(A/N: Thank you for the nice reviews! *hugs*)
The whooping of surfers stirred Kolie awake late the next morning. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, seeing the slightly blurry image of teenagers riding the waves. She looked over at Kaipo, who was still curled up in the sand, asleep. She smiled down at him and stroked back a lock of fur hanging in his face.
The slight tickle snatched him from his dreams. He opened his eyes and noticed Kolie standing over him. He smiled, sat up, and stretched.
"Good morning."
"Mornin,'" Kolie said, stretching her arms to the sky. She enjoyed the warmth of the sun's rays upon her fur. "So...what are we doing today? It seems so nice not to have to abide by rules. Oh yeah, didn't you say you knew a place where we could stay?"
Kaipo nodded.
"Yeah, there's this perfect place, right in the center of the city. One of my dad's old friends lives there, though I don't know if he lives there anymore. It's in the old bank building."
"Sounds great! So when are we going?" Kolie was ready to sleep under a roof; she was tired of waking up and having to shake all the sand from her fur.
"Well, we'd better get going today. The center of the city is a long way off, and it will take at least a few hours to get there on foot."
Kaipo leant over and hit his head; about a teaspoon of sand fell out of his ear. "Looks like there's more sand in your ears than there is on the beach," Kolie joked sarcastically.
"I sleep kinda rough," commented Kaipo.
***
Kolie and Kaipo had been walking for hours now, almost to the center of the small city.
Kaipo took Kolie's paw and led her down a dark alley. It was late evening by now, and darkness had just begun to settle over the reticent city.
Kaipo and Kolie stood, now, at the other end of the lurid alley, staring up at a three story building. The windows on the building were boarded up, and there were "No Trespassing" signs all over the doors.
Kaipo gripped Kolie's hand more firmly and walked with her across the street to the abandoned building.
He took her up onto the stoop and began to feel upon the door. He finally felt what he was looking for: a latch. He pulled the hidden catch upward then pushed on the door. The door opened, making a loud creaking sound which echoed into the night. He pulled Kolie inside and she closed the door behind her.
"Nice place," stated Kolie, with much sarcasm in her voice.
The dim-lit room they were in smelled of old socks and deep-fried squid. Cobwebs hung in the corners of the ceiling, and a layer of dust was caked upon what furniture was left in the room.
An abrupt banging on the floor above them made Kolie and Kaipo jump.
"What was that?" Kolie stood close to Kaipo, trying not to quiver in fear.
"I'm not sure; I didn't think anyone lived here anymore."
A horrifying thought struck Kolie.
"What if it's haunted?"
"I doubt it...it's only been closed for a few years. Besides, it used to be a bank, not a house," Kaipo said, fear and superstition instilling in his voice.
A howl suddenly came from the doorway from which Kolie and Kaipo were looking at. The voice seemed haunting, as if it were in pain. Just the sound of the bellow felt like someone was ripping their hearts out.
"Kaipo, it's coming closer," Kolie worried. She huddled closer to Kaipo, shivering in fright.
Kaipo put his arms around her, holding her tight up against him. His heart and hers were beating so quickly, it felt as if they would fly out of their chests at any moment.
Without warning, two ice-cold hands grabbed Kolie and Kaipo by the shoulders, their shrieks piercing the silence of the night.
The whooping of surfers stirred Kolie awake late the next morning. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, seeing the slightly blurry image of teenagers riding the waves. She looked over at Kaipo, who was still curled up in the sand, asleep. She smiled down at him and stroked back a lock of fur hanging in his face.
The slight tickle snatched him from his dreams. He opened his eyes and noticed Kolie standing over him. He smiled, sat up, and stretched.
"Good morning."
"Mornin,'" Kolie said, stretching her arms to the sky. She enjoyed the warmth of the sun's rays upon her fur. "So...what are we doing today? It seems so nice not to have to abide by rules. Oh yeah, didn't you say you knew a place where we could stay?"
Kaipo nodded.
"Yeah, there's this perfect place, right in the center of the city. One of my dad's old friends lives there, though I don't know if he lives there anymore. It's in the old bank building."
"Sounds great! So when are we going?" Kolie was ready to sleep under a roof; she was tired of waking up and having to shake all the sand from her fur.
"Well, we'd better get going today. The center of the city is a long way off, and it will take at least a few hours to get there on foot."
Kaipo leant over and hit his head; about a teaspoon of sand fell out of his ear. "Looks like there's more sand in your ears than there is on the beach," Kolie joked sarcastically.
"I sleep kinda rough," commented Kaipo.
***
Kolie and Kaipo had been walking for hours now, almost to the center of the small city.
Kaipo took Kolie's paw and led her down a dark alley. It was late evening by now, and darkness had just begun to settle over the reticent city.
Kaipo and Kolie stood, now, at the other end of the lurid alley, staring up at a three story building. The windows on the building were boarded up, and there were "No Trespassing" signs all over the doors.
Kaipo gripped Kolie's hand more firmly and walked with her across the street to the abandoned building.
He took her up onto the stoop and began to feel upon the door. He finally felt what he was looking for: a latch. He pulled the hidden catch upward then pushed on the door. The door opened, making a loud creaking sound which echoed into the night. He pulled Kolie inside and she closed the door behind her.
"Nice place," stated Kolie, with much sarcasm in her voice.
The dim-lit room they were in smelled of old socks and deep-fried squid. Cobwebs hung in the corners of the ceiling, and a layer of dust was caked upon what furniture was left in the room.
An abrupt banging on the floor above them made Kolie and Kaipo jump.
"What was that?" Kolie stood close to Kaipo, trying not to quiver in fear.
"I'm not sure; I didn't think anyone lived here anymore."
A horrifying thought struck Kolie.
"What if it's haunted?"
"I doubt it...it's only been closed for a few years. Besides, it used to be a bank, not a house," Kaipo said, fear and superstition instilling in his voice.
A howl suddenly came from the doorway from which Kolie and Kaipo were looking at. The voice seemed haunting, as if it were in pain. Just the sound of the bellow felt like someone was ripping their hearts out.
"Kaipo, it's coming closer," Kolie worried. She huddled closer to Kaipo, shivering in fright.
Kaipo put his arms around her, holding her tight up against him. His heart and hers were beating so quickly, it felt as if they would fly out of their chests at any moment.
Without warning, two ice-cold hands grabbed Kolie and Kaipo by the shoulders, their shrieks piercing the silence of the night.