Kira couldn't believe this. an entire room filled with totems of animals. her friend Sarah had been right about this place. Kira was skeptical about a cavern full of totems within the nearby woods. however, Sarah was adamant there was one.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" come on Sarah a place full of treasures," Kira said as the two of them walked back home together. "I'm serious Kira. my great-grandfather found it. for some reason, though he only took one totem and never went back for the rest" Sarah said blinking her Heterochromia eyes. One of them was blue the other green. "come on that's ridiculous" the dirty blond said as they came to their street. "it's true. look go into the woods and look for a cavern. it should be the closest one to the city. Great Grandpa said it was near a waterfall." her friend said as they reached their houses.
knowing her friend was gonna bug her till she at least looked she agreed. "fine but I'm not going more than a mile in. I'll have a compass, food, and whatever else I need" Kira had always loved nature so she was gonna be prepared. "great tell me all about it when you get back" With that Sarah walked down the street to her house. later that day she left her house.
from the time she left, she should get there and back before dark. she trekked through the foliage before she came to a creak. following it she found the waterfall as expected. erosion had caused it to dig into the small cliff it came from. at first, she thought there was no cave entrance. however, she then got closer and noticed the entrance was now hidden by the waterfall. 'guess this new entrance was made when the old one collapsed' she thought. she then entered the cavern.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
she had picked up the lion totem. the king of the beasts sitting on the same rock it was carved from. its eyes were a beautiful crystal green just like hers. She always loved lions. its mane was what got her the most.
she loved going to the zoo and seeing them. so when all the totems felt like they were trying to draw her to them she picked her favorite. the voice came back although she couldn't tell where it came from. "good choice young one. you may take it." it said.
after climbing back up the cavern she came to the entrance once again. the lion totem now safely tucked away in her backpack. after leaving she went home. however, once she was out of view the cliff disappeared. it would seem only those who wanted to find it and have not could enter.
she soon returned home a few minutes before her mom came home. "hey mom I just was out for a little hike" Kira said as she hugged her mother. "oh did you find something?" her mother asked eyeing the bulge in her backpack. "yeah Sarah mentioned this story and I went to see if it was true" the 16-year-old picked the totem out of the pack. "when I found the place I found this. I think it's the coolest thing" she continued.
for some reason though she didn't mention the voice she had heard while inside the cave. "well if you like it keep it" her mother said. knowing it couldn't be too old as it was based on an African lion and not an American one. "thanks Mom you're the best" she said as she went upstairs to her room. placing it on her dresser she looked at the clock. in a few minutes, the sun was gonna set. she'd talk to Sarah about it tomorrow.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
after dinner and brushing her teeth, she lay down in her bed. She glanced back to her find. the totem's eyes seemed to gleam in the moonlight. "I wonder if me and Sarah can go back and get more of you" she yawned as she spoke. pulling the covers over her she fell asleep.
what she didn't know was the statute eyes were not gleaming in the moonlight. As soon as Kira was in a deep enough sleep they glowed brighter. soon the entire room was bathed in a green glow. Kira's body began to glow as well. when she awakens she will not be the same girl she fell as she was today.