Where I belong

Enelya weaved in and out of the trees, bored, whispering to the trees, how their day went, what they could see. She hummed a cute tune, and skipped. Her hair was flowing in the breeze. It was a cool day, and she just had to enjoy it, besides, being outside is where she belonged, not cooped up in some classroom.

Archimedes sat on her head, thinking. It was early, and he didn't feel like getting up quite yet. So, the two of them woke up, and enoyed the day, wondering what they would find. Enelya still hadn't made any new friends yet, which worried her, although she had Archimedes by her side, and could always go find some flower, or rabbit to talk to. But, she still missed human compainionship

Soon, Enelya got tired of skipping, and raised some grass nearby into a chair, raised it to her waist, and sat down. The trees moaned and shook... someone was near. Enelya looked around, not seeing anyone. Still she sat, enjoying herself, if someone was near, well, maybe they'll be nice to talk to. Enelya was eager to meet new people, being quite new herself. Archimedes went off to find breakfast, so that left her talking to a nearby tree, who recently was complaining about a family of squirrels who coudn't shut up while it was trying to sleep. Enelya giggled. She loved talking to the plants and animals, and somehow she could always relate to them. Not the kind of simple "been there, done that" routine relate, but a deeper, empathetic understanding of a situation.

Enelya looked around, and saw a single leaf floating in the breeze. She smiled. It was so peaceful out here. Suddenly, she caught sight of a young girl.

Enelya caught her eye, and waved. "Hello there."

"I'm Enelya, and that there, is Archimedes." she replied, pointing to the neon blue lizard, concentrating on a insect, which would become his lunch.

"What brings you to this neck of the woods?"

"I'm looking at a trip I took once, anywho how about you aren't you a little young to be here alone. I suppose you go to Starlight?"

Enelya studied the girl, she never really thought of herself as "young" but, maybe she was, maybe she just had to grow up too fast. Besides, she didn't remember her family, and to her, the trees, and of course, Archie was her family, and she took comfort in being outside, and didn't consider herself alone, either.

She smiled. "A trip? That's interesting. I wouldn't really say I was alone... I have Archie here, and, I've been talking to these trees, they sure are old, and were telling me about all the different stuff that has happened here. And yes, I'm new to Starlight, and was kinda exploring."

Enelya raised her arm, and up came another 'grass chair', similar to the one she was sitting on, near Allie.

"Care to sit down and join me? The sun should be setting soon. Maybe you could tell me about this trip you were telling me about."