The Halfling (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 7

Stuffing the plain feeling into the back of my mind for later, I find my sister. Well, I actually have over 2 million sisters (Living for all time can do that to a family), but only 36 live with us. Of those 36, only 8 live here at Dad's. The ones living at moms are all super stuck up and posh. Us here are all more boyish and playful.

Blossom, Daisy, Flora, Laverna, Vinny, Azalea, Calla, Odeletta, and Pascala are all Spring. Cloud, Rae, Adena, Aurora, Calinda, Chasca, Kyra, Pearl, and Skye are all Summer. Annona, Ash, Baize, Hazel, Laurel, Maple, Orla, Roux, and Zarina are all Autumn. Bramble, Robin, Lumi, Jenara, Iclyn, Aspen, Eira, Amaryllis, and Everest are the Winter ones. I'm Zarina.

The ones that live here at dad's are Pascala (likes **) and Calla, Rae and Kyra, Zarina (me) and Laurel, and Aspen and Everest. I'm closest with Everest, but I get along with pretty much all of them. One time, the whole 9 of summer got together. It was.... just.... wow. So many clashing colors of blue.... and they all had different powers! There are several powers associated with each season, but I never knew how many until they all got together. Laverna and Azalea were both super mean. The only thing keeping our house together was dad. He loves all of us that live with him, but when they came to visit, he loved them too. I don't know how you can love all 36 daughters, especially all at the same time!

Sometimes I forget all their names.... but it's OK because Everest always helps me. Speaking of Everest, I'm looking for her now. "Ever! Hey, Everest! We're not playing anymore! I need to talk to you!" I call. Using my senses, I hear her coming.

"What's up Rina?" She asks.

"Mom's here!" I say as quietly and urgently as I can.

"What?! Why would she be here? The last time she was here...." She trailed off, not wanting to talk about the storm that destroyed our house. It had to be completely rebuilt. I still don't know why she was mad.

"Well, she and dad are talking. Should we-?" I start to ask, but then she grabs my hand. We run on bare feet to the kitchen. It's the one near the parlor. So we make sure the door is shut and locked (it is), and we sit near the door. 

We slowly turn our senses up. Even with my sensitive hearing, I can only pick up tones. And let me tell you, Titania is menacing. Ever uses her Winter specialty, wind. She brings a slight current from the room under the door. She makes it sickeningly slow, so you can barely feel it. 

"You will assist in any way possible the apprehension of the Halfling. I don't care that she is your daughter. If you don't kill her, all of your daughters will die."

** help me find a nickname!!