Eat You For Dinner

I bit my cheek.

Christopher told me nothing could pass through the enchantments unless they had a pure heart.

That meant these pixilettes wouldn't hurt me, didn't it?

I nodded at Arianna and closed my eyes.

For what seemed like hours, I couldn't feel anything, only heard the occasional tinkling, which I now knew was the pixilettes laughing.

I also smelled oregano.

They are seasoning you and intend to eat you for dinner, I thought sourly.

The sensation started to come back into my legs.

It felt like pins and needles were doing a tap dance on my thighs.

I wanted to rub them or shake them to get rid of the pain, but Arianna told me to hold still. Gritting my teeth, I stayed steady, and my mind drifted until I was someplace else.

***

"Christopher Charming, get in here!" The voice sounded muffled.

I looked down at myself and saw I was transparent, like mist.

Reaching out to touch my arm, my fingers went right through me.