Another chapter up. Sorry about the wait, I have exams on at the moment and they are taking up most of my time. That and I've had writers block. R&R
'Hey Pipsqueak, how you doing?'
Pips couldn't believe it. Towering above him with Crysta peering over his hand was that annoying, wingless human who had been no bigger than him only just last year. Pips flew to eye level, slightly peeved at the size disadvantage.
'What are you doing here Zag?' Pips growled.
'Chill dude,' Zack said with his hands up in a peaceful gesture.
Crysta flew up to join Pips who was floating a foot away from Zack's face. She was flitting in circles and darting all over the place in excitement.
'Zack and the humans have returned to the forest! But this time they are going to help things grow! Like we do! Can you believe it!? Isn't it great!?'
Pips didn't show as much enthusiasm to the idea. What could the humans do? They have no magic and so far the only thing he's seen the humans do is cut down trees and start fires. And the worst thing was that Zag was the reason why Crysta was zooming about like a young Fairy who had just learnt how to fly for the first time and no doubt was going to steal all of her attention.
But on the bright side, Crysta looked a lot happier than she has been for a while and if the humans have somehow found a way to make plants grow then he really couldn't argue against it. Dang.
'Zack, my man!' Batty called, suddenly swooping up and flapping in front of Zack's face, 'lend a hand would ya?'
Zack held out his hand, slightly confused until Batty glided over and landed on his palm.
'Wow, you're looking great! You look like a naked gorilla in a border collie wig.'
'That's a nice way to greet an old friend,' Zack said sarcastically.
'You know you love it,' Batty grinned.
'Hey what's this?'
Everyone looked down at the gruff voice. The Beetle boys had regrouped and they were hovering around Zack's foot, staring particularly at Zack's red snickers.
'Is it some weird tree?'
'Maybe it's a fungus. Don't eat it! It's poisonous!'
One of the beetle boys had grabbed Zack's shoelace and was stuffing as much as possible into his mouth.
Zack shifted his foot and the beetle boys scattered, but the one who was eating his shoe lace was still trying to tear it off.
'It's alive!
'Fly away, fly away, fly away!'
'Oi, quit trying to eat me, those are some quality shoes,' complained Zack.
The beetle boys looked up and a look of recognition crossed their faces.
'Hooman! It's the hooman!'
They flew up and knocked Batty out of Zack's hand, who landed on the ground with a thump!
'O-ow,' he groaned, rubbing his head, 'How many time's am I to be battered today. Yes I'm a Bat, but don't take my name so literally…'
'Hooman's come back,'
'Hey how ya doin?'
'Can we eat it?' said the shoe chomping Beetle boy, who now had drool all over his chin.
'…and no one is listening to me,' Batty grumbled.
Pips could feel anger starting to build. Why was everyone accepting this chump? Did everyone just forget that he was the cause of all the damage in the first place?!
Pips watched Zack's and Crysta's conversing silently, noticing how Zack smiled at Crysta's buzzing excitement and how she literally glowed just being in Zack's presence. She was never like that around him and that made his blood boil. He also did not like how just a little closer she was flying to him in her little twists and loops.
Pips grabbed her wrist as she made another loop-de-loop and she jerked up surprised.
'Come on Crysta,' he said, hiding his distain, 'It's late and you can come back to talk with your human tomorrow.'
Without letting her reply, Pips dragged her away. Crysta managed to shout a quick farewell to Zack before she was completely out of earshot and then she turned to Pips, yanking her arm out of his grip.
'What's the matter with you?' she asked angrily, 'I know you have never liked Zack, but that was just plain rude.'
'Then how else was I going to detach you from him? Knowing you, you'd spend all night around him and probably keep him up as well. You're the leader of the Fairy Folk now, you have responsibilities. You were planning to see your Father tomorrow morning, right? Were you planning on seeing him sleepwalking?' he said teasingly.
Pips knew full well that was not the reason he pulled her away but he sure wasn't going to tell her that. However his words had an immediate effect on her as she bowed her head guiltily. She had obviously forgotten about it.
'Hey don't worry,' he reassured her, grasping her shoulders, 'Zag seems to be set to be here for a while. You'll find time to see him.'
That brought a smile to her face, much to his displeasure.
The sound of yelling and shouting had them both turning to the direction they came from and out of the dark greenery came Batty and the Beetle boys. Batty shot past them whimpering over exaggeratingly with the Beetle boys close behind him.
'Bat the Bat! Bat the Bat!' the Beetle Boys chanted.
'Why is it always meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!' Batty cried.
Crysta giggled and took off after them, looking behind her to see Pips close behind. She gave him a knowing smirk then shot off ahead, easily overtaking the Beetle boys and Batty.
The Beetle boys lost control as Crysta caused a gust of wind behind them and Batty took the chance to fly in another direction. Before the Beetle boys could regain control, another gust of wind had them flying upside down and hanging on for dear life to their steeds antennas.
Pips put on more speed and quickly gained up on the glowing blue Fairy ahead of him. He smiled at her as he flew backwards beneath her. He matched her speed and leveled with her, neck and neck. She rolled her eyes at him and then did something completely unexpected.
Crysta flew herself downwards slowly and controlled. She let her body sink so it was completely parallel with his and she flew so close that they almost touched. Pips didn't dare to react and stared at her wide eyed. Her face was so close that he only had to lean forward to claim those plump red lips above him but as much as he was tempted, he didn't get the chance.
Suddenly that warmth was gone and was sweeping skywards. Pips was still in shock and was still flying backwards with no indication of what he could fly into. And fly into something he did.
About two seconds after Crysta suddenly flew away, Pips collided with something, hard, cold and alive. The surface he landed on gave in before he was suddenly slung forwards and into the air again. Turning around he came face to face to the thing he collided into and ever hair on his body rose on end.
In between two braches of a tree was enormous web…with an enormous spider sitting in the centre of it.
Pips had hit the spider.
It was now trying to scurry away on its web to reach the safety of the braches, almost losing its footing on the way and clicking its fangs angrily.
Pips felt his skin crawl…he hated spiders.
Just behind him he heard the failed contained muffled giggles and he turn around slowly.
Crysta gasped at Pips' meaningful look and her giggles immediately stopped. Here eyes darted from side to side, searching for an escape route. Pips continued to stare at her and she realised that he was waiting to give chase.
She took off, but not in the direction Pips expected. She flew right at him and at the last minute dodged around him and flew right through one of the many gaps in the spider's web. He quickly turned to follow but Crysta's escape had caused the web to vibrate and he found himself once again faced with a dark brown, eight legged, venom intoxicated fanged arachnid that immediately reacted to the vibrations and he had to dart away again.
Pips cursed as Crysta was disappearing from sight and he went up and over the whole web and spider before flying after her.
He was going to tickle her senseless when he caught her…and then he was going to introduce her to a nice little plant called a Venus Fly Trap!
I was really running out of ideas of what Zack and Crysta can do together when Zack is a human so I put a little Crysta/Pips moment instead. Once I get Zack shrunk then we should get more fun. I am open to any ideas anyone may have so either review it or message me. Thank you for reading this far! Review.