Free Chronicles of Eden - Act 2 by Alexander Gordon Page B

anything,” she reminded sternly.
    “Unless the cabin catches on fire, we won’t bother you at all,” Triska reassured as she started unrolling her sleeping blanket.
    “You’d better not, or else you forfeit your own turns with him,” Specca warned. She looked back to her sleeping arrangements then quickly rushed over to the front of the cabin, peeking outside to seeing Daniel gazing up at the stars near Lucky.
    “And you’d better remember that you can’t touch Daniel unless he touches you first,” Triska reminded with a narrowed glance at the nixie. Specca giggled and held a hand to her cheek.
    “But if he does you can’t stop us from doing anything,” she mentioned. Triska dropped her pillow down and looked to Specca with a raised eyebrow.
    “What makes you think he will do something with you?” she questioned.
    “I can hope,” Specca said softly. The other girls watched her curiously as she stared at Daniel with a small smile on her face.
    “I can hope, hope that he’ll warm up to me more. All I can do, all any of us can do, is hope,” she said tenderly. The other girls glanced to each other from that remark then back to Specca as she watched Daniel with loving eyes. The nixie then jumped with a squeak and quickly scurried back towards the curtain, the other girls watching as she fidgeted her hands together in front of her before looking to seeing Daniel climbing up onto the ride.
    “Ok, Lucky’s sound asleep. How are we all doing in here?” he asked as he entered the cabin. He stopped and looked around to seeing Triska, Alyssa, and Squeak watching him with small smiles while Specca was facing away still towards the black curtain.
    “We’re all set for the night too,” Triska said with a shrug. Daniel nodded slowly as the three girls just continued to stare at him then looked to seeing Specca still facing away from him.
    “Specca? Are you alright?” he asked. Specca nodded and glanced back to him with a timid expression, her tail swaying gently behind her as she tried to control her breathing.
    “Yes, just… a little nervous,” she said softly. Daniel looked around at all the girls as Specca slowly turned to face him.
    “Um, are you all sure this is how you want to settle this? You’re… all ok with this?” he asked carefully. Specca jumped a bit then nodded quickly.
    “Y-Yes, I’m sure, I don’t mind that the others get their nights with you, just… as long as I get mine. I want us to have a chance with being together,” she said softly. Triska and Alyssa glanced to each other then back to Daniel.
    “Unless you want to make your choice right now, then this is how it has to be,” Triska mentioned.
    “Yeah, this is the only fair way of letting you spend quality time with each of us,” Alyssa reasoned with a weak smile. Squeak nodded with a few squeaks while still curled up in her ball. Daniel looked around at them then to Specca, the nixie jumping a bit then glancing to the curtain.
    “Do you… still want to sleep… with me, Daniel?” Specca asked worriedly. Daniel glanced around at all the girls then smiled a bit.
    “Well, if you’re all ok with doing this, then I’ll give it a try as well,” he agreed with a nod. Specca nodded quickly with an eager smile while the other girls looked to each other, all of them trying to hold back their frowns. Daniel started making his way back towards Specca, with the nixie then pulling the curtain aside and moving back into the private area. As the boy got to the curtain Triska looked to him with a small smile.
    “Daniel?” she called out softly. Daniel stopped and looked back to her, the girl lying down on her pillow with a gentle smile.
    “I love you, sleep well,” she said gently. Daniel looked at her with wonder then to Alyssa as the witch lay back on her pillow as well.
    “I love you too, Daniel, sweet dreams,” she said with a wink. Daniel smiled a bit and glanced to Squeak, the ant girl squeaking at him a few times with a