It's the Island girls!
The brown-skinned girl waited patiently by the airstrip, eager for the visitor. Despite the fact that she is a nation of this world, she is virtually unknown. Her population is just under 100,000, eclipsed by her larger neighbors. She is even completely ignored on many world maps! So when she heard that a much more famous island was coming to visit her, she was overtaken by excitement.
Seychelles sat on a bench, glancing at her watch. Come on, she thought, hurry up. She started to get worried that the visitor might have forgotten, or might have changed her mind. Her foot began to tap uncontrollably, her nervousness taking over.
She looked up, and her eyes widened when she noticed the little speck in the sky growing in size. She jumped up and waited in anticipation as the small plane sailed down and skidded against the airstrip.
The door to the small monoplane slid open, and the airstairs were deployed. Seychelles glided towards the plane, while the visitor bounced down the stairs.
"Hawaii!" Seychelles shouted.
"Hey Seychelles!" Hawaii yelled back, throwing herself off of the stairs and flying into Seychelles' arms.
"I'm so glad you came! I was so anxious!" Seychelles cried.
"Don't worry about it! We just had some trouble, that's all! It's all thanks to North Carolina," Both women turned to see North Carolina waving from the cockpit. The door of the plane closed, and it rose back into the sky, slowly disappearing once more.
Seychelles and Hawaii walked across the airport. "Whew, it was such a surprise when you said you wanted to visit me," Seychelles said, "I didn't think you would know about me."
Hawaii laughed. "Aw, come on. We're pretty similar, don't you think?"
Seychelles sighed. "I dunno. You're just a state and you're much more famous than me," She mumbled dejectedly.
"Yeah, I kinda get what you mean," Hawaii nodded her head. "You used to be a colony and then you became a country. I on the other hand, used to be a country before being relegated to becoming a state." She crossed her arms. "I remember when I was a nation," she reminisced, "Those were good times."
"The colony days were pretty rough," Seychelles added, "Mr. England and Mr. France were always doing something weird…"
"Bleh..France and England? Those two?" Hawaii made a disgusted face. "Yeah, they've annoyed me in the past as well."
"I mean, they're not bad people," Seychelles started, to which Hawaii gave her an amused glance. "But they do seem to be a bit-"
"I know what you mean," Hawaii interrupted, "At least they calmed down."
Seychelles chuckled. "I don't know about that~" She sang.
The two girls ran into a store, looking for some clothes and bathing suits for the beach.
"The beaches here are the best!" Seychelles shouted.
"Hey, that's my line!" Hawaii called.
Seychelles arched her eyebrows. "Oh, really?" She challenged.
Hawaii smirked. "Pineapples, palm trees, volcanoes, lava, scuba diving, coral!" She shouted.
Seychelles frowned. "Granite rocks, Buttock coconuts, tortoises, beaches, black parrots!" She yelled back.
They stared at each other; then they burst out laughing.
"Aren't we basically the same thing?" Hawaii giggled.
Seychelles wiped her eyes. "Oh, jeez, we shouldn't be generalizing," She wheezed.
Hawaii grinned. "Let's just agree, we are the best," She said, putting an arm around Seychelles.
Seychelles smiled. "Yup, no doubt about it!" She replied.
They ran around the shop, searching for the best bathing suits. "Hey, look at this one!" Seychelles called Hawaii over, showing her a particularly skimpy bathing suit.
"Eh, that is way too revealing," She stuck her tongue out, "Are you inferring something?"
Seychelles turned red. "No, no, not at all!" She exclaimed, shaking her head. Hawaii leaned closer.
"Are you sure? Maybe this entire time you were aiming for was-" Seychelles covered Hawaii's mouth.
"Noooo! Stop!" Seychelles cried.
Hawaii pried herself off of Seychelles. "Relax," She giggled, "I'm joking."
"Don't scare me like that!" Seychelles whined.
Hawaii lightly hit her in the shoulders. "Aw, you're so cute when you get mad," She said.
Both girls turned silent, getting red in their faces. "Let's...just ignore that," Hawaii mumbled. Seychelles nodded.
Hawaii looked at the Hawaiian grass skirt in shop. Hm, she thought, weird.
"Hey! Look over here!" Seychelles called Hawaii over.
Hawaii walked over, carrying the grass skirt. "Yeah?" She asked.
Seychelles threw her a swimsuit. "Here's one for you!" She announced.
Hawaii pulled the bathing suit off of her. "No thanks," She said, "What's with this?" She asked, showing Seychelles the grass skirt.
Seychelles giggled. "Well, the clothes at your place are pretty cool," She replied.
"Aw, thanks," Hawaii said, "But your place is cool too! It's blended so many cultures together!" She looked around. "You've been looking for swimsuits for me, but you need one yourself," She grinned, handing the grass skirt to Seychelles. "You wear this. I'll get something."
Seychelles turned red. "What? No-" She waved her arms as she flustered.
Hawaii smirked, grabbing Seychelles by the shoulders. "You're going to look so good," She whispered.
"Ah-" Seychelles had no time to argue as she was dragged off by Hawaii.
The two girls were at the beach, Seychelles wearing the Hawaiian style grass skirt and Hawaii wearing a white frilly swimsuit. Hawaii eyed up Seychelles. "Lookin good," She cooed.
Seychelles burned with embarrassment, as well as a bit of pride. "Thanks," She muttered.
Hawaii slapped her on the back. "Come on, let's enjoy the beaches you so gloated of!" She exclaimed.
Seychelles grinned. "Yeah!"
The two girls were playing in the water like they were children, splashing each other and riding the waves.
"Come on! Is that all you got?" Seychelles shouted before getting swallowed by a particularly large wave. Hawaii laughed at her as she struggled to keep her head up.
"Hahaha! And you call yourself an island nation," Hawaii smirked, "How pathetic."
"Mmmmm!" Seychelles swam underwater and grabbed Hawaii's legs, dragging her down.
"Gyaah! Kraken!" Hawaii screamed as she was pulled down. Through the clear water Hawaii saw Seychelles snickering at her. Hawaii scowled. So this is how things were going down, she thought.
She grabbed Seychelles' head and pushed it down, pulling herself up to the surface in the process.
She coughed and sputtered out salt water, shaking her head. But she felt something latch onto her long hair, and her vision was once again filled with water. She twisted, but Seychelles' grip was too strong.
Suddenly the waves retracted, leaving the two girls tangled on the wet sand.
"Well, this is kind of awkward…" Hawaii muttered as she stared at Seychelles' chest. "Can you get off?"
Seychelles chuckled. "Alright-" She slipped and landed right on Hawaii, who sprayed out a fountain of ocean water.
"God! Gah!" Hawaii gasped, "What the hell just happened?"
"I don't know!" Seychelles cried, "But that was fun!" She began to crack up, rolling around in the sand.
Hawaii stared at her, before starting to laugh out loud for herself.
The two girls walked down the beach, eating some papayas.
"Man, this shit is good!" Hawaii exclaimed as took another chunk of the fruit. "Not as good as the pineapples though…"
Seychelles grinned. "I love all the fruits," She answered. Her eyes lit up as she saw something up ahead. "Oh my God, Hawaii!" She shouted.
"Hm?" Hawaii looked at Seychelles with a confused expression. "What is it?"
"It's a Aldabra giant tortoise!" Seychelles cried, dragging Hawaii over to the enormous tortoise. They stooped to the tortoise. "It's the second largest tortoise in the world!" She boasted.
Hawaii nodded. "Hm, that's cool," She poked the tortoise in amazement. "Damn." She looked up at Seychelles. "Can I ride it?" She asked.
"I...uh…" Seychelles looked around, "Uhh….I don't think that's really…"
Hawaii jumped back as the tortoise snapped at her. "Okay, never mind," She said.
Seychelles smiled. "Haha, it's fine. These guys are actually pretty nice," She put a hand on the tortoise shell. "All of the animals here are nice."
Hawaii stood up, and the tortoise lumbered off into the wild. "Bye mr. Tortoise~" She waved.
The two sat on the beach, watching the ocean.
"Say, do you feel anything...odd?" Seychelles asked.
Hawaii nodded her head. "Yeah, I've felt it for quite some time," She replied, "Something is out here with us…"
She turned around to the bushes. "Hm…" She narrowed her eyes. She picked up a coconut and threw it into the bushes.
Seychelles and Hawaii were both pleasantly surprised when they heard a "Ouch!" from the bushes. France stumbled out, followed by England.
"What? France? England?" Seychelles cried out.
"Oh, hey Seychelles and….Seychelles…" France stared at the two girls. He turned to England. "Hey, is it just me or is there two Seychelles standing in front of me?" He asked.
"No, it's not just you. And it's not two Seychelles. It's just one, and the other one…" He looked at the two girls. "First of all, whose the other girl? And which one is which?"
"I'm Seychelles," Seychelles sighed, "And this is Hawaii."
"Oh, Hawaii?" France's eyes lit up, "I haven't heard that name in a long time!"
Hawaii glared at him. "Yeah, and I still remember what you did to me," She said.
France shrugged. "I don't remember," He whistled, "Except for that body-"
Hawaii hit him in the head with a coconut. "Shut up!" She cried, her face burning red. "It's not love!"
"I don't mind you beating up France, but can you give me back my boat?" England asked.
Hawaii smirked. "No way in hell," She quipped.
Seychelles stared at Hawaii. "What?" She asked.
Hawaii grinned. "I stole the bastard's boat when we first met," She explained.
England scowled. "Damn it, do you know how much of a pain you are?" He grumbled.
France stood back up, slinking up between Hawaii and Seychelles. "We're all friends here, right?" He eyed the two girls, "I mean, we can get closer," he whistled.
Seychelles elbowed him in the face and Hawaii struck him in the gut.
The two girls leaned in their beach chairs, sipping on their palm wine. Beams of moonlight poked through the palm trees.
"Man, what a time we've had," Seychelles said.
"Yeah, it's been fun," Hawaii added, crossing her legs. She glanced at Seychelles; she was still wearing the grass skirt, and Hawaii felt her face burn a little. She took another gulp of her palm wine, listening to the waves crashing against the sand. "It's so calming," She whispered.
"Yeah, I love doing this," Seychelles replied, "But I love it when there's someone with me." She smiled at Hawaii.
Suddenly the night sky was lit up by hundreds of fireworks, with arrays of colorful patterns shooting across the atmosphere.
Hawaii's eyes sparkled. "Oh my God!" She exclaimed as the fireworks popped and cracked, watching balls of green and red flames flying in all directions.
"Hehe, a little commemoration for your visit!" Seychelles proudly exclaimed.
"Ah-" Hawaii was taken aback. "I-uh-thank you." She sputtered.
"Your welcome," Hawaii felt Seychelles' fingers wrap around her hand. She joyfully gripped back, and the two watched the brilliant display before them.