CHAPTER FOUR

JABI

She rode on, desperate to find a new life with her new name, lookingfor a place where she could just be accepted and feel no pain, love, hate...she just wanted to be alone.
Soon she had riden so far she decided never to return to her old home. She hated that terrible place.She had no more happy memories,for they had all been wiped out of her mind by the fire.Oh that fire, that terrible fire...

Cassandra rode through most of the night and when she finaly stopped she felt horribly alone without those shapes around her.
>Oh , god this is weird<, she thought. Those shapes had taunted her day and night, night and day. And now that they were gone...she had to admit that she missed them.

She woke up the next morning, and found herself cuddled up to Nemesis who was sleeping on the woodland ground aswell.
>Thats strange< , thought Cassandra."Nemesis NEVER lays on the floor!" But there he was , completely real , AND laying on the floor !
"Funny how creatures change their habits so suddenly isn't it?"
Cassandra spun around to find...nothing!
"I wonder why you can't see me...you always have been able to !"
"Who the hell are you! Show yourself !!!!" , screamed Cassandra.
"Oh, I would if I could ! Infact , YOU are the one who has to finaly open up your stupid little arogant eyes and wake up."
"What- ? .....You just-  Oh , God! Show yourself!!!!"
"Are you deaf aswell as stupid?"
"I BEG YOUR PARDON?????!!!!!!"
" I said , are you deaf aswell as stupid. And by the look of it I seem to be right."
"Well, I never - ... Can YOU  see ME??"
"I better make this easy for you to understand seing as you are-"
"Just answer the question I asked !!"
"Yes. I can see you."
"What are you???"
"No idea."
".....What are you?"
"No idea."
"You- ...you don't know what you are?"
"Nope."
"Well, where do you come from?"
"No idea."
"Ok...what's your name? I trust you know WHO you are???"
"That I can tell you. My name is Jabi."
"Ok, Jabi. Why can't I see you?"
"No idea."
"You like saying that don't you??"
"No, actually. I just don't know."
"Well,that's loads of help. Erm...are you any good at drawing, Jabi?"
"Excuse me? Why would I want to draw?"
"Can you??"
"Yes."
"Well, draw yourself in the bark of that tree.Atleast then I can see what you look like."
"That will make no difference."
"Why not??"
"Because if you can't see me , anything I make or do will not be visible to you."
"Great just great.Well , maybe...oh I don't know. Is there a stream anywhere???Im thirsty and really dirty."
"Yes, its just over there...oh yes sorry I forgot. To your right"
"Thanks...oh,I gues I will have to trust you not to watch me wash though. Promise that you won't watch!!!"
"I promise."
"Hmmmm."
Cassandra found the stream within five minutes and started to wash herself. The water was quite cold and stingy and she did feel a bit uncomfortable with the fact that an invisible somone still might be watching her. But she really was dirty and that got the better of her.
"HAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
"JABI !!!!! " Cassandra was infuriated!!! She should have known that sleezy voice wasn't to be trusted!!
"Sorry!! I couldn't help myself!!! HAHAHAAHAHAHAAHA!!"
But then suddenly there was a boy, sitting on a stone next to the stream and he was in hysterics laughing in his head off !!
"HA!!!!",shouted Cassandra,"So THAT is what you look like you sleezy, lying slimeball !!! "
"Oh, crap!" Jabi's smile had been wiped off of his face instantly and he was looking...well, what WAS that expression? Joyfull yet...frightend?
And he was also slightly transparrant. Just like the shapes that Cassandra had known for ,oh, so many years! This truly was weird.
But those shapes had never been as clear as this...and they had always only whispered and frightened her...the whole world was going topsy-turvy!!
Cassandra was confused, embarresed and wet. How was she EVER going to lead a quiet life with that...THING watching her??
Where did he come from? Had someone sent him? And why was he here?