Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat

“Nope! Your arms are just really that noodly!” Quincy grinned as he held the book in his hands, glancing over the pages. That’s when Theo had said he doesn’t see anything. “Have you gone blind? There’s so much to see! So much to read! And these pictures are just-“ but then the book shut immediately, leaving Quincy a bit startled as he placed the book back down on the counter. His eyes were wide with wonder and delight, a wide smile gracing his lips. “I told you,” he giggled before leaning against the counter. “Where, oh where, shall we hide it? I was thinking maybe another tree, definitely not the same tree, that’d be silly. But maybe somewhere lower this time! Like in a burrow, or maybe a well! Or we can place it inside of a box and bury it deep deep deep!”

Theo let the comment go over his head, he wasn’t in the mood to try and decipher the actual context. He was much more interested in what this book was, what it meant, and the secrets it held. Theo was happy that Quincy seemed just as intrigued. “I’m not so sure what we should do with it, but it is curious isn’t it?” 

Quincy frowned when Theo struggled to open the book. “I didn’t think your noodle arms were that noodly,” he spoke with a confused voice, reaching out and taking the book in his own hands again. And with ease, he opened the front cover. Glancing up at Theo, Quincy shrugged, “Maybe you weren’t trying hard enough.” But even so, it didn’t make much sense as to why Theo couldn’t open a simple book. Lots of impossible things happen on a daily basis in Quincy’s life. But this was just.. plain odd.

Theo cocked his head to the side, confused about Quincy’s comment. “My arms are not made of noodles.” He paused for a few seconds before speaking again. “Wait, was that supposed to be a joke, like sarcasm?” He asked, but he sarcasm was always one of the things he never understood. Everyone used it, but it always went right over his head. He watched as Quincy opened the book with ease, but inside there was no writing. “Impossible.” He whispered, completely intrigued. “What do you see?” He asked Quincy, now knowing that something about this book was special. “I cannot see anything, but clearly you can.” Theo reached out a finger to point to a specific part of the page, but the minute he touched the book it snapped shut. “This is incredible!” Theo exclaimed, a smile forming on his face as he looked at Quincy.

Quincy was tickled as Theo examed the book, bouncing a bit with joy. It was always a treat when he showed his friends his cool finds. “I was exploring the forests of Neverland, and there was this tree. It was a very large tree, maybe an oak? But anyway, it was ginormous. And I decided to climb it. So there I was, climbing away, up and up and up. And I get on to a high branch for a rest, and when I looked over, there was a hole in the tree. In the hole was the book. So I took the book and portaled here as fast as I could!” Quincy took a breath, still smiling before continuing, “I haven’t really looked through it too much. There’s a lot of pictures in it though!”

Theo listened intently as Quincy explained, hoping his trails might give away a few clues about what this book might be. Unfortunately, nothing stuck out to him, so he tried to open it, but the book wouldn’t budge. Trying again, and again, Theo pulled at the cover, the pages, anything that might open the book…nothing. “Are you sure you opened it?” The asked politely, not sure why he couldn’t.  He passed it back to Quincy. “You try.” 

Quincy was practically bouncing for joy when he entered the book shop, eager to converse with his friend, but more importantly, eager to show him what he’s found. He opened his mouth to say something when he entered, only to be told to wait a moment. So Quincy stood there, lips pressed together and begging to be pulled apart and have words blasting out at the speed of light. But he waited, as patiently as he could. Once given the okay, Quincy smiled and quickly blurred out, “I’ve found something amazing!” He pulled a book out of his messenger bag and placed it on the counter in front of theo. “I was exploring, like one usually does, and I came across this book! It was in the middle of practically no where and it’s absolutely amazing and wonderful and I really think you’d like it!”

Sometimes Quincy spoke too quickly, and it took time for Theo to comprehend what was he was saying. It was overwhelming at times, but Theo didn’t mind because Quincy did always have something amazing to share. “What did you find?” Theo questioned right as Quincy set the book of the counter. Theo ran his fingers along the spine, feeling many notches in it, clearly from the many times the binding was broken while someone was reading it. “It seems very old. Where did you find it? What’s in it?”