A/N: Thank you for the reviews! I'm sorry this is so sad! Here's Chapter Two as promised! Enjoy!
Chapter 2
"Sarah…"
"Sarah…"
"Sarah!"
Garnet sat up in her bed. Her breathing ragged, she looked at her surroundings. The walls of the small room looked of mud and simple furniture scattered the room. Garnet's eyes then fell upon a woman sitting beside her bed.
"Well, I'm glad you woke up, sleepyhead," said the woman. The woman bent down and hugged Garnet tightly.
Garnet looked at the woman in awe. She some how knew this woman. Black, wavy hair that fell to her shoulders. A lean horn jutted from the woman's forehead. Cool, auburn eyes stared back at Garnet worriedly.
"Sarah, are you feeling will?" asked the woman.
"I-" started Garnet. But she stopped abruptly. Her voice was different! It sounded as if she was…only five years old.
"Mo-mother?" asked Garnet.
"Yes, dear, what is it?" asked the woman soothingly.
"Mother!" cried Garnet, clasping her tiny arms around the beautiful woman.
"Honey, what's wrong?" asked the woman sadly, hearing Garnet's quiet sobs.
"I-I'm just so glad to see you, mommy!" said Garnet, enjoying the word mommy towards this woman.
"Well, then! I'm glad to see you too, Sarah!" said the woman. She then picked Garnet up off of the tiny bed and carried her to another room. The faint smell of bacon wafted through the room as Garnet breathed in deeply. The woman put Garnet into a small chair and hurried towards a stove across the room.
Garnet looked down at herself for the first time since her rest. She was wearing a deep red jump suit, and the pant legs pushed out, showing blue tights. The outfit looked remarkably similar to Eiko's garments, when Eiko was six years old. Garnet brought her hands to her face. They were so small and delicate! Garnet's legs hung down, not quite touching the floor yet. And then, upon putting her hands on her forehead, she felt the protruding horn that Eiko had when she was a little girl. She really was five years old!
The sound of pan banging against the shelves startled Garnet. She looked towards her mother. The tie of an apron could be seen behind the woman as she bent forward over the shelves fixing food. The woman had a slender body but Garnet could tell she was very strong.
Garnet's mother turned around holding two plates.
"Ah, my little Sarah, you must be quite hungry! Here you are!" said the woman putting a plate in front of Garnet. Two little slices of bacon and one egg lay on the plate. Garnet's mother went back to the counter and placed a glass of orange juice in front of Garnet. Garnet's mother sat beside her in a simple chair and began to eat her eggs.
Garnet watched as her mother delicately broke off a piece of bacon and began to chew.
Without looking up, Garnet's mother said, "Oh you silly girl. Eat your breakfast and stop staring; it isn't polite!"
Garnet quickly looked down at her plate and began to eat her eggs.
Breakfast was soon interrupted as a tall man with brown messy hair entered through the open doorway.
"I'm sorry for the intrusion, Julia, but the village is having a meeting at the Wall of Sacred Beasts," said the man.
"I'll be right there, Bandi," said Garnet's mother. The woman picked Garnet out of her chair and walked up to the man at the doorway.
"I'm going to drop Sarah off at Nell's," said the woman, "I'll meet you there."
"I'll be waiting," said Bandi, letting Julia pass him.
"Julia?" asked Garnet.
"Hmm, dear? You've never called me by my first name before," said Julia bewildered.
Julia carried Garnet past many mud houses. The area seemed deserted except for one open doorway that had many screams protruding from it.
Julia and Garnet passed through the doorway and Garnet saw where the screams were coming from. Many small children lay on the floor and seven year olds were chasing each other through the doors within the home.
"Julia! The meeting has all ready begun! Please, give Sarah to me and be on your way!" cried an old, fat woman walking through a doorway, drying her hands off with her apron. She also had a horn upon her forehead but it was much longer than Garnet's.
"I know! Thank you for taking Sarah," said Julia, starting to hand Garnet to Nell.
Garnet realized then that she was being taken away from her mother. Garnet started to hold on tight to Julia and wouldn't let go.
"C'mon, honey! Mommy will be back in a little while!" said Julia. Finally, Julia pried Garnet's fingers off of her and gave her to Nell.
"Mommy!" cried Garnet, tears in her eyes, her arms stretched out as far as they would go.
"I'll be right back," said Julia, kissing Garnet on the cheek.
Garnet watched her mother leave the room and she began to cry.
Chapter 2
"Sarah…"
"Sarah…"
"Sarah!"
Garnet sat up in her bed. Her breathing ragged, she looked at her surroundings. The walls of the small room looked of mud and simple furniture scattered the room. Garnet's eyes then fell upon a woman sitting beside her bed.
"Well, I'm glad you woke up, sleepyhead," said the woman. The woman bent down and hugged Garnet tightly.
Garnet looked at the woman in awe. She some how knew this woman. Black, wavy hair that fell to her shoulders. A lean horn jutted from the woman's forehead. Cool, auburn eyes stared back at Garnet worriedly.
"Sarah, are you feeling will?" asked the woman.
"I-" started Garnet. But she stopped abruptly. Her voice was different! It sounded as if she was…only five years old.
"Mo-mother?" asked Garnet.
"Yes, dear, what is it?" asked the woman soothingly.
"Mother!" cried Garnet, clasping her tiny arms around the beautiful woman.
"Honey, what's wrong?" asked the woman sadly, hearing Garnet's quiet sobs.
"I-I'm just so glad to see you, mommy!" said Garnet, enjoying the word mommy towards this woman.
"Well, then! I'm glad to see you too, Sarah!" said the woman. She then picked Garnet up off of the tiny bed and carried her to another room. The faint smell of bacon wafted through the room as Garnet breathed in deeply. The woman put Garnet into a small chair and hurried towards a stove across the room.
Garnet looked down at herself for the first time since her rest. She was wearing a deep red jump suit, and the pant legs pushed out, showing blue tights. The outfit looked remarkably similar to Eiko's garments, when Eiko was six years old. Garnet brought her hands to her face. They were so small and delicate! Garnet's legs hung down, not quite touching the floor yet. And then, upon putting her hands on her forehead, she felt the protruding horn that Eiko had when she was a little girl. She really was five years old!
The sound of pan banging against the shelves startled Garnet. She looked towards her mother. The tie of an apron could be seen behind the woman as she bent forward over the shelves fixing food. The woman had a slender body but Garnet could tell she was very strong.
Garnet's mother turned around holding two plates.
"Ah, my little Sarah, you must be quite hungry! Here you are!" said the woman putting a plate in front of Garnet. Two little slices of bacon and one egg lay on the plate. Garnet's mother went back to the counter and placed a glass of orange juice in front of Garnet. Garnet's mother sat beside her in a simple chair and began to eat her eggs.
Garnet watched as her mother delicately broke off a piece of bacon and began to chew.
Without looking up, Garnet's mother said, "Oh you silly girl. Eat your breakfast and stop staring; it isn't polite!"
Garnet quickly looked down at her plate and began to eat her eggs.
Breakfast was soon interrupted as a tall man with brown messy hair entered through the open doorway.
"I'm sorry for the intrusion, Julia, but the village is having a meeting at the Wall of Sacred Beasts," said the man.
"I'll be right there, Bandi," said Garnet's mother. The woman picked Garnet out of her chair and walked up to the man at the doorway.
"I'm going to drop Sarah off at Nell's," said the woman, "I'll meet you there."
"I'll be waiting," said Bandi, letting Julia pass him.
"Julia?" asked Garnet.
"Hmm, dear? You've never called me by my first name before," said Julia bewildered.
Julia carried Garnet past many mud houses. The area seemed deserted except for one open doorway that had many screams protruding from it.
Julia and Garnet passed through the doorway and Garnet saw where the screams were coming from. Many small children lay on the floor and seven year olds were chasing each other through the doors within the home.
"Julia! The meeting has all ready begun! Please, give Sarah to me and be on your way!" cried an old, fat woman walking through a doorway, drying her hands off with her apron. She also had a horn upon her forehead but it was much longer than Garnet's.
"I know! Thank you for taking Sarah," said Julia, starting to hand Garnet to Nell.
Garnet realized then that she was being taken away from her mother. Garnet started to hold on tight to Julia and wouldn't let go.
"C'mon, honey! Mommy will be back in a little while!" said Julia. Finally, Julia pried Garnet's fingers off of her and gave her to Nell.
"Mommy!" cried Garnet, tears in her eyes, her arms stretched out as far as they would go.
"I'll be right back," said Julia, kissing Garnet on the cheek.
Garnet watched her mother leave the room and she began to cry.