A/N: Okay guys, I think I finally have it now! (FINALLY!) It took a while, but I have it now! Hopefully I'll be able to churn out more chapters now! I want to thank everyone who gave me support and motivation, and I want to apologize once again for being so late with this. So, without further ado, enjoy!
She remained as silent as she ever could, waiting with bated breath, hardly moving an inch as the presence grew closer and closer. Do I go now? No… I should
wait… I only have one chance at this; I have to make it count! she thought to herself. Shrouded in darkness and in total silence, she caught a glimpse of a dark
shadow through slits of light, her eyes stinging from not blinking, her heart beating loudly in her ears as she held her breath. It was then that her target came
into view, slowing down to a crawl, seemingly looking around, but she couldn't tell with her lack of sight right now. It stood on one spot momentarily, gauging
its surroundings, before starting off again. Now's my chance! she thought to herself. Her legs tensing up from the excitement and her heart in her throat, she
jumped out from her hiding place, a blinding light surrounding her body as she charged. "I got you!" she cried out shrilly, before stopping in her tracks,
panting and her jaw hanging in disbelief. Her target disappeared! "Oh crap!" she shouted out, turning towards her right with her hands moving up to block,
but she already knew she was too late as a hand came down towards her…
SMACK!
The girl cried out loudly in anguish, her hand on her cheek and her back to the ground, rolling from side to side with her feet kicking in pain.
"OOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!" she cried out again as tears welled up in her eyes, the stinging, throbbing pain on her face too much for her to bear lightly.
"MAYA! THAT HURT!" she cried out, this time sitting up on the ground. "It's not my fault that you're way too easy!" Maya retorted, chuckling in victory and
standing over the girl with her hands on her waist, looking down her nose at her. Maya appears to be no older than 10 years old, with shoulder length blonde
hair, and bright blue eyes, wearing a yellow shirt, light blue jeans, and white sneakers, while her sister is wearing an orange shirt, blue shorts, and black
sneakers. "You're gonna have to do a lot better than that if you want to beat me at hide and seek, Aya!" she announced smugly, her laughter matching her
attitude. Aya is Maya's twin, her exact copy in almost every way except for their personalities and, more notably, their eyes. Aya's right eye was blind at birth,
so while both of Maya's eyes are bright blue, only Aya's left eye is blue, while her right eye is a hazy, grayish color. Still holding her hand to her cheek, Aya
glared up at her sister, gritting her teeth. "You didn't have to hit me that hard!" she shouted, instantly regretting it since the strain sent another shot of pain to
her brain. Maya simply laughed again, shaking her head. "Couldn't be helped. You did surprise me, after all. I mean, how was I supposed to know you'd jump
out of that stack of hay? You frightened me." she replied, her smile betraying her fib.
Aya merely growled at this, shaking straws of hay from her hair. "As if; you're such a fibber." she muttered. Maya laughed again before extending her hand out
to Aya. "Come on, little sister. We should get home before mom scolds us again." Aya looked up at her sister, skeptical at first, but then gave her a small smile
as she took her hand. "Yeah." she agreed as Maya pulled her up. However, an evil grin flashed across Maya's face, a grin that didn't escape Aya's gaze, but
she was too slow to react. All she could do was shriek out as Maya pulled her up hard, guiding her body towards the stack of hay, and pushing her back into it.
Aya fell into the haystack face first, her shriek being muffled instantly as straws of hay floated up into the air. Laughing uncontrollably, Maya pointed and
laughed with tears in her eyes. "You're way too easy, Aya!" she panted out, her face red as she doubled over in laughter. Aya merely growled to herself in
anger before standing up quickly, her hair and clothes covered in hay. "MAYA!" Aya shouted out, darting toward her sister. Still laughing, Maya spun around
and started to run away. The two girls were actually in a barn, with several piles of hay scattered on the ground for the animals to eat. They ran out into an
open field, with a large crop spreading out before them. This plot of land belonged to their neighbors who were farmers, so they were allowed to play as long
as they didn't damage the crops. "You're way too slow, Aya!" Maya teased loudly as she ran ahead of her sister, laughing out. Even though Aya was annoyed
at her sister, she couldn't help but smile and laugh as well.
My eyes were fixated to a clear, blue sky before I realized what I was looking at. I blinked a few times, confused as to where I was or what I was doing. What
was I…, I thought to myself, closing my eyes as I pressed a hand to my forehead. It was at that moment that I remembered what had happened: a flaming jet
descending towards me, engulfing me in an intense heat. My eyes popped open when the memory came back to me; did I die? I quickly sat up in a panic,
looking down at my body; I was okay. I'm still in one piece and no worse for wear, but another question suddenly popped into my head: "Why am I naked?" I
asked myself. Yeah, for some reason, I'm sitting alone wearing only my birthday suit. But it was only then that I paid attention to where I was sitting; an open,
grassy plain. I looked around quickly, but all I saw was grass, grass, grass, and more grass, nothing else. No houses, no people, no animals, no flowers, no
trees, no mountains, no lakes or rivers, not even clouds in the sky. In fact, my eyes actually started to hurt a little as I stared off into the distance, the world
seemingly becoming blurred at the border of my sight. I closed my eyes and shook my head a few times, before standing myself up on my feet, the grass
sending a pleasant tingle up my legs. I looked up at the sky again, trying to make sense of what's going on, but then the memory of the jet flashed across my
mind again. Am I dead?
As I pondered this question, I looked down at my body again, examining it for any discrepancies, but there was nothing out of the ordinary. I had no wings or a
halo on my head, though I'm not sure if I would get those things even if I was there. I placed a hand on my breast and felt my heart beat, so does that mean
I'm not dead? But if I were still alive, then that would mean I was left here, and since I was out cold, who knows if someone… I quickly shook my head again,
stamping a foot on the ground. Actually, between the two scenarios, I think I'd prefer the former...
"So you're finally awake." a voice then spoke out from behind me. I immediately yelped out and spun around on my heel, using my hands and arms to cover
myself, before falling down on my butt. Squealing and my face red with embarrassment, I used my legs to help cover myself as well, hugging myself tightly. "I'm
sorry! It's not what you think! I'm not a freak or anything! I…" I started shouting out, before I finally looked up to see the mystery, blonde headed girl standing
before me in her usual hospital gown and slippers. "It's you…" I muttered, my mouth agape slightly as I relaxed.
The girl smiled as she looked at me, her hands behind her back. "Aya, things are about to get even harder from now on. So, you'll need to make a choice." she
spoke out, her smile fading. I sat myself cross-legged on the grass, my hands on my knees as I focused all of my attention on the girl. "A choice? What do you
mean?" I asked her. The girl closed her eyes, shaking her head slightly. "First, you'll need to remember something painful. I'm sorry." she told me. I blinked at
this, my mouth hanging open slightly as I continued to stare at her. At that moment, the sky overhead suddenly became cloudy as a thick, white fog started to
form around us. I gasped out, standing up quickly and looking around fervently, before setting my sights once again on the little girl, her bright blue eyes
piercing through the fog before my sight became completely enveloped in white.
