Fantasy Night Creatures 2-Invite Only!

[|M|]

"Char-lie" Ash walked into her pygmy goat's pen, swinging the gate shut behind her. She held a turnip in her hand. "Charlie? Here, mate!" Out trotted a small, long-legged goat, sneezing. He snatched the turnip out of Ash's grip with his mouth, and started chomping it greedily. Ash chuckled and patted him on the head. Then she herded him into his small stable, shut the door and locked it.
Ash yawned as she trudged up the stairs in her pyjamas. she snuggled under the covers, switched off the light and fell asleep.

[|M|]

Ash yawned and stretched. She looked at the clock on her bed side shelf. Perfect timing. She got dressed, fed Charlie, walked off down the street and... came running back again. She grabbed the Billie's leading-bridle-thing, and attached it to his head. They walked up to the club together, Ash whistling quietly to herself, Charlie trotting at her side, stopping now and again to sniff something. When they got there, Ash took a deep breath, and walked in, trying to smile. She was beginning to wish she'd left Charlie at home. What would everyone think? She sighed and headed up the spiral stairs. "Hello" she smiled shyly, blushing as she walked in.

[Cottleston]

Mattie reached her house, splashing through puddles, fear growing all the way. Was she too late? Had that Merr person held her up too long?
She took the steps to the front door three at a time. The door was wide open, creaking on its hinges. Mattie's stomach dropped with dread.
Slowly, she stepped inside. There was a line of muddy bootprints leading in... And, when she looked more closely, a faint line of bloody pawprints leading out.
Zan appeared in the doorway behind her, making her jump. "Doesn't look good" Mattie told her, trying to conceal how afraid she was and failing as her voice shook.
"Look for your dad" Zan told her. "I'll stand guard"
Mattie crept through the rooms of the house one by one. The footprints lead into each one, then came out again, apparently not havign found what they were looking for.
In the last room, they had.

The bloody pawprints were much more obvious here, leading into a pool of blood on the floor. And there, on the sofa, was her father's body, deep cuts gouging his face and arms.
He was dead. She knew he was. Whatever that thing had done it had killed him and-
"Mattie?"
The voice was weak. Mattie ran over to him. "Dad?" her voice shook. "What happened?"
"He came here, a man. An elemental, apparently... Wanted to steal... Shapeshifting powers... Even though males of our race cannot use them, Mattie, they still lay dormant and ready for he taking. They are part of what keeps us alive, you know that, even when we cannot use them. Without them, I shall surely die"
"All this blood..." Mattie murmured, confused. Surely he shoudl be dead from blood loss by now anyway?
"Oh... Most of that's not mine. It was the first transformation. He wasn't ready for it" He let out a small chuckle. "He ran off after that"
"Dad, I didn't mean to be out so late" Mattie whispered, tears filling her eyes and splashing onto the sofa. "I found the club, with a girl called Ash. He found me there, took the key... That's how he got in. I shouldn't have gone"
"Ssh" he told her. "You're a teenager now, you're only doing what's natural. I wasn't too worried..."
"But if I hadn't gone he wouldn't have got the key and you'd be alright!"
"And if you hadn't gone, you wouldn't have made a good friend and the start of a new life for yourself, Mattie. Use it wisely. You don't need me any more now. My work is done..."
His eyes fluttered closed. "But I don't know what to do without you" Mattie whispered. He was gone. He breathed in one last breath and whispered "Just be Mattie"
And then he was gone.

((D8 I almost made myself cry...))

[|M|]

((nearly made me cry D8))

[Solanum]

(( I kept a straight face the whole time, as I'm a cold heartless person. ))

[Cottleston]

((Ha I cry really easily, especially when writing. And Mattie's one of my most beloved characters))

[Solanum]

(( I have emotional attaches to Merr. xD I can't kill him off without bringing him back. Or mentioning him again. xD ))

[Cottleston]

((Mmm, emotional attachments are fun XD))

[|M|]

((Dont know what to do with Ash right now...))

[Geronimo.]

Merr relaxed his shoulders, cracking his knuckles. "Alright well. We know one thing about them. They aren't as strong as us. Thye have our powers, our appearance, our lives... But in a battle of strength, we would win. I say, we find a way to get out of here and kick their asses."

"With pleasure. I, mean, I can check my hair; but the C-Kat could make me look like a fool, or worse a traitor. And one of me is enough. Probably" smirked Kat. "And how did they do this?"

((Sparkly, that post didn't make me cry. Perhaps feel symathetic, but not sad!))