Kaa always found it funny how they begged for him to let them go, of course he would he wouldn’t bring any harm to any of them he never had, they thought he had though
“Of courssse you may go whenever you like” he said.
Emerald’s face lit up in happiness she wouldn’t be eaten, she forgot for a second about everything and just savoured the feeling of surviving, then she looked around for a way down, at that point she realised the tree had no branches any lower down to the one she was on, the only way up had been to be carried up by Kaa
“I can’t... get down...” Emerald stared at the snake “Please let me back down” Kaa smiled.
“Oh I will, but only if you would do me a favour” the snake said softly
“W-what do I have to do?” Emerald asked afraid of what it might be
“Simply look into my eyes and you will see” Emerald did have enough sense to know she shouldn’t and even remembered Kaa’s hypnosis powers, she covered her eyes and looked away
“No! I won’t let you hypnotise me” she sobbed.
Kaa felt a pang of guilt then shook his head
“Lisssten girl cub I do not want to hurt you and I won’t but if you want to leave and go back to your friendsss you mussst do what I asssk” Kaa said as softly as he could Emerald lifted her hand from one eye and looked at the great snake but, unlike many other who made the same mistake, no colours flooded her vision.
Emerald slowly lowered her arms and full looked at the snake
“Ssso do we have a deal?” he asked Emerald stared at him
“No eating me?” she asked Kaa made a show of cross where his heart would be with many coils he always enjoyed being able to do that
“Crosssss my heart” he said Emerald nodded finally.
“Good girl cup now...” Kaa moved so that he was fully in the girls vision and smiled singing a song that he’d used on a man cub long ago as his eyes began to swirl with endless colourful rings
“Pleasssse go to ssssleep pleassse go to ssssleep...” Kaa began moving his head in circles Emerald unable to do anything but follow the snake’s moving head her eyes changing colours at a slower rate mimicking the snakes.
“Ssssleep dear girl cub where it’ssss sssso peacccce” Emerald followed Kaa’s spinning head and waving body, her eyes cried for her to close them even slightly but she refused at first, any thought of averting her eyes was drowned out leaving only two desires, listen to the snake and sleep and watch this unnatural beauty, Emerald was too busy watching Kaa’s eyes to notice his tail slowly wrap around her ankles moving up her body.
Emeralds eyes began to feel heavier and they started drooping slightly but she forced them open the colours in her eyes were also speeding up so more filled the girls eyes
“My this girl sure is determined to keep them open” Kaa thought with a chuckled as her eyes tried to close again his tail wrapping around her waist.