Elizabeth stared in amazement at the glass flower. All of the colors drained out of it as soon as Night had plucked it from the curtain where its brethren hung. A few droplets hung desperately to the petals. She went to touch one with her fingertip so that she could look at it closer. No sooner had her skin made contact, the droplet instantly absorbed into her skin.
She jumped a bit, merely surprised. Night on the other hand, shouted and knocked the rose from her grip and grabbed her hand, inspecting her finger where the only sign of the liquid was a faint swirl of colors. Now he really was worried. What in the world would just absorb into a persons' skin, let alone grow how it did!
Elizabeth was happy enough. The spot on her fingertip emitted a small warmth that felt quite safe in her opinion. Her curiosity completely over took any other emotion as she walked through the curtain to the other side. She turned around to wait for Night, who seemed to take ages to come through. She couldn't blame him to much; not everyone had the same amount of curiosity as she.
After a few long moments he finally walked through. Grabbing a few of his fingers -- for she couldn't hold his entire hand -- she turned around to finally look at what was on this side of the curtain. Her eyes widened with wonder as she tried to take it all in. There so many colors! It put what they had seen while walking to shame. Everything seemed to glow with vibrancy. The leaves were the brightest and deepest greens she had ever seen. Flowers were strewn about everywhere; on the ground, the trees. They were falling in front of her even!
Moving her eyes higher up, she gasped. There were eyes. Many, many eyes staring at her in confusion and the same curiosity she had had moments before. They looked exactly like the creature she saw earlier. Except each one was a different color. No two were alike.
Two things were certain. First, here was no telling what their reactions would be to two strangers randomly appearing in their home. Second, she wanted to hug one.
