The Forest Guardians Chapter 2

Cassie and Rachel watched as the wind whistled through the trees. The place had a sense of magic to it. Little did they know, they were being watched. Cassie then felt the wind gently stroke her ear; it was almost as if the wind itself had come down and touched her behind her ear, gently tickling her. Cassie giggled and Rachel began to giggle too; the wind almost seemed to have a mind of its own!

"It feels so wonderful out here, but we better go to bed soon because I have to go and start work tomorrow." Rachel said softly.

"Going to bed without saying hi?" A voice said. Rachel spun around and saw Ben walk into view!

"Ben! So good of you to stop by!"

"Wait! He looks like that guy…BEN TENNYSON in our history books!" Cassie exclaimed.

"No, hon; he was my great, great, great, great ancestor. I'm his descendant." Ben smiled.

"Ben is the one who told me about this place for us to live; he lives a few miles down," Rachel added. The three chatted for a bit and then Ben returned back to his place and the girls settled down for the night. As Cassie laid her head down, she looked out of their screen door and saw a being looking at her. It looked like a human, but he looked different for some reason. Something about him was different but she could not tell what it was. He crouched down on the ground and looked at her with beautiful, blue eyes. Cassie cocked her head to the side and he did the same. She cocked her head to the other side and he did the same. Cassie then pushed Rachel gently to wake her up.

"Rachel! Rachel! There's someone in the yard!" Cassie whispered.

"Cassie, it's almost 2 in the morning," Rachel groaned.

"I know, but look!"

Rachel slowly looked up and saw the being outside too. At first she was startled, but something about him seemed to be non-threatening. But she couldn't take any chances!

"We are not going outside! He could be a thief!" Rachel gasped. But both girls let out a scream when they looked and saw him walking towards their screen door. Why were they screaming? Because the being was walking directly over nails and sharp equipment that were sticking out of the ground because of them working in the garden! And the being was not affected at all! The girls grabbed each other in fear and tried to get up and run out of the room, but the door was jammed! Rachel pulled the door knob and yanked it but the door would not budge.

"HE'S COMING!" Cassie yelped. Soon, the being was right outside their door and put a hand on the door as he looked inside. The girls could feel their hearts beating at 100 miles an hour. His blue eyes seemed to pin them in place. They closed their eyes and prepared for something terrible to happen, but after a few moments, nothing happened. They opened their eyes and saw two whitish-blue flowers that were left in the door mesh. These flowers glowed in the moonlight and were the most beautiful things the girls had ever seen.

"No…it couldn't be…," Rachel gasped.

"What is it, Rachel?"

"This is a midnight blue. A rare flower that went extinct years ago when the aliens left."

"Why is it so special?"

"Because these flowers could only be grown by aliens. No other human could figure out how to make them grow and thrive." Rachel gasped.

"Rachel…look…," Cassie whispered. Both girls looked outside and saw the being staring at them from a distance. They stood and stared at each other for a moment and then Rachel was the first to speak.

"T-Thank you for the flower," Rachel called out. The being only stared; he did not nod or say anything, but Rachel felt as if he understood her.

"Rachel…what if he is a…a…,"

"We don't know that for sure, Cassie…," But when they turned back around the being was gone.

The next morning…

Rachel and Cassie raced to John's house as fast as they could. They explained about the one they saw and told him about the flowers!

"Oh…you had a very rare occurrence, ladies. It seems like the guardians are aware of your presence and wanted to meet you."

"But why us?"

"They are curious of why you are here…,"

"I am a bit concerned. The one we saw last night was a bit freaky…," Cassie said softly. "I don't think he understood what we were saying."

"Hmmm, I wouldn't say that. I think he was studying you first to determine if you were friend or foe. The guardians rarely speak. But that does not mean they don't understand or can't talk."

"What should we do?"

"Well, if one of them has approached you, then the others may as well. They can appear at any time and any place, so be on the lookout. One thing's for sure; you have gotten their attention," John laughed. But Cassie and Rachel were nervous. They now had some type of beings watching their every move, but they had no way of knowing what type of beings they were and if they were friendly or not.

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To guestsurprise: I love it so far! Wow, an encounter with a Forest Guardian! I wonder what will happen next? :)

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