Loona the Caretaker

Serpentine Imp

Cody was feeling quite better after having some time alone with Loona and he just needed to get his head together after having that terrible, Hellish nightmare about being in the fire with his parents, but not being able to save them. He needed to realize that; no one can save everybody, and shit like that can happen out of nowhere. No one ever means for shit like that to happen in the first place, and it certainly wasn't his fault.

Still, he was happy to have spent his time with Loona to comfort him after his PTSD nightmare. Normally, Loona wouldn't really do this with anyone, but she is slowly forming a very close bond with Cody after all. She was glad that this boy was ok. She hated how sad and afraid this kid was after all he had been through recently.

Two hours passed and Cody was in the shower to get all the chorine off of him in the pool within Loona and Blitzo's apartment. He had a good swim with his new friends, including the chicken-fighting against Moxxie and Millie and being given a lift by Loona on her soft, furry shoulders. It was nice that he got a swim with them and this was, perhaps, one of the best times he had since that terrible fire had happened to him in the first place. He got out of the bathroom and changed to different jeans and a Megadeth t-shirt that Loona bought for him personally. His jeans were a darker color blue and he began blushing his semi-long hair.

Deep down, he wished that his big brother and Celeste was there, especially with the chicken-fighting against Moxxie and Millie. Still, there was always another time to happen, and the pool was not going anywhere anytime soon. He smelled like hibiscus and cinnamon combined as his scent, and it was a really nice smell on him. It wouldn't surprise Cody, however, if there was feces-smelling soap or shampoo, or ones that smelled like dead, rotting skin, or roadkill, or skunks, or even dead skunks (Which Loona and Blitzo did not have at all).

He went into the living room and he was watching a little TV while Loona sat next to him. "You doing ok, kiddo?"

"Yeah. I'm fine." Cody said.

"Good."

"So that Monty, have you guys met before?"

"Ugh, yeah. that sleazebag had his eye on me for a while. He thinks he's a girl magnet, but he's more of a girl repellent."

"Wait, Monty tried to make a move on you again?" asked Blitzo in a worried expression. "Tell me he didn't try to access any of your holes, Loony!"

"Calm down, drama queen." Loona said. "God, you are so paranoid. Yes, he tried to make a move on me, but I killed him off."

"Oh." Blitzo's expression turned from shock to joy, and he hugged her tightly. "That's my girl. You're quite a killer."

"Oh shut up, Blitz." Loona pushed him off. "Plus, he was going to make Cody into a snack, but I saved him."

"Yeah, she did." Cody smiled. "She saved me again and... you care about me, Loona?"

"Well... yes." Loona admitted.

"Oh of course she does. She's like a mother or a big sister to you now. She has the biggest heart anyone can ever dream of."

Loona then strangled him with her right hand, suffocating him. "Blitzo, you do not know how close you are, you know that? You don't know!" then she let him go, realizing that Cody was right there. "Oh! Sorry Cody." she sighed, "You would not believe how much Blitzo drives me crazy."

"When have I ever driven you crazy, Loona?" asked Blitzo.

"Oh let's see... SINCE ALWAYS!"

"Look, let's just drop this. I don't want to scare the kid."

"Right." the hellhound took a deep breath. "Whatcha watching anyway, Cody?"

"Three Stooges." the boy replied while watching Curly, Moe, and Larry on the TV screen in black and white colors.