Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-35775904-20190222213128/@comment-35775904-20190314213804

Here... RITA

I hated that blank spot above my bed. It really needed some color. Though for some reason I just kept staring at it. It was plain and peaceful. Unfortunately though, I had work to do so I sat up from my short nap. I stopped to brush my hair, and I saw my small frame of mom on my desk. I don’t know what came over me, but I grabbed it and sat down.

“MAMA!? MAMA where are you?” I asked running through the crowd. I was definitely lost. Fear started to rise in my little body as I searched through the packed plaza of dragons and people. “MAMA?!!!” I started to yell louder, a tiny whimper in my voice. “Rita?” My head snapped around as I saw my mom looking for me from behind. “MAMA!” I yelled running to her. I hadn’t seen her for nearly an hour since I had gotten lost. I ran straight into her arms and buried my face into her neck. “Oh baby...oh honey it's alright. I found you.” “I was scared mama. I couldn’t find you!”I whimpered. “Honey, you may not always be able to find me, but, I’ll always find you.” She said pulling me closer and planting a kiss on my head. I smiled nuzzling closer to her. It felt nice to be safe. “Now, how about we go get a pretty picture over there?” she asked, pointing to a booth. “They have some really pretty costumes and backgrounds to choose from!” I nodded, smiling, and grabbed her hand walking with her to the booth. She squeezed my hand and I held her tighter...I never wanted to let go again.

Snapping back to reality, I looked at the glass cover, now wet from my tears, covering the picture of my mom and I. A small sob rose in my throat. I don’t know what was wrong with me today. Why was I missing her so much? Why did I feel this way? A few more tears escaped me as I remember our fun of picking out costumes and playing around with the props. That was a great day.

Okay. Get a grip Rita. Your gonna be late for dinner.

I sighed and stood up, wiping my face and washing it. My nose was still stuffed from crying so randomly hard, but I just set the frame down, and walked out the door.

I walked to the clubhouse, and as I was entering in, Aud came by and grabbed my arm. “What are you doing?” I asked exasperatedly. I was tired and I wasn’t feeling good either. Aud was certainly not helping by rough-housing with my arm. “Were you just crying?” “No..” “Why is your nose stuffed then?” “I’m not feeling good today.” “OH…”She said. Then shrugging she grabbed my arm again and abruptly pulled me to the dining area with an evil grin. What was up with her-oh no…. Now I knew what was up. She grabbed my hips and shoved me into a seat...Next to Vix...and I had a “cold”...Perfect...I shot her a glare from the other side of the table and she just stifled a laugh by blowing bubbles into her cup. Katina was right next to her and looked at her a little curiously. Poor girl, she had to put up with Aud’s antics for the rest of the meal.

I reached to pour some water, and while doing so, made eye contact with Vix. “Hey.” He said. “Hi.” I replied. With Aud staring at me, I felt really awkward and stood up to go help Kate bring the dishes of food on the table. We were all pretty silent at dinner today, but occasionally we all looked curiously at Aud when she kept stifling laughs into her cup. Gross…

After about ten more minutes of that, I finally finished my tiny dinner. I wasn’t very hungry. Getting up, I started to clear the table and then went out for a walk. Aud could do the dishes.

I whistled for Nebbie outside the clubhouse and then jumped off the ledge, confidently landing on her back. “Hey girl.” I said, nuzzling my face into her chin. She moaned happily while changing her scales to yellow. Peace. Ah, my good girl. I sighed onto her neck as we flew somewhere, that cold nipping my nose and fingers. I had no idea where she was going, but I didn’t care… Suddenly, another tear slipped down my cheek. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME TODAY? I was frustrated with myself and blamed the cold wind. Winter was a few days early of arriving, so I blamed the cold air for my tear. I don’t know but I just felt really unstable. Worried, frightened, sleep deprived. Igh.

Nebbie flew to a clearing and I noticed that familiar figure. Vix. Oh great, good job Nebbie. It just felt really awkward ever since Aud had come to chat with me...About Vix. Did I seriously have feelings for him...Agh. I don’t know. I mean he is cute and all and super sweet and that smile-no those eyes! Okay...There is something seriously wrong with me. I should go to a doctor for mental help...Good grief.

Nebbie landed and I quietly hopped of her back. She nuzzled my back pushing me toward where he seemed to be cross-bow practicing. I rolled my eyes at her and then walked forward. He shot a bullseye and seemed really happy about it.

“Good aim!” I said, speaking up. He turned around, a little startled. It was cute. I smiled at him and he returned the smile. A big bright, gorgeous smile. Agh! He then went on to do a brilliant demonstration of his shooting skills, to which I applauded every time. He was really good! It looked like a lot of fun!

“Can I try?” I asked. “Sure I guess,” he said, handing the crossbow to me. It was a little heavy, and I was a little wary of these things. When Aud started learning this thing, she brought it to my hut one night to show me and nearly shot my eye out! So I was understandably a little wary of it. I had tried, (and failed) two times. It was super heavy and hard to figure out! Then he came and grabbed my arms, telling me to loosen up. I let my shoulders drop a little, and then he moved my arm gently helping me pull the crossbow higher. I’m pretty sure at least a million butterflies were flying in my stomach. He was so close! RITA FOCUS! My mind snapped back to where the target was. “Now,” Vix said softly into my ear, his breath tickling my neck, “Watch the arrow closely, as long as it’s right there, wherever it’s pointing, it will go there. Go ahead, pull the trigger.” I breathed and pulled it, I held my breath as the arrow whizzed through the air. “Yeah! I knew you could do it! You’re amazing!” he said. It was funny though when he awkwardly continued, “I uh mean you’re good at this… amazing at it, like not that you’re amazing. Oh wait. You are. But that’s not what I mean. Uhhh… congrats?” I laughed. “Thanks.” “Rita, can I, uh, tell you something?” he asked awkwardly. “Sure,” I replied. What did he want to say? “I, um.. I l-l-li-li...”Those butterflies dropped dead in my stomach. Uh wait, was he gonna say what I think he was-oh Thor really? My mind fluttered quickly with 500 cenarios about what he was gonna say. “I li-like yo- I liked your speech! Yeah, that’s it. I really liked your speech. That’s what I was going to say.”He finished. Oh, okay. That was sweet too. He ran his hands through his hair, smiling that adorable smile. Gosh, there I go again. I laughed, saying “Thank you Vix, I appreciate it.” Then, feeling like my part was done there, I walked away. It was getting a little late, and even though I had taken that little nap today, I still felt exhausted. Coming home, Nebbie crawled onto her stone block and I collapsed into a sleep. -- The next morning, I hopped out of bed. My head was randomly sore, but I felt much happier. It was probably that sweet little night I had last night. But just to be safe, I skipped brushing my hair and looking at the picture. I just pulled my hair into a rough ponytail, which actually looked really cute, and then headed to breakfast. I sat at the table and said a few good mornings. But right before I went to take a sip from my cup, I saw Aud slide next to Vix, a grin on her face. I gulped my water and stared at her from the corner of my eye. Oh Thor...Oh thor...Don’t do anything embarrassing… To late. Vix spit water out of his mouth and looked at her, his face all red. Oh no oh no no no no! I turned away and grabbed an apple. I stood up from the table and walked outside. I went over to my hut and climbed onto the crystal shard near it. My nose started to freeze from the cold, but I needed to breathe. Gosh my head was really hurting. “HEYO!!!!!!!” Aud called. Great. She hopped up onto the shard and smiled at me. “Aud. What the heck did you say at breakfast?” “I asked him when he was gonna ask you out!” “WHAT?!” “Haha. That’s my job Rits.” Great. Just great. My head was really hurting now. I pinched the bridge of my nose and coughed. “You feeling alright?” Aud said. “Yea….” But, because Aud is ‘that person’ she had to feel my head. “Gosh Rita! Your burning up!” She gasped. I rolled my eyes hopping down from the shard. “I’m fine Aud.” I replied, coughing. Oh yea, that's great. Really gonna convince her. “Mmm….No your not. Let's get you to your hut.” “Wha-?” I asked my head getting a little dizzy. I saw someone walking toward us. But I barely made out the figure before I collapsed onto Aud. ——————————————————————- Love you all!!!! Byeeeeee
 * gasp* yea I know. And I’m sorry. I don’t want to throw anymore it twists in, but bc Rita is such a difficult and long character to right for, I’m just gonna have her be sick for a while. I don’t know how much longer I’m gonna be absent for. This way it just omits any extra stress for me and I can just put Auds parts together-which is no biggie for me. Anyhow, I miss you all a lot and I can’t wait for this school rush to be over. However long I have this crazy schoolwork for will be how long Rita’s sick.