I'm really sorry for the delay,
I hope it was worth it, I've kinda been bogged down a little with college work, but otherwise I hope you like it, I havnt had time to check it so forgive me for any mistakes, it is now 11:30 so it is kinda late. :S
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Chapter 3: Strange Places.
"Uuuurrrrrggggghhhh" I moaned as I wearily opened my eyes, I blinked in the dim light, images of rain and thunder flashed into my head, I recalled walking into the cave, the fire and the humming, then …. Nothing. My heart sank, 'why couldn't I remember anything?' I questioned myself, I went to scratch the back of my head but my hand collided with something other than hair and skin, but fabric, like bandages. My eyes opened wide with shock, I hastily pulled up the leg of my pants where my other wound had been and found it had also been bandaged.' Who or what had done this?' I thought intensely. I let out a long sigh and admitted defeat I leant back to lean against the wall but hit my head sharply instead, I cursed loudly and my head began to painfully thump; I curled up into a ball and clutched it hoping to ease the pain. I felt a sharp stab in my side as I lay down, I then realised I was lying on a makeshift bed made out of leaves and a few twigs, I dislodged one of the twigs from my ribs and rubbed the spot where it had been, I slowly sat up to look around, I had to squint to see clearly in the murky light of the room, I saw the 3 separate chambers of the cave, the archway I had looked around and saw….. Man I can't even remember what I saw after hearing the humming.
I got up slowly, and stretched my arms high above my head and arched my back; satisfying crunching noises came form my joints. I relaxed and began to slowly walk around the small room. My hand lightly traced the wall as I circled the room, the died out remains of the fire was smouldering in the centre of the small room; my hand lost contact with the rough stone wall, I peered through the first archway, nothing but vast emptiness filled my vision. I continued to skirt the wall until I reached the second archway, the faint orange-yellow light drifted out of the room, I peered round the edge of the archway much like the first one, this time I was confronted with, shelves and a sink, cupboards, all the general things you would find in a kitchen, I was amazed, there was even a mall bulb fitted to the ceiling hanging from a lone wire emitting the pale light that lit the cave.
I cautiously walked into the room my fingers danced across the work surfaces, a few things caught my eye, like the mirror on the wall, the strange shaped pieces of rocks, there was a bookcase on the far wall filled with dusty books, one lay open on the top, I read the first line "Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely." Hmm I guess that fitted me, you see, when I was at school I used to daydream a lot, and true I was lonely, until I found Tyson and max. That brings me back to them; I wonder if anyone is actually looking for me, has anyone noticed the clumsy Rei has gone missing? Well the local doctor might have due to the lack of visits, but otherwise I doubt anyone would of, I hope they have, because then, I can get out of this stupid predicament I have got myself into.
Panic shot through me like a gun through glass, I heard the humming again, it was getting closer, and my mind was a shambles as I though of a way out. 'Crap, crap, crap, crap' was all that was going through my mind, I stumbled clumsily back into the small room I came from, knocking a few pieces of paper onto the floor as I passed, I rushed back to the makeshift bed and threw myself down onto it, this time I ignored the twigs jabbing me painfully between my ribs, scrunching up my eyes and biting my bottom lip. (that's something I do a lot when I'm anxious or worried) a few seconds later and soft footsteps were echoing quietly around the interior of the cave, I closed my eyes and made my breathing shallower to mimic being asleep, I just hoped that the person or whatever it was would leave me be. The footsteps seemed to be getting closer; my heart pounded against my chest, threatening to burst out any second. The footsteps stopped a short distance away from me, I heard a soft sigh, and then the footsteps began to move away. I didn't hear anything or anyone for a while, subconsciously my thoughts drifted back to when I first saw those red eyes. I didn't even say goodbye to Max and Tyson. My parents where never around and I had no siblings, so Tyson and Max were as good as brothers to me, it pained me to realize how much I have let them down.
I lay there in silence for a while my thoughts absentmindedly focusing on one thing, those scarlet eyes, the most beautiful colour that I've seen; they were as deep as rubies yet as comforting as a pillow. A gentle nudge to my arm jarred me ruthlessly out of my thoughts I slowly opened my eyes dreading the worst, and by good chance I got it, he was sat there giving me a worried look. "Are you alright?" he asked, my heart skipped a beat, his voice was smooth and velvety.
"Y-y-y-you can talk?" I stammered to him.
"Well duhh, what made ya think I couldn't?" he started to laugh, that unforgivable laugh. My cheeks flushed and I quickly turned scarlet.
"It's just you haven't spoken to me since... I saw you…in the stream..." I trailed off. My face reddened at the memory of my first encounter, he stopped laughing abruptly and murmured under his breath.
"I'm sorry." A sad tinge took to his eyes.
"Wait. Wait. Why are you apologizing? You haven't done anything wrong."
"I don't know how to say this." My heart sank, and I imposed an inquisitive look on him. "Well." He continued "since I was a boy, I haven't had very much contact with people in the 'real' world" a shocked look came to my face. 'Of course! That's why there's a kitchen in that cave, and that's why I've never seen him before'
"Why?!" I asked trying, and failing to hide my utterly shocked tone.
"Because I'm different"
"Huh?"
"It's a long story, I'm sorry but I don't have time to explain, I have to go"
"Wait!" I yelled after him, but it was useless, he'd already gone. I was alone again. I sat in the cave for a while, but then I got bored. so went to see what this part of the forest looked like in the daylight.
I got back to the cave about 3 hours later I reckon…. Its hard to tell how quickly time passes when all you can see is quick glimpses of the sun and you have no watch.
I walked back into the main so called "room" of the cave, and I thought at first it was empty, until the clattering noises came form the kitchen once again, much like the first day I woke up here. I smelt the lingering smell of food on the air, It danced around my head and made my stomach grumble, it was then I realised I'd not eaten since the day before. I slowly walked across the caverns room toward the kitchen, that smooth velvety voice spoke out again.
"Hey, did you have a good walk?"
"Uhh, Yeah thanks." Then I noticed he was cooking "Uhh…" I was cut off by him placing a finger over my mouth; I flushed again, what was happening to the normally calm and composed Rei? I was flushing bright red now, I backed off a little, he pulled his hand back sharply as if I had burned him.
At this point he refocused his attention back to the food that was sizzling away on the stove. I saw the opportunity so I went to ask again, this time the words were not blocked form escaping my lips. "What are you making?" I asked, I sounded like a chilled whining at its mother waiting food, I flushed even brighter. Now disobeying the laws of redness. He laughed at me again and stroked the lose strands of hair out of my face, seeing as I was incapable of moving at the moment. 'finally' I thought as my brain finally clicked into gear and told me to move, I went over and stood against the shiny work surface on the opposite side of the so called 'kitchen'
I stood there for about five minutes admiring at the grace and skill he had while preparing food. He moved fluently throughout the room, occasionally stirring the pot on the stove, glancing into the oven, a few minutes had passed, and he go some plates, and cutlery out, he set them on the work surface where there was no cupboards underneath. He walked out of the room smiling at me as he went past. I shuffled uncomfortably, a few seconds later he stepped back into the room holding two chairs.
He set them down by the plates and gestured for me to sit down. He then started to pile food onto both our plates, when I say pile, I mean pile this guy just doesn't do things by half. I stared blankly at the plate for a moment or two, trying to take in how excellent it looked. Meanwhile he was already half way through his, I picked up my knife and fork and dung into the side of the tower of food, I put the piece of chicken that I'd speared on my fork into my moth, and delightful taste flooded into my mouth.
"Wow!" I spluttered when I'd finally gotten over the shock it was that good.
"glad ya like it" he smiled at me, it was then I gawped at his empty plate.
"H…h….how did you eat that so fast?" I stammered still picking at my own tower of food still.
About 10 minutes later he was still sat there watching me slowly plough my way through the food, I then remembered he never answered my question.
"What are you?" I asked not trying to sound horrible, but there was a sharp edge to what I just said that made him flinch slightly.
"Well I guess I have no other choice now, I really have taken a liking to you, despite what they warned me."
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