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Newt POV

I don't know what I did wrong. I've thought over our conversation a million times, but I can't see what went wrong. Why is she so upset? I told her I would be disappointed when she left, and that she was important to me. I don't understand why being called a creature upset her so much. Being a wizard, some could even say I was a creature as well, so why did that make her so angry? I wish she would talk to me about it; I wish she would stop ignoring me like she has been. I can't even give her the potion because she keeps avoiding me.

I feel a pat on my cheek, and I look at Pickett. "Oh Pickett, I just don't understand her." I sigh, and he frowns. I gently pet him, looking off towards Kai's pond. She's always asleep when I feed her, but I know she's eating it. That's good, even though she's mad at me I don't want her to starve herself. I'm not even able to ask her if she knows what happened to my notebook with all my creature notes. "What should I do Pickett? How do I convince her to listen to me? She won't even come out of the water when I'm around." I say. Pickett just looks at me sadly as if to say, I don't know how to help you friend. "I don't know. Maybe I should just wait and let her talk to me in her own time. She obviously doesn't want to see me right now." I sigh. I may as well go about my normal routine and hopefully Kai will talk to me soon.

I go about feeding my creatures, however when I get to niffler he just turns his back on me. What? Now he's mad at me too!? Ugh, are all of my creatures going to hate me until Kai isn't mad anymore? "I would fix it if I knew why she's upset. You know that I care for all of you." I tell him, frustrated. He continues to ignore for a few seconds, but eventually he deigns to look at me again. "I didn't mean to hurt her." I whisper. Niffler snuffles a bit and presses his nose into my hand. I huff a laugh and stroke his spikey head. If only Kai were so forgiving.

I leave niffler to restock his collection of shiny things and head off to feed the graphorns, walking past the pond as I do so. I habitually glance into the water, but Kai's usual dark shape is missing. A jolt of panic runs through me. What if she left? What if she hated me so much she decided to risk going to Hawaii on her own? No, stop that. She's probably just visiting the other creatures, I tell myself, though a sense of unease lingers. I force myself to stop worrying about it and continue on with my work. I make my way over to the graphorns, when I witness something truly amazing. Kai is running around and playing with the graphorns.

I sigh in relief, and watch from afar. I am glad she didn't leave, but why haven't I seen her playing with them before? She's darting between them, teasing one of the babies by letting it get almost close enough to touch her before running away again. I shake my head and smile fondly. She loves these creatures just like I do, I think sadly. I hesitate for a few minutes. Do I approach them and try to talk to Kai? Or do I wait until later when she's gone? In the end, I decide to risk approaching her. If she makes me leave, then so be it.

I cautiously walk towards them, trying to look as non-threatening as possible. The moment Kai notices me she freezes, and the baby graphorn runs into her, knocking her to the ground. I immediately drop the buckets of food I'm carrying and rush over to her side, but I don't try to touch her, I don't want to scare her or make her angry again. "Kai? Are you okay?" I ask tentatively. She sits up and glares at me. I take that as a yes, and quickly back away. "Sorry." I mumble, trying not to let the hurt I feel show on my face. Kai stands up and brushes herself off, and I notice that she's wearing the clothes I gave her. "Kai…" I start to say, but she turns her dark and stormy gray eyes on me, and I trail off. She ignores me and starts to walk away, presumably back to her pond.

"Wait, Kai!" I blurt out, and she turns back to me with a dangerous look on her face. Suddenly my courage fails me and I flounder for words. "I- the voice potion. It- it's done, if you- want it." I stutter, silently cursing myself. She stares at me for a moment, an unreadable expression on her face before she nods once and leaves.

Merlin's beard that was scary. What did I do to make her that mad with me? I sigh and continue going through the motions of feeding my creatures, wracking my brain to figure out what I did to offend her. I really can't seem to figure it out. Was it truly just me calling her a creature that bothered her? And if so why did it upset her so much? I'll have to ask her once she takes the potion.

I head back to retrieve the potion, and I can see Kaimanna glaring at me from her pond. I send her a quick, sad look, and rush to my work shop, eager to be free of the pressure of her gaze. Maybe she will like me again after she has her voice back… or maybe she will just yell at me. I measure out the appropriate amount of potion into a small glass and head back to the pond, trying to convince myself that everything will work out in the end. I crouch down beside the water, careful not to spill the potion and wait for Kai. The siren swims reluctantly over to me and takes the glass from me, making sure she doesn't touch my hand as she does so. I try not to sigh.

"Right, so, um. This is only part of it, you'll have to take the rest a little at a time. One cup a day for week. Hopefully your voice will slowly start to come back after a few days, but try not to talk too much and strain yourself." I explain. Kaimana nods and downs the concoction, making a face and gagging at the taste. "Ah, yes. Sorry, forgot to warn you about that." I say sheepishly, smiling hesitantly at her. Kai ignores me, sets the empty glass beside my feet and dives back underwater. The smile fades from my face and I slump my shoulders. She'll never forgive me. Nice job, Newt. You only knew her for one week and you managed to chase her away. I've never been good with people, and since I usually prefer animals to people that's never really bothered me. At least, not until now.

Wait? Is that why she's been so upset? Because I've been treating her like another one of my creatures, but letting her think I don't see her as a person? I think back to everything I said to Kai when she got mad at me. Yes, I could see how she might have thought that from everything I told her. I must fix this, or at least try to.

"Kai!" I call to her, but she doesn't reappear. I shrug off my coat and slide off my shoes before jumping into the pond without a second thought. I open my eyes under the water to see an alarmed and irritated siren staring back at me. I point to the surface, silently asking her to talk to me. She frowns at me, but swims upward. I follow quickly behind her and the moment my head breaks the surface I'm tripping over my words in an attempt to apologize.

"Kai, I am so sorry. I didn't know what I had done wrong, but I think I know now. I hurt you and I'm so sorry. You— you're not just some creature to me. I never meant to imply that you were an experiment, or a pet, or anything like that. Kai. My creatures, they are the most important thing in my life. My animals are my family, and every single one of them is important to me. None of them are just creatures; you are not just a creature. You are… you are amazing. And beautiful and intelligent and fascinating and… my friend. You are my friend. Please know that. You don't have to forgive me, but please know that I lo—that you mean more to me than anything."

Kaimana POV

I stare at him as he spits out his apology, and try to calm myself. This man! He is so infuriating, and oblivious! But he is also kind, and caring, and I know that deep down he didn't mean to hurt me. I slowly swim closer to him, and he flinches. I slowly wrap my arms around him, and mouth, I forgive you into his shoulder. He inhales sharply, then crushes me in a very tight hug. "Thank you! I truly am sorry Kai, I never meant to hurt you." I smile a little, and look up at him. He is beaming, and his face is a little flushed. I point my finger in his face, and give him a stern look. He nods sheepishly. "I know, I'll watch what I say from now on. Tell me if what I say hurts you when I say something. I'm not good with people, and sometimes I tend to annoy them or make them angry without knowing why." He says, glancing down at the water unhappily. I smile softly and kiss his cheek. How could I possibly stay mad at him when he has that sad puppy dog look on his face?

I smooth the wet hair away from his face, and try to convey everything I want to say with a reassuring grin. Newt gives me a cautious smile in return, his ocean blue eyes regaining their usual enthusiastic sparkle. "Soooo, could I possibly get my notebook back?" He asks. I roll my eyes fondly and nod at him. "Brilliant, because I really do need it back. I'm writing a book you know." He tells me, already back to his normal, cheerful self. I point towards the rock next to my pond, and he looks at it confused. He gets out of the water and lifts up the rock, revealing his book. "Aha, was it always here?" He asks, and I shake my head no. "Oh, so you moved it around. Very sneaky." I just grin in response. He grins softly, and picks up the notebook looking it over.

I pull myself out of the water to sit beside Newt. "Did you… read any of it?" He asks tentatively. I look away, nodding reluctantly. "Oh." Newt says, and we lapse into awkward silence for minute. "It's for my fellow wizards. So they can be educated about magical creatures, so they stop being afraid and hurting creatures when they should be helping." Newt explains finally, and look at him in surprise. He wants to educate them? Other wizards? "I don't want anything like what happened to you to ever happen again." He admits softly. This man is so sweet, so caring. How was I mad at him? I smile at him, and lean my head on his shoulder. I take his hand, and write in his palm, You are so kind. He leans his head on mine, and softly whispers, "Thank you."