The Nightingale

Chapter 3

In the kingdom of the Nightingale there was a special and aged one amidst them, he lived separately from other Nightingale because he had the power to grant special wishes, the Nightingale went to him and made a special request, he requested for the ability to transform to human during the day, to be able to sing and help his human friend, he proposed to sacrifice his voice as a bird in return, so he could only sing in human form and whenever he turned into a bird at night, he would no longer have the ability to sing . It was a great sacrifice, because he would no longer be allowed in the midst of his fellow birds forever, the old Nightingale asked him if he was sure about this request, he said he was, the following day his request was granted, he left when it was dark so he could travel in his bird form, as he flew he wanted to sing as usual but he couldn't. He landed on the tree in front of kaya's house and waited for the sunrise, he couldn't wait to start singing for his friend. The sunrose as usual and for the first time, the Nightingale transformed into a very fine and tall man, his skin had no single blemish, he had broad shoulders and was light skinned, but he was naked, as he stood in front of the tree Kaya came out with a pot in her hands, she was going to the stream to fetch some water. The pot fell her hands immediately she saw him, she wondered who the naked stranger was, she quickly turned around because her eyes could no longer take it, she hadn't seen a man naked before , and she didn't want to start with a mad man she thought to herself, as she turned around and was about to scream, the man started singing, he sang so well, Kaya couldn't help but turn around because  there was only one person she knew that was capable of singing that way, but it was a bird and not a man. She tried to talk but she was unable to say anything, she really wanted to know who the man was, so she quickly ran inside and picked up a wrapper ro cover his nakedness, as she did this he kept on singing, this time his voice was in a masculine voice because he was no longer a bird. After he was covered, he told her that he was her bird friend who usually sing for her , she didn't believe at first but when he narrated how they met and how he followed her around, she believed him because she didn't tell anyone about her encounter with the Nightingale. She stood in front of him for a while and starred at him, never before has she heard of a bird turning into a man, at first she thought the bird was a female due to the way it sang, then the Nightingale told her that he was a Nightingale and female Nightingales do not sing. He told her that he would transform back to a bird when the sun set, so she shouldn't bother about where he would sleep, she didn't totally believe it until she saw him transform into a bird at night, lo and behold, he looked exactly like her friend who used to sing to her.

After some days, Kaya was now beginning to warm up to her old friend, he stayed in her house during the day and sang for her, this time he sang in the daytime, while she danced beautifully around him, he was so good looking and she couldn't help but stare at him when ever she was dancing. She decided to give him a name, so she named him melody, he liked his name because it described exactly who he was. It was now two weeks to the festival, things were looking up for her, she already had a singer, but the other band members were no longer around, so she went to the house of every one of them, some had joined another band and some were no longer interested in performing anymore, but despite this two of her drummers agreed to join her again, so she was the only dancer . The first day of their rehearsal was under the big tree, where the Nightingale resides, Kaya wanted the attention and she wanted the word to spread to the prince that her band was back in business. As Melody and Kaya walked by on their way for the rehearsal, people were looking at him, he was a new face and he was so good looking, Kaya bought some clothes for him from her savings, the ladies of the kingdom couldn't help but look at him. The rehearsal began, he sang like an angel, the ladies liked him more, Kaya was usually the center of attraction, but it was no longer the case, Melody was who people gathered to see, not just because of his voice but for his fine looks and stature. Four more dancers volunteered to join the band because of him but Kaya was still the best dancer of them all. As the ladies were clapping and smiling at him, Melody only had his eyes for Kaya, he looked at her with so much love, when he was a bird he loved her as a friend, but now that he is now a man, he loved her as a woman. Although Melody now had all the attention of the crowd, but Kaya didn't mind, she looked at him at every chance she had, their eyes met so many times, and she would look away, but Melody didn't, he was a bird in human form, so he didn't even know how to be shy.