Numbness

##Carla##

Today is the last day of school. Johnny had wished me happy birthday on my birthday as I told him happy birthday on his day. Feeling of wanting to be surrounded in his arm overwhelms me, the way he would kiss me before we slept. School passed like a dream and I felt like I walked to get the bus then came right back home without recording what happen in between. Because of the college credit, it added one extra year to my graduation.

Mom: They will mail your diploma. Are you going to be queen for a while?

Carla: This old man can't wait to retire. He will come to drag me to Instalaxia. If I don't go.

Mom: He will come here, if you don't go haha

She laughed at my predicament

Carla: I am going to miss you, Jack and Dad.

My mom's name my baby brother Jack. I wish Johnny could see him.

Dad: Keep your cellphone on just in case we want to call you to come visit.

Mom: After my maternity I will go over to train you.

Carla: Yes mam.

Kissed them, then portaled to Johnny's room. Imagining him laying there waiting for me depressed my heart. I didn't want to go outside, but I didn't want the king to come get me, either. His room still smelled like him. I had in jeans and sneakers I thought what the heck I'll just go in Like that. I didn't care about a lot of things these days.

King: Great, you are here.

General: Good morning my Queen

Carla: Is it a good morning General?

Deflating right before their eyes.

General: Yes.

He responded hesitantly.

Carla: Lay out the problems on me.

Cleon: So the squirrel kingdom needs nuts

King: Turns out, that's most of their diet.

Carla: Don't they eat plants, materials like flower bulbs and roots?

General: Yes, they have been surviving on them, but it's not living.

I did not mean to, but I did yawn. Both Cleon and general cow took a pause before Cleon stood up.

Cleon: The queen has traveled far, her body is exhausted. We will resume this tomorrow.

King: I agree

The cow got up, bowed, and left.

Cleon: Carla, What is going on with you?

Carla: I miss Johnny. Being here without him is torture.

Cleon: Johnny Love this kingdom. That is why he went to get stronger. I'll stall meetings for you for about a week. I suggest you go see your kids and spend some time to heal. So when Johnny comes back he could see He married the right queen.

Carla: Okay, you're right. Just stall them for me, please.

Cleon: Sure

Satphire

I'm in this big ol house by myself. Cleon is always working. I miss the time we spend on earth. I've been craving his touch, but when he gets home, his exhaustion caused him to go straight to sleep.

Cleon: Hey babe.

Satphire: You are home in the middle of the day?

Cleon: Yes and no, Carla is back. She could use a friend right now.

I didn't notice him come in the house led along my room. Him saying Carla got me all cheered up.

Satphire: I'll go right over.

Cleon: Wait, have you been floating in here in your Dragon form?

Satphire: Yes

Cleon: Did you eat?

Satphire. Um

Cleon: We will grab lunch.

Took a quick shower, got it inside the carriage, wanting to tell him to stay home tonight but…

Cleon: What's on your mind?

Satphire: You are going to your restaurant tonight?

Cleon: Yeah, my waiter called off. I'm shorthanded tonight.

Satphire: I could do it

I blurted out at the first chance for us to spend time together

Cleon: Um babe I don't know…

Satphire: I can babe

Cleon: You're not a people person

Satphire: I will be tonight.

I wanted to tell him I miss him and spend time with him, but I don't know how?

Cleon: Let's get you some fish.

Satphire: Okay

Elder Dragon: Ay! My granddaughter is here; feed her!

They had us sat on these newly built wooden chairs in the vegetation side of the mountain. It's gotta be the bear's doing.

Elder bear: I heard you hire the beavers to do a bear's work. I know they over price you.

Was his first hello to me and my husband.

Satphire

Cleon: The problem is, you take forever bear. There I said it.

Look at him taking the heat off of me when he knew nothing about who I hired. I loved him for that.

Bear: That's some baloney and you know it

Cleon: Man, they ask for 1 dozen chair; you delivered it the next month. Plus, their price was reasonable.

We finish eating and went to the castle.

Cleon: I know I haven't been home lately...

Satphire: It's fine. I know how to reach you if I need you, my prince.

I leaned in and kiss him. I got out of the carriage, excited to go see Carla.

Carla: Hey

Satphire: What's wrong?

Carla: The room smells like him

Satphire: You're crying wow. How about you come stay at my house?

Carla: Won't I hear when you guys doing it?

Satphire: Probably

Carla: Oh God!

She started crying some more. I sat there staring at her, crying and hugging herself. What should I do?

Satphire: Let's go see your kids

Carla: I did. They keep talking about their dad.

Satphire: Okay. We are not pathetic.

Carla: Were not?

Satphire: Nope

I said, sounding more upset than I wanted to

Carla: What is your problem? haha

Satphire: Cleon of course

Carla: What happened?

She said while sitting up wiping her tears.

Satphire: It's been over 3 weeks since Cleon and I enjoyed each other. It's driving me crazy.

Carla: Haha I see.

Satphire: Am glad you're laughing

Carla: Me too. Come on, let's go to your house.

We flew to my house. She has gotten a lot stronger am not sure if it was Johnny or her demigod mom. But she didn't need to transform to fly. When we got to my house, she kept looking around until she reached a deserted area beside my house.

Carla: Right here

Satphire: What?

With both hands she was able to make a full tree grow, then windows, a door? Honestly, it looks like one of those tiny houses earthlings love so much. Beautiful balcony with wooden tables and chair installed in it blossomed before my eyes.

How much power does she really have? Yet her eyes seem uninterested, un-pleased. There were some locals in the area that came out to see what she has creating. Creation magic is unheard of in this part of the world. Everyone believes it to be a myth, but she turns to me and says,

Carla: Do you want to go shopping?

Satphire: Um sure

Have her power grown? she had little to no emotion. Carla's mom teaching the secret of the God's to emotionless Carla may be dangerous. She shouldn't keep suppressing her emotions. That can cause her to be worse than a nuclear bomb.

Carla: Let's do Purple

She said as she got into the store. We had a mall, all the shops try to get a spot there because selling something is guaranteed. I heard it's very expensive to rent, however.

Cashier: Hi, Mrs. Satphire. Back again so soon? You bought a friend. I'm glad we let a married woman pay.

Carla: What's your fee here?

Cashier: Gold my dear.

Carla: Hey Satphire, pay for me. I'll pay you back.

Satphire: Of course

Cashier: If I had a golden coin for every time I hear that.

Throughout the mocking, Carla looked agitated, but she didn't retaliate, keeping her composure. Heading deeper in the shop to cushions for the chairs, drapes, curtains, everything the house need. After payment, Carla left without the items explaining to prep her stuff she will be back. We stop at the place that sells electronics. They were not there before; they are definitely new.

Carla: How much for the TV?

Cashier: For a pretty girl like you. I'll say 10000.

Carla: On the board it says 5000. Sigh I don't like crooks. I would rather not buy anything at all.

Cashier: Apologies; it's just… it's my 1st week. I have no sales, my wife is on my back, kids are crying. I need a big sale.

She paused, then resumed looking around.

Carla: I'll take three TV at 10000 a piece. With a portable AC.

How was she able to make him speak his truth by just looking into his eyes? I may be crazy, but I thought our queen had two eyes transformation one blue the other red. I've never seen purple before.

Carla: I need bathroom stuff. Do you have any?

Cashier: Bathroom stuff is further down, my brothers down the street just open. It's called brother friendly. Honestly, we thought bringing stuff from earth was going to be stupid since we had sold nothing.

Carla: Right. Tight up my stuff, I'll be back to pick it up.

She instructs yet another merchant. Why?

Cashier: We deliver

Exactly

Carla: Thanks, but no thanks.

She seems in pain, cutting people off, showing very little interest in what they are trying to say. That's not the happy Carla I know at all.

Carla: Let's go please.

The 100,000 she spends at these stores wasn't as much as it sounded when had vaults of money and treasure. But why agree to the bribe knowing it's a bribe? Nevertheless, that seems like something Carla would do.

Cashier: Welcome, my brother told me you are coming over.

Carla: I know I heard when he called you

How could she? telepath, is between the person you invite on the call. No one else.

Cashier: Everything bathroom right this way.

She bought a couple of stuff at reasonable prices. After we were done shopping, everyone had her stuff outside their shop per her instructions. Water magic formed a bubble similar to pervy doctor's unpenetrable treatment bubble, carrying everything.

Cashier's: Well I'll be....

We flew home like what she did was normal? No one has ever used their magic in that way before. Everyone we pass down below stopped and stared at up at us flying over them. Yet her absent mind kept her from noticing. Oh, I got it. She lights up when she eats.

Satphire: Would you like to eat something?

Carla: Sure, Let me drop these off.

We got to the house. My husband was sitting in front of Carla's new house.

Cleon: Of course, the queen, I should have known

He said with a smile.

Cleon: It looks really good

Carla: Thanks

She said with no emotion as she walked inside. Me and Cleon followed to see the house. On the side of the new bloom tree were staircases that lead to rooms, plus an entire room for libraries. Three bedrooms, two baths in total. Beautiful balcony looking over the entire dry state area. She was putting everything where they belong, touching nothing.

Cleon: So my queen, the bulls heard the pigs give you jewels they also would like to offer there's.

That's an enormous honor. Bulls never share unless it's a required. But they wanted to thank Carla for the delicious grass.

Carla: Sounds like a lot of work.

Sounding uninterested

Cleon: Sure, it may take us all day but...

She forms three more small bubbles with her hands, handing them to Cleon.

Carla: Here, tie a string around these. These bubbles manipulate gravitation. I'll be easier to pull, I'm sure three would be enough to pull everything.

Cleon: Um okay, my queen

Carla: I borrowed money from your wife make sure she gets paid handsomely.

Satphire: No, stop. She only borrowed 100k baby.

She smiled as if she knew I wouldn't take it.

Carla: Fine 100k and 3 of the biggest jewels you could find

Cleon: That's going to be generational fortune, my Queen

Satphire: She is not in her right mind today. She made someone spill their guts out.

Cleon: What?

Carla: The mind reading thing, haven't been mastered yet. It's just something I got while playing basketball. I was able to hear people's thoughts. But here is different. I could only use it for a little while, maybe 15 minutes before wearing off and during that time of they make a telepathic phone call, I could also hear it. Some say my eyes turn purple, but I've never seen it in the mirror to say if it's true or not.

This girl started arranging chairs. Why is she believing that all this is normal?

Satphire

Cleon: I understand. Pain brings unexpected strength to our lowest point.

She then looked at us, eyes full of tears. I don't know how to help my only friend before continuing to arrange the newly bought stuff.

Carla: Cleon, hurry and come grab lunch with us. I want some fish. Meet us there, okay?

Wiping away her tears, while smiling heading for the door.

Cleon: You should lock your door

Carla: okay.

Twisting her finger emerge, a lock on the door made from a tree branch, then that same tree branch formed a key. How the??

Carla: Lets go Satphire

Satphire: Okay

We got by the beach, everyone was rejoicing to see their queen returned. After greeting everyone, she found somewhere unpopulated to sit down. There was this guy no one ever seen before. He was tall and lean with glasses completely white.

Guy: Hello there, my queen?

Carla looked up at him with no response. That wasn't Carla at all.

Guy: I love the improvements of our kingdom.

Carla: Which tribe are you from?

Guy: I don't come from a tribe here.

Carla: Hmmm

Guy: I'm from one of your allies

Carla: I have three. Which one are you from?

At that time everyone stop to witness the Queen's conversation with the young man. His mouth part ways to laugh. We all notice the pitch black color and I only seen one person like that. The girl who traps Johnny in the cube.

Guy: I am well aware your allies are the Diamond kingdom, the technos and robot kingdom.

Elder Dragon: SPY!

He quickly tried to grab the queen's hand but his hands sizzled. She did not even turn. She kept looking up at the clouds.

Carla: I don't doubt that you're my enemy, who came to see if the new queen of the royal kingdom is as strong as the last queen.

Guy: Not even a full minute and you figured it out. Huh?

Both kept looking out into the ocean calmly. Guy was holding his burn bruised hands. Have she had this shield on the entire day?

Cleon: We must arrest the traitor.

I don't know when babe came, but he looked upset.

Carla: You should leave before my people give you a very undesirable death.

Cleon: What are you doing, my queen? Letting him go could be bad.

Carla: Sigh

She said, laying back on the sand like it's a beautiful summer day

Carla: He will go tell his master that he has met the queen. She is a fire user, probably shows off his hands to prove it. Then tell them she uses her fire element to replenish the land. People seem to think she is a good queen, but she looks weak. She only has fire property. She wears it like a veil so it's difficult getting close to her. They are going to research fire weakness.

She looked at the guy, smiling.

Guy: Why not apprehend me my Queen?

He asks sincerely. I believe it shocked him to know how much of the visit the queen put together.

Carla: Go before I become less merciful

After the guy flew away, she got up, dust herself off, bowed to everyone and thanked everyone for the food she did not even eat. While Heading back to the castle she didn't fly, she walked. I quickly caught up with her.

Satphire: You made a grave mistake by letting him go.

Cleon. If I agree, if we go now, we can catch up to him. Every time they spy, we cut them down.

Carla: They were always here, you just didn't notice them

Cleon: What?

Carla: There is one in your committee too.

Cleon: What no?

Carla: We don't know his importance. If we would kill him, we would be at war tomorrow. Letting him go give us 1 to 2 weeks at most.

Cleon: You're saying we are already at war?

Carla: Yes. If he comes, showed himself like that it's saying we are coming.

Cleon: What my guys are not ready?

Carla: My plan for the war is no casualties

Cleon: That's not how war works..

She didn't give a response she just kept walking to the kingdom.

Carla: King! oh king

She said like a child playing hide a seek. She entered the castle.

King: Thats a turn around.

Carla: Can you call a meeting for me please With only the general that was there the day of my arrival.

King: Of course.

She and I went upstairs. She took a bath. I don't think it's time to clean your body right now in my opinion.

Carla: Lets go.

We arrive downstairs. It was general Gerald, Squirelet, Cleon

King: Satphire you could wait outside sweetie

Carla: No need she is my hand pick general same as cleon.

King: Oh personal army huh?

Carla: Yes

King: You are taking this seriously, am glad

He said with so much joy in his face. Little do he know.

Carla: Tell me your concerns.

Squirelet: My people, the squirel needs nuts.

Carla: Great, next one

Squirel: You don't need me to explain why?

Carla: Nope. When you are in need of something, explanation sometimes are unessacary

She seem at eased at that respond

Gerald: The ten percent the citizens have been paying Is not enough. I proposed we have access to the vault.

Carla: Hmm isn't the money of the citizen works towards the citizen?

Gerald: Well yes

Carla: Your from the bull kingdom yes?

Gerald: Yes I am

I guess she ask because they are giving her loads of treasures. Now that I think about it, him saying they don't have enough when his kingdoms full of treasures make no sense.

Carla: Do you keep a log?

Gerald: Of course

Carla: Give it to Cleon before you leave.

Gerald: Right.

The meeting has ended everyone left except for me and cleon.

King: What is it? your weirdly happy

Carla: We are at war

She said With a bright smile on her face

King: What? Stop smilling like that.

Carla explained the whole thing. You think is one of my generals is involved?

Carla: Its Gerald

Cleon: No, not Gerald. He grew up here.

Carla: Don't they always though?

She pat his chest. She proceed to go up stairs I followed her. She walked in Johny's room standing there. I went to see if she was okay. her face was turning like the exorcist. She looked like she was being posses, her hands was turning to some sort of animal. She screamed out of pain Then she stoped, her eyes was as green as grass, she was wearing this malice smile it sent chill to my spine.

Carla: The room smells like him it's intoxicating.

I could hear her scream again as I heard bones cracking. She is far from okay. I grab her hands that was now wrinkled with long finger nails. I walked her outside.

Carla: What are You doing? I got to grab my stuff?

Her face was back to normal. She was not okay. I explained "I'll go and get everything I wanted her to get some rest at my house"

##Carla##

What is this? Something is wrong with Johny's earthly dad I could feel it. I grab my cellphone and called him.

Carl: Hello?

Carla: Whats wrong?

Carl: It's you, hi Carla!

Carla: I could sense something is troubling you.

Carl: Non sense.

Carla: Hmmm okay. Have a good day.

I wasn't buying it

Carla: Hey

Mom: Hey

Carla: Mom! something is wrong with Johnys Dad

Mom: I could sense it too.

Carla: Am coming

I portaled myself over to my mom house.

She was dress and ready to go. We went to his clinic we seen the door was lock there was some red paper on the door

Mom: I think this is a 3 day notice

Carla: Johny knows how much this means to his Dad.

Mom: Seems the clinic was a financial stretch.

Carla: Lets go to his house mom.

We got to his house his wife and him was home. I could feel the desipointment. I walked in.

They had piles and piles of Bills on the table.

Carl: Carla oh um hello what a pleasant surprise.

I didn't care for the greeting

Carla: What is all this?

I seen notices. Loans, car note. mortgages, the lease for the clinic. it seems like alot of insurance was suiing him too.

Carl: This is the result of a man dreaming too big

Mom: You need to advertise our town is very small.

Carl: Even so where would I get the money?

His wife was rubing his back for comfort I couldn't understand it. Your son is a king?

Carla: I know when johny was here he took care of some bills for you. He did tell you if you need it he won't mind helping right?

Carl: Yeah

Carla: Sooo help me understand how you have no money?

Mom: Okay, honey is a little stress she going to war very soon.

Deborah: What do you mean war?

Carl: There kingdom is being attacked by some other kingdom

Deborah: Oh my God.

I couldn't sit here to hear them saying sorry on what's to come.

Carla: How much do you need Mr Carl?

Carl: Oh um

Deborah: For God sake honey take the help. 1 million at least for us to catch up with everything, for us to do the advertisement. not to mention settle "the sue"

Carla: Am not sure if Johny have that on his card. Hold on

I portaled back to the castle Satphire looked like she's been looking everywhere for me

Satphire: Where did you go?

Carla: Earth, something is going on with Johny's Dad.

I walk down the stairs to the bottom floor.

Carla: How do you open this thing?

Satphire: Haha just touch it and it'll activate once it recognize your life force

Carla: If that's how it opens how did Cleon open it for the haul

Saphires: Most likely the magic you gave him to Carry the stuff.

Carla: Hmmm okay

I walked in there, it was soo much now. The bulls had alot of beautiful jewls.

Satphire: You're going to need another vault my queen.

Carla: Soo it seems. The door is hard to open.

Satphire: To think they have been holding to this much treasure. Yet they choose you to give it too. You have a way with people.

Carla: I need a bag.

I open a portal

Mom: Honey?

Carla: Ma can you grab me a bag please

Mom: sure, Carl where is your bags?

Deborah: We have garbage bags.

They hands me a garbage bag it look like a 13 gallon one. I filled it with jewls and Bricks of Gold. Turns out A golden brick is bendy. I guess is when they add metal to it, it gets hard. I didn't pick the money because they would have no use for it. I only picked jewls, silver, Gold And diamonds.

I portaled over. This time satphire came with me.

Deborah: What are these?

Satphire: Gold, silver, diamond. jewls

Carl started crying I don't know why?

Carla: Am not sure when I'll be able to come back. Mom if you need some too for little Jack. It's more than enough just get some from them.

Carl: Thank you.

Carla: In my opinion. I know you did not ask but If I were you. I would do a jewelry business that's one thing people will always buy. That will keep money flowing. Gota Go bye