Blossom Babe

Chapter Six First Meeting

She turned off her laptop, then set it on the replica nightstand near the bed. Quietly, she turned off the lights and crawled into the bed. It felt odd to be in a different bed. Her Mother's comment on her blog made her miss her even more. It was kind of tough being so far away from her. And from her chores at home as well. She felt somewhat guilty leaving her Mother to do them.

Ealish wasn't lying about hearing someone and seeing someone as well. But she was sure that she was merely imagining things due to being so tired.

A slow rapping noise made her sit up quickly in the bed. She looked over at the floor and she called,"Hello?! Who's there? "

"Please let me in.",a soft voice said. Ealish couldn't tell who or what it was so she got out of bed then out of the bedroom. She called out,"Who are you?"

"Let me in and I'll tell you.",the soft voice said. It didn't sound familiar or really human. Walking up to the dollhouse's frontdoor,she pressed her ear against the door. Opening the door slowly, she peeks out to see a person barely shadowed by the street lamp outside. When she fully opens the door and turns on the light,she asks,"What in the world? Is this a dream?"

"No. It isn't.",said the voice. Which turned out to be a young woman dressed in ragged animal hides. Her skin was as dark as her own but she had fiercer eyes. A more dangerous look about her. And two strong insect-like wings on her. She smiles at Ealish as she asks,"Mind if I come in?"

"Sure...um...who are you?",she asked as she let the woman in. The young woman's wings twitched slightly as she entered the dollhouse. Turning slightly, she said,"My name is Asoka. I'm what you call a fairy princess. Or whatever it is humans call my kind. Not exactly sure what you are."

"My name is Ealish Scarsberg. I'm a human, just a very tiny human.",Ealish said. Closing the door,she looks over at her with mild curiosity. She asks,"So um...Asoka. Is there anything I can assist you with?"

"Um. I just was curious if the noises that I heard were human or not.",Asoka said. She glanced around the small entryway of the house before she asked,"If you're human, why are you so small?"

"I don't know. Doctors have done tests but none have found a cause for this.",Ealish answered in a soft voice. She toyed with the edge of her pajama shirt as she watched the fairy walk towards the stairs. Following after her, she asks,"How many fairies are like you?"

"Just at least twenty or so tribes.",Asoka said. Walking up to the small hallway of the second floor, she paused as she glanced around. It was more than what she expected. In fact it was kind of nicer than she expected as well. Ealish raised a brow at this behavior before she asked,"So. Not to be rude but um...is there anything I can help you with?"

"I just...could I stay here for the night? I kind of got lost a few hours ago and I need a place to stay.",the fairy asked. Turning around to face Ealish, she said,"I'll be eternally grateful and will do you a huge favor in return. Of course."

"Of course. Well. Okay. This place does have more than one bedroom so I suppose that would be fine.",Ealish said. She walked over to the guestroom of the dollhouse and walked in. Turning on the light, she said,"Oh good, the bed's been made. Hope that's okay with you."

"It's fine. Thank you for your hospitality.",Asoka said as she walked over to the bed. Getting under the covers,she said,"I'll be out before the rest of the house is awake."

"Okay. Goodnight, Asoka.",Ealish said. She turned off the lights before she left the room. Then returned to her bedroom and quickly got under the covers. Her heart was racing but she wasn't sure why she was getting excited for. After all she probably was really dreaming and it was an elaborate dream. There was no such thing as fairies. They were just a myth.

When Ealish woke up the following morning,she immediately got out of bed. Then she flung open her bedroom door and ran over to the guestroom. Knocking on the door quietly,she said,"Umm..Asoka? Are you still here?"

No response.

She knocked again but a little louder before she opened the door. All she saw was a made bed and no fairy princess. Sighing, she shut the door and made her way out of the dollhouse. Then out of the guest room.

Koa was waiting by the door,he was going to knock when she opened the door. He let out a little surprised chime as he asked,"Oh...I just came to see if you were up. Um...did you come out of the bedroom this morning?"

"No. Why?",Ealish asked. She looked him in his sensors as he twiddled his pinchers together. Koa seemed to be muddling over his answer before he said,"My sensors detected someone of your height leaving the room. I thought it was you."

"Um...Koa. Do you know anything about fairies?",she asked. Koa raised his metal arm to his sensor in mock of scratching it. He answered,"Mythical creatures of lore that were said to be malicious pranksters. Though I don't know if they're real."

"We need Mililani and Nalani. Go get them. Cuz I just literally had a mythical creature as a guest last night."