"Uhhh haha Zeal why would you ask me that?" She sneered at me while asking.
"I'm serious. Can I?"
". . . "
"No! why would you break it! it's my memento.." she replied while she took it off my hands.
She denied me but, I needed to prove something to her.
"I'm sorry, I'm just asking but it's to prove my point."
"What point?" She turned my way and asked.
"Also I don't want to really break it, I just want to break... a part of it."
"That's the same of breaking it Zeal." she turned her back at me.
"Right... I'm sorry."
Scratches behind my head. I thought of another way to show it to her, so I went silent. She was just watching me while hugging the antler. I couldn't think of any other way but to break it.
"Follow me." I said.
She didn't reply to that, but she followed me nevertheless. I led her to my house.
"Where are we?"
"It's my house, go inside and say hi to my mother for me."
( She'll be too excited that I brought a girl home, so I refuse to go there with Zia )
She walked towards the door and knocked. She turned around but didn't see me anywhere. As I was hiding at the side of the house, I saw and heard them greet each other while Lilia offered her tea. I threw a stone at the window and got Zia's attention.
whispering. "Why did you leave me alone here with your mom?!"
I replied. "Just because for various reasons." "Hurry up and come to the back door."
"What should I tell your mom???" while murmuring.
"Don't tell anything, just sneak out." I replied.
"Are you for real????"
I nodded, and she sneaked out while Lilia was making some tea.
"So why are we here?" She asks while turning back and forth.
"The answers are inside there." I pointed at the shed.
Zia and I went into the shed.
"Woahh this place stinks." She said.
"Yeah, it does. So here this is what I wanted to show you." I walked towards the thing I wanted to show her.
She was too stunned to speak about what she saw. I gave her a few moments and.
"But.. but.. this is impossible why is it.. glowing so much!?" she said.
"Yeah I know, that's also my first reaction when I saw it."
It was a humanoid mushroom-like those that do chores and clean and stuff. However, something was really different with this humanoid mushroom. At first, you will think it's just the same, but this guy is four ft. tall, doesn't move, and is pale in comparison with the ones Zeal has.
"I wanted to know why this guy glows like crazy so I asked my father where did he get it. But all he said is that he got it for cheap and a few days passed it didn't move anymore. I also asked him when did he get it and from whom did he bought it, he replied that he got it 8 years ago before I was conceived from who did he bought it from is unknown he said."
"This is really something, hmm... can I inspect it?" she asks.
"Yeah sure go ahead."
She examined it around from top to bottom.
"Hey, Zeal! I found something." She said, and she stepped back to make room for me.
"Really?" ( weird, I didn't find anything when I checked it. )
I hurriedly went over her side to inspect.
"Here!" she pointed out something below its mushroom head.
"You're right there's a hole there." ( Now I know why I didn't see, it was beneath all that dirt and moss that I didn't want to check )
"Let's ask your father for it! he might have misplaced the thing for the hole." She suggested.
"Let's do that, but father is away and is hunting currently."
"Hmmmm then let's wait here." She suggested.
A few minutes passed. I looked at her face, and I saw her putting on a disgusted face; I don't know if she notices she's putting that face, but it sure made me laugh.
"Wh-what are you laughing for?!?"
"Nothing nothing, let's go outside instead to wait." I suggested.
She nodded and followed me out. As we walked out of the shed, we saw a table with food and drinks there.
"Look, we can wait there!" she said.
"That wasn't there earlier." I looked at the house and saw Lilia's face through the window staring at us while having her What-did-you-do look on her face. I gave her the face I usually make when I'm disgusted, she just grinned at me, and I just followed Zia to the seats.
Some time passed, and father was still not home.
"What is that g? He doing, he should be home by now." At the same time, leaning my head in an attempt to look around.
"Maybe caught more food?"
"That's unlikely, he doesn't go overboard on hunting food as he believes that the god Emeth is still looking at us and counting on us to take care of ourselves and the animals that we live together with."
"That's nice." Zia smiled. "Look! Zeal! seems like I was right."
"Wha-Whatt??!"
It was Lupel, and he brought home two boars and three fat-horned bunnies.
"He usually just gets two fat-horned bunnies what's with him today."
Zia ran towards my father to greet him, and they both looked at me. Lupel had the same What-did-you-do look and grin on his face.
"Zeal! come! we're gonna cook a lot! and eat lots too haha!"
I was stunned, so I just walked home.
At the dinner table while Mom and mush were cooking.
"Why did you hunt so much? What happened to god Emeth? He ain't watching anymore."
"Uh no? He is still watching of course."
"Then what's with the two boars and 3 of those bunnies?"
"Well of course your mother told me you had your girlf- ehem uhh Zia over so I hunted more than usual." he replied.
"I see, thanks a lot father." ( This guy was really about to say, girlfriend .-. )
"SOooOo.. Zia what brings you here?" As he grabbed an apple off the table.
"Zeal invited me over to his little shed."
Lupel and I looked at each other, he gave me the What-did-you-do look again. This guy really thinks I did something with her in there. Why would you even think like that against a 7-year-old kid?
"HAHAHA! what did he show you?" He dubiously asked.
Zia was figuring out why did we become silent for, like, a while but answered.
"Oh right about that uncle-"
"Please call me father."
"OI YOU OLD GEEZER, what are you making her call you!" I shouted.
"HUHHH??!! when did you grow the balls to call me an old geezer you ungrateful son!?"
We argued for about a minute before we got settled down by Lilia. ( settled = hit ) Zia laughed at us.
"I think I prefer calling you father, uncle." Zia stated.
I blushed and it just made Lupel happy.
"Ehem to continue what Zia was saying, I showed her the humanoid mushroom inside the shed and we noticed that it had a hole below his mushroom hat."
"A hole you say.." Lupel crossed his arms and rubbed his chin.
we both nodded.
"Oh! isn't that the thing that I found the same day it stopped?" he said.
"Where is that?!" I asked.
"Well uhh I made it into your door knob." he replied.
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"Seriously...?"