"Ok now eat up Joshua; you have to get better as soon as possible ok?" Sister Naomi said handing him a bowl of chicken noodle soup. The young man took the bowl of soup into his lap, and began to sip it slowly.

"Sister Naomi…how are you feeling?" Joshua asked putting the spoon back into the bowl.

"I guess it's an on and off thing…you seem to be getting a little better. You're eating a good amount."

"Well your cooking is delicious…" Joshua said before putting the spoon full of noodles into his mouth. Naomi smiled. "And I am actually feeling a whole lot better…do you think after the soup we could go for a walk? It's a nice day outside. Please?" Joshua begged.

"Well….alright." Naomi said with another smile. But you have to eat first so you can get better. I'll be in the kitchen. You come out when you're ready, and don't forget to grab your jacket, its kind of breezy today." Naomi stated. She walked out of the room and went into the kitchen where she began to wash the pot she had used to heat up Joshua's soup.

"OK, I'm ready!" Joshua said walking out into the kitchen. He wore his usually white button down shirt with brown knickers. He slid his brown jacket on, and slid into his shoes near the door. "C'mon, Sister Naomi, We could go exploring!"

"Whoa Joshua wait up!" Naomi squeaked, drying her hands off and sliding her shoes on. By the time she slid her coat on, Joshua was already outside waiting for her on the porch. Sister Naomi stepped outside, and closed the door.

"Joshua, where are you taking me?" Sister Naomi asked looking down at medium sized hand, wrapped around her tiny wrist. She bit her lip in pain.

"It's just up this way a little further Sister; I know you'll love it!"

Joshua had been saying the same thing ever since they had entered the woods. She was soon starting to ask herself if he even knew where they were going any more.

Joshua soon let go of Naomi's wrist, and ran behind her, covering her eyes. "Ok, now no peeking Sister…" Naomi could feel Joshua guiding her with his body behind hers, gently pushing her just a little further. She couldn't help but to blush, wondering if he was even aware of what he was doing.

"Ok stop…" Joshua's voice came in her ear. Naomi stopped. Joshua removed his hands from her eyes, and Sister Naomi looked around.

"AH!" Sister Naomi shrieked, almost losing her balance. Joshua grabbed her by her waist. "Careful sister, don't get too close to the edge…you will fall strait down." Joshua said. He looked down and realized where he had caught her and blushed embarrassingly as he quickly brought his hands back to his sides and looked at the ground.

Sister Naomi slowly walked closer to the edge once more. It was a beautiful cliff jutting out of the woods that overlooked where the sun would set in a few hours, and a running river all the way at the bottom.

"Jeepers…did you find this on your own?" Naomi asked.

"Yeah pretty neat isn't it? I haven't been up here in a while though, but when I do go up here, it's my best place for getting ideas. I guess it's like my secret spot…you wont tell anyone will you?" Joshua asked.

"I won't." Naomi replied looking out at the view. "It's so pretty…like a painting…Oh my gosh! Joshua! We have to get back! Ewan will be arriving very shortly and if he gets back and we aren't there, he won't know what happened to us!" Sister Naomi said.

"Uh oh! I forgot!" Joshua panicked. The two ran all the way back to the house.

Out of breath and energy, the two flung themselves on the couch. "You…ok…Joshua?" Sister Naomi asked.

"I'm…fine…you?"

"Jake…"

"Hello? I'm back?" Ewan stated as he closed the door and walked into the living room to find the two of them sprawled out on the couches. "Well this is an odd sight to come home to I must say." He replied leaning against the doorway with a smile as though he were about to laugh. Sister Naomi fell off the couch.

Sitting up and dusting herself off, Naomi walked into the kitchen to make the three of them some tea as Ewan began to tell his story of a very interesting day.

"And then Joshua, I met this man named David who used to work in the publishing business. He said if you would like to let him read your story, and he would see what he would be able to do to get your novel published." Ewan stated.

"Oh really? Do you really mean it?" Joshua asked on the tip of the couch cushion.

"Yes, but don't get yourself all worked up and too excited, he said he would see what he can do, do not forget this is the depression…it might not go as planned." Ewan replied with a small frown.

"At least it's a start Joshua." Sister Naomi said walking in with the tray of tea and cookies for them.

By the time Joshua had finished the tea, he felt incredibly drained. "Excuse me, but I think I'm going to go to bed…I feel so tiered all of a sudden." Joshua said. Saying goodbye to Sister Naomi, Joshua walked back to his room, and undressed himself. He felt so tiered he didn't even put his pajamas on and just crashed into bed with his underwear, falling into a deep sleep.

Joshua has been doing so much better lately, perhaps it really was just a cold or something…we even went for a walk today. He really enjoyed it." Sister Naomi stated taking another sip of her tea. "Would like me heat you up the rest of the soup for dinner while I'm here? I really wouldn't mind, and you look tiered yourself." Naomi chuckled looking at Ewan's disheveled state. Without waiting for an answer, Naomi got out of her seat and began to heat up the left over soup she had made this afternoon.

"Hello?" Joshua called out. He walked around. It seemed as if he was in the woods, but how did he get there? He can't even remember walking. "Hello?" He called out again. It was incredibly dark. Joshua stumbled over the rubble that was on the ground, and the cool breeze blew violently at his body. Joshua tripped and fell to his knees covering his head with his hands. The wind was so loud. And then…it had stopped. Everything was silent. Joshua looked up and around, sitting on his knees. Where was he?

"Ah Lord Joshua, we finally meet again."

"Who's there?" Joshua called out in an unsteady voice. He looked around and couldn't see anybody.

"Why…you don't remember me? Oh…well…that is to be expected…too bad, you were such good use, you and the other apostles. You aided in my success. It's a shame you are a useless piece of garbage serving purpose for only Him now. What a shame…but that is ok; I simply overlooked this little malfunction…something so small I not I even saw. Letting the two of you survive was after all a very big mistake…but it's nothing I can't fixed. You, and the other apostle will see the eternal nothingness along with another, and I shall grant it to you!"

Joshua trembled, as he looked around. "That voice…it's so familiar…" Joshua groped the ground with his fingers as if he were about to lose gravity. He could feel his whole body shaking…but why?

The voice kept laughing, as if it were mocking Joshua. Joshua began to crawl around, feeling his way through the woods, looking for a passage out. He seemed to lead into the same spot. The voice would only get louder and louder, the evil laughter even more frightening and more demonic. Joshua looked strait. Something glided down from the air in front of him. He caught it with his hand and felt it. It was soft, and as Joshua held it close to his face, he could make out it was a feather. Joshua looked up, just as what seemed to be a bird with glowing red eyes swooped down with violent speed clawing him in the head, causing him to fall over with a loud painful scream.

Ewan and Sister Naomi jumped up from the kitchen table and ran to Joshua's room. Sister Naomi gasped in surprise, as did Ewan. Joshua was sprawled out over the floor, wrapped and twisted in his sheets, screaming in complete agony, holding his head in pain.

Ewan ran into the room, and put Joshua back onto his bed. Joshua was still screaming and holding his head. "Joshua, what is it?" Naomi stood in the doorway too horrified to move.

Joshua slowly removed his hands from his head, checking to see if there was any blood; there wasn't. Joshua moaned as his head fell heavy onto his pillow and his eye rolled to the back of his skull.

"Joshua?" Naomi finally screamed running toward him, still extremely frightened. A few moments went by when the two stared at what seemed to be an incoherent young man with his eyes closed, and his mouth slightly opened. Ewan was about to reach for a pulse when Joshua moaned once more turning his head slowly toward them, and slightly opening his eyes to little slits.

"My…body…it hurts…so much…" Joshua stated curling up into a little ball before moaning again. Both Naomi and Ewan sighed a little relief to themselves before acting upon what they just had heard.

"Dear Lord you have a horrible fever!" Ewan stated taking his hand off of Joshua's head. Naomi ran to the kitchen to get a wet cloth. "And your sheets are soaking with sweat…Joshua…how did this happen?"

"I…don't know…" Joshua forced out. Naomi walked back in with a bowl of water and a wet cloth. She placed the bowl on bed side table, and put the wet cloth on Joshua's head.

It was about 3:00am before Naomi told Ewan to go to bed. "You have been out all day…if there is something wrong with Joshua, I'll let you know." She stated. Ewan finally gave in to her nagging and walked to his room, and without even changing, he laid down on his bed and fell asleep.

"Sister…"

"Joshua…you should try getting some rest…" Naomi said pulling the covers up over Joshua's shoulders.

"I …can't…"

Naomi thought a little bit to herself then had an idea that seemed alright and appropriate at this time, so Naomi began to tell Joshua a story.

"Once there was a girl…names Rosette. She had a brother…named Joshua."

Joshua smiled faintly.

"One day, when Joshua was supposed to meet with a man about a job, Rosette decided to take him into the woods to go exploring instead. As they went on looking at weird trees and animals, they found something strange…it almost looked like a tomb…and when they got closer, they found someone sitting against it. Rosette introduced her self, and so did Joshua. The person introduced themselves as Chrono. He was a demon, and was there for a very long time. Joshua and Rosette decided to befriend the demon, and they had a lot of adventures together."

"I wish that happened to me…" Joshua whispered.

"You never know…" Naomi said with a smile.

"It sounds so familiar…hey…have you been reading my novel?" Joshua asked with a smile.

"Of course not." Naomi said with a reassuring smile. She leaned over and felt Joshua's head. "Wow…your fever is almost completely gone…what did you do?"

"…I laid here?" Joshua answered in a questioning tone. Naomi smiled, then yawned. Joshua yawned soon after. "I actually feel a lot better…just tiered…" He exclaimed closing his eyes. A few minutes later, Joshua fell asleep. Naomi finally fell asleep shortly after Joshua did, her head resting on his bed.

Out side the window, perched on a tree was a large bird with glowing red eyes. It cawed loudly, and then flew away, disappearing into the darkness of the night.

Sister Naomi! To help you feel better I'm going to read you some of my story…just like you did for me!

Oh that's very nice of you Joshua...next episode: The Alpha and the Omegawhy didnt we see it before?