New life in the Beast World

14

We arrived at the place that Winston mentioned to Bart. There should be that shampoo plant and with a bit of a luck, maybe we can find more around. Maybe we can take some with the roots and plant it beside our new house. But that can be done later, after we make some fertile field for them. Or more like small garden. I took my backpack with me so I can drink water and there is small stream near by so I can refill the bottle as well. I'm quite the drinking freak.I need to drink water regularly or my head will hurt.

I took the bowl out of my backpack as well and handed it to Bart. I'm not touching that slimy thing on. Only if my hair really need it. He went to squeeze it and I started to look around for some vegetable. And I guess it's my lucky day because I found potatoes. I grabbed some stick wide enough not to break easily and started to dig. There were several plants near by so I can eat them for a while.

Bart came to me with full bowl and scolded me for not waiting for him so he can dig the potatoes for me. Like dude I have hands too. Squeezing the slimy plant is a little sick, but I can handle some dirt. And there is even stream near by so I can wash my hand immediately. After he understand that I din't mind doing something and wanted to do he calmed down and turned to his wolf form to help me dig as well.

On our third plant of potatoes and almost full bag, Bart all of a sudden raised his head in the direction we came from. His ears stood straight to capture any and every sound from the distance. After a few second of him standing that way he turned in to hie male form and than came to me.

"I hear some commotion close to the city so I will go and assess the situation. Please stay here and don't go anywhere. I will be right back."

With s kiss on my forehead he turned in to his beast form and run off. Well. If I had a time I would tell him how bad of an idea this is. Something always happen when you left someone behind. If something really hapen I won't get him off of my back for some time. Sigh ~ But I guess he said it's close to the city, so I should be fine here. I got to the small stream to clean my hands and to calm myself down a little I started to sing.

On the borders of safety. That's wherе I find peace. Wherе the black sandMeets the raging seas. I see their forces. For what they truly are. Yet I'm reminded. Of my beating heart

And I could swear. That the ocean sings. And the mountains talk to me. I could swear. That I hear her breath. And her heartbeat in the air. I could swearI could swear

On the edge of comfort. That's where I find love. And the ocean already knows. But she can't love you. Like you love her. There's no mercy. From Mother Earth

I humed the melody of the song for a little longer and stood to check on the potatoes and bowl with the slime. Maybe I can find some more in here before Bart returns. As I turned around a freezed in my steps. I widen my eyes at the sight and my mouth open and closed for a few times as my brain tried to process the situation.

There was a snake, ok. A humongous snake. A bush horned scale viper to be more precise. There were a few shades of yelow from brighter on the bottom to darker almost brown on some on top of his back. And his eyes were brown with specks of gold here and there with a slits for a pupil. And OMG he looked like a dragon without a wings! All of a sudden I squealed and was about to ran to him but he winced from the sudden noise. So I stopped in my tracks and look him in the eye.