Chapter 7: Where Do I Belong?
They had been walking for a while when Deli remembered about his new name. He never told Stitch and Angel about it. "Hey, guys," Deli began, kind of nervous. "I just thought I'd let you know that Lilo named me."
"Really? What is it?" Angel asked curiously, smiling ever so sweetly that it made Deli feel like he was going to melt.
"It's Deli," the yellow-orange experiment answered bluntly.
Angel nodded and smiled, while Stitch just grunted in approval.
For the rest of the day the three experiments entertained themselves by playing word games, talking, telling each other how they've been doing and stuff like that. For lunch and dinner, Stitch crawled up palm trees and picked a few coconuts for everyone to eat and drink. When it started to get dark out they decided to call it quits.
They stopped at what appeared to be a field; with slick, green grass everywhere. There were a few trees around, abundant in fruit like peaches and pears. On the Far Western side of the field, there was a patch of flowers of amazing colors. One large palm tree with bright green leaves and good-sized coconuts overshadowed where the experiments were.
Stitch and Deli used palm leaves and grass to make suitable beds, while Angel, still having a hurt leg, created a roaring fire with the materials the other two had given her.
Angel gazed out ahead, saying, "I can see the mountains from here. We should get there tomorrow morning; noon at the latest."
"Meega sleeping," Stitch informed, stretching his arms out and letting out a long yawn.
Deli and Angel agreed to head in for the night. They each walked over to their leaf bed and lay down, pulling a larger leaf over themselves to use as a blanket to keep warm.
Deli couldn't sleep at all that night. He had been tossing and turning until he couldn't take it anymore and got out of bed. He slumped away from camp, and sat lay down on his back, gazing up at the stars. He continued to look at them, wallowed up in his thoughts and the answer to the question he'd been longing to hear: 'Where do I belong?'
A light breeze ruffled Angel's fur as she slept peacefully. A chip of pinecone fell on her, causing her to wake up. She immediately noticed Deli was missing, and went out to find him.
Deli sat up and sighed softly, just in time to see Angel coming his way. She sat down beside him, and, sensing his mood, asked, "Are you ok, Deli?"
"Yeah, I guess so," he mumbled. But he could tell Angel wasn't impressed. He let out a loud sigh and continued. "Ok, maybe I'm not. It's just that- it's just that-" Angel placed her paw on his shoulder, giving Deli s strange sensation throughout his body. "It's just that I don't think I belong here!" Deli blurted out before he had a chance to reconsider saying this.
"What do you mean?" Angel required.
"I mean I don't really have any good powers. Making sandwiches- what good is that? And everyone always thought I was evil, so it will be hard for me to adjust here. And you're my only real friend besides Lilo, and Stitch doesn't really like me. And-"
Deli mustn't have realized he was rambling on, for Angel got him to be quite by wrapping her arms around him in an embrace. "Don't worry about it," Angel told him. "I'll always be here for you. And that's all that matters."
Angel pulled away from the hug, and without thinking, planted her lips on Deli's. That same sensation overtook Deli's body, and he felt warmth come over him. He closed his eyes and kissed Angel back, feeling as though he was in heaven. Angel was feeling the exact same thing. She couldn't remember when she was happier. The only one she wanted to be with was Deli. They both never wanted this moment to end.
Angel finally broke the kiss and stared into Deli's eyes, Deli doing the same. Angel figured this was the perfect time to tell him. "Deli, I-" but she was interrupted as they were blown back by some other forced.
The experiments quickly got up to see their attacker. It was an experiment with a similar form to Stitch and Angel. It was mostly red-orange, with a purple nose, claws, and circular mark in the middle of its back. It had a dog-like tail and sharp claws. It was bearing it's teeth while facing Angel and Deli, who were quivering with fear and couldn't remember about their new-found powers.
Before the experiment had time to attack, Stitch had tackled it to the ground. The two wrestled for a while. The cousin finally gave up and ran off after it kept going right through Stitch and couldn't attack him. Stitch wanted to go after his cousin, but he didn't want to leave Angel and Deli. He ran to their aid and helped them up.
"You ok?" he asked them.
"Yeah, we're fine," Deli nodded with a cough.
"Let's go back to sleep," Angel suggested.
"Agreed," Stitch and Deli said simultaneously.