Nimona - Just like me

9

It was around ten am when Nimona woke up, Her two new found friends we're talking.

"What time is it?" Nimona murmured.

"It's.. Daylight?" Lka said in confusion.

"No like.. Is it eight am or ten..?" Nimona asked, sitting up.

"Am? What's that?" Qua asked.

Nimona groaned and stretched, It was clear that she would need to teach these two a bit more human language.

"Who taught you english? And what's with the view on humans?" Nimona asked after she had shook her self from the sleepiness and was sitting on the couch, cross legged.

"Oh! An air spirit was raised among humans, They taught us how to speak like you!" Lka said in her normal bubbly tone.

"Really? Well, Am and Pm are a time, Am is morning and Pm is night." Nimona smiled. 

"Oh! Interesting! What else do humans have?" Lka asked, very interested in things outside of the forest. 

"Things that we do not need. The earth gives all." Qua said firmly.

"Oh. Well.." She just looked down awkwardly. "Just wanted to know."

Qua sighed and pulled Lka onto her shoulder.

"Well, Shall we teach Nimona things of the forest? Try and find a way home?" Qua hummed, rubbing Lka's hand with her thumb.

"Okay." Lka said softly.

Nimona felt uncomfortable.

"So er.. The forest?" Nimona chimed.

Lka sat up straight, clearly excited.

"She teaches some of the younger children things of human culture." Qua told Nimona, Nimona nodded.

"..Is it right?" Nimona asked.

"I don't even know.." Qua chuckled.

Lka coughed and sat down on the floor.

"°Ytif, Mato gazo jkiz fïo oòdjka." Lka said, Nimona looked at Qua confused.

"She is asking you to sit." Qua smiled.

Nimona shrugged and sat down, Itching her arm, It had actually started to make skin peel off since she had itched it a lot.

"*Mø cetoi biqn?" Lka asked.

"Pardon?" Nimona said, cocking her brow.

"Are you okay?" Lka spoke gently.

"Yea. Uh.. What about teaching me about the language?" Nimona asked, Kinda nervous she would keep persisting.

Ballister's yawns were heard, He yelped as soon as he saw the girls.

"I forgot you were here-.." Ballister laughed nervously.

"Bal.. Why are you yelling?" Ambrosius asked, Clinging onto Ballister.

"Nothing, Ambrosius." Ballister held his hand. "Do you girls want some food?"

"Ooo! Yes! More Mac and Cheese!" Nimona exclaimed, Bouncing to the kitchen.

"Nimona- Mac and Cheese is more of an afternoon food-" Ballister uttered, Nimona scoffed.

The two shape shifters and the past knight were left alone.

Lka walked up to him and touched his clothes.

"They're so soft!" Lka gasped, Ambrosius studied them, They didn't exactly have.. Modern clothes.

"Where did you girls come from again?" Ambrosius asked.

"I'm from kapeuito forest. Qua is from- Qua are you okay?"

Qua had a bright red face.

"I.. I.. I'm.." Qua giggled nervously as Ambrosius smiled at her.

"She's from Ashvio." Lka sighed.

"Er.. Where is that?" Ambrosius asked.

"What is where?" Lka asked.

"The towns?"

"What is a town?" Lka asked again, Ambrosius sighed, frustrated.

Ballister and Nimona were in the Kitchen, discusing how to get Nimona's newfound friends back home.

"We could always just.. Keep them? I've always wanted people like me!" Nimona grinned, Ballister shook his head.

"They're not pets, Nimona. Just cause they're like you, doesn't mean that you just have to be with each other forever!" Ballister sighed. "Nimona.. I know you don't want to lose these people, but you have to let them go."

Nimona already felt so connected with these girls.. She didn't want to lose the only people that are like her.

"I know. I just.. I just wanna learn more about shape-shifters. And spirits." Nimona said, she wasn't completely lying, she did want to know more about her culture, But she also just wanted to keep these girls all for herself.

"Go and talk to Lka and Qua. I need to talk to Ambrosius." Ballister shoo'd Nimona off.

"Okay.." Nimona sighed.

Nimona walked in to Lka and Ambrosius deep in conversation, Qua was goo goo eyed.

"Ambrosius, Bal wants to talk to you." Nimona pushed Ambrosius to the kitchen.

Lka sat next to Nimona, gesturing for her to sit down.

"I think Qua is sick.. She's red." Lka whispered, concerned for her friend.

"Huh. Uh.." Nimona squinted her eyes, She put her attention back to Lka. "She'll be fine. Could you teach me about the spirits?"

Lka nodded excitedly.

"Okay, Well, There are four types of Spirits alive today. Fire, like Qua, Water,  Earth, Like me and Air." Lka counted, her next words had a bit of a snarl to them, "The last spirit was killed by humans."

"Humans killed them..?" Nimona gasped a bit, "Why..?"

"They saw.. See us as freaks. Golops. They wish us dead." Lka shivered. "My pazomon was killed by humans."

Nimona looked down at her hands.

Humans were cruel.. But they had grown.

Right..?

Glossary :

Pazomon - Grandfather
Golops - Roughly translated to 'creatures to die'.
°Ytif, Mato gazo jkiz fïo oòdjka - Please sit down so I may teach you, friend.
Mø cetoi biqn - Are you okay?

How to say :

Pah - so - Mo - na.
Go - lo - pos.
Ya- ti - fa.
Ma - to.
Ga - so.
Ji - kis.
Fe - oh.
Oh - di - ja - ka.
Mo - oh.
Ce - toh.
Be - I - qu - nah.