Naomi walked down the long corridor, an apple in one hand, and a large stack of papers balancing in the other. She was currently thinking of a way to get out of her next task. All she had been doing all day was transferring papers from one side of the building to the next. It was getting quite tiring.
Naomi took another bite of her apple. "Ok…now all I have to do is get these to Sister Kate and then…" Naomi was cut of when Sister Kate walked out of her office and bumped into her. Naomi squeaked as all of the papers scattered into the air and onto the ground.
"Oops…" She sighed as she knelt down to pick up all the papers. "You have to be careful next time Sister Naomi." Sister Kate replied helping her up. Naomi gave her the stack of papers. "Are these all just reports on more of that message? The one about judgment day?" Naomi asked curiously.
"I'm afraid so…" Sister Kate replied taking the papers into her hands. "Usually something like this isn't a problem…but this has us stumped. We do not know what to do about it…this message keeps coming and coming but nothing happens, and if something does happen…what do we do?" Sister Kate sighed. The whole order was puzzled.
"I guess we just have to wait and see." Naomi replied. "Um…Sister Kate…do I have any more chores?" Naomi asked with hopes that the answer was going to be no.
"Actually Sister Naomi, that's why I left my office. I just received a phone call from…Ewan. He said Joshua is sick and needs taking care of while he runs to the store and picks up some medicine." Sister Kate responded.
"He's…sick?"
"That's correct."
"But…he's…never gotten sick before…the only time I have ever heard of him being sick was when…"
"It's just a cold." Sister Kate replied cutting her off.
"Yes ma'am…I'll leave right away." Naomi replied. She turned on her heal and headed for the exit.
"Oh, Sister Naomi…" Sister Kate began again. Naomi stopped and turned around. "You will…inform me…if anything strange happens?" She asked quietly. Naomi nodded.
"Ewan…what's wrong with me…I could barely move." Joshua said trying to get out of bed. "I feel so…dizzy." He added sitting up with a little bit of difficulty. He leaned against the backboard of his chair.
"You just have a little cold. Sister Naomi is on her way to take care of you while I go to the pharmacy. In the mean time, you must rest Joshua. It's not good to be out of bed while you are sick."
"Hello?" Came the distant voice of Sister Naomi as she stepped inside. "I'll be back soon." Ewan replied leaving Joshua and walking dawn the hall into the living room where Naomi stood. "Thank you again…Sister Naomi." Ewan replied.
"It's no problem, like I said before." She replied handing him his coat.
"Thanks" Ewan replied while waving and stepping out of the door. He closed it behind him.
Naomi walked into Joshua's room and saw him leaning against the backboard.
"Hello Naomi…" Joshua said with a weak smile.
"Hey Joshua…how are you feeling?" She walked over and felt his forehead. It was very warm.
"Not to good…I can't remember ever feeling sick before but…this feeling seems familiar."
"It…does?" Naomi questioned suspiciously.
"Maybe I'm just tiered." Joshua replied.
"Have you eaten anything yet?" Naomi asked.
"No…" Joshua replied.
Naomi got up and told Joshua she would be right back. She headed toward the kitchen. Naomi searched through the drawers and found the pot she needed. She filled it a little more than half way with water and put it on the stove to boil. She walked back into Joshua's room with a smile.
"I'm going to make you some soup" She said with a smile.
"That's very nice of you but…I don't think I'm that hungry right now…" Joshua replied sliding back down his bed to rest his head on his pillow once more.
"Oh applesauce! The only real way to get better is to drink a lot of liquid and make sure you eat. That way you will have more energy to move around." Naomi said with another smile. "So, I'll be back…I'm going to go make you some food!" She said. she skipped out of the room back to the kitchen.
"YAH!" Naomi yelled as she noticed another person in the kitchen with her. "Elder don't do that to me! And why are you here?" She asked stirring the boiling water. She found the vegetables on the side of the counter already washed. She began to chop them up.
"I was looking all over for you and Sister Kate told me I could find you here." He replied staring at her behind through his spectacles.
"You got something for me?" She asked glancing at him from the side of her eye.
"Yes!" The elder replied whipping out a silver suitcase and pulling up what looked to be a button you would find on an evil machine in one of Joshua's dime novels.
"This baby can capture any spiritual energy your enemy is using at the time. The outside rim is a string metal, and there is a burrier placed on it so none of the spiritual energy can escape. The middle is a strong clear glass that obviously right now is a swirly cloudy blue. When the cloud swirls are a deep magenta that means this baby is full. It could hold up to as much spiritual energy as ten demons, and not only does it weaken your enemy, but give it back to me and I could use the energy you have collected for many other things!" He said with excitement.
"That's really cool!" She said holding it in her hand. "It's light…how do I use it?" Naomi asked. "Well I could tell you, but you would have to let me cup your beautiful rear end to get that kind of information." The elder said heading for her butt. Naomi smacked him across the head. "You pervert! Just tell me!" She scolded.
The elder rubbed his head. "alright…all you have to do is place it on the demon…it will stick to it like super glue…what's great is the only way it can come off is if the person who stuck it on gets it off!" He replied.
"Thank you." Naomi replied looking at it. The elder headed into the other room toward the door. "Sister Naomi….before I leave…I would like to tell you….your water is boiling over." And with that the elder left.
"OH NO!" Naomi yelled as she turned down the heat on the stove. She placed the energy absorber on the table and added the vegetables into the soup. After a few minutes, she added spices and left over chicken she had found from yesterday's meal.
After tasting the soup, Naomi poured a little into a medium sized bowl, and grabbed a spoon from the silverware drawer. She headed down the hall and quietly entered Joshua's room.
Joshua was sound asleep, resting on his back with his mouth slightly opened. The evening sun shone through leaving a reddish glow in the room, making Joshua's light blond hair look a brilliant copper. Naomi smiled and quietly placed the bowl on his bed side table. She closed the curtains, and headed for the door, then stopped abruptly when hearing Joshua's voice.
"Why……can't I…..be normal…..big….sister"
Naomi stared at Joshua. There was no doubt he was still sleeping but….he seems to be remembering….
"Keep dreaming Joshua…" Naomi said with a big smile on her face. Perhaps he will start remembering quickly now. Naomi closed the door quietly and walked out into the kitchen where she started to clean. Not too much later did Ewan walk through the door.
"Hello." Naomi said before putting away the now clean pot. "Did you find the medicine?" She asked.
"It took me a while but I did." Ewan replied with a smile.
"That's great…I'm sure he will feel better now…well I left his dinner on his bed side table…he's asleep now…I suppose I will be off now…I have to get back and finish more chores…" Naomi said with a frown. Ewan smiled.
"Very well…oh is this yours?" He asked picking up the notorious looking button. "Oh yeas, the elder stopped by and dropped it off…thank you." Naomi said bragging it.
"Ah!" Naomi cried, dropping the energy absorber on the floor. It bounced with a very heavy thud and landed upright. Naomi massaged her hands.
"Are you alright Sister Naomi?" Ewan asked stepping closer. "I'm fine…my hands…must be sore from cutting all the vegetables." Naomi replied picking the button back up. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow then." Naomi said with a reassuring smile.
Naomi walked out of the house and headed back to the order headquarters. It was true, her hand were very sore. "Perhaps I should have used the knife a little more carefully…" Naomi thought to herself.
Naomi arrived, and walked inside. By that time it was just eight o'clock. There was no way she was going to finish her chores before nine and get a good night sleep. "Oh man…" She sighed
Hey, Joshua here. So many things have been going on inside of the order that no one tells me about! And now I hear Sister Naomi is sick on top of it! Oh man…I must have given her my cold…next chapter, Red Symbols!