forum Under City Lights

Started April 12, 2019 by @Echo_6 group

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Tempest didn't notice her slip-up. "So, why are you out here this late?"

"It's much more quiet at night than it is in the day, plus not nearly as many people out," she answered. "What about you? Not a big people person either?"

Tempest laughed. "No. People are always around me if I go out in day."

"Yeah, no kidding," she agreed nonchalantly feeling the point to one of her ears. "People constantly asking stupid questions."

Tempest smiled. "So true."

"Do you have any siblings?" Tonakee asked coming to a stop under a big maple tree.

Tempest laughed. "I have three older brothers. I'm the only girl and the youngest. It sucks."

"I have one brother, I'm the youngest to. Though my brother was gone for half my life," Tonakee sighed. "He's back now so that's good."

"That sucks," Tempest sympathized. "Did you ever get to know him?"

"For a little bit, we don't get a lot of time to talk where we are. To many things to fix," Tonakee grinned. "I did get to pull the best prank ever on him."

Tempest turned to her. "What was it? I could use some ideas."

"It took so long to put together and I had help from like forty people," she explained. "Pretty much I made myself into a statue and stood right outside his house. Anytime he asked someone where the statue came from they would shrug and walk away. Then when he decided to move it I asked him not to. He panicked and fell backwards, because the statue talked."

Tempest snorted. "That is beautiful. One time I put an air horn right behind the door to one of my brother's bedroom doors, and then when he opened it it blared super loud."

Tonakee laughed. "Reminds me of the time a let a baby dragon into his room. It took him an hour to get it out," she forgot that she wasn't home, and realized to late what she'd said.

Tempest laughed. "A baby dragon? What kind? I know that earth dragons are very good at camouflaging themselves."

Tonakee relaxed realizing that Terry knew about the 'supernatural.' She smiled. "I found a fire dragon. My brother had burned hands for a week."

Tempest chuckled. "I almost feel bad for him."

"I don't," Tonakee gave a giggle. "He got me with a snake, which he knows will scare me because I can't see them."

Tempest started. "You're blind?"

"Oh, sorry I forgot you didn't know, yeah I've been blind my whole life," Tonakee explained.

Tempest nodded, the realized that she couldn't see her. "Oh. Sorry about my reaction. It just startled me."

"That's fine, it's a better reaction than most people. They usually start treating me like I can't do anything, which is annoying because I can usually do more than they can. Only because of my job though," she took a small breath. "Do you have a job?"

Tempest shrugged. "Eh, you could call it that. I have a brother that's mute, so I kind of get it. And my dad is deaf."

Tonakee gave another sigh and sat down in the grass. "So, are you able to tell me your real name, or do you have to stay under cover?" she asked remembering that the name she'd given before wasn't real.

Tempest smiled slightly. "Perceptive. I'm Tempest. I'm a siren."