Olibia
You know , when you think of celestial spirits , there are alot of things that come to mind ; amazing power , divine beauty , purity of character , and of course immortality .
BUT , i repeat , BUT ...
You do not imagine them sitting on a desk , dealing with an enormous amount of paperwork , that seems to increase in size , as soon as she gets half way done .
A celestial secretary ? I ask you ; have you ever heard of anything more ridiculous !?
Because I haven't .
And I was being honest , my current work was actually secretary work .
I had finished with my own personal pile of paperwork but just as I was leaving the spiritual realm , I was told that I have to temporarily replace a spirit who just caught influenza .
What ?
Don't look at me at that . Did you think celestial spirits couldn't get sick ?
We're immortal but that doesn't mean we have eternal perfect health .
Only the human souls in Paradise get that !
So there it is , I had finished my work but now I had more work to do .
I doubted I would be able to get back to the soul in the next ... mmm , I didn't know .
Time was a complex thing here and it often shifted but by my guess ...
I'd say about ... four hundred years until I finished half this pile of paperwork and another four hundred years for the rest .
So nearly a millennium .
And in that time , more work would definitely arrive , so I was definitely stuck here for eternity !
...
Alright fine , maybe I was being a bit dramatic but you were not in my position right now , so I could exaggerate as much I pleased !
But honestly speaking , the paperwork would be about three weeks ... if I moved at the speed of light .
Which , I could .
Now THATS a benefit of being a celestial spirit .
I just hoped the soul would be alright when I got back .
I wasn't worried he'd die , he was still partially dead and I'd told him that .
I was only worried he'd meet one of the factions on Earth .
Oh , right . I forgot to explain the factions to him ... and you .
Well , here's the simple bits put plainly for your human mind .
On Earth there are three factions of spiritual creatures or incorporeal beings .
Well, they actually go by many names but that's not important .
What's important is who they are ;
First creatures , are the humans, the mortals , who possess spiritual souls but are otherwise mainly linked to the physical world . example one ; you . They are the weakest ones on the corporeal plane ... no offence .
Then there's the Spectres , or lingering ghosts . These are a hassle for us celestial spirits here in the spirit realm.
They are souls who have unfinished business that they can not complete . Usually their charger is destroyed for failure to help a soul ascend and leaving it stuck in the physical realm .
I'm happy I didn't turn MY soul charge into a ghost . I wasn't in the mood to have my essence destroyed . No , thank you.
Then there was the ... oh my void ! I had to get back to the paperwork . It just kept piling up the more I talked instead of working.
Yes , I knew I hadn't explain everything but maybe when I was halfway finished , I'd explain the rest about the four factions ... I ... I meant three factions ...
Atleast I hoped so .
Bee
I breathed out slowly with my eyes closed , my mind filled with the few memories I had ;
I remembered the time in the graveyard when I had still been underground , I remembered my desperation to be ' out there ' .
I remembered my confusion when I met Olibia for first time after coming back .
I remembered the pain of remembering the staircase to Heaven .
I remembered the feeling of being lost when Olibia left .
I remembered deciding to go to the city and how I had felt nervous and yet excited .
I remembered the forest , the green plants , the butterflies and the stag I had seen .
I remembered the clearing with the tree on top of the hill .
I remember the dying bee I had seen and how it had made me feel less confused .
I remembered taking the name Bee and then taking the dead bee to lay it by the tree with flowers .
I remembered -
" Bee , "
I opened my eyes and looked at the door .
I moved off the bed I had been sitting on and went to it .
I opened the door and saw Yuree's mother standing behind it .
" Hello Mrs Rosi ." I said and she smiled .
" Good morning Bee , I was checking whether you were up . "
She said ," Well , I wanted to tell you that today's Sunday and we normally go to church today but ... I'm not sure about your religion .
Are you a Christian ? "
I frowned and shook my head . I didn't know if I had been a Christian when I was alive or not .
" Well , that's okay . You can stay here with Yuree . I don't want him to push himself too far , since he just got back from the hospital yesterday ." She said smiling softly .
I nodded my head ," I will look after Nymph . "
She chuckled softly and shook her head and I became confused .
What was funny ?
" I'm glad to hear that . " she said ," so why don't you check up on him ? "
She pointed to the door with the blue cat and walked away toward the stairs .
I felt a sense of unease creep into me . Nymph had not given to ever enter his room and I did not wish for him to be mad at me . But Mrs Rosi had given me permission to enter it ... I decided to do it .
I walked up to the nymph's door and knocked .
" Come in . " the nymph said behind the door and I opened it , entering inside .
The first thing I saw was a blue basket in a corner with a pair of shoes next to it .
I turned and looked around .
The room had creamy coloured walls and a single light bulb dangling from the ceiling .
There was a desk in the far left corner with a medium sized brown drawer cabinet next to it .
A big window on the left wall , let in the morning light and I could see outside so clearly as if there was no glass . Maybe it was because the window was open , I thought .
" Nymph ? " I said softly and I heard a moan .
I turned to the bed that sat behind the door and was so long it's head touched the wall . It had a white blanket with a picture of a blue moon .
The moan had come from under the blanket .
" Be-e " I heard my name and a second later the top of the blanket was moved aside and I saw a beautiful creamy pink face with ruffled blonde red hair and traces of sleep .
" Nymph . " I said and he smiled .
" I'm here and awake . Morning Bee ." he said and he tried to sit up using his right hand .
I quickly went to help him but he laughed , " I'm not an invalid Bee . I can sit up fine . " he said with a smile .
" Okay , Nymph ." I answered and he tilted his head .
" You know ... I am actually getting used to that nickname ." he said smiling ruefully , " but , promise me you won't call me that at school ... I'd faint from embarrassment ."
I frowned confused at what was wrong with me calling him Nymph . He was as beautiful as a nymph so I called him Nymph ... but if he did not want to be called that , then I would agree .
" Yes , I understand Nymph ." I replied and he smiled again .
" So , Bee . Why did you come to check on me ? Not that's it bad but I'm just asking ." he asked .
" Your mother said I should look after you as she goes to church . " I answered and Nymph frowned .
" She's ... going and you ... and I , are staying ? " he asked and I nodded my head .
" Just the two of us ? " he asked and I nodded my head again .
" Only you and me ? " he asked and I became confused again .
Was the nymph not understanding ?
" Just me and Nymph . Nobody else ." I explained to him , so he could fully understand .
He opened his mouth and closed it before giving a groan .
" Nymph , are you hurt ? " I asked , why was he groaning ? Was he in pain ? I wondered .
Instead of answering he looked at me and said ," Oh boy , this is going to be one hell of a day ."
I didn't understand this but I nodded my head and the nymph laughed .
So confusing , I thought , but I smiled at the nymph anyway . I was pleased to hear his laughter .
I liked it .