By The Waters Edge (Tori, mattattack)

[BeccaIsBack FromInternationals]

Kairi walked along the shoreline, taking in the salt water and the light breeze. The sand felt amazing through her toes, and the light amount of water that brushed up to her anklesmade her so happy it was incredible.

"Can life get better," Kai mumbled, almost to the water, as she walked a bit further. Then she glanced down at her watch, almost lunch time, and she could tell. The rumbling in her stomach confirmed exactly what her watch said.

Kai ran back to her towel that was layedout on the beach, dried her feet, and redawned her flip-flops. From there she rolled up her towel, fitted it back in her backpck, which had functioned as a weight to hold her towel to the sandy ground, and threw teh back pack over her shoulder.

'I guess I should get going, unless, of course I want to starve myself,' Kai thought to herself as she made her way back up to the pier. She dug her hands into her pockets as she sauntered across the board walk and found a few dollars in her jean shorts, and thought about going home to her empty house.

"I think I am going to go out for lunch. . . " she mumbled again and walked through the door on the open bar-like structure that was called The Fishermans Warf. It had fresh fish meals for anyone who could pay the price, which was relatively cheap. Kai had just sat down when she noticed two people sitting down next to her.

She turned around, trying to be friendly enough, "Hi there!"

[Tori]

Harmony left the house in odd attire. Well, odd for her. She was sporting a t-shirt. A rare sight indeed, but today she could have cared less. Cedric was blowing her off to hang out with his uncle. Whatever, she'd just eat alone. She shoved her hands in her black jeans, the sneakers she was wearing were slip-ons and they didn't match very well. Her neck was cluttered with a bunch of necklaces she had bought at the market last week, and silver earings clung to her ears. Her dark hair was lef a bit wavy from braids she had in earlier and now clung to her face, framing it.

It wasn't a long walk to the Fisherman's Warf. It was a well known bar and grill type of place that always had affordable prices. Good thing too, because Harmony didn't have that much money in the backpack on her back. Though she did have plenty of other essentials in it. A tiny bell rang as she pushed open the door in the back and waltzed in, but not before taping the frame twice. Not bothering to wait for a table, Harmony walked up to the bar and took a seat next to a girl and boy already there. Probably on a date. She made a note not to bother them.

She called a bartender over and ordered a water, no lemon. Removing a wipe from her backpack, she used it to wip the counter she was sitting at. She then stepped down from her seat and wiped that off as well before resuming her position. Harmony put the wipe on the counter until the server returned. She removed her hand mirror from her backpack and examined herself in it. It took only a oment to fix her hair and return to mirror to its home it the backpack's front pocket. Harmony through the bag to the ground.

"Hi there!" She turned to her left to see the girl she had just sat by talking to her. The girl was slender and had short blonde hair. Rather attractive on a woman. Harmony was a little taken aback by the girl's straight forwardness. "Um.. hey." She smiled politely. The girl's hair was still wet which made Harmony believe she had just been swimming. Just the thought of swimming was making her uneasy. Harmony knew she had to be polite. "Nice to meet you." Technically they hadn't really met yet, but that didn't matter, right?

[kayleigh]

'Oh Aaron!' Kayleigh yelled at him. 'Your such a ... kind of ... boy that... aargh-!'
There where many things she wants to say to her brother, but all the things would hurt him. She wasn't in the mood to hurt him.
'I'm out of here.' She took a fishing rod and walks out the house. Away from Aaron, her older brother with a fysical handicap; he was paralyzed all over his body by a mysterious fish.
At first Kayleigh feel sorry for him, but now it's getting start annoying.
'Kayl!' Her 2-year old sister Chila run out of the house. True all of her tears Kayleigh smiled.
She lifted Chila up from the ground, give her a kiss and put her little sweet sister down.
'Go to daddy,' she whisper. 'Maybe he's got a nice fish or something like that for you.'
It was a bad excuse, but Chila smiled.
For a few seconds she looked at her older sister, but then she turned around and walked back to their silly, little house.

At the Waters Edge, Kayleigh take her fishing rod and she just want to go to ''Lillian'', her own boat, when she noticed two people sitting on the beach.
'Oh no,' she groaned, but Kayleigh walk to them.
'H-hallo,' she said, and turn around. She had met the two people, so she wouldn't get questions.
Kayleigh hated questions, about her lifestyle, about her actions, about her appereance...
'Hee!' she heard someone screamed, 'Come her and sit with us!'

[Matt]

Mayle Hart

A tickle on my head woke me up in the morning. Carefully, I removed Skander from his bed in my hair and held him in front of my face. "Happy birthday to me." I chanted eagerly, briskly making my way off my mattress and towards my closet to get dressed. After putting on my original beaded garment, I noticed a peculiar smell. The smell of normality. Now usually, reader, the very air I breathe is masked with the faint scent of warm, freshly made pancakes and the delicious aroma of maple syrup. Perhaps mother stopped making pancakes for me after last years outburst, which resulted in 3 broken plates and syrup spilled over my young brother. All in all, it was a very sticky situation.

I rush into the kitchen, where I am met by a horrifying site. Nothing. No one is here, no breakfast laid out for me. Before I can stop myself, I find myself on the floor, sobbing violently as my tears splash on the dirty floor. I continue crying for a long time, before seeing a flash of white on our black refrigerator. A note. I help myself to my feet, running to the refrigerator. I pick up the note, reading it quickly.

Mayle:

You're father and I took the kids out for a bit so you can enjoy your day in peace. Happy 15th birthday!

-Mom

Underneath it, I find $20 to spend for the day. I am overcome with joy, realizing that they must have saved up for months to give me this. I rush to the local diner, Skander in my hair, to get something for lunch. After ordering, I sit down at a table next to 2 girls who look around my age. One girl strikes up a conversation, and the other looks fairly bored. So, I decide to bring my pet into the picture. "Hey guys! I'm Mayle, and this is my pet worm, Skander!" I practically shove Skander into her face in excitement.

[BeccaIsBack FromInternationals]

"Hey guys! I'm Mayle, and this is my pet worm, Skander!" Kai turned around to see a worm shoved in her face. She had to admit, it was a bit strange for a girl, who looked to be about 11, having a pet worm. Kai started to look at the girl in front of her, and she noticed something that tipped her off to the fact that Mayle may not be as young as Kai originally accessed.

As Kai stairred at the girl, she first took note of the pig tails. They were curled to fold in and frame here face, something that any eleven year old wouldn't be able to do. Also, just the general way she carried herself had to make her oder than she looked. But, as Kai made all of these assesments she realized she had been kind of quiet.

"Hi Mayle, and hi there Skander," Kai said as she looked at the mysterious girl. Kai knew one thing though, this girl was definately was unique, that's for sure.

Kai flipped her bangs back and ordered a soda quickly, one of the cheaper drinks on the menu, and an order of fish and chips. At this point Kai pulled a brush out of her backpack and began to brush through her hair as she spoke, "My name Kairi, but people call me Kai for short. I am a shell fish diver."

Kai smiled, put her brush into her back pack and searched around for her chapstick. It was a nasty habit, to constantly be putting on chapstick, and she knew it, but it was such a hard habit to break. "Sorry," Kai admitted, "Forcive habit."

She replaced the chapstick in her bag and pulled the zipper. Things at this point were becoming too quiet for her taste. Nervous at this quietness, Kai began to forcively play with her bracelet. That was the start, Kai became very nervous, her ticks were starting to show. Her fingers began to tap on the counter, and she couldn't stop it.