When they woke the sun was coming up. Neither could talk for they were still trying to put together everything that had happened. Nixi was the first to speak:
"Thank you" she whispered, for her lip and tongue still hurt from where the creature had bitten her.
"No problem" Kri responded as if killing people was an everyday occurrence."
"So what do we do now?" Kri thought, sitting frozen, all she had known was how to escape but not where they old go or how they would survive. Kri suddenly came back to life.
"Jesus Nixi! We have to go! What if more things like what attacked us come back!"
Nixi's eyes widened and they both stood up quickly, balancing on each other to stand.
They journeyed throughout the desert for about an hour before they found a small ranch. Nixi and Kri crept closer to see if anyone was home. To their surprise it was completely EMPTY! Kri found the back door and broke one of the little windows near the doorknob. Nixi rushed into the kitchen opening the refrigerator.
"Hungary are we?" Kri asked sarcastically
"-ery -unny, like you aren't?" Nixi said with a mouth full of pizza
"Save some for me!"
"Don't worry, there's plenty." She responded, opening the refrigerator door wider exposing shelves upon shelves of take-out. Kri and Nixi sat in the kitchen eating anything and everything there was. They then moved on to 2 of the 5 showers in the house. Spending almost an hour trying to clean themselves. They finally emerged, using up all the hot water, and moved on to the bedrooms to try and find some clothes. After finding some big, somewhat fashionable clothes, they both collapsed on the couch, falling instantly to sleep. Following only about 3 ½ or 4 hours of rest, a loud noise woke them both.
"I think the owners are home!" Nixi whispered, eyes full of fear.
"We better move, and fast!" Saying this as she made a mad dash toward the back door where they came in. They ran until the house was no loner in sight.
"That…was…close." Kri said panting, barely able to breathe.
"I know. Well, it was fun while it lasted." Nixi responded, shrugging her shoulders and collapsing on the ground.
"Get off you fat ass and walk." Kri yelled in Nixi's ear
"Cripes, fine we'll walk" Nixi said, rubbing her ear
Nixi and Kri kept walking till it was almost sun down. They then found an area where they laid down and went to sleep.
When they woke up the next morning there was a big black dog sitting next to a cactus and watching them. Then as soon as they noticed it, it left. Kri and Nixi continued their walking for 2 more days. During those days Kri noticed the dog to be almost everywhere they went. Then one day it started to rain and rain hard, as it only can in the desert. Nixi and Kri ran until they found a cave at the base of a cliff. Running into the cave and collapsing, they noticed what looked like a fire pit. This told them that either someone lived there now or did a while ago. As Nixi and Kri sat in the cave the black do came in. The dog then transformed into a…
MAN!
"Get out of this place! You may not stay here!" shouted the man. He had a very gaunt face and shaggy black hair, much like the hair of the dog he transformed from.
"Wa-We-We were coming in from the rain." Nixi managed to say.
"Get out!" he bellowed again
"We don't have anywhere else to go! Please, let us just stay here till the rain passes." Kri pleaded with glossy eyes. The aged man heaved an exasperated sigh.
"Fine, only until the rain passes. I don't know how much help I'll be. I don't have any food or water. Hell, I can't even make a fire." he said as he pointed to the little ring of stones.
"We can help you with that" Nixi said trying to sound cheerful
"You carry matches around with you but you forget to bring food?" he asked sarcastically, he did not look happy.
"Noo, and don't get an attitude with me," Nixi snapped at the elder. "Hey Kri, put those logs in the circle for me."
"Yes Master" Kri responded, rolling her eyes
"Ha Ha, just do it."
Kri then used her powers as she levitated the logs, which rose in the air and stacked on top of each other. The man stood, dumbstruck watching. Then a popping noise came form the wood as sparks slowly progressed into a fire.
"Did….How….Who are you?"
"I'm Kri and this is Nixi," She said pointing to Nixi who did a little bow.
"And you are?" Nixi asked impatiently, her hip cocked to one side.
"Thank you" she whispered, for her lip and tongue still hurt from where the creature had bitten her.
"No problem" Kri responded as if killing people was an everyday occurrence."
"So what do we do now?" Kri thought, sitting frozen, all she had known was how to escape but not where they old go or how they would survive. Kri suddenly came back to life.
"Jesus Nixi! We have to go! What if more things like what attacked us come back!"
Nixi's eyes widened and they both stood up quickly, balancing on each other to stand.
They journeyed throughout the desert for about an hour before they found a small ranch. Nixi and Kri crept closer to see if anyone was home. To their surprise it was completely EMPTY! Kri found the back door and broke one of the little windows near the doorknob. Nixi rushed into the kitchen opening the refrigerator.
"Hungary are we?" Kri asked sarcastically
"-ery -unny, like you aren't?" Nixi said with a mouth full of pizza
"Save some for me!"
"Don't worry, there's plenty." She responded, opening the refrigerator door wider exposing shelves upon shelves of take-out. Kri and Nixi sat in the kitchen eating anything and everything there was. They then moved on to 2 of the 5 showers in the house. Spending almost an hour trying to clean themselves. They finally emerged, using up all the hot water, and moved on to the bedrooms to try and find some clothes. After finding some big, somewhat fashionable clothes, they both collapsed on the couch, falling instantly to sleep. Following only about 3 ½ or 4 hours of rest, a loud noise woke them both.
"I think the owners are home!" Nixi whispered, eyes full of fear.
"We better move, and fast!" Saying this as she made a mad dash toward the back door where they came in. They ran until the house was no loner in sight.
"That…was…close." Kri said panting, barely able to breathe.
"I know. Well, it was fun while it lasted." Nixi responded, shrugging her shoulders and collapsing on the ground.
"Get off you fat ass and walk." Kri yelled in Nixi's ear
"Cripes, fine we'll walk" Nixi said, rubbing her ear
Nixi and Kri kept walking till it was almost sun down. They then found an area where they laid down and went to sleep.
When they woke up the next morning there was a big black dog sitting next to a cactus and watching them. Then as soon as they noticed it, it left. Kri and Nixi continued their walking for 2 more days. During those days Kri noticed the dog to be almost everywhere they went. Then one day it started to rain and rain hard, as it only can in the desert. Nixi and Kri ran until they found a cave at the base of a cliff. Running into the cave and collapsing, they noticed what looked like a fire pit. This told them that either someone lived there now or did a while ago. As Nixi and Kri sat in the cave the black do came in. The dog then transformed into a…
MAN!
"Get out of this place! You may not stay here!" shouted the man. He had a very gaunt face and shaggy black hair, much like the hair of the dog he transformed from.
"Wa-We-We were coming in from the rain." Nixi managed to say.
"Get out!" he bellowed again
"We don't have anywhere else to go! Please, let us just stay here till the rain passes." Kri pleaded with glossy eyes. The aged man heaved an exasperated sigh.
"Fine, only until the rain passes. I don't know how much help I'll be. I don't have any food or water. Hell, I can't even make a fire." he said as he pointed to the little ring of stones.
"We can help you with that" Nixi said trying to sound cheerful
"You carry matches around with you but you forget to bring food?" he asked sarcastically, he did not look happy.
"Noo, and don't get an attitude with me," Nixi snapped at the elder. "Hey Kri, put those logs in the circle for me."
"Yes Master" Kri responded, rolling her eyes
"Ha Ha, just do it."
Kri then used her powers as she levitated the logs, which rose in the air and stacked on top of each other. The man stood, dumbstruck watching. Then a popping noise came form the wood as sparks slowly progressed into a fire.
"Did….How….Who are you?"
"I'm Kri and this is Nixi," She said pointing to Nixi who did a little bow.
"And you are?" Nixi asked impatiently, her hip cocked to one side.