Hiya, I've not had a great week couple of weeks. I'm sick, my sister was in hospital with a broken arm after falling off a horse (the durbrain), but she's out now, and we are being forced into writing a cookbook in school and I REALLY can't be bothered with it. I would like to thank my reviewers, but there was only one, so that makes it a lot easier:

Anne Camp aka Obi-quiet: thank you for reviewing, I love your stories and your pictures. You are very talented in many ways, never loose that.

And thank you to anyone who has read this, or any of my other stories, even if you haven't reviewed. I would also like to thank everyone who has author alerted me on put me on their favorites list, it gives me a really warm glow deep down inside to know that people like what I am writing.

I'm sorry this took so long, but I haven't been able to find the inclination deep within myself to continue, I'm sorry to say that I'm not as passionate about this story now as I was when I started, I almost have to force myself to write. Don't worry though, I don't intend to discontinue, I don't want to disappoint anyone, I know myself that there is nothing worse than really getting into a story only to get to the end of a chapter and realize that the author has given up, and you will never know what happened. I will soldier on, but the updates will become really random, so I would like to apologize in advance for that. But, to try and make it up, here's a ridiculously long chapter…

Chapter 11 – Many many more questions

To her great surprise, Ember found that she was able to recognize the places she was flying over, which obviously meant that she was heading in the right direction. After ten minutes, the time it took her to get from her house to the shop in the first place, she found that she was indeed back in her 'neighborhood' and just in front of her she could recognize her door. Once again it had shifted it's position in the air, it was now several feet lower than it had been when she left, but it was defiantly the same door.

With a proud smile on her face she flew to the door, rearranged the bags in her arms to free up one of her hands so she could open it, flew through, closed the door with a kick behind her, landed and continued in the kitchen in one swift, graceful move.

She put the bags on one of the worktops and proceeded to unpack, organize and assign everything it's place on the shelves, in the fridge or in the cupboards. When she was finished, she demolished her beautiful organization job by searching for something that appealed to her taste buds at that moment.

She settled on something quick and easy, beans on toast as it happened, prepared her gourmet meal, took into the living room with her and sat on one of the couches. While she was perched eating her meal, she saw, for the first time, that she had a T.V. Gleefully she placed the plate on the seat next to her and walked over to it, were she found that the remote was sitting on top of it. She flicked it on and proceeded back to the couch to finish eating while watching whatever was on and pondering where it had come from 'I'm sure it wasn't there when I left'

When she had finished she returned the newly purchased plate to the kitchen, washed it and replaced it in the cupboard. She returned to the living room 'ha, the irony, I have my own living room now that I'm dead'

After an hour of wondering round, watching T.V. and growing increasingly bored, she decided she would like to ask Spectra a few questions, like why she still got hungry, and if flying was the extent of her 'powers' so once again she left her comfortable position on the sofa, crossed the room to the front door and left, being careful to check how high off the ground she now was.

Once again she took to the air in an attempt to find the park she had been brought to upon her initial arrival. After much searching, many wrong turns and a few queries of some of the residents, Ember finally managed to find that same park where her guitar was brutally murdered and then kidnapped. She didn't feel like asking for Spectra right away as the last time she was there she hadn't had the opportunity to explore the vast park. She spent an hour walking slowly in the beautiful park, despite her assumption, there were plants in bloom all over and in the very centre there was a huge fountain which shot what seemed to be water 20 feet into the air. The flowers drew her attention for their color, they all seemed to be familiar breads such as roses, lilies, daffodils and such, but they were all the wrong color. Everywhere she looked all she could see was black, blood red, green, purple and white. Even the soil was black 'well, another point for this weirdo place, at least the plants are agree with my outlook on the world'

Eventually, when she thought she had explored as much as she could for one day, she remembered why she came her in the first place. She turned to go and find someone who could get a message to Spectra, only to literally bump into the very woman herself.

"I'm sorry swee…" she was stopped by a glare from the teen before her.

"That's alright, I wanted to come and talk to you anyway, I have a few questions…"

"Okay, let's go answer them then" before she could finish her sentence, Spectra whisked the girl off to a bench a few meters away, sat her down and expected something really deep and meaningful, the kind of question she would usually get from her new arrivals at around about this time in their after-life.

"Why do I still feel hungry if I'm dead?"

If she hadn't been sitting already she would have fallen over, Ember was the first spirit ever to ask about that, and she didn't quite have an answer ready, so she took a few moments to figure one out.

"Well...I don't know if you've noticed, but using our powers really drains us"

"Yea, I have noticed"

"The reason you feel that drain is that you're literally being drained as you use your powers to achieve flight" when she was met with a look that said "WTF?" she continued, deciding to explain more full what she meant.

"Do you remember that little ball of light inside of you" the teen nodded. "you remember that I told you it was the source of all your power" again a nod "well as you fly that ball deteriorates little by little, in direct correlation to the abilities you are using, the faster you fly, the faster the ball burns away. If the ball burns out, you will pass out until it can regenerate itself."

"O…kaaayy, so what does that have to do with feeling hungry?"

"Well…why did you need to eat when you were alive?" Spectra asked, once again adopting the tone of voice usually reserved for children under five and the mentally infirm.

Ember viably bristled "To keep myself from dying?" she answered, mimicking Spectra's tone.

"And…"

"And what"

"When did you usually eat"

"When I was hungry"

"Or…"

"Or what, you're the one who is supposed to be telling me the answers" Ember had risen to her feet in her anger and pointed an accusing finger at the woman in red who was still sitting on the bench, her everlasting smile still plastered to her face.

"Did you notice that when you were tired, food made you feel more awake and alert?"

"Yea…" Ember answered, calming down enough to sit back down next to her mentor.

"I'm sure you already know this, but that was because you used up the energy you gained from your food during the day, which made you tired. The same principal works here, except it's not your muscles demanding the energy, because you're dead, now it's that little ball that needs it. That's why you will find that you still need to sleep and eat, to replenish that little ball"

Comprehension dawned and the girl with the jade hair smiled for a brief second before she thought of another question. "Spectra, is flying the limit to my powers, or is there more?"

"There's much more"

She hesitated before she broached her next question "Would you teach me?"

The red haired woman's face lit up "Of course I will" she beamed "when do you want to start?"

"As soon as possible…please"

Her lips lost their smile as she seemed to consider this for a few seconds, then it returned as she answered "How's right now sound?"

Ember's face sported a smile to match Spectra's "Are you serious?"

"Of course I am, I wouldn't have offered otherwise"

"But don't you have other people to greet?"

"Not today, there were only two arrivals today and, they're both here, so I've got the rest of the day off."

"Okay, so….what's first?"

"I thought we would start with…intangibility"

"What's that?" Ember immediately regretted asking that question as a huge grin spread itself across the older woman's lips.

"I'll show you..."

Four hours later a battered and exhausted teenager floated up to her door and attempted to put her lessons into practice. She concentrated, closed her eyes, and flew as fast as she could at the door. She felt a cold sensation pass all the way through her body as she phased through the door, but before she could celebrate, she crashed into something large and very solid. She opened her eyes to find herself in a tangled heap on her living room floor having tripped over the sofa. She remained where she was for a few moments, just enjoying the feeling of doing nothing and staring at the ceiling.

Eventually she rolled herself over and gathered her legs under her. She stood up with a satisfied grin on her face as she realized that she had indeed managed to do that intangibility thingie and flown through her door. As if on cue, her stomach gave a massive growl, telling her had used far too much energy today and needed to replenish it. Immediately she wondered back into the kitchen and made herself something. She didn't even bother to bring it back out to the couch, she merely stood in the kitchen and ate it before throwing the plate in the sink and promising herself she would wash it the next day.

Exhausted, she made her way out of her kitchen and into the bedroom, collapsing onto the bed and falling asleep as she muttered about getting up in a minute and getting changed for bed. She fell asleep thinking about the lessons Spectra had offered her and what they might entail.

End of Chapter

Ha Ha, cliffie, aren't I EVIL? I want to continue this, for my own sake if nothing else, 'casue it's good for the soul to finish what you start, and I already have many stories cluttering up my computer that have been started and left to rot, the poor things.

Next update will be I don't know when, but there will be more story. I promise.

Reviews are greatly appreciated and welcomed.

May the Angels bless you and keep you safe

Anawiel