Disenchantment Sagas Chapter 48 – Relaxation
It was a quiet and peaceful day for Bean, Elfo, Luci and Koga. The group lay on the luscious green grass in an extensive open field. They all stared at the white clouds that floated above the bright blue sky. Koga had his eyes closed with a smile on his face as the wind blew past them. Bean and Elfo were the same way. The two enjoyed the peace, quiet, and calm wind against their skin. Luci, however, wasn't enjoying the peace. He tossed and turned on the grass. Elfo's face went from looking peaceful to looking agitated.
"Luci, can you stop tossing and turning? We're trying to relax here…" said Elfo.
"No. This is boring!" said Luci, groaning loudly. "Why are we just laying out in the middle of a field when we can do something more exciting?"
"Because it's relaxing?" said Bean. "Chill days are essential for a rowdy group like us."
"Says you…didn't you go streaking down the street yesterday?" asked Luci.
"You dared me to do that!" said Bean, opening her eyes and looking at Luci.
Luci laughed. "Yeah, I did! You were stupid enough to do it, too!"
"I was drunk!" said Bean defensively.
"You do it even if you weren't drunk," said Koga.
"He's not wrong about that," said Elfo.
"NO I-Ok yes I would…" said Bean, she placed her eyes back onto the sky. "I felt pretty good, though."
"Being naked isn't so bad," said Koga. "Standing out on the edge with your hair flowing in the wind."
"And something else flowing in the wind too…" said Luci.
"Oh, of course," Koga replied. "That's the best part. It feels nice."
"You hear that Bean?" Luci asked with a grin.
Bean blushed. "UGH, shut up!"
"Oh my god…" Elfo groaned. "Can we stop talking about tinklers flowing in the wind? I thought we were supposed to be soaking in the atmosphere and relaxing?"
"This is relaxing. You're just mad that you look like a walking green booger!" Luci said with a grin.
"Hey! At least I don't look like a spilt ink blob on a table!" Elfo shot back
This caused Bean and Koga to let out a few snickers. Luci narrowed his eyes at Elfo. "Ok…I would slap you in the face, but what you said was pretty funny…so I'll give you that one…"
"Hey guys," said Bean. "You ever just look up at the clouds and see that sometimes they're shaped like something?"
"Oh yeah, all the time! Like right now!" said Elfo as he raised his arm and pointed at the sky. "See that one right there! That one is shaped like a duck!"
Bean, Luci and Koga looked up at the cloud Elfo pointed to. The cloud they were looking at had a few odd shapes. Bean stared at the shape momentarily, trying to determine what Elfo was talking about. "I…where do you see a duck?" She asked, confused.
"What do you mean?" Elfo asked. "I mean, you can see the wings, the beak and-"
"That looks like a turtle, to be honest," said Koga.
"I see a pigeon," said Luci. His stomach would then growl. "Goddamn it, now I'm hungry."
"Oh, fine, whatever," said Elfo, pouting.
"Elfo, don't get upset because we don't see a duck," said Bean.
"I'm upset," said Elfo, still pouting.
"You sound upset, little guy," said Koga.
"I said I'm not upset and don't call me little," said Elfo.
"You are pretty little," said Luci.
"What? I'm taller than you!" said Elfo, looking at Luci.
"No, you're not," said Luci.
"Am too," said Luci.
"Ok, stand up, and I can show you!" said Elfo, getting to his feet. Luci would then use his tail to trip on him on his back. "OW!"
"Made ya get up," Luci laughed.
"Freaking a-hole…" Elfo groaned as he looked up at the sky. "Oh wow, it does look like a turtle."
"Turtles are awesome," said Koga.
"I've always wanted a pet turtle," said Bean.
"Why would you two want a pet turtle?" Luci asked. "They're slow and ugly."
"So? Turtles shells are cool, and some have one hell of a bite," said Koga.
"Yeah!" said Bean.
"And they can also breathe through their butts too!" Koga added in.
"YEAH, LUCI-" Bean pauses. "Wait, what?"
"Are you serious?" asked Elfo.
"Yeah, you guys didn't know that?" said Koga.
"Why would we know what?" Bean asked. "Wait, how do YOU know that?"
"Don't worry about it," Koga replied quickly.
"You know the oddest details about things…" said Luci. "What else do you know?"
"Uhh…" Koga began to think. "Do you guys know what a hyena is?"
"No," said The three of them.
"Well…they're like dogs…but the cat version of dogs…if that makes any sense…" said Koga.
"No, that doesn't," said Elfo. "How can a, whatever you call it, be the cat of its species,"
"I don't know, man. I'm just repeating what people have told me," said Koga, shrugging. "Anyway, wanna know where it's babies come from?"
"Zog's already given me the talk, so…nothing can surprise me," said Bean.
"Same, Daddy Elfo told me all about the birds and bees," said Elfo. "And I mean…everything…everything…." He shivered afterwards.
Luci, on the other hand…knew where he was going.
ONE AWKWARD INFO DUMP LATER
"EW WHAT THE HELL?!" Bean screamed.
"THEY BIRTH BABIES FROM THERE-THERE-" Elfo looked horrified.
"Yuup," said Koga. "I couldn't imagine the pain they go through."
"I could've gone my whole without knowing that information…" said Bean. "Is this what it's like to be all-knowing? God, I'm, for once, am not not jealous of Tavish…"
"You're jealous of Tavish?" Koga asked.
"W-What? No, I phrased that wrong!" Bean stuttered.
"Sure you did," said Luci.
The four of them went quiet as they stared up at the sky. The sun above them broke through a few clouds and shone its rays down on them.
"We should do this more often," said Bean.
"Yeah, this was nice," said Elfo.
"Agreed," said Koga.
"Eh… too much sunshine," said Luci.
"That's not what you say when laying next to a windowsill," said Elfo.
"Oh shut up Elfo…"
"And you say you're not a cat," Koga smirked.
"I'M NOT A CAT!" Luci shouted.
"Alright, boys, I'm thirsty," said Bean, getting to her feet. "Let's hit the bar!"
"Please don't tell me I don't have to carry you home if you drink too much," Koga asked.
"I make no promises," said Bean.
Koga would groan as he, Elfo and Luci get to their feet and walk back to town.
"I can't believe hyena's give birth through their tinklers," said Elfo.
"ELFO! I JUST FORGOT IT UGH!" Bean shouted.