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Ian brought back Eli's pajamas along with her toothbrush and her hair brush. He handed her the clothes and placed the items on the counter. He went back to his room and changed into dry clothes.

After he was done he checked in on her in the bathroom. She was busy brushing her hair. He kept back a laugh at her technique. Her hair was a little pass the middle of her back, and her arm was too short to reach. She would brush down till a little pass her shoulder and then puu the brush back up, leaving the bottom of her hair in tangles.

Ian shook his head and came in. She noticed he was smirking at her.

"What?"

"Here." He took the brush from her and began to brush out the rest of her hair. She wiggled the entire time, making it hard to get the tangles out.

"Ouch! Ow!" She said.

"Stop moving and it will not hurt." He told her. He finished quickly. Eli rubbed her head and looked up at him.

"No more brushing hair. You make it hurt." She told him. He ignored the comment and took her to her bedroom.

He watched her go through her bag and pull out a yellow doll with red cheeks that somewhat resembled an animal. She climbed into the huge bed and got under the covers. She looked over at Ian. She waited for a minute before asking

"Aren't you gonna tell me a bed-time story?"

Ian looked at her confused. "What?"

"You know, a bed-time story. Like The Little Match Girl, or Twelve Dancing Princesses, or The Boy who Cried Wolf?"

He nodded his head. He came to the thought that bed-time stories were retelling of myths to children to pass down to their children.

Eli was beginning to get impatient, so he sat down on her bed and proceeded to tell what he thought would be an appropriate story.

"About 2000 BC, there was a...."

"Wait! You did it wrong!" Eli said seriously. "You need to start it with 'Once upon a time'." She told him.

"Forgive me. Once upon a time there was a goddess named Sehren. She was a goddess of hunt and animals. She lived happily in the forest by herself, killing all who dare disturb her."

"Wait a second! Princesses don't kill, Ian." Eli told him.

"But she was not a princess." Ian reasoned. She shrugged her shoulders and he went on. "There was a king of the nearby city, Gilgamesh...." Eli laughed at the name. He looked at her and she stopped laughing. "He had a mighty kingdom and was well praised by all. Until he met Sehren."

"He fell in love with her, huh?" Eli said. He nodded.

"Yes, of course. But she would not have him."

"Awwwwwwwwww." Eli said. she definitely sympathized.

"She ran from him whenever he came near. And he could never catch her. The pain of his love soon drove him insane and he could no longer govern his people."

"Did he have to wear a straight jacket?" Eli asked.

"No, they did not have straight jackets back then." He told her.

"Crazy people wear straight jackets." She said seriously. He nodded and went on.

"Gilgamesh went to his friend Enkidu and asked him to kill Sehren so that...."

"No!!!!!!!" Eli shouted. "He can't kill her! The story doesn't go like that!"

"Calm down, Eli. It is only a story, and I am sad to say that IS what happened."

Eli shook her head. "No, it didn't." Her stubbornness amused him.

"So how did it go?" He asked her, smirking.

"Well," She started. "Gilgamesh asked Enkidu to go get him a golden snake from the wise eagles that flew over every morning. So Enkidu took his bow and arrow and shot down the wise eagles. But they put a curse on him that could only be lifted if a good friend didn't speak for a year. Gilgamesh took on this task since it was his fault Enkidu was cursed. Gilgamesh didn't speak for a whole year. During this whole time, Sehren mocked him and yelled at him, but he could do nothing. After the year was over and Enkidu was better, Gilgamesh went to Sehren and bet her that he could beat her in a race. she laughed and said he couldn't. He told her that if she won, he would never bother her again, but if he won, she would have to marry him. She agreed and the race began. Sehren was about to win when Gilgamesh pulled out the golden snake and threw it at her feet. Sehren loved snakes and stopped to look at it and admire it. Meanwhile, Gilgamesh won the race. So Sehren had to marry him. In time she learned to love him and they had kids that ruled the kingdom."

Eli stopped for a second so that she could catch her breath. Ian looked at her, very impressed that she had come up with all that on a scur.

"A very good tale." She held up her hand.

"Not finished yet. And they all lived happily ever after." She announced proudly. "Now it is done."

"Will you sleep now?" He asked her. She shook her head.

"You have to tuck me in now." She told him. Ian shrugged and tucked her in. She was holding that strange yellow doll close to her. Ian was about to turn to get off the bed so that she could sleep, when she stopped him.

"Wait! You have to give Pikachu a kiss on the head." She told him. She held up the little yellow doll.

Ian shook his head. No way would he kiss a doll. Eli looked at him seriously. "If pikachu doesn't get a kiss on the head, then he doesn't sleep. And if pikachu doesn't sleep, I don't sleep." She announced.

Ian sighed. He had no choice. He kissed the little doll on the head. Eli nodded approvingly. "Night, night, Ian." She said as he got off the bed.

"Good-night, Eli." He shut off the light and closed the door.