↝ See the ｌｉｇｈｔ! NB 65

[~FlameFox~]

This is a thread completely full of art and stories for nursery bean 65, whom I hope to name Patchwork.
JBDs are by Hiccup, design by shibakisses.

Don't post, please!


Poems:
Blue and red,
Red and blue,
The yet unsaid,
Is up to you,
Little Gwynn,
Smiles wide,
Her little grin,
Right by your side.

[~FlameFox~]

Tight Spaces are Bad Spaces

As Gwynn clicked a photo of the beautiful crystal formations in the cave, she couldn't help but feel a slight tightening in her chest.
Don't be silly. There's no reason to be afraid! She was trying to psych herself out of the constant state of fear that dominated her every move. SHe'd never like small spaces, and the itsy-bisty tunnel she was in was beginning to scare her. Out of habit, she reached back for her trusty quilt, only to grab at air. Oh, yes. She'd left her blanket at the mouth of the tunnel. She was fine. NOw to pull her paw back...
Uh-uh. No way. She gritted her teeth. Now to pull her paw back. It didn't budge. Oh, great. She was stuck. She wiggled back and forth, rubbing her back against the rocks. There has to be a way out...
Finally, after several minutes of thrashing, she had to give up. "Mom? Dad?" Her cries echoed oddly, ringing in her delicate ears. "MOM!" She heard shuffling at the entrance and Jersey, almost 25 yards away, poked her head in. Gwynn craned her head to see her mom's familiar face. "Yes, honey?" She replied, sizing up her odd position in the tunnel.
Gwynn began to shake. "I'm stuck!" She thrashed to display it, worrying her mother.
"Hold on, Gwynn! I'll get Blizz." But Blizz's broad shoulders couldn't force their way into the tunnel. By now, Gwynn was weak with fatigue and extremely scared. "Honey, we're going to find someone smaller to pull you out. Hold on." Her mom disappeared, and with her Gwynn's strength.
"Hello? Gwynn?" A strange new voiced echoed down the tunnel. A small dragon, no bigger than she, was peering up at her. After a quick whispered discussion, the dragon wiggled his way up to her. "Hiya, Gwynn. I'm Blueberry Cheesecake. I'll get you out in a second. Just wait." He pulled something from his pouch, and Gwynn smelled the crisp scent of blueberries. He squished them and rubbed them against her arm, using it as a lubricant. Slowly, he put her paw back, and slowly, the two wiggled out.
Gwynn trembled with relief, leaning against her parents. "Are you OK, Gwynn?" Her dad gently picked up her leg, wiping the excess juice off. Her looked for cuts and smiled in relief at the lack of injuries.
"Where did Blueberry go?" Jersey asked, shading her eyes from the sun and looking around. Just like he had arrived in her moment of fear, he was gone.

[~FlameFox~]

I Can't See!

Gwynn treaded water in place, readying herself for the race to come. She was swimming an open water race in a lake, which she'd never done before. It looked hard, but she was ready for it. Back on shore, Jersey smiled and held up a thick quilt in front of Blizz's grinning face. Gwynn smiled back. Just 2K. Not much. She could do it. Of course. It wouldn't end up like her claustrophobia accident. Lakes were nice.
Then the whistle blew. She pushed off, put her head under the water- and panicked. Sure, she could see in pools. Pools were fun. But this- no. Just no. She screamed underwater, and ripped her head out, hyperventilating. She began to thrash in the water. A blue figure slid up to her as she choked on the lake water. Her vision began to blur.
"Gwynn? Gwynn, can you hear me?" His voice echoed oddly in her head. It was him. Blueberry. From the cave. But he couldn't save her now. She would surely drown.

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Gwynn awoke in a hospital and groaned. Blueberry appeared at the edge of her vision.
"Saved you again, I guess." He laughed, offering a blueberry.
"Wha- Why were you there?" She asked, coughing gently.
He rolled his brown eyes, reminding Gwynn of the lake water. "What, did you think I lived by the caves? I'm a dragon, I have a home!"
Gwynn smiled. She'd never actually thought of that. Just then, Jersey and Blizz came into the room. Blizz wrapped her in a hug and Jersey enveloped her in a quilt. "Time to go home," Jersey laughed.
Blueberry left the room. "No more lakes for you, OK? I can't use my magic up in one go!" He teased, and like that he was gone again. A great rescuer and even better best bud. If he would stop running off all the time.

Disclaimer: Blueberry and Gwynn are great friends, but see nothing romantic in each other. They're almost siblings, they're so close.

[~FlameFox~]

Gwynn's 6th Christmas!

Gwynn slid onto the couch and wedged herself firmly between her parents. Jersey scooted over, cradling the new baby in her arms. Despite herself, Gwynn hissed. She felt left out. Not understood. Chardonnay had taken up her place, and she didn't like it.
Blizz exchanged a meaningful glance with Jersey. "Hey, Quilt?" He coughed. "Look, it's your 6th Christmas. We know you feel left out-" At this Jersey wrapped a paw around her- "So we've decided to make it up to you." He vanished, leaving Jersey alone with Gwynn.
"Mom?" Gwynn sniffled slightly. As Jersey turned to look she steeled herself to voice her fears. "You don't like her more, do you?" She'd felt sad because of Chardonnay's gorgeous eyes, both the same color.
Jersey laughed, plucking a candy cane from her pouch and placing it in Gwynn's paws. "Of course not. You'll always be my little Gwynn. The arrival of a new baby doesn't mean anything to that." Gwynn smiled and her dad reappeared, holding a box and- was that a movie?
"Gwynn, here's your Christmas present. I hope you like it." With trembling paws, Gwynn tore open the box. Inside was... A puppy. A greyhound puppy.
Gwynn positively howled with delight. "For me? Really?" She hopped off the couch and spun in circles around the box, nearly crying.
Blizz reached out and steadied her with one grey paw. "Yes. We get a new baby, you get a new dog." Gwynn pulled the pup, a tan female, out of the box and held her up.
"I'll name her Dale." She snuggled her close, getting back up on the couch.
"Not so fast, little Quilt." Blizz chuckled slightly. "Put the movie in. It's the same one we watch every year. Together."
Gwynn slid the CD in and breathed the title as the music played. "Rudolph..."