A/N: Ugh, I just want to go to SLEEP! I'm too lazy to write down the fact that I'm not Stephenie Meyer & that I don't own the Host!!
You know, it's kind of hard to walk when half of you has just fainted. But I'm sure you already knew that.
I slowly made my way to my bitter demise, also known as the Head Seeker's office. The office was a little stuffy; the lights were flickering and there were papers scattered everywhere. The door's sudden close, I admit, scared me.
"Please take a seat, Miss. Wanderer," River Soothing said as he walked towards his chair on the other side of the table.
I sat down on one of those blue seats with wooden arms. I held on to the wooden arms for dear life. Honestly, this felt like something from a horror movie; I felt like something out of this world might come out of the dark corners and drag me to hell.
"So…" I started. "Why was I dragged out of my comfy bed to this horror office, again?"
His eyes narrowed infinitesimally. "I don't believe you will be the one with the questions, Miss. All I need are a few answers from you; if you answer them incorrectly, you will be free to go."
This felt a little like opposite day. I squeezed the wooden arm chairs again. "And if I answer them correctly?" I asked nervously.
"I said you don't get to ask any questions," Head River's said as he glanced once more at my profile. Then he looked up at me with an amused expression.
This guy was kind of creeping me out. "Uh…can the questioning begin now?" I said.
"Yes…You're file is very strange…" he started out.
Uh, oh, I thought.
He spun a bit in his chair. "It says that the former occupant of your host was named Petals Open To the Moon….It says that she had skipped this host, and yet there is no record of her being taken out."
I was shivering down to my socks. How does he know all this!? Is it possible that they had gotten a hold of Petals Open To the Moon? No, she should be on her way to the flower planet. But that was nearly a year ago…
It felt a little weird when no one answered me. I guess Silver Flames was still in shock mode 'cause I could still feel her inside my head, but she wasn't answering.
"We tracked her down, because this was much too confusing. Apparently, she had a friend take her out. Why she wouldn't go ask a Healer; she wouldn't say," he said and then smirked a bit. "She probably had a resistant host and was too embarrassed to ask. Anyway, that isn't what really bothers me. What bothers me is…that there is no record of you being placed inside of her."
Bulls eye. And just for your information, I was not the one who hit the bulls eye.
I moved my hands from the chair arms to my pants. I said nothing. I could feel his indigo eyes watching me.
"So…you mind telling me how you were placed inside of her body?"
"A friend. It was a friend who placed me in," I said immediately. It wasn't really a lie; I considered Doc a good friend. But I could tell that wasn't what he meant to ask.
He set the file down and kept his eyes on me, making me even more nervous. He was about to ask that, I could see…But then his mind moved elsewhere. "So Miss. Wanderer, how long have you been in your host?"
"About a year."
"Hmm…And how many planets have you visited?"
"…Eight," I slowly said. I really did visit only eight planets…and yet it sounded like a lie.
He knew. His eyes widened ever so slightly. "Why are you lying to me?"
"…I'm not lying to you," I said, meanwhile my eyes were wandering around the room, uneasily.
He sighed. "Have you ever been to the Fire World?"
"…No." Another weird-sounding lie.
He was leaning slightly across the table now. "Do you know the name Valkyrians? Do you know who they are?"
My eyes were widening now. "…No," I repeated.
He was leaning more. I could tell he was close to getting what he was looking for, but what? I wasn't giving any information!! God, I'm so confused! I'm lying to him, but I don't even know what I'm lying about.
"Do you know someone by the name of Silver Flames? Can you…Can you hear her? Are you her?" he quickly asked, his eyes wide and anxious.
Now, I was way past scared or freaked. I was completely horrified. Who really was this man and why is he asking me this!? Does he know she's in my mind? Does he know!?
It was amazing that I was able to utter an answer. A lie, but it was still an answer. "…I…have no idea what you're talking about…"
His eyes were as wide as can go and he was slightly gaping. He stood up quickly and backed away from me slightly. "It can't be…" he whispered.
What's going on!!? I screamed as I slammed my hands on my temples. I think I was getting a headache from all this confusion. Someone tell me what is going on!! My face fell in my hands and I was so close to either crying or falling apart.
"Silver Flames…" I heard him whisper, "Is that you?"
I think that was when the me-half fainted. So we were all together now. And I think Rivers Soothing caught me before I fainted.
I think.
A/N: I have 3 months of boringness & hotness to bear. It's a little something called "summer break." And so, that means I might be updating more often. Yay for you, but more typing for me. We win some; we lose some.
Anyway, next chappie might be a little different. I think it might be long, sad, & shocking. I think.
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