A/N: Sorry this one took so long and is so short, but I don't have much time to write anymore. I do try, however. Anyway, I hope you all like this one.
Chapter 7
People rushed around back and forth. I blinked several times. This could not be happening. Maybe if I pinch myself… Ouch! Okay, so I wasn't dreaming. Maybe I was delirious… maybe it was something I ate…
Or not.
The 'ruins' were now in the full look of a temple. I was still in the cave, but it was much, much younger than before, as many of the stalagmites were still small. In front of me, a large archway curved into the ceiling, painted a cold blue that shimmed in the light of the candles that were everywhere. At the very top of the arch was a symbol that resembled a wave of sorts.
All around me were tables and small shrines. On each of the tables there some odd looking food or gem, most of which blue. At one shrine, a woman sat cross-legged. She caught my attention because of how she looked. While everyone else's outfits were blue robes, she wore a purple top that stopped at her solar plexus. Instead of a skirt like the other woman, she had red-orange pants, and atop her head was a light purple veil that traveled down her back. Covering her nose and lips was a blue veil. She looked as though she were meditating. She looked much like a genie of sorts that I had seen in the storybooks I read as a child.
I blinked. And she was gone. Just like that... How odd.
No one had taken notice of me as of yet, and I wondered if they could even see me. Maybe I wasn't even there… All thoughts along those lines left my mind as I felt something hit me in the back of the head.
I woke up and groaned. My head was killing me! What in Cepheid's name happened? I slowly opened my eyes and then shut them immediately. The light was too much. It hurt my eyes.
"Don't try to move," a voice warned, and I could only groan in response. Suddenly my vocabulary was reduced to the Stone Age. Lucky me. Slowly, I once again attempted to open my eyes, this time with success. I found myself looking at the woman who had caught my eyes before. She noticed my eyes were open.
"Ah, you're awake! Good, here, let me help," the woman grabbed my arm and helped me sit up. She then handed me a cup of… something. "Drink this, it will help your head-ache."
Finding my voice, I asked, "What happened?"
"I hit you over the head with my frying pan," at the look I gave her, she shrugged as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "You were attracting attention. I didn't want them to burn you at the stake because of it."
I blinked. "What?"
She laughed, and slowly took off her veil, revealing cherry lips that curled into a smile. "Drink now, talk later."
I reluctantly dropped the conversation, but made a mental note to come back to it later. Slowly, I took a sip of the drink. "BLEH!" It was disgusting!
She laughed and slowly stood. "By the way, my name is Terra."
A/N: Short, I know. And I'm sorry, but I'm trying to get everything together right now. Review, though. I'd love it, and I'm sure that Sammy would too.
