A Day at the Beach
By: Kioko the pirate
Chapter 3: Hitting the waves
It seemed as though they had just gotten to the beach but already the day was starting to fly by. After a short period Kioko had returned to his seat, after seeing Victoria walk off towards her post. Stitch and Angel had returned from their little sand sculpture building fiasco and they were now resting underneath the umbrella. Pleakly had also returned from his little excursion, carrying with him a small bag of loose coins and a safety pin.
The kids had also tired themselves out in the ocean and were now playing with their buckets and shovels just a few feet from every one else. Lilo sat up with a sigh, looking around at every body just sitting around not doing much made her want to do something more active. After another moment of looking around Lilo finally had to say something.
"Well, what do you all want to do now?" asked Lilo as she glanced between Kioko, Stitch, Angel and every one else.
Everyone slowly turned their heads towards Lilo and then glanced around at each other. "I don't know… we've still got tons of time before the day is over. There's plenty of things to do still." Blurted Nani as she looked at her watch.
There was another short pause among the group before Stitch finally came up with an idea. "I know, how about we go surfing?"
"Now there's an idea!" shouted Lilo in agreement.
"But, I've never been surfing before. I wouldn't know what to do." Said Angel as a slightly worried looked appeared on her face.
Angel's worried tone was countered by Lilo's small laugh as the girl got up and walked over to the two experiments. Lilo kneeled down beside Angel and placed a gentle hand on her head. "Don't worry about it, Angel. Tell you what, me and Stitch will go out first. That way you can see how it works."
Angel's uncertain look remained on her face as she nodded in agreement. Lilo returned her look with another smile. Lilo quickly got back up to her feet and walked over behind Jumba's seat. From behind the chair she lifted a medium sized surf board. It had a red racing stripe running down the center of it; the tip was painted black with a green emblem in the center of it.
"I'll join you two in a moment." blurted Nani.
"Ok, Nani. Come on Stitch, lets hit that surf!" cheered Lilo as she raced off towards the water.
"Yeah!" shouted Stitch as he bound after her on all fours.
Angel gave a slightly concerned moan as she watched Lilo and Stitch make their way into the water. "Don't worry about them, Angel." Said Kioko as he looked over at the pink experiment.
"Are you sure they'll be alright? I mean Stitch can't even swim and their going out into the ocean and…" Angel's tone was growing more and more frantic as she went on. But she was quickly interrupted by Kioko's calm voice.
"I said don't worry. They've been surfing together for years, they've basically become pros. And if Stitch were to fall in he'd have Lilo there to save him."
"But what about when I'm out there with him?"
Kioko gave a slightly frustrated sigh, growing annoyed by Angel's lack of faith. "You can swim; if he falls in when you two are out there you can save him."
"But…"
"No, no buts… every thing will be fine. Just watch and you'll see."
Angel gave a defeated sigh as she turned back to face the ocean. Lilo and Stitch were a little ways out, waiting for the next good wave. Stitch was crouched at the front of the surf board, his stub of a tail wagged with anticipation. Lilo was sitting at the back of the board, in order to keep the board balanced. A small wave gently passed beneath them; Stitch gave a sigh as he watched the wave crash almost uneventfully on the shore.
"I guess the waves aren't good today." Moaned Stitch, the sound of disappointment heavy in his voice.
"I don't think so, Stitch." Chimed Lilo.
Stitch's ears perked up with curiosity as he looked back towards Lilo. The girl was looking over her shoulder at a rather large swell that was heading straight for them. "Get ready, Stitch."
"I'm ready, Lilo. Let's go."
Lilo begins to paddle towards the shore as the wave quickly caught up to them. In the next moment the two of them were riding the wave. Lilo got to her feet, bending her knees slightly with her arms out to the side. Stitch gave an ecstatic cheer as the two of them slide down the front of the wave.
Back on the beach every one was watching the two have fun. "Whoa, cool!" chimed the kids in unison as they watched their father and aunt ride the wave.
"See, Angel. There's nothing to worry about. And look how much fun their having." Blurted Kioko as he looked over at Angel.
"I guess your right, and it does look rather fun."
"So, are you going to give it a try?"
"I guess so." Replied Angel.
"Can we try surfing, Mom?" asked Kina.
"Yeah can we? It looks so fun." added Oki.
"Please, Mommy?" finished Ashley.
Angel looked at ther eager and excited faces with a slightly concerned look of her own. But the look soon faded and was replaced by a soft smile. "I guess so, but not on your own. Lilo will take you."
"I can take them too, Angel." Blurted Nani as she sat up in her chair with a small stretch.
Angel looked at Nani with a rather surprised look. "You'd really do that, Nani?"
"Of course I would." Replied Nani with a rather bright smile.
"Well, thank you."
"It's no problem, we're all ohana here."
Angel and Nani both exchanged small smiles as Nani got to her feet and grabbed her surf board. Within moments Nani was in the water along side Lilo and Stitch. She told Lilo what the kids wanted to do and Lilo gladly accepted the job. After a few more minutes of surfing around, both Lilo and Nani returned to shore.
"Well, who wants to go next?" asked Lilo as she carried her board up the beach. Stitch was walking along side her, his fur wet from the ocean spray. "Angel?"
Angel looked up at her rather surprised. "No, not yet. I'm still not quite ready, why don't you take the kids out first. Their most anxious after all."
"Ok, if that's what you want. Come on kids, time to show you what surfing is all about."
"Yeah, let's go!" cheered Ashley.
"This is going to be so cool." Added Oki as he and Kina ran a little bit ahead of Lilo and Nani.
"Yeah it will!" replied Kina.
Stitch, after drying himself off with a towel, walked over to Angel and sat down next to her. "So, what do you think? Looks fun doesn't it?"
"It does look pretty fun." Admitted Angel with a small smile.
"Then why didn't you go out this time?" asked Kioko.
Angel just shrugged as she continued to watch the kids; Lilo and Nani go out to sea. "I just didn't want the kids to start whining." Defended Angel as she folded her arms over her chest.
Kioko gave an unconvinced laugh as he sank a little into his seat. "Sure, that's exactly why."
"Hey, I don't see you pushing to get out there."
"I have my reasons."
"Uh huh, sure you do." Mocked Angel.
Kioko gave a short growl as he glared at Angel. But the look was quickly replaced by an evil little smirk. "Tell you what, next time… why don't both of us go out there? That way we can't say either of us is trying to avoid it."
Angel's face contorted slightly a she seemed to think about the pirates offer. After a moment of silence she finally replied. "Alright, we'll both go out there."
"Right, so… do we have a deal?" asked Kioko as he extended his hand towards Angel.
"Deal." Blurted Angel with a smirk as she took Kioko's hand.
The two of them shook for a few seconds before turning their attention back towards the kids. Even from the beach, they could all tell that the kids were having a blast. Their cheers of sheer delight could be heard, even over the roar of the crashing waves. Kina and Ashley were with Lilo, Kina was in front and Ashley in back. Oki was of course with Nani, riding the nose of the board like a little pro. The kids gave another joyful cheer as Lilo and Nani cruised under a wave.
"Offspring seem to be enjoying themselves." Blurted Jumba.
"They certainly are." Added Stitch. Stitch looked over at Angel, who was watching the kids with a smile. "I'm sure you'll have fun too."
Angel only looked over at him with a smile. For the next few minutes every one just watched as the kids had fun out on the waves. After a while they began making their way back to shore. Another few minutes passed and Lilo, Nani and the kids were now making their way back up the beach. The kids ran up to the towels and quickly began to dry off, getting the salt water off of their fur before it dried and became crusty.
"Ok, who's next?" asked Lilo as she walked up to the group.
Kioko and Angel shot glances at each other, trying to see if the other would back out. After a moment of silence Stitch finally got to his feet and looked down at Angel, who was still staring at Kioko. "How about we go out now?" offered Stitch.
Angel shot one more glance at Kioko before turning to face Stitch with a smile. "Sure, why not." Answered Angel softly.
Stitch gave a smile himself, he grabbed Lilo's surfboard and the two of them started towards the ocean. Kioko gave a small growl as he watched the two walk towards the ocean. He quickly got out of his seat and grabbed Nani's surfboard. Before long he was following Stitch and Angel to the ocean.
A few minutes later they were in the water, paddling out to see. Stitch was at the front of their board and Angel was in back. Kioko was paddling along side them, mumbling something to himself. They got out to the appropriate spot and turned to face the beach.
"I'm a little nervous, Stitch." Blurted Angel.
Stitch looked back at her with a confident smile. "It will be fun don't worry about it." Comforted Stitch.
Angel gave a small nod and then looked over at Kioko, who was sitting on the back of his board. "So why did you not want to come out here huh?" asked Angel with a sly smile forming on her face.
Kioko just glared at her out of the corner of his eye. "I'm sure you'll find out soon enough." Replied Kioko as he folded his arms over his chest.
Angel just gave him a questionable look and then turned forward. It wasn't long before they all heard the sound of a wave approaching. The three of them look back to see the sea swelling up behind them. Stitch instructs Angel to start paddling, and she does. Kioko does the same as the swell begins to form into a rather large wave. Angel gave a nervous whimper as the wall of water formed behind them.
She quickly closed her eyes tight, expecting to feel herself plunging into the water. But that sensation never came, she slowly opened her eyes. Stitch was standing up and was cheering joyfully. She took a quick look around, finding that they were gliding across the wave like a bird in the wind. Looking again at Stitch who was balancing perfectly on the board, she started to get to her own feet. But at the moment she got to her feet Stitch changed direction, causing her to lose her balance and stumble forward. She bumped into Stitch and quickly grabbed on to his shoulders.
Stitch looked over his shoulder at his mate, a smile forming on his face once again. After a moment Angel regained her balance and backed away from Stitch, finding her own spot just a few inches behind him. Another moment passed and a smile finally formed on the pink experiments face. Another moment later she let out her own cheer of delight.
"I told you you'd like this." Said Stitch as he looked back at Angel.
"This is great Stitch. It's like we're flying!" cheered Angel happily.
Stitch gave a happy cheer and turned back to face the beach. Meanwhile Angel looked over towards Kioko, who looked like he was actually doing pretty well. 'He doesn't seem to be having any problems.' Thought Angel. 'Then why did he not want to do this?'
Meanwhile Kioko was having thoughts of his own. 'Ok, so far so good. Nothing's happened yet, maybe nothing will this time.'
Kioko stumbled back and fourth a little as the board slid down the front of the wave. He started to find his balance and a confident smirk appeared on his face. But as he found his balance something bumped the bottom of the board, causing Kioko to stumble backwards. He stopped before falling off butt his confident smirk was now a look of frustration. "No, not now! Nothing better happen." Growled Kioko as he looked around the board.
Another moment passed and he was now half way to the beach. Kioko gave a sigh of relief as it seemed that nothing would happen. But suddenly the board was jerked out from beneath him, sending him into the water head first. "Son of a b….!" shouted Kioko as he went in.
A moment later Stitch and Angel came to a gliding stop on the beach. The two of them were laughing happily as Lilo walked down the beach towards them. "So, how did you like the ride Angel?" asked Lilo as she kneeled down in front of the two experiments.
"That was incredible! I don't know why I ever was nervous about it."
"That's good. Say, where's Kioko?"
Both Stitch and Angel perked their ears up, suddenly realizing that Kioko was no where to be seen. "I thought he was right next to us." Said Stitch as he looked around.
All three of them start looking around, trying to find their friend. After a moment Lilo spots something floating ashore. She points it out to the two experiments and they quickly run over to the object. When they got there they found Nani's board gently floating in the surf.
"Well, we found the board but where's Kioko." Said Lilo as she once again looked around.
"Uh… Lilo… what happened to the board?" asked Angel out of the blue.
Lilo and Stitch both look at her, she was pointing at the back of the board. Lilo and Stitch both look to the back of the board, Lilo gave a startled gasp when she saw a huge bit taken out of the board. "That's a shark bit!" shouted Lilo.
"A shark bit?" repeated Stitch in a disbelieving tone.
"That's what I just said, Stitch."
"Do you think he's alright?" asked Angel as a worried look appeared on her face.
Lilo looked at her and was about to answer when suddenly something erupted from the water. The three of them watched as a large grey mass flew high into the air. A moment later the three of them let out a scream as a massive Great White shark landed on the beach just a few yards away from them. Lilo was so startled that she fell back into the shallow surf. They could only stare in disbelief as the massive creature's mouth slowly opened and closed.
Suddenly Stitch and Angel heard something else coming up out of the water. They turn around to see Kioko walking up out of the water. Before long he was walking through the shallows, his teeth were clenched in frustration and anger as well was his fists. He comes to a stop next to the three of them, focusing his attention on Angel.
"You see… that's why I don't surf!" shouted Kioko angrily. "Something always tries to get me! Last time it was a fucking giant squid!"
Kioko immediately turned and walked up the beach, walking past the massive shark like it was nothing. "Kioko, you can't just leave that thing on the beach!" shouted Lilo as she got up out of the water.
Kioko stopped mid stride and looked back over his shoulder at Lilo with an angry glare, he then looked down at the shark. He turned around with a growl and walked over to the shark, grabbing it by the tail he dragged it down to the ocean. With one arm he tossed the large fish back into the ocean.
"And don't even think about attacking me again! Or else I'll be having sushi for dinner!" shouted Kioko as he watched the shark swim off into the depths.
Lilo, Stitch and Angel all looked on in amazement as they watched Kioko just turn around once again walk back towards the beach chairs, growling as he went. After that the day seemed to go by pretty fast. The kids continued to play in the warm sand, jokes were tossed about and laughs were exchanged. But before long bellies began to growl, all the snacks that they had brought were gone. Eaten by either the kids, Stitch or Kioko.
"Mom, I'm hungry." Whined Oki as he lay down on the sand and held his grumbling stomach.
"Yeah, can we get something to eat?" added Kina as he too lay on the sand.
"I'm hungry too, Mommy." Finished Ashley.
"I'm rather hungry myself." Said Kioko as he sat up in his chair.
Almost every one looked over at him with a dumb founded look. "You ate two whole bags of chips yourself and your hungry?" asked Lilo with a slight amount of disbelief in her voice.
"Yeah, so what?" replied Kioko.
There was another moment of silence before every one stopped looking at the pirate. They decided that it was a good idea to get some dinner, since the sun was already beginning to sink towards the horizon.
"Here, Lilo, go get some hotdogs. There was a vendor a little ways down the beach." Instructed Nani as she handed Lilo some money.
"Ok, well what does every one want?" asked Lilo as she looked around.
"Just get a few regular hotdogs, I don't think that vendors going to be around much longer." Blurted Nani.
Lilo nodded and turned to walk towards the vendor. "Here, I'll come with you, Lilo." Said Kioko as he got up and walked away with her.
Lilo smiled in acknowledgement as Kioko ran up along side of her. "So, did you have fun today?" asked Kioko as he almost perfectly matched her stride.
"Well, I've had more eventful days at the beach but… it was very relaxing." Lilo had a definite relaxed tone to her voice. As well as a soft smile which even further emphasized her relaxed mood. "What about you? Did you have a nice day today?"
Kioko gave a slight sigh. "Well, besides being hit on by your best friend and being attacked by one of this planets largest flesh eating creatures… I'd say I've had a pretty relaxing day as well." Kioko finished with a small laugh.
This time Lilo gave a frustrated sigh and shook her head. "What's the matter?" asked Kioko as he saw her actions.
"I think our relaxing day just went down the drain." Moaned Lilo as she looked ahead.
Kioko looked up as well, following her gaze. What he saw made him give a frustrated growl; just a few yards ahead of them was the hotdog vendor. He was serving two people at the moment, Mertle and her dimwitted boyfriend Snake. The two of them were dressed in their regular clothing.
"Should we just wait until they leave?" mumbled Lilo.
"Of course not. You're not scared of those two pathetic ingrates are you?"
"No, I'm not scared of them. Why would I be, it's just Mertle. I just don't want to start any fights today." Lilo had a defensive voice as she spoke.
"I doubt that they are going to start a fight. Not after what happened at the prom." Replied Kioko, a slight amount of satisfaction in his voice.
"I hope not."
Kioko and Lilo finally reached the hotdog vendor and were immediately spotted by Mertle. Not a moment had passed before the harsh words began to shoot out of the red heads mouth.
"Well if it isn't the freak. You have some nerve coming anywhere near us after what your boyfriend there did to Snake." Growled Mertle.
"Your boyfriend there had it coming." Replied Lilo as Kioko gave an embarrassed groan.
Mertle gave a growl as she tightened her fists. "You're just lucky we're not suing you! Your boyfriend broke two of Snakes ribs, shattered his wrist, ruptured his kidney and gave him a concussion!" shouted Mertle as she pointed one angry finger at Lilo.
The fiery red heads anger was interrupted by Kioko's laugh. "Is that all? That's nothing. You just have a pathetic boyfriend."
"Hey, who are you calling pastetic?" interrupted Snake.
Both Lilo and Kioko gave him a blank stare for a moment. "Pathetic?" asked Kioko.
"That too!" replied Snake.
"You know I should make you pay for that Weirdlo!" shouted Mertle as she got back on topic.
"Why, just because I proved that my date was better then yours?"
"What makes you think he's better then Snake?" snapped Mertle.
"Well he did beat him in a fight. So that proved that he's a better fighter then you're Snake." Lilo had a smirk on her face at this point.
Mertle's face grew red and contorted as she tried to find something to say. "Yeah well I bet he doesn't bang you as well as Snake does me!"
Lilo's face turned deep red faster then anything on the planet, as an extremely awkward cloud fell around her. At the same time a disgusted look came over Kioko's face as he immediately started to gag and cough. He turned around and bent over, placing his hands on his knees as if he was about to get sick.
The silence lasted for a few moments before Lilo managed to recover. "I… I doubt that, my guy knows… how to please me." Stuttered Lilo as she tried to keep her calm.
Kioko however at hearing this quickly stood up and faced Lilo with a look of disgust and anger on his face. "I know how to what?" shouted Kioko.
Mertle gave a huff as she folded her arms over her chest. "What ever, my man's going to win the fight next time. Cause he's got a little trick up his sleeve now." Mertle had a confident smirk.
"It's more like a trick in my belt." Said Snake as he pulled his leather jacket away to reveal a 9mm pistol in his belt. "I got myself a nice gun, to level the playing field next time we go at it."
"You mean this gun?" asked Kioko as he held up an identical gun.
Snake immediately went wide eyed, as he felt his gun missing from his belt. "How… how'd you do that?" asked Snake shocked.
Kioko gave a small chuckle as he held the gun even with his hip, so that no one around would see it. "Don't worry about it; you won't be around long enough to care."
At that moment Kioko pulled the trigger multiple times, the firing mechanism clicking each time. Snake flinched as he expected the bullets to rip through him. But nothing happened.
Kioko gave another laugh as Snake realized that nothing had happened. "Did you really think I would shoot you?" Kioko spun the gun around on his finger, stopping it so that the bottom of the handle could be seen. "You forgot that there weren't any bullets in it. It's a nice toy but… if you want to even scratch me; I suggest you get something bigger." With one twist of his wrist Kioko disassembled the gun, the pieces falling to the sand.
Everyone had a shocked expression on there face at this point, even the hotdog vendor. In the next instant Kioko had his left hand wrapped around Snakes face. An evil toothy smile formed on the pirates face. "Now, unless you want me to disassemble you I suggest you both get out of here."
Mertle instantly gave a growl of her own. She raised her hand and stepped towards Kioko. "You let go of him!"
She swung her open palm as hard as she could towards the pirates face. But Kioko simply raised his hand and blocked Mertle's feeble attack with ease. He glared at her out of the corner of his eye, his demonic smile still on his face.
"Don't even get me started on you." Growled Kioko. "Know…" He started as he tightened his grip on Snakes face. "What are you going to do now?"
"Leave." Mumbled Snake.
"Good boy, now get out of here."
Kioko let go of Snakes face with a shove. "Come on Mertle, lets go." Instructed Snake as he pulled Mertle away.
"I'm not done with you yet, Lilo!" Shouted Mertle as Snake lead her away. "You and your freaky ass family are going to get it!"
Lilo gave a growl at this remark and made an attempt to go after the red head, but Kioko raised his arm in front of her. After a minute Mertle and Snake were completely out of sight. Kioko and Lilo bought the hotdogs and started on their way back to the seats. Kioko was carrying most of the food; Lilo was carrying a few drinks.
"What was with you back there?" blurted Lilo.
Kioko looked over at her curiously. "What do you mean?"
"Why did you start acting sick when Mertle brought up the whole sleeping together thing?"
"Because it was a disgusting thought."
"You mean I disgust you?" asked Lilo an angry tone growing in her voice.
"No, not you. Lilo, I know were friends and family, and we've shared a moment here and there but… if you think I would ever have intimate relations with a human you're sadly mistaken."
"That's a little racist don't you think?"
"You think I'm racist?" growled Kioko.
"A little bit; have you ever even been with a woman?"
Kioko looked over at her like she was crazy. "Yes I've been with a woman before, two to be exact. And you can't call me racist, because one of them wasn't even my species."
A curious look now appeared on Lilo's face. "Really?"
"Yep, but it wasn't that weird since she was like a humanoid fox, wolf thing. I think her name started with a 'K' or something. She practically threw herself at me, apparently her boy friend had just dumped her." Explained Kioko as he seemed to remember back.
"Is that so?" asked Lilo a little skeptical.
"Yeah, but that was a long, long time ago."
Lilo gave a small laugh. "Even as a cold hearted pirate, you were quite the ladies man."
"You better believe it." Replied Kioko with a smile.
At that moment the two of them arrived back at the chairs. They quickly started handing out the food to the many starving mouths around them.
Well, that's the end of this chapter. Sorry it took so long to update. There are two chapters left… well… maybe one longer one. Anyway, please review. Thanks.