Shapeshifters

Oak · 08-20-2010, 12:55 AM

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Oak was completely transfixed by what he saw, the tiny yellow lights flickering on and off, dancing above and all around him. They drifted upon the breeze like flying insects, but creatures did not create light. Only the sun and the moon and the stars did. His ocean blue gaze lifted to stare into the velvet black dashed by twinkling silver stars, then wandered back to earth where the strange yellow orbs swirled in the night. Maybe they were stars too; they were tiny enough. Had they fallen from the sky, and lost their way?

Oak stepped down from the porch, glancing uneasily over his shoulder. If Mama came out and saw him gone, she would worry. He did not want his mother to be concerned about him... but the pull of the golden lights was too strong. The boy could not have resisted an inspection for any reward. Being young and carefree, he merely forgot about the rules of the night and raced into the dew kissed grass, his face pointed upward to watch the dancing lights, those fallen stars. He selected on of them and followed it about, noticing that it remained lit for only a few precious seconds, went dark again and then burned as brightly as before. If it was a star, perhaps it was weakened by its presence on Earth, unable to shine constantly like the lights in the sky. He slumped to his belly, too puzzled to chase the thing any longer. It and its bretheren continued their lighted, shameless tango. Charcoal nose rested between his large paws, disheartened, until a miracle happened. One of the lighted creatures landed upon his nose, and the boy froze, laying remarkably still. It was indeed an insect, a small life form with a glowing abdomen. It was the loveliest thing he had ever seen.

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