The Lost Wanderer

CHAPTER - 2

RECAP :-

I felt like I was burning . I felt numb . I couldn't feel my body . My whole body was burning .... Felt like my body was on fire. I couldn't breathe ..I tried to grasp air , i just couldn't.. . I couldn't move ..and then everything dissolved into darkness.....

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'Am I dead ? Am I dead ? '
I kept chanting as if it were a mantra in the back if my head . Everything was black . Actually ,I couldn't see anything . It was so dark and moreover my head was throbbing.

I don't know how long I was like that . It somehow felt different ... I couldn't move. I freaking couldn't move !

Felt like I was glued to the ground.

Finally ! After what felt like eternity. I could hear something . I think I heard someone speak but, I couldn't make out the words.

One by one I felt my senses returning..
I felt some light slaps on my cheek . I tried opening my eyes but they wouldn't. Felt like they were sewn shut !

The burning sensation was still there.
SLAP ! Ouch! That hurt .

SLAP ! SLAP ! SLAP ! That someone was slapping me hard now. Is this a good way to wake someone up? I think N - O - T !!

Finally my eyes shot open . Thank god ! They were not sewn shut , that would have been kinda messy and gross.

I kept blinking my eyes until they adjusted to the bright light .

When they finally did , I saw a boy staring back at me . He was cute..like really really cute.He had tousled brown hair...chocolate brown and concern flashed in his bluish green eyes when he saw me. He had a weird glow to his face.

He kneeled down beside me and touched my forehead. I winced when his cold hand made contact with my ,what felt like, burning forehead with the back of his hand . I think my headache just reduced a bit.

"Thank goodness , your temperature's down . That was a pretty messy teleportation.. You could've died . Are you alright?"

I was too busy checking him out and failed to answer his question.

"Hello ? Hello?? I'm asking you something, are you alright?" He asked,snapping his fingers in front of my face .

Get a grip Flame ! You are not supposed to oogle on someone you've just met .You are a tough girl .

"What do you expect ? I was in an accident and - " I stopped and glanced at my hands and legs only to find them perfectly fine .

"Wait ....I'm fine ? No bruises or fractures ? Not even a scratch ? " The cute stranger guy stared at me as if I had grown another head .

"Go check your self ."
He said pointing towards a lake few meters away .

I got up . Well ..... I felt a bit dizzy first and almost fell but then regained my balance and rushed to the lake and looked at my reflection .

The same pale face , same hazel eyes , and the same choppy black hair that resembled a bird's nest and the only difference was that my face had a strange glow to it ..like the vampires from Twilight except the red or the golden eyes or the fangs and that -
Wait !! How come there's a lake in the middle of the road ??! Unless it rained pretty hard but there is no way there would be a L-A-K-E here !!

And then it was it that for the first time since I had opened my eyes, I noticed my surroundings . Instead of buildings , roads and smoke emitting vehicles there were trees , blue sky and green grass and the lake was pretty clear and looked blue , birds were chirping ,speaking of which birds are usually not visible in the busy city of New York except some species, forming a great scenery .

I'm sure a photographer would die to have clicked a picture of this place.

Only one word could describe this place - MAGICAL

It felt good here though,felt like I belonged here . Felt like as if it were home , speaking of which I remembered aunt Cara, who was going to kill me....damn!

Then it struck me . But, I didn't see any angles around.....

"Am I dead ?" I whispered, my voice barely audible.

"Um...No....I don't think so."

The stranger guy answered , walking and then standing beside me . Mental note: He had good listening skills . Got to not make a fool of myself by blabbering non sense.(which I usually do.)

He eyed me weirdly as if I was a mad person to ask such questions. May be I looked crazy....just a teeny- weeny bit...

Well, good thing is that my headache was slowly fading away.

"No. I don't believe you ... Pinch me !"
I said sticking my arm out . He shrugged before pinching me hard like really really hard .

" Shit ! Not that hard you asshole ! "
I snapped at him, rubbing my arm . He smirked " You asked for it " .

I closed my eyes and counted till five..and controlled myself not to freak out or strangle this stranger guy to death .

"Okay, I have some questions...And you better answer them. So let's start with basics. Where am I ? What is this place ? And how the hell did I land here??!" I asked opening my eyes.

"You mean , you don't know this place ?! " He replied widening his eyes. I'm surprised that they didn't fall off their sockets.

"No shit Sherlock " I retorted back.

"Woah, calm down there. No need to get your panties in a twist . Let's start with introducing ourselves , shall we? I'm Skyler , Skyler Peterson , you can call me Sky . I'm awesome and I know you know that. And you girl- with-a-nest-for-hair ,welcome to Zion , the land of the wanderers .So you are ....? "

He said all that in one breath sticking his hand out . I'm sure this guy speaks a lot than required for.

I shook his hand and replied " Name's Flame Coldstone and call me girl-with-a-nest-for-hair again, you die . So...this place is called Zee - on huh? Funny name for such a nice place . And what the hell is a wanderer ?" I asked with a smirk.

He let out a snorted.

"What?"

"It's Zion, not zee- on , you little not -so-cute kid." Now it was his turn to smirk .

I blew the hair falling in my eyes , narrowing my eyes at him , I glared . I can't believe I was so calm and did not try to strangle Sky ...there was something different about this guy...

"Well, .. I'm a wanderer , you are a wanderer . Isn't that why you teleported here during that accident of yours. A wanderer is a person who- " I cut him off.

"I am a what ?- " but then even I was interrupted by some noise behind a bush.

"Did you hear that?" I whispered. He just nodded . I squinted my eyes , trying to figure out what was behind the bushes .

I seriously hope it's not some sort of dangerous animal that had a liking for human flesh.

Well... I could totally push Sky on the animal and run. That would at least give me a chance to escape , while the monster had Skyler kebab for lunch . But...that would be totally mean...maybe the guy deserved it.

The atmosphere changed abruptly. The forest that was lively a few minutes ago was now deathly still. I looked at Sky, not the one above but the one standing in front of me and he whispered-

" They are here...."

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A/N:-

So that one was a big one guys...
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