I guess I completely blacked out after he wrapped his arm around me. At least I don't remember what happened next, but when I woke up I was laying next to Paisley. She blinked her eyes when I opened mine. She was so innocent. Then I began to tickle her.

"COME ON KEAGAN!! STOP! HAHA! STOP KEAGAN!!!" she shouted

"Good morning beautiful." I said to her.

I looked around. It was what Lina described as day. This place must be on a continuous cycle. That thought brought me back to thoughts of Ember. This place was brighter, but we had more in Ember. Paisley had a bed, I had a bed, we all had beds. We have come to a new place with nothing to spare.

The adults and Lina were no where to be found. I guess they went off to get food. I wish the canned fruit we had in Ember grew on trees. I got Paisley a plum before she got cranky. It would be hours until the search party came back with some decent food. I took a plum for Doon and myself.

He was still sleeping like a baby, if a baby snores. I guess I laughed too loud, because Doon awoke.

"Sorry Doon. You were just snoring loudly. It was quite funny! Anyway, I got you a plum for breakfast. I think Lina took the adults to get food. They probably won't be back for hours and little Paisley was hungry."

"Mmm, thanks! I love plums, but I don't know if I can live on them. We are going to have to find some society that will take us in."

"From how quite is has been here I'm not sure if any other people exists here. Maybe they were all right."

"Right about what?"

"That we are the only light on a dark planet. What if the meaning was more than we had electricity? What if light meant people then maybe it meant we are the only people in this world."

"You have a point there Keagan." Doon smiled

I heard a cry. It was one of the children. I ran to see who it was, and sure enough it was poor Paisley. Her skin hurt badly. I believed her, her skin was bright red.

"IT HURTS!! KEAGAN IT HURTS!"

"I know baby, I know."

I took a damp shirt and rubbed it gently on her burning skin. What is happening to Paisley?

"DOON!" I yelled

"What's going on Keagan? Is Paisley okay?" He yelled back

"Something is happening to her skin!"

People began to rush over to her side. None of us knew what was happening. This is different, nothing happened like this in Ember, and we never had that light source. Could that thing be causing it.

"Could that light source be causing it?" I asked

"How could it be?" someone asked

"I don't know but this could be serious. Someone see if they can find any adult or Lina."

"Lina is staying with Poppy. Poppy is sick as well. I think she has a cough."

"Can't you get her over here?" I asked in a snotty attitude

"Sure!" said Doon in a happy mood

Is he the only person cares about someone other than their self? I wish these kids were adults. I can't believe Lina didn't go with the adults. Maybe the adults are lost! She was supposed to be the leader of the group. Couldn't Mrs. Murdo stay with Poppy? Sometimes I just don't understand people!

"Keagan, what's wrong?" asked Lina

"I'm not sure, Paisley just started screaming. Her skin is bright red! I tried soothing it with some damp shirts. I'm not sure if it is helping though."

"Paisley, when did it start to hurt? Was it like a shock or a gradual thing?"

"I wasn't stung by anything Lina, it was gradual, I think." she cried

"Okay, let's see, this has to be something caused by the environment. You guys know how if you used to touch a light in Ember, you'd burn yourself? What if this light does the same thing?"

That was a deep thought.

"How could it burn her from that far away?" I questioned

"That I don't know, but I think we can make her better if we do what we used to do in Ember. You know sooth it with cold water." Lina replied

"Did anyone bring a full canteen?" I asked

"I did, but the water is warm now so it may not help very much. Maybe we could go back into that cliff room. Wasn't the water cold?" someone said

"Give it. It should help more than the shirts. They were more dry than wet. We need to find people somewhere. We can't be the only ones aboveground, could we?" I said

It was Gavin Corges that gave me the canteen. He was quite slender and tall. He must have grown 5 inches in the last month. Of only he had the eyes that Doon had. I took the canteen and dampened my hands, and rubbed them on Paisley's skin. She flinched. I felt so bad; I knew we had to find some kind of society, which had food, water, and shelter.

After a little while, most of the crowd disappeared over the vast landscape. We were searching for lunch. Of course Lina was taking care of Paisley and Poppy. I ran back to Lina. I had a very important message for her.

"Lina, we can't wait for them. Paisley and Poppy are sick, who knows if they have what we think. We have to find a village, a society."

"I know, but we have to wait for the adults. They said they'd all be back by nightfall. We'll set out tomorrow morning if the adults are back. I think that if we go towards those high things over there."

It was a plan. We'll leave when the light rises from below the ground.