When You Realise It's Real

Chapter 2

Light.

White light.

Fear.

Blankness.

Falling...

Falling...

Falling...

Blankness...

Colours.

Green.

Blue.

Green.

Down.White.

White.

White.

Blank.

Sounds.

Muffled.

Rory

Talking.

Rory

Chirping.

Howling.

Barking.

Rory help

Meowing.

RORY!

Piano.Violin.

Where are you,Rory?

Where was he?Where was I?

Crickets chirping.

Rory?
Rory help.
Rory.
Rory.
I'm falling.

A voice enters my head.Rory's.But it's not his . It's from ages ago.

"So,what's it like being...you know?"

I remembered this.

"All the girls avoid me at school.I swear,sometimes the teachers do,too."

There was a chuckle.Rory's.

"It's not funny,Rory!"
"I know.I'm sorry."
"It's not even a choice.It's not my fault!"
"Eh.Stupid people."
"They don't care."
"I don't think about it too much.It shouldn't change the fact that you're Aza."
"People think it's weird that I like girls."

Humming.Humming.
More humming.

Darkness.
Light.

I opened my eyes.Rubbed them.But my vision...was wrong.I was seeing everything in squares.The trees...maybe Minecraft was hanging in my mind?

"What's wrong with my eyes...?"That wasn't me.

"Rory?"There was a moving shape nearby.

"Wait...Aza?"

"Yup."

"Are you seeing this?"

"Yeah."

"Are we in Minecraft?"He looked around.

"Maybe."I shrugged."After all,my vision went white and I was falling for a long time."

"Same."Rory gave me a goofy grin.I swore that was his trademark."But I hope we're not in Minecraft.Endermen.Zombies."

I stood up and stared at my blocky hands,then at Rory.He looked like he did before.Like male Jesse,but with lighter hair.I guessed I did too.

"Only one way to find out."I shrugged.

I walked lver to a nearby tree and stared at it.

"Don't freak out if I break my...blocky fist."I ordered.

Rory gulped dramatically.Actually,I wasn't sure whether he was being dramatic or not.I raised my fist and fear shot me like a bullet.This was probably going to hurt.

I smashed my hand into the tree.

It didn't hurt at all.

Cracks formed in the trunk like a cobweb instead.I heard Rory gasp but I was just numb.There was a moment for the suprise,fear,the thought how is this even possible to sink in.

"It's true!"Rory screeched.

I turned around to face him,but he wasn't there anymore.He was running away screaming.Frustration.A familiar emotion coursed through me.

"Rory!Come back here now!"I yelled,running after him.

I had never felt so alive.This body felt weird,but so normal.

"Rory!"I yelled again.

He slowed down a little but didn't stop."What's the point?We're stuck here forever!"

I scowled but I knew he couldn't see it.At least I was gaining on him.

"We can at least live longer!"I snapped.

He slowed down a little more.I was so close now.There was a small path up ahead.As soon as we were there,I could leap.Like a tiger.

Closer...closer...now!

I leaped and bowled Rory over.

"Got ya!"I hissed.

Then I noticed three people watching us.And a pig.I cold rock of ice settled in my stomach as a reconized them.

"This is worse!"Rory whimpered,not loud enough for them to hear.

"Yep."I whispered.

I mean,who wouldn't reconize them?The pig.The bigger one.The one wearing red.

The one with the black hair and emerald green eyes.