The Misadventures of Riley and Rill
Chapter Two: Double Trouble
Rill looked about nervously for a way off the roof. What he wanted to do was get out of there now before anyoneshowed up. When no way revealed itself, Rill turned to Riley. "How did you get up on the roof anyhow?"
Riley looked confused. "Roof? I'm not on the top of your mouth."
"No! Roof, as in the top of the building!"
"But I'm not building anything."
"Riley, stop being difficult. I'm trying to escape."
Riley stopped looking confused. "Well, you don't have to worry about that," he said smiling, "It's impossible to escape from the Fiery Fields."
Rill was doing a slow boil. "Riley, I'm trying really hard to keep my temper in check – "
"Why do you have to pay it?"
"Arghhhh!" Rill could almost hear the Shifter's footsteps up the spiral staircase that lead to the roof. He was so toast. Except he was hardly recognizable as bread. He was more that burned, blackened charcoal that emerges when you set the toaster on 'DARK' and accidentally push the bread down twice. Yes, Rill was definitely toasted way beyond toast at moment, and there wasn't any butter in sight. Only a garbage can.
Fortunately for Rill, but unfortunately for his ears, the imagined footsteps were suddenly out-sounded by the bell that was set on the roof. GONG! GONG! GONG! GONG!
Rill clapped his hands over his ears as he yelled out to Riley. "Why is that ---- bell ringing?"
Riley confusement became even more apparent as he shouted back to Rill: "Your ring isn't making any noise. That's just the bell that started gonging for no apparent reason whatsoever!"
Rill uncovered his ears as the bell stopped ringing. "Hey – "
"Is for unicorns-" Rill sent a meaningful glare towards Riley. Sadly though, Riley was a Shadow Unicorn and either couldn't read the message sent, or else he didn't care.
"Why aren't there anymore footsteps?"