Chapter Ten: The Song
"So, how are we getting to the main land?" Neema asked her friend when they came to the shore of the little island.
"The exact same way I got here!" Kenji replied uncovering a small boat.
"But it's so small, Kenji! We'll never fit inside!"
"Oh yes we will! Now you get in there first." He gave the squirrelmaid a small shove, and she hopped into the little boat. "Me next!" He hopped in. They fit comfortably.
"Wow! It's a lot bigger on the inside!"
"Let's shove off!"
On the shore, the inhabitants waved good-bye to the two warriors.
"I do hope they come home safe!" Neema and Kenji's mums where worried about the two going off alone.
"Neema! Wait!" A smaller squirrel, though the same age as Neema, came running out of the crowd. Neema and Kenji stopped the little craft.
"What now, Bailey?" Neema asked the little squirrel.
"I'm not letting you be out there alone!"
"Don't fret, Bailey! She'll be with me. There's nobeast trustworthier than me! So you just go home!" Kenji's voice suddenly became harsh.
Bailey leaned over and whispered into Neema's ear, "I wouldn't like to be alone with him. You might have known him well, but it's been many seasons since you've seen him. Please let me come with you! I'm a great warrior on the inside! Come on, give me a chance?" the little squirrel's voice became very pleading. Neema looked over to Kenji.
"Please?"
"Oh, why not? Bailey Silverfur, hop in!" Bailey jumped into the little craft, still, the three fit cozily inside. They all waved good-bye, and left into the sea.
"How 'bout a song to lighten the mood? Anybeast here know one?" Kenji asked his companions.
"I do! I do!" Bailey said excitedly. "OK, here it goes.
"Over the sea we go, we go,
To where I don't know, don't know!
Along with my buddies, my buddies,
We'll always get muddy, get muddy!
Me and my buddies!
My buddies and me!
Will travel together!
Over the sea!
Over the sea we go too slow,
To where? Towards the glow!
Along with my buddies I'll always be,
Over, I say over, the great big sea!
My buddies and me!
My buddies and me!
We'll travel together!
Over the sea!"
"That was great, Bailey! Where'd you hear that one from?"
"I composed it myself. Do you really like it?"
"Yeah, it was great! How long have you worked on it?"
"I started about when Kenji left, there's more, it's just not very good, and I forget it. I was going to sing it for Kenji when he got back, but it too him too long, and I forgot about it."
"So, how are we getting to the main land?" Neema asked her friend when they came to the shore of the little island.
"The exact same way I got here!" Kenji replied uncovering a small boat.
"But it's so small, Kenji! We'll never fit inside!"
"Oh yes we will! Now you get in there first." He gave the squirrelmaid a small shove, and she hopped into the little boat. "Me next!" He hopped in. They fit comfortably.
"Wow! It's a lot bigger on the inside!"
"Let's shove off!"
On the shore, the inhabitants waved good-bye to the two warriors.
"I do hope they come home safe!" Neema and Kenji's mums where worried about the two going off alone.
"Neema! Wait!" A smaller squirrel, though the same age as Neema, came running out of the crowd. Neema and Kenji stopped the little craft.
"What now, Bailey?" Neema asked the little squirrel.
"I'm not letting you be out there alone!"
"Don't fret, Bailey! She'll be with me. There's nobeast trustworthier than me! So you just go home!" Kenji's voice suddenly became harsh.
Bailey leaned over and whispered into Neema's ear, "I wouldn't like to be alone with him. You might have known him well, but it's been many seasons since you've seen him. Please let me come with you! I'm a great warrior on the inside! Come on, give me a chance?" the little squirrel's voice became very pleading. Neema looked over to Kenji.
"Please?"
"Oh, why not? Bailey Silverfur, hop in!" Bailey jumped into the little craft, still, the three fit cozily inside. They all waved good-bye, and left into the sea.
"How 'bout a song to lighten the mood? Anybeast here know one?" Kenji asked his companions.
"I do! I do!" Bailey said excitedly. "OK, here it goes.
"Over the sea we go, we go,
To where I don't know, don't know!
Along with my buddies, my buddies,
We'll always get muddy, get muddy!
Me and my buddies!
My buddies and me!
Will travel together!
Over the sea!
Over the sea we go too slow,
To where? Towards the glow!
Along with my buddies I'll always be,
Over, I say over, the great big sea!
My buddies and me!
My buddies and me!
We'll travel together!
Over the sea!"
"That was great, Bailey! Where'd you hear that one from?"
"I composed it myself. Do you really like it?"
"Yeah, it was great! How long have you worked on it?"
"I started about when Kenji left, there's more, it's just not very good, and I forget it. I was going to sing it for Kenji when he got back, but it too him too long, and I forgot about it."