November 1, 2010 - 5:30pm — Latte
The story of how Golfy got into the forest...enjoy.
flash.click.whirr went the cameras surrounding the red carpet. The stars emerged from the building, one by one, dazzling the screaming fans and reporters. A young man emerged with them, dressed in a fancy white suit with a red tie. He ran a hand through his dark, immaculate hair. Girls screamed at the sight of him. He grinned, showing a row of bright white teeth his eyes sparkled with pleasure at all the attention he was getting. The girl next to him was having none of it. She had bleach blonde hair, overly tanned skin and was wearing a tight red dress. She marched up to the man effortlesly on high heels, grabbing his arm and directing him to the limo. With one last wave at the crowd he got in after her...
" What did ya do that for? " he demanded.
" For your own good! Those girls were gonna snap you up in seconds! "" she exclaimed. They both argued on for a bit until...
" That's it! I'm driving myself back to California! the guy yelled, getting out of the limo and walking across to an old car shop. The mechanics looked suprised. " Get me a ride and fast. " He said. They hurried around, fussing over which car until they drove a shiny pick-up to him and handed them the keys. " I'll send you the money soon. " He said abruptly. And drove off.
Reality sunk in. He had no idea how to get to California. He drove and drove until he found himself driving down a snowy road, trees lining either side. this can't be california...? he thought worridly. He pressed the accelerator down. it's creepy around here
Suddenly, the brown shape of a deer leapt onto the road, turned, and looked straight into the headlights....
" Woah! "" he cried, slamming his foot on the brake. The pick-up skidded and the truck collided with something. The jolt threw the Film Star fowards. He smacked his head on the steering wheel..and then everything went black.
Wake up..your safe now.. He felt like he was in a dream, surrounded by glowing white light..he looks up into a face, no, a mask of a female deer. Her blue eyes are kind and she is surrounded by a silver light. Golfy.. she chuckles. that name suits you perfectly..
Golfy opened his eyes. He was lying on grass and he could smell the scents of a forest all about him. He sat up, his memories were a blur. Where am I...? How did I get here..? He wondered, taking in his surroundings. A stone bridge and a pond with a few willow trees surrounding it..a stream leading up to some strange statue..
" Exscuse me, Sir? Are you Ok? Said a shy sounding voice. Golfy looked up and he screamed. Standing in front of him was the weirdest creature he had ever seen. She had a dark blue pelt with yellow hooves and yellow patterns across it, the mask of a crow and crow's feather sticking out of the top of her head. He screamed for five minutes until his throat hurt.
" All Done? "" Asked the creature
" Yes, thank you. " He replied.
"Oh, good. "
Golfy got up, and walked hurridly to the stream. His throat felt sore and he needed a drink. He bent down and screamed. Again. The creature walked up beside him and stared. His once human body was gone now replaced with golden brown fur, a white underbelly and antlers. Oddly he had four spindly legs, like a deer and his face was not long and pointed but human.
" I take it your new here?
"..Where exactly is 'here'?
" The Endless Forest..don't worry it's safe here.
" Stop saying here, you hear me? Uh, I mean.. He frowned. " Who are you and what are you? he questioned. The creature sighed.
" Read my pictogram or halo.. " she gestured towards a glowing light containing a symbol above her head. Golfy's mind seemed to read it as ..
" Latte? What kind of name is that? "
" My name? " she snorted. " Your name is even weirder! "
Golfy looked up at his own glowing light. The symbol was a line and a triangle put together, it looked like a flag. There was an empty square aswell and by that there was a little dot. It looked strangely like a golf course.
" Golfy? But that isn't my name. I'm human.."
" Then what is your name? And yes, most deers here were once human."
" So thats what we are? Well, my name is..." Golfy gasped. He couldn't remember. As hard as he tried he just couldn't remember any of his human life. The female creature stepped forward, she placed the beak of her mask on his shoulder comfortingly. Golfy accepted it, after all she was a very pretty doe.
" If I'm stuck here forever then how do I stop looking so..freaky..and more like you? " He asked. Latte laughed.
" Go and see Poison, I'm sure she'll help you get set. The set being the pelt, antlers and mask.
" Who's Poison? "
" Another doe. " Latte said dismissevly and began to trot away.
" Hey, how will I find you again? " He called after her. But Latte was already gone, prancing away through the trees.
Golfy flickered an ear, he could hear so much in the forest. The rustling of leaves, the scampering of squirrels and the wingbeats of the birds. Then he heard laughter from behind him. He turned around to see more weird deer playing by the pond. They were smaller than him and had speckles on their backs. These must be fawns..I'll ask them.
To be Continued.
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