RoyalHighness

Rose I kept tears from escaping, but just barely. "You explain first," I said with a little laugh. We must have looked like total idiots sitting in a booth, crying ...

Rose I didn't want to make things awkward. I had to tell somebody. I took a deep breath. "Sunny," I said. "I ram away from home when we graduated."

Zivibelle I couldn't imagine why the fog was with Toni. I couldn't think why it would want to stick around with me. Once more, the fog swirled around me, but ...

Rose I grinned and laughed. "Astronomy? Wow," I said. I tried to think of a way out of the inevitable question but Sunny beat me to it. "What are you ...

Zivibelle I almost didn't hear the chimera's compliment. Toni's fog was doing...something weird. I watched the fog retreat behind me as the chimera called out to it. I couldn't imagine ...

Zivibelle I smiled and shook the fog-hand. "It's so cute!" I said, running my hand through it as if petting a wild animal. I looked around at the others, who ...

Zivibelle I was amazed. "It just follows you around?" The nymph nodded. I held out one tiny elf hand. "I'm Zivibelle," I said. "But you can call me Zivi or ...

Zivibelle I turned slowly to the new voice and tried not to let my emotions control my shape-shifting. I decided not to let the comment bother me since it was ...

Rose I hugged Sunny. "Not at all," I said. "I missed the old nerd talk from back in the day."

Zivibelle The others looked a little intimidated so I knew I had to back off a bit. Tone down the sass, like my father always told me to. Thinking of ...

Zivibelle I took a deep breath. So, I thought. What shall I be today? I thought for a moment, then snapped my fingers. Immediately, my reflection in the doorway changed ...

Rose I looked around to hide the red in my cheeks. Five years? I was gone way longer than that, wasn't I? "Yeah," I said at last. "Time flies...when you're..." ...

Rose I laughed. "You weren't monopolizing, Sunny," I said, patting her shoulder. "It's just been so long since I've been here. I feel like I've changed so much." I sipped ...

Rose "I had no idea," I said quietly. I always knew that kid, Randy, would take a turn for the worst.

Rose I nearly spit out my coffee. I laughed to cover it up. "That's the understatement of the century!" I tried to be normal about it but I knew I'd ...