[Tori]

Kaimana the Hydrokuhna

{3}
Kaimana sat on the ground, chewing on a wiffle ball, listening to her owner sing. They had been looking for one of those darn birds for the whole day, with no luck. Mr. Wilsons don't seem very hard to find, but they are. She sighed. This was getting tiring. Wouldn't it be hard to fly with those shoes on? She reached her paw into the bag of crumbs and tossed out some more. She pulled one of the earbuds out of Tori's ear and started listening to music.

[Tori]

She closed her eyes and swayed to the music, smiling. Her favorite song ended, and she poked Tori in the leg with her claw. Tori pulled a blue iPod, with markings similar to those at the bottom of a pool, out of her backpack and handed it to Kaimana. She put the earbuds in and resumed swaying.
{5}

[Tori]

She was getting quite bored with this Mr. Wilson business. If she hadn't seen one yet, what was the chances of seeing one at all? She yawned and layed down, watching the little droplets of waterascending from her tail, then drop back down like a lava lamp. She quicly drifted off to sleep during a soothing song...

{6}

[Tori]

...and awoke to the sound of squeaky red converse shoes on the bench next to her. She blinked hard at the sun, which was considerably closer to the west than when she went to sleep. The sky had already turned a dark red. A squeaky voice broke her away from her trance.

{7}

[Tori]

"Look at me, I'm yellow!"
She whipped around to see a Mr. Wilson staring her straight in the face. She blinked, unsure if she was dreaming. He squawked again.
"Don't carve towards your hand!"
"What are you talking about? Do you think I'm emo or something?"
"I'M YELLOW!"
She smiled. That's right. He's just a bird.

{8}

[Tori]

She reached her paw over to pet him, and surprisingly, he didn't fly away. He closed his eyes and rubbed his head against her paw as she stroked his feathers.
"You have an owner, don't you?"
He tilted his head.
"No."
She almost jumped. He spoke!
"W-what? You speak english?"
"Yeah, who do you think I am?"
"Uh...Mr. Wilson?"
"No! I am NOT Mr....oh, yes, I suppose you're right."
They laughed.

{9}

[Tori]

She picked him up with both of her paws and set him on her lap.
"Why aren't you afraid of me?"
"Oh, I am friends with Nevada."
She smiled. Nevada was always making the strangest friends. The silly little kuhna.
"So, do you wanna stay with us for a while?"
He thought for a minute.
"Well, as long as you don't eat me and your owner doesn't think I am her pet."
She nodded.
"Done."

{10}

[Tori]

"Oh, and another thing. I will not be living on the property at night. Remember, I am not a pet."
She nodded. That was okay. He might change his mind in the long run.

{11}

[Tori]

Kaimana awoke to the sound of the water fountain trickling gently into the pool underneath it. She looked around. The stars were already shining. She looked around for the Mr. Wilson, but he was nowhere to be found. Oh. It was just a dream. She rubbed her head. I should have known. What Mr. Wilson can speak english? She turned the volume down on her iPod and scratched under her chin with her hind foot. Tori was typing away on her laptop, probably IMing her boyfriend. Kaimana giggled.

{14}

[Tori]

She layed back into the chair, watching the stars. She closed her eyes and listened to the music, but still faced the sky. The sounds of the music drowned out the sounds of the park. She sang along to the melody in her head.
This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my december
This is all so clear
This is my december
These are my snow covered trees
This is me pretending
This is all I need...
She sighed, remembering things that happened that year...
{15}

[Tori]

She was torn from her trance by Tori calling her. She was on the other side of the fountain, obviously wanting her to come and play. Kaimana pulled the earbuds out and stopped her song. After she placed her iPod in the bag they brought, she bounded over to her. She leaped into the air and flew over the fountain, landing on the edge in front of Tori. She picked Kaimana up.
"You are so adorable, you know that?"
She smiled.

{16}

[Tori]

They chased each other around the park for a good two hours until the light in the fountain went off.
"Doesn't the light only go off at 11:00?"
"Yeah, but watch this."
Kaimana stuck her paw in the water and it was instantly illuminated with bright cyan.
"How did you do that?"
"I don't know, I've always been able to do it."
Tori came and sat on the edge of the fountain and held her.
{17}

[Tori]

Tori's phone rang. She pulled it out of her pocket, looked at the caller ID and answered it.
"Hey Alyssa."
A muffled voice came out from the other end.
"Yeah, I'm still at Terrace park, why?"
The voice came again.
"You did? That's great! I'll be right there, just hold them for me."
She covered the reciever with her hand and turned to Kaimana.
"Alyssa just got me a bunch of new pets. There's two new kuhnas, I think you might like them."
"What kinds?"
"Cake and Arkuhna."
She smiled. She loved Cake Kuhnas.
{18}

[Tori]

She removed her hand from the reciever and quickly said goodbye.
"Hey, Kaimana?"
"Yeah?"
"If you want, you can stay here, and I'll just pick you up later."
She smiled. Alone time is good.
"Yeah, what time will you pick me up?"
She thought for a minute.
"How about midnight?"
"Sure. Bye, see you then."
Tori picked up her bag and started for home.
"Wait! My iPod!"
Tori turned around an ran it to her really quick, then left.
{19}

[Tori]

Kaimana sighed.
"Finally, some time alone."
She put the earbuds in and replayed her favorite song. She walked over to the bench and lay there staring at the stars.
{20}