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Post by Skye on Sept 20, 2007 22:51:33 GMT -5
Skye walked into the kitchen, still sewing the dress. "I'm almost finished with the dress, Coda," she said with a smile. She looked around. "Zander and Pearl aren't back yet?" she asked. "I was hoping they'd be here by now. We really need to figure out what we're going to do about Ashura and this Dawn girl."
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Post by Karl on Sept 22, 2007 18:38:04 GMT -5
Karl hurried into the kitchen. He put his arm around Chloe and gave her a quick kiss. "Hey, Chloe, is it OK if I take mine in the room? I feel like someone should watch the girl. She had some kind of weird shaking fit, and she still isn't awake yet. I think she may be sick."
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Post by Dawn Meade on Sept 23, 2007 0:04:35 GMT -5
Dawn awoke in a strange bed. She didn't often sleep in beds, but she knew what they were. She didn't like them much. They reminded her of something... unpleasant. When she tried to remember it, her head would hurt.
Weakly, she looked around the room. Nothing about it was familiar. It was brightly colored and lit, and everything seemed clean and new. There wasn't another person in sight. She tried to move, but found that it hurt to move. She let out a groan. She must have had another spell. But where was she? How had she ended up in this strange place? She began to panic. What if Gretchen had taken her back to the place she didn't want to remember? What if they were tired of caring for her and they had abandoned her?
With great effort, she kicked off the covers and tried to slide off the bed. She hit the floor rather hard, and her weakened legs buckled underneath her. She tried to pull herself onto her feet, and finally was able to do so. She was wobbly, as she always was after a fit, but she could walk. Slowly she walked out of the room and into the hallway. It looked like a house, but she did not recognize it. She tried to sniff the air, but her sense of smell was often weakenened after a fit, and this time was no different. She could just barely smell the vague hint of food in the air, and she followed it into a room filled with people she didn't recognize. Shrinking against the wall, she stared at the people and whispered, "Who are you? Where am I?"
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Post by Chloe Owen on Sept 23, 2007 17:11:48 GMT -5
Chloe gave Karl a smile and nodded. "Yeah, I don't mind, you should know that," said Chloe before Dawn walked in. She watched as Dawn shrunk against the wall. "You're at my house," she replied. "I'm Chloe and this is Skye, Coda, and Karl." She noticed that she looked slightly scared. "We're not going to hurt you or anything. You blacked out in the woods after we met you, and then we brought you back here."
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Post by Skye on Sept 23, 2007 17:19:43 GMT -5
Skye looked at the girl with concern. "You came looking for us, remember? You wanted to tell us about Ashura."
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Post by Dawn Meade on Sept 23, 2007 17:23:29 GMT -5
Dawn frowned. She didn't remember any of this. "Who is Ashura?" she asked, even though the name sparked a strange memory as she spoke it. "I have never seen any of you before... Where is Gretchen?"
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Post by Chloe Owen on Sept 23, 2007 17:36:06 GMT -5
"Ashura is one of our pack members that Gretchen kidnapped," she said. "We're not quite sure where Gretchen is. Maybe she's where the rest of the pack is."
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Post by Dawn Meade on Sept 23, 2007 17:38:39 GMT -5
"Kidnapped?" Dawn said, frowning. "I can't believe Gretchen would do such a thing." She still stood against the wall and began to rub her head. She was getting another headache, but she could tell it was just the after effect of the fit. "Did... did I have a shaking fit?" she asked quietly.
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Post by Chloe Owen on Sept 23, 2007 17:47:20 GMT -5
Chloe nodded. "According to Karl, you did, right before you woke up and came in here," said Chloe.
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Post by Dawn Meade on Sept 23, 2007 17:54:26 GMT -5
Dawn hung her head. "I am sorry. It was kind of you to take me in and help me. I am ill and I am not supposed to be away from the camp."
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Post by Chloe Owen on Sept 23, 2007 18:00:16 GMT -5
"Well, I think it will be alright for right now. You have to regain your strength. Don't really try to think to much. Maybe that will help you not have so many headaches," said Chloe. "Why don't you try to eat something? It may help you to have something to eat."
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Post by Dawn Meade on Sept 23, 2007 20:55:07 GMT -5
Dawn still stood against the wall. "I... I am hungry," she said. "But I don't want to be any trouble to you."
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Post by Chloe Owen on Sept 24, 2007 5:47:07 GMT -5
Chloe shook her head. "You're not troubling anything," said Chloe. "There's plenty. You're welcome to anything you want."
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Post by Karl on Sept 24, 2007 15:55:45 GMT -5
"Yeah, come on, we don't bite," Karl said, grinning at her. "Can you walk OK? That was a pretty scary shaking fit you had." He gave Chloe a quick squeeze, then walked over to Dawn. "Here, take my hand. I'll help you to your seat, OK?"
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Post by Dawn Meade on Sept 25, 2007 14:56:47 GMT -5
Dawn hesitated for a minute, then broke into a shy smile, blinking her eyes at him as she put her hand in his. "Thank you," she said softly. "You really are most kind."
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Post by Chloe Owen on Sept 25, 2007 15:05:45 GMT -5
Chloe watched as Karl went over to help Dawn. She didn't mind that at all, but when she looked at him, it started to irk her. Maybe it was her just seeing things or her mind playing tricks on her, she wasn't sure. Chloe kept her mouth shut and turned to find silverware for everyone.
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Post by Dawn Meade on Sept 25, 2007 15:08:43 GMT -5
Dawn sat down at the table and looked around. "Which one of you is the pack leader?" she asked. She thought maybe it was Karl and the one called Chloe, but she wasn't sure.
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Post by Chloe Owen on Sept 25, 2007 15:14:34 GMT -5
"Zander," spoke up Chloe. "He hasn't returned just yet. He'll be here anytime now." Chloe placed the silverware on the table along with extra napkins.
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Post by Dawn Meade on Sept 25, 2007 15:17:20 GMT -5
Dawn nodded. "That name... sounds familiar," she said. She was beginning to feel confused again. She seemed to remember something about a girl tied to a tree... but as she tried to remember, her head began to hurt again. To distract herself, she picked up a fork. "What is this?" She asked.
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Post by Chloe Owen on Sept 25, 2007 15:21:28 GMT -5
"A fork," replied Chloe. "You use it to eat things with, like eggs, or something like that. A fork can pick things up and then you can eat it."
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