Popuri and Mukumuku Chapter 2
"I'm going back to that pond tonight!" exclaimed Popuri, "I feel that there is something that wants me to go there again… But I'm not sure what it is… I will find out!" she said in a determined voice.
True to her word
Popuri made her way to the pond, her long, pink hair gently swaying
behind her. She had two cups of coffee before-hand so that she would
stay awake. And she had said to everyone that she wouldn't be
available tonight, so they wouldn't come looking for her.
Mukumuku
was quite surprised when she turned up.
"Why would she come
back after all that?" wondered Mukumuku, "This is my chance!"
He
positioned himself in his hideout so that he had the best view of
her.
As she did the
night before, Popuri sat in front the Harvest-Sprite's tree and
gazed at the sparkling pond, but at the same time listened out for
anything strange.
Mukumuku saw that she was not at all sleepy, so
he began to make a plan to introduce himself.
"Hello, my name
is Mukumuku…" he thought to himself, quite pleased that he had
gotten so far in his speech.
"I live here and I saw you
sleeping out there and I thought 'Oh no, she will freeze to death
if I leave her there!' So I brought you inside my house to sleep."
Mukumuku continued. "Yes! That should do."
He slowly and
carefully made his way out of his hideout and towards Popuri.
Popuri
heard him and braced herself. She saw a giant, white, furry thing,
now she was really confused.
"He-Hello?" she said in a
confused voice. She stood up and walked towards him.
"Hello"
mumbled Mukumuku, "M-My name is Mukumuku"
"Popuri" she
responded, "Pleased to meet you!"
"Likewise" said
Mukumuku, a little more relaxed that she wasn't very shy.
"You
came here yesterday?"
"Yes, yes I did" remarked Popuri, "Why
do you ask?" she asked, a little suspicious.
"I live here,
and I saw you sleeping under the tree" he responded.
"Yes,
well people think it's a wonder I didn't freeze to death!" she
exclaimed.
"It's because I saw you that you didn't freeze,
I took you back to my house so you could sleep there…" muttered
Mukumuku.
"Well, in that case, thank you!" exclaimed Popuri,
hugging Mukumuku. *Awkward silence* "Umm, I should be going now,
people will be wondering where I am."
"See you later then…?"
said Mukumuku.
"Yes! .... Bye!" said Popuri as she vanished
into the distance.
To Be Continued…
