Calm before the Storm

I feel like the previous chapters were a bit clunky in spacing so I'm spreading out the words a lot more.

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"There you are, we've been looking all over for you! Where do you keep running off to?" Eve looked at the child approaching them with a helpless look on her face.

This wasn't the first time this child disappears out of nowhere.

They've been spending the past few days together and this child would always sneak off somewhere on her own.

Eve was especially confused because there wasn't anything to do here.

Living here was a continuous cycle of waking up, eating fruits, tending to the animals, and going to sleep.

'I was just looking at the scenery...' Sylvia communicated as Eve backed off her nagging as she forgot about the scenery.

'I've been living here for so long that the scenery isn't even impressive anymore...' Eve simply sighed as she saw the child as her past self.

When she was born from Adam's rib, she was the same or even worse than Sylvia with her brimming curiosity.

She would spend days on end exploring every inch of the garden and would constantly overload Adam with questions to satisfy her curiosity.

She remembered she got a scolding once when she asked if she could take a bite out of forbidden fruits...

Eve could only sigh as she decided to still properly scold her. "If you're going to sneak off somewhere tell Adam or me first. Okay?"

'Yes Ma'am!' Sylvia enthusiastically thought as Eve could only think that her thoughts and expressions didn't match up in the slightest.

"Have you eaten anything yet?"

'Yeah, I picked some fruits on the way here.'

"Alright then sit here and play with the animals for a bit while Adam and I eat."

Eve said walking towards Adam as they started to feast on the fruits. Sylvia was always curious about how they could eat only fruits for every single meal.

She herself has only been here for 5 days and she was already starting to get sick of the fruity diet.

Granted, the fruits were extremely delicious and juicy, but too much of anything can become sickening.

Sylvia petted the animals surrounding her as she thought of how tasty meat would be right now. Looking at the small rabbit in front of her, she flooded her brain with rabbit stew, steamed rabbit, and even rabbit skewers.

Though, she couldn't bring herself to kill such a thing. Looking at how cute it was as it looked at her with its small beady black eyes. On top of that, its small and cute movements were to die for! She wouldn't dare do such a thing.

However, if someone were to offer her such a meal she wouldn't hesitate for a second. 'Meat is meat after all,' she simply thought. Though she was especially craving meat at this moment.

She looked toward Eve and Adam in the distance and wondered what they were talking about...

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"Hey Adam, He descends the day after tomorrow right?" Eve said to Adam starting up a conversation.

"He should be, yes." Adam dryly replied as he focused on eating his fruit.

"What do you think is going to happen to Sylvia?" The day after she visited Lilith, she decided to ask about the child's name and she got an answer immediately. Though, when she pushed her luck and asked to hear her voice, she was instantly shut down.

"Depends, I'm not 100% sure as He always has the final verdict. However, if she poses a threat to the stability of the garden then there is a very high chance of instant removal. On the other hand, if she is one of His creations then she will probably be here to stay. Though, I'm certain I would've been notified if He made such a thing." Adam said as he took another large juicy bite into his apple.

Eve gulped at the words instant removal. She knew that it didn't simply mean removal from the garden. She was certain that Sylvia would be executed on the spot.

If she really was a demon-like she thought then there would be no way for her to escape His eyes.

But how could such an innocent and adorable little girl be a demon! Though she could never be sure, after all, she heard that some demons can change their appearance to trick unsuspecting victims.

Looking at the sight of the little girl petting a rabbit on the head she sighed as she mulled over her fate.

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Night fell as the entourage of animals and humans slowly escaped into a slumber.

Well, only one human...

Two were wide awake. Eve checked her surroundings as she waited for an opportunity to visit Lilith while Sylvia was blankly staring at her empty wrist.

Eve was desperately waiting for Sylvia to fall asleep, yet she wouldn't even close her eyes!

Instead, she was deep in thought as she noticed that the reptile that resided on her wrist, has disappeared.

'Where did he run off to?' she thought of where that mischievous devil could possibly escape to and she could only draw blanks.

Eve could only sit there with her eyes closed as she continuously wished for the child to fall asleep.

This wasn't the only time she couldn't visit Lilith due to this child's odd sleeping schedule.

What could you expect from someone from the modern age? Sylvia would usually stay up till 5 in the morning playing games or watching videos.

Other than the first day when she was exhausted, she would regularly stay awake as she pets the fluffy animals around her.

Now that she was in a time that lacked any entertainment she simply drowned herself in her thoughts until she felt sleepy.

This completely denied Eve any chance in sneaking away to meet with Lilith. Normally, she would meet up at least once every week but she really wanted to talk with her recently.

Then, a brilliant idea entered her mind...

"Hey, Sylvia... are you still awake," Eve asked fully aware that she was still awake and wanted to start a conversation.

Well, a telepathic one at least.

'Yeah, I'm still up,' Sylvia thought as she looked at Eve. She thought she was going to continue fake sleeping like she always did for the past few days.

But she initiated a conversation with her. So, she decided to see where this was going.

"Wanna go somewhere with me? I wanna introduce you to somebody."

When Eve said this Sylvia was perplexed.

'Wasn't it just you and Adam in the garden?' Sylvia asked as she never heard about a third resident. Whenever she read stories about Adam and Eve there were always only 4 characters. Adam, Eve, The Serpent, and Their Creator.

She already met Adam and Eve wouldn't introduce her to Satan. Hell, she probably thought Satan was an ordinary snake. On top of that, He wouldn't be here until the day after tomorrow.

So who could she possibly be talking about?

Curiosity got the better of her as she was now walking with Eve as they strolled along the side of the river.

'Strange, wasn't I walking this same path this morning?'

"Hmm? You've been this way before?"

'Mhm, I was walking this way this morning and I didn't see anybody.'

"Well, have you been at the pond?"

'Yeah, I relaxed there for a bit and ate my lunch nearby.'

"She was probably asleep then..."

She! It was a girl that Eve was introducing her to. As far as she knew Eve was the only woman in the garden so who could she possibly be? Someone like herself?

Slightly nervous and anxious, she hid behind Eve's bare body as she continued to walk behind her.

After a while, they reached the pond illuminated by the moonlight. She looked around as she tried to spot a figure, but there was no person in sight.

Eve too was confused as she looked around the entire pond trying to find a bathing woman.

'Did she already finish with her bath? Or is she still asleep?' Eve thought as she decided to just speak up.

"Lilith, I'm here to meet you, where are you?"

'Ah so her name was Lilith, never heard of it...' Sylvia thought as she assumed it was a part of the lost history from the days when the internet was still used.

However, no voice came back from this Lilith.

"She must be asleep... I guess?" Eve said as she was now extremely confused and worried for her friend as she didn't know what had happened.

'We should split up and look for her,' Sylvia suggested.

"Do you even know what she looks like?" Eve retorted.

Sylvia simply sighed as she looked up at the stupid Eve and thought, 'The only other women in the garden... right?'

"Ah..." Realizing her stupidity Eve flushed in embarrassment as she desperately attempted to cover it up, "I w-wasn't thinking straight. Okay? A-Anyways she has reddish-orange hair and hazel eyes. Now go look over there I'll start looking over here."

Sylvia only nodded as she lightly smirked as she saw the blushing face of Eve.

'Alright, good luck on your search,' Sylvia thought as she saw Eve walk away without even responding.

'Well then, where should I start?'