Leif
"Hey Twist! Look!" Cried Reggie as she pointed to a little town at the bottom of a hill. Twister came up, collapsing at Reggie's feet. When he saw the town he sighed.
"Finally! I'm hungry!---and the trees were starting to talk to me."
Reggie blinked. "Um...ok. Well lets go!"
The two entered the little town. Twister looked around in awe.
"Sweet! The houses here are made of mud!!" He grinned. Reggie smiled at him. The littlest things could amuse her friend. Suddenly Reggie stopped walking. Twister bumped into her.
"Hey, what gives?" He moaned while rubbing his nose.
"Well, don't you think we should get some supplies while we're here?" She asked, pointing to a general store. Twister jumped up and down.
"OH! I wonna go in the mud building! Can I do it? Please Reg???" He begged with excitement. Reggie just blinked.
"Uh, sure. Why not?" Quickly she gave Twister the money. As soon as it was in his hands he rushed to the store. Reggie blushed in embarrassment as by passers stared at her. Well, that was Twister for you. She just had to get used to it. Suddenly she heard a child's cry for help. Immedialtely, she looked up. On the other side of the street she saw a little boy, maybe five, running down the street as fast as his little legs could carry him. Right behind him were two teenage boys chasing him. Reggie frowned.
"What the--?!" She cried before she ran after them.
The little boy ran down an alley, tears running down his face. He ran until he came to a dead end. The boy turned around in fear, sobbing as the two teens grabbed sticks.
"Heh, look Matt, the kid is afraid!" Laughed one.
"HA! He should be, Robert! Now-stay still kid. This won't hurt----MUCH!" Laughed the one named Matt.
The little boy backed away until his back touched the wall, the teens cornering him.
"Ready Matt?"
"You bet, Robert!"
"MAMA!!!" Cried the little boy as he cringed in fear.
"HEY YOU JERKS! PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE!" Shouted Reggie as she came around the corner. The two teens turned around in surprise.
"Who are you?!" Demanded Robert.
Reggie came into view and the boys began laughing.
"Aww, Whatcha gonna do about it sweetcakes?" Laughed Robert.
"You know, you're kinda pretty. I think we'll have some fun with you!" Laughed Matt.
Reggie clenched her fists in pure hatred before shouting. "I don't think so!"
The two boys just laughed as they neared her. Reggie rolled her eyes before she kicked her leg up and smacked them both in the face. The two backed up and stared at her in shock.
"Dude, she can fight!" Gasped Matt.
"She must be a witch!! No girl around here can fight!" Hissed Robert. Reggie blinked.
"Huh? Oh-yea! And if you don't leave I'll show you what I really can do! And if you open your big mouths about me-I'll hunt you down and turn you inside out! Feeding your insides to my Hellhound!" She shouted. The two boys backed up, trying to get out of the alley. Reggie smirked as she stood to the side, letting them pass. The two ran out shouting. "WE'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!"
Reggie laughed before she turned to the little boy, who was cowering in the corner. She felt her heart swell for the little guy. Her motherly instincts taking over, Reggie knelt down in front of the little boy.
"You ok, little one?" She asked softly. The little boy scooted closer to the wall.
"It's alright cutie, I'm not gonna hurt you. Where's your mommy and daddy?"
The little boy just kept trying to scoot away, like a barn cat when spotted by a human. Reggie held out her hand toward him but he began to whimper, large crocodile tears spilling over his cheeks. Reggie bit her lip as she felt her heart break in two. The poor little thing was so terrified!! Slowly, she reached out for him. The little boy closed his eyes, ready for the pain to come. However, she never hurt him. Instead she ruffled his hair lovingly.
"You don't need to cry darling." She soothed.
The little boy smiled softly at her touch, like he had never been treated like this before.
"Where's your mom?"
The little boy looked into her eyes. Reggie almost died in shock. This little kid looked almost identical to Lars!! Only...twelve years younger!! He had messy dark-blonde hair with amber eyes.
"LARS?" She asked in a hissed whisper. The little boy looked at her funny.
"Who's dat?"
Reggie shook her head. "Oh-I thought you...oh never mind."
The boy cocked his head then smiled. "My name's Leif! What's yours?"
Reggie smiled. "My name's Regina, but everyone calls me Reggie or Rocket Girl." The little boys smiled.
"That's a pretty name."
Reggie laughed. "Thanks. So, where are your parents?"
Leif hung his head sadly. "I don't have any..."
Reggie gasped before she scooped him up in her arms. "That's ok! You can come with us!"
Leif looked up at her happily. "You mean it?"
Reggie smiled. "Of course!"
Leif wrapped his arms around her neck in that toddler grip. "THANK YOU!" He cried. Reggie smiled as she carried him toward the general store. When she was just about there she heard a familiar voice.
"Reggie! Reggie! Where have you been?!"
Reggie spun around and smiled. "Hey Twist!"
Twister caught up with Reggie, a bag in his hands. He grinned before he saw Leif.
"Who's this?"
"Twister meet Leif, Leif meet Twister."
Twister grinned. "Hey! You like cheesecake?"
Leif blinked. "Huh?"
"Ah never mind---neither do I."
Reggie rolled her eyes. "Hey Twist, you mind him coming with us? He doesn't have anywhere to go."
Twister shrugged. "Doesn't matter to me. As long as I get top bunk!"
"Twister, we sleep on the ground in the woods!"
"Oh yea...."
Leif blinked as he clung to Reggie. "You're strange..." He laughed at Twister.
"So Leif, why were those boys chasing you?" Asked Reggie, hoping she wasn't bringing up a sore subject. The little boy froze as he hung his head.
"I can't tell you." He whispered.
"Why not?"
"Because-then you'll want to hurt me too!"
"We would never hurt a little kid!" Cried Twister. Reggie elbowed him in the ribs.
"It's ok Leif, we won't hurt you."
"Yes you will!" Cried Leif as he squirmed out of Reggie's arms. She set him down.
"Why do you say that?"
"Because, I'm not normal."
Twister and Reggie shared a look. Obviously confused. The little boy sighed.
"I can control magic. I seem to be a jinx...wherever I go trouble follows."
Reggie blinked. Well---this was definitely different. Not to mention odd. But when she looked down into Leif's worried face, her heart melted.
"That's what you were worried about?"
"Yea, that's no reason for us to hate you!" Added Twister.
Leif looked up at the two with his big amber eyes.
"You don't hate me?" He asked hopefully. Reggie and Twister shook their heads while smiling. Leif grinned as he hugged them. Reggie and Twister shared a glance. Now all they had to do was find Lars....
"Hey Twist! Look!" Cried Reggie as she pointed to a little town at the bottom of a hill. Twister came up, collapsing at Reggie's feet. When he saw the town he sighed.
"Finally! I'm hungry!---and the trees were starting to talk to me."
Reggie blinked. "Um...ok. Well lets go!"
The two entered the little town. Twister looked around in awe.
"Sweet! The houses here are made of mud!!" He grinned. Reggie smiled at him. The littlest things could amuse her friend. Suddenly Reggie stopped walking. Twister bumped into her.
"Hey, what gives?" He moaned while rubbing his nose.
"Well, don't you think we should get some supplies while we're here?" She asked, pointing to a general store. Twister jumped up and down.
"OH! I wonna go in the mud building! Can I do it? Please Reg???" He begged with excitement. Reggie just blinked.
"Uh, sure. Why not?" Quickly she gave Twister the money. As soon as it was in his hands he rushed to the store. Reggie blushed in embarrassment as by passers stared at her. Well, that was Twister for you. She just had to get used to it. Suddenly she heard a child's cry for help. Immedialtely, she looked up. On the other side of the street she saw a little boy, maybe five, running down the street as fast as his little legs could carry him. Right behind him were two teenage boys chasing him. Reggie frowned.
"What the--?!" She cried before she ran after them.
The little boy ran down an alley, tears running down his face. He ran until he came to a dead end. The boy turned around in fear, sobbing as the two teens grabbed sticks.
"Heh, look Matt, the kid is afraid!" Laughed one.
"HA! He should be, Robert! Now-stay still kid. This won't hurt----MUCH!" Laughed the one named Matt.
The little boy backed away until his back touched the wall, the teens cornering him.
"Ready Matt?"
"You bet, Robert!"
"MAMA!!!" Cried the little boy as he cringed in fear.
"HEY YOU JERKS! PICK ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN SIZE!" Shouted Reggie as she came around the corner. The two teens turned around in surprise.
"Who are you?!" Demanded Robert.
Reggie came into view and the boys began laughing.
"Aww, Whatcha gonna do about it sweetcakes?" Laughed Robert.
"You know, you're kinda pretty. I think we'll have some fun with you!" Laughed Matt.
Reggie clenched her fists in pure hatred before shouting. "I don't think so!"
The two boys just laughed as they neared her. Reggie rolled her eyes before she kicked her leg up and smacked them both in the face. The two backed up and stared at her in shock.
"Dude, she can fight!" Gasped Matt.
"She must be a witch!! No girl around here can fight!" Hissed Robert. Reggie blinked.
"Huh? Oh-yea! And if you don't leave I'll show you what I really can do! And if you open your big mouths about me-I'll hunt you down and turn you inside out! Feeding your insides to my Hellhound!" She shouted. The two boys backed up, trying to get out of the alley. Reggie smirked as she stood to the side, letting them pass. The two ran out shouting. "WE'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!"
Reggie laughed before she turned to the little boy, who was cowering in the corner. She felt her heart swell for the little guy. Her motherly instincts taking over, Reggie knelt down in front of the little boy.
"You ok, little one?" She asked softly. The little boy scooted closer to the wall.
"It's alright cutie, I'm not gonna hurt you. Where's your mommy and daddy?"
The little boy just kept trying to scoot away, like a barn cat when spotted by a human. Reggie held out her hand toward him but he began to whimper, large crocodile tears spilling over his cheeks. Reggie bit her lip as she felt her heart break in two. The poor little thing was so terrified!! Slowly, she reached out for him. The little boy closed his eyes, ready for the pain to come. However, she never hurt him. Instead she ruffled his hair lovingly.
"You don't need to cry darling." She soothed.
The little boy smiled softly at her touch, like he had never been treated like this before.
"Where's your mom?"
The little boy looked into her eyes. Reggie almost died in shock. This little kid looked almost identical to Lars!! Only...twelve years younger!! He had messy dark-blonde hair with amber eyes.
"LARS?" She asked in a hissed whisper. The little boy looked at her funny.
"Who's dat?"
Reggie shook her head. "Oh-I thought you...oh never mind."
The boy cocked his head then smiled. "My name's Leif! What's yours?"
Reggie smiled. "My name's Regina, but everyone calls me Reggie or Rocket Girl." The little boys smiled.
"That's a pretty name."
Reggie laughed. "Thanks. So, where are your parents?"
Leif hung his head sadly. "I don't have any..."
Reggie gasped before she scooped him up in her arms. "That's ok! You can come with us!"
Leif looked up at her happily. "You mean it?"
Reggie smiled. "Of course!"
Leif wrapped his arms around her neck in that toddler grip. "THANK YOU!" He cried. Reggie smiled as she carried him toward the general store. When she was just about there she heard a familiar voice.
"Reggie! Reggie! Where have you been?!"
Reggie spun around and smiled. "Hey Twist!"
Twister caught up with Reggie, a bag in his hands. He grinned before he saw Leif.
"Who's this?"
"Twister meet Leif, Leif meet Twister."
Twister grinned. "Hey! You like cheesecake?"
Leif blinked. "Huh?"
"Ah never mind---neither do I."
Reggie rolled her eyes. "Hey Twist, you mind him coming with us? He doesn't have anywhere to go."
Twister shrugged. "Doesn't matter to me. As long as I get top bunk!"
"Twister, we sleep on the ground in the woods!"
"Oh yea...."
Leif blinked as he clung to Reggie. "You're strange..." He laughed at Twister.
"So Leif, why were those boys chasing you?" Asked Reggie, hoping she wasn't bringing up a sore subject. The little boy froze as he hung his head.
"I can't tell you." He whispered.
"Why not?"
"Because-then you'll want to hurt me too!"
"We would never hurt a little kid!" Cried Twister. Reggie elbowed him in the ribs.
"It's ok Leif, we won't hurt you."
"Yes you will!" Cried Leif as he squirmed out of Reggie's arms. She set him down.
"Why do you say that?"
"Because, I'm not normal."
Twister and Reggie shared a look. Obviously confused. The little boy sighed.
"I can control magic. I seem to be a jinx...wherever I go trouble follows."
Reggie blinked. Well---this was definitely different. Not to mention odd. But when she looked down into Leif's worried face, her heart melted.
"That's what you were worried about?"
"Yea, that's no reason for us to hate you!" Added Twister.
Leif looked up at the two with his big amber eyes.
"You don't hate me?" He asked hopefully. Reggie and Twister shook their heads while smiling. Leif grinned as he hugged them. Reggie and Twister shared a glance. Now all they had to do was find Lars....