Page 113 of The Pushy Pixies Are Going Down
Once he was ready, Aeson said, “Too bad Lyric’s not here.”
Hmm. I wondered if Ace was comfortable around Lyric because they would know for sure what kind of magic he had… one more person that truly knew them.
I smiled at him. “I know, right? Then the gang would all be here.”
Chaos glanced at me. “Will they be coming to brunch tomorrow too?”
“Brunch?” Aeson glanced between us.
I offered a smile, and since my mask wasn’t down yet, he could actually see it. “Since all of us are off work tomorrow, I asked if we could take you out for breakfast.”
Chaos added, “I compromised and said brunch so we can sleep in.”
Aeson snorted at his brother, then grinned at me. “That sounds fun.”
“Awesome. I’ll ask Lyric. I’m not sure if they have work tomorrow or not.”
“What do they do again? I forget.”
“They’re an artist, and they do a bunch of different things. They draw a comic that they publish as a fun project, but they also paint, including doing murals and things like that. They do digital art as well, although I’m not sure what exactly they’re into at the moment. They own their own company, so their schedule is all over the place. They can usually work around doing brunch or lunch or whatever, unless they’re on site for a project.”
“That’s so cool.” Aeson’s eyes were wide. “That sounds amazing. I need to look up their stuff. Can you send me a link to their comic?”
“Of course! I have them all in print at home if you want to borrow them. But they do post on those comic app things, so I think you can read at least most of it for free there.”
“Okay, awesome. I love graphic novels and stuff, so that sounds cool. I can’t wait to check it out.”
Miles and I shared a grin at the excitement in Aeson’s voice. He was so cute. Such a sweet kid.
Chaos added, “I’ll have to read it too.”
“Do you like comics?”
He looked at me with a shrug. “Sometimes. Not as much as Ace. But I’ll definitely read Lyric’s. That’s really cool that they do that. I wish I could draw.”
“I bet they could teach you. They love teaching people how to draw.”
“Really?”
“Yep.”
“Cool.”
I shot him a grin, but he was looking down at the gloves in his hands, trying to tug them on. I shared another smile with Miles. Both the kids were so adorable. Chaos tried to act like he wasn’t a sweet kid, but he had a good heart, just like Aeson. And Miles.
Hopefully, the others thought I did too. I tried.
Miles said, “I think Sola and Clucky should stay here, don’t you? I don’t want them eating the pixies and making them react even worse than usual. And I don’t want them getting hurt if a pixie swarm attacks.”
Chaos nodded in agreement, and the two of them had a talk with their familiars. They’d stay on top of the truck, waiting for us.
Chapter Thirty-One
Miles
Once everyone was loaded up with pixie repellent and several nets each, we made it to the gate, and Aeson unlocked it before he pulled his gloves on too. “This is going to be interesting. Do you think the pixies will leave the gardens?”
Miles shrugged. “Honestly, I’m not sure. It depends how badly they want to keep that fossil. I’m thinking some of them will follow us out.”
