This is Chapter 11, I am excited to put up this chapter its right before new years and I hope all your new years resolutions work out! I just started watching Black Butler have any of you guys seen it? If not you should watch it, it's awesome... anyway love you guys R&R 3
Eli pov.
I walked up the stairs leading into the house. My family was waiting there for me.
"Hi, my name is Rachel! I am so excited you're here! I have been waiting for there to be a girl around here my age forever!" Her face lit up; wow maybe she wasn't the cheer leader wanna-be-Barbie I thought she would be.
"And I am Ryan; I am so glad that you could be here." He had a faint British accent that gave me the impression he was new here also.
"Well isn't this better than a snake on a rock sunbathing! You call me uncle Linc now young lady. Welcome to our home. Helen will show you to your room." Like magic a small pretty woman walked up to me and introduced herself as Helen.
As promised she led me up a flight of stairs and down a few hallways deep into the labyrinth of the mansion.
"How will I ever get back?" I laughed when we stopped in front of a door.
"Your uncle wanted you back here so the other two would have a harder time following you and bugging you until you settled in." Helen told me. My uncle was much nicer in real life than he was in the dream world. "If you like I will return for you at dinner time? That will give you 3 hours to settle down, feel free to shower or take a nap I will see to it that you are left alone." With that she was off back through the hallways.
Standing alone with Rescue as the only one with me gave me the creeps so I gladly entered my room and stopped dead when I did. It was huge, the front room bigger than any house I had ever owned. I soon found it was like an apartment with multiple other rooms and even a kitchen and dining room. It wasn't like the rest of the house all fancy and showy. It was the opposite it looked like how I imagined a cottage retreat would look. The ceiling was sort of shorter than most but it was still a good foot and a half over my height. But a foot shorter than most houses. Everything about it screamed home.
The main room had three massive couches that made the room seem smaller and a nice fireplace with a fake fire glowing in it. Mounted over the fire was a giant of a TV. It seemed to fit the room anyway. There were a few small windows around the room and a sliding glass door. To my delight I had a patio that over looked the back side of the property.
I closed the door and went back inside. My kitchen was fully stocked with snacks but no real food. I guess that meant the dining room was for snacks.
The whole setup was different though. All the rooms were connected so you could see what was going on from one room to the next. The only room that had a true door was the bedroom and it had been left open.
This room was much like the rest of my mini apartment. It was not large like I would have expected but sort of small. It was a comfortable size anything big would have made me nervous. The bed was a queen sized and had soft brown sheets on it. Attached was a bathroom.
The bathroom had two showers a standing up shower and a large hot tub like shower. It had a double sink and was stocked with dozens of different shampoos, conditioners, body soaps, creams, lotions, perfumes, and even hair dyes. The whole bathroom smelled good and even though I wasn't planning to I decided to take a shower. Unpacking could wait.
I don't know how long I spent in the bathroom but I left feeling refreshed. But I soon felt drowsy like showers make me feel and decided to take a nap.
I lay down on the mattress and was immediately taken over by my need to sleep.
I woke up to soft knocking on my main entrance door. I got up and ran quickly to the mirror to fix my hair. I hated to lie but I needed some alone time there was no way I could be around my cousins and fake being happy. I just needed some time to breathe and relax.
I ran quietly to the door and took a deep breath, time to act sick.
"Hello Helen, I am terribly sorry but I feel awful. I believe I am sick, is there any way I could take my dinner in here?" I asked trying to look sickly.
"Honey if you don't want to be around everyone be straight with me alright? I will tell them you have a terrible headache and will be back with your food as soon as I can manage. Just remember you can't hide in here forever dear." With that she disappeared again. I stood there shocked for a moment before I closed the door.
I noticed there was a lock to the door and smiled to myself. I clicked it into place with satisfaction; I would not be interrupted while I set up my room. I noticed on a coffee table laid a landline phone next to it a pad with a note, it listed several phone numbers including Jennifer Kenworthys' cell number.
I decided to give her a call to see what time I could meet her tomorrow to go to Sam's house. I waited patiently as the phone rang.
"Hello?" Came an untrusting tone, Jen had probably never received a call from this particular phone.
"Hi Jen its Eli, I was wondering… Well if I was still welcome to go with you to Sam's house tomorrow?" I was a little nervous she would say no.
"Yeah that's fine, you can probably ride your uncles horse, or your cousin Rachel's for that matter. Mocha hasn't left the property in ages." Jen replied.
"Cool thank you. Oh what time?" I had almost forgotten half of why I was calling.
"Um, well you should be at my house at around 5:30. In the morning that is." She said with a little laugh.
"Wow that's early. I'll be there; do you want me to bring you a coffee?" I asked because I knew I would have one and not offering would be rude.
"How could I pass that down the Slocum's have the best coffee for miles! If you bring me that I will bring you one of my mom's homemade muffins okay?"
"Deal!" I laughed into the phone. I never knew Jen could be so nice.
"Bye then see you early." She said.
"Bye." I answered back. Looking at the clock it was already 6:34 PM. I needed to unpack and get everything figured out. To be in a good place tomorrow I would have to have 10 hours of sleep. Doing the math in my head I needed to go to bed in two hours. But right now I was nowhere near tired. My nap had worked a little too well.
So I set to work putting away clothes and running between places where I put things. I put my clothes away first, placing jeans in the bottom drawer, sleep clothes in the next one up, then came shirts, and at the top was underwear, socks, and bras.
Soon I was physically exhausted but my mind was another matter. Right when I was about to get in bed Helen came in with my food. I ate slowly and enjoyed it.
As soon as I was done I laid down in bed and thought about how my day had gone in my head. It had been very long and my body should be very tired I wasn't used to this much action in one day.
Normally I was in bed and thanks to my body's poor condition I was asleep in no time. I was cast into a land of dream.
The room around me was one I had never seen. But it was full of books. I looked at the nearest book. It was about a girl named Jolene who was hateful until she found a home with her horse.
The next book was about a girl named Carol who hated everyone she met. Both had poor themes and were very badly written. I wondered pointlessly through the hallways of books.
Suddenly I heard a loud bang and a neigh. I recognized the neigh of Moon it was one that I truly loved.
My dream world was shattered by an actual horse neigh, but it was soft and seemed to be fading. Like a mummy I abandoned my bed and ran to my patio. To my surprise there was a black horse barely showing up against the night sky.
He was magnificent and deadly. His posture showed friendly excitement but his muscles gleamed large. A horse like him could kill on accident. He was my Moon though, and I was not afraid.
I found a way down the supports of the patio and reached out to my horse with my mind.
~Hello mighty stallion do you know me?~ I willed to my horse.
~You have dream walked into my thoughts little one, and I very much like you. You are not like the other humans, I feel no hatred in your heart which is very rare. I think we will get along well.~ He ghosted to me a black demon of the most pure beauty.
~How you float upon hidden wings makes me envy you, as I make my way around the world on stilts.~
~But horses lend you there wings, do they not? I will do the same if you would like to try?~ He approached me slowly and allowed me to pet his face and scratch his neck. This was like magic, he loved me and I knew I could trust him.
All of a sudden I heard a soft beeping coming from my room. At first I couldn't place the source of the noise, then it hit me. It was my alarm! I needed to get ready it was time to go to Jens in a few minutes.
~My beauty I have to leave, I am going to an important place. But will you visit me again?~
~I will be here again when the moon is highest in the sky.~ He turned fluently on his haunches and flew away from me silently. Could that really be the horse I thought I owned? The horse that seemed unreal, like a stray shadow that had lost its way.
There was no way I could claim that animal as my own. He belonged to the wild. That was his home and that was who he was. Remembering myself I ran back to the house to get ready climbing back to my room was harder than getting down but was still easy. I ran to my drawers and got dressed quickly. I threw on two tank tops. A long sleeve shirt, a tee-shirt, two jackets and my favorite waterproof jacket. I grabbed my rattiest pair of jeans and two pairs of socks. Then I found the pair of cowboy boots my mom had bought me.
They were shinny and new and I hated it. I was unsure how my uncle would react if I just left, but what option did I have? I left a note for Helen and slid down out of my room. I looked at my watch 5:28, shit! I took off running for Jens house.
I slid to a stop at Jens front door at 5:33, panting I knocked quietly. Oh crap I forgot the coffee! Jen emerged from her house.
"Hey I forgot the coffee I can run back to my room and make some if you don't mind waiting just a little bit?" I asked.
"Sure it's worth it! I will get your horse all ready for you anyway. Also my dad talked to your uncle last night and made sure you can go." She smiled at me as she headed for the barn. As I jogged back to my house I smiled to myself.
So this is what it feels like to have a friend… better than what I would have imagined.
Yay another chapter I'm doing awesome :P lol. Happy New Year everybody stay safe and have lots of fun! If you love me you can write a review for me! :)