Chapter Three. Lyla Meets The Three Stooges And They Adopt Her.
In side the hotel room, Moe was sitting in the chair and he was closest to Lyla. He was holding her hand in his and he used a wash cloth as he wiped the sweat off of her with his other hand. He felt so bad for her to go through with what the dark wizard was trying to kill her. She poured most of her magic to defeat the dark wizard. Larry sat on the bed with Lyla, holding her other hand and praying for her to wake up. And Curly Joe was sitting right next to Larry, also looking worried as Moe and Larry was.
"Hey, Moe." Joe said when Moe looked up at the two other Stooges. Moe hardly took his eyes off of Lyla. "When is she going to wake up? She's been unconscious for a while now. I'm worried." He added as he gently rubbed her shoulder.
Moe sighed deeply in hoping that Lyla would wake up. He moved some of her hair out of her face with his hand, looking down at her. "She will be all right, Larry and Joe." He said when he looked up at his friends and then, he looked back down at Lyla. "Aren't you, sweetheart?" He asked her while he was caressing her hair in a soothing manner to comfort her.
Moments later, Larry, Moe and Curly Joe were surprised when Lyla stirred, slowly waking up. Larry was surprised as well. She was coming a long. "Hey, Moe and Joe, she's opening her eyes." Larry said in a whisper when Lyla slowly fluttered her eyes opened and she looked around.
Lyla gasped when she saw the Three Stooges. Moe was still holding her hand in his to comfort her and he never wanted to scare her off. She furrowed her eyebrows. "Oh, don't worry, Miss. We saved you from that evil guy out there you were fighting against. We are your friends." Moe said. Larry and Curly Joe nodded to her. But the Three Stooges never really fight off the dark wizard. All Lyla did was giving the dark wizard to the Aurors and then, she fell unconscious in to the Stooges' arms. That's all that she remembered before she fell unconscious.
"Ugh." She placed her hand on her forehead when she groaned as the Stooges helped her to sit up. Lyla locked her light hazel brown eyes to Moe's blue eyes. "What happened to me you three kind sirs?" She asked them when she was trying to remember what had happened to her.
Larry was the one to speak first. "Well, lady, you were fighting against that guy. And after you brought him over to the people with the sticks in their hands." Lyla chuckled at his words when Larry said the word 'sticks.' Eagle told Larry that they were called 'wands.' "Oh, I see what you mean there." He said with a soft laugh when Moe and Joe smiled and nodded in understanding agreement.
So, the Three Stooges were introducing themselves. "You know something, lady, Mr. Dumbledore told us that we would meet you here some time and yet, here you are with us." Moe said cheerfully. "And we are very glad that we got you in here at this hotel from that kooky evil guy." He added.
Lyla looked at the Three Stooges and she tenderly smiled towards them. "Oh, you meant Albus." She said with a chuckle. "My name is Lyla Eagle. And it's a pleasure to meet you. Well, I really do thank you very much for you three to carry me in here and taking care of me." She said before she leaned over towards Moe and she wrapped her arms around Moe, who he also wrapped her in his arms. Joe gently rubbed her arms and Larry was rubbing her back up and down. They could tell that she is a good person.
Moe was deeply touched by her genuine kindness. Lyla turned her head and she looked at Curly Joe and Larry. "Hey, Joe, Lary and Moe." She said when she looked up at Moe. "Can you three be my adopted fathers?" Lyla asked them. The Three Stooges smiled at her loving and they were very touched by her words.
Eagle knew that her parents died after she was born and Albus told her when she was at Hogwarts that her family had cut her off and they all blame her for her mom and dad's death. Lyla's tears streamed down her face when she told the Stooges about what happened to her during her childhood. Moe understood of how she felt when he pulled her closer to him as he felt her tears on his shirt.
Larry and Curly Joe felt bad for her to go through with what had happened to her. "Of course, we will adopt you, Lyla. As our own daughter." Moe said to her. Joe and Larry want her as their adopted daughter as well.
Lyla looked up at Moe and the two other Stooges and she was hoping that they would adopt her. Moe saw the hope in her eyes. "You will?!" She asked them happily. The Three Stooges told her that they will. She squealed with so much delight when she hugged Moe close to her. Larry and Curly Joe laughed softly and they embraced her as were. Things were looking up for her being adopted by the Three Stooges.
