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As the chirping sounded Mekah stopped in his washing of the object, he frowned and peered closer. It really did seem to be coming from his hands. How could that be? He held the charm up and almost dropped it back in the water as it began to transform. A head appeared, legs, wings. The chirping grew and grew and then as soon as it had started it dulled, in his hands sat a golden cricket. Mekah could do nothing but stare at it in shock. It stared back, watching him with similar curiosity. This, it was clear, was no ordinary bug.

Mekah stared at the creature, his eyes not moving even as she joined him. What an odd enchantment. He thought to himself. The creature gave a loud chirp and and stayed put.
"It was the violin, it musht have been enchanted or something. I washed it and .... it turned into this."

Mekah turned slowly to look at her and raised an eyebrow.
"Keep it? Where?" He asked, jumping a little as it crawled forwards on his hand. It was unique he would admit that but it was not really a pet. it belonged outside.
"Scim will probably eat it. He's better off outside."

Mekah watched it move and thought about that. She did have a point.
"Well, I, I suppose a little research wouldn't hurt." he said, nodding a little.

The golden cricket cocked it's head to the side. Research, it was not sure it liked the sound of that. As new skin appeared he crawled over to the female's hand. A sense of warmth and friendliness coaxing him towards her. He chirruped happily.

Mekah watched the little thing and turned to walk to his box of tricks. The lid was a latice of ivory. He tipped the contents out and walked back over to Covet and the creature.
"Here, this will do for now." He said, opening the lid.

Mekah smiled a little and watched with curiosity as she made her way around the small van upending her things. He watched the Cricket hop up his arm and smirked a little. They were really aquiring a zoo.

Cricket also watched with interest as the woman made him what was becoming a respectable home. Much more fitting than a plin wood box. He hopped off Mekah an inside the nice dark place, settling on the piece of silk and continuing to watch them carefully.

"Well now. home sweet home." Mekah turned to wander over to the book shelf. He was bound to have at least one book on insects.

Mekah ran his fingers over the old spines of the few books he had. He scavanged them of course. Taking from the lost and disguarded. Occasionlly buying when he had the money.
"Here we are." He smiled, easig the smaller book of the shelf and starting to flick through the thin pages.

As the chop stickes came together once again in Covet's hands, they stuck together. No pulling could have pulled them apart ever again. In fact, had one given the chopsticks human characteristics, one might have described them as grateful. There was a sudden light from the sticks, and when the light faded they were fused together. There was no longer a seam between them, and in fact there appeared to never have been one there in the first place... perhaps this was the case.

Several seconds later, nigh on thirty, the sticks began to melt and bulge into a liquidy substance, flowing freely to the floor as if they no longer had a desire to be held... but instead of flopping to the floor in a puddle, they basicly fell into a particualr formation... a bear....a panda bear.

The light blurred Mekah's vision also, interrupting is reading and causiung him to look up at Covet. Was the world going mad? He thought, closing the book and placing it on the side as the chopsticks melted into a puddle.

When it became an animal, a bear he blinked and looked up at Covet.
"What on earth?" He said softly, crouching down and reaching out slowly to touch it. The fur was soft and downy. "It's real." He breathed, looking back up at her and raising an eyebrow. "I hope this is not going to become a trend."