#*fairytales

[eliamatrell]

— THEODORA GOSS, Beauty to the Beast.

[blackwaterkelpie]

"I have my own, thank you. Unfortunately humans can't eat raw meat, makes us sick." The human got a container of of the dry reeds, and opened it, revealing a bunch of steaming, deliciously fried chicken. He takes out a leg and bites into it. "Oh, they did a really good job with this..."

“Feh, pity.” The kelpie shrugged, resuming her snatching of the raw wing. It crunched wonderfully between her teeth and she went for more. JJ really did know how to pick quality meat.

She could easily pick up the scent of the fried oil and spices of JJ’s meal. Nettle glanced up, half a leg bone sticking out of her mouth. “Cooked meat’s a’right, little burnt though. Fo’ my tastes. Eat all yea’ want, I’m fine with what I got.”

“Where did yea’ get this chicken, anyway?”

[blackwaterkelpie]

Beside him JJ had hidden something under a cloth; taking it off he revealed a large bucket of all sorts of pieces of raw, bloody chicken. "How's this for a birthday dinner?"

Nettle’s nose twitched and her ears pricked. She hadn’t eaten chicken for a long wile. “It’s the best kind of dinner.” She grinned, licking the points of her fangs. “You spoil me.”

She leaned over to grab a bloody wing, but paused. “Oh, where are my manners. JJ, lad, would you like some?”

[blackwaterkelpie]

The human carefully slipped the necklace onto Nettle's muscular neck and took a step back. He wolf-whistles, "Looks good on you! I was also thinking of making something to clip to your mane or tail, but I ran out of time. You know what I did have time to grab, though?" He smirks.

Once draped over her neck, Nettle shook the necklace till it slipped down into it’s proper place. She admired the green jade against her green skin, pleased my JJ’s choice in jewelry. “It does look good on me, doesn’t it.” She smirked, wondering how her reflection would look.

“As ravishin’ as I’d look with a clip, jus’ the necklace will do.” She sighed dramatically. “What else did you get?”

[blackwaterkelpie]

"I'm really glad you like it, took me months to make the beads out of red oak and cedar, not to mention finding a bit of pure Jade. Anyway, how should I put it on you without me sticking to you?" He chuckled.

Nettle had no idea if red oak and cedar even grew around her, never-the-less where one could find Jade. The ground, probably. Or a shop. Humans liked collecting shiny rocks, yes?

“I’m not sticky all the time. Only when I want ta be. Then it wears off.” The kelpie huffed, a few pieces of mane floating in her face. “Lucky fo’ the both of us, it has worn off.”

Though a bit stiffly, Nettle lowered her head in front of JJ for him to slip the necklace on her.

[blackwaterkelpie]

JJ jumped at the sudden voice, nearly falling into the water. He turned and pulled out a string of beads, with a chuck of jade at the end cut to look like a nettle leaf. "Here, I made this for you, even pit a bit of my chi-energy into it. It'll keep you safe. From what, I don't know, bit I hope you like it." he smiled warmly.

The kelpie snorted a bit at JJ’s surprise, pulling her head back sharply. “I’m wasn’t that quite.” She grumbled, trotting out of the woods and out onto the bank.

She tilted her head curiously as the human revealed her present. Nettle nosed it, again sniffing the jewelry. Jade and beads, simple, but very intriguing to the kelpie.“There’s alot I could be kept safe from. Evil beasties.” She mentioned off handily.

“It’s...beautiful.” Nettle admitted truthfully. “And I noticed the leaf, how charmin’. “Thankyou JJ. I’ll accept yo’ offerin’.” She snickered softly. “Its a lovely present.”

[blackwaterkelpie]

"Hey, Nettle, since it's your birthday, I brought you something to celebrate." The human waited by the water's edge for the kelpie to surface.

Nettle, however, was somewhere completely out of character.

She was on land. Several feet behind JJ, deep in the thicket. She had been on her way back to the sanctuary of her lake, taking a short cut thought the trees, but the human seemed to have beat her too it.

After he spoke, she stretched out her neck to lightly sniff him, taking care to only slightly exhale on his neck.

“I’m flattered you remembered.” She chuckled behind him, taking a step forward into the damp earth. “Well, don’t be shy. Give it here.”

“..... Please.”