rebelliouswhirlpool asked:
How about a scene where Aja & Krel run into Eli after the Eternal Night/fight with Omen?
Krel doesn't expect anyone to be anywhere near Mother's crash site, which is probably why he and Aja are pointing weapons at their small classmate the minute they hear a twig snap.
Eli screams. "Don't kill me!"
"Eli?" Krel manages.
"Were you spying on us again!?" demands Aja.
"Don't kill me," whimpers Eli again.
Aja huffs and turns to glare at Krel. "Varvatos was right. We should have taken his thumbs!"
"Not my thumbs!"
"Violence isn't the answer to everything, Aja," Krel says, pushing his sister back and deactivating his serrator. Eli is covering his face and whimpering. He's dropped his phone. Krel picks it up and looks at it.
"He got pictures of us!?"
"Shush," says Krel. He tilts his head. "These are terrible pictures. Here."
He grabs Eli and then holds out an arm to take a selfie. It's kind of ruined by Eli's terror.
"Are you going to eat me?" Eli asks.
"Why would we eat you?" scoffs Krel. "Smile, I can't get a good picture like this."
"Krel!" Aja snarls.
Eli tries to smile. Krel decides it's close enough and takes another selfie.
"There," he says. "Don't internet it."
"Krel," growls Aja, "you're going to get us in trouble."
"What? It's just the Eli."
"You're – you're not mad?" asks Eli.
"I'm furious," snaps Aja.
"Not really," says Krel, shoving his sister aside. He sends his sister a sharp grin. "If you're allowed to share with your boyfriend, I can share with my friend."
"We're friends?"
Well, Krel had hoped they were friends, but maybe they weren't.
"We are now," says Krel.
Eli smiles much more genuinely this time, but the grin falls into a frown. "Wait – Steve knows!?"
"He pinky-swore not to tell," says Aja.
"It is a very serious swear," says Krel grimly. "You must do the same. No one else must know about us."
"Oh – uh – are you sure?"
"Yes," Aja snaps.
"No one," stressed Krel. "There are bounty hunters trying to kill us! You must keep it a secret."
Eli nods with wide-eyes. He adjusts his glasses.
"I won't tell anyone," he says. "Pinky-swear."
"Good," says Krel. "You should probably go before Zadra finds out you're here. She might kill you."
"What!?"
"Just go," says Aja, all four arms crossed.
Eli nods. "Don't worry, guys! You can trust me! I won't let you down!"
"See that you don't," Aja seethes.
"Excellent," says Krel.
Eli starts to run off, turns and waves, then disappears into the forest. Aja growls behind Krel. He turns to her and grins smugly.
"Now you know how I felt," he says.