When Kanni woke up her head throbbed. She was lying on the floor of her room, the bandage still tightly wrapped around her blind eyes. Someone was patting her head and jolted when she moved. "Kanni?" Premidas's voice asked.
"Are you alright?" she asked him, pulling into an up-right position.
"That's what I was about to ask you. I'm alright. A few bruises and cuts, but I'm fine. You?"
"Good enough...where's Lori?" Kanni growled, remembering faintly of the intrusion. All was blurred....was that room with Lori and Remus a dream she had? Or real? She couldn't remember.
"Lori fled. A teacher was walking down the hall and she fled away. But she seemed done with what ever business she had within your head..."
"And Rothen?"
Premidas was silent a moment. "Well, he's only ten feet long now," he forced a chuckle. But Kanni could tell his heart wasn't in the mood for laughing at all. "Well...he's out cold. He seems to be shrinking back to normal size though..."
"Okay...I think he had enough to eat for now though...Maybe you should pick him up a little later, when he is smaller..." Kanni swallowed, trying to wet her parched throat. She staggered to her knees and felt Prem get up along with her, grabbing her shoulders to help steady her. "Let's go see Alice." Kanni wanted to see the Verae again...she hadn't in a while and wondered what the little mischevious shape-shifter was.
"I'm so glad *Lori isn't in our house...Then again the Salarsh don't really fit to her either*...." Kanni mumbled, thinking of the disaster it would bring to have Lori so close to Kanni and Alice. (Lori Helken was sorted into the Salarsh house) Premidas shut the door behind him and led her back down through the hallway and back into the hospital. Madame Lunna was busy with a patient who had a hex on his tongue to become so big he couldn't swallow and began to choke. Kanni seated herself on her bed and scooted her legs under the warm but light covers.
Her eyes throbbed and she wondered when she'd be able to see. Becoming curious she pulled the bandage up a bit and felt a light breeze on her brow. She frowned. Everything was as black s night, with some gray shades moving back and forth in omnious taunt. Premidas must have seen what she was doing and pulled the bandage back down over her eyes. "Kanni, you're blind for now. You can't see anything, no matter how much you want to, until the blindness wears off. So try not to hurt them anymore by trying, okay?"
"Fine," Kanni was still upset. She yawned and stretched, leaning back on her pillows. Her thoughts were swimming with flash-backs of what just happened. "We have to report Lori. What she did is forbidden!" Kanni hissed.
"No!" Premidas replied instantly. "If we report her she might speed up what ever she wants from you...We have to give her time so we can see her plan."
"Surely you don't beleive we can stop her alone!"
"No...but we have Alice and Kaleb too. I'm sure they'd help us; if they want to or not, I'm sure Lori might be cooking up something..." Premidas's voice trailed off thoughtfully.
Kanni didn't like this at all. The longer they waited, the longer Lori had to plot. But they might cause Lori to do something worse if they pulled authority into this...put the school in bigger danger just for her safety. Kanni groaned. Was it really meant for her to be here? Maybe all these things happening because of her and Alice were signs that the two of them weren't to be here at the same time...Kanni was still fifteen while the others were all already sixteen...she could wait a year and then try coming again...
"Don't even think about it Kanni. You know perfetly well this is the place for you," Premidas growled sternly. She jolted. How did he know what she was thinking? "I can see it on your face," Premidas laughed. "Your expression and frown give it all away." She could almost see him grin. Was she really that obvious? Maybe... She heard him laugh again. "Stop frowning! Smile, little Kan, and enjoy yourself a bit. Just forget what happened for two seconds." he seemed a little worried.
"How can I? After what I just witnessed...or what I thought I did..." once again she frowned. This was really confusing. All her memories were all blurry and broken up like a strange puzzle scattered through her mind.
"I know, I know, but all this stress and worrying isn't healthy. Just enjoy yourself for a while...We'll have enough time to worry when we finally catch Alice and Kaleb and discuss this...and then there is still the problem about Brige...You know, I haven't seen him lately...maybe Themrus and Ulthra have already socked him...or maybe he's hiding-"
"Now look who's worrying."
"Ah! There it is. That smile again." Premidas praised and patted her cheek. "See? Isn't it nice to smile again?"
"I guess."
"Okay then. You rest here a bit. I don't think Lori will go after you here, where Madame Lunna will be around and other sick students. I'll go see if I can spot Alice or Kaleb, okay? I'll see you again soon." Premidas got up from the foot of her bed. He didn't need the cane anymore, but she could still hear a hesitant limp in his stride when he began to stalk away.
"Okay. Hurry though! I'm sure Alice will be happy to see she has bestowed her sneaking out lusts on me," Kanni waved to whom she hoped was the animagus and then fingered her temples again. She tied her lilac locks into a ponytail and groped for the TV remote, switching it on even though she knew she wouldn't be able to see the visions flashing across the screen.
(Kanni! XD)