Chapter 5
They walked up through the tower and to the top, Eike held the railing remembering how many times he'd been pushed off here.
Margaret: after I left you at the bar, someone stopped me, it was this thing.
Eike: what?
Margaret: I don't know, anyway it had the most strange red eyes and it was so pale but the weird thing was I've seen him somewhere before.
Eike: when you was a baby?
Margaret: huh? No when we were in the square a year ago, you gave your time-travelling device to it.
Eike: oh yeah, you remember that?
Margaret: of course I do.. but anyway he did something strange to me I was standing there and he was talking and all of a sudden I was back here!
Eike: why did he do that?
Margaret: I don't know but what is he?
Eike: it's a long story and hard to explain I really don't have the time I came here to see if you were okay in the bar after you came back you seemed… well different.
Margaret: what? but I didn't go back.
Eike: what?! but I don't understand….. Wait it was homunculus!
Margaret: homunca-what?
Eike: oh doesn't matter, listen I really have to go.
Margaret: already?
Eike: yeah I'm sorry, I'll call you later ok
Eike ran off in search of homunculus.
He ran into the square
Eike: Homunculus! Where are you?
Homunculus appeared up in the tree.
The three gossips that always stood in the square stared over at Eike but quickly went back to their pointless chit chat.
Homunculus: I'm right here Eike.
Eike looked around.
Eike: where?
Homunculus: up the tree.
Eike looked up to see homunculus on the branch above him swinging his legs back and forth with that smug expression he always had across his face.
Homunculus: remember this tree? It's connected to me you know, it's was put here 400 years ago but then you change that and a statue of yourself replaced it.
Eike: why is it back here?
Homunculus: well I didn't like that statue much anyway… but the stones power put the tree back here.
Eike: oh I see… hey wait a minute I have something to ask you.
Homunculus: ask away.
Eike: yesterday at the bar, that was you wasn't it?
Homunculus: who me?
Eike: yeah you pretended to be Margaret just so…
Homunculus: just so what Eike?
Eike: I would tell you.
Homunculus: oh that, hmm so what?
Eike: why did you do that?
Homunculus: well I don't know… why did you not tell me?
Eike: because you would've thought I just brought you back so you could make me better but I didn't.
Homunculus: would you like me to make you better?
Eike: can you do that?
Homunculus looked sad and secretive like he was hiding something.
Eike: can you?
Homunculus: hmmm I suppose it's in my power to do so.
Eike: would it be counted as a wish?
Homunculus: I'm really not sure… did you bring me back for this reason though? Tell me and be honest I will know if you are lying.
Eike: I brought you back to save you… like you saved my life, I brought you back because you're like err… well you're like a friend.
Homunculus smirked.
Homunculus: a friend?
Eike: well ah.. yeah.
Homunculus: heh you know I don't think a human has ever said that to me before. (laughed)
Eike: oh well its true.
Homunculus: aww isn't that sweet?…. Well shall we go home (sarcastically) friend?
Homunculus snapped his fingers and they both appeared back at the apartment.
Homunculus sat in the chair and switched on the TV.
Eike: comfy there?
Homunculus: ish… (switches off the TV) never anything on.
Eike: yeah I know didn't realise you liked tele.
Homunculus: I don't, that's why I just turned it off.
Eike: oh… so when will you make me better?
Homunculus stood up.
Eike: what's the matter?
Homunculus: oh nothing Eike… I'm going out, I'll be back in a little while.
Eike: yeah sure, see you soon ok?
Homunculus: so long.
Homunculus faded into the air.