The Princess and the Creature

Elsewhere…

Drip. Drip. Drip.

Vivian winced at cold sensation on her cheek. She reached up to touch her cheek.

“Mmm,” Vivian muttered. Meep! The geisha jerked her eyes open. George stood over her. She jumped back, screaming.

“What the hell?!” she yelled. George stood, blinking. Vivian sat up, panting.

“Why are you here?!” she cried.

“Meep,” the creature said. She gritted her teeth.

“Is that all you can say?!” she asked.

“Meep?” George said again. The geisha sighed.

“Seriously?” she asked. Why did she have to end up with this weirdo? What was this creature anyway? Suddenly, Vivian paused.

“What is that?” she asked. The geisha pushed herself to her feet. She tried to look through the thick trees. It was quiet around her. Too quiet. Her heart pounded against chest.

Suddenly, George grabbed her.

“Gah! Put me down! Put me down!” she screamed. Vivian kicked and punched at the creature. George didn’t listen. He crouched down onto the moss. The creature jumped up into the sky. Vivian broke down screaming.

George flew through the sky like a rocket. Vivian seemed to sink into his body. She couldn’t move. The smell made her nose hairs curl. Yuck! What is this? Only her hand stuck out from George’s fleshy body.

Suddenly, movement stopped. Vivian opened her eyes.

“Huh?” she asked. The geisha tried to poke her head out. But George shoved her head back in.

“Let me out! Let me out!” Vivian screamed. She kicked and bit at the flesh around her.

“Meep!” George said. But he would net let go. He held her in place. Everything sounded so muffled outside. It didn’t take long for her to tire out. Vivian just laid there in her fleshy prison.

Moments later, Vivian could hear light thumping outside.

“Hm? What… What is that?” she asked. The geisha tried to turn her head. She poked out for a look. To her surprise, George didn’t stop her. The rain lightened up by now. Vivian could hear the thumping on the ground. She squinted for a better look.

“What’s that down there?” the geisha asked. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Little explosions erupted on the ground. Clouds of smoke rose up from the thick trees. Vivian looked up at George.

“Was that why you grabbed me like that?” she asked.

“Meep,” the creature whispered. Vivian frowned and turned her head.

“Thanks,” she muttered under her breath.

“Meep,” George said. The geisha looked down at the battle on the ground. What was going on down there?  How long would this go on?

“Hey,” Vivian said. “You know where we’re going?”

“Meep,” George said.

“Do you at least have something to eat?” she asked.

“Meep,” he said. The geisha sighed.

“Never mind,” she muttered to herself.

“Meep?” George asked. The two just lingered over the chaos on the ground.