chronicles of eden - act I (87 page)

"Would you get a grip already? So what if Squeak made you climax, big deal. It's not like she took your virginity. There's nothing wrong with you getting off from time to time, you're a monster after all. Hell, even humans need relief every now and then," she pointed out expectedly. Specca sniffled and glanced up to her as Triska walked past them.

"I need to tell Daniel about this, he needs to know," Triska said while heading towards the doorway.

"No! Please don't tell him this happened! You can't!" Specca cried out as she grabbed hold of the human's waist as she passed by, clinging to her while on her knees and looking up at the girl with pleading eyes. Triska looked down to her puzzled then tried to pry her off.

"Would you let go already? I meant tell him about the Dark Sabbath. Calm down," she grunted as she tried to get the nixie off of her. Specca sobbed and let go, looking down with watery eyes as Squeak watched her with a worried expression. Triska looked at Specca with sympathy then to Alyssa, the witch just watching the nixie weep with a raised eyebrow. Alyssa glanced to Triska who motioned towards Specca, the witch then rolling her eyes before walking over and looking up with a dull expression.

"If it makes you feel any better, you having an orgasm doesn't make you any less 'pure'," she said reluctantly.

"And how would know anything about that? Who are you to speak to me about being pure?" Specca snapped at her with anger and frustration. Alyssa paused for a moment then looked back to the nixie.

"I've bewitched men into giving me themselves in the past; I’m not going to defend against that. I've used charms, potions, allure, and force. I even nearly did so to Daniel when I first met him," she said softly.

"That doesn't make me feel any better about this at all, if anything it just makes me hate you too," Specca said glaring at the witch. She then watched as Alyssa smiled at her.

"I was a fool, following my nature blindly and letting it control me. I was… just like those other witches we saw out there. A real monster," she said before a tear dropped from her face. Specca looked at her curiously as Alyssa glanced to Triska, the teen showing her a gentle smile.

"But Daniel saved me from that, he even risked his own life to do so. After how I treated him, and what I was going to do to him, he nearly died trying to save me," Alyssa said looking down with closed eyes.

"Why? Why did he?" Specca asked carefully.

"Because he thought I was worth saving. When my inner nature was consuming me he stood by me, and helped bring me back. After seeing firsthand what kind of monster I was, and knowing what I was like in my past, he kept me by his side. He trusts me, Specca, cares for me," Alyssa reasoned, looking back to her. Specca looked at Alyssa with wonder as the witch smiled at her.

"If he can see something pure within me after all that, after what I used to be like, do you really think you're any less pure in his eyes after you got some pleasure from Squeak tending to your injury?" she asked curiously. Specca looked at her for a moment then down as Squeak walked over to her, the ant girl then kneeling down on one knee with a curious smile.

"But… I…" Specca said softly as she gently tugged her skirt.

"C'mon, Specca," Triska said gently. The girls looked over to her as she was smiling at the nixie.

"You have a job to do, Daniel's counting on you," she said with a shrug.

"Job?" Specca asked. Triska nodded as she walked over to her, taking hold of Specca's hand and bringing the girl up to her feet.

"You're the monster expert out here, aren't you? Then you'd better update his guidebook about this Dark Sabbath thing, you're the one who works best with the books after all," she reasoned. Specca looked at her then around at the other girls, all of them smiling at her.

"Why… why are you being nice to me? Don't you hate me… for wanting Daniel?" she asked carefully.

"Can't say we're thrilled about that," Triska said with a dull smile. She sighed then shook her head.

"But there's no sense fighting about it, that won't do anyone any good. We're out here together for Daniel, we need to get used to being around each other," she said with a small shrug.

"To coexist, we have to help each other. That's Daniel's belief; that monsters and humans can live together peacefully. If we're going to help his cause we have to live by that as well," Alyssa agreed with, looking down with a gentle expression. Squeak nodded and squeaked something, her antennae twitching slightly.

"Still…" Triska continued, getting everybody's attention.

"That doesn't mean I'm giving up on winning Daniel's heart, I've been chasing after that boy for too long to just give up now," she said with a confident smile. Alyssa smirked at her with a twitch of her eyebrow.

"That goes double for me. He saved me from being another lustful witch of Eden, and I owe my body and soul to him for that," she proudly stated. Squeak started waving her hands around while squeaking something, once again giving a long and presumably heartfelt speech about how she would be the best girl for Daniel. Specca looked around at the girls then smiled slightly.

"I still say I'm the most suitable match for him. And I will save myself and my innocence for him and him alone, he's the only one who deserves it," she said softly. The girls all looked around at each other with challenging smiles, all of them standing firm in their belief that each of them were the better choice for the boy they loved.

"Well then, girls, let's not keep Daniel waiting," Triska said with a smirk.

"I would never dream of doing so," Alyssa mused with a grin. Squeak nodded with a simple squeak in agreement. Specca nodded as the girls started to walk out together, looking down with a gentle gaze.

"Squeak," she said as they exited the cabin. Squeak glanced to her as Specca smiled softly at her.

"Thank you… for earlier," she said kindly. Alyssa giggled and glanced to the nixie.

"For treating your wound, or for getting you to moan like that?" she asked with a laugh. Triska chuckled as Specca blushed and shook her head nervously.

"For healing my wound, that's all!" she pleaded loudly. Triska and Alyssa laughed while Squeak smiled at the nixie, the four girls walking back across the clearing towards the caravan. Triska climbed up and looked inside, then around with a puzzled expression.

"Daniel?" she called out.

"He's not in there?" Alyssa asked.

"Daniel?" Triska called out again as she stood on the driver's seat of the caravan. The girls all looked around curiously as they saw no sign of the boy nearby.

"Where did he go off to?" Triska asked scratching her head. Specca looked around then shrugged with a weak smile.

"Maybe nature called for him as well," she suggested with a slight laugh.

*****

"Please, you have to help me," the butterfly girl whimpered as Daniel watched her with wonder. She struggled to pull free from the vines that bound her yet wasn't able to budge at all, seeming to be on the verge of tears as she shook her head shakily.

"Please, I beg of you," she pleaded with frightened eyes. Daniel nodded then walked closer to her, the girl watching him before looking around worriedly.

"What…" he started, wondering if he should ask what happened to her or what she was first.

"I don't have much time, please, you have to help me," she begged again. Daniel eyed the girl over curiously. She didn't have any weapons, and didn't seem physically strong at all. He quickly looked around then back to her as she whimpered.

"What… what happened to you?" he asked carefully, thinking that asking what she was now didn't seem as important.

"It was a group of witches, they did this to me. Hurry, you have to help me or else I'm going to die," she wept before hanging her head low, sobbing quietly.

"Die? What do you mean, what happened?" Daniel asked as he brought out his dagger from his shirt pocket. The girl looked to it then squeaked in fear, her eyes going wide as she saw the blade. He glanced to it then shook his head with a worried smile.

"I'm just going to cut you loose, I won't hurt you. I promise," he said gently. She looked at him worriedly then nodded quickly.

"Thank you… thank you so much," she said with a few tears still dropping from her face. Daniel ran over and started to cut the vines that were wrapped around her arms.

"What did those witches do to you?" he asked as he cut a few off.

"They put a curse on me, those horrible little monsters. I didn't do anything to upset them, yet they still did it just for their sick laughs," she said looking away with sorrow. Daniel cut a few more vines off her right arm then walked over to her left, the girl shaking her free arm a bit then looking at Daniel with adoring eyes.

"Please, don't let me die," she said shakily.

"You're going to be fine; I'll get you loose here in no time. You're not going to die here," Daniel reassured with a confident smile.

"No, you don't understand," the girl said shaking her head. Daniel cut a few more vines free then glanced to her. She sniffled and looked at him with pleading eyes.

"Those witches left me here so my time would run out, you have to help me soon or I'm going to die," she said fearfully.

"What do you mean, what did they do to you?" Daniel asked as he cut off the last of the vines on her arm. He started cutting the ones around her waist as she rubbed her wrist with a worried expression.

"They put a curse on me, one of a horrible nature. It will kill me if… if I don't… if I don't receive a man's seed," she said softly. Daniel froze in place then slowly glanced to her.

"What was that?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. The girl started to cry as she held her hands to her face.

"Those little monsters, they're so cruel. They put a curse on me that will take my life if I don't mate with a human soon. They tied me up here so my time would slowly run out, to torture me and make me die alone," she sobbed while shaking her head. Daniel looked at her with a stunned expression as the girl peeked at him through her hands.

"If I don't make love to a human I'll die any minute now. Please, I beg of you, help me," she pleaded desperately.

"I… uh…" Daniel stuttered as he looked at the girl with surprise. She trembled then buried her face in her hands again with a sob.

"You won't, you think I'm hideous don't you?" she whimpered. Daniel blinked and glanced at the girl from top to bottom, her lovely figure and beautiful wings seeming anything but hideous. Even with her bug antennae he couldn't see anything ugly about her.

"It's not… that. You're not hideous at all, really… it's just…" he said unsurely. She looked at him with timid eyes as she wiped her tears away.

"I’m… not?" she asked quietly. He shook his head as he showed a concerned expression.

"No, not at all. Really, it's just-"

"Do you… think I'm pretty?" she asked softly as she lowered her hands, gently running her fingers down along her chest and around her breasts. Daniel glanced down then back to her as she watched him with curious eyes.

"Well… yeah, you are… very pretty. But I can't-"

"What's your name?" she asked softly, once again cutting him off. He looked at her for a moment as she tilted her head slightly in wonder.

"Um, it's Daniel," he said with a small smile.

"Daniel," she repeated gently. She looked down then glanced back to him with worried eyes.

"Please, Daniel, don't let me die alone out here," she said softly. He stammered something for a moment then looked down with worry as she watched him closely.

"I…" he said hesitantly. After a pause he looked back to the girl with a worried smile.

"I can't do that. But one of my friends is a witch; she's very skilled with magic. Maybe she can undo the curse," he said hopefully, the boy then resuming to cut her free. She looked at him with a dull expression for a moment then with worry again as she shook her head.

"No! Don't take me to another witch; you can't trust those monsters at all. They did this to me, I'm not going to go near another one ever again," she said quickly. Daniel cut off a vine around her hip then started to cut on another with a determined expression.

"Don't worry, she's a good witch. She's been traveling with me for a while now, you can trust her. I promise I’ll help you with your problem," he assured.

"Please don't, Daniel, I don't have much more time. If I don't receive a man's seed soon I'll die a horrible death. Please, I beg of you, save me!" she pleaded desperately. Daniel cut the girl free with his dagger, the monster then quickly embracing him and burying her face into his chest.

"Please! I'll do anything you ask of me, anything! Just please, I don't want to die!" she cried out while holding onto his shirt. He dropped the dagger and slowly held her at the waist with a concerned expression. Her wings fluttered gently behind her as she shook her head.

"Don't let me die, Daniel, please!" she begged loudly.

"I… but…" he nervously stuttered as he held the girl. She trembled then leaned back from her embrace.

"I'm not asking you to marry me, I know such an idea would be horrific for you to consider. I'm just asking you to love me once and only once. You can pretend I'm somebody else, or do whatever you want to me. Anything, just please do me," she begged shakily. He looked at her with remorse then down, holding her gently as she kept her hands on his chest.

"My name is Falla," she said softly. He looked back to her as she smiled sadly with a tear dropping from her face.

"My life is in your hands, Daniel. Please, be my angel and save me," she said shakily. He looked at her with a gentle gaze, seeing her watching him with fear and hope in her eyes. After standing there in silence together she choked back a sob then looked down.

"I see… I understand. Who am I kidding; I was doomed from the start. No human could ever… want to make love to a disgusting monster… such as me," she cursed with a pained expression. Daniel looked at her with remorse and shook his head.

"You're not a disgusting monster, Falla, honest. You're very beautiful," he said gently. She looked at him with adoring eyes and leaned closer to him.