"Your fellow Globites,now sit," Glob said,his tone commanding and final, before they could answer.Keanu and I looked at eachother again and he nudged me forward.I pulled out the second gilded chair beside the woman,leaving an empty seat between us.
Stranger danger right?
I descended into butt heaven.My bruised and weary backside sank into plush cushiony goodness and I let out a little thankful sigh.
I wasn't as quiet as I thought because the red head beside me smiled knowingly then raised her eyes to watch Keanu take the seat next to me.
"Hi,I'm Logan," she said with a faint Irish twang and a crooked smile,extending her hand.She was pale in a way that made me seem tan,with fine bones and pixie features in a heart shaped face.Her fiery red hair was barely held back by an elastic band that struggled to contain her riotous corkscrew curls.Green eyes smiled into mine and I shook her hand,ignoring the spark of fema
I cupped my throat,focused on gulping down air and stifling the reflexive coughing.Glob walked past me and my eyes followed him inexorably,as if he was a magnet and I was iron.Keanu lay sprawled on the floor,with his chair now on it's side, where he had been thrown.Glob offered him a hand and he looked at it like it was something he wanted to kill (I'm surprised it didn't shrivel up,turn black and fall off) for a moment,then rose to his feet unassisted and came to my side."Are you ok?" He pulled my hand gently from my throat and rubbed my back while examining the bruise that had no doubt formed.Logan advanced in my periphery,clutching a napkin."I've never seen anyone choke like that," she almost whispered,reaching out a hand as if to stroke my face,then snatching it back when she became aware of the action."Yeah well," I coughed to clear my throat,my voice was scratchy and uneven," there's a first tim
I all but melted into the fragrant,warm water.I went completely under and stayed for a full minute before I broke the surface,wiping wet hair and water from my face.I had a moment to wish I had conjured a loofah or a washcloth but I let the errant thought slide away, taking pleasure in lathering myself with my fingers.I worked through my hair,detangling and scrubbing until I was satisfied,and ducked my head to rinse it.I grabbed the coconut and vanilla body wash I used at home and was overcome with a wave of homesickness.I thought of my parents and lecturers and smiled as I imagined the opposite reactions they'd each have to me being missing.My parents would call the national guard and offer a reward for my safe return and my college instructors would throw a party in honor of my absence.I wasn't exactly the best student.I did love my mom and dad though.Oh how I wish I'd had the presence of mind to grab my phone.I guess I can cut myself some slack since I went from bei
I floated on a soft cloud,naked and unbothered with my legs crossed,counting the dancing Freia trees above me as they hopped off the burgundy hill.One fell and veered out of the que and made a beline for my mouth.I opened wide instantly,somehow certain that it would reduce in size and fit snugly inside.I groaned in ecstasy as the rich chocolaty goodness filled my mouth and slid thickly down my throat.Oh yeah.I lifted my hand to run through the red hair on top of the head that rested on my pubic bone,caressing the tight curls in a bid to comfort as the unidentifiable person sobbed into the juncture of my thighs."Aaaw, don't cry Keanu, it's ok," I said softly,staring at the orange-pink sky,strangely unaffected by the wrenching sobbs drenching my pubes though my words were sympathetic.Red rimmed green eyes lifted and pooled,tears spilling in rivulets down a pixie like heart shaped face.
I marched into the dining hall that doubled as the conference room and snarled at Glob's perfect face."I want to go home."He was seated at the head of the table,with Keanu and Logan on either side of him."Ms.Bishop,please sit." he asked in a tone that made me feel like a little girl that was barely tolerated.I folded my hands and stared him down,wishing I could use one of his beautiful horns to give him an enema.Wayne walked past me and took a seat beside Keanu who conspicuously avoided meeting my eyes.Which added fuel to the flames of my anger.Make it an enema and a prostate exam.Wait,why is there now an image of two perfectly proportioned butt cheeks in my head.You're angry Judah! Keep it together!"Who the hell do you think you are? Commanding us like a herd of sheep,keeping us here against our will and wooing us with you
I chose to ignore Glob's subtly mocking challenge and asked a question that had been nagging me since my earlier talks with Ulrik."How old are you exactly?"He blinked in reaction to the abrupt change of subject,his sly smirk falling off his face."How is that relevant?" He questioned,leaning back in his deep seated,high-backed chair."That old,huh?"He eyed me carefully and stroked his chin absently."Why do I feel as if I'm being mocked?"I shrugged."Why don't you want to answer?""And what time is it? I haven't seen a clock since I've got here," Keanu interrupted."Reminds me of a casino,"Wayne commented and Logan nodded in agreement,rubbing her stomach."I am two years short of seven hundred and in your world it would be half past eleven." Glob answered,prompting a brief, con
Electricity crackled and bounced off of Ulrik,thinning out like barbed wire to pull at his thick skin,sparking as it encircled him and pumping out blinding light.Keanu and I shaded our eyes as we watched him struggle to reach a now glowing Logan."Ulrik you must retreat! Her energy is too unstable,she has no control!" Glob called out over the din of wind,rain and clanging thunder.Keanu pulled me back and put his arm around me protectively-cue raging stomach butterflies-as Ulrik barred his teeth and tried to push farther.He appeared to be running in slow motion,his entire body sparking now,covered in strips of crackling white electricity."He might just be more stubborn than I am after all," I tilted my head as Ulrik seemed to lose his footing and go still,then resumed his strenuous effort. Keanu grunted noncommittally and shook water from his hair."Gives a new meaning to 'thic
Sadly,I don't think he was talking about a bunch of people in the throes of an orgy.I gripped both of his arms with both of mine and shook him slightly,looking into his alien red eyes."Who's coming Keen? Who?"His eyes were moving back and forth as if he was tracing something only he could see."The demonized creatures of the sky.We must greet them." He pulled out of my grip and stood off to my right,held his hands up,lifting his head and smiling as if in welcome.Oh hell naw.I backhanded him across the face.Slapped him right back from whatever looney bin he'd dived in."Jude,what the hell?!" He cupped his reddened cheek and though it looked like he was seriously thinking about returning the slap his eyes were his once more."Welcome back, you're welcome.Now what did you see?"He side eyed me a
The darkness above separated from the night and formed an enormous mass of moving,flapping black that was punctuated by red dots."What the hell..." Logan muttered."It's their eyes," Keanu answered her unfinished question.Ulrik chanted softly beside him and his purple aura grew and pulsated,his eyes now completely violet.Keanu broke away from the semi circle we had formed to grab a thick,jagged piece of wood that had broken from a small table.There were exposed nails sticking out of the jagged end so though it might be a crude,last ditched weapon,it looked pretty lethal.He came back to my side and we looked at eachother an instant before our attention was diverted to what was left of the roof.The enormous hole was now filled with dozens upon dozens of feathered creatures.They were motionless,leering at us with malevolent,red eyes and all but preventing the rain from streaming down;so closely together were they packed.I saw talons and hooked,pointed bea