Era : Entropy

An Evaluation (Part Two)

Brightness enveloped her. Sakura covered her eyes. When it dissipated, she was standing in an open field. Colourful flowers surrounded her. There was the smell of nectar and honey wafting through the wind. Golden hued bees buzzed around, slipping in and out of flowers. She lifted her hand to wipe off a bead of sweat from her forehead and found that she was wearing a flowy iridescent dress. She admired the tailoring of the dress, the way the fabric fell down her body to create a waterfall effect. She would probably never be able to get such a dress in reality. Thinking of reality, she got up. What was she supposed to do?

A tall girl climbed up the hill she was on. She didn't notice her until she realised that the girl was approaching her. Her heart raced in her chest. The closer she came, the more features she noticed. The girl had sun kissed skin and long blonde hair streaked with silver sweeping her back. She had a wide jaw and freckled skin. Her upturned nose gave her a noble look, even though her dull scaly armour was splotched with mud.

"Amada!" the girl called out. Her voice held a silky cadence. She came and sat next to her. Their hands touched. A blush crept over Sakura's face. The girl turned to her and smiled. Her eyes were gold, holding a look of gentle affection. Her gaze was magnetic. She didn't want to look away from her beautiful eyes. Her touch sent a tremble down her spine. She was electric.

Elettra.

That name was familiar on her tongue. Her mind held a thousand lifetimes worth of memories of that electric girl. Running through fields, holding her from behind as they rode through endless roads, having her eyes be the last thing she saw before she fell asleep. It was the only thing she really knew.

"Amada? Is there something wrong?" Elettra asked, tilting her head. The bright sunlight made her gold eyes glint and shimmer. Sakura stared in awe. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach. How perfect was this?

She coughed, thinking of an excuse as to why she was staring endlessly into her face. She beamed her best megawatt smile. "Nothing's wrong. I was just distracted by your beauty," Sakura said. She surprised herself with her smooth words. The girl blushed.

"You're always too romantic," she said. Elettra leaned in and brushed her cheek with her hand. A million thoughts rushed through her head. She noticed that her breath smelled like summertime. Her hands were coarse but gentle. Her eyes held a multitude of emotions left unsaid. And her lips...

Sakura's heart raced. Elettra was leaning in closer. She was conscious of a burning desire. She wanted to be kissed by this beautiful girl. She wanted to stay there forever. But just before their lips touched, she was transported again.

The soft ground gave way to a hard solidness under her feet. The bright summer turned into a cloudy winter. She was standing on a rocky mountain top. The wind was howling in her ears. She shivered from the merciless cold from being so high up. She looked down. A terrifying drop met her gaze. Miles and miles of nothing but air and sharp cliff sides. Anxiety swelled inside her, but she steeled herself. Sakura's stance kept steady. One foot in front of the other, she walked to the center of the mountaintop. Her legs wobbled a little but she managed to reach it. She collapsed onto the ground. Her legs ached from being so taut.

A sound caught her attention. A small cougar was climbing up the mountain and it yowled at spotting her. It sounded like a tortured scream. Its sharp teeth and intimidating claws foretold a bloody fate. Her eyes went wide at seeing it. She reached to her side and found a knife. Her instincts told her to hurl it towards the beast, but she hesitated. It wasn't attacking, only hissing and backing away from her. She put her knife down. Her hands were on her knees. She stayed still and blinked slowly.

After a minute of staring at her, the cougar slowly approached. She closed her eyes, ready to be eaten because of a foolish miscalculation. However, she didn't feel its jaws closing in on any of her limbs. It sniffed her and began to rub against her. She opened her eyes again. Upon taking another look, she realised it wasn't a cougar, but a large abandoned cat with ridiculously matted fur. It looked up at her with dilated eyes. It purred. She started to laugh. The killer 'cougar' turned out to be really cute. She gave it a pet, and it brushed against her hand.