Chapter 60 - Fifty-Eight (1/2)

Before I got closer to my brother I stopped behind a pillar being covered by its branches, trying to catch my breath and get back to my normal color, brushing my hair back up and fixing my clothes.

What… What just happened?

Did… did I just…

As the very vivid fresh memories flooded my mind quickly I blushed once more, having to hold it down as to not have another problem down there.

I put my hands on my face, trying to stop myself from blushing, so embarrassed yet… so light.

My thoughts did not go further down the rabbit hole as my brother appears down the hall, with a pouting expression and teary eyes.

”Broother! The horsies are meany! They-they bite my ears and hair like they were grass! Is all nasty and smelly now! And, and… they started pooping out of nowher- wait, you smell funny.”

At that my ears stand on alert and my eyes widen, but I caught myself fast and try to relax my expression.

”Well, you don't smell like flowers either.”

”Tsk, meany, that's not what I meant!” He says, bumping my shoulder with his hand. ”Still, are you ok? You are all red and sweaty, are you overheating or something?”

”What? No! I just-”

”Oh, there you two were! We were looking for you!”

I stay still at that, tensing up as Aeglos voice sounds from behind me. We? I have no courage to look back as Aeglos passes me and goes to Hunthor at the same time that I feel a presence behind me, so close that I could feel the warmth of his body engulfing mine.

I didn't turn; and didn't need too to know who it was, his smell was engraved in my mind.

”So, what were you two up too?”

”Oh, Agy, I was telling that my brother doesn't look so well.”

Agy?

”Oh, right, he looks a little red, and is sweating-”

”Yeah, and he smells funny! Actually…” He sniffs the air, coming closer with his arms behind his back and his tail wiggling. ”Leo is smelling the same way too…”

Ahhh! What do I do, what do I do?

”It must have been the products we used.” Nice save Leo!

”Uhm…But why is the smell coming from your c-”

”You-Just! Just shut up! Just stop talking will ya?!”

”No! You don't tell me what to do!” He says, showing his tongue to me.

Oh no he didn't just do that. I narrow my eyes at him and he knows that he is in trouble.

”Oh really? What made you suddenly be this bold uhm…?”

”Oh, no, is just that, is a joke, a joke right? Ha, haha.”

We stare at each other down.

Then I jump up at him, screaming: ”Attack!” My hands in claws form as I start tickling him as he tried to wiggle away, out of breath, ending with him kicking me back and jumping at Aeglos, hiding behind him.

”Agy! Save me!”

”Oh no, there is no salvation for you now!” I say, circling around Aeglos to catch him, until he sees that he wouldn't be able to escape like this so he runs away.

And hides behind Leo.

I wasn't prepare to have his presence so soon, so close to… to that, so I stop once his eyes lock on mine, a mischievous look on them.

I would have stayed stuck there for eternity; and ran away from any movement he could have done forward; if my brother didn't choose that moment to come out from his back and throw a fireball at my face.

The nerve that one had!

Coughing the smoke away, with my tail and ears high up in the air I close my hands into fists, ready for a good chase.

”Now, now, you two, please don't burn the place down will you?” Say Aeglos, trying to calm us down, going sideways and waving Hunthor towards him. We keep staring each other down, tails wiggling, but he ended up beside Aeglos again as he passes his arm over my brother's shoulder and start stroking his neck.

What the heck…!