Can we be Friends?

Ch 11

Chrisa sighed sadly after Izz had told her what the leader of the community had told him. "I know it isn't fair but if it is best for our child, then we will do it but I know the best person to look after it." She told him quietly as their son Dreamaz giggled in her arms. "Who?" Izz asked her curiously.

"My sister Elissa. She and I had a bond when I was still a mortal and it's a good way of extending our family tree right?" she answered. His snail like eyes were full of shock at that but he couldn't argue with her. He watched as she went out of their cave and into the human world.

Elissa was now thirteen and sad. Ever since Chrisa disappeared, her parents had become overprotective of her. But she sort of knew that Chrisa was still around somewhere. She loved to write stories, fantasy ones. She had wispy brown hair, blue eyes, a slender body. She was lying on the bed writing when she heard something come in through the window. "Hello is anybody here?" she said nervously. Chrisa then smiled as she crept over to her sister. This odd creature standing before her astonished Elissa. It had something in her arms that looked like a baby. "Hey Elissa. It's me Chrisa." She told her.

Elissa stared at her in shock as she sat down on the bed. Chrisa then sat beside her in her Psammead body. "What happened to you? Why're you a monster? I missed you. Mom and Dad freaked out after you'd vanished." She said sadly. Chrisa felt bad for her. "Maybe if I explain to her everything that's happened to me since I found Izz. Then she might understand, I hope." She thought as she saw her sister stroke her fur. "It's okay Elissa. Let me explain. A lot of things happened since I found Izz." She reassured her. "What're you talking about?" Elissa asked. "One afternoon at our old house, I was writing in the garden when I heard something come from our sand pit. I opened it and found an amazing creature.

It was a Psammead with a tubby stomach like a spider, legs and hands like a monkey, ears of a bat and eyes of a snail, fur and a tail. He was woken up and he was scared because it was about to rain so I brought him inside. The next morning he told me that his kind could grant wishes but they only lasted until sunset but he didn't grant anymore. He was lonely just like me and we formed an odd bond. But the Magical Council wanted him to choose to either leave me and go back to his realm or stay here and give up his Magical License and he chose to give it up for me.

After we moved house we had to face another big decision. Izz and I had fallen in Love but the Psammead community wouldn't allow it unless I became one myself. That night I made my decision and the next day I became a Psammead and live in Izz's world. But then after we got married, I gave birth to a Psammead child but the Council will not let us keep him for fears that he'll be wild like his father so I decided that you should bring him up and when he's old enough, he can return to us. Do you understand?" Chrisa explained to her. Elissa nodded dumb struck. Tears welled in her eyes as Chrisa handed her son to Elissa. "What's his name?" she asked quietly. "His name is Dreamaz. I'm sorry that Mom and Dad can't see me like this or that we can be a family again but maybe one day we could. What do you say to that?" Chrisa told her.

"I would like that very much. But what if..." Elissa asked her. "What if?" Chrisa said to her looking at her with her snail like eyes. "What if I never see you again?" Elissa told her through tears. Chrisa then hugged her. "You will. But my son is a reminder of me and I can be a part of the family again through him but the locket I put around his neck, it has photos of the three of us as a family but I want you to look after it for me until he's old enough to understand. I'll be back. I promise." she reassured her as she left by climbing out the window. Elissa watched as Dreamaz gurgled at her happily. She smiled sadly at him. "You look so much like your Mom, my sister. Maybe one day, she'll come back and we can be a family again." she said as he wrapped a small furry finger around her's.

Izz saw sadness in Chrisa's eyes that night as she came back to their cave home. "How did she take it?" he asked her gently. "She was upset especially when I explained everything that happened. I feel like it's my fault because my being happy and a Psammead in another world is tearing my human family apart with sadness." she vented through sandy tears. He then wrapped his furry arms around her to calm her down. "It's not your fault. Besides maybe you should go tell your human parents about all this. Maybe they'll let us be part of the family. You never know." he said calmly. He watched as she fell asleep in his arms. It hurt him to see her this sad like when they first met. He then ventured into the human world and into Chisa's family house. But he was caught by her father. He was impressed but shocked by Izz. "What're you?" he asked him nervously. "I'm Izzard J Nassicus, a Psammead and Chrisa's husband." he told him. He was shocked to hear that as Izz followed him into the living room and called for his wife and Elissa.

Maybe this wasn't a good idea...