Chapter 12 Celeste shows her cheeky side :D I hope you enjoy this mini chapter. Please feel free to review.

A couple of months had passed, Celeste and Gabriel were both incredibly content. They pulled pranks on the locals, spent days doing whatever they wanted to and there was nothing imaginable that could have shattered their happiness.

Those months had been a real life dream for Celeste. But the woods were calling her. Despite her fears she was an adventurer at heart. She missed feeling protected by the tall trees. And hearing all of the mindboggling sounds that seemed to emanate mysteriously. This yearning had been entering her thoughts for some time now. And an opportunity presented itself.

"Alright kiddo, here's the deal," Gabriel began as he pulled on his smooth, olive coloured jacket. "I have a very important matter that I need to attend to, tonight. So I need you to stay put. Do you think you can do that for me?" he addressed her calmly as he looked in the mirror and smoothed his hair down with a comb.

Celeste giggled and asked knowingly,

"Are you going on a date, Uncle Gabe? Is that why you're sprucing yourself up? Why do people become so superficial when they start going out? I mean come on, appearance is not the most important thing here."

Gabriel smirked and chuckled to himself before saying in a jokey way,

"I swear you are not a normal kid, kiddo. Talking all fancy when you're supposed to be an infant."

Celeste poked her tongue out in response before drawing an imaginary circle around her face and mimicking her Uncle's mannerism,

"Hello! Creator's child," Celeste squealed as Gabriel lunged forward and tickled her mercilessly as she laid helplessly on the settee.

"Enough out of you. Oh and kiddo. No going outside, otherwise there will be trouble, got it?" Gabriel questioned as he locked eyes with Celeste for a moment before grinning.

"I promise," Celeste said solemnly as Gabriel kissed her on her forehead and she waved him goodbye as he took to the skies and flew out of sight. "I promise that I will be back inside way before you have the chance to even miss me," giggling mischievously Celeste charged to the door and let herself out.

Without hesitating she entered the woods.