Chapter 1
"Yo tell me want you want, what you really, really- WHAT?!?" DD Angel dropped the plastic spoon, and her song ended abruptly. Who dared interrupt a superstar? She turned down the music blaring out of her pink boom box- Spice Girls. Although DewDropAngel_Echo was only a month old, she already had major personality, and a fixation for the Spice Girls.
"DD!" Sarah called her again. What was so important? The little blue Acara hopped off her bed and raced to the foyer, where her owner was standing.
"Ooof!" DD was knocked onto the carpet, and pinned under a mass of yellow muscle.
"Oke!" Brittany screeched and ripped the rather large ball of fur off of DD Angel. She rubbed her head, and took a minute to focus on her intruder. It was hissing something awful, and Britt was stroking his ears. It was a... Neopet? DD had never seen one like this- it had stripes and a longish snout, and, obviously, an attitude.
"DewDropEcho_Angel," Brittany, Sarah's best friend, announced proudly, "This is Okechukuoba! He's your new brother! Go on, Oke!" She urged him toward the frightened Acara. He circled her once, twice, sniffing at her, trying to pick up a scent other than Powderpuff Princess- a popular scent for young female Neopians.
"What the-?" She protested, and backed away into a corner.
"Sorry," He apologized gruffly. The young Neopet seemed wild, in a way, to DD Angel.
"Who... um, what are you??" DD asked carefully. This was no time for manners- there was an intruder in her home!!
"I," He puffed up smugly, "Am a Kougra." Big deal, DD thought, he wouldn't last a minute in her habitat. He looked like an overlarge kitten!
"I'm an Acara," She backed away even further, only this time because his breath was quite stinky, "And my name is DewDropAngel_Echo. You have to use my full name. Only people I like get to use my nicknames." That comment earned her a evil look from Brittany. Fire Faeries were very good at refining their 'evil eye' looks, and Brittany had been known for her occasional snarls. DD Angel smirked, and retreated back to her bedroom. This intruder wasn't going to ruin her anything- owners, house, or life. She would make sure of it...