𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡 𝐿𝑎𝑛𝑑 // Original Story

Chapter 2 - Part 1

Lilian slowly opened her eyes as she felt someone shaking her awake. "Wake up Lilian.. it's already 9." A voice whispered. She grunted before laying on her side to face who it was. It was Karla. She looked like she just came out of the shower since her hair was wet. The ginger sat up, trying to regain her memory in her little brain. She recalled all the things that happened the other day.

Without a word, Lilian got out of bed and walked towards the kitchen; Karla following behind. When they entered the kitchen, they were met with Bunnix cutting up some fruit. "Morning sleepy head." The bluenette greeted. "G'morning.." The ginger mumbled back as she sat on one of the chairs by the kitchen island.

Lilian was still sleepy so she rested her head on the counter and almost dozed off again but luckily, Karla woke her up before she could fully close her eyes. "Go wash your face first. No offense but you look like shit." Bunnix commented and got a hum as a response by the ginger before she walked off towards the hallway. Karla glanced at the doorway Lilian went through before shooting a quick glare at Bunnix. "What?" The woman questioned. "That was really unnecessary." Rolling her eyes, the bluenette scoffed a bit. "Just saying kid." Bunnix put the fruit into a bowl before giving it to Karla. The bowl was quite full.

The brunette took an apple slice from it and took a bite. She continued eating before Lilian returned from the bathroom; her face mildly wet. She sat back onto the chair as Karla offered some food which she accepted. The two were eating, making small talk while Bunnix was at the back of the house.

(The door to the backyard is in the kitchen)

The two finished eating the food before Karla put it into the sink. "You wanna take a quick bath?" Karla asked. The younger sniffed herself before responding. "Nah, I smell normal."

The brunette shrugged before making her way to the bathroom, leaving Lilian in the kitchen alone. With nothing to do, she decided to take a look outside with no intention.

She peaked through the door window and saw Bunnix doing something with a sword. The bluenette slashed the sword onto a dummy and repeating it over and over again. Curious, Lilian sneaked out of the kitchen and to the backyard. She watched Bunnix from the porch in awe. 'I wanna learn how to do that!' she thought confidently. As the ginger watched Bunnix, she accidentally tripped but managed to catch herself with her feet before she could fall face first onto the grass. The bluenette suddenly stopped and threw the sword towards Lilian who barely dodged it, letting out a yelp of shock from the action.

As Bunnix was training, she felt eyes on her; someone watching her. Something in her mind told her that it was nothing but the feeling never shook off. She continued slashing and stabbing until she heard grass rustling. Her survival instinct told her to throw the sword and she did with a blink of an eye. A yelp of a certain girl snapped her back to reality.

Lilian was on the grass, breathing heavily as she stared wide-eyed at the sword that was stabbed into the wood of the house.

"Holy shit! Are you okay?!" Bunnix ran to Lilian's side, checking for any injury. Luckily, she was unharmed which made Bunnix let out a sigh of relief. "What the hell was that for?!" Lilian looked at the older with tears in her eyes. "I'm so sorry-.. I didn't know you were there!" The bluenette apologized. "WHY IS THERE A SWORD IN THE WALL?!" The back door swung open, revealing Karla with wet hair and freshly new clothes, seeming like she just came out of the bathroom.

Lilian pointed at the bluenette who seemed offended by the action. Karla let out a sigh. "Of course it was you.." The brunette walked back inside, leaving the backdoor open. "Do you really have to rat me out that way?" Lilian stook her tongue out as a response before getting up and walking inside, leaving Bunnix in the backyard.

The bluenette sighed. "Of course it has to be me.." she walked towards the sword that was stuck in the wall and tried to pull it out. It took a few attempts (and a water break) to get the weapon out of the wall, leaving a thin and barely noticeable hole. She made a mental note to patch it up later.

The two preteens were in Karla's room, drawing mindlessly on papers. "I have nothing else to draw." Lilian said out of the blue. Karla nodded in agreement. They both sat in silence, letting the surroundings fill in. "Why are you here anyways?" Karla asked abruptly. "What?" "Like, what is your purpose on being here?" The younger was silent for some time. "I don't really have a purpose. I'm just.. here." She answered with a blunt tone.

"Do you want to go back to the human world?"

That stumped Lilian. She does miss her family. Her mother was probably worried sick knowing her daughter has been missing for a day. But this forest was so peaceful. The one thing that the human world doesn't have; peace. The human world always have some drama going on everyday; which she hated. Even if she has been here for a day, it was like heaven to her and probably has many nice hybrids. The hybrids were nothing like what her father told her in her bedtime stories. They were not mean or heartless, they were really nice and caring. If she had to choose between staying here or going back to the human world, she would hesitate. Both of the had their own perks that makes everything bet-

She was snapped out of her thoughts when Bunnix called them downstairs. She didn't caught what Bunnix said but Karla helped her figure that out. "C'mon Lilian! Damion and Trixie are here!" She exclaimed. "Who are-" The younger was cut off by Karla pulling her onto her feet. "That's why I'm telling you to come, so you could get to know them!" Before Lilian could say another word, she was dragged by the older towards the backyard.

When they came to the backyard, no one was there. "Where are they?" The ginger asked as Karla let go of her wrist to close the backdoor. "We need to go deeper into the forest." Lilian was taken back by this. Was she being dragged to get killed or something? Before she could think any longer, Karla grabbed her wrist and started dragging her again while the other was secretly panicking. Her anxiety was at it's peek.

They walked for a while before Karla stopped and ran. Lilian looked up and saw Bunnix and two people whom she did not recognized. Karla hugged the person who had long dirty blond hair tied up into a ponytail. The other person had short black hair.

The person with blond hair noticed her standing confusedly. "Hello there little one!" He greeted her with a warm smile. She slowly approached them until she was by Karla's side. The man kneeled to her height.

"I'm Damion. Nice to meet you!"