Dealin' With The Devil

Cagney Carnation

*Come on, don't tell me you didn't think of it when you saw him too.*

Wh-Howdy!

What brings you here? You...wanna talk to me? Well sure thing! Whatcha wanna know?

What was that? Hehehe. Well, well. Where'd you hear something like that? Word spreads fast I'm assuming.

Well, of course! I'm rather proud of such a feat. So, how to begin.

Believe it or not, I'm actually a reincarnation. Surprising, I know. Well, so I was a kid once, but then I died. Apparently my folks wanted me back so bad, they made a deal with the big guy to get me back. And it worked! Sorta.

Yeah, waking up with no arms or legs wasn't exactly fun. And while they were happy to see me...yeah, they freaked out too.

But things were nice, for a while. Maybe, I guess. I don't really remember anything from my past life, so I just trusted these two in what they told me. Even though they were complete strangers, and I didn't exactly care for them. They were nice, don't get me wrong, but...

Anyway, as the saying goes, all good things have had to come to an end. Winter was coming; I could feel it in the wind. My flower form was beginning to wither, clearly not going to make it. But, there was something in me, that refused to give up. I could never figure out what it was; yet I listened to it. I was going to live past the winter. I'd make sure of it.

So, my stupid self crawled underneath the ground, into the Devil's Office. I demanded a deal that would make me live past winter. He gladly agreed, the ignorant fool. 

He made me of spirit, not of soul. I did not have his price. So, after signing, I quickly came back to the fields cackling. 

Oooooohohohoohohoo. Oh, I could feel the POWER running through my roots. It gave me chills. I loved every minute of it. And look at me now. I lived clean through to see the beautiful spring again. Would be a shame if some blood was spilt on the grass. 

Oh, I'm so glad you agree. Bye bye now!