Username: SpartanAmethyst
Name: Keanu Hale Kalani
>Keanu
▸ Hawaiian
▸ "cool mountain breeze"
>Hale
>Kalani
Gender: Male
Short story: Smirking as another wave hit his furred shins, Keanu felt the sand shift past his paws. Folding his arms expectantly, he watched as the waves battered the shore, the sand stained red with the setting sun; he'd miss these waves, this beach, the surfing and, even though he wasn't like that, he had to admit he'd miss the girls too. His tail flicking softly, his gaze was drawn to the horizon; eleven miles out, where the earth curved down into the unknown, Keanu watched an ocean storm brewing. If he was to out run it, he needed to leave soon. Oceanic storms were particularly nasty this time of year, and it definitely wasn't smart to fly in them.
A sudden hand on his shoulder made him turn, and he was met with the sparkling eyes of his mother. The youngest of six boys, and he was finally headed off to make his own name. Leaning down to her level, he smiled as she placed a familiar kiss on his forehead. "My baby, fly safe. Call once you're to the stables," she murmured softly, and he nodded. "
I will. And I'll be back to visit soon." A sharp whistle emanating from the road behind them, mother and son turned to meet the gaze of the airport shuttle, and with an unspoken "goodbye", Keanu climbed into the passenger seat of the old white van.
Minutes later he was on the runway, gazing sadly out of the window as he watched his island home disappear into the distance. But, he didn't have to be sad for long, because in front of him was a new life, a new dream, and a new home to call his own. (word count: 305.)
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