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A New Home
An exhaustive sleep had left the little ghoul in bed for several days. The ones who had taken her in were worried whether or not she would wake. She was new to this world so her FEAR was weak. The compound doctor would come and check on her daily, reassuring the male and female that she was merely resting, building up her FEAR and to just give her time.
A few days passed and finally her eyes fluttered open. Her sight bleary. Her body felt heavy but beneath her was not damp cement but something soft and fluffy. It enveloped her small body keeping her warm. A pleasing scent filled the air, but she could not place exactly what it was.
The little ghoul finally sat up, leaning back against a very over sized and over stuffed pillow. It made her feel even smaller than usual. The room she was in was rather large as well. Lavish in it's decorations. Purple, pink, black and gold was everywhere. Wherever she was this was no cemetery. Pulling back the covers of the bed, she dangled her feet over the edge. Of course, she couldn't reach the ground it seemed so she slowly and carefully slid off the edge. Bare feet touching a warm wooden floor. She wiggled her toes for a moment, bracing herself on the bed. The ghoul still felt weak so she did not trust her legs just yet as she made her way along the side of the bed.
A quiet knock came from the door and her head turned quickly to watch it open. Fear and panic overwhelmed her as she ducked down just a bit, peeking over the edge of the bed and whatever it was coming through the door.
An elegant woman slowly made her way into the room, carrying a tray with one hand. She stopped inside the door when she locked eyes with the little ghoul. A look of shock on her face as they locked eyes but it was quickly replaced by a warm and gentle smile. Coming all the way into the room now, she closed the door behind her. Moving towards a small table and large sitting chair near the edge of the bed she settled the tray down before taking a seat.
"Its ok, you are safe here little one." Her outfit was as lavish and intricate looking as the room. White hair pulled back into a loose hairstyle. The same type of scroll upon her forehead that the little ghoul had, she noticed. "You must still be tired why don't you get back into bed. I have some tea and cakes, would you like some cakes? They are very delicious I made them myself." She waited patiently, motioning towards the bed with a slender hand. The ghoul hesitated but eventually was able to climb back into the bed, burying herself in the blanket. Allowing only half of her face to show.
The older lady laughed. A warm and charming laugh that brought a bit of ease to the ghoul who finally popped her head out from beneath the blanket. "Here." Taking one of the cakes from the tray, she settled it onto a delicate looking napkin. Placing it on the bed for the ghoul to take if she wished. Which she did, sniffing it before shoving the whole thing in her mouth. White powdered sugar clinging to her lips and cheeks. It caused the lady to laugh again before she reached over and dusted the little ghoul's face off.
"Do you know where you are, darling? Your name?" A mouth still full of cake, the ghoul shook her head slowly. She had no clue. She had just...existed. Memories of anything before then did not live in her mind. The lady sighed. "I see, then that means you are indeed new and not just lost. But that is good, it means we do not need to make a search." In her heart the lady was happy, over joyed. She had taken quite a shine to the little ghoul since they first found her and had hoped deep in her heart that she could keep her. With no family and memories of a family it was clear to her that this little ghoul was newly created from FEAR.
Pouring herself a cup of tea, the lady took a long sniff before sipping it lightly. "My name is Xiu He, but you may call me mother little one." Closing her eyes, she held the cup of tea close to her lips. "We shall call you Meixiang. This is your home now Meixiang, no more scary and dirty cemeteries."
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