Akira grinned and took an enthusiastic bite from the gazelle they had roasted over the fire. Her friends Akefia and Khepri looked just as thrilled as she was and she smiled, watching her family be happy. A cold evening wind blew and she shivered, letting the steaming red meat slip down her throat. Akefia leaned over and took a swig from their stolen bottle of wine and she shook her head, already predicting what was going to happen next. A drunk Akefia was a fun Akefia... Just not a sober one. Just as she thought, he was stone drunk within minutes and as he snatched her up, she laughed.<br/><br/>His deep voice rang through the desert, singing old tales of their childhood and she danced along, stuck tight in his arms. She tried to shrink ut of his arms but he kept spinning, her head along with it.<br/>"Akefia, come o-on!" She said, trying to be serious. FInally she wiggled out and sat down on a log by the fire, watching amused as he grabbed Khepri now. Akira shook her head and began to focus on the fire, watching the crimson tongues lap at the air.<br/>"Kira?" Khepri said through the dancing. Akira snapped up and blushed. "I'm gonna go get some herbs for our drunk Akefia, kay?" She nodded and slipped out of Akefia's arms just as he slumped down into the sand.<br/><br/>It wasn't a long run to reach their tent filled with supplies and she pulled back the curtain. She didnt even have time to scream as she was sucked into a dark black hole.