Chappie 4

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Two days into their quest across the ocean they came to a small island. It was about the size of a football field and was covered with abundant fruit trees. They immediately docked and had a blast gathering fruit. Bananas, papaya, coconuts, and others that were unknown were harvested and eaten on the spot. Some was stored on the boat for the remainder of the trip but most of it didn't make it that far.

Karleniia, Joshua, and Jafar spent the day on the island afterwards, happy to abandon their salty prison while Nino and Marisa stayed on the boat to "protect" the fruit

The sun was high in the sky, the perfect time to explore. Karleniia set off along the coast accompanied by Joshua, who infrequently liked to veer off course into the woods to poke around. She enjoyed his company, talking and laughing.

The beach was littered with shells and the occasional jellyfish. The first one they found was almost stepped on by Joshua until Karleniia screamed at him to look where he was going. It looked like a big glob of mucous lying on the ground, clear and gooey. Karleniia found a nearby stick and poked it. It giggled like Jell-O and after taking an extremely hard jab to the side bounced back like a freshly baked cupcake.

They continued their expedition around the island and after covering the whole beach explored the outer regions of the forest.

Joshua and Karleniia headed back late in the day weighed down by their findings. Karleniia carried an armful of shells, fruit, a few shards of glass, and a small piece of wood that held the shape of a swan. Joshua carried nothing but was being followed by a small tailed creature, which he frequently glanced back at, too sidetracked to help her with her load.

Joshua leaned over towards Karleniia and whispered,

"What is it? Following me."

Karleniia hadn't known about their little friend and turned around in curiosity.

She gasped.

"Awwww! It's so cute!"

She tossed her armful of finds towards Joshua in hope that he wouldn't drop it all. He barley caught her things and was about to protest when she stuck her hand over his mouth. He immediately hushed. Karleniia crouched down and put out her hand. The little monkey started to back away a little, but curiosity was overwhelming its little mind. It scampered foreword and started sniffing her hand. It even went as far as to bite it. Karleniia flinched but didn't move. She knew any sudden movements would frighten it. After much exploration of her hand, face, and hair the monkey sat on her head and stayed there. It laid its head down and seemed to examine Joshua like cat watches its prey. He stared back.

"I think it likes you." Joshua looked away and smiled. He reached up to the monkey and attempted to pet it. It growled, but decided sniffing would be better. It smelled his hand then crawled down his arm, still sniffing with his nose down like a bloodhound. The little monkey came to the load in his arms and scampered over to the fruit. It grabbed it up in its tiny paws and chewed at it. Karleniia and Joshua watched in fascination as the creature slowly munched its way to the core. Upon finishing the fruit it spit the seed as far as it could, Karleniia's and Joshua's eyes following it to its next destination. The dejected seed lay on the ground about a foot from Joshua's feet. The monkey looked up at Joshua and then at Karleniia and decided that Joshua's hat looked more inviting than the top of Karleniia's head. It wound its way up to Joshua's hat and snuggled under it, leaving a small space for its head to poke out through.

Karleniia smiled and laughed.

"That's so cute! I'd say it likes you not me!"

Karleniia continued to laugh and eventually was caught in the wrath of the hiccups. Between laughing and hiccuping that didn't leave much time for air and she was eventually gasping along with everything else.

Joshua looked at her strangely. The little monkey looked down at his face and imitated his expression.

After a few moments she calmed down and stared up at the sky trying to catch her breath. Surprisingly there were no birds in the sky and it was strangely quiet.

Joshua was sitting on the sand a few feet away playing with the monkey in his hat. Tamy, as it was soon named, was scurrying around while Joshua tried to catch it under his hat.

Dusk came and the three found their own areas to sleep in. While Marisa and Nino stayed on the boat, Joshua slept under a palm tree at the edge of the forest, Jafar traveled to the north end far away from the others, and Karleniia slept under the stars on the sand not three yards from Joshua. She made sure to stay far from the sea so not to be swept away in the night.

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okay... that was really short... I didnt know how short it was until I re-read it... oO Chee... well hope you liked it anyways! n.n