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// [2] Definitely NOT on Earth anymore... 
// Story: My Anthroponic Reincarnation Story [On Pause except for Summer] 
// by TheOneAndOnlyRhyanSparks 
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We've only been here for a few hours and already, one of the boys had begun heckling not just some of the other students, but my girlfriend too. I really didn't want to get into a fight regarding her, but luckily, one of the teaching assistants who travelled with us had noticed the way they were behaving and ended up reporting them to the head of the camp. I later found out two things; while staying near Ruebys that she's always preferred my nickname of Rue instead of the one everybody else give her, Ruby, and the bullies were given clean-up duty for our section of the camp.



TIme flies by and I'm sitting with Rue by the edge of our small campfire, as we both snuggle up in the cold air. While it's true that we have an actual building we're staying in, some of the quieter members of our class had suggested that to avoid being woken by the louder students late at night, the staff were able to confirm a cheaper but just as adequate form of housing for us and some students from a different class had been assigned to the outdoor outhouses. 

Coincidentally, my friends and I weer all grouped outside. The teachers had spent a few hours discussing who gets paired with who so that students who would work together and also trust each other enough for personal privacy. Luckily, Rue and I were stuck together in our own outhouse. They're not very big, but they somehow feel extremely roomy. While sitting outside, I feel her snuggle closer to me.

'Hey, you okay Rue?'

'Yeah, those guys just give me the creeps everytime they look at me.'

Sitting by the fire, we scoot closely into each other as the gentle winds slowly get colder. The woods nearby giving us an open view down the mountain side into the valley that stretched almost to the horizon. If I were to describe it, it's the perfect place for a family trip or for the sales of couples, a "romantic week away". Luckily, Rue and I were definitely feeling these romantic ties as we sat there in our warm overalls staring together at the refeeding sunlight as we quietly talk about what we can see that has us so entranced.

This place only gets snowy weather if it's the right conditions, but tonight, there was another type of "right conditions" that lead to a surreal view of taller snow-topped mountains in the distance against an almost cloudless sky, bathed in a soft glow of the evening sun as it dipped off to our right.  The twenty hour trip to get here from our state took us north enough to the point that if we were to take an evening tour later, the guides would take us to the summit where we could spot the Aurora Borealis.

It wasn't long before we had to head back inside to our cosy cabin and with it just being the two of us, we were definitely in a few awkward moments of teases, but the teachers allowed us to congregate separately from everyone else. Not that we were teachers pets or anything, but we were highly noticed for our talents. I worked a little in IT while studying something completely unrelated. I've been known for my prodigy-like abilities when it comes to technology, but that's just because I have a part-time job at a tech company.

IT takes us an hour to wind down and get used to our little cabin, me in my red sweater hoodie, but without a shirt underneath it because it's a little stuffy in my bedroom.  It got a bit stuffier when I saw Rue dressed in a very cute, mostly pink onesie as she passed by my door. I barely caught a glimpse of it, but the characters on it felt somewhat familiar when a weird feeling came over me for a good thirty seconds or so. 

'What was that all about?' I thought, then dismissing with a shake of my head.

It didn't take long for the weird feeling to return. This time, it didn't happen when Rue passed the door, in a cute outfit, but when a weird colour flashed outside my window. It wasn't long before I noticed Rue was at my door, eyes wide in surprise, after I was just staring out of the window.

'DId you see that?!' 

'Yup. I sure did!'

'I wonder what it was?'

A few minutes later, we're sitting on my bed, my heartbeat racing a little at our close proximity, while we keep our eyes peeled for this weird light but just as we were on the verge of calling it a one-off, I get the same odd feeling as it flashes from further into the forest. This time accompanied with a flash of neon green that seemed to follow the flash of a multitude of different coloured lights immediately after. 

'D'you think one of us, or both of us should check it out?' 

I mull over the question as Rue just continues to stare at the last spot in the forest we saw the flash. 

'Maybe. Best be safe and leave a detailed note just in case.'



After a few minutes of writing the note and changing into clothes meant for outdoors, I suddenly realise that we both shared the same feeling I felt just before the first flash happened. This was followed by our eyes bulging just as another flash of weird light goes off, followed by a more turquoise coloured flash.

Leaving the now finished note on the table, Rue and I were adamant to see and discover what the weird lights were. Little did we know that the rest of our friends in the hostel building were watching us sneak out past bedtime hours.



The trek into the woods went on successfully, using our joint knowledge, a phone's flashlight with a portable charger and my notebook to pinpoint where and when the three flashes occurred. The sudden appearance of another pair of flashes, but this time with a yellow second flash, caught our attention and we both ran towards it.

We weren't ready for what came next, as I ended up slipping and sliding to the point that I landed on my arse. This also slowed me down to the point that Rue didn't have time to stop either. We slid together down the hill as a large flash of silver light surrounded us, followed by a multitude of colours. 


Unfortunately for both of us, this was the start of a new life neither of us were expecting.