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Post by Katniss on Jun 18, 2012 22:51:41 GMT -5
((this is a story about Dylan and Kai and their life at sea. Enjoy!))
Dylan: Kai was at it again. Off in his own little world with his stupid sketchbook. Hes a guy! He's not supposed to be so obsessed with drawing. Especially since he is only 11. I wish he could just be a normal 11 year old.
Well sort of normal.
I've never been normal. Learned this when I was almost killed by a sea monster at age 3. Yeah not a fun way to spend your birthday.
My family are all demigods. My dads dad is Poseidon, my moms mom is Athena. We are their kids so the gods are our grandparents. It's weird I know.
I hopped off my bunk and headed to the upper deck.
"Dylan grab that rope and help me with the sail!" dad said when he saw me.
I grabbed the rope and pulled on it watching the sail go up. 11 years old and I could already sail perfectly. It came naturally.
"dad have you seen Kai?"
"no. Sorry." dad said as he made sure we were headed the right way.
Tomorrow we were supposed to be docking in Fiji. My siblings and I could hardly wait.
"Kai!" Quin called. She walked around the boat looking for him. "gods where is he!?"
I shrugged. "wish I knew."
Will my brother ever learn to be fun?
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Post by Katniss on Jun 18, 2012 23:07:19 GMT -5
Kai: I woke up extra early today. I always woke up before Dylan and Quin, but today I woke up even earlier. We were headed to Rome today. Rome! The eternal city! I quickly changed and ran to the upper deck. Soon we would be docking.
"morning Kai." mom said walking up to me. She sat down next to me and handed me a muffin. "why are you up so early?"
"just excited." I said with a smile.
"about Rome? Greece is better in my opinion." she laughed.
I smiled slightly. "yeah Greece is awesome. We just go there a lot." for some reason mom seemed to have something against Rome. She would never talk about it though. She just looked mad whenever it was mentioned. Dad just insisted on going so she finally agreed.
"well I am going to go see what your father is up to." she kissed the top of my head and walked off.
My feet hung over the side as the boat glided across the water. I could see land up ahead and could barely contain my excitement. We were so close!
"save your life!" Dylan shouted and pushed me forward then pulled me back.
I yelped and punched him in the side. "really Dylan?!"
Dylan was just cracking up. "funniest.... Reaction.... Ever!" he said in-between laughs.
"I hate you." I said rolling my eyes.
"no you don't." he said. "ready to score a few Italian girls?" he smirked.
"no." I said. Ever since Dylan turned 12, he always seemed to think he needed a girlfriend. He has had one in every country we've been to since we were 10! He could be so annoying at times.
I watched as we got closer and closer to the dock. Soon I would be walking the streets of the eternal city.
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Post by Katniss on Jun 19, 2012 10:39:23 GMT -5
Kai: Out of all the places I've been, Hawaii has to be my favorite. My parents surprised us and told us we would be living there for a few months. Now it's not my favorite because of the scenery and stuff, but because of a friend I met there.
I crouched over my surf board rubbing wax on it. My hands were covered in sand because of the wax. I looked up at the ocean ahead of me. Soon I would be riding some of those waves.
"come on Kai stop stalling!" Lea said running up to me. Her long black hair was swept back in a pony tail and the sun seemed to dance on her tan skin. "Dylan and Quin are already in the water!"
Okay so maybe I was a little scared. I didnt want to wipe out infront of Lea. Especially since my grandpa was Poseidon. She didn't know that of course but still.
"come on Kai!" she grabbed my hand pulling me up and picked up my surfboard.
I hoped I wasnt blushing or anything.
We walked down to the water with our boards and got in. So far it wasn't so bad. I looked out at Dylan and Quin. They both looked like pros. To bad dad wouldn't let us ever enter competitions. He knew it wouldn't be fair since we could control the waves.
"alright here we go!" Lea smiled and began paddling out.
I began paddling after her trying to stay next to her. One thing I liked about lea is that she liked me more than Dylan. Usually girls went straight for Dylan but here it was different. We had been hanging out a lot since we got here. My dad was helping her dad with a few things so we just started becoming friends. Today she was teaching me and my siblings how to surf. We already knew it would come naturally to us but we decided not to tell her that.
Once we got out far enough we both sat up on our boards as we waited for the perfect wave. I could make one just come but I was happy just sitting here with Lea. Only 14 and I had already fallen head over heels for someone.
"so Kai how much longer are you going to be here?" she asked.
I shrugged. "I dont know. I guess whenever my parents are ready to explore somewhere else."
She gave me a small smile and ran her fingers along the surface of the water. She glanced up and saw a wave beginning to form. "this is it!" she said with a hint of excitement in her voice. I saw a light in her eyes I had never seen before when she saw that wave. Before I knew it she was paddling towards it. I paddled after her and got ready to turn around and ride the wave.
I watched her stand up right as the wave reached her and I did the same. I didn't have the best balance at first but then the water seemed to hold my board steady. Together we rode the wave. I went through the tunnel and ran my hand along the wall of water. It was probably the coolest thing Ive ever done. We rode the wave all the way to the shore and stumbled in the water when we got to the end.
Lea surfaced and she was laughing. "that was awesome! Kai you're a natural!"
I smiled. "yeah I guess so."
Dylan and Quin rode in and we all headed back to our boat for some lunch.
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Post by Katniss on Jun 19, 2012 11:03:08 GMT -5
Kai: I sat in the sand building a castle. Lea was by the shore looking for shells to put on our castle. I watched her from where I was sitting. About a month ago she became my official girlfriend. Not only was she my girlfriend, but she was my best friend.
She ran back over to me with a pile of shells in her hands. "look! I found a shark tooth!" she plopped down next to me and placed the tooth in my hand. "save it and I can make you a necklace with it." she smiled.
"alright." I smiled and began decorating our castle. The sun was beginning to set and I could tell Lea was battling with herself between focusing on the castle or the sun set. I placed my hand over hers as she reached for another shell. "we can finish the castle later."
She smiled at me and leaned against me. I hesitated before placing my arm around her.
"I wish you could stay here forever Kai." she said quietly.
I frowned. "me too." I still wasn't sure when we were leaving but I had a sad feeling it would be soon.
She turned her head to face me and smiled slightly. I blushed before tilting my head a little to kiss her. A first kiss could never of been better.
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Post by Katniss on Jul 18, 2012 0:07:58 GMT -5
Dylan:
So yeah we left Hawaii. I'll shorten the little sob story and make it a little easier to handle: pretty much Kai told his girlfriend he was leaving, she cried, he was all upset, blah blah blah.
To be honest, I'm glad we left. It was annoying that Kai had the perfect girlfriend and I had nobody. Nada. It sucked.
After a long while of sailing we made it to Florida and made our way up the east coast stopping at different states until we made it to new York. Hopefully we wouldnt be here to long. Dad said it would probably be around a year. He wanted me and my siblings to experience a real highschool. The boat was much better.
The one good thing about highschool has to be all the hot girls. All of the easy options were almost overwhelming. No way Kai would get the better girl here! He was too socially awkward. Me on the other hand could get a girlfriend in a heartbeat. So many girls are just too desperate. it's just so easy! If only mom and dad would let me get a cellphone. Having a cellphone would make my social life much much easier.
Why am I stuck doing everything the hard way?
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Post by Katniss on Jul 18, 2012 8:52:29 GMT -5
Dylan: It's just not fair. Kai. My shy and awkward artsy brother gets a model as a girlfriend. A freaking MODEL! How does this happen? Why are girls suddenly falling for him? I am way better looking! Okay so don't hate me but I came up with a perfect plan. Here's how it happened: I was watching tv while kai was on Facebook. He had a stupid smile on his face that must of had something to do with a girl. "who is it?" I asked. "Lea got a Facebook." he smiled. "she just friended me!" "don't you have a girlfriend?" I asked. "yeah but it doesn't mean I can't be friends with Lea on Facebook." he said rolling his eyes. "kai can you come help me with something really quick?" mom called from somewhere on the boat. "sure mom." Kai shut the laptop before walking away. I smirked and picked up his laptop exploring his Facebook page. I went to Lea's page and decided to send her a message. Kai: hey Lea! Lea: hey kai I haven't seen you in so long! I miss you Kai: I miss you too you should really come visit. Lea: I would but I don't have enough money for a plane ticket or anything. Kai: that's why I got you one Lea: WHAT? Kai you didnt! I can't let you give it to me plane tickets cost a lot! Kai: dont worry about it I wanted to. You can stay with us for as long as you want! Just please come! Lea: you are the best! I can't wait to see you! Kai: me either and don't message me until you get here because my parents are taking away Facebook for a while and I wont be able to get on :/ Lea: alright. I love you! See you soon! I laughed and closed the laptop sitting it back down where Kai left it. Why was this so easy? Okay so I got the plane ticket from a few Zeus kids I know. It cost me nothing! Now all I have to do is mail them out and my plan will be working just fine. Soon I would have the model and Kai would have his precious surfer girl. So it's a win win situation right?
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