I blinked.

Did they just BOW to me?

"Soognht GeeRfg jUernEDDffh?" I asked confused. (What is going on?)

They shook their heads, and pulled on their ears.

Wow!

"Gourddnamell bourganayse!" I exclaimed in impish language. "Berrs Nam Grraigray Pogoutr Sharon," I added hastily.

They smiled and fluttered into the air.

"Gourddnamell bourganayse," they greeted. (Hi)

Imps can be dangerous. I needed to be nice. But why they bowed and found us here, I cannot tell.

I asked. "Hou jojourfin..nammwel?"

A smaller imp stepped forward. He was stout and his skin was somewhat wrinkly. "You know our language of our fathers but I know yours," he said in a deep voice.

"But you see, the imps are not very strong."

Yeah, so?

"We need your help."

What did he say again?

"We need your help."

The words were shock waves into my mind.

My knees buckled before me from the suspense of the first day and I saw no more.

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I think it was a day before I regained full consciousness. When I opened my eyes, I saw a blurry outline of Bryan.

"Bryan," I asked thickly.

"Yeah, it's me," he said in a quiet voice.

"What..Who.," I started, but he stopped me like as if I was only a child. "Why."I started again.

"Don't talk now. We're strangers. They seem nice, but.." his voice trailed off with his fingers twirling a piece of thread from the bed I was on. I stared. They were nice.

"Sneaking up on us wasn't the best way to greet people," he muttered. I had to agree. I grinned weakly.

"So did they tell how we can help them?" I asked softly.

Bryan shook his head slowly. "Shh, not here."

I frowned.

"They're not trying to.. I mean.. But what are they.?"

Bryan grinned and ruffled my hair. "No worrying, kid." I became indignant.

"I'm only an year younger!"

Yeah, but you're still younger, kid."

"Don't call me kid," I said, sinking into my pillow and I fell into a sleep.

"Don't worry," he ordered.

I heard him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AUTHOR'S NOTE

I'm probably going to put a surprise chapter after this one..it'll really surprise everybody... Sorry for not updating! I gave up on my 1st one so I'm currently concentrating on this one. R&R!!! Merry Christmas!! Happy Hanukkah!!