It's a Big, Big World

[harold]

He was lost. He was alone. And he was... Happy? How could this be? Maybe it was the fact that he'd come across a completely breathtaking area? Maybe it was the fact that he loved the feel of the wind in his curly fur, the feel of being free. He loved the new sights, the new smells. Everything was new. Everything was neat! He couldn't believe his eyes, the world was so big! Turning around every which way, looking at everything in sight, the pup felt a smile cross his face. Everything was a mystery to him. There were sights he couldn't even begin to describe! There were smells unlike any other! He loved this place, he loved this place! It was so pretty, so amazing! What was this place called? Did it even have a name?

Looking down at his paws, he poked the white, hard grains he stood on. What was this? It was a light color, reminding Harry of snow. But, it certainly wasn't cold! And it wasn't wet at all! It was rather hot, actually, compared to some of the other places he'd been to! And what was that? Over there! A huge bathtub? Harry cocked his head in curiosity, and padded over to where the water met the shore. That's one biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig bathtub! I don't wanna go in there! And then to his right he saw some trees. Perking his large ears up, he began towards the trees, but stopped and looked back at something. There was... Something shiny on the ground! He gasped, pawing at the sand. Yes, it was halfway buried under there...! He saw it! It was beautiful! It was shiny!

Before long, the little whelp had uncovered a small shell. It was a cream color and sparkled in the sunlight. He tilted his head, dark eyes widening. "Ooh..." He beamed, touching the smooth surface with a paw. "Pretty!" His curly-furred tail was up in the air, wagging back and forth as he looked at the shell. What was this odd object?

He sat down, looking at the shell with his dark eyes. It's little... It's shiny... It must be good to bite! Chopping down on the little object, Harry made a face. He let go of the shell, frowning slightly. Okay. It's not good to bite. He left the little object where it was and continued his stroll along the beach.

[sarhea]

Shanda lay stretched comfortably upon a large boulder just outside the treeline. It had been a while since she'd come out close to the beach again. Almost dying out here during that freak ice storm seemed like so long ago. She had not seen much of Tarot since then and she had not seen Devi at all. And this made her sad. The only two creatures who'd she'd called friends were no where in sight, and she found herself all alone once more.

The warmth of the sun upon her fluffy white pelt felt wonderful, and chased away the thoughts of almost freezing to death. She'd regained her health since then, though the memories of the past few months were a blur. She lazily opened her blue eyes, the long mass of black fluff that was her bangs lifted with each gust of the summer wind off the sea. Shanda loved the beach-it held good memories and bad ones, but she could never leave here. It was home.

Her stomach growled as she sat up. She realized that she had not had anything to eat today as of yet. She stood and shook her fluffy pelt before slipping off the rock and entering the tree line. Rabbits would be the most plentiful game she could find, though not the easiest to catch. She began to head north towards her old end of the beach.

Before too long, a strange sight on the beach caught her eye. What the heck was that? There was some kind of animal out on the beach. At first, she thought it was a rabbit, her hungry stomach growling angrily and expectantly at the though, and she began to stalk forward through the salt grass, her body low, staying hidden. As she drew closer, she realized that it was not a rabbit, and she could not figure out what it was. It was digging in the sand. She saw the longer tail....was it a cat? Cats were edible....she decided to move in as her stomach growled again, more angrily this time.

She crept forward, building speed, before bursting forth from the grass, building more speed, heading straight for the little white and brown creature so happily digging in the sand.