So it wasn't opening up. "Come on, flower. Open up!" Prodding its pot with the end of the toothbrush she frowned. How was she going to do this if the plant wouldn't open it's tiny mouth?!

Finally, it cracked just slightly open. Moving the brush forward, Elise blinked. "I'm not going to hurt you," she smiled. "I'm just going to help you. Okay?"

And with that, she used a tiny portion of the toothbrush to scrub one of the geranium's fangs. The flower appeared to like it, since it was shaking excitedly. Slowly getting a little more confident, she moved the brush in a circular motion, removing all the plaque-like stuff on the plant's teeth-fang-things. Maybe this wasn't so bad, after all...