Inanimate Mythics

★"You don't need to take things so seriously!"★

Paintbrush POV: What the hell is this girl doing?! She's gonna scream so loud that I'll go deaf!!

"Shhh!! Shush your mouth, Lightbulb! You can't scream, yell, or do anything that might alert *anyone* about this! This is... Uh... This is a secret!! Nobody can know that mermaids are real, nobody can know I *am* a mermaid, and nobody can know that I told you this!"

I didn't want to tell my friend so harshly, but it feels like it's the only way to shut her trap long enough to explain.

"...Do you promise to not tell anyone??" I asked Lightbulb. My hands were shaking and I was wishing for her to say yes.

"Of course, Painty! I'm the master of secrets, the gatekeeper of the gossip!" Lightbulb replied valiantly. "But I just wanted to tell ya', *you don't need to take things so seriously!* Have some funnnn!! Being a mermaid sounds so cool, yet you're sitting here miserable!"

...I froze for a moment. I *was* acting a bit miserable. I'm so wrapped up in this whole mythical creature thing that I forgot to enjoy myself. "...You're right. I'm acting a bit silly!" I replied back to Lightbulb, chuckling a bit under my breath.

"*THAT'S* the spirit, Painty brush! You need to greet the world with open arms, y'know?" Lightbulb smacked me on the back, almost knocking me over. She giggled and laughed with me. We kept going until Paper knocked on the door asking if we were alright.

"Are you two okay? You've been laughing for ten minutes now!" Paper's soft voice entered the room, and we laughed a bit harder until Yang's brash voice came through the door next.

"Shut the hell up!! You're laughing like a maniac!!" Yang scolded.

"Be nice, Yang!" Paper and Yin said at the same time.

...I'm glad that I have everyone here.