**Author's Note: Hello my lovelies! I am so happy that this story has so many followers! It really brightens my day. Thank you to everyone who has followed, favorited, or reviewed this story. I will try my best to not let you down! And sorry for not updating; I haven't been motivated lately, and when I'm not motivated, writing doesn't happen. But I will take this story wherever it leads me! Review please~
MK walks up a few wooden steps in her black flats, black sheer tights, high-waist navy blue skirt, and white button-down shirt. She had already un-tucked and unbuttoned her shirt earlier, revealing a white tank top underneath. The summer heat was too much for her to be choked by a collar. She reaches out a hand and opens the unlocked door of her house. "My dad should really start locking the door," MK said to her friend as she entered. Her friend, Casey, followed her across the threshold.
"Then again," MK continued while closing the door, "it's not like anyone lives close enough to steal anything, or like there's anything of value here."
The girls look at each other in silence and suddenly burst out laughing. It was true; nothing of value existed in MK's old house. The only thing someone may want was her dad's computers, but even they were outdated.
Casey follows her red-headed friend further into the dark house, noticing that MK's backpack is a dark gray, not black as she had previously thought.
"Hey, where's the bathroom? I want to change out of our stupid uniforms," Casey stated.
"Down the hall to your left," MK replies with a smile. "I'll get us some water," she adds. Casey nods and walks towards the bathroom.
The redhead lets out a sigh and sluggishly walks into the "living room" that had been turned into a computer lab. She sets her bag against a wall and sits down in her father's swivel chair. She slouches in the cushioned chair and rests her head on the back of it, her eyes closed. After a moment she opens her eyes and stares at the ceiling. A soft breeze rolls in, and she feels it upon her damp skin. She pulls her head up, eyeing the slightly opened window. She reluctantly sits up and drags her feet over to the window. She then puts her hands under the firm wood and pulls the window higher, letting the air waft into the room. She sighs peacefully as the wind caresses her body.
Dad needs to get air conditioning she thought. MK continues to stare out the window, having completely forgotten about getting Casey and herself some water.
At that moment, Nod was running from his hiding place behind a desk lamp back to the window. He had hidden when he heard voices; he knew one of them was MK, but he did not know the other one, and it certainly did not sound like the blundering professor. He makes it to the windowsill and climbs atop a glass jar. He begins jumping up and down, waving his arms, and yelling as loud as he can, but MK does not seem to hear him. He brings his arms down in a huff, fists clenching at his sides. Stompers have terrible hearing he thought in annoyance, his eyebrows scrunched together.
…But it's not their fault… he reminded himself. He lets out a sigh and decides he will get her attention some other way; he needs to before her friend comes back. He scans the room for anything that might make a loud enough ruckus to catch her attention.
Bingo.
Nod jumps down from the jar, leaps onto the desk, and jogs over to a small pile of pins next to a computer monitor. He picks one up and launches himself from the desk back to the windowsill. He takes a few steps to the jar and hits the jar's glass repeatedly with the pin's metal point, hoping the high pitched frequency will be enough for MK to look down. Upon hearing the noise, MK's head shoots downwards, and she sees a tiny bug carrying a pin next to a jar on the windowsill. She then realizes who the "bug" is, and cries out, "Nod!" with wide eyes. A smile breaks out across her face. Nod drops the pin and breaths heavily.
Geez. How much does it take to notice a guy?
The pin begins to roll away, but before it can fall off the sill, MK picks it up and places it on the desk with its siblings. She turns back to Nod and puts her hand out. He climbs aboard, and she pulls him up to eye level. Her emerald green eyes are glossed over as she looks at her tiny friend. She then uses both hands to gently hug Nod to her cheek. She does not know how else she could possibly show affection to someone so small without hurting him.
This action startles Nod at first, but then he stretches out his arms across her cheek in an attempt to return the gesture. He can feel the light peach fuzz hair along her cheek, and realizes how every person has hair there; it's just too short for people to notice. Of course, it helps if you're two inches tall and the other person is five foot six.
MK doesn't know how long she has been holding Nod like this, but all she knows is that she doesn't want to stop. Without noticing it, a tear escapes from one of her glazed eyes and rolls down her cheek. Nod feels his hair and face get wet. He pulls away from MK's cheek and thinks the wetness is from a tear. The saltiness that enters his mouth when he opens it to question her confirms his idea.
"Nod! Oh I'm so sorry! I got you wet, didn't I?" MK asks in worry as she pulls her hand away from her face to look at her friend. Nod shakes his arms back and forth in front of him to signify that it is all right. He knows better than to try to speak with her. He may be able to understand her slow, slurred speech, but there is no way she could understand his high-pitched, speedy talk without her dad's technology.
"I'm so happy to see you! But I have a friend over, so maybe you can come back later? Or we can meet in the forest…"
Nod, ironically, nods his head with a big grin on his face.
"Okay, so, meet in the forest at 7?"
He nods his head again.
"Great! I have loads to tell you," MK says with a smile as she sets her friend back down on the windowsill. "So I'll see you later. Meet at the usual spot?" She inquires. He once again expresses his agreement. Nod turns to leave out the window, his loyal bird still waiting nearby.
"Oh, and Nod?"
He turns back to the love of his life.
"I've missed you."
A bittersweet smile spreads across Nod's face. That was all he wanted to hear. He lifts a hand and waves to her. She waves back. He whistles for his bird, which comes quickly to his call. He mounts his bird and ascends into the air. Before flying away, he turns so he is parallel with the window to get one more glance at MK. She is still watching him. A warm smile envelopes her face as she tilts her head to the side. He grins back at her, then steers his bird and flies off into the afternoon's red sky. The whole way back to Moonhaven, he can't keep the grin off his face.
"I've missed you."
That was all he needed to hear.
**Note: So there's chapter 3! Sorry for updating so late. I'm a bad person, I know. I really liked this chapter. It's so cute! Gahhh Nod is such an adorable little bundle of sunshine and cockiness and total goofiness. He pretends not to be, but he is a TOTAL SAP. Gotta love him. It's really fun to write his reactions xD
But how'd you guys like it? Any comments? Suggestions? Critiques? Please feel free to review and tell me what you think! I will try to update soon. :D