Chapter 2
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The Morning
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Serena jerked awake. Where was she? She knelt on the bed and looked around. What in the world was she sitting on anyway? She slipped off the bed and gazed around. Was she dreaming? The last thing she remembered was those people and that monster. Did they take her in?
Suddenly there was this buzzing sound and she turned around. Was it another monster? The buzzing didn't stop and it was starting to annoy her.
The door opened and Serena jumped and let out a wave of magic that stopped the buzzing and made the door open.
Darien eyes widened. He was standing in the doorway staring at the stranger.
"Who are you?" she asked. She pointed at him, her eyes crackling.
"My name is Darien." He held up his hands and stepped closer to her.
"Stay there!" she shouted and Darien stopped in his tracks. "How did I get here? Where is here?"
"Here, is my apartment and I brought you here because you collapsed in the park."
Serena lowered her finger and relaxed slightly. "What is an apartment?" she asked.
"You don't know what an apartment is? It's a place where several people live." Said Darien.
"Why not just live in a hut?"
"A hut? I don't think so. Where are you from anyway?" he stepped closer to her. She backed up. "Umm. I am from a place called Shadow Lake." She looked around. "Shadow Lake. There is no place like that around here." Stated Darien.
"Oh." She wandered around the room and absently glanced out the window and then went back, eyes wide. She then screamed and jumped back from the window.
Darien ran to her and grabbed her. "What is the matter?"
Serena pressed close to him. "We are so far up and what are those things that go faster than the best of horses?" she whimpered.
"We are in an apartment. And those are cars."
She glanced back out of the window. "Cars?"
"Yeah. You ride in them and they take you places." She turned and looked at him. "Why not just use regular horses? They look much safer."
Darien walked away from her and laughed. "Whatever. Look I need to make a call. Come on."
He left his room and went to the living room. Serena followed him hesitantly as she looked all around the apartment.
She wandered into the kitchen and poked around. The microwave turned on and she jumped. "What kind of monster is this?" she turned to Darien. Darien laughed again. "That is a microwave. It heats food up in minutes." He answered as he dialed Raye's number.
"You mean you do not use a fire to heat your food?" she asked. "No." he answered. "Hmmm.." said Serena as she poked around some more.
"Yeah Raye? Darien. The girl woke up. I think you were right. She blew up my alarm clock. What? Yes I'm sure. Her name? No I don't have it. Shut up when was I going to ask her? When she blew up my clock or when she freaked out because she doesn't know what a car is. What is she doing now?" he turned to see Serena turning the sink facet on and off.
"She's playing with the sink facet. Yes I'm sure. Look we're coming over. Call the others and tell them to get over to the temple ASAP. I'll see you in a few." And Darien hung up the phone and turned to Serena.
"So what is you're name?"
Serena looked up at him. "My full name is Serenity. But everyone else calls me Serena."
Darien started. Serenity? His eyes narrowed. He would have to get her to Raye and fast.
He walked to his room and grabbed up some clothes. He then disappeared into the bathroom to shower.
Serena walked out of the kitchen and stared at the bathroom door then opened it.
Darien let out a shout and hid behind a towel. "What are you doing?"
Serena stared. "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't know what you were doing." She quickly closed the door and walked away, a blush on her cheeks.
A couple minutes later Darien walked out fully clothed. "Never do that again. Now we have to get you to Raye's quickly before I lose my mind. You can change there." He grabbed her hand and pushed her out of his apartment and locked up behind them.
He pushed her into the elevator and pushed the button for the first floor.
Serena fell against the wall as the elevator descended. Darien glanced at her. "You ok?" he asked.
She nodded as she clutched the railing. "What is the heavens is this?"
"An elevator."
"Elevator." She pronounced.
Darien shook his head.
The elevator doors opened and he stepped out and pulled Serena with him. They walked out of his apartment building and down the street towards Raye's temple.
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Sorry it took so long but I had some writer's block. Hope you like. Review.
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The Morning
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Serena jerked awake. Where was she? She knelt on the bed and looked around. What in the world was she sitting on anyway? She slipped off the bed and gazed around. Was she dreaming? The last thing she remembered was those people and that monster. Did they take her in?
Suddenly there was this buzzing sound and she turned around. Was it another monster? The buzzing didn't stop and it was starting to annoy her.
The door opened and Serena jumped and let out a wave of magic that stopped the buzzing and made the door open.
Darien eyes widened. He was standing in the doorway staring at the stranger.
"Who are you?" she asked. She pointed at him, her eyes crackling.
"My name is Darien." He held up his hands and stepped closer to her.
"Stay there!" she shouted and Darien stopped in his tracks. "How did I get here? Where is here?"
"Here, is my apartment and I brought you here because you collapsed in the park."
Serena lowered her finger and relaxed slightly. "What is an apartment?" she asked.
"You don't know what an apartment is? It's a place where several people live." Said Darien.
"Why not just live in a hut?"
"A hut? I don't think so. Where are you from anyway?" he stepped closer to her. She backed up. "Umm. I am from a place called Shadow Lake." She looked around. "Shadow Lake. There is no place like that around here." Stated Darien.
"Oh." She wandered around the room and absently glanced out the window and then went back, eyes wide. She then screamed and jumped back from the window.
Darien ran to her and grabbed her. "What is the matter?"
Serena pressed close to him. "We are so far up and what are those things that go faster than the best of horses?" she whimpered.
"We are in an apartment. And those are cars."
She glanced back out of the window. "Cars?"
"Yeah. You ride in them and they take you places." She turned and looked at him. "Why not just use regular horses? They look much safer."
Darien walked away from her and laughed. "Whatever. Look I need to make a call. Come on."
He left his room and went to the living room. Serena followed him hesitantly as she looked all around the apartment.
She wandered into the kitchen and poked around. The microwave turned on and she jumped. "What kind of monster is this?" she turned to Darien. Darien laughed again. "That is a microwave. It heats food up in minutes." He answered as he dialed Raye's number.
"You mean you do not use a fire to heat your food?" she asked. "No." he answered. "Hmmm.." said Serena as she poked around some more.
"Yeah Raye? Darien. The girl woke up. I think you were right. She blew up my alarm clock. What? Yes I'm sure. Her name? No I don't have it. Shut up when was I going to ask her? When she blew up my clock or when she freaked out because she doesn't know what a car is. What is she doing now?" he turned to see Serena turning the sink facet on and off.
"She's playing with the sink facet. Yes I'm sure. Look we're coming over. Call the others and tell them to get over to the temple ASAP. I'll see you in a few." And Darien hung up the phone and turned to Serena.
"So what is you're name?"
Serena looked up at him. "My full name is Serenity. But everyone else calls me Serena."
Darien started. Serenity? His eyes narrowed. He would have to get her to Raye and fast.
He walked to his room and grabbed up some clothes. He then disappeared into the bathroom to shower.
Serena walked out of the kitchen and stared at the bathroom door then opened it.
Darien let out a shout and hid behind a towel. "What are you doing?"
Serena stared. "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't know what you were doing." She quickly closed the door and walked away, a blush on her cheeks.
A couple minutes later Darien walked out fully clothed. "Never do that again. Now we have to get you to Raye's quickly before I lose my mind. You can change there." He grabbed her hand and pushed her out of his apartment and locked up behind them.
He pushed her into the elevator and pushed the button for the first floor.
Serena fell against the wall as the elevator descended. Darien glanced at her. "You ok?" he asked.
She nodded as she clutched the railing. "What is the heavens is this?"
"An elevator."
"Elevator." She pronounced.
Darien shook his head.
The elevator doors opened and he stepped out and pulled Serena with him. They walked out of his apartment building and down the street towards Raye's temple.
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Sorry it took so long but I had some writer's block. Hope you like. Review.