The Daily Drabbles

Skye: You are so dead. [beak opens menacingly]

Logan: [soothing tone] Princess, we cannot kill without reason. That would not be proper of us. [attempts to rest wing on SKYE'S shoulder]

Skye: [turns on LOGAN] Do not touch me, dragon. [screeches] Do not pretend to know what you know what is best or so-called proper. Just because you are Lord of the Loch does not make you Lord of this little group we have. I am the Princess of Greif and you cannot tell me what to do. [clacks beak together in anger and rises onto back legs, wings spread to fullest extent]

[VOLK and CHARLIE come strolling over crest of hill. Both pause to stare at the confrontation.]

Charlie: [curious] What's happening, guys?

Volk: [more wary] You two arguing again?

[ZANDUÍN and REMI sit on log by the campfire. REMI'S werecat teeth are bared slightly as she looks at their prisoner, a goat named BILL]

Remi: Skyprincess here thinks that Bill is one of the King's spies, and she wants to kill him.

Henry: [from on top of CHARLIE'S head] Why's that? Did 'e confess to anythin'?

Zanduín: [shakes head] All we know is zat Bill was seen running from zee castle four days ago. Ozzer zan zat, he seems razzer innocent.

Skye: [flaps wings furiously] I saw him with a gryphling. [angrily] It is illegal in all the realms to kidnap a child, so why would he be carrying around a gryphling? That is what I would like to know. He has not answered my question.

Molly: [expression is confused] So, if you're trying to get information from the lad, then why're you tryina kill him?

Zanduín: [calm] Skylark is irrational at zee moment. If everyone can calm down and relax, we can get to zee bottom of zis. [faces his mage] Would zat be okay wiz you, my Mage?

Skye: [reluctantly goes back to all fours and folds wings] Very well. [turns, then launches self into air]

Remi: [glances at ZANDUÍN] How long do we have?

Zanduín: Ten minutes, she will be back. Regroup in ten minutes.

[With a nod, REMI disappears into the forest, shifting into her cat form to hunt.]

[LOGAN leaps into the air and flies in the direction that SKYE flew off in.]

[ZANDUÍN stays by the fire to tend to it when REMI comes back with food.]

[CHARLIE, HENRY, and VOLK head back to the field to play with the leaves.]

[MOLLY joins ZANDUÍN by the fire; she wishes to ask him more questions about the Elven culture.]

[Intro (Instrumental)]

[1st Verse:]

I was never the type of girl

To plan her wedding day

I played in the mud and fought with my friends

And all I wanted to do way play outside

Before you, my life was a bore

But then you came and shook me to my core

The day that I met you

I didn't realize how much would actually change

And it's changed so much for the better

I've never been this happy

Ask anyone and they'll agree

And they'll say that the two of us are meant to be

[Chorus:]

You're my one, my only one

To them it seems like harmless fun

But to us it's more; it's sitting and watching the stars

Laughing about all we've gone through

We're talking about running off to Mars

And doing all the things we want to do

[2nd Verse:]

Starting from when we met

To where we are right now

It makes me overjoyed to know what's to come

From the start to the end

You'll be with me and I'll be with you

Forever and always, and that's the truth

We'll build our lives together

From the ground up

Making sure to include as much as we can at first

And then adding on to it later

Our lives will turn into our dreams

And, together, we'll sew our lives' seams

[Chorus:]

You're my one, my only one

To them it seems like harmless fun

But to us it's more; it's sitting and watching the stars

Laughing about all we've gone through

We're talking about running off to Mars

And doing all the things we want to do

[Bridge (Instrumental?)]

[3rd Verse:]

Without you, I feel lost

I can't stand the person I was before you

The person who allowed people to walk over her

The girl who was insecure about everything

All because of a bully who shot her down

And made her feel inadequate all around

But with you, I feel whole

I feel as though my world is finally stable

I can walk the streets with my head held high

Not caring about what strangers think

Because you're the one that I can turn to

And the one that matters most to me is you

[Chorus x2]

You're my one, my only one

To them it seems like harmless fun

But to us it's more; it's sitting and watching the stars

Laughing about all we've gone through

We're talking about running off to Mars

And doing all the things we want to do

You're my one, my only one

To them it seems like harmless fun

But to us it's more; it's sitting and watching the stars

Laughing about all we've gone through

We're talking about running off to Mars

And doing all the things we want to do

Halloween is a very amusing time

It’s a time to dress up and eat candy

I enjoy eating candy that is mine

I don’t have to share with anybody

I don’t like to see people dressed as clowns

Because I am terrified of the things

I can’t stand to see the creatures around

Even seeing the things is not helping

Clowns are creepy and I fucking hate them

Killer clowns, carnival clowns…can you not?

I’d rather not have clowns causing mayhem

I would rather have the clowns left to rot

All in all, I think it would be the best

What’s your favorite color?

If you could be an animal, what would you be?

Coke or Pepsi?

What’s your favorite meal?

Do you believe in the Loch Ness Monster?

If you could hang out with anyone for the day, who would it be?

What’s your favorite song?

What bothers you more than anything else?

What kind of parties do you like?

If you could time travel, when would you go?

What’s a hobby of yours?

Do you believe in love at first sight?

What do you want most out of life?

What are you most afraid of?

If you could go on a quest about anything, what would you do? Skylark Annabelle SinClare

My favorite color? What kind of stupid question is that? Obviously, it’s purple. Purple is best color, and your opinion is wrong.

Oh, you don’t even know me, do you? My favorite animal to be is a hyena. I mean, seriously, think about it! They have deadly jaws that are ten times stronger than a wolf’s, a sense of smell that is more sensitive than any living creature, and they have a matriarchal society! What more could you possibly want? Plus, I look pretty cute as a hyena, so, yeah.

Coke, all the way. There’s absolutely no way I’m going to drink that stupid drink called Pepsi. I do like Mountain Dew, though. It’s delicious and I may be a little bit addicted to it.

SLOPPY JOES. I’ve always loved sloppy joes and whenever anyone makes it, I have to have some. However, no one can make them like my Henry makes them. He makes them almost like they came from Henry.

I’m a shapeshifting, half-werewolf, half-vampire. Of course I believe in the Loch Ness Monster. And between you and me, I’ve seen her.

I would hang out with Neil Patrick Harris. He is my idol and it’s awesome that he’s alive. It’s not awesome that my fiancé has more of a shot than I ever will. Boo.

My favorite song is “Everybody’s Fool” by Evanescence, because people have said it’s my song, and I love it because Amy Lee is a beautiful, beautiful person.

You know what bothers me most? When people are assholes to the people I love. Like, this chick Bonnie: basically, she tried to kill Logan and Tiffany, all because Tiffany didn’t think of her the same way she thought of Tiffany. And she tried to kill Logan because Logan “stole” Tiffany. And then she tried to kill my daughter and y’know, I just don’t like people like her. In fact, if I had my way, I’d murder all those people. But, Henry tells me that that wouldn’t set a good example for our children, so I suppose I should listen to him. I suppose.

I don’t really like parties, to be honest. I like hanging with my friends and family and playing video games and kicking the shit out of people who are worse than me. Or, you know, going to a bar and getting sloppy drunk. That’s fun too.

I would go to the time when dinosaurs roamed the world and I would ride the biggest dinosaur I could find. Because I’m a shorty-McShorty and feeling tall is fun.

Um… I like to murder bunnies? Hahaha kidding! I’m kidding! It’s a joke, haha. Yeah, anyways, I guess I like to exercise. It’s a pretty big hobby of mine. I like to go running in the desert at five in the morning. That’s fun.

Not really, though I do believe in soulmates, and that there’s only one person in the world for you at one time. That person, for me, is Henry Diabolus. He’s amazing and I love him and… well, now I’m starting to sound like a dewy-eyed schoolgirl, so let’s move onto the next question.

The thing I want most out of life would be that my children are happy and loved. I’m already happy and loved, since I have Henry and he makes me happy and he loves me, so I want my children (Janis and Theo, and their sister Nora) to find love and happiness. I do not want them to go overseas and kill other people or be killed by other people—sorry. I do respect those who want to fight for our country; in fact, I think that they are brave for doing it. I just don’t want my child to die.

I’m most afraid of Henry not wanting me anymore. I have felt that feeling before in my life (with my parents’ families and some of my ex-friends, ex-lovers, and ex-crushes) and I don’t know how I would handle it if Henry up-and-left. Or even if he died. That, too, has been felt before and I very nearly died from the shock. I don’t want to live without him; he’s my hero, my best friend, my lover, and my husband-to-be. He’s the father of our twins, and related to our Nora. I know he’s not happy about what happened with the conception of Nora, but I think he understands that it was a very, very drunken accident. I’m not saying that I regret it; I love Nora as much as I love my twins, but Henry is very wary around her and I just wish that she had been his instead of Gabe’s.

With butterflies mating in my stomach, I opened the door to my new job. At first glance, it was a zoo. In fact, if I hadn’t known that it was actually a private menagerie owned by one of the richest people in the world, I would’ve thought that it was a zoo—except for several of the strangest animals I had ever laid eyes on. My job would be to take care of these ten creatures, and, while I was nervous at first, I was excited to start, especially since it said in the job description that I had to get these animals used to human contact.

I glanced at the list that my new boss provided for me:

Two-legged Brown-Tailed Six-Eyed Hyena

Stalling Black Stallion

Six-eared Monster Bat

Envy-eyed Mongoose

Slytherin-serpent Salamander

Australia’s Jumping Sloth

Loki Fox

Thunder Mouse

Canadian Devil

Blue-eyed White Komodo Dragon

“RJ!” At the sound of my name, I looked up, and saw my boss coming towards me on a Segway. “I want you to meet my Canadian Devil first. The other animals are around him and you can meet them later, but he’s the one that needs the most help.”

“Yes sir.” I glanced at the folder in my hand labeled “Canadian Devil – Charlie”. “Is Charlie not that well behaved?” I asked, glancing quickly over the Devil’s chart.

“Not that you would think,” my boss stated. “Just, look at him first before you ask any questions.”

I looked into the pen that Charlie occupied—although, the so-called ‘pen’ was bigger than my basement at home, and that thing could hold a home theatre system.

At first, I couldn’t spot him. But then, under a pile of blankets, I spotted a white ball of fur. “Charlie!” I called softly. “C’mere, boy!”

Slowly but surely, the Canadian Devil wriggled out from under his blanket-den, and then I was able to get a good look at him. He was about the size of a large miniature poodle, meaning he was about thirty-five pounds and eighteen inches from ground to shoulder. From nose to tail-tip, he was about twenty inches long. His fur was snowy white with silver markings, and he had piercing red eyes. His pointed little nose twitched in my direction before he turned his tail and headed towards a flat object in the middle of his pen. Picking up a stick in his mouth, the Canadian Devil hit the object with such force that the object flew straight towards me. I barely moved out of the way in time.

“See, that’s why he needs human contact,” my boss told me. “He doesn’t like people staring, and when he sees them, he tries to kill them with a hockey puck. Do you think there’s anything you can do to help him?”