Chronicles of Eden - Act 2 (60 page)

“So are you saying you don’t want to have sex with these girls?” Jovian mused with a smirk.

“I don’t know, maybe I will want to, maybe not, that’s not to be decided right now. Right now our concern is staying focused and finding Luna and Emily, and tonight the only girl I’m going to be spending any quality time with will be Alyssa. She’s waited all this time for her turn with being alone with me for the night, and she’s going to get it,” Daniel reasoned factually. Alyssa smiled lovingly at the boy while the other girls looked to each other questioningly. Daniel glanced to Alyssa with a wink then looked at the sisters with a confident smile.

“Besides, it’s not enough to just have sex to determine if someone is the right match for you. If I feel the urge or desire to engage as such with any of them, I’ll do so only if the moment is right, until then I will not rush this or try to make a hasty decision. All of these girls are special, they’re all precious to me, and I will not judge them based on their sexual prowess alone,” he said, with the other girls feeling their hearts beating faster at his words. The boy gestured around to them with a calm smile as the sisters watched him curiously from behind their masks.

“If I’m going to love any of them, it’s not going to be just because they can shine in the bedroom, it’s going to be because they truly captured my heart with everything they are and have,” he concluded. The sisters looked at him curiously for a moment then nodded with gentle smiles.

“I see, so this is indeed the only way it can truly be settled,” Jovian reasoned.

“Wow, you have all these girls who want you and you’re still trying to be fair and noble about choosing,” Jacqueline commented. Daniel looked around to seeing the other girls smiling at him and nodded in agreement.

“I’m certainly trying my best in doing so,” he admitted.

“That certainly speaks highly about you, Daniel, having all these girls who are ready to give themselves to you and you hold back from taking them on the spot,” Jovian complimented.

“Yeah, I guess you really are a gentleman, not many other guys would be able to resist so many female callers. These girls sure are lucky to have you,” Jacqueline giggled.

“We sure are,” Specca said softly, then quickly hugged Daniel close with his arm going between her breasts.

“You really are like my knight in shining armor, so chivalrous and brave, I’m so thankful to have you in my life,” Specca gratefully praised as Daniel looked to her with a jump and a weak smile. Before he could speak Alyssa jumped over and clung to his arm and shoulder while having a giddy smile on her face.

“I can’t wait for our night together, Daniel, I promise it’ll be the best night you’ve ever had, yes it will!” she cheered while bouncing against his arm. Daniel looked to her with a nervous smile before Squeak lunged forward and hugged him tightly around the waist, the other girls looking to her with surprise as she squeaked up at Daniel with loving eyes while holding onto him. The sisters smiled amusedly at the sight while Jovian leaned back against a pillow.

“She says her whole heart belongs to you, Daniel, now and forever,” Jovian relayed. Daniel looked around at seeing the three monster girls smiling at him with adoration then over to seeing Triska growling with anger at them.

“What do you all think you’re doing, you can’t just hang all over him like that! Get off of him!” Triska yelled before she darted back into the cabin and tackled them, with Daniel and the four girls rolling around with shouts and squeaks while the sisters merely watched them tumble about on the floor. Alyssa and Specca held onto his arms for dear life while Squeak refused to let go of his waist, with Triska trying to push and kick them off as they all struggled to knock each other away as well.

“Yep, lucky for them,” Jacqueline repeated.

“Not so much for him,” Jovian commented as the two watched Daniel trying to plead for the girls to calm down, his words doing nothing at all to stop them of course.

*****

Flying through the air Luna was carrying Emily in her arms, her wings fluttering gently in the air while the sun shined down through a few passing clouds. Emily was holding onto Luna while keeping her face buried in her chest, with Luna looking to her with a curious smile as they crossed over a few small wooded areas and rolling streams below.

“Emily, are you alright?” Luna asked.

“I’m alright, I just don’t like flying that much,” Emily said shaking her head.

“It’s ok, I mean, you can’t even see how high we are anyway, for all you know we could be just above the ground right now,” Luna giggled. Emily slowly looked up to her with her dull eyes then turned her head as if she were looking around at the surrounding world.

“Yeah, I guess that’s true,” she said softly.

“Just think of us being right above the ground, that way you won’t be scared,” Luna suggested with a smile. Emily nodded then hugged Luna tightly.

“You’re so good to me, Luna, I don’t want to be without you ever,” she said dearly. Luna looked at her with wonder as the two stopped in the air, the butterfly girl holding the child gently in her arms as Emily nuzzled her head against the girl’s shoulder.

“You’re so nice to me, and I feel so happy with you, I don’t ever want to be without you,” Emily said with a loving smile. Luna felt a sense of warmth from her words as she held the child, a gentle smile forming on her face while a few tears welled up in her eyes.

“Emily, that’s so sweet of you to say. I’m so happy being with you too,” she said softly.

“You’re going to stay with me, right? You’re not going to ever leave me, are you?” Emily asked worriedly.

“Emily, I would love to, I really like you, but you belong with humans, I can’t stay with you in a human village,” Luna said shaking her head.

“I don’t want to say goodbye to you, I want you to stay with me, please,” Emily pleaded.

“I don’t want to say goodbye to you either, I just want you to be happy and safe. It’ll be ok though, you’ll be happy and safe with people like you. You’ll see, it’ll be for the best,” Luna reasoned with a saddened smile.

“No, I don’t want you to go, I don’t ever want to lose you, I love you, Luna,” Emily said softly. Luna looked at her with a small gasp as the child turned her dull eyes up to her.

“I love you, Luna,” Emily repeated gently.

“You… love me? But I’m a monster,” Luna replied worriedly.

“You’re not a monster, you’re my best friend, I love you, please don’t ever leave me,” Emily begged. Luna started to speak before Emily whimpered and held onto her, the child closing her eyes as a few tears rolled down her cheeks. The giant butterfly looked at the girl with wonder then a gentle expression as she tried not to cry herself.

“Oh, Emily,” Luna said softly as she held the child close.

“Stay with me, forever,” Emily whimpered. Luna looked at the girl with concern then around at the surrounding horizon as she flew in place above a grassy field.

“Emily…” she said quietly, not being sure what to say to the young child.

“I’m never going to let you go, Luna, never,” Emily said quietly while holding onto the monster.

Luna held the girl close as she closed her eyes, wishing she could stay with the child as well. After a while she leaned back with a teary-eyed smile and shook her head gently.

“Hey, I promise I’ll come visit you, how does that sound? We can meet outside of your village and talk and play again, we can still be friends,” she reasoned hopefully. Emily remained silent as the butterfly girl then started to fly off again while trying to force a smile on her face.

After flying a great distance Luna slowly flew down and landed on a branch of a tall tree, overlooking the surrounding landscape as she took a few deep breaths.

“Wow, I’ve never flown so far before for so long, this is tough,” she panted. Emily looked up to her with worried eyes as the butterfly girl looked around with concern.

“I’m starting to get worried though. I haven’t seen any sign of Daniel or his friends, or even Falla. What if they went in another direction? Or what if we got turned around? Or what if they went in another direction and we got turned around?” she questioned sadly.

“Do you see anything around us at all?” Emily asked. Luna looked around for a moment with growing distress as she held the child dearly.

“Well, I see trees, a big rock, the sky, some clouds, a village, some more trees, a cute little squirrel, and some more trees,” she said with despair. Emily looked at her curiously as Luna just turned her head and gazed around at the nearby landscape for a moment before she blinked then looked ahead to seeing a human village further away. She could see a cluster of buildings that were set in the middle of a large clearing with a forest further past it, the human residences being made of wood and stone while there were smooth dirt roads leading into and out of the village.

“A village? A village! There’s a human village!” Luna cheered. Emily pouted and clung to Luna while shaking her head.

“No! I don’t want you to leave me! I don’t want to go there!” she yelled out.

“But, Emily, you’ll be with your own kind there, you’ll be safe and have a home and be able to live a normal life,” Luna said worriedly.

“I don’t care; I don’t want to lose you! I’ll only go if you come with me!” Emily cried out. Luna held her with a troubled frown as the child clung to her chest with a whimper.

“Emily, I’m sorry, I can’t do that, humans… won’t like me being there, I can’t live there with you,” Luna said shaking her head. She then fluttered into the air holding onto the child while Emily shook her head quickly.

“No! Don’t leave me there, please, don’t leave me, Luna!” she cried out. Luna started to cry as she flew towards the town, with a wooden picketed fence surrounding the small village and a large wooden sign adorning a post next to the entryway by the road.

“I’m sorry, Emily, but this is for your own good. I want you to be happy and safe, and this is the only way to do it, I can’t protect you out here on my own,” Luna whimpered as she flew over the clearing before she dropped down next to a tree and held Emily close, crying as the child cried into her chest.

“Please don’t be mad at me, I love you too, I really do,” she sobbed as she dropped down onto her knees. Emily looked up to her with teary eyes as she held onto the monster.

“You do? You mean it?” she asked softly.

“Yes, I really like you, you don’t hate me for how I am, or make fun of me, or want to hurt me just because I’m different, you’re my best friend! Actually, you’re my only friend!” Luna cried as she shook her head. Emily looked at her with wonder then closed her eyes as Luna held her dearly.

“And it’s because I love you that I want you to be happy, no matter what, so I have to do this. Please don’t hate me, you’re going to be happy here,” Luna wept before she looked ahead to the sign that was in front of the entrance into the village.

“The Village of Eston, that’s your new home, and it looks-”

“Eston?” Emily said with a jump. Luna sniffled and looked to her as the child looked around quickly with surprise.

“Eston? Did you say Eston?” she asked quickly.

“Yes, that’s what the sign over there says. Listen, I’m going to point you in the right direction and then you just keep walking straight, ok? You’ll walk right into the village and then somebody will help you, you’ll be fine,” Luna said wiping her tears away. Emily looked down in thought for a moment then to Luna with a smile.

“Luna, Eston was my old home, before I left towards Ashwood,” she said excitedly. Luna looked at her curiously then over towards the village that was so quiet and peaceful.

“Really? This was your old home?” she asked.

“Yes, I left here to move towards Ashwood, this is amazing, I can’t believe we managed to end up here of all places,” Emily said with a big smile. Luna showed a saddened smile and turned Emily to face the village entrance.

“I’m glad, then you’ll certainly be fine here, I’m sure of it. Just walk that way and you’ll be back home, Emily,” she said with a whimper. Emily shook her head and grabbed hold of Luna’s hand as she stood up.

“No, I’m not going alone. Come with me, please,” she begged.

“Emily, I can’t, humans can’t see me, I shouldn’t even be this close to a human village,” Luna said worriedly.

“You’ll be fine, I promise, just take me to my old house, please?” Emily pleaded with a sad smile back at her. Luna looked at her with concern then to the village, not seeing any sign of humans walking about from there but knowing that if any saw her, especially with a human child, she would be in serious danger.

“I don’t know, I really shouldn’t get close to a human village like this,” she said shaking her head. Emily showed a troubled frown for a moment then smiled hopefully at her again.

“Then fly me to my house, please?” she asked.

“Fly you to your home? I thought you didn’t like flying,” Luna said curiously.

“I don’t, but it means I get more time to spend with you, right? Besides, if we fly over the town you can see for yourself that nobody will notice you,” Emily reasoned. Luna fidgeted as she contemplated her choices then looked to Emily with worried eyes.

“Well… ok, but if I see any humans I’ll have to stop and fly away, I can’t be seen by anyone here,” she agreed with.

“I promise, nobody will see you,” Emily reassured.

“Alright, if you say so. One last flight for the day then,” Luna said with a small smile as she picked up Emily. The child giggled then held onto her with a loving smile.

“Thank you, Luna. My home is a blue house with a yellow second floor, there’s a small balcony you can land on that leads right into my room,” she explained. Luna nodded then flew up into the air, getting some altitude before she started to fly over towards the village. Being high up in the sky Luna saw the village having a few dozen small houses and shops with dirt roads leading through the town, with one entrance near them and another leading out the side of the village towards a forest in the distance.

“Ok, um, do you remember where in the village your home was?” Luna asked as they started to fly over the entrance.