A/N: Here's a little chapter I've written last year. I hope you guys like it. It's not yet the Epilogue I was saying in my last author's note, but you guys are the best readers an author could ever ask for so here ya'll go~
"What is this?"
A black, fizzy, bubbly substance was set right before my eyes. This was said to be the enjoyable kind of drink. I've only drunk coffee, tea, water and maybe some wine and champagne but not this.
"Did you get this from the sewer?" I asked. I got used to my Titania Rose phase, so my voice became deeper and more authoritative. Marcus jumped a little from my sudden change of tone.
Marcus explained for me, "It's a carbonated juice type of drink. It's called Coca-cola. 1980's, but this was the only drink to survive. It's other rival, Pepsi didn't make it to the Third World War. Just take a sip and tell us what you think?"
I grimaced. It wasn't clear. It didn't look clean. It was black for pete's sake.
"Do you want a straw for that?" Jaydyn asked.
"Perhaps we should have just taken a smaller glass," Toni added.
"Come one Tania, everyone loves Cola, and maybe you will too," Portia said.
"Just one tiny sip, please?" Bella, my new fairy companion, pleaded.
I couldn't imagine people actually chugging down bottles of these things. I was disgusted, but still, they said it was tasty so...
I asked Jaydyn for a straw. I took one deep breathe. I stared at their faces one by one, and then back at the drink.
"Alright."
I took the tiniest sip I could. My tongue doesn't catch the taste, so I took another one.
Instantly, my eyes lit up. I took a longer sip, loving the way my palette reacted to the drink. I took more sips and I could feel my friend's faces form smiles as I drink happily, until I realized none was left in the glass. I felt my heart sink.
"Where could I get more of this thing?"