I Do Not Have A Crush On Erica!

so im giving up on working on this

I don't like this app that much

I'll probably still write this book just not here

I might publish the finished version? Who knows

This is probably gonna get buried anyway so it doesn't matter :P

Anyway if you're reading this and you really liked my book so far, I'm really sorry. But here's a sneak peak of another book if you want!

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DESCRIPTION:315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnU9ZF2eoA0
It's just a normal day for a witch named Julias.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaPuXLUITp
But her brother has something to show her!315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9xgkYI4ye
There's no way this could go wrong; Right?315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GtMdyUL2y
[whimsy the cat]'s debut novel, praised for315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3nk6IWjwH
its creative storyline, diverse cast of 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOef9oRLkA
characters, intentional and careful lore, 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6W0bNmoaEL
sensory detail, and representation.

INSPIRED BY:315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaeB9YA3PT
The Owl House315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Nz8atDFmC
Percy Jackson And The Olympians

DEDICATED TO:315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnn9f9C2Zq
My Mom315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLl89KhusRW
My Partner, [name hidden for privacy]315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNrjtztYTU
My Friends, [names hidden for privacy]

GENRE: 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImvV814mPd
Fantasy

QUICK VOCAB:315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipFgylGd88
Tapika - Julias' homeworld, like an earthling saying earth315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYW1Ml5Dltv
Everything else is actually explained or not important (yet)

Julias Saves The World(s)

Chapter One:315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBOkbQG4Sa
"Starting Books Is Hard -Author"

I woke up when Whisperpaw jumped on my chest.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1oDXC0uaT
I sat up to feed her.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtJV7w7etr
She's a skeleton cat.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvBDiGZqrX
My brown afro was wild from sleeping. I probably had bags under my brown eyes after staying up late reading.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeKRn9u6dy
I sat on my couch, planning to spend the day reading, when Chiron, the snow-colored owl in charge of messaging (for those of you modern people, texting doesn't exist, it's basically medieval times), came and dropped off a letter, then flew off.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJVmedZD9G
It said,315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4VI540n1O
"Hey, Julias!315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsC6hpSDBHB
Sorry to bug ya, but I really need to show you something!!! Please come over, I promise it will be worth it.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4QK6mhi9B
-Eric"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnubln5MXS9
Oh, my brother wants me to go over!315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSlN3KHPvt
I haven't seen him in some time, I wonder how he's doing?315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhzWyaaOxw
I threw on a comfy white-blue-and-gold witch dress, slung on my bag, shoved my oversized white witch hat on, and perched Whisperpaw on my shoulder. Then, I left, excited to see what he wanted.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6eHVnDG8r
Eric's a scientist, he probably made something cool!!

~ ✬ ~

I reached Eric's house and went inside.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuUkIm5wD0
His house has mostly normal stuff; Living room, kitchen, bedroom. And a lab.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrsvJUPG0e
He lives alone; No pets, family members, or living experiments.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL98V6aSHmD
I went into his lab, where he was working on what looked like a mechanical hole in the floor.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhznktSsvUV
"Hello, Julias!" he said, sounding more cheery than the introverted dude I'm used to. He usually hates company. "I'm surprised you actually came! Usually you're... Busy!"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDnIBeJpYH
"Why are you so happy? Did you get a date with that cute girl?" I teased.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9OQVyTfsv
He laughed. "I wish."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu37BlzYPBx
"Now look, Julias." He pressed a button on the mechanic part of the hole. It didn't look like it did anything.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe35BaLVWuY
"..Nothing happened?" I noted. I've always been observant like that.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKkIJQ7FW4
"Hm. Let me try something." He stuck a stick in.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKkNbJ6zS5
Now, this is hard to explain.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpswu0rGxXm
You know that shimmer-affect fire makes? Where a bit above the flames, stuff looks a bit displaced? No? Ok. I guess I'll just go cry.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96ElegwCXz
One sec, I'm gonna look it up.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJBugbfTdk
"Heat haze or inferior mirage"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xSBpS6cMM
Interesting.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhINijcVxTX
Well, that's what it looked like.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWS8yK0yB18
It was also fizzy-looking where the stick was.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfZt1Lv8ZT
"Hm." Eric noted. "Jules, you try."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEvEcWAzOb
I looked around the room before grabbing my bag and dipping it into the portal. The same thing happened.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLODz0jC5rV
I kneel down to try putting my finger in when--- 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40pXYg0S6L
Boom.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcSdmwBUZz
I barely had time to process what was happening when he kicked me and Whisperpaw in.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5y3S1tsmC
"I'm sorry."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdXD2ml1wA
His voice was shaky and regretful, but he didn't hesitate before he kicked me in.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDdS4vpKCq
I wasn't sure if he was actually sorry or not.

Chapter 2:315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgh4h38bkR
"A wHoLe NeW wOrLd~"

I fell through what felt like a bottomless pit.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdijPeqxIK
I managed to put Whisperpaw in my bag, which would hopefully be safer for her.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQPuz6mUsg
It was dark and the walls seemed made out of dirt, probably about 8 feet wide in every direction. There were occasional sticks on the walls, some with small leaves and even some berries. Also, it oddly smelled like lemon juice.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKsq84wwJH
I saw a crow perched on a branch, 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHUmaZ69Ga
Why would... What did I do? Eric's a reasonable guy, I think, I must have done something wrong...315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMxeJo8LWa
At some point, after what felt like 3 hours, the dirt started fading into mechanical pipe, covered rust and graffiti.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5W1zvtC0K
After another hour I fell out of a pipe and landed in a garbage bin, next to a wall covered in graffiti.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3OS0o5NdV
It ranged from "Leo wuz here" to an orange.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEF6FbvNRqy
"Whisperpaw, I have a feeling we aren't in Tapika anymore..." I said, picking a leaf that must have gotten in my hair during the fall out of my hair.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkU1eWSEHLE
Whisperpaw meowed and jumped out of my bag.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVPbUdCRt7
She sniffed at a banana peel while I got out of the garbage bin and looked around, exhausted, thirsty, and hungry.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEj5BLYdWt
It smelled like burnt popcorn and car oil.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSHjYvnFia
There were bright lights and glowing ads for toothpaste on buildings.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEq3xAeUs5
I heard talking, footsteps, cars, motorcycles, and a weird buzzing.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNKQQZJa2f
I kneel down and help Whisperpaw climb up onto my shoulder, then start walking.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XtrpNaLR8
I'm not sure if I preferred walking or falling. At least when walking I knew I wouldn't land on a spike pit. Or something like that.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyLD5kIUol
Now that I'm walking, I can think more about why Eric did what he did.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcGSzL6Y0j
I don't know why he would, he's always been pretty nice to me.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡza6faRmDo5
What am I going to do now?315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0LjS8XpuZ
I look at ads. Nothing's helpful.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6K0DHqnVL
Maybe i could try to book a motel? Do motels even exist here?315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvLFUNgZlp
Where can I get food? Do restaurants exist here???315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAxQ64fvDH
My thoughts are disrupted by a noise I hear in an alleyway.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJGtqreBX7
I look in the alleyway and see what looks like a young girl with light-rust orange hair, wings probably twice her height the same color, bluish talons, and feathers on her arms and legs like leg/arm warmers the same color as her hair.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZ4Sw3hBzJ
She's sitting, resting against a wall, and eating a box of something that looked like chicken. She seemed unhealthily skinny and was barefoot, wearing a tattered grey sweatshirt and ripped shorts.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMU0Lor11Q
I awkwardly stood there, not sure what to do.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uADwRwkOo
She must have seen me after a second, because she jumped up and awkwardly smiled at me. She looked at my clothes and seemed somewhat confused.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBe2cuIy9W
After a second, she nervously said, "You look like Lus from The Bird House."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5f2CgkAMYb
"...Oh?" I said, having no idea what that meant.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXC5qyrBTs
"N-No! That's a good thing! She's cool!" She assured me. "Uh-uh, are you a cosplayer?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdeV83OzbD
"A what?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjjfBAmkvf
She tried to explain. "A cosplayer! Someone who dresses up as a character! Like Lus, or Amite, o-or maybe Annabelle from Hercules Jackson! They're cool!"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrZzgDETjX
"Who or who or who from what?" I questioned. It sounded like she was speaking an alien language.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRkgfU9Wz2
"Nevermind! But how do you not know them? They're so cool!" She said.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe5BueLmNMD
Should I tell her the truth? No, she'll think I'm crazy. Well, she's what, 7? What's the worse she could do?315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADeOnMRT7Y
"Well, I fell through a pit... Portal... And ended up here..." I say at last.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPOZwvMXxd
"Ohhh! You must be from... Which one was it... Myndem is the no magic one, Sharkikae is the water one..." More alien language! Wow!! "Tapika? Yea! Tapika! This is Viperpink, welcome!" She finally remembered.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExYhxqAInZ
That's a lot to process. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzBCVJHxJL
"Oh! Well, I'm Julias. Who are you?" I said, after processing.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPR72wUOdNL
"I'm Tomo!" said Tomo. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOLkaSQiFS
"Why are you in an alley eating... sticks of chicken? Where are your parents?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTybKgmi06
Tomo giggled. "They're called chicken wings! And I'm an orphan! I'm here because I got chicken shed!"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePc8Sg0url
"Well, nice to meet you, Tomo. Could you help me get home?" I asked.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNNdp9Q4Ek
"Well, I'm 9, but I could try!" she agreed.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLLlEIXGS5
And thus, I met my first ally.

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"Please Let Me Travel Through Dimensions I Really Want To"

We sat facing each other and eating chicken shed.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVISMoL97q
I watched her drink her soda. Finally, I asked the question I'd been wondering since I found out there were more worlds. "So, I came here in a portal. Could I make one to leave?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iyjhNzFnx
"Mhm! There's people that explore other worlds for study stuff. We learn the words in school. I quit school, but I think I could remember them. Sharkikae, Myndem, Tapika, Zookim, Mattik. Mattik and Myndem, I always get mixed up, but I wrote it down somewhere so I'll remember. 'Mattik has magic, it sounds like magic! Myndem is mundane, it sounds like mundane!'" She spoke in what sounded like an ancient language, lost to time.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Z2M6eMDCs
"Oh!" I said, pretending I understood.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlLz40DVzh
"So... What do these world travelers do?" I asked, licking whatever the sauce was off my fingers.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9jEFu1BEw
"Study stuff!" She answered, very helpfully.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXqPUlgGXM
"Could we find a portal?" I asked.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTxuwMOxvS
"Yea!" She answered, actually helpfully.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwvl4zVgAx
Eric's gonna love--- Oh, right.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvQOQFP5le
...315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zbqpeVue3
"Where?" I followed up.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUcjjj7sZC
"Maybe in a Portal Station." She said, like it was obvious.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7c7F9ltFn
"Is that where these world travelers work?" I asked, which is probably a stupid question.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzCgFzvivF
"Duh." She said, understandably.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMCmKBnbpa
"Can we go?" I asked, hopefully.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NeHhJppTk
"Probably not!" She said, eating a fry.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡat6pAv4kuR
Damn.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm6bxsPABM
"Could we sneak in?" I hope.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OyaMUtscT
Tomo took a bite of chicken. "Well, probably, but I'm not experienced on the topic."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IuRPcgpM5
"Do you know anyone who is?" I asked, though I was pretty sure the answer would be no.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vDK2f0tDo
"You want to sneak into a Portal Station?”315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdA2iIfbxV2
We both jumped. A boy about my age, maybe a bit older, who I swear wasn't there before, leaned against the wall next to us. He had black hair, dark eyes, and was wearing all black clothes and a beanie.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgM1MAjF4Mk
“Lucky for you, I can help you get in.”315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3D0oJ7IJMd
"I can go home?" I smiled.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaO4ivCwoK7
He shook his head.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsZWuC0Z4x
"You have somewhere else to be."

~ ✬ ~

We sat in the alley that smelled like wet dog. I watched a raccoon eat a burger from the trash can.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREat7w53hl
"So, who are you?" I asked.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWuancN4pt
"I'm Rose. Rose Taiga, an illegal world traveler from Tapika. 26 years old." He answered. "Who are you two?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJRVHeRfJS
"I'm--" I started.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbW1cSyn2s
"Tomo! Saphiya! Tomo Saphiya!!" Tomo interrupted, bouncing up and down on her feet.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlScaGrON47
I cleared my throat.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhFE10pEfD
"I'm Julias Calavera," I finally said. "I'm 19, and... my older brother... Nevermind. I'm from Tapika."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPcVQ2nKvd
Rose seemed thoughtful, but otherwise I couldn't read his expression.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCghrX3HXYY
"Hm." He said at last.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7vbtB9tez
"Well, I suppose we should find a portal station." He decided. "Follow me."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEis02QQnUw
He stood up and walked out of the alley.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uxQTqW6BP
Me and Tomo looked at eachother, a bit confused, before standing up to follow him.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0Q0oolmo8
I picked up the curled up blob that was a sleeping Whisperpaw and started following Rose.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiIhNcqmR1
~ ✬ ~315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQw7kcc2Hs
We walked down the sidewalk, past garbage bins, frogs, puddles, and someone selling hot dogs.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDkZd9qv2V
Eventually, the sun set, and we started getting tired.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRxLoBSaTV
Whisperpaw curled up in my bag, Tomo yawned, and Rose started to drag his feet.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKd4PpJe6QE
"Can we..." Tomo yawned. "Can we rest soon?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEp9zvZ2OaH
Rose sighed. "Fine." He mumbled, ducking to avoid a stray tree branch.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1st79Byzto
We turned into a covered alley and set up camp, with a makeshift tent for each of us. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CnRBxAtWA
We sat around a can Rose set on fire and put into a small pothole, talking about dimensions.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡscrDJ0ortw
"So, you're an illegal world traveler, right?" I asked, Whisperpaw curled up on my lap.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNYxfhGrce
"Yes." Rose confirmed.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJd9s9BdoIv
"One, two, one, two, one, two, four, five, four, five, four, five...." Tomo recited, swinging her legs and sitting on top of a garbage bin. 315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJkhMef6iK
"Tomo, could you be quiet? You're distracting me." Rose muttered.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWV8cXYlg4
"Sorry." Tomo said quietly, jumping down and going to her tent.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuSxPTXJeL
I watched her crawl inside, feeling bad.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIGT2UzorM
"So, you were asking---"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxqiI6wd78
I moved Whisperpaw off my lap and went after Tomo.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmEfpzXGDR
She was sitting, hugging her legs, on her pillow. Her wings covered her legs like a protective turtle shell colored like the inside of a sweet potato.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfFqYMO1Vu
"You ok?" I murmured.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTI5bhtRPkT
"I'm fine." Tomo said, twirling a hair around her sapphire blue talon. I noticed for the first time that she had a talon in place of her pointer-finger on her left hand.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmdynR2bnM
"I just... Well, my brain is... Er... Weird..." She started.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyS11Yl63y
"ADHD?" I prompted.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKSQ32F72K
"Yea. That and autism." She put her arms down to her sides and let her legs slide down in front of her, her guard finally down. Her wings dropped behind her like the leaves of a weeping willow.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfU1iL0Kq3a
"I've always been teased a bit by the.. normal.. kids. The kids that can sit still. The kids that can... You know, already fly. Rose just reminded me of... Them...." She sighed, touching a spot on her torso. I could tell she hadn't been this open with anyone before, at least in some time, and I felt a warm feeling in my chest.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasU8r2DKZL
I tugged at the sleeve of my dress. "I've been teased before." I confessed.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hfdhELtZY
Tomo looked up at me, curiously, her baby-blue eyes sparkling.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHR17RKKcx
I hesitate, then continued, "I have something called slow magic progression. Plus I'm gay, that doesn't help much."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEdt5mjWMP
"What's that?" Tomo demanded, every ounce of sadness gone.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzasJue8oH
"I develop spells slower than most people. See, learning a spell in Tapika takes time. A simpler spell may take a week, a more complicated one could take anywhere from a month to a year to 2 years."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4GLaDD5F6
Tomo watched me, pulling at a loose thread on her hoodie.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdEZR5D7Ow
"But, for someone like me, it takes much longer. An easy spell could take a month to a year, and I'm no where near dedicated enough for a harder spell." I finished, tracing the veins on my palm with my finger.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Dch7WyKJQ
"Oooh! Do you know any spells?" Tomo said.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgrIaKwq8J
"A few. I know a fire one, a wind one, a healing one, a light one, and a sleep one." I answered, feeling like an interviewee.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RelkcvMQP
Me and Tomo kept talking til Moonhigh, when Rose told me to go back to my tent and sleep.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4P5fhETcd
I crawled out of Tomo's tent and ducked into mine, where I laid down to sleep.

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I woke, curled up in a ball like Whisperpaw, to the delicious smell of eggs and sausage. I sat up and stretched, grabbing my witch hat, pulling on my boots, and straightening my dress and stockings.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKagvqVkJyJ
I crouched under the flap to see Rose holding a pan with something in it over the fire. I watched rain fall outside the alley, thankful for the scrap-metal cover.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIlbsPXl00
"Morning," I yawned.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡah1bCT5v3E
"Hardly morning. It's..." Rose checked his watch. "Oh, never mind. I thought it was later than it was, it's only 9."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gvqwgThm7
We both laughed slightly.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYriLtsnej
I sat and watched him, listening to the wood crackle and the sounds of distant cityfolk waking up.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjOtWGwjLs
The moment felt surreal; In all this craziness, such a nice and... perfect moment felt rarer than it probably was, but either way amazing and lucky.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4Jr8BbVMw
I listened to rain hit the metal and watched cars, people, and bikes go by.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY231DRGbWL
Rose looked me up and down. "We'll need to get you a new outfit. You need to fit in better."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyaTPmH8Vr
"Plus, I don't have any of my clothes." I added.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjppn71fin
Rose seemed confused. "Why not? Why would you go on a... Trip, without them?"315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfx9UpbVXKv
"Er... Well, it was a last minute..." I stumbled. "I for-forgot...? I forgot the... Clothes... And I forgot why I...-- Forgot.... I think..." I clumsily finished.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RC6ZEdlns
"Good morning!" Tomo cheered, crawling out of her tent and stretching as she stood up.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgYKpiNDid
Dang, if I'd hesitated a bit longer I'd have been 'saved by the bell' and not seem like an idiot.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerjcZ3ZyPv
"Whatcha makin'?" Tomo asked, standing next to Rose. She wore a plain white long sleeve dress to her knees, a nightgown.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyPBLvu3r6
"Eggs and sausage." Rose simply responded.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzsY2WE7EJ
Tomo smiled. "Yum!" She said, stepping back and sitting next to me, dramatically licking her lips.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZ3AZKg2dQ
I laughed and Rose rolled his eyes.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDHX2NApXF
"We're gonna need to get Julias some more typical clothes, then try to find a portal station." Rose explained like nobody could change his mind, not even looking up as he transferred the perfectly-scrambled eggs onto a plate.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyKjuy76OD
"How long til the sausage is done?" Tomo asked.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTpnFi3pXL
"About 5 minutes." Rose responded. He moved the sausages over to cook it well on all sides.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFky5My88CN
"Is your arm getting tired?" Tomo worried, watching Rose hold the pan.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoWa4w2NvR
"I guess." Rose stretched out his arm.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnMxQeoLBT
"I can hold the pan for you!" She smiled.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFUvvWQJ0W
"Oh. Alright." Rose decided. "It'll only be another 2, 3 minutes, but thanks."315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrLeX9n5bB
He handed the pan to Tomo and sat where she was before.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVuF8e1fPJ
Tomo carefully moved the sausage using her talon, like she'd seen Rose do.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5bJuApWul
I watched rain hit a passing school bus and listened to the sizzle of the sausage.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ygYe4q9dw
"They should be about done now. You can put them on the plate." Rose recommended, sounding bored.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVU8kv9NCK
Tomo giggled and dumped the sausages onto the plate next to the eggs.315Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gJ5xNMUKY
She handed us both a plate and sat to eat hers.