Sticks and Stones

ReBirth

Angel is pale, dimming his light, but that won't stop him from helping Tenko. Then, finally, the sun rises, and its warm light touches Angel's face. The blue flame dances away, the moth is left in the cage, coming in from the darkness, and the pink orbs are here. The moth smiles and reaches a lethargic leg to the spheres. The moth notices something off about its pink balls. Why are they dim? Did something happen? "Tenko, hi Tenko." the spheres smile brightly as ever. The moth hugs the pink orbs, smiling again. The blue flames leave the room with a door click. Angel sits Tenko up slowly; he takes out a syringe from his kimono. "I have better medicine for you today, Tenko." Angel smiles as Tenko shifts his eyes to look at the needle; inside the injection was a stunning opal-like liquid. "This will make you better." Angel smiles and gives Tenko the infusion. Tenko smiles. He feels much better.

The moth feels stronger in a pink cocoon in the following days. The moth doesn't feel it. The silk of the opal liquid makes the moth buzz happily. The pink cocoon grows tightly around the slumbering moth. It's changing, it's healing, and the moth finally feels free. Exploding out of the cocoon was the beautiful moth. The moth broke out of the wax cage within five days, but the silk moth still is scared to fly too close to blue flames. Now, with beautiful crystal-like pink wings, the moth flies around, chirping and humming. The blue flame is happy to see the moth in such good spirits. He hasn't seen the moth this energetic in a long, long time. The pink orbs float in from the door. The beautiful pink-colored dragon smiles at the moth, and the moth tackles the dragon, hugging him close.