CHAPTER 22- Another Human?
Upon hearing the voice, I froze, and did not turn. The voice spoke again; it was feminine, and young.
"Hey? Hello? Hey I want an answer pal, don't make me call the cops on you!"
I sighed to myself, the last thing I needed was to deal with the policemen yet again, for I was rather tired of them.
"Please do not bother; I am merely watching the ocean." I stated calmly.
"Oh yea? Well get up, common, where I can see you!" the voice stated. I slowly obeyed, standing at the edge of the dock. I slowly turned to look at this mystery voice. It was indeed a female, a very slender female. Long blond hair formed around her shoulders and she wore short clothing. I looked at her, feeling weary and not in the mood to deal with much more. She looked at me up and down for a moment, then her eyes drifted up slightly. I did not need to guess what was to come next.
"Stars… whoah those are cool… oh… oh my gosh!" her voice rose, a strange excitement taking it over. "Oh my gosh you're the guy! You're the guy!" she squealed, a smile spreading across her face. I looked at her confused.
"…guy? What guy?" I asked calmly, yet making no move toward her.
"The guy! The one on the news, you saved that lil girl didn't you?! Pulled her in from the ocean on a rubber raft!" she clasped her hands together and looked at me, a giddy full grin on her face.
"…how did you know…?" I was extremely puzzled now.
"Know? It's been all over the news! I mean WOW! You're like a hero! Saving a little girl in shark invested water oh that is so brave!" She giggled and smiled at me.
"Yes… that was me…" I began slowly. "I…" she suddenly cut me off.
"Oh wow you're like a celebrity! I'm Kimmy, it is SO cool to meet you!" she giggled again. I began to wonder if perhaps there was something wrong with this human.
"I… am Ecco." I stated calmly.
"HI Ecco!" She squealed at me. "Hey I'm sorry bout the cops thing I thought you were some sorta drunk that wondered in, you know that's happened before there was once this drunk and he…" she began to babble, and I sighed to myself.
At least she is not terrified of me…
"Oh! Oh I'm sorry am I babbling? I sorta do that." She scratched her head. "Oh, please, do you wanna come in? I have soda in the house, it's nicer then out here it's cooler inside." She pointed to one of the buildings. At a loss for what else to do, I accepted.
"Yes… that will be alright." She grinned then turned and led me into the small house. I followed quietly, and heard her whisper.
"…I wonder if he's single?"
"Excuse me?" I asked. She looked startled.
"Oh! Nothing!" she giggled nervously and led me to the kitchen. I looked ta her puzzled, but did not force the issue.
It was cooler within, but the climate change bothered me not. She led me into this buildings version of a kitchen, and I took a seat at the small table. "Soda is okay? I have Root beer and Coke and…"
"…water will be fine." I said politely, examining my surroundings. The room was smaller then Embers house, but there were many more images on the walls. Images of birds, fish and even dolphins covered the walls. This surprised me, but I smiled at it. Kimmy went to the fridge, and retrieved two bottles, and placed once in front of me before sitting down herself. I looked at it for a moment.
"You said… You saw me on the news?" I asked quizzically.
"Well ya who hasn't! It was all over the news! You were so brave in saving that little girls life!" she said as she pulled the top from her bottle and drank some of the liquid inside.
"I see… Why does this excite you?"
"Well because I've never met anyone who's saved a life before! What was it like? To be all alone out on the water and bring the lil girl miles to shore? You must be very stong and healthy to do that!" she leaned slightly closer to me.
"I did what was right…" I said slowly. "I could not allow her to die."
"Oooohh that is so sweet." She smiled again. "So what brought you here to my dock huh? There's gotta be people just waiting to meet you and everything!"
"I… needed some time to think. There have been… recent events that…" my voice trailed off. I could not think of how to explain it to this human. But then, why AM I saying anything to this human? I do not know her…even so, I continued. "…things happened, and I needed time to gather my thoughts. I simply walked until I found a place I had hoped to see dolphins. Sadly, I was disappointed." I had to sigh to myself. She looked at me with eyes of sympathy.
"Oh… I see… this place usually is good to watch dolphins but some nights they don't come by. Don't worry about it maybe next-" suddenly a loud noise sounded. I looked around. "Oh! Sorry, telephone I'll get it." She jumped to her feet. "You just, wait right there! I'll be right back! Okay? Right back!" She hurried off, and the sound ceased. I looked around, unsure what to do.
Do I leave? Do I stay? Why does this human seem concerned about me? I must return to Ember…but she does not wish to see me…I should try… but…I am unsure…a soft growl stirred me from my thoughts. I glanced over, as a beast walked into the room. I froze in place and looked at it.
A… wolf…?