In every angel's life there comes a time when she just has to suck it up and go after what she wants. So that's exactly what I did. I finally formed the perfect union with my sizzle-hot boyfriend Thomas. Before that, I sort of accidentally formed a...
Chapter 19 - Nothing Shines Brighter Than a Diamond - Except for Moths
Finally catching up, Vycandor helped me to my feet while Thomas hung back in the shadows of the immense garden. He was mad at me alright. That much was painfully obvious. And seeing me with Vycandor didn't help matters much. There wasn't a whole crap lot I could do about it now since I'd gone and formed a bond with them both. Like it or not, I shared a blood bond with Vycandor and an eternal soul mates bond with Thomas.
Yeah, my love life was officially screwed.
Trying my best to avoid them both as we headed back to the bridge, something out of the corner of my eye caught my attention. I kneeled down to get a better look, peering at the pale pink petals of a luscious, antique cabbage rose.
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I couldn't find the words to describe what I was seeing. "Is that...is that...wait, what is that?"
Vycandor, being his usual condescending self, said, "It's a moth."
"I know," I insisted, "but what kind?"
He looked at me like I'd sprouted two heads. "It's a bug."
"Yesss, but what kind?"
"It' a BUG," he repeated, as if I didn't hear him the first time.
I wasn't giving up. I really wanted to know, I swear. "But what kind of bug is it?"
Narrowing his eyes, he said, "It's an insect."
Hungry and running out of patience fast, I tossed him my most sarcastic eye-roll ever. "I know, but what's the name for a moth?" He gave me a blank stare as if I'd asked him a trick question. "You know, like is it a reptile...mammal...amphibian?"
"I hate to tell you, Chaos, but an amphibian is a frog and reptiles are snakes because they have scales."
He was confusing me. "Well, fish have scales. Does that mean all fish are reptiles?"
"No." He shook his head in frustration. "I think you're missing the point."
"But you just said anything that has scales is a reptile."
His fingers curled, driving his long, pointy nails into the palms of his hands before reaching up to drag his hands down his insanely hot face. For a second there, I thought he was going to try and pull his eyes out of their sockets. "I didn't say anything. I said because it has scales. Like an alligator is a reptile."
I stewed on that for a minute, chewing on my lower lip. "So, is a moth a carnivore or a vegetarian because they eat plants?"
"Ah, that would be a herbivore..."
"But what's the real name, not the fake name? Like a moth is an insect, but what's its name?"
