CHAPTER FIVE

Emma sat on the bed waiting for Nathan to come back. She couldn't move, as it was painful for her. She looked around but couldn't find a clue of where she was so she would tell her sister about it. She sighed. Finally Nathan came back with a bag in his hand.

"I got you some clothes." he said.

"Thank you Sir."

"Just Nathan, please."

"OK, Nathan. You're so nice to me."

"I'm sorry about growling at you last night."

"It's OK. That's in the past."

"We usually don't remember what we do on a full moon night, but this night was so strange. I remember everything. And I wasn't so much affected by the moon. I guess you're lucky. Who knows what would've happened to you because of those wolves."

"You said that you're a half-wolf. What does that mean?"

"My mother was human, and my father was a wolf."

Emma didn't know what to say. This was so strange for her. A human who says that he's a half-wolf, and disappearing from her world, and suddenly appearing in a strange place. It has to be a dream. But she felt the pain in her body, so it wasn't a dream at all.

"I will help you get dressed. I don't think that you can do it by yourself." Nathan said.

Emma blushed. She was embarassed by that thought. But she didn' have anyother choice. "OK." she said in a low voice.

First he put a shirt on her, and then he help her to stand so she would wear a skirt.

"I really hate skirts." she said.

"That's what I found. I'm sorry."

"Oh, I didn't mean that. I'm very thankful that brought it. It's just I usually wear jeans or shorts. Skirts are not my favorite."

"What are jeans and shorts?"

"You don't know?"

"It's the first time i ever hear about that."

"Really? Well, you remember what I was wearing yeterday? I mean my pants."

"Yeah, it was made of a thick fabric."

"That's jeans. It's very comfortable. As for shorts, it can be from any kind of fabric, and it's just like pants, only they're short. Like above the knees."

"You have some strange clothes."

"You haven't seen anything yet. Those french designers are so cool! They have such clothes that no one would ever think about wearing them outside."

"Your world is strange indeed. Although I've never been there before."

"Really? Then, how come I ended up in this place?"

"I really don't know. Oh, cripes! I almost forgot!"

"What is it?"

"I bought you a healing cream."

"A healing cream? What's that supposed to mean?"

"You'll see." he removed the bandages of her arms. The wounds were deep. She closed her eyes, she couldn't stand the look of her arms. Nathan put some of the cream on the wounds and massaged it in circles. Then he put it on the other arm. After a few minutes, the wounds started to disappear. "You can open your eyes now." he said with a smile.

Emma opened her eyes slowly, and she was amazed to see the wounds that were once on her arms disappeared. "Wow! How did you do that?"

"It's just the cream. Now, let's put it on your legs." He pulled her skirt up, and took the bandages off. Then he putthe cream on her legs and massaged it. After a few minutes, the wounds were gone.

"Oh my God. I can't believe my eyes! What about my back?"

"OK, take off your shirt and lay on your stomach. I'll help you." She took the shirt off. This time without Nathan's help. He turned his back to her, until she laid on her stomach.

"I'm ready." she said. he turned back to her, and put the rest of the healing cream on her back and stared to massage it. It hurted a little at the beginning, but after a few minutes her back was just as new.

"There, all healed." he said, and went to wash his hands.

"Nathan, how can I ever thank you?" she said as she put the shirt back on.

"You don't need to." he replied with a smile.

'He's so cute.' she thought to herself. 'I wonder if he's married? But there's no one living here. I guess he's not married yet.'

"Are you hungry?" Nathan asked.

"Not really. Umm, I wanted to ask  you where we are. I really want to go home."

"We're in the middle of the forest. But how are you supposed to go back?"

"My sister is here, she talked to me yesterday night and this morning."

"She was here?"

"No. You see, we are twins. We look like eachother so much, that no one can tell the difference between us. We can communicate by thinking about eachother and saying what we want to say."

"How amazing." he replied.

At that moment another guy came in. "Dad I'm home!" he called and when he saw Emma sitting on his bed, he stared at her. "Hello." he said to her, dryly.

Emma stared at him, mouth opened. She knew those eyes. That look. Nathan gave his son a hug.

"How are you son?"

"I'm fine dad. And who's she?"

"Oh, she's Emma, I found her yestreday in the forest, she was lost." he turned to Emma, "Emma, this is my son, Peter."

"Nice.. to.. meet you..Peter." she was confused. She got off the bed and walked to him. She stared in his eyes. Peter was confused by her behaviour. If she liked him that wasn't the way she should act. There was something else in her.

"The same name." she said.

"What name?" Nathan asked.

"The same name as my brother. The same eyes. The same look."

Nathan got closer to them and sniffed them both. His mouth dropped open at once. "This can't be." he said.

"What's wrong dad?"

"Pete, don't you remember me?" Emma asked. "I'm your sister."

"I don't have any sisters. You must be confusing me by someone else Miss."

"Don't you remember me? What about Edna? We're twins. You have to remember Pete. We used to live in New York."

New York. That sounded familiar to him. Suddenly memories flashed back. he rememebred a car accidednt, where two persons were dead. His parents. He lived with a woman and twin girls that looked like eachother.

He looked at his father, Nathan. He didn't know what to say. He turned to look at Emma, who's eyes were filled with tears.

"Peter, she's telling the truth. You both have the same scent. She's your sister." Nathan said.

Peter's eyes filled with tears. "Emma." he said and they hugged.

"Oh Pete, I've missed you so much! We thought you were dead!"

"I never thought I'd see you again." he turned to Nathan. "Dad, I found my sister! Thanks for bringing her here." he hugged him tightly.

"He saved my life." Emma said.

"What happened?" Peter asked. They sat on the couch, and Emma told him everything that happened to her.

"Edna is here too?! Oh my God! I have to see her! Where is she?"

"I don't know. I didn't ask her. She said that they'll come to find me as soon as I can describe the place to her."

"You two still communicate like that?"

"You remember that! It's great!" she gave him a hug.

Peter turned to his father. "Dad, you were supposed to be having a cycle last night. How come she's alive?" Emma stared at him confused. Was he supposed to kill her?

"I don't know son. It's the first time ever, that I remember everything I did, and I didn't hurt anyone. Thankfully."

"Emma, can you call Edna now?"

"Yeah, but What do I tell her?"

"Don't tell her about me, let's make it a surprise."

"OK, what about the place? How's she going to tell her boyfriend about it?"

"She has a bofriend? Already?"

"Pete, we're 22. We're supposed to have a boyfriend. Come on now tell me how to describe this place."

"Umm, alright. Tell her that we're in a tree, that isn't a tree. They'll know it I think."

"Isn't there any other way to explain? An easier one?"

"Nope."

"OK. Now let me concentrate." she closed her eyes and thought about Edna. 'Edna can you hear me?' she said in her thoughts.

Edna heard her voice. She was in the garden with Andy. She closed her eyes quickly.

"Edna what's wrong?" Andy asked.

"It's Emma, she's calling." she closed her eyes again, and replied. 'Emma, I'm here. did you know here you are?'

'I'm in a tree, that isn't a tree. That's all I can say. Hurry up please.'

'Alright, I don't think that it'd be easy to find you, but hang on, we'll be there.' Edna opened her eyes. "She's in a tree, that isn't a tree. That's all she said. Andy."

"Maybe mom and dad can tell us about that one." they went inside the palace, to tell everyone about the news.