Candy walked out of her house on a very warm day. There were no clouds out, making it even hotter. But Candy adored days like these; she could go out and swim, where she wanted, when she wanted.
Just as long as she wasn't alone and she was home by five.
She piled sun screen and towels in a beach bag and headed to the beach at Mystery Island. But on the way she dropped by Fairy Land to pick up James at the races so he could swim with her.
When they arrived James did a quick cannonball into the water. Candy giggled as she set up a beach chair and lied on it. "It's a perfect day for swimming," she sighed happily.
"Yeah!" James happily agreed. He started splashing water everywhere like a little kid. "This is the perfect source to heal my stress, don't you think?"
Candy gave a sweet grin and nodded. James waddled out of the water and started tugging on her arm. "C'mon, Candy. Every time you go swimming you practically never go in the water. Swim with me once, please?!"
Candy sighed and replied, "All right all right. Let me put my sunscreen on."
James growled playfully and dragged her into the water. Candy let out a shrill yelp as the cold ocean met her beautiful pink fur. She started cracking up.
"I knew you'd like it," James said, doggy paddling in circles. "Let's not sit and do nothing. Let's go out to farther parts of the ocean.. just for fun."
Candy wish she could say yes, but she couldn't. She liked the yellow ball of fluff, but out there was danger. "I.. can't. There's mischievious Kois and Jetsams out there. I don't want to be Fish Sicles!"
James sighed. "I guess you're right. Let's play tag. I'll be it!"
Candy nodded and started swimming to escape from James. She chuckled unstoppably as James neared her. She tried to go farther away from him so he wouldn't try anything, you know, 'funny'.
Suddenly he came to a halt. He gave out a short yelp. Candy felt confused. "P-James?" she worriedly stammered. James started to dive in the same place. He looked like he was trying to reach something. "What happened? A fish bit you?"
"No.. my leg is caught in.. something.." James nervously responded. Candy swam by his side and looked underwater. Yep, his foot was caught in a very sharp root. It was sinking into his ankle. "I'm bleeding!" he squeaked as the water around them started turning redish.
"I'll get it out!" Candy insisted. She dove underwater and unstrapped the sharp root. She pushed James to shore. He looked pale, and sick. His forehead turned blue. "Are you okay?" She was very worried about him. There was a deep gash around his ankle.
"I.. I.." was all James could say. Candy felt tears well in her eyes.
"I'll get you to the hospital! Pronto!!"
* * *
Candy waited impatiently in the waiting room. Finally Dr. Gelert walked out with a healthy looking James. "Yes Ma'am. I believe he's your friend."
"Oh James!" Candy cried as she held him and hugged him. "Anything wrong with him, sir?"
"He lost a very big amount of blood, around a quart, but he's peachy keen as of now. We used stitches on his ankle. We'll take care of the blood part but not for a month or two. Happy trailing!"
"Thank you," Candy sighed. "C'mon James. Let's go home."
* * *
"Sorry I scared you like that.." James apologized as he walked Candy home. It turned night and the crickets were chirping quietly.
"It's okay," Candy said, blushing. "I gotta go now, I'll see you tomorrow after work. Um, bye James!" Candy ran in her house after saying her goodbye.
As she opened the door to her house, her mom's faint voice called from the kitchen, "Candy, honey dear, is that you?"
"Hi mom how was your d-"
"Candy?!" her father roared from the dinner table. "I told you to come back home by five! Now it's six! Explain yourself, young lady!"
"Oh right.. I'm supposed to come home for this lame 'family dinner'. Psh, whatever," Candy mumbled to herself sarcastically as she walked into the kitchen. She explained that she went swimming with her friend, but she didn't say who or what happened.
"Now sit down. I've planned this family dinner for the last week and I want to have it now." Candy sighed and did as she was told. Her mother served a turkey and mashed potatoes. Across the table her older brother was shoveling potatoes in his mouth and drinking from the gravy holder.
"This is a good dinner, mom," he sang. Candy rolled her eyes and her father kicked her under the table -- hard.
'Ouch! That hurt you prune,' she thought angrily. Suddenly she lost her appetite and got up from the table. "Where do you think you're going?" her father asked, sticking a slice of turkey in his mouth.
"Why? Afraid I was going to go to the child abuse police?!" she sarcastically retorted and headed up her room.
"You're grounded for a week!" her father called behind her. Candy let out a moan and locked herself in the room.
Just as long as she wasn't alone and she was home by five.
She piled sun screen and towels in a beach bag and headed to the beach at Mystery Island. But on the way she dropped by Fairy Land to pick up James at the races so he could swim with her.
When they arrived James did a quick cannonball into the water. Candy giggled as she set up a beach chair and lied on it. "It's a perfect day for swimming," she sighed happily.
"Yeah!" James happily agreed. He started splashing water everywhere like a little kid. "This is the perfect source to heal my stress, don't you think?"
Candy gave a sweet grin and nodded. James waddled out of the water and started tugging on her arm. "C'mon, Candy. Every time you go swimming you practically never go in the water. Swim with me once, please?!"
Candy sighed and replied, "All right all right. Let me put my sunscreen on."
James growled playfully and dragged her into the water. Candy let out a shrill yelp as the cold ocean met her beautiful pink fur. She started cracking up.
"I knew you'd like it," James said, doggy paddling in circles. "Let's not sit and do nothing. Let's go out to farther parts of the ocean.. just for fun."
Candy wish she could say yes, but she couldn't. She liked the yellow ball of fluff, but out there was danger. "I.. can't. There's mischievious Kois and Jetsams out there. I don't want to be Fish Sicles!"
James sighed. "I guess you're right. Let's play tag. I'll be it!"
Candy nodded and started swimming to escape from James. She chuckled unstoppably as James neared her. She tried to go farther away from him so he wouldn't try anything, you know, 'funny'.
Suddenly he came to a halt. He gave out a short yelp. Candy felt confused. "P-James?" she worriedly stammered. James started to dive in the same place. He looked like he was trying to reach something. "What happened? A fish bit you?"
"No.. my leg is caught in.. something.." James nervously responded. Candy swam by his side and looked underwater. Yep, his foot was caught in a very sharp root. It was sinking into his ankle. "I'm bleeding!" he squeaked as the water around them started turning redish.
"I'll get it out!" Candy insisted. She dove underwater and unstrapped the sharp root. She pushed James to shore. He looked pale, and sick. His forehead turned blue. "Are you okay?" She was very worried about him. There was a deep gash around his ankle.
"I.. I.." was all James could say. Candy felt tears well in her eyes.
"I'll get you to the hospital! Pronto!!"
* * *
Candy waited impatiently in the waiting room. Finally Dr. Gelert walked out with a healthy looking James. "Yes Ma'am. I believe he's your friend."
"Oh James!" Candy cried as she held him and hugged him. "Anything wrong with him, sir?"
"He lost a very big amount of blood, around a quart, but he's peachy keen as of now. We used stitches on his ankle. We'll take care of the blood part but not for a month or two. Happy trailing!"
"Thank you," Candy sighed. "C'mon James. Let's go home."
* * *
"Sorry I scared you like that.." James apologized as he walked Candy home. It turned night and the crickets were chirping quietly.
"It's okay," Candy said, blushing. "I gotta go now, I'll see you tomorrow after work. Um, bye James!" Candy ran in her house after saying her goodbye.
As she opened the door to her house, her mom's faint voice called from the kitchen, "Candy, honey dear, is that you?"
"Hi mom how was your d-"
"Candy?!" her father roared from the dinner table. "I told you to come back home by five! Now it's six! Explain yourself, young lady!"
"Oh right.. I'm supposed to come home for this lame 'family dinner'. Psh, whatever," Candy mumbled to herself sarcastically as she walked into the kitchen. She explained that she went swimming with her friend, but she didn't say who or what happened.
"Now sit down. I've planned this family dinner for the last week and I want to have it now." Candy sighed and did as she was told. Her mother served a turkey and mashed potatoes. Across the table her older brother was shoveling potatoes in his mouth and drinking from the gravy holder.
"This is a good dinner, mom," he sang. Candy rolled her eyes and her father kicked her under the table -- hard.
'Ouch! That hurt you prune,' she thought angrily. Suddenly she lost her appetite and got up from the table. "Where do you think you're going?" her father asked, sticking a slice of turkey in his mouth.
"Why? Afraid I was going to go to the child abuse police?!" she sarcastically retorted and headed up her room.
"You're grounded for a week!" her father called behind her. Candy let out a moan and locked herself in the room.
