Chapter 2: The Magic (Part 1)

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Sunday. 10 am. 
Hilda just had breakfast with her mum and she was free the whole day! There is no homework to be done for tomorrow so she could've just spent her whole day hanging out with friends and going to Kaisa, who is now in the library, and that's exactly what she was going to do, but now, she wanted to bring Elias into the conversation.
HILDA: Ok, mum. I'm free today so I'll go outside ok? I actually wanna meet you with my new friend!
JOHANNA: Oh really? That's cool! Is it a boy or girl?
HILDA: A boy.
JOHANNA: Do you know his age?
HILDA: Not exactly, he is in 10th grade.
JOHANNA: Oh. Interesting..
HILDA: Don't worry! He's good! One time, I got bullied by some older students at school, and guess what?
JOHANNA: What??
HILDA: He destroyed all of them and saved me!
JOHANNA: Oh goodness! I wanna meet that hero that saved you!
HILDA: Good thing he's next door, I'll get him!
JOHANNA: Ok dear! By the way, tell Hope thank you, that Beef Wellington was out of this world!
HILDA: Ok, mum!
Hilda walked out of the house and went to Eli's place.
When she knocked the door, Grandma Hope opened it.
HILDA: Oh, Hello Hope! Where's Elias?
HOPE: Oh, he is in the shower. Come in! You had a breakfast, dear?
HILDA: Yes! Don't worry about me! My mum also cooks good!
HOPE: Oh, that's great! Wait for Elias, ok?
HILDA: Ok!
Hilda sits down on the couch and waits for Elias. Suddenly, she heard him in the shower singing something.
HILDA: Huh...That must be Elias. Is he singing in the shower?
Hilda goes upstairs and hears singing from the bathroom.
Hilda slightly opens the door and sees a fog coming out from the shower where Eli was
ELIAS:
🎵I hear voices cryin 🎵
🎵I see heroes dyin🎵
🎵I taste blood that's dryin🎵
🎵I feel tension risin🎵
🎵I hear voices in my head🎵
🎵They council to me🎵
🎵They understand🎵
🎵They talk to me, They talk to me🎵
🎵They tell me things, that I will do🎵
🎵They show me things I'll do to you.🎵
HILDA: Uhhh....Elias??
Hilda's voice made Eli jump and he fell on his butt.
ELIAS: Ow!! Who's here?!
HILDA: It's me! Hilda! Sorry for scaring you.
ELIAS: My tailbone! OW!! You should knock on the door next time, ok? Now get outta here and wait for me outside the bathroom!
HILDA: Ok! Sorry(
*a few minutes later*
Eli comes out of the bathroom with his towel around his waist.
HILDA: Are you mad at me?
ELI: No! Not at all! So, what did you want?
HILDA: I wanna show you my place and you can meet my mum!
ELI: OK! I need to change first, I cant just go naked like this!
HILDA: Yeah, exactly.
Hilda goes downstairs and waits for Elias.
*a few moments later*
Eli comes down with his clothes and is ready to go out.
ELI: I'm ready to go!
HOPE: Oh! Elias! Take this!
Hope gives Elias a ton of food.
ELIAS: Grandma, I'm already stuffed. Why are you're bringing me more food??
HOPE: For Hilda's mom!
ELI: Oooohh! Got it! Anyway, see y'a!
HOPE: Goodbye kids!
Hilda and Eli came out of The house and went to Hilda's place.
Johanna was already sitting at her desk, drawing something.
HILDA: Hey mum! Are you busy?
JOHANNA: Nope. Go on.
HILDA: I want you to meet Elias, or Eli. Our new neighbor and my new friend)
ELIAS: Hi!
JOHANNA: It's great to meet you Elias! I'm Johanna. Hilda's mother. Thank you so much for saving her. I owe it to you!
ELIAS: Ah, it's nothing. Pleasure to meet you, Johanna! Oh! This is for you!
JOHANNA: More food from Hope?! Dear, she loves to cook! Well! Take a look around this place.
Hilda's and Johanna's house was basically the same as Eli's, but the furniture was different and the interior too.
HILDA: Last time I checked out your room, now let's check out mine!
ELI: Ok! I'm cool.
Hilda showed Eli her room. It was a lot less organized than his room.
ELI: Yeah....It has a lot less items than I have. Are you a minimalist?
HILDA: For my room yes.
ELI: Huh. It's pretty cool! So much free space! Not like mine.
HILDA: 😊
Suddenly. Hilda's little elf friend Alfur comes out of his tiny house.
ALFUR: Good Morning Hilda! Whoa! Who's that?
HILDA: Oh, hey Alfo! Meet Elias! He's my new friend and...
Elias was spinning around shocked and confused.
ELI: What in the?!? Am I hearing voices in my head?! If that's the case, they are not councilling me! And they don't understand!
Hilda laughed.
HILDA: Haha!! No! It's not the voices! It's Alfur, my trustworthy elf friend.
ELI: An ELF?!
HILDA: Yeah! Alfur, meet Elias. Elias, meet Alfur.
ALFUR: Hello, Elias!
ELI: Nice..to..meet you. Call me Eli. I mean....WOW. I've never seen an elf.
Eli puts up his hand and Alfur jumps on it.
ALFUR: I can do anything for you! Plan taxes, plan the day, check your schedule, anything, anytime!
ELI: Can you do my homework? 😏 I mean im smart but, I might need some help.
ALFUR: If it's not too easy, it's on me! Just sign this and I am your "special counsel"!
Alfur pulls out a tiny contract and Eli signs it
ALFUR: Congrats! If you need my help, say it.
Elias puts Alfur back on to the shelf.
ELIAS: So. What shall we do? You do anything at home?
HILDA: Well....I usually go outside most of the time. But at home I enjoy drawing, playing with my deerfox Twig, playing Board games with mum...
Elias interrupts Hilda.
ELIAS: Wait. What did you say?!
HILDA: Board games. I play them with my mum in the evenings.
ELIAS: No! Before that!
HILDA: My deerfox Twig?
ELIAS: Yes! That! Who in the world is a "dear fox"?!?
HILDA: Oh, one second. *whistles* TWIG!! Come here, boy!
Twig rushed towards Hilda and sits on Hilda's legs
HILDA: Meet Twig, my trustful companion!
ELIAS:😳 HO. LY. MAMA. Hey little guy!
Eli puts his palm in front of Twig. Twig sniffs the hand and puts his head on the palm.
HILDA: Aww! He must like you!
ELI: Yeah. Maybe.
Twig is leaving the room to wander around.
HILDA: So! What can we do? Wanna chat?
ELIAS: Actually, I gotta do my stretching routine. I do it every morning.
Elias lays on his back and does a plank with his hands and feet touching the floor.
ELIAS: 5 sets of 20 seconds each.
HILDA: Whoa! That's a strong plank! Can I try?
ELIAS: Yeah!
Hilda tries to do that plank and does it!
HILDA: Ugh! This is tough! *shaking*
ELIAS: Don't worry! You'll get used to it!
Hilda immediately falls down and catching her breath.
HILDA: *huff* *huff* Ok...That was...interesting alright!
ELIAS: Yeah. It is!
Johanna yelled across the house
JOHANNA: HILDA!! YOUR FRIENDS ARE HERE!!!
DAVID: Hilda!! Come down!!!
ELIAS: These are my friends. Lets go and meet you to them.
ELIAS: OK!
Both Eli and Hilda come down and exit the house
JOHANNA: Have fun, kids!
HILDA: Bye mum!
ELIAS: See ya, Johanna!
Frida and David are really happy to see the duo.
FRIDA: Hiya Hilda! This is your new friend huh?
DAVID: Hello!.....Big boy)
ELIAS: Uhhh...What do y'a mean?
DAVID: I mean....You're big and strong.
ELIAS: Oooohh! Haha! Got it! Heh..."Big Boy") Name's Elias, call me Eli.
FRIDA: Good to meet you,  Elias! I'm Frida, and this is David.
DAVID: Hi there!
ELIAS: Wassup? Where shall we go?
FRIDA: You'll see.
The quatet started to walk.

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