Hey, guys it's been a while. I had major writers' block for this chapter as I wasn't sure where I wanted to bring the story. However, I'm happy to say that it's gone for now, and hopefully The BloodBender at Full Moon will start typing chapter six. ^_^
~Bri
Zathara had been expecting to crash into the boulder, get a lot of bruises, and be reprimanded for it later. However, she never felt anything. Her vision was a swirl of colors and her thoughts were too incomprehensible. In fact, she couldn't really remember the past five minutes.
So when she came to in Destin's arms, ten feet away from the boulder, she was rewarded with a nasty headache and blurry eyesight. Realizing that she was in Destin's arms, she misplaced her judgment in standing too quickly and pitched forward. Destin caught her around the waist before she could fall. The two stood like this in an awkward silence before parting.
"Are you okay?" Kyle asked, not even noticing the awkwardness between the other two. After Zathara gave a slow nod, he followed up with another question, "What was that, some kind of new trick you learned?"
"Hm?" Zathara furrowed her brows in puzzlement.
"That flying thing, it was cool."
"I honestly don't know what you're talking about, Kyle." She saw Destin and Kyle exchange glances. "What?"
"So you don't remember all the glowing lights?"
"For the last time, Kyle, no! I don't remember anything of what just happened." She walked past the two boys and got back on her penguin. "I have to get back before they notice I'm gone. Good night."
000
As soon as she was let out of her room the next morning, Zathara skipped breakfast and went straight to the Spirit Oasis again. She was going to pray to Tui and La and find some answers.
She sat at the edge of the pond, the fish circling around in their usual pattern. Zathara stared at them long and hard, silently demanding that they explain.
Suddenly, she unconsciously fell forward into the water. Not even this disturbance could disrupt the fish. They still continued as if nothing had happened.