Chapter 4
Calimont
No, no, no, no, no…
“Hey Cal?” Ugh… That nickname… No I don’t hate it, I actually really like it, and that’s the problem. The momentary distraction from the warm feeling made me calm down and I didn’t have to worry about it as much… Hopefully.
“Yeah kid?” Kid… I think I like that nickname. He is younger than I, and boy just sounds more controlling, but I like that one too. If he only knew that I had already given him a nickname. I inwardly laughed at that.
“What are you regretting?”
“Excuse me?”
“Your hair’s gray.” He pointed to my head. Damn. I regretted picking him up because the touching almost aroused me. Damn, damn, damn.
“Uhhh…. I still regret telling you the colors.” I wasn’t lying. I did regret telling him the colors, but I sort of strayed away from actually telling him about why it was gray this second.
“Oh… Why? I mean it’s not like it’s a big deal. Everybody has those emotions so why do you regret it so much?”
“Because it shows to you and everyone else what my emotion is when you can easily lie about your emotions.” I always hated this fact. I was the only one who had the emotions show physically. Everyone else on the planet either didn’t have it or could hide it, when I can’t do anything about it.
“Well that’s okay.” He smiled at me and I relaxed a little bit from the stiffness I had had from the question. “I like the fact I can know what your feeling. Like if you were sad I could try and make you feel better, or like now I can help you forget about your regret. I’m not sure I could do anything if you were mad or pissed but I could try.”
The boy was a great kid: kindhearted, sweet, warm, and caring. Maybe this was another reason I couldn’t be rude to him. I treated him as bad as I would’ve when I first went and got him, but when he woke up… he didn’t act like the others: cold, rude, conceited and heartless. That’s one of the reasons I wouldn’t hurt him… or let him get hurt. The other reason I’m not ready to accept. Not yet. I just hope I didn’t let him know how I felt. All I have to do is watch my emotions.
“Why are you confused?”
Guess it’s not working as well as I thought. “Huh? Oh, nothing just thinking, but… now that you know you have power… a very strong power… what do you plan on using it for?” This was the only thing I was afraid of. Once Shalvords knew they had great strengths they usually got… ruthless.
“Well I’m not sure yet. I’ve been thinking about it a little and I still don’t quite know. I was thinking about superheroes in comic books and movies, or just ignoring it, or only using it when necassary. I don’t plan to rule with it or anything. I’m not the kind to hurt people… it’s how I was raised.” His answer made me want to hug him so hard I might crack him in half. I like this boy, and his answer didn’t really surprise me if I thought about it. He’s a good kid, and his human parents raised him well.
“Hmmm... I see… So you don’t plan to manipulate people, or threaten them?”
“Stop! Who goes there?" Damn, I forgot how close we were to the city. The Forest’s tree guard stood up and stopped us. Tree guards look exactly like ordinary trees so they can blend in if they want.
“Calimont of Flux.” I told him.
“Calimont?” He looked at me from head to toe and smiled. “Calimont! How are you old friend? Who’s this? A Shalvord?” He pointed to Haven.
