Earth and Shadow (read desc)

The boy who walked with plants

Scratch said, "I can understand why he's 'cranky'."
Once I had calmed a bit I came back out. I looked around, but didn't see Rain.
"Wait did Rain leave?"
Scratch neatly placed some eggs and bacon onto some plates, then started setting the table.
"Yeah just a second ago."
I sighed.
"I was going to say goodbye. I guess I missed my chance."
Blaise smiled and started digging in.
"Well you two lovebirds can visit anytime. After all last time I checked you could both teleport."
She took a small bite of her salty eggs, then almost threw up.
I felt my face heat up.
"We're not lovebirds."
"Oh sure, and I'm guessing- bleh- that he gave you that rose for no reason? hmmm? Besides your blushing right now."
Scratch handed her some water, which she chugged to get the taste of her ruined eggs out of her mouth. I looked away, unsure what to say. I felt nervous, embarrassed, but I had no idea why.
"I was a gift."
"ITS A GIFT OF LOVE-" She was interrupted as she coughed. "Jesus what did I put in these eggs??"
I shrugged, "Either way I'd better visit Rain."
Surprisingly, Scratch spoke.
"You saw each other five minutes ago, give it a rest."

I crouched by some plants, occasionally fidgeting with the crystal necklace. It was nice to be home, although a bit lonely now.
I gently touched a leaf. The plant was a bit droopy, and a little sad looking. I whispered a spell under my breathe, and soon the plant perked up. I was right in the middle of fertilizing it when I heard a voice behind me.
"Hey Rain your back!"
I flinched slightly then looked over my shoulder to see the smiling faces of Clove and Clover.
"Oh, hey. Yeah I just got back."
"What are you growing?" Clover asked. She peeked over my shoulder.
"Alferas."
"Delicious!" Clove exclaimed. They each took a berry from the plant and popped it into their mouths.
"Wait don't-" I tried to warn them, but it was too late.
Clove grabbed a napkin and spit the berry into it. Clover hastened to do the same. They both looked absolutely disgusted, having eaten the unripe berries.
"That's disgusting!"
"well if you would have let me finish I would have said it wasn't ready yet."
"Well you could have told me that!" Clove grumbled, wiping his tongue.
"You didn't let me finish."
Clover went to another plant.
"oooooOOOOoooo~ What plants this?"
"It's Lyra."
She ripped off one of Lyra's leaves and ate it. My eyes widened, traumatized.
"Nooo Lyra!!"
Clover shrugged,
"Could use some salt."
I whimpered.
"Lyra..."
"Can we cook it?"
"No absolutely not!!"
"Awwwwee.." Clover complained. Clove looked around.
"Hmmm what CAN we cook in here?"
"Nothing!!"
"Well what do you eat?"
"Berries that are ripe."
Clove shuddered.
"Must be nice."
I sighed, "What are you doing here anyways?"
"We wanna see your horns again, we don't understand why you hide themmmm." Clove gave me puppy dog eyes.
"No."
"Pleaseeeee" Clover joined in, begging.
"No."
They both looked at me and said at the same time.
"PLEAAAAASSSSEEEEEE??"
I finally lost my patience. I growled and shouted at them, my eyes turning green.
"NO! Now don't ask me again!!"
They flinched, taken aback, and looked down.
"Sorry Rain..." They left to give me some space. I sighed and turned back to my plants, healing them again.
After a moment Nightmare appeared.
"Hey I forgot to- Oh.. is everything alright?"
"Yeah everything's fine." Even though I tried to sound happy, it was obvious in my tone I was still mad. And I could tell from Nightmares expression he knew as well.
"You can tell me what's wrong if you want to. It's not like I'm going to hate you or anything." He sat down nearby, making sure not to sit on any of my plants.
Two little horns poked out of my hair, about to appear. I tried my best to hide them and bit my lip.
"Clove and Clover were bothering me to show my horns... And I lost it and yelled at them..."
He looked curiously at my horns, then after a moment back at me. He hugged me.
"It's alright, I can understand where your coming from. If you want maybe I can talk to them and ask them to leave you be. Would that help?"
I hesitated.
"I appreciate it, but I understand why they want me to show them.."
"And why's that?"
I wasn't sure if I should tell him, but then again...
"Me and my sister are the last of our kind, there's no others as far as we know."
Nightmare looked even more curious but tried to hide it.
"Oh? And what is your kind? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, I am just curious."
I looked up at him, wondering how he'd react.
"Deer elf mixes."