New World [Complete]

Chapter Thirty-Five: The Dress

A/N: Yes, I do know the title is stupid :P But it made me chuckle, so whatever. Hope you enjoy!

Raygel's POV

It was past noon when I woke. I blinked at the harsh sunlight and sat up quickly in the unfamiliar bed. A quick glance around the room gave me a good idea of whose room I was in. Books and potion ingredients, enchantments and papers - all littered the room with a method of organized chaos. But the question was: Why was I in Seto's room? I pushed myself out of bed. There was no one with me, but the memories from the night before soon came rushing back. My mouth formed a silent 'o'.

Kitty and the others must be eating lunch, I eventually decided. I wondered if Herobrine went back in his cell. He must have, otherwise I would have woken to shouting, I told myself. As I headed towards the door, I was glad to not feel dizzy. I didn't want to collapse again. I stole a paper and wrote a quick note, so Kitty wouldn't be able to yell at me.

Heading back to my room. Thanks for letting me stay here, Seto. ~ R

It was pretty self explanatory. I headed back to my own room. Notch had mentioned something about looking at the locket again, so that's what I was headed to do.

Apparently, I'd knocked the locket onto the floor the other night. It had popped open and now sat as I had left it. Everything was how I left it. I knelt down carefully and used the cloth that used to conceal the locket to nudge it open. I don't know what I was expecting. There could be anything inside. Whatever I was expecting, the actual contents were a surprise. A piece of cloth. It was black and jagged, as if it had been torn. I held it gingerly in my fingers. The texture was soft and smooth. The most importance thing, though, was that it wasn't pixelated. It had round edges. Almost immediately, the faint memory of the dress came to mind.

I could see myself. The dress swished away from me, as if the person wearing it was trying to reach me against resistance. My small, child hand reached out. I clutched something to my side even as I reached out with one hand. I leaned forward and barely managed to catch a corner. I pulled, trying to bring the person closer to me. Then I was pulled away with only a piece of fabric left in my small fingers. I heard no noise, but I knew I was screaming.

I blinked out of the memory. My breath was harsh in my throat and I clutched the fabric like I was holding on for my life. I took a deep breath to remind myself that I was here, not stuck in some memory or the past.

"Raygel?" Kitty asked from behind me. I spun around. The cloth was hidden in my fist. "What are you doing?" I shifted, showing her that the locket had broken open. One eyebrow rose.

"I found something." I said.

"I thought you were resting," She objected.

"I left a note," I countered. She sighed heavily and sat down next to me. I slowly opened my hand. Her expression changed into curiosity.

"What is that?" She wondered.

"A piece of cloth, I think. From a dress." I answered.

"It doesn't... look normal," She muttered thoughtfully.

"I know," I agreed.

"We should show it to Seto," Kitty suggested. I nodded in agreement. Kitty stood first and held out a hand to help me. I smiled and accepted.

"The library?" I suggested. We grinned at each other. Of course, Seto would be at the library.

As we walked, she told me about last night. "After you fell asleep, Skylar and I took you to Seto's room because his was closest. You're heavy!" I chuckled. "And then.... everyone kinda split up. Sky kept asking Seto questions, while Ty listened, and I don't think he was happy. Herobrine went to bed in his cell, but I don't think Ty even bothered to re-lock it. There wouldn't have been a point anyway. Seto and I were out when you woke because Sky asked everyone to come to a meeting. And we... kinda... told everyone everything. They weren't exactly happy. I left when a few people started shouting at each other about secrets. I probably shouldn't have, since I left Seto alone. Skylar wasn't talking much. I just didn't want to blow up on anyone. They might still be there."