User blog:TheJanadianKing/Christmas Cheer (Reptile Kingdom)

You hurry home from work, aided by the urgency of getting out of the snow. Your house looms up from the white haze, practically dug into the rock. The front of the house, built of seemingly ornate cobblestone, holds a window and a door, the latter thrown open as you enter. The wash of heat brings fire to your fingers and relief to your tired, aching body.

"Ahh...thank fuck. How's it been, Silkie?"

Your Giggi daughter giggles and unwraps herself from your chest just enough to look you in the eyes, "Daddy shouldn't say bad words..."

A long, green tail unfurls from the kitchen, the tip slowly kindling to flame, "Yes, Daddy shouldn't say such bad words in front of the children..."

You sigh, and shift Silkie a little higher. "Yeah, yeah. Will you forgive me, baby girl?" With a bouncing, bubbling expression, she replies, "Of course daddy...but you have to play with me!" Chuckling, you bring her back down to ruffle her hair. "Alrighty then, baby."

You shift her onto your shoulder and walk over to the kitchen, embracing the Drak making dinner. "How about you, darling? Everything's in tip-top shape?" She tips her head back to lean into your neck, "Yes, dearie...but there's just one thing one of line..." You raise an eyebrow, suspicious of anything that could dare stand against the power of a Gluschwanz. "Oh yeah? What?"

She turns adruptly, "You didn't take off your boots, you're getting water everywhere!" You look down and see indeed that the melting snow is slowly turning into little puddles on the floor. With an embarassed look, you stride over to the door and kick off your boots and coat. You come back to see a last ember of fire fade into dust, and a wisp of steam roll to the ceiling. "Oh, GIenda, what would I do without you?"

She smiles and replies, "Oh, nothing, meine Schatz. Lucky for you, I'd say the same about myself..." She squeezes you in a great hug, thawing out any part of you that still had the nerve to be cold. Silkie gives a yelp of surprise, almost falling off. She quickly recovers, perching right on top of your head. The three of you stand there for a moment, content in each other's embrace. Glenda looks up, and with a black dress in meido academy's intuition, she darts out one hand to pull a pan off the stove. "Thing almost burned...thank the heavens."

You step back, partly to not stand between a Drak and her food, and also to take a seat on the wide couch in front of the empty fireplace. Silkie slowly slides off you onto the couch, sprawling out. "Daddy, I wanna play! You said you'd play with me..." You tilt your head back, and look over at her. With a grin as instant as a Cheshire and just as smug, you pounce on her, tickling her tummy as hard as you can muster.

[Still working on it.]