Tuesday Tales - Child

 

Welcome to Tuesday Tales! This week's word prompt is “child”. We are back with Dani and Bobo in my new Sci-Fi story. 

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“Explain this to me. Why do I hear you over there chattering away like an angry chipmunk who has lost its nuts. But in my head, I comprehend you perfectly, Bob…Bob…”

“Boboneth.”

“Boboneth. Is it alright if I call you Bobo? Boboneth is a lot to remember, especially when my head is pounding like this.”

“Of course. Bobo will be fine.”

“Why can I hear you in my mind?”

“I am able to translate my words then send them telepathically to your mind. It’s one of the many skills I possess.”

“What are others?”

“I can change my shape.”

“This isn’t how you normally look?”

“No.” 

Boboneth hopped off the coffee table to the floor, out of sight of Dani’s gaze. There were flickers of bright light. A moment later, a tall, slender being grew from where he had been. It had almost metallic, emerald green leathery skin. It had the face like one of the hairless cats Dani’s least favorite aunt called her children. At the tip of what should have been a cat's ear was something akin to a ram’s horn. It was dressed in a deep purple robe trimmed in gold and heart shaped, iridescent stones. It had to dip its head and shoulders to avoid colliding with Dani’s ceiling. 

Boboneth turned to her and grinned a feline smile. “This is my normal appearance.”

Dani’s eyes widened. “Wow. I didn’t expect that. Do you change into this often?”

Boboneth gave her a pout. “The only time before this was the last opportunity I tried to escape. An elderly lady saw me like this. She hit me with her shoe and shouted ‘bad kitty’ at me.”

Dani bit back a laugh. The image in her head of Bobo being shooed away with a shoe was hilarious. However, the mournful look in his big, yellow eyes said he didn’t feel the same way. “I’m sorry that happened to you. That woman was just awful.”