For most of his life,BoredSpic or just Spic had been looked down on.It was not to say that he was unintellgent or anything,on the contrary,he very clearly spoke his mind and wasn't afraid to stand up to what he believed in.But the fact was,he was only about half the size of a normal Blue Pteri.Most people and pets would think that would be enough to put someone down,but not Spic.And even though he didn't always get what he wanted,he hardly ever complained or fussed about it.It was never that important to him,that is,until one sunny Sunday Morning
"Raz,there's something we should talk about."a very concerned Maui020304 or Maui,a Desert Kourgra and the older sister of Spic,began to tell thier owner RippleRazberry.
The whole family was going on a noon-time leisurely stroll around Neopian Central and she had been very well determind to settle an issue she had been pondering at for a while now.It seemed like the best time,considering her owner would have to go back the next morning to face something called SATS and Maui knew this was her only time to relax before then.
"What?What was...oh,sure Maui."Raz repiled briefly,closing her eyes to feel the inviting warmth of the mid-day sun.It's yellowish rays shining down on them with peaceful calmness.
"Well,I just feel like being the only girl is starting to get to me,"she continued with an unsure feeling about what her owner's reaction might be,but she still kept up hope for what she wanted out of this whole crazy,spur-of-the-moment wanting session.
"Who's complaining?You're already a Tomboy enough as it is."Koilembala also known as Koi an Icy Bori put in,with a hint of a smirk forming on his ice-rocked muzzle.
"Well,I don't know,"she retorted defensively,trying her best to stay cool,"I just don't like it!"
"Listen,it seems to me you're just going through a stage,"her owner finally spoke up knowingly,finally opening her eyes and glancing down with admiration at her pet.
"A stage?What's that!"an overly-excited voice asked curiously and Canislupus84 or Canis a Brown Lupe and the youngest of all,came padding up to where the 3 were talking.
"A point in the course of an action or series of events."Koi awnsered smugly,but holding back when he realized the 5th member of the family was missing,he turned around to face the back and then pawed down a ways from the rest to see if he could find a certain Pteri.
And,of course,that certain Pteri was staying back to admire something new and unusal in the Market place where they had reached to at that point.When Koi reached him,he first had to squint his eyes to see inside the glass window in order to get a clear look at the items inside.There was for example,a few cheap battledome items like rainbow guns and some Lost Desert food scattered about.But what caught his attention,was in the far back corner.
"A White Paint Brush,huh?"he finally inquired his second youngest brother with some piqued curiousty,noticing that was the way in which he was looking at.
"That's right,how'd you know?"Spic shifted his gaze to meet his brother's doubtful eyes.
"You know Raz is really busy right now,she doesn't have the time to worry with it."Koi told him austerely,making sure thier eyes were locked so he could see he was very,very serious.
"Yeah,I know.But what it hurt to try?"
Koi watched with the normally thoughtful and well-minded pet,fly hastily after thier owner to see what he could do about his newly-found desire.Shaking his head,he trailed behind Spic in the hopes that Spic wouldn't get his hopes up.As he feared he would.
Meanwhile,Canis had wandered off by himself as well,the Lupe trotted down to pass all the shops and some random owners and pets.He came across a girl who sitting on a far bench.
She was just sitting there,but she seemed to have something in her hands,as he squinted he could just make out a small clump of white-ish feathers clasped inside her hands.
"Hey,Canis."a familiar voice said from behind Canis and caught him off guard.
"Whoa!Oh,sup DarkWolf."he greeted the Shadowy-coloured Lupe next to him,for Canis or any of siblings having friends,it ususally meant that thier owner was either well aquianted or a friend to thier owners also.So it was no surprise,as far as Canis was concerned,to bump occasionally into pets or owners he knew briefly or hung out with.
"What'cha looking at?"DarkWolf focused his gaze on the now empty bench.
"Well,I was just looking at...hey,where'd she go?That was sure weird,I thought I just saw a girl there and she had some closed up in her hands."Canis scratched at his head and then just shrugged it off,as he turned to start on the way back to his owner and family.
"What did she look like?"he asked as they were walking side-by-side together,watching as even more pets and owners began to bustle around because of obvious new restocks.
"Weird.She kind of looked like my owner,I mean.Thier hair was the same;kind of an orangish brown and she was wearing cloths that Raz might wear.But she looked taller."
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"Therefore,I think it's only fair we get the lab ray and use it on the boys at different times in the day.You know,see if they turn a certain gender to see what it's like to have a sister."Maui was still trying to convince her owner about the change she wanted,making very well sure she and her owner were both very from from her brother's earshot for quite obvious reasons.
"I'll think about it,"the exhausted teen sighed wearily,starting to look on back to find the rest.
"Raz!"Spic was squawking energetically,frantically flapping up to the two of them.
"Alright,I'll buy.What is it...Ooof!"she grunted as the small Pteri flew right into her chest.
"That had to hurt,"Koi observed coolly,as he took a place to stand by Maui.
"Sorry about that.Listen,I know you're having you're huge test and everything tommorow.I mean,it's really important to you and everything.But...would you consider buying me a White Paint Brush?I really want one and I have for a while now."the pint-sized Pteri wasted no time on jabbering away and instead,tried to make his point as quick and as precisely as possible.
The conversation that Spic and his owner had had eariler that day,ran through his mind over and over again.Her words echoing in his mind,"Yes,you know how busy I'm about to be," she had told him with an acknowleged nod,"When I'm done I'll be more willing to consider it,but why would you want to be one anyways?" that had been what she really wanted to know.And,as he lay in bed pondering,that was what he wondered too.Why?
"Why,"he said to himself in a hushed voice,careful not to wake Canis who was sleeping in the bed beside him,"I don't know why.I just...I just do.Its,just something I feel like I belong in."
"If you don't shut up,I'm not going to belong to getting enough sleep!"came an irked growl a few feet away,obviously having overheard him. Then Spic impulsively asked him,
"Why do you think I 'want' to be painted white?I mean,I know I could live without it.But,it's just that I've wanted it for a long time.And Raz won't let me have it,not that I'm complaining or any...umm...Canis.Are you listening to what I'm saying?"
He sighed inwardly,when the sound of his younger brother's grunting-like snoring reached his sensors.With nothing better to do,he climbed out of bed and started to fly down quietly to the 1st floor of thier 3 story neohome,including basement,in the hopes he might find something to munch on in the kitchen.As he landed gently on the smooth wooden floor.
"Ooohh..."he cringed when his feet touched it's cold surface,he lifted back up into the air and then just soared over to the refridgerator to search around for something to eat.
As he was getting ready to go back up to his room,the Neopian Times caught his eye.He curiously flew over and perched himself on one of the chairs,as he put down his lime chia pop to pick up the paper and examine a picture of a whimsical little white Weewoo on it's front page.It was very small,but it seemed so content with itself.Just sitting up there on the very top of it's page,that's when it hit him!The White Weewoo was what his sister had wanted a few months earlier,but had to settle for a Faelie.They were just to expensive,he remembered in his head,but as he looked at the curious little white creature.He felt,almost connected and/or drawn to it somehow.That's when his eyes felt on the Want Ads and a job as a substiute HotDog Stand helper caught his eye.He grinned,as he started to read it aloud,
"Think you got what it takes to sell hotdogs?Think you know the right way and the wrong way to persuade a costumer to buy one?Well,it you think you have what it takes.Then come on down to Herbert's HotDog Stand and become his Offical HotDog substitue."
Spic grinned even wider,he was going to get that White Paint Brush no matter what.
To Be Continued...