Kaylith
grinned as the white winds lifted her. The first time this had
happened, she'd been five years old and terrified. Afraid of the
unknown sensation of flight in the white void.
Now
though, she knew the winds would bring her to Jack, just as they
had the first time. She put her arms out like a bird and let the
wind carry her to her love. She kept her focus on Jack's mind,
refusing to picture a place or time.
Wherever
you are, that is where I wish to be, she thought over and
over again.
After
a while, it seemed as if she'd been flying for hours, maybe years.
Time ceased to have meaning--until she hit the invisible wall.
Shallog's
titties! That hurt!
Kaylith's
eyes watered as she rubbed her abused nose. She did not fall because
in the white void there really wasn't an up or down. Stretching
out her arms, she touched the invisible barrier. She tried rising
above it, going around it, and under it. It was no use. Whatever
blocked her way did so in all directions.
"Gotta
go through then," Kaylith said with a sigh. "Jack did this once
when I was shut down in Trinar. Right? Right. So all I have to
do is think my way through. If he could do it, so can I."
Her
neck made a cracking sound as she tilted her head this way and
that, shaking her arms at her sides and flexing her knees like
an athlete preparing for a competition.
She
took a deep breath, then let out a mindshout...a massive mindshout,
using all of her considerable power. IT'S KAYLITH, JACK! LET
ME IN!
Nothing.
Something?
Something.
A
glimmer of laser blue light shimmered before her eyes. It was
a mere sliver, like light coming from under a closed door. She
lifted a hand to touch it...
Something
grabbed her and yanked her in...
And
suddenly, he was there.
"Jack!"
Kaylith cried, throwing her arms around his broad shoulders. Her
arms passed through his suddenly non-existent body. The momentum
carried her forward to land right on her face. This didn't hurt
since there was no 'ground' for her to fall on, but her clumsy
entrance stung her pride a bit.
Blowing
her hair out of her eyes, Kaylith glared up at the love of her
life and growled, "What the fark?"