Wednesday, August 24, 2005

part seven coming down the pipe
Eve sat at the edge of the forest, using the shade to protect her from the acidic glare of the sun. “Where is that stupid rapist? Totem of speed my ass. For all the bragging he does about how much faster he his than the other weres he can’t even come close to matching my speed. I’m quicksilver, baby.” She looked around for a random animal to command. A squirrel sat a few branches above her. The moment it looked down, her eyes turned into spherical rainbows. “Go find the one I see in my mind, and bring him to me.” The small animal scurried off through the higher limbs and disappeared. “The shape shifting perv better hurry up.”

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Blanco was almost to Eve, when her messenger intercepted him.
Blanco.
Oh shit. That was in my head, which meansss.
That’s right. I’m using a cute little ball of fur to tell you that you shouldn’t come near me without a present.
A present? She expects me to get her a pre-
I CAN READ YOUR THOUGHTS IDIOT!!!!!
Right, right. Okay. You said you liked flowers?
Yes. What are you going-
Sssshhhh. It’s a secret.

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Let me see. The red ones are nice looking, but too common. I got to find it. I know it’s here somewhere. Come on.
Blanco’s head was rotating everywhere in the hopes of spotting one of the rarest flowers in the world. It grew only in this particular forest, at least on this continent. The region’s mountainous nature gave it the cold climate that the northern reaches had.
It has to be here. You know this would have been a lot more romantic if I had just found one of these things all on my own, without being threatened with death. Oh well. I’ll think of that next time. I mean, if she doesn’t kill me. Hehe. Yes!! There it is. Boo yah. I’m good.
High above his head, a bright and deeply blue flower was sitting alone on a cliff side.
It’s a totally sheer cliff wall. How am I supposed to get up that? Hhmmm. No jagged rocks to bounce off of or climb up. No strong plant matter. This is really going to suck.
I don’t care if it’s going to “suck”! You were right when you guessed that the Deathshade Bloom would be exactly what I wanted. Now if you love me, you’ll get it for me. And you do love me, don’t you Blanco?
He looked up to see the squirrel once again, sitting cozily among the tree branches.
Hiyaa. Did you miss me?
No, not really Blanco.
Oh.
Stop crying, I was just messing with you again. Now get the flower and come back to me since I really do miss those cute ears of yours.
Ok. Now. It looks like I’m going to have to walk around the long way so that I can get to the top of the cliff. Then I drop down in human form to grab the flower, and then switch back to a wolf. It’s not like the fall would kill me in human form, just break both my legs. Which I could immediately heal by shifting, but I like not being in pain. So yeah, I’m going to shift before I hit the dirt. Once again time to start walking. Hey. This flower only grows in colder climates. How is it possible for it to be so hot right now? I can barely stand being in my fur. This is insane, but then again my whole life is insane.
Forty minutes later.
I’m standing here. On a cliff. Which I am about to jump off of. I’m going to grab a flower in mid-fall. A flower which can kill an elephant when ingested. And I’m going to grab in it my bare hands. And....Must stop thinking about what I’m going to do and just do it.
Another ten minutes later.
Blanco, I’ve noticed that you’re still standing there.
Why do you come and go like that?
It takes some effort to read your mind and project my thoughts, even with the squirrel cutting the distance down so much. So I have to take breaks.
Oh. I’m scared.
Are you kidding me?
Yes and no.
Which is it?
I’m not scared, I just feel amazingly stupid.
Blanco.
Yes.
Look at the squirrel.
He looked up at it, and it’s eyes were the same rainbows that Eve had used to control the squirrel. His entire face went lacks as his will did the same.
Blanco.
Drools.
Get the flower.
He turned as if sleepwalking, and stepped out into the open air. His body turned cartwheels as he fell the first twenty feet. Without looking, his hand reached out and grabbed the flower’s stem, barely avoiding the thorns. Then Eve let go of her control on him.
Oh Ur. I’m about to die.
His body began to shift. Unfortunately, he was once again too slow.
@#%^*&!!!!!!
He bounced across the landscape, coming to rest when he hit the trunk of a tree.
The flower. Must make sure the flower is okay. Yes. It’s good. And most of all, I’m goood.

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