07-10-2012, 03:06 PM
The boy woke up warm. It was odd feeling, this floor beneath him. He had never felt anything like it before. It was soft and dry, what a new sensation. His eyes opened a crack, and the light shining in hurt so much that he immediately shut them again. How comfortable, he thought again as he made use of his other senses. There was a warm, sweet smell teasing in out of the air around him. It smelled a little bit like the baker's house. Had the baker taken pity on him? No, he reminded himself. He was far from that place. Besides, the smell was not quite right. The boy couldn't put his exact finger on it, but something was off.
"I made this," a girl's voice said. Shocked, the boy tensed. The voice was familiar, and very close. Slowly, he opened his eyes and allowed his vision to adjust to the change in brightness. The sky was gone. Where was the sky? Sitting up, the boy realized that he was not outside. No, he was inside someone's house, and on a couch, not a floor. What happened? Where was he?
"It's a duck," that same voice continued, and the boy turned to the sound. Two girls were holding hands, and the one who had talked was holding a crude object in her hands. He'd never seen anything like it before. It was weird.
A stab of pain flashed through his body and his mind was once again reminded of how hungry he was. His memory prior to collapsing slowly came back to him. The flower, he remembered, as he looked around, searching for it. Where had it gone? Another pang of hunger ran through him, taking priority over the missing flower. The sandwiches caught the corner of his eye and he ambled down the couch, making his way towards the food. He swiftly grabbed the top sandwich off the plate with his grubby fingers and took a bite. Happiness welled throughout his body as he realized it was good. It was really good. Finishing his first sandwich, he grabbed another one, to find it a different flavor than the one he had before. Was this magic? he thought as he wolfed down the second sandwich and grabbed a third one.
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