I realize that the place has fallen silent while I’ve been thinking. Usually, when a vision ends, I immediately wake up, but this time I’m still floating.
“Neith?” Someone calls.
Well, that’s not normal.
“Hello?”
“Neith?” They call again, sounding more urgent this time.
“I’m here,” I reply as I twist in the empty nothingness, trying to see who is speaking, but I don’t see anyone.
“The water!” The voice suddenly shouts. “You need to . . .”
Before I can question the voice, I land with a hard thump.
“Neith!” Van yells.
I don’t move, that landing hurt like a motherfucker, I do groan though.
“Don’t move a muscle,” Raiden yells.
Of course, I’m shit at doing what I’m told, so I immediately lift my head and promptly scream and try to scoot away from the stupidly high drop that I’m faced with, which sends me careening off the other side.
Before I can scream again or remember that I have wings, I’m caught in a pair of strong arms.
I spider monkey myself to Reed, wriggling in his arms and making him grunt as he tilts to the side slightly before his wings can steady him again. When I finally stop moving, my legs are wrapped around his waist, my arms around his neck, and my head is buried in his chest.
His arms wrap around me tightly, “I’ve got you.”
“What the fuck was I doing on top of one of the damn pillars?” I screech, still freaking out a little bit.
Okay, a lot.
“That’s where you reappeared,” Griff explains as I feel Reed land.
I don’t let go. I’m not going to let go for a while.
Nope.
Not happening.
No, thank you.
I do lift my head though, “What do you mean appeared?”
“You completely vanished,” Coen explains, looking troubled. “One minute you were there, the next you had completely disappeared.”
“I had a vision, at least that’s what I thought, but if I completely disappeared, then maybe it wasn’t a vision?”
“What was it about?” Baz asks, “Maybe that will help us figure out if it was a vision or if you got pulled somewhere else?”
I quickly explain, “The Voices said that it was a vision.”
The guys all nod.
“Ah, okay, that makes sense. It was definitely a vision then,” Van replies.
Baz looks extremely confused, but hesitates on asking what the fuck we’re talking about.
