The Kiss Of A Spirit

Chapter 2

Frida yawned as she woke up the next morning. She had been so exhausted by the events of last night that she passed out as soon as her head hit the pillow. Wait pillow? She had slept on a pillow? How? Wasn't she homeless?

"Oh man talk about a weird dream." She said. "I dreamt that some guy gave me his house and made me a spirit then I nearly got eaten by some monster thingy but some guy named Manny saved me because I forced a kiss on him. Huh how funny."

But she soon discovered that what happened last night wasn't a dream when she awoke to see Pablo and Tia. She also became aware that she was laying in a nice bed, in a nice bedroom, in a nice house. The house was clean with comfortable furniture, a tv, a closet of clothes, a shelf of books, and the softest bed she had ever slept on.

"When did all this get here?" She asked.

"Manny brought it." Pablo said. "After you successfully made him your familiar he began to fix up the house and improve it's living conditions for you."

Blush rose to Frida's cheeks as she realized that last night she had her first kiss and it wasn't with a boy she liked. The whole thing made her feel both embarrassed and disappointed.

"So where is the guy?' She asked.

"He's been by your side through the whole night." Pablo said pointing to the left.

She looked over and saw Manny sitting on the floor looking beyond irritated.

"Ah!" She cried startled. "Okay that's a little creepy."

He glared at her then the irritation on his face quickly changed into a smile.

"Well good morning Frida I hope you slept well." He said sweetly.

"Huh?"

"As of now I am your familiar and even though it's against my will it cannot be changed so if you need anything feel free to ask and I will attend to your needs."

"You're in a good mood today and here I thought you would be mad."

"Me? Mad? Oh no I think mad is too timid."

"Eh?"

"I'm seething." His smile then faded to a great anger. "SEETHING WITH PURE RAGE! THE HUMILIATION OF ME HAVING TO SERVE A LITTLE GIRL LIKE YOU! THE WRETCHEDNESS OF IT KEPT ME FROM SLEEPING AT ALL LAST NIGHT!"

"I'm...I'm sorry." She stuttered becoming very scared of his anger.

"SORRY?! OH NO SORRY DOESN'T CUT IT! BECAUSE OF YOU MY REPUTATION IS BASICALLY IN THE TOILET NOW! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY CREATURES ARE GOING TO MOCK ME FOR THIS?!"

"I...I...I didn't mean any harm! And I didn't mean to embarrass you but that hag was gonna eat me! I didn't wanna die! I'm too young to die! I've got so much to live for! Please don't eat me!"

"Eat you? Gross! I swear humans can be the dumbest creatures on the planet. Not all demons eat human flesh you know."

"You mean you're not going to eat me?"

"Of course not! That's disgusting! Believe me I'd never eat a human being."

"Oh what a relief."

"To be honest the idea of eating something with arms and legs like me is a little disturbing also a chubby thing like you would probably be high in cholesterol and fat."

"Hey!"

"That aside even though I hate being the familiar of a helpless little girl it cannot be helped. I must serve you whether I like it or not. Ugh...I still can't believe I actually kissed a human woman. One with extremely dry lips, ever heard of chapstick?"