Sorry I took so long, readers. I had a lot of stuff going on. Anyway, here's Chapter 4. Enjoy!
Chapter 4: Tears and Starlight
"So" inquired Kaytie, "as long as we're stuck together, do you want to talk?" "Depends", said Raven. "On what?" prodded Kaytie.
"On what you want to talk about" said Raven "Some things I'm not interested in; others, I just don't want to talk about".
"Okay", said Kaytie, "How about your family? Where did you come from? Where did your friends come from?"
"I came from a place called Azerath", explained Raven, "All my friends are from Earth, except Star fire. She's from a planet called Tamaran".
"But what about your family?" asked Kaytie. Raven blushed. "That's not one of the things I like to talk about". "Oh. Sorry" Kaytie blushed, too.
"So, what happened that made you fall from the sky last night?" asked Raven. Kaytie looked at the floor guiltily.
"I was playing with my friends, and I got too close to the stratosphere. My mom told me to be careful, but I love Earth so much, I just had to get a closer look. But then I got caught in your gravitational field and fell. I'm scared here, Raven".
She looked up at Raven, her trustful eyes welling up. Raven got the same feeling she'd had last night. "I want to go home!" Kaytie started to cry.
Raven, not an extremely sympathetic type, at least put a hand on Kaytie's back and said, "Hey, don't worry. We'll get you home".
Kaytie looked up at her again and smiled (so trusting is a child). "I like you, Raven", she said, "Your friend Star fire is nice, but she's not like you".
'Which is probably a good thing', thought Raven. Kaytie got up and gave Raven a hug (such a tiny thing she is).
"Um..." Raven said, "Okay..." She patted Kaytie on her little head, and the child sat back down.
"So" Raven said, "What would you like to do?" "I don't know" Kaytie answered, then "Hey! Do you like Shakespeare? I noticed you had a big book of him in your room".
This seemed to click with Raven, and she said, "Yeah". "I can recite Hamlet's 'To Be Or Not To Be' speech in dance", said Kaytie, "Want to see?"
"Sure, I guess", answered Raven. Beaming, Kaytie jumped off the couch and stood in the middle of the floor. She took a moment to prepare, her eyes closed, and put her hands out in front of her, the thumbs and pointers touching.
"'To be...'" she began, taking two steps forward, putting her hands out next to her sides.
The whole room lit up with a blinding light with every step she took. Every time she stepped, starlight flashed from her feet, so Raven had to put her hood up.
Kaytie continued, "'Or not to be...'" She raised her arms, and her eyes lit up "'That is the question'". And she danced with such grace and flowed so easily, Raven was amazed that she was only 5 years old (Note: 1,000 Earth years would be like 1 Star year. Thus, 5,000 Earth years is 5 Earth years. Kaytie is actually 5,000 years old. You get it.)
For 10 minutes, starlight flashed in the house as Kaytie recited and danced her heart away. Suddenly, she gasped and stopped dancing. She was looking behind Raven, who turned and saw Slade in the doorway with his robot minions!
"Afternoon, ladies", Slade greeted them "I hope I'm not interrupting anything". "As a matter of fact", said Raven "you are".
Kaytie ran to Raven and looked up at her. "Raven, who is that?" she asked, frightened. Slade answered her, "Your new baby-sitter".
Hmm, interesting. What does Slade want with a 5-year-old little girl? What WOULD he want with her? Stay tuned for the answer, y'all. (And please, keep reading and reviewing)
Chapter 4: Tears and Starlight
"So" inquired Kaytie, "as long as we're stuck together, do you want to talk?" "Depends", said Raven. "On what?" prodded Kaytie.
"On what you want to talk about" said Raven "Some things I'm not interested in; others, I just don't want to talk about".
"Okay", said Kaytie, "How about your family? Where did you come from? Where did your friends come from?"
"I came from a place called Azerath", explained Raven, "All my friends are from Earth, except Star fire. She's from a planet called Tamaran".
"But what about your family?" asked Kaytie. Raven blushed. "That's not one of the things I like to talk about". "Oh. Sorry" Kaytie blushed, too.
"So, what happened that made you fall from the sky last night?" asked Raven. Kaytie looked at the floor guiltily.
"I was playing with my friends, and I got too close to the stratosphere. My mom told me to be careful, but I love Earth so much, I just had to get a closer look. But then I got caught in your gravitational field and fell. I'm scared here, Raven".
She looked up at Raven, her trustful eyes welling up. Raven got the same feeling she'd had last night. "I want to go home!" Kaytie started to cry.
Raven, not an extremely sympathetic type, at least put a hand on Kaytie's back and said, "Hey, don't worry. We'll get you home".
Kaytie looked up at her again and smiled (so trusting is a child). "I like you, Raven", she said, "Your friend Star fire is nice, but she's not like you".
'Which is probably a good thing', thought Raven. Kaytie got up and gave Raven a hug (such a tiny thing she is).
"Um..." Raven said, "Okay..." She patted Kaytie on her little head, and the child sat back down.
"So" Raven said, "What would you like to do?" "I don't know" Kaytie answered, then "Hey! Do you like Shakespeare? I noticed you had a big book of him in your room".
This seemed to click with Raven, and she said, "Yeah". "I can recite Hamlet's 'To Be Or Not To Be' speech in dance", said Kaytie, "Want to see?"
"Sure, I guess", answered Raven. Beaming, Kaytie jumped off the couch and stood in the middle of the floor. She took a moment to prepare, her eyes closed, and put her hands out in front of her, the thumbs and pointers touching.
"'To be...'" she began, taking two steps forward, putting her hands out next to her sides.
The whole room lit up with a blinding light with every step she took. Every time she stepped, starlight flashed from her feet, so Raven had to put her hood up.
Kaytie continued, "'Or not to be...'" She raised her arms, and her eyes lit up "'That is the question'". And she danced with such grace and flowed so easily, Raven was amazed that she was only 5 years old (Note: 1,000 Earth years would be like 1 Star year. Thus, 5,000 Earth years is 5 Earth years. Kaytie is actually 5,000 years old. You get it.)
For 10 minutes, starlight flashed in the house as Kaytie recited and danced her heart away. Suddenly, she gasped and stopped dancing. She was looking behind Raven, who turned and saw Slade in the doorway with his robot minions!
"Afternoon, ladies", Slade greeted them "I hope I'm not interrupting anything". "As a matter of fact", said Raven "you are".
Kaytie ran to Raven and looked up at her. "Raven, who is that?" she asked, frightened. Slade answered her, "Your new baby-sitter".
Hmm, interesting. What does Slade want with a 5-year-old little girl? What WOULD he want with her? Stay tuned for the answer, y'all. (And please, keep reading and reviewing)