STORIES
128 - Beginning
2007
Monday evening in Racolo, Aless and Lithium's room ...
ESMODONTI:
Awe my poor little elf kin, just can’t fall asleep.
ALESS:
I c-could use the c-computer in the study, if you think it’s t-too noisy.
ESMODONTI:
No cherie, I think he’s just too tired to sleep. Isn’t that right hon?
I know what you want. You want your mama
to sing to ya and what my angel wants he gets, got it?
ALESS:
Ooh you’re g-going to sing Es? Can I listen?
ESMODONTI:
‘Course ya can. Wanna hear anything specific?
ALESS:
I d-d-don’t know it’s name - it was that Ger-German lullaby.
ESMODONTI:
Ah from my Berlin days. So my little elf-kin, we have
a request from the gentleman in the third row.
Es sings softly and sweetly.
ALESS:
It worked Es. L-look he's asleep.
ESMODONTI:
Roc?
RACOLO:
Hi.
Looks from Es to Racolo …
ALESS:
I th-think I want some ice cream, or something.
I’ll see you l-later.
RACOLO:
I forgot how well you sing. You’re really good Es.
ESMODONTI:
Really? Thanks. Are ya just getting home from that school
of yours? Seems to be taking up all your time.
Are ya workin' on a big spell or something?
RACOLO:
Yeah. I’ve been trying to find a way to get you some daylight hours, so you could spend more time with Lith. There’s got to be a spell or something … I just have to find it.
ESMODONTI:
Can ya really do that?
RACOLO:
My Grandmother was working on it, right before she died - but
I can’t find her notes. I thought she archived them to the library.
ESMODONTI:
Oh Roc, you gotta find them. That would be so fab!
I could spend time with my little elf kin in the sunshine.
RACOLO:
You may still need to stay away from the sun, but …
ESMODONTI:
That’s cool too. Any leads?
RACOLO:
I found a few old books on vampires, but they’re not
in any language I recognize.
ESMODONTI:
Can I see ‘em?
RACOLO:
You can’t read magic.
ESMODONTI:
No, but I speak five languages. You might just be thinking’
too much. Maybe they’re not written in magic at all.
RACOLO:
It’s worth a shot.
LITHIUM:
heavy sigh
RACOLO:
We better get out of here before we wake him.
RACOLO:
I brought two books home with me
- if you really want take a look.
ESMODONTI:
I hafta to go to work tonight.
RACOLO:
I’ll walk with you.
ESMODONTI:
You want to walk with me?
RACOLO:
Sure. I want to see where you work, if that’s OK?
ESMODONTI:
You’re being so … nice. You’re beginning to weird me out.
RACOLO:
Fine. Forget it. I’ll just leave the books in your room for later.
ESMODONTI:
No hon, sorry. My bad. Really - I’d love for ya to come along.
It should be a slow night. We could look at them together,
and you can have dinner. The grill makes a mean burger.
