Naisha felt cold... so very cold... She was not awake, but even in her dreams the feeling of frost creeping in her body did not leave her. She had no idea what had transpired in that cave, her mind locked those memories as a defense reaction to protect itself from the fear and horror. Now she was just floating in the empty void of her dreams... cold... alone and in pain. She had no idea how long she was out of it, but at some point she felt a gentle warm sensation and followed it. Soon after she was awake, feeling a warm hand, holding her own. It was Alex... Nai tried to tell something, but instead she began coughing like mad, to the point she even coughed up blood. She felt so much pain all across her body and also felt so weak, she had not the strength to even sit. As her coughing began, Alex quickly gave her a potion, and Nai's conditioned relaxed a little.” What happened...?” Nai asked, her voice so weak, it was almost impossible to hear it.[color=6ecff6]” Alex... I hurts... my whole body hurts.”[/color] Nai said, trying to hold her tears.[color=6ecff6]” I don't remember... I … think I went to check the cave, but I... can't remember what happened after I got to the beach...”[/color] She cried weakly, trying to grab to Alex's hand, but she couldn't move her fingers. -------------------------------------- At Nai's parent's bedroom, Rika was just getting up from the sleep spell she was put under. At the first few moment's she felt confused, but then remembered what happened and jumped from the bed, reaching for the cabinet in the room, where she kept a very special family treasure. It was a long sleek sword that was passed down in their family. The woman grabbed the sword and was about to storm off away, when her husband hugged her from behind, trying to stop and calm her.[color=fff200]” Don't... there is no need..”[/color] He told her, but Rika was furious.[b]” I'm going to deal with that woman right now! Who is she to tell me how I teaching and lecturing my own child!? What does she thinks she know!? After everything we went through to so Nai can be born...”[/b] Rika was struggling, but in reality her body felt weak as well. She was a parent who almost lost her child... she had no strength left from worrying. The sword fell on the ground as her grip weakened.[b]” She doesn't understand...”[/b] The woman cried as she also hugged her husband.[b]” Bounds like this between Nai and Alex... What I've seen from the two, the way they react to each other. They remind me so much of... … I don't care what my family, that keeper or the blasted temple will say, I will look after Alex as well! They may drag her away every night back to that orphanage, but during the day, here I will teach her everything... I will make sure both Naisha and Alex are able to forge their own destinies. Even if that takes them to the end of the world!”[/b] She said softly.[b]” After Nai get's better... let's leave Besaid, we will take Alex too...”[/b] She said, imagining that future, though she never could have guessed that would never happen. Nai would never really get better. Her child's condition was going to get a lot worse... ------------ [color=6ecff6]“I feel cold...”[/color] Nai said, trying to reach to grab a blanket, but her body refused to listen to her.[color=6ecff6]” Why can't I move...”[/color] She said in pain, forcing herself to try to sit and get the blanket.