Inktober

A bit of fluff

Husky-

The name instantly reminded her of a dog they used to have up in Eto,big white fluffy dogs that were smart as a whip! And sweeter than a honey bun! To bad they weren't allowed in the palace. No dogs,no pets no nothing in the preen pristeen walls of the palace,where nothing ever changes.

Alua sighed and she shifted onto her side,she could see the moon,covering her in a gentle sheet of moon light,she shivered when another breeze from the window filled the room. No matter how many times she had it fixed it would always creep open at night!

Standing up in her long,baby blue night dress she pushed a button on the wall.

A bell to call for her one and only friend,even though it was super late at night,she knew he would show up sooner or later. So she waited and she waited until forever had past and queen Alua was just about to ring the bell once again until she heard a knock on her door.

Unlocking her sliver door Syd came rushing into her room,arms filled with scraps of metal,wire and all sorts of things.

"What are you messing around with now? Another music box?" She asked, watching him work away in the moon light.

"Sorry my lady,but you'd be incorrect!" He chirped,cutting some wire and pushing all the small strips in a small pile.

"Then what is it? It looks like something the people under Eto would use!" Alua grinned messing around with the small sticks of metal, she pressed them to her face and let them stick, making fake cat whiskers.

"This! My dear queen! Is a back scratcher!" He exclaimed, squeezing the handle only for several nuts and bolts to come flying out.

"Right, back scratcher" she teased,Syd had always been a bit of a handy man, "remeber when I first met you? I somehow managed to wander all around castle looking for my room until I got lost" she kicked her feet from her bed, "wasn't that a pitiful day? A queen who can't even follow rules correctly"

"Thats not how I remeber it, I remeber running into this cool queen who basically took me under her wind  for no other reason other than  the kindness of her heart"

"And the facts that you stole some parts form the maintenance man,I swear that man was almost as crafty as you!" Syd laughed,white hair almost blinding Alua with the moon light bouncing right off it.

"Oh I remember that! You had to step in and save me! You think he still remembers me?" He asked,sitting on the cold floor next to her feet.

"I doubt anyone could forget you Syd,your a pretty cool guy!" He smiled at her and continued to fiddle with his back scratcher,ever so often stopping to scratch at his head.

"...so much hair..." Alua muttered reaching a hand out and laying it ontop of his white,fluffy head, "oh wow! It really is soft!" She ran her hands through his hair,over and over again until the sound of metal gears bumping against each other stopped.

"Hey Syd,what do you want to eat in the morning....Syd?" Syd had slumped over,he could hardly keep his eyes open.

"Feels....nice" he groaned finally falling over on his side. Alua wanted to scold him!

"Syd! Have you not been getting enough sleep again!?" She leaned on the opposite side of her bed and grabbed another blanket ,in case she got cold, and threw it over him. She then grabbed one of her small pillows and propped it under his head, "honestly! How many nights did you stay up? I can see the bags from here!"

She climbed back into bed and watched Syd's chest rise and fall with a small smile on her face.

Well,atleast they would both be getting a good nights rest.