Chapter 2

My Little Adventure

Back with Lora and her Dad

Lora couldn't help but feel a smile form on her lips, this is it, this is the gift I want to give to Gray. But then she remembered

"Gray's birthday is tomorrow and I don't know what to get for his present! Daddy you and Gray are both boys, what do you think would want for his birthday?"

Hearing this the man chuckled whole heartedly,

"Well I have something but I need you to fully complete it as a present."

Lora raised an eyebrow curiously at her father who was now picking a box to help finish getting the presents ready.

"Hey dad, when you said that I needed to do something to complete the present, what do I have to do?"

At this her father wore a smile that had reached from ear to ear,

"Lora, did mommy ever teach you how to use magic?"

Lora shook her head vigorously,

"I didn't know I had magic in me…" At this thought she tilted her head curiously as she stared at her father.

Her father chuckled. He wasn't surprised, many people didn't know they had possessed magic from the start, they just didn't know how to control it.

"Well, to complete this present, you yourself must use some magic. Not much, but a descent amount. But I'll explain everything as we go on, first choose the necklace you want." He said as he led Lora towards the stunning necklaces once again.

Lora titled her head slightly towards the right, I wonder which one Gray would like… darker colors are more boyish so I'll take the lighter one!"

Lora pointed excitedly towards the necklace that was bestowed with the sky blue gem,

"I want this one!"

At this her father nodded curtly,

"Alright, now this is the hard part, I want you to imagine energy."

Lora stared at her father with the emptiest expression,

Lora's father sighed and with an instructive voice he replied

"It's a lot simpler than you think; all you have to really do the most is concentrate. You must go deep within your mind and reach for the magic within you."

Lora scratched her head lightly with her finger,

"And how in the world am I suppose to do that?"

Lora's father sighed, deep in thought,

"Well then, I guess it is time for me to set up the ancient ritual, huh?"

Lora eyes widened with curiosity I wonder what I'm suppose to do at a ritual…And before she could think another thought her father gave her a bucket, along with her necklace.

"Put your necklace in your left pocket and hold the bucket with your right hand."

Lora did as instructed and took the necklace from her father's hand, which was strangely frigid, and inserted into her left pocket. Huh, it doesn't weigh much despite it's size. Then took the bucket from her Father's other hand and held the thin handle in her right hand. So how is this going to help me extract magic for my necklace? Then she heard her father's deep voice,

"All right the main objective of this ritual is to elicit some magic from your state of mind. You must enter a state of extreme concentration. Your magic is, well to put it simply, a golden waterfall. It flows continuously as you grow, and when you go through this state of concentration there will be a forest with many fruits bearing from the trees, the trees symbolize your thoughts and the fruits symbolize you deepest desires. But above all in this deep forest of your mind, there is a stone path to your magic source. This is when the bucket you hold in comes into play, you must go to the waterfall and fill the bucket with the golden liquid. After that all you must do simply will yourself out of your inner mind and you will come back to reality."

It was a lot to absorb but Lora felt as though she was ready. She really wanted this gift to be special for Gray, she wanted to be even closer friends with him. She always knew what he was thinking so what would be the difference? Of course that went both ways, they could have a full on conversations during class instead of hiding notes. They would tell each other many secrets like they usually do, but don't have to worry about anyone else overhearing them because only they would hear what the other is thinking. Lora smiled shyly at her father, she knew she was ready.

She closed her eyes and concentrated with all her might to access her mind within. The next thing she knew she was falling in a black hole.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed ear-splittingly until she felt something soft underneath her. Grass.

"Oh my Gosh… I'm not going to do this again anytime soon," she painfully croaked as she massaged her throat soothingly.

She then stood up, looking at her right hand, bucket? Check. Feeling her left pocket, necklace? Check. Ready to go! Lora scanned her surroundings and saw that in between two bushes, there was a path made out of stone just like her father said. She walked with ease through the grass and stepped into the path, and with each step she took she felt warmer and stronger. And not long after she had soon had reached her destination, the golden waterfall, she was instantly mesmerized by its slow graceful flow Lora felt herself being drawn to it. There was a sweet aroma around the waterfall and as she got closer the scent intensified. Without noticing her actions she had reached for it, and as her fingers lightly drifted across the golden water, she felt little tingles across her spine. She felt energetic and excited, and before she was amerced in the liquid she had remembered the reason for her being in such a place. She held the bucket under the water and watched it pour itself into the bucket. Once it was half way full she didn't know how, but, she was back in the outside world in a flash! She moved her head, side to side, to see her surroundings only to find her father in front of her explaining,

"Don't panic, I just brought you back since I saw that the bucket was half full."

Lora nodded in understanding but as she stood waiting with her father she felt energy was draining from her body and more so while she had dipped the necklaces into her magic. After both necklaces were taken out they both had a faint glow, and thin golden string gripping their owner's heart, it wasn't particularly uncomfortable but either way she had felt it. In the back of her mind she felt the connection between her and Gray becoming closer.

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