Entry 26 – October 31, 2012
There was a lot that happened today. With the all the busyness with getting candy and costumes ready for Halloween, I felt like I was just running around all day. I remembered that I was gonna go out early for candy so I could meet the creature tonight. My parents wondered why I changed my mind from wanting to go out late. I said all the good candy would be taken later. They told me I would be home alone while they took my brother out for trick or treat. I didn't mind that, we had a self serve candy bowl anyway. So I didn't have to wait at the door for anyone. My candy pursuit came with some good loot. Maybe not as good as previous years, but I'm not disappointed either. When I got back home, it was about time to go up to the tree-house. I got out of my costume (which was widely well received) and walked to my backyard. I made sure to bring my cell phone, just in case my parents needed to get in touch with me. I climbed the ladder up and waited for the creature. As soon as it arrived, we went through our regular greetings and such. Everything seemed to be going just as normal, until I mentioned the day visit. I guess at first it wasn't out of the ordinary. I said that maybe we could meet in two days. I also said that we should meet somewhere away from my house. Meeting at the tree-house is fine at night, but I'm not sure about day just yet. This I mentioned as well. After I said this, our meet became a bit different from the norm. I heard a sound from the creature. Again, one I have never heard before. It was like a small, sudden roar. I didn't know what this meant. I just hoped the creature wasn't having second thoughts or anything. I heard a tree shake. It was the one the creature was in. I just stood up and went to the railing of the deck, puzzled. I then heard a thump somewhere behind the tree-house. I had no idea what was going on. I was a bit scared. I then went back to sitting on my desk chair. Five minutes went by. I didn't know where the creature went. I almost thought it needed to go somewhere. I was starting to think if I should leave. Before I was even able to get off my chair, I heard a noise close by. It was the hatch door of my tree-house. It was shaking a bit as if it were being hit. I pushed myself back against the wall in my chair, watching the door in shock. Who was this? I was wondering if it were some random kids playing a prank or something. It was Halloween, people do all sorts of jokes on this date. I thought I would play along and be a good sport about it. I said "Alright, alright." to where 'they' could hear me. I went ahead and climbed down the ladder. I heard some kind of a swoop when my feet touched the ground, but I thought it was a gust of wind (or part of the prank I was responding to). I said "Hellooooo...?" kind of in a joking tone. Maybe the kids ran off I thought. I then heard another noise. It was from the creature. I was thinking that it was back from where ever it went. Although, the sound was close to where I was. "Where'd you go?" I asked the creature. I walked towards the tree it usually sits in. The creature sounded again, but it was in a tree behind me. I asked why it switched trees on me. Without any response, I heard a large plop behind me. I was still facing towards the preferred tree. I just stood where I was a bit startled. I didn't know what that sound was. I then heard the creature again. It sounded so close. It was right behind me. Half of me was kinda scared and intimidated. The other half was excited and ready to turn around. I asked the creature if it wanted me to see it yet. It responded happily. I then said nervously "Okay..." I slowly turned around with my eyes closed. I only kept my eyes closed until the creature started to get impatient (I guess). When I finally opened my eyes, I jumped back a bit. Now, I didn't really remember what I was expecting this creature to look like. All I knew was that it had wings and a tail. For one thing, it was much larger than I expected. I can't really compare scale yet. One of the first things I noticed were its eyes, mainly because they were glowing in the dark. I had no idea how the creature hid itself as well as it did. The creature had big, green eyes. They just kept looking at me. I was still a bit shocked at this moment. Although, that didn't mean I was still happy to see it. I saw the creature's wings and tail like I did before, but I noticed how the wings were folded on its body. The creature itself looked excited to be this close to me. It seemed to be examining my features. I was speechless for the entire time. The creature started to walk closer to me. I stepped back. It then stopped and tilted its head. I wasn't ready to be that close. I saw the creature move its "ears" back (I think that's what they were). It sounded sad. I said to it that I was just a bit scared to be this close to it. The creature raised its head and just looked at me again. An idea popped into my mind. What would it be like if I pet it? The idea seemed to come out of nowhere. I thought about it. I wasn't really sure about it. I zoned out a bit staring at my hands. The creature broke me from the zone with a confused roar. I looked up at the creature a bit embarrassed. I then chuckled out of embarrassment. I checked my watch in the meantime. I noticed that my parents would be back home in five minutes. I jumped a bit when I found this out. The creature jumped as well. I said to it: "Sorry 'bout that." I saw the creature nod. I told it I had to go. Of course, it was disappointed to hear this. Before I left, I asked it something: "Would you be okay with having our day visit tomorrow? We could meet here first and then go off somewhere else." The creature tilted its head a bit. I guess it was thinking if it was okay with this suggestion. It then nodded at me. "Great! I'll see you tomorrow!" I said to the creature. It then purred at me and jumped into a tree. The creature flew off. I just watched as it disappeared into the black trees. I then set off back to my house. That experience was... I can't even describe it. I'm just so blown away by the fact that the creature started this. I would have never expected that. I guess I've finally gotten to where I want to be...or have I? Today was great. Tomorrow will probably be about the same as today. I can't say anything more. I'm just in shock and awe right now.
To Be Continued...
Author's Notes:
I hope all of you who read this first journal had as much fun reading it as I did writing it. Journal 2 is coming real soon, so don't worry.
Thank you all for reading this and have a good day/night!