Shock is an understatement. It's more like, complete and utter astonishment that can not be contended with in any way what-so-ever. Maybe you might think I'm being overdramatic, well, I'm not. And I don't care if you don't believe me.

What I saw was so amazing that you could never imagine. It was a beautiful landscape that seemed to glow from the ground itself. Flowers and trees grew everywhere I looked, and water danced and sang in a river nearby.

I was jerked out of my daze when I realized that Kleo was no longer with me. Kleo? I thought, where are you? I'm right here. She seemed to materialize right in front of me. She was very pretty, and had silver-gray eyes and a dark chocolaty brown colour for her hair huh? here earthly ones can't speak, right now you are speaking with your mind. oh, um, right. for some reason I knewthe person in front ofme was Kleo, maybe it was because she had spent time in my mind and I had grown familiar with her presence.

Now on to getting me out of here. All you have to do is grab hold of my hand and walk out through that arch behind you. I will get heavier and heavier until you will want to drop me, but don't. I know you can do it. Grabbing hold of Kleo's hand, I walked purposefully towards the arch. Once through, Kleo seemed to get heavier and heavier, until it felt like I was dragging a tree. I looked behind me and was astonished to see that Kleo seemed to be slowly changing from a pretty girl, into a strange person (still very pretty) with long creamy-white hair and blue eyes.

When we finally got to my core, I felt like my arm had fallen off. what the hell is with the heaviness I asked, gasping for breath. I'm not exactly sure how you can gasp for breath when the only stuff to breath is magic. Not that I really care anyways. Hey Kleo, how come you look different than in the spirit plain. I'm not exactly sure. she replied I think it has something to do with the fact that I spent so much time in the spirit plain. I think we look like we did on earth, but when we get back, our hair gets whiter and whiter, and our eyes change to the colour of our magic. Even spending small amounts of time there would make it white quickly.

so you're saying that when I get back to reality and out of my core, my hair will have gotten lighter? I asked well it depends on how long you stayed there, what you did, and how powerful you are. she answered a matter of fact sort of way.

so how white would my hair get since I pulled you out. well I think it would be completely white, or at least reasonably white. Then there's that power factor. power factor? yeah, you're a whole lot more power full than I am, and I spent ages in there. My hair still isn't fully whitened, it's still a sort of ivory. You, I think will be completely white. No other colour what-so-ever. umm... Ok? I laughed nervously. that's nice. come on, let's get out of here.

So following Kleo's instructions, I managed to pull myself (and her) out of my core and back into reality. As soon as we got out, I opened my eyes and saw Kleo standing in front of me. you should look in a mirror. she said grinning. hey, what's that? I looked at her confused. what? And why are we still talking telepathically like we were in my core? that mark on your hand, it's all reddish. And we are still talking mind-to-mind because you haven't tried to talk yet. "oh. Ok. That makes sense" I said out loud "you should talk too, it would look weird if I kept talking and answering and you just stayed silent" I'm not used to talking. And anyways, other people can't see me, so you would look funny talking aloud to me. I glared know-it-all. and don't I know it.

Looking at the sky I noticed that the moon didn't seem to have moved at all hey Kleo, how long do you think I was in trance? it would seem like a long time to you, but in reality, you just closed your eyes and opened them. Blinking, basically. what were you asking about the mark? What did you mean? there is a mark on the palm of your right hand. It's all reddish orange, like a flame. Maybe it was more amber, it was hard to see.

I looked down at my palm. that was the mark I got last night when I found the orb orb? she asked inquisitively. yeah, orb. Like a great big orb of energy, just floating there. I touched it, and the mark was all that was left, but then it was just white and now it's all coloured. It was quite strange. strange indeed. It seems that your powers have finally awoken and that was the magic leaving it's mark to say that you are ready. ready? Ready for what? I asked confusedly oh, I thought you knew. she replied .knew what? What am I supposed to know? I can't tell you, you'll just have to find out on your ow. Kle-o… please? I'll promise I'll be good. Kleo just shook her head and laughed softly. If only she knew what destiny had in store for her. Kleo thought sadly. If only she knew.

A/N: Probably not the best, but it's better than the one I had before. And would some one PLEASE review? Please? I'll give you a cookie, ok? sighs