took her hair out the bow and laid that ribbon in my hand
Aisha scoffed down the bond at his cheeky pun, "Spare me the puns," came her playful drawl, golden fur ruffling as she swooped from where she'd hung to the wall and back down the other way. It felt amazing, and it was just as she'd dreamed when she was a kid. To see the world from above, to exist against gravity's will. The leopard could do many things, but never this.
The flying fox heeded Oliver's advice and gave a few more rounds, until she felt confident at least in this confined area. She wasn't tired now, a downfall of having two mostly nocturnal animals sharing your spirit, but she knew he was right. Logically she should return to her dreams, tomorrow she would take her new mammalian form out into the skies. Learn to hang from trees and break into fruits. Exciting stuff, for another day.
She dropped once more from where she'd perched, this time gliding down. With a bit of focus she initiated the shift, landing against the wooden slats on human feet, stumbling a few steps forward but catching herself on the wall. She couldn't help but giggle and turn to beam at Oliver, full teeth and eyes bright. "This was amazing," she said, "Thank you Blondie,"
After their goodnights, Aisha went back into her room and she her door. For a moment she just stood there and leaned against it, breathing in and out and basking in the moonlight from the window. She was more than she ever was now, one more part closer to being whole. She could only wonder what other creatures lurked at the borders of her soul, waiting to claw their way in to her vestige, and join the ranks. The leopard and the bat were pleased tonight, as was the girl, and after flopping onto her bed it took no more than a couple minutes for her to be asleep again.
Fin for Aisha!
The flying fox heeded Oliver's advice and gave a few more rounds, until she felt confident at least in this confined area. She wasn't tired now, a downfall of having two mostly nocturnal animals sharing your spirit, but she knew he was right. Logically she should return to her dreams, tomorrow she would take her new mammalian form out into the skies. Learn to hang from trees and break into fruits. Exciting stuff, for another day.
She dropped once more from where she'd perched, this time gliding down. With a bit of focus she initiated the shift, landing against the wooden slats on human feet, stumbling a few steps forward but catching herself on the wall. She couldn't help but giggle and turn to beam at Oliver, full teeth and eyes bright. "This was amazing," she said, "Thank you Blondie,"
After their goodnights, Aisha went back into her room and she her door. For a moment she just stood there and leaned against it, breathing in and out and basking in the moonlight from the window. She was more than she ever was now, one more part closer to being whole. She could only wonder what other creatures lurked at the borders of her soul, waiting to claw their way in to her vestige, and join the ranks. The leopard and the bat were pleased tonight, as was the girl, and after flopping onto her bed it took no more than a couple minutes for her to be asleep again.
Fin for Aisha!
AISHA
