rae.
Humans! Rain screamed inside my head.
"I thought you left because you don't like to be here", someone else said.
"You're right", Rae laughed, "I feel isolated in this cave, that's why I like to go out often."
Suddenly a young, red-haired girl looked at me and asked: "Who's that?"
The whole group turned and looked at me.
Humans! They're all humans! I watched their eyes and didn't notice a silver ring in any of theirs.
"It's a Soul!" a big, dark-haired man called out, "You took a Soul to this place! Are you-"
"She's not dangerous", Rae interrupted him.
"It can betray our secret!" the big man stepped forward planning to attack Rae. I screamed. A shrill sound echoed through the cave. Everyone in the room stared at me though it wasn't me who had screamed. It had been Rain.
Did you see that? She yelled in my head. He wanted to attack her! That's the reason we Souls took over the control, you humans are so violent.
The big man frowned and looked me into the eyes. He stepped forward, but-
"Kyle!" an old man with a white beard, bristly eyebrows and a big nose stepped into the open space. The big man, Kyle, looked at the old wrinkled man.
"Jeb", he greeted him surly.
"Ah, Rae", Jeb said happily, "Haven't seen you for a long time", the old man's voice was kind and welcoming, "I hope everything is alright? It looks like you took someone with you."
"This is Grace", Rae told him, "She's a friend of mine."
Jeb nodded.
