Dragon Times - page 2

As we neared Meeps and Johnny´s charming little house in the enchanted woods Johnny signalled he would like us to land a bit before reaching the actual house. So we went down on the road and I said "What´s the matter, Johnny?"
Johnny hesitated a bit and told Fatima to stay with us instead of flying on home to her favorite place in a hammock in the backyard. She is a spoiled carpet *o* Spoiled like all tend to be around Johnny.
Then the spoiler of carpets and other people looked up at me with a sheepish grin and said "It´s just that - Meeps is a bit embarrassed at her mood swings and - and ... A - not so friendly friend has been lecturing her that she just feel poorly because she is egoistical and is focusing on the wrong things and - and ... Don´t look so mad, Amy ... I am sure Meeps´ friend means well! Just wants her to feel better and ... At least that is what Meeps says when I get mad ... But the woman should be very happy I am fictional and as such can´t tell her what I think! ... but what I am trying to say is that - could you please pretend that I haven´t - kinda mentioned to you that Meeps is not feeling well today and - and try not to notice it either. She really does her best not to make other people notice and - and ..."
Here I hurried up and promised the sweet boy I would be the most friendly of friendly dragons. And he smiled sweetly and said he was sure I would be. Then Fatima pushed him a bit in the back and when he turned and looked at her she pointed with her fringes at Meeps standing in the door of their house and waiting for us to come the last hundred meter or so.
After I had changed back to human form in order to be able to enter the little house Meeps welcomed us and then suggested with a little smile that we could have our tea and coffee and other nice things at a little table in the garden out back.
"You can relax and be yourself there, Amaritza" she said. "There is room enough for a dragon if you are careful not waving your tail around too much. Pyrite almost knock our garden shed down last time he and Draco visited ... He got a bit overly excited because he was loosing in poker - tshee-hee *o* But he also repaired the shed again with his dragon magic so it is better looking than the house now" she laughed.
But I claimed that if she had any of the "Danish Danish" she usually serves and if Johnny was going to make us a pot of his da.. good coffee then I would rather stay human! Cakes and cups are so much easier to handle when you have human hands instead of dragon claws -o*
So we ended up three humans around a small white painted wooden table under the spreading branches of the huge oak tree standing beside the old house. Meeps have some very comfortable garden chairs and all in all the whole thing could hardly have been better if I had arranged it myself.
"Well" Meeps said picking up her knitting "Could you two please pretend I am not here and get on with the interview. I am sure there are many invented characters out there who would like to hear how it is to be bossed around and mistreated by a hard task mistress"
Suddenly I realized that Meeps would of course hear every word and that might prohibit Johnny from saying his honest opinion. But when I tried hinting at that Johnny shook his head and said no. "She would get to read what you write anyway afterwards. We don´t have that many secrets in our relations ship"
And Meeps smiled teasingly and said "No, only around Christmas and birthdays"
That made Johnny blush. He loves giving presents - are very good at finding the right one too - and receiving them and enjoys Christmas tremendously every year.
But he said seriously "We decided early on that too many secrets make trouble - except when we are talking about gifts - and Meeps knows that I feel she spoils me rotten and is neither bossy nor hard. ... but rather pink and happy now, I think"
So I settled down with my note paper and pencil - another reason for staying human - and said "O.K. let´s start with some rumours I have heard. Like the rumour that you don´t do much acting anymore, Johnny?"
"Oh, I don´t know about that" he smiled and then went on "Let me see ... Meeps have had me "star" as a pirate, a minstrel, Johnny Depp himself several times - I have "died" twice ... And that takes some acting when you are still alive, I tell you. She claims I know magic - hush, Meeps! You are not here. Remember -O* ? And she wants me to play Ichabod or Sam or Roux or - or ... when ever her silly little mind gets a funny idea - so yes, I have decided the real Johnny Depp can do the real acting - in movies and all that - and I´ll stay here!"
Johnny took a sip of his coffee and a suck on his cigarette and then went on "Beside - I sometimes feel I hardly have the time ... Between running the Snake Pit - a bit - Bacchus does the most work there - and Danish Silliness Inc. plus playing along with Meeps´ ideas I am kept pretty busy"
"Yes" I said "Maybe you should tell about Danish Silliness Inc. That have evolved quite a bit, haven´t it" Here Meeps giggled and then said smiling "Sorry, I forgot I am not here" But Johnny and I said at the same time "Of course you are!" And then had to laugh too.
So Meeps went on "O.K. I am here, I guess. .. yes. At the beginning it was just suppose to be a very small company ... Back when I played Mavis and two very sweet friends and I were trying to get Johnny Depp elected as America´s president - or at least imagined we were. But maybe you should tell the rest, sweetie"
"Mmmmm" Johnny said around a large chunk of cake. Then swallowed it and went on "People seemed to like what Meeps wrote. So she went on inventing things I had to run out and do. Yes, yes, dear - don´t make such a face - it might stick and then you would be one sorry cutie pie -O* ... O.K. I helped inventing some of the things - trying to keep her imaginary Johnny - me, that is - from being all sugar-coated and nauseatingly sweet"
I wondered why he never seemed to be able to see how wonderful he is. And apparently I said so out loud, Either that or Meeps´ Johnny has inherited his divine parents´ very irritating habit of being able to hear what other people think when they like because he said while making a face of his own "Men are not suppose to be sweet and cute and adorable and - and ... That is for little girls!"
Here Meeps looked down right mad and said sharply "There would be less war if men would try to be sweeter! And don´t come and tell me you don´t want less war in the world, young puss! Eh - man. You hate war - hate what it does to people and the rest of the world, baby" The last sentence she said a lot less angry and leaned over and kissed Johnny´s cheek.
"Hrumpf!" Johnny coughed. Trying to hide his embarrassment and happiness and doing a poor job of it. "Yes, Meeps, but ... People just don´t respect a man if he is .. cute. If he has long hair they tell him it takes the attention away from him being a serious person who knows what he is doing. If he looks halfway decent they think he is stupid. If he is cute and childish looking it´s even worse ... If he is scared and shows it many macho men thinks they have every right to do what ever they like - and that is usually not that nice things - just because they can!"
Now Johnny looked mad too. And I thought that I would still behave nicely toward this guy if I was a macho bloke out looking for a fight.
Then Johnny´s expressive face suddenly looked thoughtful and he said slowly "All I have just ... complained about - goes .. double at least for women and children too. And everybody weaker and smaller ... No wonder I feel so much sympathy for women - and "small folks" in general ... We have some of the same problems ... Hmmm - Meeps! You - you don´t suppose ... What if I really was a woman - then you wouldn´t have me any more and - and .. Hi *O* "
Meeps had quietly got up and moved over to sit in Johnny´s lap and kiss him - thoroughly - making the old lawn chair he sat on groan loudly protesting. She isn´t exactly a little chicken - rather a fully grown mother hen -O*
"I love you no matter what you are, sweetie" Meeps said firmly after having got her breath back "Girl, alien, pussycat, angel, pirate, poet or what ever! I love your sweet kind nature, baby! That you look almost perfect to me doesn´t hurt your case, of course ... But when I saw you the first time I ... and this I am rather ashamed to admit - but I too thought "A boy that good looking is probably so much into himself and his looks that you can´t have a decent conversation with him!" And since I can´t love some one with my brain turned off I almost gave up on you at once"
"And an excellent brain it is" Johnny said and kissed her back. A bit more gentle this time. But Meeps didn´t look as happy as I had expected. Frankly more embarrassed and said "Yes, well, you are in love with me - so you are bound to think that. Maybe we should go back to talking about you"
And to Johnny´s clear disappointment Meeps got up and went over to her own