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"Oh, just a bit." He said as he kinda wobbled over to Pastela. He was a bit dizzy from all the twists as well. "Uncle Woobie needs a rest." He didn't know why he called himself "uncle" he thought it sounded cute. He ploped down next to her with a smile.
"Otay, Uncle Woobie..." Pastela then snuggled into the adult Pae, yawning a bit. The excitement was wearing her out, but she wouldn't tell him that.
Woobie smiled down at the little pae, "Are you getting sleepy? Maybe would take you home now?" He knew that someone had to be missing her. Who wouldn't miss such and adorable little pae?
Pasteka's eyes widened and she shook her head vigerously. "Noooo!" She cried. "No wanna go back yet! No wanna weave Uncle Woobie!" She clung to him with a fairly powerful grip for a toddler.
Woobie didn't know what to do when the toddler started to scream and cry! "Well, I'll take you, so you won't be away from me for a while. I just want themt o know where you are." He didn't want them to be upset with the toddler gone and lost.
Pastela whimpered, tears filling up in her eyes. She didn't want to go back now, it was too much fun with Woobie. Her lower lips started to tremble a bit and she sniffled, whipping her just now starting to run nose on her arm.
"Now, don't do that...we have to get you back eventually. I could take the scenic route." He said with a smile and a nod. He could take her throught the trees instead of flying...maybe.
She slowly nodded, still clinging to Woobie. "Otay..." She said quietly, knowing that there wasn't going to be a way to change his mind. She let out a few more whimpers.
Woobie smiled, "It's gonna be ok. I'll take you the long way home. Well, after you tell me how to get there." Woobie picked her up and held her in his arms. He was ready to go when she said where to go.
Pastela had to think for a bit. "No know name.... but Koowie is near a biiiiiig lake." She stretched her arms out for emphasis on the word 'big'.
"A lake? Well, there is only one on this isle that I know of! So, we'll head in that direction. With that he jumped into the nearest tree and started jumping from it to the other and so on.
Pastela giggled ans cooed as Woobie carried her through the trees. She was having the time of her life, but she knew it was going to end soon. "Woobie... you come visit, wite?"
Woobie continued to jumped and sail from tree to tree. "Of course! I'll see you whenever you want. Just tell a squirrel." They could always send him a message.
Pastela nodded, slowly closing her eyes, tired. "Otay, I make sure to tell squalls to find you." She made a mental note as well, a small smile on her face. "Tank you, Uncle Woobie..."
Woobie smiled, "You are so welcome, I think we're getting close." He jumped out of the tree and landed on the beach. "So, where from here?"
Pastela didn't answer, fast asleep in his arms, holding too Woobie a bit, her other fist clenched. Little snores came from her in high pitched sounds.
Woobie looked down and smiled at the sleeping form. "What to do now?" He wasn't sure where her house was, so he sat under a tree and cradled her so she could sleep some more.
Pastela smiled and curled up more in his arms, sound asleep still.
Koorie, Pastela's human caretaker, was frantically looking for the toddler as the other two Pae she cared for slept. Terrible thoughts kept coming to her about what could have happened, and she forced herself to not think of it. Even though she had set permanent camp by the lake, she didn't know much about the creatures that lived in these forests.
Woobie rubbed the girl's back as she slept. He yawned and then slowly he drifted off as well. He hadn't felt so normal in a while and missed his children being this small.
Koorie was walking briskly, making sure that when she left the camp's site, she would be able to see it within a few minutes. She stopped in her tracks, her breath caught, then she slowly let it out, sinking to her knees, a hand on her chest in relief. There, in the tree in front of her, was little Pastela, fast asleep. 'But who is that with her?' She thought, looking at the larger Pae who was cradling the toddler.
Woobie stirred when the perosn came up to them. He opened his eyes seeing the person. "Oh, hi! Are you the caretaker of this cute, pae?" He hoped she wasn't scared by him.
Koorie smiled apologetically. He seemed to be kind enough, and first impressions were important. "Yes, thank you so much for finding her. I hope Pastela didn't cause you too much trouble." Her heart beat was finally slowing back down to normal, and she cast a watchful eye over the lake to where she had the other two sleeping, making sure everything was alright.
"I'm Koorie." She turned her attention back to Woobie, bowing a little.
Woobie stood up and slowly handed the toddler over, "Oh, she really wasn't. I liked meeting her." He smiled, he was going to miss her, and hoped the squirrels would bring a message to see her again soon.
Woobie kissed Pastela's forehead, "By, sweet little girl." He turned to the woman, "If it's ok, I would love to see her again."
Koorie held Pastela's sleeping form tightly to her, thanking the heavens above that she was alright. She smiled to Woobie. "It would be wonderful for you to come visit her. She may be able to learn more from you than she would from me, and I would hate for her to miss out on something from her own culture. If you're by the lake, you're more than welcome to stop by." She pointed across the lack to where she had tied branches together to make a small shelter. "We're camped out over there for now."
Woobie smiled, "That sounds great. I did tell Pastela that if she needs me to tell a squirrel, they'll tell me." Woobie smiled and then patted Pastela's back. "Bye, sweet little one. Nice to meet you!" And with that he flipped up into the trees and disappeared.
"Otay, Uncle Woobie..." Pastela then snuggled into the adult Pae, yawning a bit. The excitement was wearing her out, but she wouldn't tell him that.
Woobie smiled down at the little pae, "Are you getting sleepy? Maybe would take you home now?" He knew that someone had to be missing her. Who wouldn't miss such and adorable little pae?
Pasteka's eyes widened and she shook her head vigerously. "Noooo!" She cried. "No wanna go back yet! No wanna weave Uncle Woobie!" She clung to him with a fairly powerful grip for a toddler.
Woobie didn't know what to do when the toddler started to scream and cry! "Well, I'll take you, so you won't be away from me for a while. I just want themt o know where you are." He didn't want them to be upset with the toddler gone and lost.
Pastela whimpered, tears filling up in her eyes. She didn't want to go back now, it was too much fun with Woobie. Her lower lips started to tremble a bit and she sniffled, whipping her just now starting to run nose on her arm.
"Now, don't do that...we have to get you back eventually. I could take the scenic route." He said with a smile and a nod. He could take her throught the trees instead of flying...maybe.
She slowly nodded, still clinging to Woobie. "Otay..." She said quietly, knowing that there wasn't going to be a way to change his mind. She let out a few more whimpers.
Woobie smiled, "It's gonna be ok. I'll take you the long way home. Well, after you tell me how to get there." Woobie picked her up and held her in his arms. He was ready to go when she said where to go.
Pastela had to think for a bit. "No know name.... but Koowie is near a biiiiiig lake." She stretched her arms out for emphasis on the word 'big'.
"A lake? Well, there is only one on this isle that I know of! So, we'll head in that direction. With that he jumped into the nearest tree and started jumping from it to the other and so on.
Pastela giggled ans cooed as Woobie carried her through the trees. She was having the time of her life, but she knew it was going to end soon. "Woobie... you come visit, wite?"
Woobie continued to jumped and sail from tree to tree. "Of course! I'll see you whenever you want. Just tell a squirrel." They could always send him a message.
Pastela nodded, slowly closing her eyes, tired. "Otay, I make sure to tell squalls to find you." She made a mental note as well, a small smile on her face. "Tank you, Uncle Woobie..."
Woobie smiled, "You are so welcome, I think we're getting close." He jumped out of the tree and landed on the beach. "So, where from here?"
Pastela didn't answer, fast asleep in his arms, holding too Woobie a bit, her other fist clenched. Little snores came from her in high pitched sounds.
Woobie looked down and smiled at the sleeping form. "What to do now?" He wasn't sure where her house was, so he sat under a tree and cradled her so she could sleep some more.
Pastela smiled and curled up more in his arms, sound asleep still.
Koorie, Pastela's human caretaker, was frantically looking for the toddler as the other two Pae she cared for slept. Terrible thoughts kept coming to her about what could have happened, and she forced herself to not think of it. Even though she had set permanent camp by the lake, she didn't know much about the creatures that lived in these forests.
Woobie rubbed the girl's back as she slept. He yawned and then slowly he drifted off as well. He hadn't felt so normal in a while and missed his children being this small.
Koorie was walking briskly, making sure that when she left the camp's site, she would be able to see it within a few minutes. She stopped in her tracks, her breath caught, then she slowly let it out, sinking to her knees, a hand on her chest in relief. There, in the tree in front of her, was little Pastela, fast asleep. 'But who is that with her?' She thought, looking at the larger Pae who was cradling the toddler.
Woobie stirred when the perosn came up to them. He opened his eyes seeing the person. "Oh, hi! Are you the caretaker of this cute, pae?" He hoped she wasn't scared by him.
Koorie smiled apologetically. He seemed to be kind enough, and first impressions were important. "Yes, thank you so much for finding her. I hope Pastela didn't cause you too much trouble." Her heart beat was finally slowing back down to normal, and she cast a watchful eye over the lake to where she had the other two sleeping, making sure everything was alright.
"I'm Koorie." She turned her attention back to Woobie, bowing a little.
Woobie stood up and slowly handed the toddler over, "Oh, she really wasn't. I liked meeting her." He smiled, he was going to miss her, and hoped the squirrels would bring a message to see her again soon.
Woobie kissed Pastela's forehead, "By, sweet little girl." He turned to the woman, "If it's ok, I would love to see her again."
Koorie held Pastela's sleeping form tightly to her, thanking the heavens above that she was alright. She smiled to Woobie. "It would be wonderful for you to come visit her. She may be able to learn more from you than she would from me, and I would hate for her to miss out on something from her own culture. If you're by the lake, you're more than welcome to stop by." She pointed across the lack to where she had tied branches together to make a small shelter. "We're camped out over there for now."
Woobie smiled, "That sounds great. I did tell Pastela that if she needs me to tell a squirrel, they'll tell me." Woobie smiled and then patted Pastela's back. "Bye, sweet little one. Nice to meet you!" And with that he flipped up into the trees and disappeared.
Thank heavens she's back in my care.. I'm starting to think that maybe I'm no good at this parenting....
~Koorie
