Title: Snake Singer
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, but the plot belongs to me.
When my eyes opened I could see nothing but black, and I felt tightened leather pressed against my eyes and forcefully tied at the back of my neck, with a note that twisted and pulled at several strands of my hair. I tried to move, but only found that my hands and feet had been bound, also with the same tight leather that blinded me. My movement bought a searing pain across my side. Even without seeing I knew that a large bruise had formed across the side of my body and as I took a deep breath I felt a few of my ribs crack. I knew that feeling all to well, and I guessed that at least one of my ribs was broken.
With the leather bandage over my eyes I realized that I had to rely on my other senses. With my sense of smell I tried to find out where I was, but the smell of this area was not unique and I could not decipher it. I could however smell the sour sent of dried blood and as I turned my head I felt the dry lines of blood on my face and neck. This wound must have been from when the raven shape shifters had me cornered and the larger one tore its claw across my golden feathery skin.
Ignoring the dried blood and the wound that was probably still bleeding I quieted myself. Trying to pick up any sound that might be around me. I heard the roar of water, as if I was in the very base of a waterfall. I could also hear muted voices, I could make out the sound, but the loudness of the water made it impossible to hear words unless they were closer.
Finally with my bounded wrists I cupped my hands into balls and dove my skin into the ground beneath me. It was sharp and jagged and pinched my skin as I ran my hand across it. Could I be in a cave? Perhaps these rebels had not taken me very far from the caves that Rei had brought me to, and they'll find me soon.
I prayed, a silent prayer that Zane and Rei would find me soon and take me back home. The thought of never seeing or feeling Zane again was too much for me.
"Well, well, well!" I heard a voice suddenly bark from in front of me. The loudness and harshness of the tone made me jump and brought the searing pain back to my side. "Look what we have here!" My eye brows furrowed, I new that voice, I knew that voice very well.