“Oh yessss,” the python said politely as he eyed her.
“I-I swear I m-must be dreaming. S-snakes c-can’t talk.” She stuttered in shock.
“Oh no, my dear. I’m jusssst as real as you can feel me,” he assured her, rubbing his tail across her hand, which she coiled back from.
“Pleasssse don’t be afraid, my dear,” he whispered again soothingly, his head circling around her. “I won’t harm you. I merely wissssh to help you with your pain.”
Cimmeron very slowly relaxed, peeling herself away from the trunk of the tree. “You really don’t mean any harm?” she asked suspiciously, eyeing the serpent’s enormous body disappearing and reappearing amongst the leaves and branches of the tree.
Kaa smiled sweetly and formed an X with a few of his coils over his chest where his heart would be. “Crossss my heart and hope to die,” he promised. “And besidesss, I already had my ssssupper not long ago, sssso I’m quite ssssatisssfied.”
Cimmeron eyed him, but relaxed completely, sitting back down on the branch. “Well, if you say so…”
“I do sssay ssso,” he replied. Then he chuckled suddenly. “Oh, yess, where are my mannersss? Introductionsss need to be made. My name isss Kaa.”
“I’m Cimmeron,” she said hesitantly, still a little concerned if he was going to attack her.
“Ccccimmeron?” Kaa said slowly, the name unusual in his mouth.
“Yeah, Cimmeron. It’s pronounced ‘Sim-ER-on’. Like ‘Let’s simmer down’ with an ‘on’ and spelled with a ‘C’ at the beginning.” She said slowly.
“Cccimmeron." he said slowly, relishing the name on his tongue. "Why, what a lovely name!” Kaa said cheerfully, smiling. “It’s very unique. I have never heard of it before.”
The young lady smiled just a little. “Thank you. And yeah, I get that a lot. Not many people have that name,” she said with a shrug.
“I can tell,” Kaa nodded as he examined her closer. She was tall, and though she wasn’t as thin as many other girls he’s seen, she certainly wasn’t fat either. She was wearing a short sleeved shirt that stretched just a little over her well developed chest and showed her stomach, showing off her curves. Her ripped Levi shorts showed off her strong and supple long legs. Her short brown hair framed her oval face. Her lips were full and soft, and her blue eyes were kind and sweet. Yet there was also a fire in them that showed determination and a fighting spirit. Truly, she would be a delicacy to his taste buds. But he decided to play it out with her instead. Perhaps she could make a valuable slave to his will.
“Well, now that introductionsss have been made, would you like to tell me what issss on your mind?” he asked kindly, his tail slowly sliding onto her shoulder.