1 August 2012
That's me. The one laying on that small bed there with that wolf-like creature laying over me. The one in the room that's made up of mostly windows and the two single beds are separated by what seems like a stone wall. The one in the room at the highest point in the mansion and you can see most of the grounds from some of the windows. "Nikah, get off me" I moaned, moving. She did, of course. Nikah did look like a wolf but her fur was different, she was pure white and her fur was smooth. Her fur wasn't long like animals, it hugged her body. Her tail was long and bushy, with her fur hugging her there too, and her eyes were very light grey. She was a Minoi and every Minin got a Minoi when they were born. 'They are born at the same time, for they are one, and they die at the same time for they are done' is the motto we are given when we are young, which isn't a very nice motto to give to three year olds or something. Minoi's fit your personality, they are much like you, but are also individuals. That's why I love Nikah because the colour of her fur is different to all the others and she isn't like me as much as the other minoi's are like their minin's so she is very individual and isn't just 'another minoi'. Nikah got up, sniffed the air then went over to one of the windows, wagging her tail. She doesn't wag her tail like a dog or flick her tail like a cat but what she does seems like a caught expression between the both of them, she seems to swish her tail back and forth. Seconds later a sandy coloured Minoi with bright green eyes appeared at the window. He had fully feathered sandy wings flapping beside him and his tongue was sticking out the side of his open mouth. Nikah murred at me. All Minoi's murr, it is a mixture between a growl and a purr, but they don't do it that often. Well Nikah doesn't, only when she sees Creena in the morning. I went over and opened the window for him. He jumped in, furling his wings and soon he just looked like another minoi. "Where's Carmen?" I asked as he jumped at Nikah playfully. "Here" Carmen's voice trailed in from outside the window. Turning, I found Carmen appraising my form from outside. "Interesting." He muttered, his bright green eyes sparkling against the morning sun. "Pj's and bed head ... Are you ill?" "No. Why?" I smiled, already knowing the answer. "You are letting me see you like THIS!" He teased, faking shock, then shrugged and added, "Not bad for a I-look-terrible-don't-look sort of person" "Did I say that?" I asked. "Yup" he smiled. Okay, it is true, I did. Carmen just kept watching, a smile on his face. You must find it weird that Carmen is outside my window when my room is way above the ground on a tiny forth floor. Well, Minin's all have a sort of power that we can do and Carmen is what we call a Gentle. Gentle's are part human and part bird so they look like humans but have the feathered wings of a great bird, their wings matching their Minoi's colour. So Carmen's wings are sandy. I am what we call a Misery because a Misery is a very rare power for a Minin to have and it is very bad for a Minin without a pure heart to have been born with the power. And from what I've been told, ALL Miseries have died very young or have died from misuse of their power. I hope I don't do the same ... I have Carmen, Nikah and Creena to keep me straight if I do start to misuse it anyway. And my father and possibly every other Minin in history. Let me just clear one thing up, Miseries can't be girls. I am the first Misery in existence to be a girl and some people want me dead. My power can't be trusted in the hands of a girl, they say, but I want to prove them wrong.
"Naomi"
Minins And Minois • Opuss № I