Serenay Moon
Special I: Kiddie Camp
©2001 Kitty Ocean
 

On Tellerian Mace, a crowded bus stopped nearby a lake. The doors opened and dozens of little girls jumped out. Halfway, a young 16 year old girl with fire-like orange hair stepped out. She inhaled deeply. "Ah..." She sighed. "This is the life!" The girl yelled: "Hey Kitty, you have to see this!"

With her hands in her pockets, another 16 year old girl stepped out of the bus. She had the same fire-like hair, but she didn't seem to share the other girl's enthusiasm. "Oh goody...." She said sarcastically. "We finally reached kiddie camp."

"Star!" 2 girls ran at Star, one of the fire-haired girls. "Star, you are finally here!"

"Nenima!" Star answered. "How wonderful that you are still here."

Kitt sighed deeply. "Yeah, it's a small Tellerian world after all."

Nenima looked at Kitt. Kitt looked at Nenima. Her eyes moved to the other girl, who had a light blue skin. Kitt said nothing.

"Ehm, Star...." Nenima broke the silence. "This is Yani, she's from Skovbæk. Yani, this is Starleen."

"Nice to meet you." Yani said politely.

Star smiled. "Just call me Star. This is my twin sister, Kitty." 

"Kitt." Kitt added shortly.

Star saw the angry glaze on her sister's face. "Ehm, Kitt wasn't in the mood for coming along. That's why she's so cranky."

"I'm not cranky!" Kitt growled.

"You two look really alike." Yani noticed.

Star and Kitt didn't agree. "We totally don't look alike!"

"I didn't only got the brains, but also the looks!" Star smiled vain.

Kitt looked at Star. It felt like she looked in a mirror. "Yeah, and the ego. I'm off." And she walked away.

 

A few days later, Kitt still didn't enjoy summer girl camp. The teacher noticed that very easily. When they asked her to do something, Kitt did it, without saying a word. The only thing she seemed to do with pleasure, was swimming.

The girl camp leader, Miss Silta, the too nice woman from Tellerain Mace, decided they would keep a little swimming competition. As always, Kitt was the first, but thunder was written all over her face.

"Today...!" Miss Silta started, "We will have a little swimming contest."

All the girls were enthusiastic. Pluie, a girl from Chante Mer 3, was thought to be the winner, because she came from a planet where people swim almost 12 hours per day. She was really fast.

It wasn't a total surprise that she was the fastest of the whole camp, but Kitt turned out to be a better long distance swimmer. At the end of the contest, Pluie and Kitt has the same amount of points.

"It's a tie!" Miss Silta happily exclaimed. "We have 2 winners."

Kitt and Pluie didn't agree. They looked devastating at each other. Both thought they were the best! Miss Silta felt the tension between them.

She walked at Miss Chignon and asked what they could do. She found the answer easily. "Okay, there is one thing we haven't done yet. Who can hold his breath the longest?"

Kitt and Pluie stood ready for action. "I'm gonna win!" Pluie smiled.

"Don't bet on it." Kitt only said, and when Miss Silta said it was okay, they both jumped into the water.

The seconds seemed to be hours. The kids cheered for Pluie as well as for Kitt. Bubbles appeared and after 35 seconds, the first girl reached the surface. It was Pluie.

Pluie cursed after she found out she lost. Miss Silta checked her clock. 40 seconds. There were no bubbles any more. Some kids were getting nervous. What kept her so long? 50 seconds.

Finally, after 54 seconds, Kitt gasped for air. Everybody cheered. Nenima looked at Star.

"She won Star!" Nenima smiled. "What do you say about that?"

Star looked at her friend. "I would say that I didn't except more, but don't you dare saying that to her."

Yani smiled. "Of course not."

 

That night Kitt lay in her bed while Star, Nenima and Yani did a little game.

"Truth or dare?" Star asked.

"Truth." Yani answered.

Star and Nenima thought deeply. "What do you think about Jagged Cram? That pop idol from Fray Trachea?"

"I think he looks cute." Yani answered honestly.

Star and Nenima giggled. Kitt threw her pillow at her sister.

"Be quiet, I wanna sleep!"

Star saluted. "Yes, Ma'am Ocean Queen!"

"Kitt, why don't you join us?" Yani asked.

"Because it's a stupid game."

"Just one question." Nenima tried.

As an answer, Kitt sighed. "Only if you leave me alone after that."

"Truth, or dare?" Nenima asked.

Kitt sighed again. "Dare."

The other 3 girls gathered for a moment, but had found the challenge easily. Star walked at Kitt. "Go to the boys camp at the other side of the lake and get their game schedule, or something else from the office."

Kitt's eyes grew until they were wide open. "You've got to be kidding!"

Star shook her head. "Or are you a chicken?"

 

At the lake, Kitt stood ready. The lake was dark and the only orientation Kitt had were the lights at the other side of the lake. Kitt took a little jump and quietly dove into the lake.

"Wait!" Yani yelled. "Why don't you take a boat?"

But Kitt was already gone. The other girls jumped into the boat and followed Kitt.

 

Kitt crawled out of the water and hid behind the bushes. She thought deeply; how on earth could she get the camp leaders out of their office? Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Her Goosebumps got Goosebumps!

"Hey Kitty." Star whispered.

"Star! Get out of here!" She pushed her away. "And the name is Kitt!" Kitt sighed deeply when she saw the faces of Yani and Nenima. "Wait here, I'll get that stupid thingie."

Kitt crawled away, still thinking how she could do it. At that moment, she saw a boy getting out of his cabin. She looked at him. Her heart skipped 2 beats. She momentarily forgot her mission and she only had eyes for this boy. Kitt thought who he might be, but he seemed 12-13 years old. "Too young." Kitt sighed. She crawled further.

 

Kitt caught a Scale-mon, a Tellerian Hedgehog. She slowly got closer to a cabin. Kitt looked through the window and saw that the boys were telling each other horrors. Kitt smiled, this was too easy! She quickly opened the door and threw the Scale-mon inside. It landed on a bed, but it immediately panicked!

The boys didn't saw what happened and yelled frightened. The camp leaders heard it and ran out of their office. Kitt jumped inside and took the first thing she saw.

She ran back to the boat and Star, Nenima and Yani rowed back. Kitt had completed her mission; she wasn't a chicken.

"Can I go to bed now?" Kitt asked irritated.

"You can sleep until camp is over!" Nenima cheered.

"Finally!"

 

When the camp leaders came back in their office, they saw wet foot prints. Surprised, they saw that the activities schedule was missing.

The next moment the same boy as Kitt saw, walked in. "Mister Griffin, I got stung by a Tellerian Night Wasp after I went to the bathroom."

Mister Griffin took the first aid kit. "That isn't too smart of you Zach. Every 15 year old boy knows that he...."

"Yeah, I know, I just forgot it for a moment."

 

The end.

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