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A cold wind was blowing down from the mountains. The smell of snow was in the air. The streets of the old city center, all glittering from a thousand lights, were filled with little booths and thousands of visitors to the Christmas market. Among the visitors was a group of three women and two men, which was forcing their way through the crowd.

“Come on, Amelia. It’s getting cold!” David complained to a woman, who was basically stopping at every booth to look.

“Let her be. You know she’s very curious, David.” Martha protected her friend and colleague. “It is such a nice evening, don’t ruin it this way.”

David smiled and shook his head. “I didn’t mean to ruin it. I’m just getting cold, that’s all.”

“Me too. Maybe we should return home.” Martha suggested. “How about you?” she called the couple walking in front of them.

“Sure.” Babette replied. “I’m sure we can have some fun at another place, too. What do you think, Jeb?” she asked her companion.

“Definitely!” the man, in his mid-twenties, replied and gave Babette a kiss.

“Your place or mine?” Babette asked.

Once more, Jeb gave her a kiss. “My place is closer.”

“Alright.” Babette replied. “Then we have to bid you goodbye. The hotel is in another direction. What about you Amelia. Do you want to join us?”

“I…” Amelia stammered. Her already red cheeks blushed even redder. Eventually she shook her head.

“Fine! See you tomorrow.” Babette replied. The group exchanged goodbyes, then Babette and Jeb broke away.

A few minutes later, Martha wanted to talk to Amelia alone. So, she turned to David. “David, would you fetch us three Glühwein? It will surely warm us up.” David agreed and headed off to the next booth selling the hot wine with spices.

Now Martha could turn towards Amelia: “Are you ok, Amelia?”.

“I’m not sure what to make out of such an offer.” The woman with the larger ears, the pointy nose and the prominent frontal teeth replied. “What’s the right reaction?”

“I can’t help you with that. But you should think about this: Jeb is the third or fourth partner Babette has had this year. It won’t last much longer than the last ones. Babette will surely look for another partner soon. You have to decide if you can live in such a shallow relationship.”

“I don’t see what would be wrong with that. When I was still a mouse, it was common to change our mates. We always preferred the strongest and most virile males, to make sure our offspring was strong too.” Amelia explained.

“I see. That’s the natural selection thing.” Martha replied. “But humans don’t act that way.”

“They don’t?” Amelia was quite astonished. “I thought Babette…”

“Trust me: getting pregnant is the last thing she wants. She’s only up for the fun.” Martha replied. “Most humans are looking for the one person to be happy with. Some prefer the opposite gender, some the same. You have to decide that for yourself.”

“So what’s wrong with Babette’s way?” Amelia asked.

“If you act her way, you might get a bad reputation. Babette’s reputation already is kind of tainted. You should avoid that.” Martha warned Amelia. “Take it slowly. Try to find a mate by yourself. Or, if you really want to, you can try out Babette. But don’t let her use you as a toy. Be careful about that, yes?”

“I will, Martha.” Amelia promised.

This moment, David returned with the Glühwein. “Did I miss something?”

“Nothing! Just some girl talk.” Martha replied. Amelia giggled.

“Thought so!” David replied with a sarcastic smile. He passed two of the cups to Martha and Amelia, then all three of them drank the hot beverage.

A few hours later, David and Martha returned to their flat. They had dropped Amelia off at the hotel.
“They have a very beautiful Christmas Market this year.” David said.

“I hadn’t seen the market last year, so I can’t say. But it was nice, anyway.”

“Yeah, it was!” David replied, as he was unlocking the apartment’s door. Suddenly, both of them got a shock. The whole apartment was in disarray. The contents of all drawers and cupboards were thrown on the floors. Soon, it became apparent that all items of value were missing. A broken window left no doubt: a burglar had broken into the apartment and had robbed David and Martha.

“I… I better call the police.” David said.

“Do that. And I’ll check what has been stolen!” Martha replied. After a few moments, she called from another room: “David, have you seen my lamp?”

David was just about to dial the emergency number. “No. Did the thief get it too?”

“It seems so.” Martha suddenly felt a strange but familiar feeling. Starting with her legs, her body turned transparent. “And I guess I’ll find out sooooo…….” Martha couldn’t finish that sentence as she faded out of the apartment.

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Description
A cold wind was blowing down from the mountains. The smell of snow was in the air. The streets of the old city center, all glittering from a thousand lights, were filled with little booths and thousands of visitors to the Christmas market. Among the visitors was a group of three women and two men, which was forcing their way through the crowd.

“Come on, Amelia. It’s getting cold!” David complained to a woman, who was basically stopping at every booth to look.

“Let her be. You know she’s very curious, David.” Martha protected her friend and colleague. “It is such a nice evening, don’t ruin it this way.”

David smiled and shook his head. “I didn’t mean to ruin it. I’m just getting cold, that’s all.”

“Me too. Maybe we should return home.” Martha suggested. “How about you?” she called the couple walking in front of them.

“Sure.” Babette replied. “I’m sure we can have some fun at another place, too. What do you think, Jeb?” she asked her companion.

“Definitely!” the man, in his mid-twenties, replied and gave Babette a kiss.

“Your place or mine?” Babette asked.

Once more, Jeb gave her a kiss. “My place is closer.”

“Alright.” Babette replied. “Then we have to bid you goodbye. The hotel is in another direction. What about you Amelia. Do you want to join us?”

“I…” Amelia stammered. Her already red cheeks blushed even redder. Eventually she shook her head.

“Fine! See you tomorrow.” Babette replied. The group exchanged goodbyes, then Babette and Jeb broke away.

A few minutes later, Martha wanted to talk to Amelia alone. So, she turned to David. “David, would you fetch us three Glühwein? It will surely warm us up.” David agreed and headed off to the next booth selling the hot wine with spices.

Now Martha could turn towards Amelia: “Are you ok, Amelia?”.

“I’m not sure what to make out of such an offer.” The woman with the larger ears, the pointy nose and the prominent frontal teeth replied. “What’s the right reaction?”

“I can’t help you with that. But you should think about this: Jeb is the third or fourth partner Babette has had this year. It won’t last much longer than the last ones. Babette will surely look for another partner soon. You have to decide if you can live in such a shallow relationship.”

“I don’t see what would be wrong with that. When I was still a mouse, it was common to change our mates. We always preferred the strongest and most virile males, to make sure our offspring was strong too.” Amelia explained.

“I see. That’s the natural selection thing.” Martha replied. “But humans don’t act that way.”

“They don’t?” Amelia was quite astonished. “I thought Babette…”

“Trust me: getting pregnant is the last thing she wants. She’s only up for the fun.” Martha replied. “Most humans are looking for the one person to be happy with. Some prefer the opposite gender, some the same. You have to decide that for yourself.”

“So what’s wrong with Babette’s way?” Amelia asked.

“If you act her way, you might get a bad reputation. Babette’s reputation already is kind of tainted. You should avoid that.” Martha warned Amelia. “Take it slowly. Try to find a mate by yourself. Or, if you really want to, you can try out Babette. But don’t let her use you as a toy. Be careful about that, yes?”

“I will, Martha.” Amelia promised.

This moment, David returned with the Glühwein. “Did I miss something?”

“Nothing! Just some girl talk.” Martha replied. Amelia giggled.

“Thought so!” David replied with a sarcastic smile. He passed two of the cups to Martha and Amelia, then all three of them drank the hot beverage.

A few hours later, David and Martha returned to their flat. They had dropped Amelia off at the hotel.
“They have a very beautiful Christmas Market this year.” David said.

“I hadn’t seen the market last year, so I can’t say. But it was nice, anyway.”

“Yeah, it was!” David replied, as he was unlocking the apartment’s door. Suddenly, both of them got a shock. The whole apartment was in disarray. The contents of all drawers and cupboards were thrown on the floors. Soon, it became apparent that all items of value were missing. A broken window left no doubt: a burglar had broken into the apartment and had robbed David and Martha.

“I… I better call the police.” David said.

“Do that. And I’ll check what has been stolen!” Martha replied. After a few moments, she called from another room: “David, have you seen my lamp?”

David was just about to dial the emergency number. “No. Did the thief get it too?”

“It seems so.” Martha suddenly felt a strange but familiar feeling. Starting with her legs, her body turned transparent. “And I guess I’ll find out sooooo…….” Martha couldn’t finish that sentence as she faded out of the apartment.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Part 2: hippo2.deviantart.com/art/Nine…
Part 3: hippo2.deviantart.com/art/Nine…
Part 4: hippo2.deviantart.com/art/Nine…
Part 5: hippo2.deviantart.com/art/Nine…
Part 6 Variant A: hippo2.deviantart.com/art/Nine…
Part 6 Variant B: hippo2.deviantart.com/art/Nine…

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