Disclaimer: I do not own anything made by Disney, but I DO own Kolie, Kaipo, Galena (seen later), Zeroun (also seen later), Slasher/267 (also seen later), and Carl (also seen later). Please do not steal my characters...if you would like to use them, put it in a review, and I'll let ya know.

Kolie walked down the shoreline of the beach, reading her book as she went. That day had been utter chaos since Pleakley had almost set the kitchen on fire trying to cook dog food again.

The warm waves splashed over Kolie's feet, sending a feel of serenity through her. As she was still walking, and not paying attention to where she was going, she heard someone scream, "Watch out!"

She looked down, but not in time, to see a deep hole dug in the sand. She let out a sharp cry as she fell into the hollow. Cool sand poured down onto her head, making her sneeze. She brushed the sand off of her face and looked up. What she saw at the opening made her almost smile.

A light, tan-colored, experiment looked down upon her with sympathy.

"Hold on! I'll get you out," he said, his face quickly disappearing from the opening. Kolie could hear his footsteps fading away, then quickly returning.

His face appeared again, and more sand poured down on her as a rope was lowered to her. She grasped the rope and climbed up the side of the wall. She jumped out the side of the hole and fell on her stomach onto the sand. She opened her eyes to see tan feet.

"Lemme help you up," said the experiment. He held out a paw, pulling her up from the sand.

"Thanks," Kolie said, shaking the sand from her fur.

The experiment blushed and looked down to the ground.

"Sorry about the hole; I was going to bury something, but it doesn't matter. I don't want anyone else falling in there. I'll just bury it somewhere else."

"It's okay," Kolie giggled. She smiled and held out her paw. "I'm Kolie."

The other experiment took her paw and kissed it.

"Kaipo. It's a pleasure to meet someone as pretty as you."

Kolie blushed and looked away, hoping Kaipo wouldn't see the red tint.

"Well, I, uh...heh..." Kolie was speechless. Then she realized something.

"You're name...it mean's..." Then Kaipo interrupted.

"Sweetheart in Hawaiian. My whole name is Kaipo Kani Kawekeaka. I guess it was my mom's idea." Kaipo seemed resentful for his name. "I wish I could meet my mom so I could ask her why she named me that."

"It's pretty...did you say meet your mom?" Kolie looked bewildered.

Kaipo sighed and looked out at the ocean.

"Yeah...I never met my mom. When I ask my dad about her, he always says, 'I'd rather not talk about it.'"

Kolie felt a wave of sympathy for Kaipo.

"I'm sorry...I don't know what to say..."

Kaipo shook his head and smiled weakly.

"No, it's okay. I need to get off my soapbox anyway. So, where do you live?"

***

Kolie and Kaipo spent the rest of the day talking to each other until the sun had set.

"Well, it's getting late. I'd better get going." Kolie sat up and stretched.

"Yeah, me too. It was nice meeting you, Kolie. I guess I'll see you around sometime." Kaipo smiled and saluted.

"Later," Kolie said as she began to walk away.

Kaipo stood on the beach and watched Kolie. He began to think, then made the decision he wouldn't be just "seeing her around."

"Hey Kolie!" he called out to her.

Kolie turned around to see him running towards her.

Kaipo finally reached her, and out of breath, said, "Um...do you...want to, like...go...out sometime? And...can...I walk you home?"

Kolie pretended she had to think about it.

"Hmm...okay, I guess." She smiled and they both headed to her house.

***

"Mom? Dad? Is anyone home?" Kolie called for her family.

"If no one's home, you can come to my place, if you want to, that is," Kaipo offered.

All of a sudden, Stitch and Angel appeared from out of nowhere. Stitch pulled Kolie behind him and growled at Kaipo.

Kaipo stepped back, a look of fear appearing on his face.

(This is translated from "Stitch" language to English, lol.)

"Get away from my daughter!" Stitch snarled.

Kolie jumped in front of her dad before he had the chance to pounce on Kaipo.

"Dad! What the heck are you doing? Kaipo is my friend; he's not trying to hurt me."

Stitch seemed to relax a bit, but was a still tense.

"Kolie, do you know who this is?" Angel advanced from behind Stitch.

Kolie rolled her eyes.

"Yes...his name is Kaipo, he's my age, and, once again, he's my friend!"

Angel shook her head and scowled.

"Not only that, but he is the son of 625. He could be pulling you into some sort of evil trick. His father works for Gantu and Hamsterviel, our bitter enemies!"

Kolie pushed her mom from in front of her and stood in front of Kaipo, ready to defend him.

"That doesn't give you the right to judge him, just because his dad works for people we don't like. Mom, dad, Kaipo is my friend...he wouldn't do anything to hurt me or anyone else. Why can't you just trust my judgment?"

Angel sighed, feeling flustered.

"We do, Kolie, we just can't trust our enemies."

Kolie was getting fed up with her parent's wrong judgements upon Kaipo.

"Well, if he iis/I the enemy, then maybe you can't trust me either. Come on, Kaipo."

Kolie grabbed Kaipo's hand and stomped out of the house, slamming the door behind her, leaving it hanging off by a single hinge.

"Talk about hormones," stated Stitch.

Angel sighed. "She'll be back."

***

Kolie sat on the beach and thought deeply about what her parents had said. The thought that scared her the most was, what if they were right? What if Kaipo iwas/I setting her up?

"Kaipo?"

Kaipo looked over at her.

"You really aren't setting me up are you?"

Kaipo smiled sweetly.

"Of course not. You're one of the only experiments around here who can trust me. Why would I risk losing you?"

Kolie nodded and laid back.

"Yeah, you're right. You're the only experiment who likes me for me."

Kaipo laid back beside Kolie and looked up at the heavens.

"It's hard to believe I've known you for, like, only a day and we're already best friends. Weird, huh?"

"Yeah." Kolie sighed and thought. She glanced at Kaipo out of her peripheral vision. He looked just like his father, only his ears and hair was a little different, and he was skinnier. There was just something about him that made him irresistible to Kolie. She wondered if he felt the same way for her.

A sudden noise coming from the bushes behind them made them sit up very quickly.

Kolie lifted her ears, listening for the slightest sound.

"Must have just been a rabbit, or something."

Kolie lied down in the sand.

"I'm tired; I'm going to go ahead and go to sleep. G'night."

"Night," Kaipo said.

***

As soon as Kaipo was sure Kolie was asleep, he scooted closer to her and lied down beside her, resting his head on her back. It didn't matter that their parents were enemies; he was going to protect her no matter what. She had been a friend to him, unlike anyone else.

(A/N: I'm going to have a pic of Kaipo up by this weekend.)