Chapter 7 - Jet / Anya

"Blaze please stay close to me, you keep wandering to far up a head." I told Blaze as she looked up in to the sky.

"Did you see that?" She asked me looking in to the distances squinting her honey brown eyes.

"See what I didn't see anything." I said irritated pulling the wagon filled with vegetables and tea leaves.

"Something fell out of the sky I mean more like flowed down." She said as the wind blew her long red hair in to her beautiful face.

"What? Nothing falls out of the sky unless it is rain or snow you know that better then I do." I said looking at her wondering if she be out in the sun for to long.

"No Jet I promise I seen something and no I am not crazy. Let's go check it out." She said getting a head of me again.

I sighed, "if we go check it out do you promise to stay close to me and do your work with out any complaints?" I asked her hoping to get our chores done before we open for once.

"Yes yes yes fine now let's go." She said trying to rush me.

"Ok where did you see it fall?" I asked her knowing she is seeing things.

"Just up a head we are almost there." She said looking around, "I know I seen it around here some...." she stopped talking and I could see her shoulders tense up.

"What's wrong?" I asked her looking in the direction she was looking at and there was a woman laying on the ground. I put down the wagon handles.

"Its a girl." Blaze said walking up to her, "look at her clothes and her hair it's the color of snow... Jet is she... dead?" I can hear fear in her voice as she picked up a odd looking bag up next to her kneeling down touching her hair and face. "She breathing and I am assuming that odd bag belongs to her." I said kneeling down in front of her to see if she has a healthy pulse. She took my breath away she's gorgeous, I touch her soft cheek to see if she was warm.

"Well she is a live." I said swallowing the lump in my throat and I put my hand on her shoulder to shake her awake but she didn't even flinch.

"Stop that she fell out of the sky what if she is really hurt!" Blaze yelled at me pushing my hand away.

"She didn't fall out of the sky Blaze." I told my sister picking up the mysterious girl into my arms, she smells... good. I don't think I have never laid eyes on such a stunning woman before.

"I thought I was going to have to argue with you about taking her to the tea shop but I guess I don't have to." Blaze said with a big grin on her face.

"I can't just leave a unconscious girl out here to defend for herself. I may not like conflict or trouble but I'm not a monster." I told Blaze glaring at her as I put her into the wagon.

"Ok ok I will back off.. it's just the first time I have ever seen you go out of your way to help someone." Blaze said looking at the women in the wagon.

She is right normally I would keep going ignoring everything around me but just thinking about leaving her here makes me sick to my stomach.

Maybe I'm just worried about that freak that's been harming women the last few months or maybe I'm just over thinking things.

"All right let's just go." I told my sister pulling the wagon to the tea shop. I can hear my sister giggle beside me.

"Ok I will carry.. this." She said looking at the odd black bag with curiosity.

I couldn't help but keep glancing over my shoulder at the beautiful woman in my wagon.

Who is she? Did she come from the palace? So many questions and not enough answers. I shook my head.

I hope I don't regret this. I told myself knowing I'm probably going to.

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Anya

I woke up to a set of honey brown eyes looking down at me.

"Your awake!" Said a girl with a cheery voice who looked about the same age as me. Her hair was as red as a rose, skinny with an old ragged brown dress. I grabbed my head that was pounding and I could tell I was dehydrated as I looked around and saw several candles lighting the room.

"My head hurts." I said trying to lean up off a small bed on the floor.

"No don't try to get up, me and my brother found you laying on the ground outside." She said getting close to my face.

"Don't tell my brother I said this to you but I promise I seen you fall out of the sky." She said whispering looking at me with curiosity. After she said that the memories were flowing back to my head.

"Quinn! My brother is he okay?!" I asked her leaning up ignoring the the pain in my head and body. I could tell I startled her.

"I'm sorry but their wasn't anyone else there but you." She said looking concerned. I tried to get up but my legs were not cooperating with me. I could feel the tears running my down my face.

"I have to find him!" I said still trying to fight with my legs but they kept giving out on me.

"Jet I need help!" I heard her yell as I worked my way to the door.

As soon as I tried to open the door a man stormed in with long red hair and sharp honey brown eyes.

He looks just like that strange girl behind me. I tried to get around him but he stopped me blocking the entry way.

I was debating whether or not if I could take him in my condition but I knew I probably couldn't.

I'm going to have to bluff my way out, "step aside you can not keep me here." I said in my best intimidating voice. His right eyebrow lifted up a little but he didn't budge.

I know I must look like a joke, I can barely stand with dry tears on my face. I took a deep breath, "please.. I have to go find my brother... he's hurt I have to get him to a hospital if he is not already at one." I said fighting the tears that desperately tried to come out.

His eyes softened and his mouth opened a little but it seemed like he was struggling with his words when the girl behind me rushed to his side.

"Look it's dark out side and you can barely move. Why don't you get some rest and me and my brother can help you look tomorrow when we get the chance okay?" She said calmly with a sweet smile. They both looked like nice people and I know she was trying to help but I can't wait that long.

"I'm sorry but I don't even know you. Thank you for all your help but I have to get home my brothers are probably really worried about me." I said looking back at the man getting a good look at him.

He was tall, not much older then Ace, and his long hair was just as red as his sisters. I could tell he was built his muscles were showing through his tight dirty brown shirt. His clothes looked worn out.

His shirt and pants were all stitch up. I tried my best not to notice but these people were really poor.

"It's dangerous at night, and their is no light outside until the sun comes up." She said to me, I could tell she was worried that I might actually leave.

Then it hit me, my phone I can just tell one of my brothers to come pick me up. I scanned the room to see if they brought my gym bag with them.

"There it is." I said with relief, my legs still felt like jello but I managed to get to it. I hit my knees and dumped everything on to the floor looking for my phone.

I finally found my phone but it seemed dead. No I know I charged it. I opened up the back and took the battery out, put it back in and tried to turn it on but it still wouldn't turn on. I dropped it on the ground giving up on it.

"Can I borrow your phone?" I asked turning my head to look at them staring back at me with astonishment. They both looked at one another and then back at me.

"What is a phone?" She asked with curiosity. "Your joking right?" I asked her wondering if she was messing with me but the way they looked at my phone made it seem like my cell phone came from a different planet.

I looked at them both with disbelief when I realized they really didn't know what a cell phone was.

"Where am I?" I asked the pretty red head girl.

"You are in our tea shop." She said hiding behind her brother.

"No I mean where am I?" I asked again this time looking for a way out. I could feel panic kicking in. Where the hell am I?