Chronicles of Eden - Act 2 (2 page)

“Darn it, I guess I’ll need to change out of these. Too bad for me, now Daniel’s going to see me just
dripping
wet like this,” she said while feigning distress, swaying her hips and bust around slowly. Specca saw the girl’s figure very easily from the constricting wet clothing and just stammered something weakly. The teen’s shirt which was ripped down to her bust, her pants which clung to her legs and thighs, everything about the girl was made easily noticeable by the wet clothing.

“Wait, what? Daniel?” Specca asked nervously.

“Well, I suppose I’ll just head back then. I hope Daniel won’t mind if I get undressed like this when I get back, I’m just
so wet
now,” Triska sighed with a shrug before bending over to reach for her sword and dagger, her rear being outlined very clearly to the nervous nixie who was staring at her with a stunned expression.

“What? Wait a minute; you can’t just flaunt yourself like that in front of him!” Specca cried out with a blush.

“I know, I feel so embarrassed having to do this. My clothing isn’t as thick as yours are, my shirt is totally see-through right now. I hope Daniel doesn’t notice,” Triska said looking down to her chest while pressing her arms against her bosom gently. Specca’s eye twitched a few times before she shook her head wildly.

“No way, you can’t go back to the caravan like that! You’re not decent at all!” Specca cried out as she scrambled to get out of the water. Triska glanced to her then smirked playfully before gently kicking the nixie back into the river, the monster splashing into the water while flailing around.

“Hey, don’t let me spoil your fun in the water. By all means take your time, I’m just going to go back to the caravan and slip out of these wet clothes,” she said with slight shake of her hips. Specca surfaced again and wiped the water from her glasses before staring at the teen with a frustrated expression.

“Triska!” she shouted out. She looked over to the side where the caravan was located further away then back to Triska with a scowl.

“Like heck you are, Triska, you can just stay there and dry off, I’m not letting you parade yourself around in front of Daniel like that! I’m going to keep him in the caravan until you dry off and get changed into new clothes, don’t even think about getting into that thing with him like that!” she yelled before she swam off into the river towards where the caravan was upstream. Triska chuckled as she watched the nixie race back towards the others then shook her head amusedly.

“I should have thought of that from the start,” she said with a small laugh. After a moment’s pause she walked over to a nearby large stone and sat down on it, taking off her shirt and wringing it out with a giggle. Although she didn’t have any real noticeable muscle on her, her reputation and skill in combat were not to be trifled with nor taken lightly, as her friends were well aware of. She wrung out her shirt and shifted her shoulders around slightly to get her damp bra in a comfortable position, the girl then picking out a glade of grass from one of the cups and flicking it away. Putting on her shirt again she slid off her pants and started to wring them out as well, then put them back on while shaking her head slightly to get the water out of her ears. Walking over towards her boots she glanced around the area, with only the gentle rustling of trees and bushes nearby being heard or seen. She slipped on her boots, refastened her sword around her back, and then sheathed her dagger at her hip again.

“Honestly, the things I do just to keep everybody focused with Daniel’s quest out here, he’s so lucky to have me here with him,” she said to herself with a modest shrug.
Shaking her head amusedly she then started walking back towards where the caravan was, her eyes looking around at the surrounding landscape and forest as she thought about where she was now.

‘Not too long ago I was just another fighter at Edgewood, and now I’m way out in the outerlands with Daniel, surrounded by monsters, while traveling with monsters, to talk to monsters. It’s still strange to think where life has taken me.’

She looked down with a distant gaze as she thought about the three monster girls she was traveling with. Alyssa the witch, Squeak the ant girl, and Specca the nixie; three monsters that, although compelled by their nature to breed, to seek out and use human men to repopulate their races, were traveling with two humans in an effort to bring peace between their races and mankind. They were proof of Daniel’s belief, that monsters could control their inner nature, that they could become trusted allies, that they could control themselves from mindlessly breeding with whoever they could find.

With a sigh Triska looked up at the sky, remembering that even though these three monster girls were helping her and Daniel with their quest, they also had taken a liking to Daniel. More than a liking actually, as they had all confessed that they loved the boy just as Triska did. In fact, they all confessed their love at
the same time
to Daniel, with the only response they got for a while being stunned silence and a bewildered expression on his face. After he had time to think about it Daniel told the girls that although he cared for each of them, he couldn’t return such strong affections to any of them because he didn’t know if he felt
that
way about any of them right now. Their quest to find and speak to monster races about peace became a bit more complicated, with each girl in the group wanting to be Daniel’s mate while at the same time having to travel and work together with each other.

“I never thought I’d be competing with other monster girls like this for him. I mean, I never thought I’d have to compete for him in the first place, every other girl in our village thought he was crazy. I was sure I’d have him all to myself, and yet here I am trying to win him over from three monsters,” Triska said to herself, somewhat half-amusingly and half-depressed. She and the other girls were still determined to win the boy’s heart, and at the same time wanted to keep the peace with each other since Daniel didn’t like it when they fought with each other. There was that, and the girls, even though they were rivals for the boy, had even formed friendships with each other during their journey and trials. It was a difficult situation for the girls, and for Daniel, however they all agreed that Daniel’s quest came first. They were out in the world with a purpose, and that couldn’t be lost sight of. Still, the girls all couldn’t deny their feelings for Daniel, so they had brainstormed on a way of resolving their inner conflict, without having to draw blood from one another. After going over many different options, all of which none of them could agree on, they had finally settled on something that would be fair to each of them while allowing each of the girls a chance to have ‘quality time’ with Daniel.

Slowly a small smile formed on Triska’s face as she brushed her hair back behind her ear.

“Oh well, at least tonight it’s my turn, I just need to make it count. C’mon, Triska, don’t screw this up, you have to show Daniel that you’re the ideal girl for him,” she reassured herself. She chuckled and formed her hand into a fist with a confident expression.

“No other girl, monster or human, is going to take him away from Triska Raylight,” she declared boldly.

“Who’s Triska Raylight?” a girl’s voice asked from above.

“I’m Triska Raylight, I’m-” Triska started before freezing in place. She blinked then looked up to seeing a familiar butterfly girl sitting on a branch above her in a tree.

“You are? I never knew that, I thought you were called Triska,” Luna said curiously. Triska jumped and backed up from the tree as she saw the butterfly monster just watching her with a curious expression. She was dressed in her normal revealing outfit of foliage and petals, her brightly colored wings fluttering once behind her as she dangled her legs casually over the side of the branch.

“How come humans use two names? Isn’t one name enough?” Luna asked scratching her head.

“Luna? What are you doing here?” Triska asked putting her hands to her hips. She glanced around then looked at the butterfly girl with a dull expression.

“Where’s your sister? How come she’s not with you?” she asked, even though she was pretty sure she knew the answer already. Luna glanced around then looked up innocently.

“I don’t know…” she said distantly.

“I think you do know, actually I think we both know. She’s trying to steal Daniel away right now, isn’t she?” Triska replied dryly.

“I don’t know…” Luna said looking away while rubbing the back of her neck.

“Luna, why are you here all alone?” Triska asked walking up to the tree.

“Because I am…” Luna replied sheepishly. Triska just watched her with a dull expression then rolled her eyes.

“Come on down from there, you’re not fooling anyone,” she said tiredly.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, I’m just sitting here, I’m not doing anything wrong,” Luna replied with a shrug. Triska watched her for a moment then looked away with a small smirk.

“I suppose you’re not. Well then, I guess I’ll be going back now, I’m getting pretty hungry. Hmm, I think Alyssa made some cookies this morning now that I think about it, that sounds pretty tasty right now,” she mentioned casually. Luna’s eyes snapped to her instantly with wonder, with Triska looking back up to her with a wink.

“Chocolate chip too,” Triska added.

“Alyssa made more cookies?” Luna breathed out in awe.

“I think she did. Tell you what, if you just tell me what Falla is up to I’ll let you have some,” Triska offered while crossing her arms casually. Luna’s eye twitched a bit before she quickly looked off to the side then back to Triska again.

“Um… but… I… she…” she stuttered nervously.

“All you have to do is tell me, that’s it. I promise I won’t tell Falla you said a word,” Triska reassured. Luna licked her lips and looked off into the distance then back to the human while bouncing anxiously on the branch.

“But… but… but…” she whined. Triska giggled and waved the girl down, with Luna promptly jumping down from the tree and landing next to her. The butterfly girl whimpered and looked back and forth between Triska and off to where the caravan was.

“Please, Luna? Just tell me, I promise I won’t get angry or try to hurt Falla at all,” Triska assured. Luna looked to her with a whine while hopping around anxiously.

“But… um… well, you promise you won’t hurt her?” she asked.

“I promise on my life, Luna, I won’t lay a finger on her,” Triska said kindly. Luna looked back and forth between her two options quickly, her hands fidgeting together in front of her while Triska watched with an amused smile. After a while Luna cried out and hugged Triska while burying her face into the human’s shoulder.

“Ok! Falla said she was going to wait for Daniel to walk over into the forest to pee and then she would grab him and take him away so she could get his seed! She said he would be defenseless with his pants down!” she sobbed, with Triska just looking over her shoulder with a dull expression while her hands remained at her sides. Luna shook her head and gripped Triska’s shirt tightly while she kept her eyes closed.

“She was just going to rape him a little bit to get his seed, just a little bit!” she cried out. Triska just stood there motionless while Luna sobbed onto her shoulder, then after a while breathed out and held Luna gently.

“Hey, there there, it’s ok,” she said softly. Luna leaned back and looked at her with watery eyes, seeing the human smiling at her.

“It’s ok, you don’t have to cry,” Triska reassured.

“You’re not mad at me?” Luna asked while wiping her tears away.

“No, I’m not mad at you; you’re not doing anything to Daniel. In fact, why are you here, why aren’t you with Falla when she rapes him?” Triska asked softly. Luna looked down with a sigh.

“Falla told me to wait far, far away from the caravan so I don’t screw this up for her,” she said sadly.

“Tsk tsk tsk, she wasn’t even going to share Daniel’s seed with you was she?” Triska asked, shaking her head with a saddened expression.

“No, but that’s ok, I don’t want to ruin her chances of getting pregnant. I’ll get a human someday, I hope,” Luna said looking down with closed eyes.

“Aw, you poor thing. I’m sure you’ll find a man one day too,” Triska replied gently. Luna sniffled then looked to Triska with a jump.

“Wait, you’re not going to go stop her are you? I didn’t screw up her chances again did I?” she asked fearfully. Triska giggled and shook her head as she took hold of the butterfly girl’s hand.

“Luna, I promised I wouldn’t lay a finger on her, remember? I’m not going to go after her at all,” she reassured.

“You’re not? Really?” Luna asked with a smile forming.

“Really. Now, it’s not fair that you have to wait out here all alone while Falla’s raping Daniel, you deserve a treat too. How about you follow me back and we’ll see if Alyssa has any more cookies, sound good?” Triska asked kindly.

“Cookies?” Luna asked with a squeak.

“Cookies,” Triska repeated with a warm smile.

“Cookies?” Luna asked with a bright smile.

“Cookies,” Triska repeated again with a nod.

“COOKIES?” Luna screamed with a deranged smile on her face. Triska just stared at her with wide eyes then slowly nodded.

“Yeah… cook-” she started before Luna pulled her into a big hug while laughing maniacally, the monster having a very twisted smile on her face while her eyes were wide.

“HAHAHAHAHA! I LOVE COOKIES! THANK YOU!” Luna yelled out while laughing uncontrollably. Triska glanced to her then looked ahead with a nervous smile, hesitating for a moment before carefully holding Luna as the butterfly girl laughed wildly in their embrace.

“Sure, Luna… sure,” she said shakily. Luna laughed crazily in the girl’s arms for a while then started pulling on her arm as she tried to run towards where the caravan was.

“YAY, COOKIES!” Luna laughed while Triska slowly walked behind her, watching as Luna kept trying to run forward at full speed with a deranged smile on her face.

“Um, Luna? There’s no rush, we don’t have to… run,” Triska pointed out with a weak smile. Luna froze in place for a moment then looked back to her with a curious smile.