Creepies

We walked along the trail where I had first in silence. The ground was soft from the rain we keep getting and the green leaves of the trees stuck out against the gloomy gray of the sky. After a little bit I began to notice where we were and got a little excited. I could show Aurelius Edgar's house. Surely he would find it enjoyable to see.

I grabbed his arm quickly and shouted, "Hurry, come with me!" And I let go and ran off towards Edgar's little home. I turned around, still backing up to see Aurelius greatly confused. "Better hurry, there are monstrous things behind you, but if you move quickly enough they cannot get you!" I explained.

A hint of a smile flickered across Aurelius' face and he picked up his pace. I led him to Edgar's home, occasionally telling him look out for creatures he could not see. When we reached Edgar's house we both ducked collapsed onto the floor, panting and laughing, me more so than Aurelius. After a little bit we both sat up and Aurelius looked around. The house didn't look too different. It was a little more tidy, and a few books were missing because Edgar brought them to the castle, but other than that it was the same.

"This was Edgar's home before he came to hide out in the castle." I got up and closed the door to keep the cold breeze outside and started a fire in Edgar's rabbit sized fireplace.

"It's... quaint." He said, moving to sit in front of the fireplace with me. "So, tell me Fia, what was it that was chasing us so intently?"

I looked at him with all the seriousness I could scrounge up and said, "Creepies."

Aurelius laughed. "Creepies?"

"Yes, creepies. They're the creepiest monsters out there. They are the size of squirrels, but they're made of dark energy, so they glow of black matter. Also, they have three teethe." I explained.

"Only three?" He asked, trying not to laugh.

I nodded, still being serious. "Two on the top" I made fang motions with my fingers, "and one on the bottom." I then stuck one finger up that would go between the two fang fingers. "Very vicious."

Aurelius smiled, "Well, it looks like one of them may have gotten you." He tugged at the hem of my skirt where I had snagged a thorn, and poked his finger through the hole.

"So it appears. Looks like I only have a day left to live now. It's very tragic." I said, a little quietly, trying to suppress a smile.

"Well, then we'll just have to make it a good last day." Aurelius got up and grabbed some corn out of the small pantry. "I'll make us some popcorn."

"You do know how to make everything better." I smiled.