[Sarah]

Pheya watched the ocean as the sun rose. She’d been out early, when she could see her breath fog up in the cold air and her skin got goose bumps. Above the ocean the sky was grey, but on the horizon blue skies were on their way. The dock they were on went right over the shore so she couldn’t see the waves on the beach, but she could see their gentle roll as they came in.

“I’m surprised,” her sister said. They stood next to each other enjoying the ocean.

“Mm?” Pheya mumbled.

“This is awfully domestic, especially for us,” her sister replied, leaning against the railing.

[Sarah]

“How long are we staying here?” Pheya asked.

“Until the door is sealed,” Her sister, Chessa, said.

“I’m surprised mom trusts us enough to be out on our own,” Pheya said with a wry smile.

Chessa frowned, “Are we that bad?” Historically the girls hadn’t done well keeping up appearances on Evelon. They were prone to fits of rage, but they’d never done anything horrible when they were top side. Typically their bouts of murder happened when other demons were around, although they held great distain towards Evelon too.

[Sarah]

Pheya raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. They were in fact that bad although they hadn’t had enough time on Evelon to see what destructions might ensue. Now they were out without any supervision. “It’s not like either of us have gone into bloodlust,” Pheya said. “I think we’ll be fine,” she added.

“We’ll need food soon,” Chessa complained. The condo they were staying in had only been stocked with a few days’ worth of food.

“I have some money. We’ll just have to go to the store or something,” Pheya said. She moved away from the ocean view and went back into the condo.

“Should we go now?” Chessa asked, following her sister inside.

[Sarah]

“Why not? It’s not like we have anything better to do,” Pheya scoffed. The condo wasn’t big, but it was enough for temporary stay. Pheya grabbed her purse put on a pair of flip flops and tried to remember where the store had been. They’d passed one when they had gone on a walk the other day. She was pretty sure it was near some fast food restaurants that were in town. Those she was sure she would be able to find, they smelt so bad.

“We have to walk?” Chessa asked. She looked annoyed.

“Yes, we have to walk. You’ll be fine,” Pheya chided.

[Sarah]

Chessa huffed but said nothing and picked up a backpack. She left her light pink jacket on the hook and waited by the door. She didn't like the idea of having to walk next to other creatures. At least they stayed to themselves. Chessa played with the straps of the backpack until obeys was ready to go. "Who're you trying to impress?" She asked when preys came to the door.

"Anyone," Pheya said with a shrug. She'd curled her red and peach hair as well as out on full makeup. It felt nice to go out and have people appreciate the hard work she put into looking good.

[Sarah]

Chessa raised an eyebrow but said nothing as they left the house. She didn't really care what Pheya did, but she didn't understand why she would want or need to impress anyone. Not my problem, she reminded herself. "What'll we be buying?" Chessa asked idly. Most of the city was on the sea and the view was stunning.

"I don't know, I was going to see what other people buy and go from there," Pheya admitted guiltily. She'd heard people talking about buying eggs and milk. According to Venna their human bodies would need to be nourished the same way as other humans. It all sounded very tedious, but they had to do it.

[Sarah]

"Huh," was all that Chessa thought to say. "I know they eat meat," she began and thought about what she had seen others eating. "And they drink stuff out of colorful metal cans," she added.

Pheya nodded and made a mental note. It was really too bad no one had taken them out or taught them anything about Evelon. Not that they would have been successful. Pheya and Chessa were often called crazed, and she knew their parents worried the sisters would become the siblings Venna had. Pheya had to admit they weren't the most composed of the royal children, but they could at least take serious matters seriously.

[Sarah]

"Is this good enough to be a store?" Chessa asked and stopped abruptly in front of a little shop connected to a gas station.

"I don't see why not," Pheya said looking the place over. There was one man behind a counter looking bored and aisles of food and drinks. They entered the shop and a little bell announced their arrival.

"Hello," the man behind the counter said, offering the girls a friendly smile. The sisters just smiled back at him and went down one of the aisles.

"How about this?" Pheya asked holding up a loaf of bread.

"Maybe this?" Chessa asked holding up cereal.

[Sarah]

They stood in front of the counter feeling incredibly proud of themselves. They had bought milk, bread, cereal, and something the man behind the counter had called 'jerky'. Pheya wasn't entirely sure what they would make with those things, but she was pleased that they had done so well. She handed over the money the man needed and they took their bags.

"He was pleasant," Chessa said as they walked back to the condo.

"Much more pleasant than the shop keepers were used to," Pheya agreed. "I'll look up a recipe or something when we get back," she added.

"Sounds good. I think I'm even hungry," Chessa giggled.

[Sarah]

"The only thing I found that we have the ingredients for is cereal and milk," Pheya said when Chessa sat at their little dining table.

"What's in it?" Chessa asked. "Er, I mean... Sounds good," she Travis trying desperately to cover up the idiotic thing she had said.

Pheya laughed and handed Chessa a bowl with a spoon. "You just put in the cereal and then add the milk," she said filling her sisters bowl and then made a bowl for herself.

"That's not exactly inspiring," Chessa said giving the bowl an uncertain look. She picked up the spoon and daintily scooped some of the cereal onto it.

"It doesn't taste bad," Pheya said through a full mouth. Chessa put the food in her mouth, crunched a bit, shrugged, and continued to eat. It certainly wasn't the best thing they had eaten, but it wasn't bad.