A strange encounter

“Ian, could you come here a moment?” Marty’s voice sounded strange.

“What now?” Ian muttered. He made his way round the pool that gathered the waterfall’s water in this picturesque clearing. His clearing, as he liked to think of it. He stopped.

“You forgot to mention this.” Marty said.

Ian looked at the beautiful, jet black, horse like figure with a solitary horn that protruded from it’s forehead like an obsidian sword . He pinched himself.

“What is it?” Marty asked.

“A unicorn?”

“Everyone know unicorns are white.”

“And imaginary.” Ian pointed out, pinching himself again.

“I’m real, mortals.”

“It spoke.” Marty said, jumping back. Glad the waterfall had caused him to empty his bladder already.

“I noticed.” Ian said, if that fishing trip had taught him anything it was that nothing could surprise him any more. “I’m sorry if we’re intruding.”

“I’m sorry I startled you.”

“I’m sorry I came.” Marty added, not wanting to be left out.

“Did you want something?” Ian asked, wondering why the unicorn had appeared today of all days.

“No, I just needed to get away from it all. Don’t get me wrong I love my other half and I’d do anything for my foals but…”

“Sometimes you just need to get away.” Marty offered.

“Exactly. Of course she thinks the worse.”

“Yep. Mine has a fit whenever Ian and I go away, so much so Ian is reluctant to come these days. But she likes the change in me when I get back.”

“Don’t they just. Why is it so hard for them to accept we need a little…”

Ian smiled as he left them to it. It was great Marty had found someone to share his domestic woes with, it made another fishing trip unlikely and to Ian, that was happiness incarnate.

(wc 300)

For Ian and Marty's previous adventure try "A long day"   by Ginfla