The first thing she remembers is the musky smell of dirt. 

Erin exhaled deeply and stretched her limbs out, feeling the muscles tense and relax as she regained consciousness.  She rolled over and lied on her back, before opening her eyes.  The stars shone brightly above her, but a large branch highlighted by the light of the moon obscured her vision. She smiled softly and raised an arm to swat the branch away, but was only able brush the tips of the leaves oozing red. Still disoriented, she closed her eyes and dug her hands into the ground, rolling soft clumps of dirt between her fingers.

Red moon.  Silver stars.

A spasm rocked through her body and she jerked into wakefulness, sitting up to stare at the sky.  The moon shone a bright red and the stars sparkled metallically, as if mocking reality.

[color=f7941d]“Huh?” [/color]

She could not remember who she way or why she was there—she felt her chest hollow and her heart drop.  It was then she noticed the presence behind her, and she immediately pivoted, ready to throw her entire weight into whatever it was.  

It was a boy about her age, who looked just as confused as she.  She studied his face for a moment before she relaxed.  It was good to be around another person.

[color=f7941d]“Uh, hi,”[/color] she said,[color=f7941d] ”You wouldn’t happen to know why we’re here, would you? And is it just me or does the sky seem kind of weird?”[/color] It was a strangely casual remark for the situation she was in, but without her memories, extroversion was the default she felt comfortable with.  

She took the moment to look around and noticed a glowing red light near a path to the left.  It seemed to be flittering here and there, reminiscent to a firefly or a butterfly.  Before looking closer to investigate, the bright color of red--the shade of a girl's hair--caught her eye. 

[color=f7941d]“Damn,”[/color] she murmured, and rushed to the girl’s side,[color=f7941d]”what the hell is going on?”[/color] She shook the girl lightly and pressed a couple fingers to her throat.  A pulse.  She sighed in relief, and supported the girl to a sitting position.  Erin looked at the other boy in the clearing and asked, [color=f7941d]“And you? You ok? I should've asked you that first." [/color]