[teresa8oats]

Arg, I am doing school, and I don't thinki can get it done... ugh. Ok, do you think you could extend?

[Penultima]

Arg, I am doing school, and I don't thinki can get it done... ugh. Ok, do you think you could extend?

Alright, I'll do one extension, 2 more days.

[teresa8oats]

Wow! How did you do those face markings??

[Uchuujin]

So it gets judged tonight, right? I'm so excited to hear the results. I just wanted to ask to know when to start thread stalking XD

[teresa8oats]

I am finally done! Thank you so much Pen for letting me have time to do my entry for this amazing girl! I have been so busy lately, and I could not have got it done without you! Good luck everyone!

[AirAngel]

Bump .3.

[Penultima]

Beautiful story and artwork! Congrats teresa8oats!

[teresa8oats]

*SCREEEMMMMSSSS* thank you SOOO much! I LOVE her! Great job to everyone else who tried out for her!

[teresa8oats]

I plan on finishing training with this girl sometime next month when I am done with my jumper jamboree prizes and jostling tournament entry.

[teresa8oats]

Basic Training:

1.

Dear Journal,
It seems, no matter how much I try, I have no connection with Akasha. She hates me. We have built a closed in area for her out of wood from trees, and sometimes I stand on the side and tuck my hands into my arms. The dinos do not like direct eye contact unless they trust you, and Akasha does not. I am behind in my studies, but I do not mind. I believe that deep down I was born to do exactly this... or maybe not... could I be wrong?

two weeks later

Dear Journal,
I don't even know where to start! My heart is pounding, and I can not take this grin off my face! My heart feels warm, and my breathing fast only from my excitement! Well.. I would love to skip right to it, but I will be fair.
I have owned Akasha for four months now, and have never been able to touch her warm smooth skin... until today.
It started yesterday when I felt horrible. All of my friends where already saddling their dinos, and I had yet to touch mine. I let my tears run, and ran to Akasha's pen. I threw myself at the leaves next to it, and just lay their all scrunched up. "You are a cry baby! Such a baby!" I told myself again and again, which only made me feel worse. When the tears where all gone, I lifted my eyes from my arms and looked at the sky. The sun was falling. It was a five minute walk back home, but I did not dare go back their just yet, because of my red face, stained with salty tears. I would stay here for the night. It was a risk, a large one. Maybe I would be eaten. It that moment I did not care. I shivered, and realizing the night might be a little colder that what I was dressed for, I huddled up against the wood of Akasha's pen and fell asleep.
About five o'clock am I was awakened by a warm air on my back. Breath... and none could be that powerful unless it was a... dino! I froze. Would this be how I died? The breath went away, but I could still here the breathing of the creature. I felt and itch in my nose. NOOO!! NOT THE ITCH!! I could either scratch it or sneeze. I shoes scratch. I slowly lifted my hand to my itching nose, and leaned back the slightest, realizing that I was against the wood pen! Then who was sniffing me? Akasha!! Never had she got that close! Stupidly I swung up, and popped my head overt the fence, realizing at that exact moment that I would scare her off. Instead, I was the scared one. When my little head popped up, I was looking straight into Akasha's big green eyes! I just froze, and to my complete surprise, she stayed to.
I felt like an hour of us just staring. We did keep eye contact, and It seemed we where almost having a conversation through our eyes. After a while she took a deep breath, lowered her head an inch or two, but still keeping eye contact with me. I breathed too, relaxed my shoulders, and blinked a few times, almost coping her actions. This is the awesome part. When I did that, she lifted her muzzle right up to my shoulder, and nudged it. I giggled, and slowly brought my hand up. When it came over the fence she did not twinch, and so I reached out and run my hand down her forehead. She sighed.

I was standing on that fence for another three hours before my father came to look for me. When Akasha herd him she scurried away, but did not look as traumatized. Well.. here I am now, writing this in you my dear journal. Take good care of the happiest day in my life.