I stumble forward as my foot connects with a hard surface .
“ Woah watch it there , clumsy ” a strong-arm collapse around my waist and pulls me to stability . I look up and see blue eyes flashing down at me , they look just like the ocean .
“ W-who are you ?” A flustered tone comes out , one I didn ’ t even know I could have .
A smirk tugs at his upper right corner of his lips , “ I ’ m Leo , I live right over there ” he nods his head towards the left and I see a row of houses . But I ’ m lost when his voice is just a distance sound , I notice every part of his face , he must be around my age . “ Hello ?” his voice cuts through my thoughts .
“ Oh yes sorry , hi ” I ’ m snapped back to reality and see his face looking at me expectantly . Dang it , he must have asked me something . My mind goes blank . Think Lily , think ! What could he have asked me ? There are a million questions in this world , and now I have to single out the one he asked . Ughhh !
A chuckle escapes his lips as he repeats what he must have said earlier , noticing my confusion . “ I asked what ’ s your name ?”
Words start coming onto my lips before I can even think . “ I ’ m Lily . I ’ m here with my best friend Stace , well Stacy to you . We were wandering and ended up passing through a cave , and this is what came out on the other side . I ’ m sorry we didn ’ t know there was other civilization over here . We didn ’ t even know there was another side of this cave . Stace and I , we- ”
“ It ’ s okay , your friend , Stace , or I mean Stacy to me ,” he rolls his eyes and continues on , “ explained the entire situation . It ’ s so stupid though , I thought we had covered up the cave well enough , we spent hours putting enough obstacles to make sure no one else would be able to follow us or hunt us . But two little girls were able to find it in an instant . Impossible . Now we have to send troops out to reseal it . But either way that ’ s not the point right now , we are glad to have visitors from the outside world , we haven ’ t heard much from your side of the earth in a while . Our last messengers got caught before they could arrive home , and we are still training the next group . However , Lily , or is that short for something that I have to call you by to ?” He gives sass , but in the joking way , and I see a full smile now forming on his lips .
“ No , you can call me Lily or Lil , and you can call Stace whatever you prefer to . Sorry .”
He chuckles as he lets go and lets me go back to my normal stance . I see Stacy come up and introduce herself , but Leo seems to have no interest in her , instead continually bringing the conversation back to me . Soon , all three of us are acting like best-friends , he invited us into his house , and we are now eating dinner . I guess his parents are out , but this must happen a lot because he seems like this is a daily occurrence . After dinner , we sit on his couch and put on a show in the background , but no one is even paying attention to that as we are in an intense game of Uno . We pause when I excuse myself to go to the bathroom , I walk all the way upstairs and skip the bathroom that was on the floor I already explored . I see photos of Leo and his family , but they must be royalty or something as numerous of the photos have them wearing crowns . There is gold embedded in their staircase as I reach the top step , everything looks like its from royalty . Picture frames that are the prettiest I have ever seen , chandeliers bigger than my body , everything 3 sizes bigger than normal . I use the bathroom , and as I ’ m walking back , I see a bedroom door open , I tell myself this isn ’ t my