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Spider: she's lost it....
Chapter 6
Jus' as I entered the village, Ishtar appeared in front of me, startlin' me.
"There yer go again with the scare..." I stopped my compliant short when I saw the look on her face. I was in trouble...cripes.
"Where were you?" She asked with a slight growl in her voice, "You are two hours late."
"I...uh..." I was 'bout ter tell her 'bout Neph, but suddenly somethin' told me ter avoid tellin' her if at all possible, "Got a little sidetracked and lost track of time." I said.
Ishtar gave me an odd look, "How so?" she asked.
"Well...um...I had noticed how beautiful the stars looked and I stopped ter look at them fer a while." It was a terrible lie, but it was all I could come up with. I hoped it worked.
"Really?" Ishtar said cockin' her head sideways, "Why don't I believe that?" Dam!
She glared at me more and I shifted uncomfortablely. The last thing I wanted was ter get on Ishtar's bad side and the way things were goin' at the moment that is right where I was headed.
"You are hiding something Spider. What is it?" she demanded.
"I'm not hidin' anything!" I said, backin' away.
"That's not what your body language is telling me." Ishtar suddenly reached up, grabbed me by the face tentacles, and pulled my head down ter her level. I knew what she was 'bout ter der and I suddenly knocked her off me, sendin' her ter the ground flat on her back. I don' know what came over me when I did that....
"Dang it Ish!" I said annoyed, "There are some things people don' wantrevealed, 'specially by noisy mind readers!"
Ishtar looked up at me surprised for a moment, surprised by my actions as much I as was. Then with and angry growl she jumped up and knocked me off my feet with a magic blast.
"During times like this NO secrets should be kept hidden!" she said as she jumped onto my back, "Now stay still!"
I wasn't 'bout ter stay still. With a growl I reared up suddenly, throwin' Ishtar off. She looked at me again in surprise as I slipped out of my pants and arched my back, growling at her. We circled each other; Ishtar sneerin' and me growlin' and hissin' like a feral cat. The rage I felt was intense and unexpected; I don' know why I was actin' this way, as I normally don' get angry this quick. I knew in the back of my mind that Ishtar could jus' snuff out my life with jus' a wave of her hand if she really wanted ter, but that wasn't registerin' ter me at that moment.
"Fine then." Ishtar snorted after what seemed like an eternity, "Keep your secret, but I will find out what it is soon enough...you'll see." She then jus' disappeared into thin air.
All at once that rage I felt lifted and I shook my head, snapping myself back ter my senses.
Jus' why did I react like that? It wasn't like me ter get aggressive over something like that. I realized jus' how tired I was, so I reclaimed my pants and headed back ter my hut.
I didn't notice the dark figure standin' on top of a nearby hut, grinnin' evilly...
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