Disclaimer: Clare B. Dunkle owns Hollow Kingdom, I am not Clare B. Dunkle so I don't own Hollow Kingdom. I am writing this for my own entertainment and a friends, who I base Nicole on.
Chapter-2 My Own Sanctuary
I wake up early pull on some clothes and make sure Pinch has his breakfast, I head down stairs and make eggs bacon and toast for everyone, I go up stairs to eat and pack a bag for a walk after I do my chores. I clean the kitchen wash the dishes, clean the bathroom, and tidy up the living room. I head out with Pinch and my bag and as I get to the edge of town I notice that Mark is following me, he hates not being able to find me.
I turn to the right outside of the high wall and hide behind an old wagon. He looks both ways trying to find me, but he can't see me. He starts running to the left of the town gate, so I head to the right.
I walk for a long time, until I see a nice spot by the lake, an giant old oak tree stands silent guard. I plop down and lean against the old tree, I keep Pinch tied to my wrist, and I settle down to read. I enjoy the book so much I fail to realize how quickly time passes. I realize the light is fading and I should head back when I hear a voice.
"Hello there" says a small voice, Pinch barks and I quickly look up to see a small black creature with a huge black beak with orange stripes.
"Who are you?" I ask him
"Your not afraid of me?"
"No if you were anything to be afraid of I would not be sitting here, now would I?"
"I suppose not" he says clapping his beak "anyway my name is Jumper"
"Ok, now I know your not a bird so what are you?" I ask
"I am a goblin" he says and he takes two small jumps forward "whats your name? and what a nice dog, whats his name?"
"My name is Nicole. And his name is Pinch, he's a miniature pinscher" I think for a bit "Tell me about goblins please"
"Well, most of us can't be in sun light, we need others to give us offspring, and we have a king called Marak who rules us, and he has a son named Marak"
"What about Marak's son's mother?" I ask
"She was a beautiful human named Martha, she died when Marak the younger came of age in the goblin sense"
"Thats sad" I look over at him "why can't goblins breed with each other?"
"The females most often can't give birth"
"Oh" I look up at the now dark sky "how do you get these girls?"
"We take them, but only the king takes humans and elves, after this Marak dies his son will go looking for a wife, and his father is not doing well"
"Oh thats so sad. Do the girls go willingly?"
"No" he says petting Pinch
"I need to go, it's gotten dark" I shake his hand which has tiny quills
"Goodnight then" he says
I turn to ask him something but he has disappeared. Pinch cocks his head at the spot where he used to be.
"Strange" I say shaking my head. I head back home, and see Mark and Karen standing on the walkway in front of the house.
"Where have you been you useless little brat!?!" she screams, Mark laughs at me.
"I am sorry, I went for a walk and I lost all sense of time"
"Oh you'll be sorry alright, make supper but your not going to have any, your going to bed hungry"
I don't say anything, it's useless to argue with her, she never listens to reason. I make supper, and before I leave Mark exaggeratedly enjoys his food. I stay up until I am sure everyone is asleep, then I sneak down, not to the kitchen, but to the back of the house where we still have some food packed in boxes. I sneak back upstairs to eat. I fall asleep with Pinch curled up in my arms.
A/N: I hope you liked it please R&R so I can know if it's any good.