Eventually, they landed and they were given a free penthouse suite at the Birds of Paradise Hotel.

"What a wonderful view!" Emily looked out the front deck window as she could see the beach from where she was.

"We have our own kitchen!" Patch beamed. "This place is like a home away from home!"

"Oh, yes, things are going my way..." Cherry smirked as it was her responsibility of them being here right now.

"Oh, I can't wait to go and see the hula class and join it." Darla smiled.

"Let's get you going then," Atticus said. "Come on, Patch!"

Patch came to their sides.

"I think I'm gonna hang out by the beach, you kids have fun." Emily said.

"Come on, Dimples." Cherry told the blonde girl.

"You got it." Darla smiled.

With that, the kids and puppy then left. Emily tried to call Patrick, but he didn't answer his cell, so she left a message that they were in Hawaii now and to call back as soon as possible, she then went to lounge on the beach. The oceans looked very much alive today and she put her feet into the water, feeling tempted to go for a dip and swim like the youthful mermaid she once was with her sister Athena.


Cherry found a tourist map and followed it to the local hula school with Atticus, Darla, and Patch, Darla being the most excited to go.

"Oh, I can't wait to get there." Darla smiled.

"I'm sure you'll enjoy it." Patch encouraged.

Soon enough, they made it to the building and knocked on the door.

There came a large man with his hair in a low braid and a blue skirt-like bottom with black sandals. "Aloha, may I help you?" he greeted.

"Excuse me, but my sister would like to join your hula class," Atticus said to the man who he highly assumed was Moses. "If it's not too much trouble."

"Of course, it's no trouble at all." Moses said.

"Really?" Darla asked in delight.

"Really, really," Moses smiled. "Perhaps she'd like to step inside and get to know the girls while your parents fill out her application?"

"Oh, my mother's on the beach," Atticus said. "And my father's out of town for business... I'll do it though."

"How maturely thoughtful, come inside, just make sure your dog doesn't make a mess, okay?" Moses replied.

"Yes, sir." Atticus and Darla replied.

Darla was very excited, she poked her head in to see girls around her age who seemed to be sitting in a circle together. One girl had curly and puffy carrot orange hair with big blue round glasses, a short-sleeved olive green shirt, blue shorts, and blue sandals. Another girl had blonde hair in pigtails in a pink tank top, blue shorts, and purple sandals.

Another girl had curly dark hair in a blue headband, a blue short-sleeved shirt, lighter blue shorts, and dark blue sandals. And the final girl had short brown hair in a green shirt, darker green shorts, and brown sandals. Patch encouraged Darla to go and be social with them as they so far seemed harmless enough.

"By any chance, do any of these girls give anyone any trouble?" Atticus asked him.

"Well... There is one.." Moses replied. "But she's not here yet... She's going to be late, I know she is... She always is... Especially on Thursday..."

"Really, why?" Atticus asked.

"She never told me before..." Moses shrugged.

"Hmm, I think I might know where she is." Atticus said.

Moses gave the boy an odd look, but shrugged. "If you say so..." he then took out a paper and a pen. "Please fill this out for your sister."

"Thanks." Atticus took it as Cherry stood next to him.


"Um... Hi..." Darla came up to the four girls who were in their casual clothes until class would start.

The four girls then looked at her.

"Haven't I seen you on TV?" The girl with curly and puffy carrot orange hair with big blue round glasses, a short-sleeved olive green shirt, blue shorts, and blue sandals asked.

"Uh, maybe..." Darla shrugged.

"What's your name?" the blonde pigtailed girl asked.

"Darlene Fudo, but you can call me 'Darla'." Darla replied calmly.

"Wait, Darla?" the curly dark-haired girl asked. "Didn't you used to be Darla Dimple?"

"Um... Well... Yes..." Darla replied.

"Then why are you here?" The short brown-haired girl asked.

"I'm on vacation with my family..." Darla said.

"Really!?" the orange-haired girl looked around with a starstruck smile. "Where are they!? Who are they!? Do they want a new movie star?"

"Actually, I was-" Darla tried to explain that she wasn't a celebrity anymore.

"I'm sorry, girls, but Darla isn't a star anymore, but she's a very special little girl to the Fudo family." Patch smiled.

"Did that Dalmatian just talk?" The blonde girl asked.

"Uh, maybe?" Darla shrugged, unsure whether to be honest or not.

"Hmph!" the orange-haired girl folded her arms in disappointment. "So much for a star studded new BFF..."

"I'm sorry..." Darla said. "We could probably still be friends..."

"Well... I guess that'll be fine, as long as you're not weird..." the orange-haired girl said. "I'm Myrtle."

"I'm Elena." the other blonde girl said.

"Yuki." the short-haired girl added.

"And I'm Teresa." the curly haired girl finished.

"Nice to meet all of you." Darla smiled.


Atticus looked over with a smile once he saw Darla had made some new friends on her first day. Moses kept looking around for another girl, but she had not come. They still had time until the music men and older girl dancers would come though.

"Here you go." Cherry took the application for Atticus, handing it to Moses.

"Oh, mahalo." Moses smiled, taking it right away.

"Are we missing someone?" Darla asked her new friends.

The other girls seemed hesitant to answer that question.

"Oh, no one special..." Myrtle said.

"Would you like to stay on your sister's first day?" Moses asked Atticus.

"I could, just to make sure she gets along okay." Atticus agreed.

"Yeah." Cherry added.

"Very well, it's nearly time to start," Moses said, then walked over to the five little girls. "All right, go get your dresses on, we have a big night coming up. Darla, we have an old one in the back you can use that's just about your size."

"Thank you, sir." Darla curtsied before going to get the old dress they had.

"Cherry, I think you should go and see of what's taking the last student so long." Atticus whispered to his best friend before handing her a description of the little girl and where she would be.

"Um... Okay..." Cherry shrugged, then left the hula school.


Yuki, Teresa, Myrtle, Elena, and Darla then went backstage to get dressed into their skirts and anything else they may need. As they did that, a couple of adult men and a few young adult women came in, wearing their clothes for the pre-show rehearsal.

"So, what are the girls rehearsing for?" Atticus asked.

"The littlle ones have their first live show coming up," Moses informed Atticus. "We're going to preform a dance with a song entitled 'He Mele No Lilo'."

"What does that mean?" Atticus asked.

"It translates to 'A Song for Lilo'," Moses explained. "It's a very wonderful song."

"It sure sounds like it, I can't wait to hear the song." Atticus smiled.

"You can watch since it's your sister's first class," Moses smiled back. "Just keep that dog under control, okay?"

"You got it," Atticus said. "Right, Patch?"

Patch was about to say something, but then made up bark noises so he wouldn't freak out the hula instructor.

"Very good... Excuse me a moment..." Moses then walked off as the others came for the recital.


Cherry wandered around the beach, looking around for the girl she was sent to look for and where she saw a girl with the exact same description Atticus gave her and saw that she was out in the water. The waves were big, but not dangerously big. The girl emerged from the water as it dripped over her long black hair.

"Uh, hello?" Cherry waved to the little girl.

"Aloha..." the girl greeted as she wrung her ebony hair to let the salty water drips loose. "Are you a tourist?"

"Umm..." Cherry pondered.

"Wait a sec, just hold on..." the girl said, then found a camera and backed up, holding it up to take Cherry's picture.

"What're you doing!?" Cherry flinched, she did not like getting her picture taken.

"I like to take pictures of things I see." The little girl said.

"Uhh... Okay..." Cherry siad, then put her hands on her hips and gave a small smirk.

The little girl flashed her camera. "Okay, thank you, bye!" she then ran off, grabbing a bag on the way.

"Wait!" Cherry chased after her. "Where are you going!?"

"I'm late for hula class!" The little girl told her.

Cherry ran with her. "Oh, boy, this can't be good..."

The little girl kept trying to slide on her hula skirt and bands while she ran as she was still dripping from the ocean water.