Triiffic-Soul: Can I Be In Control?

Chapter 4 – New Life New Me/Us

It had been a week since the three had awoken, but they hadn’t gotten much done in that time. Not that there was much to do.

Apparently, a child without a soul controlling its first for five years meant that it wasn’t the best developed. 

Red smiled, “What to do today.”

“...It’s already 5 PM… The body is worn out.” White replied, dipping her toes in the pool. Interacting with the pool directly or connecting to the body by thought caused the body's current state to be felt by them.

“We aren’t that knackered.”

The three had grown used to each other's company, well they didn’t really have a choice in the matter. But still, they didn’t communicate much.

Lilly stayed mostly quiet near the edge of the pool, while White plopped in and out of it, and Red spent most of her time waist-deep in the pool.

However, during this week's duration, they finally got an idea of where they were. 

They were inside Anna. Anna was a five-year-old child who inherited her father’s characterises. Short, black hair, and lighter brown eyes. From a small farming town near some sort of border, but that was all they were able to find out from overhearing other people's conversations.

They tried to talk and move around a bit, but that hadn’t gone well.

So far there had been a lot of movement before quickly passing out. Mostly thanks to Red trying to explore.

It wasn’t all nothing though.

Anna’s mother had borrowed a bunch of books from the local town chief to read to Anna now that she was paying attention.

Blue Hiding Hood.

Rose & Flower.

The Golden Moose Horns.

Blue Hiding Hood and The Golden Moose Horns were just short stories, but Rose & Flower was a full-blown novel. So far they were only up to chapter 2. 

“If only I could use my Blood gift, this tiredness would all go away.”

Neither White nor Lilly could comment on the accuracy of her statement as they had no experience. However, White did want to comment based on her readings but decided to stay quiet.

White replied, “We talked about this, we aren’t attempting anything regarding our attributes until we can properly hide our awakening.”

“I know, but I just want to run around like crazy again. Never realised how being stuck in place could be so boring.”

Red splashed around in the pool before quickly stopping and leaning on the edge of it. No amount of movement in this world did anything to solve her issue.

“What’s with this urge of thine to go wild.”

“It's more of an itch.” Red laughed and clarified, “I could go months without doing a job, but I made it a habit to always stay in good condition, and apparently not moving?... Not moving for five years has at least had a mental impact.”

Lilly spoke, “Well I hope we get Blood again for your sake… being healthy sounds pretty nice.” She smiled, she had learned a little about certain attributes during school and Blood was a Body attribute that was great for living a healthy life.

White decided to rain on hopeful moments, “Attributes are based on a combination of chance and bloodline, so getting Blood attribute again would be an anomaly.”

Red asked, “What isn’t abnormal about our situation?”

White couldn’t respond, so she sighed.

Anna’s body was snuggled in a blanket on a chair in the kitchen. Jen and George would be home soon, meaning it would be time to eat and then sleep.

However a thought had been plaguing Lilly, and after a week she finally decided to ask, “When we become able to move normally, how should we… present ourselves?”

“What do thou mean?”

“... I mean… we are all different people…” Lilly glanced at Red and White, still a little afraid of making direct eye contact, “Even if we are in this body… together.” 

White replied, “That’s a little complicated…” She was also unsure of how she was going to act once she could move around with her free will.

However, Red’s thoughts were much simpler, “But we are Anna?” Red’s comment caused Lilly to look down.

“I… guess.”

It was a topic that for some of them had some more bumps to flatten out, so they left it alone and continued their quiet rest.

Before Red mentioned, “We should try jogging again.” 

“It’s already late…” Lilly lay flat on the ground nearby, focused on the warm comfort of the blanket they were currently in. “Just have Jen read us a book.”

“Good idea,” White enthusiastically nodded, “Fiction entertainment has been a delightful experience.”

So when the adults got home, Anna poorly asked for a ‘book’. And two of them enjoyed a nice story to end the day with while the other was left still wanting to scratch an itch.