Star of the Sea

Chapter 10 ~ J

A/N: Long time no see? 

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After the little spat with JJ, I wonder back to my hammock. I hold the flower Vik gave me in my palm, stroking the petals. Each brush sending up a small plume of glitter.

"You eat it."

I about fall onto the ground, but quickly balance myself. The flower floats gently to the ground.

"What?"

"The flower. You eat it. I would um... recommend moving your hammock away from the group if you eat it tonight though."

"Why would you say that?"

Simon flushes a bit and rubs his neck. He holds out his other hand, half of the flower Vik gave him cupped in it.

"Cal told me about them and gave me one. Some... interesting things come out of it. The color determines the effect. The words he spoke just heightened the effects. This one has a blue tinge, which means sleep. Yours is mostly red, which means... lust. So good luck!"

With that, Simon takes off towards his own hammock. I retrieve the flower from the ground and examine it a bit. The red and pink hues swirl in the flower, no pattern coming forth. The smell emanating from it is enticing. It slightly smells of the sea and of... Vik.

I breathe in the scent of the flower again before packing up my things and moving in a bit further in the trees. I rehang my hammock and lie down. I admire the flower once more before biting into half of it.

The taste is a bit bitter at first but quickly dissolves into a more sweet taste. It's almost addicting. I slip the flower into one of my bags and turn over to go to sleep.