Kristina looked herself over in the mirror. She smiled when she thought herself lovely. Especially, in a purple dress Blowhole had picked out for her. He had gotten a lot of clothing and other things to try and please her. 'He is such a sweet heart.' She thought. 'You know, why am I getting so dressed up for this? It's just Leon. Leon, the dolphin.' As she was thinking this, she heard a knock on the door. She smiled again. 'Well, at least he has manners.' She patted down her dress. "Come on in." She said.
The doors swooshed open and a man was standing there. Her mouth dropped when she saw him. He was quite handsome. She could see a well defined body was hidden under those clothes. The only thing that detracted to this was his metal eye. 'Metal eye.' She thought. He smiled. "Ah, I see you like it, Katrina." He said, in an all too familiar voice.
She closed her mouth and her eyes widened. "Leon." She said. She walked up close to him. "Leon, is that you?" He nodded. She just looked at him for a moment, before taking a step back. "How? How can this be?"
"Ah, yes." Leon said. "About that. You see, as you said before, a woman and dolphin would look weird together. So, I came up with a brilliant idea. Why not become human. It wasn't that hard. All I needed was the right set of chemicals in the right proportions. Not at all difficult really. Although, it was quite unpleasant." He looked to her. "Did you get all that?" She shook her head. "Ah, well I should have seen that. Does this change anything?"
Katrina was staring at him at the moment. 'Wow, he's so handsome.' She thought. Leon snapped his fingers in front of her face. She shook her head. "What were you saying?" She said.
"I said, does this change anything?" Leon said.
Katrina just laughed, before taking one of his arms. "In a good way." She said. They started off.
After a few moments of walking the streets in silence, Leon spoke. "So, what have you been doing since we last met?"
Katrina looked up at him. "Ah, nothing much." She said. "I just work in the biology department, specializing in aquatic mammals."
"Ohhh." Leon said, smiling. "You study dolphins."
"Among other things." Katrina said. She nudged him. "I never forgot about you. That night was the worst night of my life. I've dedicated my life to making sure other animals aren't treated the same way. I was even hoping I might find you." She was crying slightly. "Silly."
Just then, she felt a soft hand on her cheek. Leon gently pulled her face to look at him. 'Even as a human, he's silky smooth.' She thought. "It's not silly." He said, while wiping away her tears. She looked up into his eyes. Well, his one human eye. She saw compassion. Compassion unmatched by any of her ex-boyfriends. She then looked at his lips. 'I wonder what they feel like.' She thought. That thought allured her. She leaned in closer and closed her eyes. "Uhh, Katrina, what are you…" He was interrupted when she placed her lips upon his. He just stood like a statue for a moment, before melting into her kiss. The kiss lasted a few moments, as they explored the depths of one another. Finally they pulled apart. They just looked at each other for a moment. "Katrina, I had no idea." He said at last.
Katrina smiled and laid her head on his chest, while he held onto her. "Leon, how long can you stay human?" She said. Leon was silent for a moment. She pulled away and looked at the ground. "I'm sorry. I don't want to force you into doing anything you don't want to do."
Leon took her hands. "I would do anything for you." He said. "You know that. I wouldn't just let you go like that after all these years. I can stay like this for as long as you want."
Katrina started to cry. She went and hugged him, while burying her head into his shoulder. "Oh, Leon." She said.
"Katrina." Leon said, while keeping his arms snuggly around her.
"I love you, Leon." She said. "I know now that I always have. In a sense."
"And I have always loved you." Leon said, before laughing. "In a sense."
(Flashback)
It had been months since her first meeting with Leon. Katrina just couldn't wait to meet her friend again. Yet, it was never just the two of them. She couldn't stay long, or do much with him. Then she got an idea. 'It might be tricky, but it'll be worth it.' She thought. She went and grabbed a few things. She checked if her parents were asleep. She smiled when she did. She quietly climbed out the window. They lived on the first floor, so it was no danger. She knew where Leon was. It wasn't but a few minutes from here. They usually walked, but dad hadn't known it the first time. Once she got there, she squeezed through a hole in the fence. She tip toed to his exhibit. When she saw Leon, she smiled. She went over to the side of the tank. "Leon." She said. "Leon, wake up. It's me." Right then, the dolphin stirred itself awake. It went over to her. He started to squeak and clap his hands. Katrina put a finger to her mouth and shushed him. "Quiet. They might catch us." The dolphin quieted down. "Now, I just wanted to talk to you. Alone." Just then, a sea gull flew over to them and landed. She giggled. "Okay, maybe not so alone."