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More nanowrimo!

I am Kiara. My name is pronounced like kee-ar-a. Confusing, right? Well, here I am, a little German Shepherd, stuck with my (ex)boyfriend, my brother, and this boy who’s crazy for me! My (ex)boyfriend’s name is Rocko and he’s a German Shepherd, to! I loved him more than anything! My brother is Ryder, and he’s a little crazy. Oh wait. That’s Puppy. He is crazy! He drives ME crazy, and really, I’m hard to drive crazy! Anyway, I need to tell you about what happened a year ago, what made me who I am today; brave, strong, and happy. It started when I was a pup, and Puppy took my parents away…
Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd wait in the hospital. Mrs. Shepherd is going to have a pup! “Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd? The birth room is ready for you.”
The couple fallows the doctor to the room and Mrs. Shepherd has her pup!
I look up at my mum lovingly, and I knew she was special. Something about her was different than the dreams of her I had in her belly. Maybe it was the sparkle in her eyes. Maybe in was that tuff of fur above her eye, but whatever it was, my mum was special. Then, she spoke to me. “Oh sweetheart, what should we name her?”
I didn’t know she wasn’t talking to me, but at the time, I didn’t know I had a daddy. “Well, Hun, I don’t really know. She looks a lot like you! Maybe Kyra?”
My mum stared at my daddy. “Well, you hear the name Kyra all the time. How about something original, like Kiara? I’ve always loved that name!”
My daddy sighed. “Kiara. Why Kiara?”
My mum shushed him and hugged me tight. I yawned and fell asleep in her arms.
* * *
I woke up and got dressed. Today was the big day. My first day of middle school! I slowly walked down the stairs to my brother Ryder, who was making waffles. “Hurry up Kiara, you’ll miss the bus! You need to eat, now hurry.”
I rolled my eyes, grabbed my cell phone, and called my best friend. “Anna, any luck finding the bus stop?
I heard Anna sneeze. “ Kiara, I’m sorry, but I won’t make it to school today! I have a cold, and my mum said…”
I couldn’t help it. I burst out into tears. “Anna stop!”
I heard a cough on the other end. “Sorry Kiara, I can’t help it… I can’t go my whole life without saying mum or daddy around you! Yeesh!”
I just sighed and hung up. This Pit Bull named Puppy took my parents away… For some strange reason, after I met him, he’s wanted to make my life terrible! Icky Sicky Puppy! I really don’t know why, but he just took my mum and daddy away! That’s when I was in grade school, about 5 years ago… Anyway, Ryder is taking care of me. He’s my only sibling… Okokok, sorry, back to the story…
Ryder ran up to me. “Kiara, Kiara! Why are you crying?”
I talked to him slowly, trying to stop the crying. “Anna… Well… She talked about… Well, she said… Mum and daddy!!”
I stared at Ryder as his lip quivered. “Now Kiara… Go… To… School…”
I quickly nodded and left for the bus. As I got on it, I noticed a mutt sitting by himself in the back. He looked really nervous, and I think I knew how he felt… I walked over to him and asked him if I could sit with him. “Ey… Why would you sit with me? I’m not cute, funny, or smart…”
I laughed. “Well, you’re orange and I like orange! What’s your name?”
He blushed. “I’m Buddy Boy, but please call me Buddy. I’m a little new here and…”
I smiled. “You know, you’re cute. Sorta. Well, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Kiara, proud sister of Ryder, president of something!”
Buddy laughed. “President of something? I don’t think he’s really president of anything!”
I just sat there. Then, at the next stop, a hot German Shepherd got in. I leaned over and whispered to Buddy. “Who’s he?”
Buddy rolled his eyes. “That’s Rocko. He’s, uh, a snot.”
I stared at Buddy. “How could someone that HOT be a snot?”
Buddy started crying after I said that. “Ok! I’m lying! So what?!? I guess I just wanted to have a chance with a girl and you said I was cute! And… And… And…” Buddy sighed. “ I’m sorry Kiara… I just thought you liked me…”
I leaned over and hugged Buddy. “Well, you’re orange, and I like orange!”
Then I did some something I’m not very proud of. I walked over and plopped down next to Rocko. He turned around and smiled at me. “Sup? I’m Rocko! Who are you?”
I blushed. “I’m Kiara… By the way… You’re really cute…”
Rocko smiled. “Thank ya. By the way… You’re cute to!”
I turned around and smiled at Buddy, to show him all was well, but what I saw stopped my heart. Buddy was crying… I felt terrible, like it was all my fault, until I saw him reading a text on his phone. I walked back over to him. “What’s wrong Buddy?”
Buddy looked at me and tried to smile. “I-it’s nothing, r-really. I just…” He handed me his phone. “Read the text, and you’ll see…”
I read the text slowly. It said, “Bddy it’s me. We r brakn up 2day. Srry cant hld relshonship. Ttyl. Me.”
I turned to Buddy. “Awww, girls don’t matter unless it’s me! So just ignore it, be a new man! Be Buddy!”
He just looked up at me sadly and nodded. I sighed. Is there anyway to cheer Buddy up AND get Rocko to like me? Ugh, this is hard. I feel like I need to cheer my new friend up, but uhhhhh! Then, I decided it was final! I was going to help Buddy! He needed me now, and I always had time to flirt with Rocko. I talked Rocko into saving my spot and I walked over to Buddy. “Buddy Boy, listen to me. You’ll find her soon. Well, maybe not soon, but you’ll find her eventually!”
I got him to smile! My new friend’s heart was broken, and I got him to smile! “Thanks Kiara! I’ll find her soon, I hope!”
Then he leaned over and whispered in my ear. “Can you help me?”
I shrugged. “Sorry B-Boy, but I have to find my parents! Do you want to help me? I mean, you, me, Rocko, and Ryder all looking for my parents! How fun will that be?!?”
He smiled his sweet buck tooth smile. “Sure, when?”
I hit him playfully. “Eh, a month?”
(One month later)
I slowly kissed Rocko. “C’mon, let’s get Buddy and Ryder! We have to find my parents soon!”
Rocko hugged me. “Fine. Let’s go!”
In the bushes, Puppy the Pit Bull and his partner, Sheeba, spy on Kiara. “She’s going to find her parents” whispered Sheeba. “Not where WE hid them!” laughed Puppy.
I banged at Buddy’s door. It was 2:00 AM in the morning, right when I told Buddy to get up. “BUDDY! HURRY UP!”
Buddy walked out slowly and yawned. He wiped his eyes and looked at me and Rocko. “Sorry guys… I forgot! Let me go get dressed!”
Rocko rolled his eyes as Buddy walked away. “Can we PLEASE go without him?!? I mean, this is driving me CRAZY! I’m your boyfriend, and here we are, waiting for a BOY!”
I slapped him. “Buddy’s my best friend! I won’t do anything without him, and when I met him, I promised he’d come!”
Rocko just sighed and waited. 10 minutes later, Buddy came out, dressed and ready. “So… What are we doing?”
I explained that we were going. It was a cave called MonaWona. The reason we were going there was because it was my parent’s favorite place to visit. If they were anywhere, they’d be there! Ryder, Rocko, Buddy, and I started our mission. Little did we know our terrible fate…
* * *
Buddy and I were talking about school. I didn’t know talking would destroy my relationship with Rocko! Ha-ha, just kidding! I gottcha there! Well, anyway, Buddy and I were talking about school when Ryder yelled something at me that I didn’t quite understand… I wish I did, because all of the sudden the ground disappeared from under our feet! We fell down a large pit, full of leaves. Ryder and Rocko came running over. “Kiara? Buddy? Are you two ok?”
It was Ryder! I shifted around to ell something back, but it was then I noticed Buddy had fallen on top of me. “Mmmmmf! Buddy, get off of me! Mmmmmf!”
Buddy shifted and moved his buttocks. I then had some breathing space. “Ryder! We’re fine, but I think I broke my leg! I mean, it’s hurting!”
Buddy looked at me, his eyes filled with tears. “I broke your leg?! Kiara, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to!”
I played around with my leg a little. “Naw, it’s not broken! I was just messing with you! Don’t cry Buddy, DO NOT CRY.”
Buddy laughed. “And I was just messing with you. Now get up. And we can get out of this crazy hole!”
I grabbed Buddy’s paw as he helped me up. We climbed out of the hole and Rocko ran up to me. We hugged and continued our search. I ran around, looking for clues, something to show me which way to go! It was then I found a piece of my mum’s jacket. It made my eyes well up with tears, seeing the jacket piece. I brought it to Ryder and showed him. “Ryder… Look…”
He looked down at the jacket piece and grabbed it from me. “Where’d you find this? Show me, show me now!”
I ran with him to the bush where I found the jacket. “Look Ryder! What’s that?” I pointed to a tree with a purse in it. “That looks like mum’s purse!”
Rocko coughed and sneezed. “Oh jeez. That tree’s an olive tree! I’m allergic to olive trees! What can I do? What CAN I do?”
I winced. “Oh Rocko! We need to get you away from that tree! You’ll… You’ll die! It’ll be too bad!”
Rocko sneezed. “GET ME AWAY FROM THIS TREE! –cough- GET ME AWAY! –cough- I can’t… Can’t breath!”
Ryder looked at me nervously. “Uhhh… This… It isn’t as bad as it looks…”
I looked up. “Wadda ya mean? Rocko might die!”
“Rocko isn’t going to die”
“He might!”
“Uh, no.”
“How do you know?”
“I just do!”
“Tell me why!”
Ryder nodded at me and pointed to Rocko. Rocko snorted and started laughing. I looked at Rocko furiously. “Was it a joke?!? All of it? A joke on me! Gee, Rocko. Wow. Just, wow…”
Rocko’s tail drooped and he ran over to me. “Kiara, I’m sorry. Ryder talked me into it! I swear! Even ask him!”
I didn’t. I didn’t feel like talking to Rocko or Ryder right now, so I went over and sat right down next to Buddy. “Sometimes I wonder why I love Rocko. I mean, sometimes he’s the best guy on Earth, but other times, he’s just a big jerk.” I sighed. “I love him with almost all of my heart, but sometimes I want to strangle the boy…”
Buddy smiled. “When I met you, I told you he was a snot. I was just kidding at the time, but… Now, sometimes, it’s true.” He turned and looked me in the eyes. “Do you know what I mean?
I nodded. “Yeah, I know what you mean… I love Rocko to bitsies, but… Ick… I want him to be like a normal guy. One who won’t play tricks on me!” I turned to Buddy and sighed. “You’re like that, but I love you as a friend… Nothing more than a friend…”
Buddy sighed. “I know, but I’ve known you for about a month and… Well, I really like you… You probably know that, because I always fallow you around, but…” His eyes were wet from tears. “I’ve always wanted you to like me!”
I smiled. Deep down, I knew I liked Buddy, but it wasn’t at that time I knew he was the one for me…
* * *
Rocko, Buddy, Ryder, and I woke up. After a terrible sleep, I was ready for some more searching. I packed up camp and off we went! Looking for my parents made me hungry, and I remembered we hadn’t had breakfast or dinner! I slowly and hungrily walked over to Ryder. I looked at him weakly, so he knew I was hungry. Ryder shook his head. “We didn’t bring food. I’m sorry, I forgot.” I slowly started walking away when he grabbed me. “I guess we could hunt. I mean, we are dogs, and Buddy looks like he has some wolf in him!”
I nodded and looked at Buddy. True, he did have the wolf tail, but that was about it. I smiled at Buddy. “Hey Bud, can you hunt? Like, can you kill birds and mice and stuff?”
Buddy looked at me, startled. “Hunt? What? Well, I used to… I don’t know if I still have it though…”
I slapped him. “You so can! No, teach me! TEACH ME!”
Buddy once again looked at me funny. “Umm, why do you want to hunt?”
“We have no food.”
“Didn’t Ryder grab some?”
“No he forgot.”
“He forgot?”
“Yep, now we need to hunt.”
“Fine I’ll help, but it’ll take about 20 minutes to teach you.”
“I don’t care! Teach me!”
“Ok…”
We shook paws at the deal, but I wondered why it felt so good to me to have Buddy’s paw holding mine. It scared me a bit, so I quickly pulled it away. “Kiara, why’d you stop the handshake?”
I just ignored him and ran to Rocko and gave him a hug. For some reason, I didn’t feel the same hugging Rocko… It was different, not as special. I was confused, so I chose to ignore it and move on. Buddy showed us how to hunt. I learned how to jump, pounce, and attack. I was actually really fun, that is, until I caught something. “Ewww! I just stepped on a mouse! Ewww! I think I killed it!”
Rocko laughed. “You’re supposed to kill it. We need to eat it! Eat it up!”
I looked at the dead mouse between my paws. How could I eat this? Well, Buddy didn’t teach me how to hunt for nothing! I looked at the mouse in my paws and lifted it to my mouth. I slowly lowered it to my mouth and dropped it in. I chewed and swallowed the mouse. It tasted HORRIBLE. I’m not kidding. This thing I just swallowed, it was… My stomach lurched. The rest of the night, I just snacked on the bugs I caught. It was a lot better than eating more mice! “Ugh Buddy. I feel sick…”
* * *
I was asleep when Rocko jumped on me and woke me up. “Kiara, wake up! Ryder found a clue!”
I looked up at Rocko. “Where?”
“The cave.”
“Oh. Ok.”
“Let’s go!”
“Ugh… Nuh-uh”
“Aw, c’mon!”
“Fine…”
I got up and got dressed. I looked at my watch and it was 2:30 A.M. “Rocko, can’t this wait? I mean, won’t the clue be there in the morning?”
Rocko shook his head. “No, it’s going to fly away soon!”
Fly away? What? That made no since… Well, my mum DID love butterflies… I fallowed Rocko out of the tent slowly. Buddy came running up and we were on our way! “Hey guys, I don’t feel that great…”
At first I thought it was from the mouse I ate last night… Ugh! My stomach was killing me! “Guys? Guys? Guys? I feel terrible! Ugh…”
Buddy ran up to me and so did Rocko. My stomach lurched. I felt terrible! I leaned over and vomited. “Ewww!”
I looked up and noticed I got sick all over Rocko! “Ohmygosh, Rocko! I’m so sorry!”
Rocko looked at the goop on his stomach then at me. “Kiara… Why’d you get sick on me?” He sighed. “I thought you loved me and here you are, puking on me!”
I looked at Rocko and sighed. “It was an accident! I-I didn’t mean to, really!”
Rocko slapped me. Hard. “Sorry Kiara. It’s over. I don’t date dogs who… Who barf on me!”
I sighed. I knew this was coming. I turned and looked at Buddy. As I thought, his eyes were bright, waiting for me to ask a certain question he’s been waiting for. I shook my head. “Not now Buddy Boy.”
His eyes kept glowing and he just smiled and nodded. “Hey Kiara… Want to go fishing? Fish taste 10 times better than mice.” He laughed. “Trust me!”
I smiled and nodded. I was hungry, and fish sounded really good right now. “Can we make a fire and cook them up? And have marshmallows?”
Buddy nodded. “Marshy mellows! Yumalitios!”
I laughed. “Buddy you sure are funny!” I kissed his cheek. “But don’t get excited! I don’t love you lots… YET!”
He blushed. “I uh… Well… Ummm… Like you a lot and…”
I playfully punched him in the arm. “I know Bud. You tell me that almost EVERYDAY!” I laughed. “I don’t need to be reminded, even though I sorta like you.”
Buddy’s eyes lit up more than usual. “You like me? REALLY?”
I sneezed and my nose stuffed up. “Whoa. I’b be stubbed ub.” I sneezed again and blew my nose. “Oh my! Wow! That was gross!”
Buddy smiled. “It IS gross, but hey, we all sneeze sometimes right?”
Ryder ran up to us. “Have you two forgotten about the clue? The butterfly is about to fly away! HURRY. IT. UP.”
I sighed. “We’re coming! Where are we going?”
Ryder smiled. “Rocko and I found MonaWona cave! There’s a butterfly in the cave and it has a clue! You guys need to hurry it up!”
I grinned. The cave was found, and there was a butterfly with a clue! Wow! What luck! I knew I’ve been looking for this cave forever, and I had a pet butterfly named Flutterby.
“Wow Ryder. This place is beautiful! The cave is more than I amagined!”
Ryder smiled. “I know!

I thought I lost you...

Last night, at 5:16 P.M. Huntington got out of the house. I chased him, and not surprisingly, he ran to the park across the street. I'm so glad Huntington is a people person. There were little kids t the park and Huntington ran over to them. Their mum didn't see me, but she saw him. She called for him. "Come here puppy!"
Huntington ran over to her and I was so glad! I yelled to the lady. "Can you please grab his collar?"
She did and I ran over and grabbed my little boy. I carried him home. He's really heavy, but at the time, I didn't care. cloud 9 I had my dog back! I loved him up, but the problem is, it was my fault he got out. *Sigh* I didn't mean to, he just slipped past me. I cried tears of joy all night and some this morning. My dog was back cloud 9cloud 9

NaNoWriMo!!

Momma's writing a story for something called NaNoWriMo! Here's what she has SO FAR!

I am Kiara. My name is pronounced like kee-ar-a. Confusing, right? Well, here I am, a little German Shepherd, stuck with my (ex)boyfriend, my brother, and this boy who’s crazy for me! My (ex)boyfriend’s name is Rocko and he’s a German Shepherd, to! I loved him more than anything! My brother is Ryder, and he’s a little crazy. Oh wait. That’s Puppy. He is crazy! He drives ME crazy, and really, I’m hard to drive crazy! Anyway, I need to tell you about what happened a year ago, what made me who I am today; brave, strong, and happy. It started when I was a pup, and Puppy took my parents away…
Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd wait in the hospital. Mrs. Shepherd is going to have a pup! “Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd? The birth room is ready for you.”
The couple fallows the doctor to the room and Mrs. Shepherd has her pup!
I look up at my mum lovingly, and I knew she was special. Something about her was different than the dreams of her I had in her belly. Maybe it was the sparkle in her eyes. Maybe in was that tuff of fur above her eye, but whatever it was, my mum was special. Then, she spoke to me. “Oh sweetheart, what should we name her?”
I didn’t know she wasn’t talking to me, but at the time, I didn’t know I had a daddy. “Well, Hun, I don’t really know. She looks a lot like you! Maybe Kyra?”
My mum stared at my daddy. “Well, you hear the name Kyra all the time. How about something original, like Kiara? I’ve always loved that name!”
My daddy sighed. “Kiara. Why Kiara?”
My mum shushed him and hugged me tight. I yawned and fell asleep in her arms.
* * *
I woke up and got dressed. Today was the big day. My first day of middle school! I slowly walked down the stairs to my brother Ryder, who was making waffles. “Hurry up Kiara, you’ll miss the bus! You need to eat, now hurry.”
I rolled my eyes, grabbed my cell phone, and called my best friend. “Anna, any luck finding the bus stop?
I heard Anna sneeze. “ Kiara, I’m sorry, but I won’t make it to school today! I have a cold, and my mum said…”
I couldn’t help it. I burst out into tears. “Anna stop!”
I heard a cough on the other end. “Sorry Kiara, I can’t help it… I can’t go my whole life without saying mum or daddy around you! Yeesh!”
I just sighed and hung up. This Pit Bull named Puppy took my parents away… For some strange reason, after I met him, he’s wanted to make my life terrible! Icky Sicky Puppy! I really don’t know why, but he just took my mum and daddy away! That’s when I was in grade school, about 5 years ago… Anyway, Ryder is taking care of me. He’s my only sibling… Okokok, sorry, back to the story…
Ryder ran up to me. “Kiara, Kiara! Why are you crying?”
I talked to him slowly, trying to stop the crying. “Anna… Well… She talked about… Well, she said… Mum and daddy!!”
I stared at Ryder as his lip quivered. “Now Kiara… Go… To… School…”
I quickly nodded and left for the bus. As I got on it, I noticed a mutt sitting by himself in the back. He looked really nervous, and I think I knew how he felt… I walked over to him and asked him if I could sit with him. “Ey… Why would ye sit with me? I’m not cute, funny, or smart…”
I laughed. “Well, you’re orange and I like orange! What’s your name?”
He blushed. “I’m Buddy Boy, but please call me Buddy. I’m a little new here and…”
I smiled. “You know, you’re cute. Sorta. Well, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Kiara, proud sister of Ryder, president of something!”
Buddy laughed. “President of something? I don’t think he’s really president of anything!”
I just sat there. Then, at the next stop, a hot German Shepherd got in. I leaned over and whispered to Buddy. “Who’s he?”
Buddy rolled his eyes. “That’s Rocko. He’s, uh, a snot.”
I stared at Buddy. “How could someone that HOT be a snot?”
Buddy started crying after I said that. “Ok! I’m lying! So what?!? I guess I just wanted to have a chance with a girl and you said I was cute! And… And… And…” Buddy sighed. “ I’m sorry Kiara… I just thought you liked me…”
I leaned over and hugged Buddy. “Well, you’re orange, and I like orange!”
Then I did some something I’m not very proud of. I walked over and plopped down next to Rocko. He turned around and smiled at me. “Sup? I’m Rocko! Who are you?”
I blushed. “I’m Kiara… By the way… You’re really cute…”
Rocko smiled. “Thank ya. By the way… You’re cute to!”
I turned around and smiled at Buddy, to show him all was well, but what I saw stopped my heart. Buddy was crying… I felt terrible, like it was all my fault, until I saw him reading a text on his phone. I walked back over to him. “What’s wrong Buddy?”
Buddy looked at me and tried to smile. “I-it’s nothing, r-really. I just…” He handed me his phone. “Read the text, and you’ll see…”
I read the text slowly. It said, “Bddy it’s me. We r brakn up 2day. Srry cant hld relshonship. Ttyl. Me.”
I turned to Buddy. “Awww, girls don’t matter unless it’s me! So just ignore it, be a new man Buddy!”
He just looked up at me sadly and nodded. I sighed. Is there anyway to cheer Buddy up AND get Rocko to like me? Ugh, this is hard. I feel like I need to cheer my new friend up, but uhhhhh! Then, I decided it was final! I was going to help Buddy! He needed me now, and I always had time to flirt with Rocko. I talked Rocko into saving my spot and I walked over to Buddy. “Buddy Boy, listen to me. You’ll find her soon. Well, maybe not soon, but you’ll find her eventually!”
I got him to smile! My new friend’s heart was broken, and I got him to smile! “Thanks Kiara! I’ll find her soon, I hope!”
Then he leaned over and whispered in my ear. “Can you help me?”
I shrugged. “Sorry B-Boy, but I have to find my parents! Do you want to help me? I mean, you, me, Rocko, and Ryder all looking for my parents! How fun will that be?!?”
He smiled his sweet buck tooth smile. “Sure, when?”
I hit him playfully. “Eh, a month?”
(One month later)
I slowly kissed Rocko. “C’mon, let’s get Buddy and Ryder! We have to find my parents soon!”
Rocko hugged me. “Fine. Let’s go!”
In the bushes, Puppy the Pit Bull and his partner, Sheeba, spy on Kiara. “She’s going to find her parents” whispered Sheeba. “Not where WE hid them!” laughed Puppy.
I banged at Buddy’s door. It was 2:00 AM in the morning, right when I told Buddy to get up. “BUDDY! HURRY UP!”



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