w00t! I find this one a lil bit harder to write (cause of the detail i half to use to make it good) so, expect late posts... also, ive been busy making avatar art on Gaiaonline. (i make em for cheap.) so, ive been making those instead of typing. -heavy sigh- well, hope you like it!
Slowly, her ber blue, gem-like eyes fluttered open. It was very bright around her, and she could hear the sounds of a car pulling up into her driveway. With one foot then the other, she climbed out of the bed, only to be greeted by a teen about her height.
"Morning sleepy-head!" the other teen smiled hapilly. "So, you ready to go to the beach?" She blinked a few times, her golden red shoulder length hair swaying behind her as she moved about.
"Yeah, let me just find my bathing suite..." She replied sleepily, rubbing her eyes. Lazily dragging her feet across the floor, the reached her closet and opened it. Inside, on a rather small hanger was her bathing suite. A red two piece that was just the right size.Today was going to be a great day! After changing, the two teens waved good bye to Sake's mother and left to catch some rays.
As they drove along the paved road, she looked towards her red headed friend, who was driving. "Brianna... I wanna ask you something." Her voice was barely audible.
"Yeah, what?" She replied cheerfully in her usual tone. She pressed down a little harder on the gas petal to keep up with traffic.
"Do you believe in travelling to other demensions?" She looked over towards the crystal clear ocean that ran along side the road.
"Well... yeah. I read something about that in a book one time." A simple reply was the question's reward. "Why?"
"Well-you see..." She looked down at her hands, not truly sure if she could tell her best friend in the world. Even she was known to let a secret slip, even the big ones.
"What?" She slowed the vehicled a bit and ended up getting honked at from behind.
"Pull over." She nodded towards a picnic parlor just off of the side of the road. It was empty, luckily. And indeed, Brianna did pull over. "You might want to sit down for this one."
The red-head took a seat on the sun warmed metal bench and watched as her friend stood idly looking down on her. "While I was in that coma... I saw-no...felt the strangest things..." Slowly, she rubbed her arms like it was cold. "I wasn't here... I was in Haven City." her voice bas barely above a whisper, making it difficult to make out.
"Haven City?" She pondered for a moment remembering the games. "Haven City isn't real Sake... Never has been, never will be."
"Look, I knew you wouldn't believe me... but it's true! I saw everything! Even...him..." She blushed wildly at the thought.
"Who?"
"Jak..." There it was... something that had to be the biggest lie of all time. No, not a lie... every quiet word was true. At least that's how she felt about it all.
"He's not real either!" Brianna snapped. "I mean he's the hottest video game character ever created since Sephiroth, but he's not R-E-A-L."
"You don't understand. You said last night that people see and feel things while they are in a coma. Well, I felt everything. Love, hate, pain... suffering... everything..." Tears began to surface as the horrible, and not so horrible memories flooded into her mind.
"What do you mean?" the red-head's tone lowerd tremendously as she stood to hug her friend. She watched as Sake lifted the sleeve of her shirt.
"Look... you see that scar?" She pointed to a circular scar on her left shoulder. "That's from a bullet that went right through me." She then pulled something from her pocket. It was the bracelet that her one and only gave her. "And... Jak gave me this..." It was like nothing else the green eyed girl had ever seen. Its magnificent glimmer seemed to mesmorize her as she turned it this way and that in her hands.
"This-This is beautiful!" She looked back up at Sake. "Are you sure your mother didn't just give it to you while you were in that coma? I mean, you could have been imagining her-er Jak putting it on your wrist..." She placed it back in her friend's hands.
"I KNOW Jak gave this to me...after her asked me to marry him.." She giggled lightly remembering the most wonderful night in her entire life.
"Okay, Sake, you are OFFICIALLY scaring me... we're going to the beach, NOW." Taking ahold of Sake's wrists, she dragged her back to the car and climbed in, followed by Sake. They then continued down the road towards the parking lot for the beach. As they drove along, they continued on with their conversation about comas and what-not. Today was also the day that the local radio station celebrated the beach's opening day.
The party lasted several hours, many of which were spent dancing and eating. Man it was great. The surf was up and all of the hot, muscular guys were taking part in the season's first body building contest. It was a like a fiar, only the amusement part rides were on the docks about a mile down the beach. Loud techno music resounded from the speakers. Sake was having the time of her life.
"So, how much longer until the bonfire?" Brianna asked over the music.
"They're setting it up now." She pointed to a large pile of wood that had been gathered near the water's edge. "I think in about 15 minutes."
Brianna nodded and continued to dance as Sake walked towards the bathroom.
Once inside, she took a moment to think. This party would be much more awsome with Jak here... She looked towards a mirror... no...not again... Not HERE! The only place that had this many cameras and people.
The horns...the claws... the beady black eyes... everything was there... her skin paled and she struggled to steifel a scream. She began to back away from the mirror, bumping into another girl as she headed towards the door. The girl gave her a look of "touch me one more time and die." but she didnt scream. Did she not see what Sake had become? Obviously not, because she continued to talk endlessly on her pink cell phone.
She turned and tried to run, but there Brianna stood. "You okay?" Se asked, noting that Sake's forehead was covered in a cold sweat.
"I'm fine.." Her voice shook terribly. Then, a voice called out her name... 'I will always be here... lurking in your mind... you cannot get rid of me...' the voice hissed with a slght bit of sarcasm. "We need to go..."
"Why! The bonfire is being lit right now!" She pointed to the orange glow that could be seen over the walls of the hut-like bathroom.
"We leave after then..." She wanted to leave... she couldn't risk anyone seeing her act or look this way. As her friend led her out of the bacthroom, she looked back at the mirror. She was normal again...her mind had to be playing tricks on her again...All she wanted now was a nice hot shower and a good night's sleep...
The bonfire danced in the ocean's fresh breeze as the beach was bathed in the moon's rays. The sun had long since set on the party and many were getting ready to leave or head back to their campsites. The news crews packed up and left as Brianna and Sake also prepared to leave. A cold shiver ran up Sake's spine as she heard the creatures voice once more. 'Death is the only option...'
The teens drove back, departing after Brianna dropped Sake off at her house. Instantly, Sake went to her room to undress. What a day... her body ached a little bit... but she was still used to it from running around in Jak's world.