I'm going to bold my Author Notes from now on. Chapter Three is up so please review.
It was another successful night at Tiana's Palace. Tiana was walking around talking to her clients when she heard the door open. She looked up and her blood ran cold immediatly. It was the Shadowman. She put her hand over her mouth to keep herself from screaming and ran to the back before he could see her.
"What's wrong?" Naveen asked her. Tiana didn't answer; she sat down in a chair and burried her face in her hands. The door to the kitchen opened and Louis, Lottie and Mama Odie walked in.
"What's wrong, child?" Mama Odie asked. Tiana finished her panic attack and looked up.
"It was the Shadowman," she said. "He was in the resturant." The rest started at her, shocked, and Louis looked as if he'd faint.
"Shadowman?" Naveen asked. "I-I thought you said he was dead." Tiana shook her head.
"I thought he was," She said.
"Are ya sure, child?" Mama Odie asked. Tiana nodded.
"See for yourselves," She said. They cracked the door and all looked out. Sure enough, there was the Shadowman. Tiana held her breathe and she felt her heart skip a beat. It had been days since she had seen the skinny voodoo man. He was standing in the enterance of the resturant and making the patrons around him grow uneasly. The band hadn't noticed him so they continued to play. His violet eyes scanned every corner of the building; a determined look on his face.
"I think he's looking for something," Charlotte said, sounding shaken. Naveen swallowed.
"But what?" He said. They continued to watch him until he finally turned and left. Only after he was gone did things go back to normal. They returned to the kitchen and closed the door behind them.
"You said he was looking for something, Lottie?" Tiana asked her friend when the were sure they couldn't be heard. Charlotte nodded.
"I saw it too," Louis said. Tiana nodded.
"What do you think it was?" Naveen asked his wife.
"I don't know," she said. "But we're going to find out!"
Oh know! That can't be good.
If you're wondering how Tiana was able to understand Louis its because, in my stories, when her and Naveen were turned back into humans, they kept the power to understand animals. Charlotte and Big Daddy can't understand Louis. Mama Odie can, of course and so can Facilier and Shadow. Only Facilier (and Shadow obviously) can understand the friends on the other side. To everyone else they''re just screeches. Facilier is the only person (F.O.T.O.S. exempt) that can understand Shadow; and even then sometimes he needs to guess. Remember, Shadow's a mute.
Have you noticed that Facilier is referred to only once by name in the move and its by himself? Everyone else calls him Shadowman.
Sorry for any grammatical and spelling errors. Microsoft World wasn't working on my computer so i had to type this chapter directly onto . If you see a mistake, point it out. And, remember, Reviews=love :)
Edit: as embrassing as this is, considering I've watched the movie nonstop since I bought it, I never noticed the name of the resturant at the end. I changed it so that its correct now. And i agree that it'd be nice to know what Facilier was thinking. I'll used the next chapter for that. I wanted to have a 'Protagonist' centered chapter w/ this one. As for why Mama Odie is there, well she went to go visit. The story would take too long (it supposed to take place in one night) if they had to go get her and it isn't a good (or safe) idea to go after Facilier w/o her. Thanks for the Reviews!