Chapter 7: Tangling vines

It seemed as though ever since Miguel had come here he had discovered something special at this paradise home, one thing that intrigued him was Isabela and her powers although she was sweet he still couldn't understand how her powers worked.

"So let me get this straight you control plants with your powers as well as grow know ones?" He seemed very intrigued as he looked towards Isabela

"Si, that's pretty much it". Isabela smiled softly

"That's amazing ". He commented

Isabela smiled chuckling at the young man.

"Doesn't it hurt?" He asked

"No, not really why do you ask?" She counted

"I just thought with the vines and the thorns it would hurt". He shrugged

She smiled understanding where Miguel had gotten that point from and she chuckled.

"I guess that's what confuses people about my gift that think it hurts but really it doesn't I can grow anything and still it doesn't hurt except for some cases". She laughed

Miguel chuckled lightly at the notion she made.

Julieta sighed as she caught the two smiling and talking maybe change isn't all bad after all.

"I guess so ". He sighed

"What about you I mean you must get out a lot". Isabela replies as continues to sweep

"Not really unless you count the conservatory or the Plaza but other than that I usually just stay back with my family and let them mean the world to me". Miguel lit up at the mention of it

"I know what you mean mine too". She sighed

"Especially Mira, I don't know what I would have done if I had lost her". She adds

'What does she mean by loose her?'

"You two seem close". He sighed

Isabela smiled reminded of all the times with her little sister even though some of those times may have been annoying.

"She is stubborn ". Isabela sighed

Miguel smiled at that fact. He knew she also had the glare of a cat and the willingness to help others especially if someone got in her way.

"Yeah, But I have to ask why does she shut herself out?" He sighed

At that, Isabela snapped her head back to look at him and for a moment Miguel thought he had done something wrong in that regard and a hobbit of saying things he shouldn't. Isabela's face turned sad and she stopped sweeping.

"Lo siento I didn't mean to " He stopped

"No, it's okay we weren't always the best family to her". She answers

'What does she mean by that?' Well, whatever it's not good.

"Do you mind if I ask how?" He said coaxing his head

"Well… We each became tied to our gifts and serving the community and we somehow forgot to encourage Mirabel hermana tried everything she could to support us and we did nothing to support her, that's why she shuts out very quickly ". She exclaimed

"What?!" Miguel was shocked

"I know, I know it sounds ridiculous ". Isabela stopped herself

"Yeah, I was gonna say selfish but sure if that's how you want to put it ". Miguel sighed

"Yeah". Isabela sighed softly

Miguel couldn't believe what he just heard, from that point on he was determined to get Mirabel out of her shell and show her she needed care and not learn to take for herself.

"So… What did you do?" He drifted off

"Well, I was very mean and put a perfect facade on a lot and I was the perfect one in the family the golden child in the family. I kind of forgot about her and I blame her for anything I possibly could, I was so caught up in my duty that I forgot how much she seems to me". Isabela sighed

'Wow, she was cruel'. Miguel thought

"Well, I'm glad that things got better for you". Miguel smiled

"Me too". Isabela replies

"What about you? What's your family like". She asked

Miguel thought of his family and how much he missed the workshop the smell of fresh food cooking and the loud machinery as they worked. Most of all he missed the loud conversation that happened and what weird things happened throughout everyone's day.

"I'm Sorry I didn't mean to " Isabela rambled

"No, no it's fine". He shook his head reassuring her

Isabela smiled gently.

"Loud, very loud there's always something going on no matter what ". Miguel chuckled

"Sounds like fun". Isabela joined

"It is, but it's usually crazy and usually I can't focus on one thing it's usually multiple things at one time". He chuckled

Isabela smiled reminded of her family and how loud they could be sometimes but she wouldn't have it any other way, maybe Miguel wasn't so bad to talk to after all.

Miguel's leg twitched and he winced in pain, even though he could walk it still Sometimes hurt and started twitching.

"Estas bien?" Isabela asked concerned

"Si, it just twitches sometimes ". Miguel replies still feeling the pain

"Mamá's food Sometimes does that when healing holds on". She then went to the kitchen grabbed some ice and came back with a fresh bandage

"Here Just Hold still". Isabela put the bandage in her other hand and held the ice pack close to cut soothing it.

Miguel was a bit ticklish when it came to the cold being put on his cut, Isabela chuckled at his laugh smiling he had a rather fun personality. She took the ice off and replaced the bandage wrapping his leg tight; she did a good job not as good as Mirabel but still good enough so that it was tight and secure.

"They're not as good as Mira but close enough ". She joked

"Gracias ". He appreciated the help

"By the way that cream you gave me works like a charm". He adds

"What did I tell you it's soothing my own blend". Isabela smiled

"Si". He chuckled

Maybe this wasn't so bad, Isabela wasn't a bad listener he knew that he would get through this somehow he was just glad he found and made a friend.

Just goes to show you don't judge a book by it's cover…