~ Short chapter is really short...but alas, it works, I hope? I really appreciate reviews. I'm even open to suggestions as far the plot as going. Its not definitive just yet. ^^;
Chapter Twenty Two
Leea gasped as the dead girl moved out of the bed, or at least she just thought her friend had died. Rowen was sitting back in shock but he managed to say,e "you're not Hoshi...what did you do with her?"
"Do with her," Hoshi's voice said with a smirk. "Nothing, her soul is in a safe place for now. I merely made a deal with her to ensure her survival."
Leea looked at Rowen who came to his feet, White Blaze had wandered in and was growling at the girl who had just become still and then reanimated. She smiled and turned to the tiger, nimbly turning on one foot, "don't you growl at me Old One, you know perfectly well, I keep my promises."
"Hoshi..."
The girl smiled brightly and did a back flip like she never had any kind of semi-fatal accident. "Oh, you know I'm not her," the girl said as she stretched out her back. "Ugh, why are Oracles always so feeble!"
Leea stood up and went to Rowen, "what's going on?"
Rowen shook his head, "I don't know..."
"Well, let me tell you," she said with a deep bow that was really graceful, far more than the real Hoshi could do. "I am...who am I that's recognizable...Oh! I'm Bastet!"
Leea yelped, "what did you do to Hoshi?"
Bastet grinned and gave a twirl, "don't worry, deary. It's only a temporary deal, I assure you. I cannot leave the nether realm in my form, but I can switch souls with those who are open to it. It's been such a looooong time since oracle has woken me."
"Where is her soul," Rowen growled as she smiled again.
"Safe, Rowen of Strata," Bastet said as pinched Leea's cheeks, who smacked her hands away. "Safe in Elysium."