Choco and Amber

 Choco and Amber

It has been months ever since I found Choco. Our waterfront was being decorated for autumn. I had planned to redecorate my room for each season. Right now, my room is being painted a deep crimson. Mum was making a special preparation for some clients. The smell of crisp apple tarts was coming from downstairs. I went outside to the Great Woods. Choco loves taking a stroll through the woods. I wore my wool sweater that was of all autumn colors and black jeans. The air was flexible today and the leaves on the land were brittle. Mum said that she will make two apple tarts, because there are many visitors coming. She had asked to pick out some scarlet apples so she can make the next tart. I walked along, up to the apple orchard.

      I climbed up the brushwood and picked out some ready apples. That’s when I saw an ocher kitten. Her eyes were hazel and she was striped yellow. She was looked dazzling like the sun. I took her down and she sniffed around me. She seemed to like me. Then Choco woofed at once when he saw me bring down the kitten. Then, I checked for a collar, the same way I did when I saw Choco. Then, the kitten started playing with Choco. I picked some apples for the next batch of apple tarts. I took them both with me and let them have fun under the sleeping willow. The fact that she was amber had been planted in my mind. I decide to keep her and name her Amber. I called Mum outside after she made the small apple tarts. “Mum, I found a cat. I decided to name her Amber.” “Oh, Anam, not again! You really found a kitten?!” She said, her forehead creased, her eyes worried. She came outside to see and almost instantly, she kind of smiled. “Well, you did manage a dog, you could manage a cat.” She realistically said.  “O.K, fine, you could keep her.” Just then, out of nowhere, my dog and cat started to quarrel. You wouldn’t say that it is queer, but it was. They drank water and stated to fight. But instead of hearing a “Meow” or a “Woof” We heard an “I can drink faster” and a “No, I could drink faster!” Then my cat came up to me and complained. She whined something that sounded like “Anam, Choco is competing with me even though I am reluctant to compete!” which was like me and my little brother fighting and him telling on me although he was lying.                                              
This time, I had to handle a dog-cat situation. This time, it was not me or my brother. “Choco, come here boy!” I said unwillingly. I was too jaded to handle any situation. “Okay, you two say sorry to each other and tell me when you started talking human.” I stated impatiently. It was now evening. Soon, the clients will be coming. “Sorry” they both chorused. Then Amber said “The stream water is a miracle. Those made us both talk human.” She replied.

                             

      It had been two days since both Choco and Amber stated speaking human. Today, when we were walking through the woods, an azure bird came up to me. Its feathers sparkled and its beak shone. Its head had hair that was crimped. Beneath its clawed feet was a papyrus scroll that was tied in a burgundy ribbon with a ruby in the middle. The bird dropped the scroll and flew away in the morning’s haze.

The scroll said:

      If you want to seek a Meow or a Woof, follow a        rainbow path with diamonds that gleam and stones      that blaze.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   From,

                                                                                     Anonymous

          “Where was the rainbow path with stones and diamonds?” I thought out loud. Choco sniffed and Amber looked. “There” they both said together. I looked ahead and I also saw it. Before, although, it wasn’t there. It just appeared. As we walked along the path, we all started singing preposterously. “Follow the rainbow path! Follow the rainbow path! Follow, Follow, Follow, Follow, Follow, Follow the rainbow path. We’re of to see the person, the wonderful person of all…” We all chorused. (This was sung in the tune of ‘Follow the Yellow Brick Road’ from The Wizard of Oz.) The same bird came to me again and dropped another scroll. This time, it was a green ribbon with an emerald in the middle. The scroll said:

       You past the path! You next have to go up the biggest                 sacred olive tree in the orchard of olives. Then meet the      purple cardinal. Along the way, one letter in my name      will appear. Once you get them all, read it backwards.

                                                                                      From,

                                                                                      Snonymus

          I knew my town so well, that I could amble through it with my eyes closed. The olive orchard, I mapped, was a left, a right, a left from where I was. I took all the turns and could see the biggest olive tree from the olive tree labyrinth. If I was to climb up there, I thought, I would be able to see the whole town, including ports and industrialized factories. Like I said before, I knew my whole town so well, that I could walk through it with my eyes closed. I also knew the orchards so well, that I could also saunter through them with my eyes closed.

                             

      The lavender cardinal was humongous. He had introduced himself Leo. He was going to fly us. Amber got scared and hugged me. Soon, he landed and handed me a scroll. This time, the scroll was tied in a violet ribbon and had an amethyst in the middle. It said:

      Now, you must go through the meadow of blue and          pick a cornflower that might save you from danger.

                                                                                      From,

                                                                             Skonymus

      Well, sure enough, we found the land of blue. I kept the scrolls in the bag I made from olive brambles. Then we walked through and I picked a cornflower. Once we got through, there was a castle right in front of us. On the floor was a scroll that was tied in a blue ribbon and had a sapphire in the middle.

      You made it past all the places. Meet me I in the castle.   Once you are done talking to me, use the portal which you see and you’ll find that no time has past since you left and you’ll find yourself at home.

                                                                                      From,

                                                                             Sumyonks

          We did it. We figured out his name. We went inside the castle and strolled in cautiously. Soon, we found Sumyonks. He was waiting for us. “Hello, I know you all and I guess you know me. I live in this whole castle all by myself.” He said. Sumyonks was a tall man with sleek ebony hair. He was chewing on gum and his breath smelled of mint. He was also lean with a talisman on his neck. He looked sadistic, but the way he was talking, it sounded gentle and not harsh. In fact, his voice was so soft, it as if he was a father talking to a little child. “I used to have a child, but he grew up and is living elsewhere and his mother a.k.a my wife had died giving birth to him. Okay, let’s talk about something happier.” Sumyonks said. After having a chat, he finally put some enchantment on Amber and Choco. Soon, the spell was broken and finally, Me, Amber, and Choco left. The stream was now over and no more magic would happen to us unless we need it. Amber and Choco still fight but make up and life is back to normal, except with Amber around. Well, that’s how the bond between pets and humans are dear reader.