Chapter 35Where a Place is Revisited

Sleep had carried me, like a boat floating on the waves of an ocean. But no dreams seemed to be present, it was a dreamless sleep that moves you through time as if hours were nothing.

I woke, just after sunset, and took a moment to realize time had passed. To me it was almost as if I'd blinked and time had shifted. I stretched and got out of bed, dressing myself and smiling as I realized that I didn't smell at all. I started to understand what Khuna meant with that our bodies keep surprisingly clean.

After I got dressed I lifted the closet again to put the book underneath it. There, morning routine complete.

I just realized I've never had to use the toilet since I'd been changed. It's strange, as if all the liquids and everything was kept inside of me. To use the blood as best I could. In a way it felt normal. I wondered if my feelings had changed since the change.

I guess it felt as if I lived in a sort of dream world. Everything was so unreal and kept being strange it was nothing more then a dream. Though today it felt more... normal. Slowly my mind started to accept my new life as my new 'life'.

In a way I felt as if I was waking from a dream, where everything the dream had shown me was real. I felt my stronger body, the thirst that drove me and my paler, stronger skin.

I went out of my room and wanted to knock on Khuna's door. But I knew she wasn't there. I felt she had not returned last night and it had me worried. I guess there were other things on my mind though.

Isabel

I went upstairs and was surprised to find Valerie sitting on the sofa, smiling as I entered.

"Good evening sleepyhead." Her voice mocking but lighthearted. She got up casually, walking over to me and dragging me to the door.

"Are we heading to Isabel?" I asked.

"After you get some color." She winked and the implication sank through.

"Where?"

"Oh, I know a nice disco not too far away. It should already be open. Though the boys there are on the young side." She grinned evilly. It was almost cute.

We went out and jumped down. Feeling a little ill at ease at that feat. More and more my head was starting to wrap around the concept of 'this is real'. And it seemed odd I was able to do the things I did.

I shrugged it off. Now was not the time for doubts. It kept nagging at me in the back of my mind though. Speaking of which...

"Val?"

"Hmhm?"

"Were you a witch?"

Valerie giggled and looked surprised. "Well, witch is such a broad term. I didn't do spells or such. I just had... eh.. premonitions sometimes in my dreams. There was a sort of incantation needed before I slept but it wasn't very useful." She shrugged. "The problem with premonitions is that you don't know what they're for. Usually you just recognize them as they come past. Acting on them is as rare as predicting the outcome of a race."

I smiled. "You know, it's funny. The way you talk about dreams. I have a feeling I've had some dreams lately, but I can't quite remember them."

"I'm sure you will when it's important." She giggled. "Some of my dreams were quite strange though. And were like composed of different elements of future events. Imagine a dream where you are put into a sock and then dragged along the ground, shaken out and dusted. And then finding it actually has something to do with coming events."

I shivered. "That's so strange."

Valerie laughed. "That's nothing. Some of the dreams I've had were really screwed up. But I guess reality is screwed up as well."

We walked the streets smiling. It felt good to be around the people for once, walking the streets among them as one of them. Even Valerie seemed relieved compared to last night. Isabel wasn't on our minds much yet as we went towards a club.

But Valerie led me to the same place I was yesterday. I wanted to turn around and go, go far away from the place I had so stupidly messed up last night. I guess it was pure irony that Valerie would choose this place to go to, not knowing what had happened. I pulled back, stopping us and wanting to walk away, but then I heard my name.

"Amy!" A guy walked from the crowd and came towards me, the group of guys he left behind acted all disappointed or something. I didn't agree with their feelings.

I blushed. It was Hitori.