Chapter 7
Skating always made Mel calm down. She like hockey, sure, but figure skating for leisure was her forte.
"You are troubled, young hatchling."
Mel turned around to see Grin standing there in his skating gear. "Yeah, a bit."
"Do you want to talk?"
"Sure." She kept her legs moving on the ice, propelling her forward—r rather, backward, as she was still facing Grin.
"So what's up?"
"Oh, I don't know. I only just blew up three Saurians, killing my only chance to turn back into a duck. My older brother's mad at me for not telling him who I was, and my boyfriends, who, by the way, doesn't have a clue who I am, well, he hates me. What am I going to do, Grin?"
"In the great words of Thai Kwak Do, 'Fate rules the life, So get over it, ahright?'" His face went calm again.
"Get over it," Mel replied distantly. "Yeah, right."
"Or," Grin offered, "You could just tell him."
"Tell him?" The human sighed. "Yeah, I can see it now: 'Hey, Duke, just wanted to let you know that this whole search has been a wild…duck chase. Guess what? I'm Melena!'…" she smirked slightly. "Let's face it, Grin. I make a lousy human, and I'm never going back to my old self. I might as well get used to it."
"Whatever you decide to do, hatchling, I'm sure it will be the right choice for your life."
"Gee, thanks, Grin."
The large duck nodded. "Now, my nest calls. Good night, young friend." He waved slightly and left.
A Note: I'm trying to bring out the character of Grin a little more…It's not working sobs It's almost over—thanks to those of you who have stuck with me this long! Please Review-Jazi