Snippet #1451455

The cracking of jaw, back and arm bones were, pre-usual, the first noises to be heard in the silent, damp cave. She had found it only yesterday, but it had become a welcome home for a wary traveler. Arms rose high, looking like a bed ragged youngling, Micran made an attempt to look outside. She had placed a medium weight bolder over the entrance for the night so that other creatures could not get in, she personally didn't like waking up with a friend that hadn't been there the night before. The small walk from her pallet on the floor, a soft, foldable, green, lived on ragged mattress covered in what looked like a black cotton blanket, holes ripped near the feet area and in certain other spots from years of use, took less than thirty seconds, the soft ground giving way slightly under her small weight.

With her hands braced on the bolder, her muscles tensed with the energy to move the rock, she started to shove. The first rays of the suns had not risen yet and she loved that the moon was still pooling it’s light on the surface of the planet. The animals around in the trees had not yet stirred so there was yet to be any singing, scrounging or other animal noises, but she knew that once the suns’ light the surface the forest would be a ruckus once again as it had been the day before. Her shorts that she had slept in had bits of dirt everywhere and the tank top she had on was a little muddier than it. ‘I have got to take a bath today; I believe I saw a river that way.’ Her eyes darted east and she scrunched her nose, she was going to have to walk right past a couple of animal holes….she really didn’t want to seeing as they had large claws and seemed to always be awake.

After a few moments of contemplation she went back into the cave, sighing to herself as she grumbled about how the floor of the cave had been dry the day before. Her hands wandered through her back, pulling out another black pair of shorts and a light blue tank top. She did this part of her day absentmindedly because she had done it so many times. While standing, her skin stretching back into place, it’s soft glow coming slightly alight, she grabbed her tooth brush, peppermint home-made teeth soap, hair comb and a rag with soap.

Her dirty feet dug into the ground slightly as she heard the squeaks, squawks and groaning from animals outside. A soft sigh lifted from her lips and she shook her head, not wanting to go outside now because of all the commotion that would be happening, animals getting their breakfast. Though she detested it, she slipped out side with her clothing and toiletries, running her way to the river that she had seen. It was quite large and the water almost looked like white rapids.
She stripped down and took care to put her worn clothing on a pile of leafs. She stuck a toe in the water and shivered slightly, her body rushing over with goose-bumps. Before she could think about it any longer she jumped in. Coming up, she gasped for air as the cold water surged around her. The current would have carried her off if she hadn’t have used her abilities to still the water around her, also warming it slightly. Having set her soap and things on the side of river, all she had to do was reach up a little and grab them. It took her only a few moments to get washed but already the suns had mostly both come up. She slipped out of the water and quickly got dressed, slipping on her shorts and tank top without much thought.

As she looked on, the second sun seemed to instantly be blocked out and….to her surprise, the forest stopped, even the fish stopped. She noticed this all at the same time because it was simply in front of her. She walked to one of the trees and looked at the bird, simply stared at it before she plucked it off the branch and held it in her hand. “Oh my….goodness….” she looked up to the sky and saw the blackness and dropped the bird, a whimper fresh on her lips as she turned around and started to run for the cave. Then the laughter started and she dropped to the ground, laying on her side with her hands over her ears, trying to block out the horrid noise. Soft screaming was supposed to come from her lips but, she couldn’t say anything from the massive shock to her system that this laugh was playing on her