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Hanna is Not a Boy's Name/HiNaBN (c) Miss Tessa Stone --- Fanfiction Text (c) L.Q. Coverdale
(Content: Mentions of violence and language in the text as a whole; chapters may vary in amounts)
The creature was an odd mix of cat and fish - a literal "sea lion", as big as a large pony and with enough muscle to scare off the most buff of professional wrestlers. It was beached on its side beneath the dock, its scaly-furry body covered in drying slime, smelling of dead fish. The curious, green-eyed youth didn't even believe it was alive until he saw the gentle rise and fall of its chest. From its exposed side, a small stick stuck out from under its leg, buried deep in a blackish-brownish wound that looked fairly recent - no doubt it had beached to die.
Veser Amaker Hatch was unsure of what to think. His mouth formed a little "o" at the large creature's plight; it was like seeing something in a 3-D movie, but forgetting the "3-D" part while one was watching it. He wondered if he should touch it - would it bite him? It looked half-dead enough that it probably couldn't lift his head, but Veser knew from experience that such appearances could be deceiving. He had brought a seemingly-ill squirrel home once, and needless to say, it had gotten up, found his father's favourite coffee grind and gone crazy ....
A deep, savage growl emanated from the beast's throat as it smelt and heard his approach. It lifted its leonine head, yellowish and bloodshot eyes managing to throw a death glare Veser's way. The teen gave a little gulp, intimidated by the sea lion noticing him. He backed away in his crouch, putting his hands up, and said softly, "W-whoa there ... easy kitty .... "
The sea lion gave a great exhale, letting its head fall back onto the wet sand it lay upon. There was a great hiss and the monster's nose wrinkled, as if it were wincing from the effort. Veser stared for a moment further, wondering if she should leave it there, or try and find it some sort of help. This process took a short while, until a particular name happened to pop up in his head.
Hanna.