Exchange Gift

Chapter 6 : Bond

•This is focused on Zafirah's and FAZ(Zafirah's clone) backstory. You're free to not read this chapter.

"They're not following anymore. You can rest a bit." "HUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! THIS BODY SUCKS! " The girl yells and lays on the ground. "Ouch. I'll seek shelter. You stay here." Zafirah fixes her posture and starts to look around.

A big field with nothing but flowers. Oh, there seems to be a small house in the middle. Perhaps an abandoned house?

"There, come on. I can carry you, it's a few meters from here." Zafirah holds out a hand. "No to the air! I can walk by myself! I'm not that weak. " The girl stands up, her low iron body incapable for her to stand still and falls onto Zafirah's arm. "Okay, 'Zafirah'. It seems you're not that weak." Zafirah smirks at the girl.

"Shouldn't have separated us in the first place, and call me FAZ from now on! Got that? I don't want to be called 'Zafirah'. It sounds so weird " FAZ pushes Zafirah, balancing her body. Zafirah chuckles and walks toward the house.

Step by step, closer and closer to the house and finally arrives. "Be clear that this is not our house. So, don't go around stealing stuff." FAZ scoffs and kicks the door open. "No one's here. We're good and I'll take the master room." "Uh, no! Not the master room!" FAZ starts searching for the master room and it seems that's the only bedroom in this house. "Now we're sharing. GREAT. I'll take the couch. " Zafirah shrugs and lays on the bed.

It isn't easy to be a runaway since you have to keep a low profile on every single thing you do. FAZ looks out the window. She can't help but stare at the flower field full of colours. "The fact that I felt amazed by just looking at the field proves you'd never seen anything beautiful as this field." FAZ smiles and opens the window.

"No. I've seen way more beautiful than this. Maybe you're starting to replace your memory in my 'other body'." Zafirah pulls out a gesture. She left the room and walks outside the house, following the path to the flower field. FAZ follows as she doesn't know what to do.

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Silence. Complete silence. Zafirah and FAZ rest up under a big tree, surrounded by pretty coloured flowers. "How do you like it so far?" FAZ looks at Zafirah, confused. "Your new life. In my body. This journey or whatever it is." Zafirah picks up a flower and examines it.

"It's great, I guess. I kind of understand why you said 'there's always sweet and sour memories in our life.' The fact that we're actually in a peaceful place makes me wonder, why people need sour memories that they don't even like. " Zafirah laughs.

"Mhmm. I wonder why, right? " Zafirah places a flower crown on top of FAZ's head. It's impressive to be able to do such in a short time.

"I'm not a kid who needs a flower crown but I've got to say that this is quite pretty. It's not like I like it or anything, just impressive." FAZ touches the flower crown. "Well, you're biologically on a kid's body. Or perhaps a teen's body. Come, lay your head on my lap. I'll sing you a lullaby even though that's quite a cliche in some movies." Zafirah pats her lap, inviting FAZ.

FAZ without any hesitation lays her head as she said. Zafirah smiles, "Sleep. You've been through a lot today. I'll keep things peaceful, okay? I promise you we'll always be together forever." Zafirah sticks out her pinky finger, waiting for FAZ to respond.

"You keep promising a lot but you never do that. I don't know if I should trust you. " "Awww, trust me! I'll do it just for you." FAZ sighs and agrees, placing her pinky finger on Zafirah's pinky. With them locking each other pinkies, FAZ falls asleep.

Zafirah's face turns cold after that. "You're pitying your clone? What are you, in love with her or something?" A familiar figure steps out from the tree. "You created her just because you're pressed about her overthinking every small detail, right? Oh, you poor child. Couldn't tell which one is yours or hers." It's the scientist. What in the world do they want now?

"We've agreed without her consent. I've separated her from me and now you wanted to arrest me? Give me a break." Zafirah scoffs and softly pats FAZ's head. "Oh, don't worry. I'm not one of them, just an ally but I didn't come all the way searching for you for that." The scientist hands out a card to Zafirah. "I'm just helping you but in return, her life is safe and you no longer have any contact with her," and the figure disappears. Zafirah silently put the card away. What was that?

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FAZ opens her eyes, hearing the sound of birds chirping. She got up and looks at the calendar. It has been a week since they got away. "Hey FAZ, you're awake?" Zafirah knocks, bringing a tray of biscuits. Yum.

"It has been a while since we got away. Do you think they already gave up on us?" FAZ picks up a biscuit. Zafirah's face turns cold, staring at FAZ silently.

"You're creeping me out, did I say something wrong?" FAZ points out on her face, looking at her confused. "Today is the day." "What day?" FAZ tilts her head a bit. "The day we lost each other."

Zafirah grips the tray, shaking intensely. "Honeyboo, you're being scary. Are you okay?" FAZ takes the tray and puts it away.

"I'm very sorry." Zafirah drops to the ground, wiping her tears that shape.

Suddenly, loud footsteps overtake the house. "Zafirah, what's-" the door slams the wall. "We found the mouse." said a man with a white coat. Two men push FAZ to the ground, holding both FAZ's hands. "LET ME GO. ZAFIRAH, HELP ME"

Zafirah is staring at her with no highlight eyes. FAZ widens her eye, struggling to get out of the situation. Zafirah takes a syringe from a man. "I'm sorry. I love you." And that was it. It ends with a bad ending but will Evalya's fate ends with a bad ending?

*The ending sucks because I was rushing :(  Sorry for this lack of effort and besides I just wanted to make this fanfic short,,