Amenza

Chapter 23

   Soon enough, Pers is out like a light. Amenza gets on the couch, "I'm back, baby."

   The next day isn't important, so we'll skip over it. Then, we get onto Christmas day. (They celebrate Christmas, just as we do.)

   Amenza wakes up to Pers staring at him. 'Master Amenza?' The redhead gets up. "What's up Pers?" The bird clears its little bird throat. 'A very nicely dressed man is here, talking to Miss Cheruson, and a woman is with her.' The teen sighs and gets dressed.

   He gets downstairs and sees King Cas talking to Cheruson, whom he assumes to be, her girlfriend. "Good morning, your highness." He walks down the steps. The three all look at him. "Good morning, Amenza. I haven't seen you in about a year, how have you been?"

   Pers is staring a hole through King Cas' head. He leans over. "Is that your companion?" The teen nods. "Why is threatening me with its eyes?" He asks. 'DEATH, DEATH, DEATH, DEA--' He's cut off by Amenza. "Friend, Pers." The Roc immediately just turns to Amenza. 'But Master Amenza, I sense something evil in him?'

   'Do you sense evil in me?' The teen asks. 'Besides the overwhelming presence of Deity Ieyr? No.' Amenza sighs. 'He's the king you know.' Pers looks at the king and turns back to the teen. 'EVEN WORSE!'

   "It seems like I can't get him to understand. I apologize for him." Cas looks at Pers. "He can use telepathy?" Amenza shrugs. "Appears so." Cas shrugs. "Anyway... I just came to say, Merry Christmas." He tips his fedora, then walks out. "Anyway, Amenza! This is my girlfriend, Mastria Bonas." Mastria has beautiful green eyes, and perfect purple hair. She is taller than Cheruson by a couple of inches.

   "It's nice to--" Amenza is pushed over by Pers. He puts out his wing. 'How are you doing?' She shakes his wing "Aw, he's so cute!" She exclaims. 'Did you hear that, Master Amenza? She thinks I am cute!' The redhead gets up. "God Pers, I think you bruised me. As I was about to say... It's nice to meet you, I'm Amenza." They shake hands. "I got both of you a gift."

   The teen summons two presents. "I wasn't sure what you'd like, Mastria." They open the presents. Cheruson got a necklace made of diamonds. Mastria got a ring with an emerald. "They're beautiful! How did you get the money for these?" Mastria asks. "When you're friends with both kings, you can get some good money."

   They put them on. "Sorry for this, but I have presents for my friends. It was nice to meet you, Mastria. Ciao!" Amenza walks out of the shop with Pers on his shoulder. He walks around town and sees Lew with his family.

   "Hey Silver Fox." Lew turns to see the red-headed teen. "Hey man, you get me something for Christmas?" Amenza summons a box. Lew opens it, and there are earrings made of gold. "Oh my gosh! I love them! I got you something too." He reaches into a bag he's holding, and hands Amenza two matching daggers. "You got me one, so I got you two."

   The daggers are a dark silver, and they're sleek. "Thank you, Lew. I'm not sure where the rest live, so give these to them." The redhead hands him three boxes, with the rest of the Royal Aristocrat's names on separate boxes. "I'll give them to them." 

   Amenza walks to where the giant Christmas tree is, and sees Ophelia and Helgardner. "Shit!" Amenza turns around quickly. 'What's wrong, Master Amenza?' He sighs. 'You remember King Helgardner?'  The roc nods. 'That's her daughter. Long story short, I did something embarrassing.' The two are shaking hands and helping out handing out presents.

   'Ah, I see. I also have done something embarrassing. When I hatched, I was upside down.' Amenza thinks for a minute. "I've got it!" Amenza summons a piece of paper and a pen.

'Dear Ophelia. I would have done this in person, but I currently cannot look you in the eyes. Please take this gift. Tell the old man that I'll get his gift sometime soon.