XIV
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I lay on Jacob´s and Mirai´s sofa. It kind of fit me. My back aches not so much anymore. But the farm is mine now. A smile plays on my lips as I remember what happened today.
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Six hours earlier.
We come out to the sunshine once more. "Shit." I thought to myself. Becouse of my role, I am playing, my body aces now. And it will gett worses by the minute. It will, just becouse I have dampened my regeneration ability. As we slowly goes down the steps, from the porch, I feel how my thigh muscles are starting to cramp up. I must have hit the muscles bad. I frown of my body. It is as weak as a humans. What bloody f**k, I am doing to be hidden. That thought I sight at. I feel how Jacob flinches when the wood creak under our feets. But lucky us, it holds. He leads our steps back to his family. His wife snap her head in our direction. In her chilling blue eyes, I see worry. She is fast to rise up and hurry up to us. Her small fram at five two, is not much help to hold me up as we walk to the blanket. The smell of flowers hit my nose. with just my eyes movement I see that she has a flower crown on her head. At the same time, we come to the blanket a voice ask. "Is he hurt?"
I let out a small pained breath. and look at the girl. She has worried writen on her small face. With the flower crown on her head, she looks divine. "Not so bad, little one." I breath. And in mind I make a promise, if she accept me in ten years time, I will drown her in flowers. Roses, tulips, lilies or what ever flower that are her favorite. "Just some bruises. Can you pick some more of the flowers?"
She pouts as she looks at me. Jacob helps me to sit down. Just as I almost was on the ground, my thighs strenght gave up. So the last inches, I crash down. I held in my swearing, as the child were stil infront of us. She looks at me with her sad looking greyish blue eyes. I could almost drown in those eyes. "I promise." I said softly to the girl. "When you com back with flowers enough for two more crowns, I will be better."
She is still pouting. But left to look for flowers. I let out a sigh of relief. Slow and soft I start to massage my leg muscles. My thighs as my focus, first and most. I hear Mirai ask. "What happened?" Carfully I start to start massaging harder and stronger. Making my blood flow, in my veins. Jacob answered his beutiful wife. "He fell thru the floor of the master bedroom." I felt how my muscles started to come to life again.
"He fell thru!" she said with a high note. I looked up at her. In her eyes I see worry, care and a bit of pain. "He needs to be checked up on by a doctor!" Slow I leaned forward, so I stretch put my sore back. I feel how the muscles scream a bit before they relax. By the scents that wafe to my nose, I know Hanna is coming back.
I fold my legs, softly, to get up. "Mirai, I am fine." I rose up, so I could check my strength. "No broken bones or twisted joints." A smile come to my lips. The source for it, is Hanna. She is rushing back to us, barely seeing past the floweers she has in her arms. "It is just some sore muscles and scrapes." The girl arrive. Fast but gentle she put down the flowers on the blanket. I gave Mirai a gaze, saying that we will not talk about this anymore. With a great smile I turned to Hanna. Slowly bending down, with my big hands on my knees, so I looked her in the eyes. "See, what did I tell you. All better." She got a smile on her small lips. But her eyes seemed to tell me that she didn´t believe me. "You have picked much." I gave my voice some surprise to it. and she blushed in response. "Shall we make som crowns, little one?" I asked amused.
She nodded enthustiastically. I was rellay happy. So once more I sat down, slowly. Not really trusting my muscles strengt yet. At least my legs. But as soon sat myself down with my legs loosely crossed, she sat down in my lap. And Mirai said a bit sternly. "Hanna, sit on the blanket for now."
The girl looked at her mother, with a pout garanteed. "Mom, I liked it here.
"Hanna. He is still sore, love." She said softly, at the same time as she and Jacob sat down across us. "He is still hurt."
What would come I could geaus. But to my surprise, she shifted so she is sitting next to me instead. And it seemed that it turned out to be a bit of a surprise for her parents to. I leaned back and rested my upper body on my elbows. I could hear the girls had started to make more flower crowns. My eyes were on the blue skye. I could not se any clouds, not even any white streams. Slowly I sit straighter again. I look down on the girl right beside me. The work in her hands, has her full concentration. One after the other she braids in the flowers. With a small chuckle I pick some of the flowers and start to work. My fingers work fast and with great finesse. Something no one would think about my hands. My fingers may be big and rough, but they can do really fine and delicate work. Soon enough I have braided somthing my late gemstone, teached me. It is a lace veil of flowers. I put up a finger to my lips. Both Mirai and Jacob looked intrigued at me. Slowly I shifted so I sat on my knees. With them on each side of Hannas small body. Slowly I weaved the veil in to her hair. Her concentration is not broken. Not even wavering a bit. After I finnished I sat back on her side. Jacob rose up and walked behind his daughter. And I heard the low click sound once more. He had taken a picture. Directly he showed it to Mirai. That got a happy and wide smile. Plus her eyes glimmered in happines and bliss.
"Hanna," she said softly. Her daughter paused her hands to look up. "Come here." They showed her, what I had done. Her eyes got wide as a river. And she let out a happy cry. " Who did it?" Her parents nodded to me. I prepared myself. Becouse I know how a child reacts. And she jump on me. Her small arms layed around my wide neck. "Thanks, thanks."
As soon she had said her thanks, she sat down and started to work on her crown once more. I Looked at her with my happy smile. "Jacob." I said. and didn´t wait for a answer. "I accept this place."
"Really!?" he shouts in disbelief.
I smirk. "Yes, really." I see how they both seem happy that this place will get to feel life once more. "But!" my voice is content. And they both look at me worried. "You my friend will need to help me restore the main building."
"Deal!" he said without hesitation.
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Present time
So I found a place to call home. How long has it been? Yea almost eight centuries has past. That time passes so fast is a bit scary. Even for someone as me. On the mother´s name, I hope that this home is not just for ten years.
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