The Troubled Soul (Volume 1)

Chapter 23: Reunion.

(A/N: Keep in mind that I do not own the pictures/drawing in this chapter. Also, these were the best pictures that I could find, but I still hope you enjoy the chapter.)

Everybody was still sleeping inside of Violet and Josh's room. Then Josh suddenly woke up and took a sharp inhale of breath. He was sweating, his heart pumping like a jackhammer, and his breath so rapid it was as if he was hyperventilating. He clutched his chest, where his heart is, and kept breathing rapidly.

He was very confused, why was he in his bed? He didn't remember going to bed, the last thing he remembered was playing with Scarlet in his dream and meeting this girl named Aura. But when did he get in bed? He didn't know anything to any questions he had. But he did know he was suddenly really hungry and thirsty.

{Aura: Take deep breaths, Josh.}

Josh: A-Aura?

{Aura: Yes?}

Josh: W-What's happening? Why am I in my bed? Why are Rose and Violet sitting beside my bed? Where is everybody? Where is Scarlet?

{Aura: Relax Josh, you are going to hyperventilate if you keep panicking.}

Josh: Hyper-what?

{Aura: Hyper-ventilating, it means when you panic and your breathing is going crazy and you can't control it.}

Josh: Oh, okay.

{Aura: Now, take deep breaths, and calm down, relax.}

He began to do exactly as he was told, slowly calming down, little by little. When he was now calm, he stopped sweating, his heartbeat was normal, and his breathing was steady, he spoke again.

Josh: Aura, why am I in my bed?

{Aura: I don't know, but how about you go and eat something? You're hungry.}

Josh: Okay.

{Aura: Oh and Josh, remember that you can talk to me through your thoughts too. You don't have to talk out loud to talk to me.}

Josh: Oh, I forgot, how do I do that again?

{Aura: Try thinking of something. It will be hard at first because you have to focus on specifically what you want to think about and most people think about a lot of things at once, so it will be hard for your first-}

Josh: Like this? Am I doing it right?

Needless to say, Aura was shocked. Talking to your Companion through your thoughts was an incredibly difficult procedure. You had to think of what to say and your tone of voice when you say it. It takes years of practice, even for the most strong will powered men. But Josh just did it like it was nothing. Like it was completely natural for him.

{Aura: Uh...y-yeah, exactly like that.}

Josh: That was easy.

{Aura: I-I can see that, but...h-how did you do that?}

Josh: Aura, are you okay?

{Aura: W-What do you mean?}

Josh: You're talking weirdly. Like you're messing up your words.

{Aura: O-Oh, yeah, I'm fine. But, how did you do that so easily?}

Josh: What do you mean? Was it supposed to be hard?

{Aura: Well, yeah, most people in the world can't do it. Nobody has ever done that quickly.}

Josh: But it was easy, why is it hard for people?