Monday, July 11, 2005

   Doodlee do do...
Hello again, everyone... I feel a bit better cause I read some of my story... XD Speaking of which, I guess I'll post some. ^__^ Eh, I dunno if I'll post a whole lot... it depends on who wants more... ^_^ (Be warned, it's kinda long...)

Chapter One

"Sweetie, could you run to the market and buy me some fish and fish eggs? I was planning on having some for dinner, but there isn't any left," my mother said
to me.
"Fish and fish eggs? Yuck," I said, grimacing.
"Oh, come on. We only have it once every month. Your sister loves it, doesn't
she?"
"Yeah, she loves it to death," I muttered under my breath.
"Now, now, Trish. I bought both of us fruit parfaits yesterday, didn't I?"
I sighed in defeat.
"Here's some money. I'm giving you a little extra money to buy yourself a
treat. Don't spend it all on candy!"
I rolled my eyes, and Mom gave me some money. I walked out the door.
I live on a small island called Tyshnor. The summers are long and tropical- perfect weather all season long. Winter is a bit cooler, but there's never any snow here. Tyshnor is old-fashioned, you could say- there's no roads or cars, since the island is so small- the whole area is no bigger than 3 miles. While there is the use of electricity, the island isn’t dependant on it. It's the perfect place to live, if you ask me.
The marketplace was abuzz with its usual hustling and bustling. There were lots of auctions, but I paid no attention to them. There were also lots of stands with amazing merchandise; I had trouble resisting the urge to buy anything. With a bit of delay, I finally got to the fish stand. The air was filled with putrid odor- dead fish, no doubt.
"Uh, excuse me… I need three fish and a pound of fish eggs," I said.
"Eh? What was that? Three fish and a pound of fish eggs?" a boy said. He looked no older than twelve. I nodded in reply.
"Seventeen lyutes, that'll be." (Lyutes are our currency.)
I handed the boy my money and he gave me a sack with my repugnant fish.
"Thanks for buyin'!" the boy said.
I counted how much money I had, which was eight lyutes- just enough to buy a quick drink.
I walked over to a stand that said, “Fresh Juice”. I was about to buy a strawberry shake when...
"Trish! How goes it?" a voice said. I knew at once who it was.
"Pretty good. How about you, Kai?" I replied jauntily. Kai was what you could
call… my boyfriend.
"I'm fine. Wanna share a shake or something?"
"S-sure!" I felt myself blush.
"Hey, I'll buy it. Go grab us a table, wouldya?"
I nodded blisfully and went to the back of the stand, where there was an outside 'dining area', and found us an empty table.
A few moments later, Kai appeared with a beautiful-looking parfait. It was decorated with strawberries, mangos, cherries, and whipped cream. It looked so beautiful, I almost didn't want to eat it. To top it all off, it was in a pretty, tall, glass bowl that was pink and magenta. The top edges made the bowl look like a flower. It looked like a delectable dessert.
"Bon appetite!" Kai said, handing me a spoon. He waited for me to start eating.
As we ate the parfait, we talked about numerous things- family, the weather, etc… But the most interesting topic was about the world outside the island.
"I don't know too much about the outside world, but I'll bet it's very beautiful," Kai said, looking out to the beach.
"We'll get there sometime, I'm sure," I replied, studying Kai's face. He had calm, deep blue eyes and lustrous silver hair. His face was a little narrow, but not too much.
"Hey, you know there's gonna be a full moon tonight?"
That question snapped me out of my daydream.
"There is?"
"If you're not busy tonight, want to go up to Moonlit Peak? I'll drop by around 8:30."
"I think I'll be able to go..."
"Great! See you then."
We had finished out fruit parfait by then, and we left for home. Kai held my hand, and I leaned on his shoulder. (I had my fish bag in the other hand.)
"You're really kind, you know that, Kai?" I said. I looked up at his face to see him smiling. That smile seemed to say, 'You are, too'.
In a few minutes, we arrived at my house.
"Take care, Trish!" Kai said, waving good-bye.
"Bye..." I replied happily.

Well... what do ya think? ^^ It's not that great... it's better the more it goes on. FYI, it's about 150 pages, but I'M NOT EVEN CLOSE TO FINISHING! I have a TON more to write. ^_^ My friend is freaking out about it, saying if I don't publish it, she'll hack into my computer and publish it for me. XD She's a crazy lady!!

Anyhoos... G'bye... ^^
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