Chronicles of Eden - Act III (47 page)

“You just don’t want her looking any better for Daniel,” Falla commented flatly.

A few moments later the butterfly girl tumbled to a crash on the ground with a grunt, having been thrown far away from the campsite by a magical force. Falla coughed out grass and dirt then looked back to seeing Triska, Specca, and Alyssa glaring at her.

“You want us to help you find your sister or not?” Alyssa yelled out.

“Not another word out of you for the rest of the night, Falla, not one more word!” Triska shouted out.

The three girls then looked back to the others as Daniel was watching them curiously along with Jovian and Jacqueline while Squeak merely had a dull expression on her face.

“So, off to bed with you two then, huh?” Alyssa urged with a nervous smile.

Jovian and Jacqueline shook their heads then started leading Squeak away.

“Come, Squeak,” Jovian politely insisted. “Let’s get you looking your best for your date.”

“We’d better wash her hair really good, it’s so dirty,” Jacqueline giggled.

As the three walked up the hill towards the stream on the other side Daniel looked back to the other girls, all of them smiling nervously at him now.

“What was that about?”

“Um… nothing, Daniel,” Alyssa replied shaking her head.

“Nothing at all,” Specca said with a shrug.

Falla trudged back over to them then spat out some more grass before looking at the girls with a scowl.

“You people suck, you know that?”

On the other side of the hill Squeak and the sisters walked over to a gently flowing stream, the water glistening slightly from the moonlight while the soft trickle of the current was all that was being heard nearby.

“Okay, first thing’s first, we-” Jovian started before Squeak quickly took off her tunic and kicked her boots to the side, the sisters watching as she hastily pulled her underwear off then jumped into the stream with a splash. The ant girl tossed and turned around in the water before quickly running back out again. Before she could grab her clothes Jovian took hold of her hand and shook her head with a laugh.

“Hold on,” she said playfully. “That’s not getting cleaned up, you silly girl.”

“You need to actually wash yourself, you’re still dirty,” Jacqueline laughed.

Squeak looked at them with concern then to the hill again with a few squeaks. The sisters led her over to the stream and set her down on a large rock on the shore.

“We know,” Jovian said gently. “You want to get back to your date for the night. But if you really want to make this night count with him than you have to look your best.”

Jovian gently scooped up some water then began scrubbing Squeak’s hair while Jacqueline was using some to wash the ant girl’s thighs and legs.

“You wanted us to help you tonight, didn’t you?” Jacqueline reminded. “Then trust us, if you get all washed up and looking so pretty for him you’ll have a better chance at winning his heart.”

Squeak smiled softly and looked back towards the hill, eager to return to her night with Daniel and hoping that he did indeed notice her more after this. The sisters washed the ant girl’s hair and body gently, both of them smiling kindly at the girl as they tried to clean off the dirt from her. As they did they went over her statuesque figure with hungry smiles, slowly licking their lips in anticipation for the ant girl’s flesh. Squeak looked at the hill with hopeful eyes and squeaked something, with Jovian glancing to her then back down to the girl’s large breasts with a cold smile.

“Don’t worry, Squeak,” she assured gently. “I’m sure after this you’ll be much more noticeable to him.”

Jacqueline nodded while washing Squeak’s thigh with both hands, almost seeming to caress the girl’s leg as her mouth watered slightly from looking at it.

“Oh yes. You’re going to look absolutely delicious.”

In the world of Eden many spoke the same language. Humans, and even monsters, knew how to speak or at least understand the language that was deemed ‘human’ throughout the world. However, not all spoke with the same tongue, and there were language barriers that could be met while traveling. For instance, some witches were known to mix human speech with their own dialect, which sounded like a twisted and haunting vocabulary. Others, like trolls, spoke mostly with foreign tongues, using very few if any human words. And some monsters only communicated with grunts, howls, or even squeaks rather than actual words at all. Still, sometimes even if there was trouble understanding someone due to a different language there were still ways of communicating with them all the same.

After all, actions speak louder than words.

*****

Under the night sky Specca was watching the campfire burning with a distant gaze, the glow from the fire lighting up her glasses with a soft bloom while she seemed deep in thought about something. Next to her Triska was watching as Alyssa was forming a patch of soft bedding for Lucky to sleep on for the night, the witch using her magic to create a spot of folded grass and thin vines on the ground near the caravan. Alyssa waved her staff around precisely, causing the weeds and grass to grow and bend around at her will while she had a blank expression on her face. Next to her Lucky was standing and just looking around the area with a quiet grunt while Falla was sitting down on a patch of grass the witch had prepared for her.

“I can’t believe you’re having me sleep out here with the horse,” Falla muttered as she looked to her ankle, seeing a green vine ensnared around it and rooted to the ground.

Alyssa didn’t even glance to her while she focused on making her horse a nice place to sleep on for the night.

“Again,” Alyssa replied flatly. “We’re helping you find your sister, aren’t we?”

“Did you really have to tie me to the ground like this though? What if I have to pee in the middle of the night?” Falla snapped as she tried to loosen the vine around her ankle. Each time she pulled on it however it tightened more and tugged her leg towards the ground.

“Then just pee, not like we care. Besides, even with all of us sleeping with Daniel we still don’t trust you around him. This way we’ll all sleep better tonight,” Alyssa said as she finished making Lucky’s bed, with the horse then casually walking over and laying down on it with a grunt. Falla held in her growl and watched as Alyssa pet her horse with a gentle expression before she glanced to the butterfly girl with a raised eyebrow.

“I don’t recommend tugging on that vine too much,” she warned. “Each time you do it will get tighter. It might get a little uncomfortable to sleep through the night if you pull on it too much.”

“What if I toss and turn in my sleep due to my anxiety about Luna being in grave danger out there?”

“Try not to,” Alyssa said as she stood up and shrugged. “Anyway, goodnight.”

She turned to walk back towards the campsite while Falla growled and thrashed her arms around.

“You suck!” Falla yelled out. Alyssa kept walking while Falla growled and crossed her arms with discontent, then glanced to Lucky as the horse was just looking at her while lying on its own bed.

“Being treated like a stupid horse. This is bullshit.”

Lucky grunted while his eyes gave off a soft crimson glow, a thin veil of smoke being blown out of his nose as Falla looked at him nervously. She gulped then quickly lied down and turned to face away from the horse while using her wings to cover herself.

“I hate my life,” she grumbled while Lucky slowly closed his eyes for the night.

Alyssa walked over and sat down on her summoned pew in front of the fire near the other girls, with them glancing to her as she just stared down into the fire.

“Are we sure she’s going to stay put for the night?” Triska asked.

“If she tries to pull that vine apart it’ll crush her ankle,” Alyssa reasoned. “And I doubt she’ll keep us up tonight with her yelling, otherwise she’ll make Lucky cranky. She won’t like that at all.”

“Well, at least that’s one less thing to worry about tonight,” Specca said softly.

Alyssa glanced to the caravan then to the other girls.

“Is Daniel inside?”

Triska nodded as the girls looked to the parked ride, all seeing a soft warm glow within from a lit lantern.

“Yeah,” Triska said. “I helped him set up the curtain for his part of the cabin. He’s just going through his monster book again until Squeak comes back.”

“We set aside some blankets and pillows for Jovian and Jacqueline next to ours,” Specca mentioned. “When they’re done helping Squeak we can all turn in for the night.”

Alyssa nodded slowly then looked to the fire with a distant gaze.

“What do you think they’re going to talk about though? Squeak grew up only having sex and digging in her tunnels. What more is there to learn about her?”

“I’m not sure,” Triska replied worriedly. “I just hope Squeak remembers the rule about not using her saliva or pheromones during her turn.”

“I’m sure she won’t risk ending her turns with Daniel so easily like that,” Specca reasoned. “But remember if he kisses
her
, then her saliva is fair to use.”

“If he starts making out with her…” Triska wondered before grabbing her hair anxiously. “Oh god, we could lose him this very night.”

“It’s not just that,” Specca mentioned hesitantly. “We all have to admit that her figure is rather… well…”

“Perfect,” Alyssa and Triska muttered together.

Specca nodded slowly and looked down to her own breasts, wishing that they were bigger like the ant girl’s was.

“She has a beautiful body, her saliva is intoxicating in itself, and she’s so loyal to Daniel that she was willing to die just to save his ride. Her language barrier was the only thing that truly set her apart and gave us a chance.”

“Hold on,” Triska said shaking her head with a troubled smile. “I mean, so what if she has her saliva, that’s not enough to really win Daniel’s heart, we know that. And besides, she’s not
that
good looking, right?”

The three then looked over to the side and went wide eyed as their friends walked over to them, with Jovian and Jacqueline walking on either side of Squeak who was the center of everyone’s focus.

“Dear god…” Triska breathed out.

Squeak’s hair was cleaned and mostly straightened out, having been brushed and combed by the sisters carefully with her antennae sticking out of the neatly styled hair. It was set in a slight curl above her forehead while the sides were fluffed and brushed down over her ears.

“Squeak… you look…” Specca said with a nervous smile.

Her tunic had also been washed and scrubbed, being nicely clean now while her arms and legs were perfectly spotless. The skin seen above her cleavage was also clean while having a faint glow from the firelight as it too had been carefully washed by the sisters.

“Really… good…” Alyssa finished with a shaky smile, trying not to frown at seeing Squeak like this.

And the ant girl’s face was washed and cleaned as well, with no signs of dirt or smudges anywhere while her skin had a lovely tone to it now. Triska, Specca, and Alyssa stared at the ant girl as she squeaked with a soft smile at them, with the two sisters then giggling and looking to the girls with proud smiles.

“What do you think?” Jovian mused. “I’d say she cleans up rather well.”

“Yeah,” Jacqueline mentioned while nudging Squeak. “And we made sure to wash
every
square inch of her too, she was really dirty before.”

The ant girl blushed and looked down with a shrug while the other girls were still staring at her with stunned expressions.

“She sure… does,” Triska said with a weak smile.

Squeak looked to the caravan then to the others who slowly nodded at her.

“He’s… waiting for you inside,” Specca reluctantly informed.

“Yeah… um, goodnight, then,” Alyssa said as she tried to look back down to the fire while struggling to ignore how well the ant girl looked now. Squeak nodded then walked over towards the caravan while the sisters looked around at the three girls curiously.

“Are you all okay?” Jovian asked. “You seem troubled about something.”

The girls looked to her with disbelief then to Squeak as the ant girl approached the caravan. She stopped at the side of it and seemed to hesitate, wondering how Daniel would react to seeing her now.

“Of course we’re troubled,
look at her
,” Triska snapped quietly while waving towards Squeak.

“She looks… fantastic,” Specca huffed with a flustered expression.

“We just wanted you to help her talk to Daniel, not make her look prettier than us,” Alyssa said through bared teeth.

“Oh dear, did we do something wrong?” Jacqueline asked worriedly.

“Yes, you did,” Specca snapped. “For god’s sake you fixed her up to look perfect, that’s not what we wanted.”

“For crying out loud, she’s as hot as a succubus. Daniel’s sure to notice her now,” Triska said before looking down and biting her lip.

The sisters looked to each other then to the other girls with puzzlement.

“I’m confused,” Jovian remarked. “I thought the purpose of this was for Daniel to try to get closer to each of you one at a time, to see if he felt anything like love for any of you.”

“So then shouldn’t she look her best for him?” Jacqueline questioned. “This is like a date for them, isn’t it?”

The other girls looked at them with frustration then over to Squeak as the ant girl turned to wave the sisters over to her.

“Yes, it is, it’s just… we… but…” Triska stuttered.

“We don’t want… it’s not like…” Specca tried to say.

Alyssa sighed and looked back down to the fire.

“It’s not that simple.”

“Again with making things complicated, what is it with you people?” Jovian asked shaking her head.

“You should just say what you really want,” Jacqueline reasoned with a shrug. “If you all want to be his lovers together then you should just do that instead of making this harder for yourselves with this silly game.”

The other girls looked to her with surprise as the sisters started walking towards Squeak.

“Wait, what?” Triska quickly stammered. “That’s not… we’re not saying that. We never said anything like that.”