Let's Sleep-over at North Foothold!
story by: Lina Marie Inverse

It was already evening at Wolf Pack Island...the weather was too humid and Xelas couldn't take it anymore! "Damn... I've been living in this place for so long and this is the only time that I've realized that this place is really hell!" she thought angrily.
So she stood up from her bed and decided to go to her neesan, Graushaila, over at North Foothold...a very cold place. In fact, she was very determined to stay there for a while that she didn't even mind the cold air that greeted her upon arrival. She smiled, satisfied at herself. "Now, to find Graushaila..." she thought as she began walking down the big halls of his castle. "It's nine thirty in the evening, I bet he's in his bedroom now..." she muttered to herself.
"Xelas-sama, is that you?" asked a very familiar voice from behind her.
Xelas stopped walking and turned around. "Oh, hello there, Shaila!" she greeted with a cheery smile, noticing that Shaila's already in her sleepwear.
Shaila smiled weakly. "Um...what are you doing here at this hour?" she asked.
"Visiting you and your dear master...and I'm also planning to spend the night here coz the humid weather at my island is really getting through my nerves." Xelas replied as she turned and began to walk away from Shaila, heading to Graushaila's bedroom. Shaila went after her. "Hey! Xelas-sama!?" she called. But Xelas ignored her, proceeding to the door of Graushaila's room. Shaila teleported and reappeared before Xelas, blocking her way before she could hold the doorknob.
Xelas was surprised at her. "Why, Shaila! Don't worry, I won't dare sleep with your master! That'd be the last thing I'd do!" she replied with disgust in her face.
"It's not that, but...Graushaila-sama requested awhile ago that the guest rooms should be renovated...and so..." she began. Xelas frowned. "And so what?" she asked.
Then, Graushaila opened his bedroom door and was surprised to see Xelas there. "Hey, whatcha doin' here?" he demanded in an annoyed tone.
Xelas smiled. "Oh hello, oneesan! Can I sleep-over here?" she asked.
Graushaila jerked at the question. "Don't call me oneesan!... You too? Sleep over here?!" he asked.
"Why?" Xelas asked, blinking.
Graushaila stepped aside and Xelas took a peek inside. Her eyes grew wide. "DOLPHIN?! GARV?! FIBRIZO?!" she wailed.
The 3 turned to her. "Oh hello, Xelas!" Fibrizo greeted happily. He was already wearing his jammies. Dolphin giggled. "Oh goody!!! Xelas is also gonna sleep here! Xelas is also gonna sleep here with us?! Cool! Great! I mean...THAT'S COOL!!" she cheered happily. Xelas felt a nerve forming on her head. "What are Dolphin and Garv doing here too?" she asked.
"Hey, you think you're the only one with the heatwave problem?" Garv snapped.
Shaila stepped aside and let Xelas enter. "I guess I'll be sleeping in Shaila's room tonight..." Xelas told them. "No, Shaila will also sleep here." Graushaila said.
"Hey, she isn't living in a guest room, right?" Xelas asked.
"My room is also being renovated, Xelas-sama." Shaila replied with a sheepish look.
Xelas turned to the other 3. They are going to sleep on the floor on a big cushion that can take 5 people.
"If you're thinking of hogging the bed, then forget it! The bed's mine and besides, this is my room! Go find your place on that cushion!" Graushaila said as Shaila entered and closed the door.
"What about your general? Where will she sleep?" Garv asked with a sour look on his face.
"Heeheehee!!! Don't tell me you're gonna sleep with her on that bed! Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, Graushaila!!! heeheehee!!!" Dolphin said with a malicious look on her face.
Graushaila threw one of his boots at Dolphin's face."NO! Damn you, you insane creature!" he yelled in anger.
Shaila sat down beside Fibrizo on the cushion. "Forgive my impatient master...you're lucky that he's letting you guys sleep here tonight...coz he's really not this hospitable especially to you, Xelas-sama." she whispered to the 4.
"Nah, that's okay with me, Shaila. In fact, I don't think I will be able to sleep tonight!" Dolphin said.
"Why, Dolphin-sama?" Shaila asked.
Dolphin smirked. "Because who knows, Graushaila might awoken in the middle of the night and invite you over to his bed! I will be watching!!!" she replied.
Xelas whacked Dolphin's face with her sandal.
"Ow! That's the second footwear that hit my pretty face!" Dolphin reacted.
"You'll be getting a third one or more if you continue talking crap!" Garv snapped. Dolphin giggled again.
Xelas sat down. beside Shaila. "I'll stay on this side." she told them.
Dolphin, Fibrizo, Garv and Graushaila looked at her. "That's the edge, sis." Fibrizo told her.
"Yeah, so what if it's the edge?" she demanded before lying down.
"And it's facing the window." Dolphin continued.
"So?" Xelas asked.
"If a scary creature appears, you'll be the first one to be eaten first!" Fibrizo told her.
Xelas sat up again and gave them a sarcastic look. "You think I'll believe that crap?" she asked.
Dolphin smiled. "Just warnin' ya, little sis!" she told her cheerfully.
"Will you stop smiling and being happy, Dolphin! I hate happiness!" Graushaila scolded.
"Hey, look who's talking! You're also happy coz Shaila's here!" Dolphin snapped.
Graushaila frowned, blushing a little as he looked away. Shaila felt uneasy with the others around...
"I'm tired, okay? Let me sleep. And if that scary creature appears, I will blame it on one of you!" Xelas said as she laid back on the cushion again and turned away from the others, facing the edge. "The only scary creature here is Garv..." she muttered.
Shaila bit her lip in an effort not to laugh upon hearing it. Luckily, Garv didn't hear that. Dolphin was still smiling at Graushaila, annoying him with it. Fibrizo brought out a book of fairy tales. "Can someone read this to me?" he asked.
Graushaila, Garv, Dolphin, Shaila and Xelas turned to him. "You know how to read!" they told him.
"You want me to crush your marbles?" Fibrizo asked them with an impatient look on his face.
Dolphin grabbed the book from him and opened it. "Lesseee....what story would you like to hear?...oh I get it!!! Here it is! The Three Little Pigs!" she told them.
"Aw, not that again?!" Garv asked.
"Try another one." Dolphin said.
Xelas sat up. "What about a romantic story?" she asked.
"EEEEYUCK!!! Mush! I hate mush! Tell the story, Dolphin!" Fibrizo said.
Dolphin smiled and began to read. "Okay, here goes...*ahem* Once upon a time, there were 3 little piggies!!! Their names were Garv, Graushaila and Xelloss!" she began.
Garv and Graushaila's mouths dropped open. Xelas frowned. "Hey, that's my minion!" she said.
Before the others could react, Dolphin continued: "Their mother, LON told them that they are already big piggies, so they need to find their own home! Though sad, the 3 left their mommy and built their own homes. Garv built a house made of hay, Graushaila built a house made of sticks, and Xelloss built a house made of bricks..."
"Are you sure you're reading from the book?" Xelas interrupted.
"Shh! You're ruining the moment!" Fibrizo told her.
"Hey, I'm smarter than that!" Graushaila said.
"And by the way, did you say that I'm a pig?" Garv asked. Dolphin looked at them and nodded. Then, he began to read again despite the nerves forming on their heads: "But there's a big, bad wolfie named Xelas!! And she destroyed the houses of..." she stopped when Xelas grabbed the book from her. "Gimme that! I'll continue the story!" she said in annoyance. "Awww... don't you like my story, Xelas dearie?" Dolphin asked.
"Don't call me dearie, you cad! Now let me continue..." Xelas said, turning to the book. She smiled keenly and began: "But Garv and Graushaila escaped Xelas, the prettiest wolfie ever! And you know what happened? They got lost in a forest! Then, to their surprise, they saw a house made out of fishsticks! Since they were hungry already, they went to the house and ate the fishsticks...and guess what, the very baaaaad sea witch named Dolphin came out of the house and caught them! SHE IS GOING TO COOK THEM AND EAT THEM!!!"
"Hey, that's not the storyline of The 3 Little Pigs! That's Hansel and Gretel already!!!" Garv cut in.
"Yeah, so?" Xelas asked with an annoyed look.
"Is it going to have a happy ending or not? Coz if not, I don't wanna listen anymore!" Fibrizo told Xelas.
"Of course it will have a happy ending, oneesan! A happy ending you want, a happy ending you'll get!" she replied with a cheerful smile.
Fibrizo face-faulted. "Don't call me oneesan...it sounds silly..." he muttered.
Xelas winked and began to speak again, turning to the book. "Okay, where was I...OH! There! Dolphin is already mixing monosodium glutamate to her brew, and Garv and Graushaila were trying to escape! But, Dolphin managed to complete her brew of sleeping potion so that she could make them drink it to make them unconscious so she could cook them hassle-free. Graushaila was the first one to drink it and he finished all of it that there's nothing left for Garv! And instantly, he fell asleep!"
"I've been noticing that I am always the unfortunate ones when it comes to your stories?!" Graushaila cut in. Xelas ignored her brother and began to read again. "Well anyway, Dolphin got the 2 out of the cage and let Garv go, but placed Graushaila in a bedroom. She cast a spell upon him, that he would only awoken if he is kissed by a beautiful princess!!!"
Graushaila jerked, feeling nervous and excited at the same time, hoping that Xelas would include Shaila in her story. He began to blush again.
Xelas continued. "The news was heard all over the place and but no princess came... coz Graushaila is the ugliest man..." she said.
"Hey, I'm not UGLY!" Graushaila interrupted.
"Shut up! But there's a young princess who got lost one day and then came to the house. She was the one who kissed Graushaila and made him wake up and they got married and had lotsa kids and lived happily ever after!!!" Xelas ended.
"GREAT!!!" Fibrizo cheered happily, clapping his hands.
"Hey, who's the princess? What's her name?" Graushaila asked.
Xelas smiled. "Oh, did I mention that the princess' name is Volfield?" she said with a sarcastic smile.
Graushaila suddenly couldn't move.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Nice one there, Xel!" Garv told her.
"Um...Graushaila-sama, are you okay?" Shaila asked.
"Stop exaggerating, it's only a story, Graushaila." Dolphin said.
Graushaila snapped out of it. "But Volfield's a man and...HE'S A GOD?!" he wailed in protest.
"So?" Xelas asked as she handed the book to Fibrizo and laid back again, ready to fall asleep.
"You're sick!" Graushaila said.
"You're the one who's sick coz you got affected by that little fairy tale I just read a while ago." Xelas said while yawning.
"Why I oughtta..." Graushaila was about to jump out of his bed but Fibrizo snapped his fingers and all the lights went out. "Lights out! G'night!" Fibrizo told them.
"Damn!" was all Graushaila could say before lying down on his bed and drifting off to sleep.

 

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