March
25, 2004
Elliot ran through
the city laughing up a storm. Eyes beaming. Hearing
someone clear his throat the cub stopped and started at Plucki,
“What Pucki?” he asked looking at him wide eyes.
“You need to stop
running and stay with us.” Elliot’s face fell a bit.
“But I want to run, Pucki!” he told him.
“Not today, the
streets are too crowded.” Cubbi clung
too Plucki’s side like glue, he didn’t like having to go to these fittings but
he wasn’t saying anything. Wasn’t crazy enough to for one
thing. As soon as they had gone through the fittings on Cubbi they told
him how well behaved he was, then got ready to start on Elliot, who couldn’t
stay really still.
“They tickle! He
told them when he was asked why. Plucki laughed a little bit as he heard the
reasoning. Quickly they finished and headed out. Next it was to get their hair
cuts.
One took Cubbi while
the other took Elliot, as soon as Elliot seen the scissors he just started
screaming like mad, and backing up his arms flinging all over the place.
Remembering the note, Plucki realizes this could be another flashback, and ran
in there.
“Elliot what’s
wrong?” The cub had huddled himself into a ball
“No, no, no I’ll be good!
I’m sorry Sir!” He cried out. Shaking. Hearing the fit that was going on, Cubbi got
a strange feeling to head over to Elliot and cuddle with him.
“It’s aright Elliot really, I mean it, your going to be alright.” Elliot never
looked up just kept crying. Cubbi just held to him. Surprising the heck out of
everyone, Cubbi got an idea,
“Daddy I know this
feels weird, but I think you should get either Tavi or Counselor Woodsdale!” He told Plucki. “I don’t know why though so
don’t ask.
“As luck should have
it, Captain both are walking past now.” one of the tenets said with them both
coming in. Woodsdale looked at Elliot and took to
sitting by him on the floor, to everyone’s surprise, he climbed into her lap.
He still cried but sat there shaking. Talking in a language unknown to the
others, Cubbi recognized it as one that the cub used to tease him once in
awhile but this weren’t teasing he knew that much.
<Don’t let him
hurt me! I’m sorry I’m bad!> Tavi knelt by his other side and started
rubbing his back. Wooddale looked to Plucki and said let me take him with me,
she said once the cub had fallen asleep. Plucki nodded in wonder but didn’t
reject,
“For some strange
reason I feel really close to him.” She told Plucki gathering the cub into her
cloak, and heading out with Tavi by her side.