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Today i would like to tell you a tale. Or in my case, A story of how my whole life changed in its overview, completely, So i will begin by introducing myself BEFORE we get to the story that is about to unfold. I am but a young husky named Aqua. Now, You may ask "Why is his name Aqua?". Well, That would be from my heritage as a one of the many other huskies out there that have an aquatic light blue color around their bodies rather than the typical gray fashion we would normally don. It is a vivid, Half-fluorescent among my body. It runs from my ears and head down my back all the way to the tip of my tail. Along with partially traveling its sleek tones over my arms to the elbow, And my legs down to the knee. As for the secondary coloring of my fur, It is a lightly toned grayish/white color from my collar bone down to my inner thigh area stopping just before it would reach my knees. This same shade of a cottony hue spans from my elbows to my fingertips as well as from my knees down to my very toes, And covering the underside of my tail's swirly form.

Now then, Discarding the topic on my fur pattern, My paws stand out with a cold, Deep and slightly dark blue color. There are areas of the gray-white shading that is on the bottoms of my paws. Both forearm and hind paws. I stand not-so tall at about 5'2'1/2 For my seventeen years of age, Along with having a ruby hue shade in my eyes, But that does not bother me really.. Though i do often get teased or accused of being younger than i am. Or being called lizard-face as it would seem my eyes have these odd snake-like corneas inside of their pupils. I still maintain that normal glow of white around them though, So i guess maybe they could seem like jewels, Or even eggs if someone would be willing to take it the weird way and say any such thing about my eyes.

But enough about me for today. It is about time i began to spin the yarn of my somewhat humdrum life before that one person changed my life. As i said before, It started about two weeks ago, The time that my life truly began...

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As i lie there asleep, In a comfortable king-sized memory foam matress accompanied by a silken striped sheet, And the bedspread, I began to toss and tussle around once my ears were filled with the sound of a loud ringing. It would appear my phone's alarm was going on for some reason. I don't remember setting it for any specific time...

My phone's internal alarm clock was blasting loudly throughout the bedroom before i responded by tapping the screen to stop the abhorrent noise. Getting up and nearly fumbling off the corner of the bed, I look at the time and see that the clock on my samsung says "12:017" which got me thinking... Wasn't i suppose to meet the others today at the internet cafe downtown? About almost twenty minutes ago?? And why did the alarm go off?!

"Jeez.. I really need to get a new phone... Or maybe i'm just absent minded?.."

I got up, And soon enough changed into a fresh pair of clothes consisting of a pair of blue denim jeans, And a bright gray jacket, Covered by a short-sleeved purple shirt over it with a gacha logo that had one of those new seven-star characters on it. It was Penelope coconut? I think?... Not sure. Then i was wearing my favorite and comfortable pair of jersey sneakers. Gosh, What a terrible sense of fashion... Oh well i guess..

After getting dressed, There wasn't any time to have breakfast. Or lunch anyway... So i just picked out a snack and then headed out the door after grabbing my backpack. I bolted down the sidewalk to the first corner, And took a right turn going past the nearby pet supplies store. I was running as fast as my legs could let me in spite of waking up late. Reaching the next street intersection i ran across the road without even thinking which almost earned myself a face plant when i tripped. Luckily nobody was driving by when i was running.

As i was nearing the cafe as mentioned before, Someone was walking by and i actually did trip this time. I ended up hitting my snout on the person's chest on the lower right side before landing backwards onto my rear end, A bit dazed from the sudden impact. Mostly my fault for not watching where i was going...

"Ouch... Son of a bi- Watch where your going you big oaf! I could have broken my nose or something!"

Once i was able to regain my senses, I looked up and saw who it was that i bumped into. And wouldn't you know it; It was my friend, Carlos. Carlos was big, Tall and kinda fit too. I mean, He does take a few jogs through the park everyday. He picked me up and stood me onto my paws as i dusted myself off.

"Um... I'm sorry about that Carlos.."

A response came from the towering male above me, Along with a gentle smile once i had apologized.

"No need to worry. You always are clumsy anyways, So i didn't mind a little tackle to the chest."

Carlos, Being bigger than me, He's a tabby cat with his fur being the most common amongst his species. Despite how big he is compared to me he's just a big pushover really. A pushover thats like, My best friend.

"It isn't like i trip on things for fun you know! That hurt!"

I shouted, With a retort from the big feline directed at me as such

"Shush. Your the one that didn't watch where you were going. Anyway, Where were you?"

Despite the stressful and rude awakening, I didn't know he was on his way to get me. Maybe the others sent him after me?.. Are they mad at me? I would hope not...

"You weren't sent to get me was you? My phone's alarm set off for no reason. I feel a little cranky..."

I kind of felt bad now. Normally i wouldn't have to put up with my friends being sent to get me. Usually i wake up kinda early, But... It just seemed like i did something bad... Everyone might be mad at me for being late... It was then Carlos responded and then all of a sudden he placed me atop his shoulders!

"Nah. I was just heading over to check on you. You know, To see if you were alright."

That response was a little unexpected. Usually he would say that someone sent him to get me, Or that he needed help with something. Among the few people i stick around, Carlos would be the most caring out of the bunch. Then theres our Melissa, Also Carlos' girlfriend. Lately they haven't seemed to be getting along too well... I wonder why?

"Well, I was just late getting out of bed was all... But thanks anyway. Speaking of, How are you and melissa? You both don't seem like your getting along very well..."

That put Carlos into a stand still for a moment. He was just quietly staring off into the distance and then sighed. He then continued walking with me up on his shoulders and said

"We kind of called it quits... We're still friends though at least. She's with Conner now, Which feels awkward sometimes."

Wow. I didn't expect that to happen... I wonder why things turned out the way they did? Well, We can save the relationship thinking for later. Conner is a little short like me, But hes a few inches taller. If i had to estimate Carlos' height? I'd say he is nearly six feet tall! Anyway, Conner is a canine like i am. He's a welsh corgi and he unlike normal corgis, Have a rather long tail. He can be a bit of a jerk sometimes, But he's no where near as harsh as melissa can be when its 'that' time of the month. I swear it's like shes a satanic little she-devil when she gets into her moods. Anyway, As i said earlier, Melissa is Carlos' ex and now apparently Conner's boyfriend From what Carlos told me. Melissa is a female bearded dragon upon which we often call her scalie for that. She's quite versatile with many different things and i swear her intellect is about as much as her sassy attitude. Disregarding that for now, I turned my attention back to Carlos to say something, But was stumped on what to say.

"Um. Well i- Gosh... Are you alright?.. I am sorry to hear things turned out the way they did dude. Really i am."

I felt like i should've said something a little more comforting, But the words just wouldn't come out. I couldn't say anything because i was afraid of making things worse. But as i was thinking, We were only a block away from the cafe as Conner just saw us and waved at us both. Melissa having her face glued to her phone as usual.

"Hey! Your a little late don'tcha think Aqua? We've been here for almost an hour!"

Did he just say an hour?.. Am i really THAT late?? As i was thinking that, A much smaller bearded dragon came out of the cafe with a platter containing five cups of coffee. It would seem they have a new worker there. Upon further notice, It was Melissa's little brother, Jason. He's about fifteen so i guess it's normal for him to be working at a cafe like this. It was friendly, Had a calming atmosphere, And best of all, The internet and the amazing coffee and treats this place has. Then as Carlos sat me down in a chair, Our friend Caitlin came out. She's the same age as Jason, But she's nice to hang around with. Pretty much everyone in our group is. But then i just noticed something; There were only five cups of coffee, And Jason is drinking one of them.. So i guess it's his break? But then... Someone didn't get their coffee. I decided to speak up and ask. (Oh. I forgot to mention, Caitlin is a female hyena with her typical greyish brown fur with tiny spots.)

"Um... I see only five cups of coffee here. And there's six of us, So who didn't get theirs?"

There was Melissa, Conner, Carlos, Jason, Caitlin, And then me. Upon seeing as everyone had grabbed their cups, It would seem either me, Or Carlos didn't get his... Melissa, Like her little brother, Enjoy having caramel flavored iced coffee with a rather unsettling amount of sugar. It would be enough to give a child a sugar rush. Caitlin loves her blend to be hot chocolate as her coffee alternative since this cafe serves it as a menu item. Conner, Carlos and i all prefer the establishment's signature drink which is a lovely blend of hot coffee, And some blended rosemary to give it that extra flavor, Along with the red bean paste to balance out the flavor that also gives it a dark red color, But the aroma is just heavenly... One would die for this fine, Yet highly priced blend. I remember we all fought over which blend was better one time. But, Back to what i had said, There seemed to be only two of these red savory specials... I suddenly heard Jason as i was pondering.

"Yeah. We're kind of out of our star beans special... There was only enough for two cups before the machine ran out of coffee mix, So we aren't selling anymore coffee today. Sorry about that Aqua. Conner and Carlos beat you to it."

I was a little miffed to hear that. But well, These things happen so there is nothing to fuss over. I can just get another blend when they restock it's ingredients. I just slouched back in my seat before i felt a nudge against my shoulder.

"Want mine? I wasn't really thirsty for coffee today anyway."

Carlos had slid his cup over to me as an offering. I took him upon it with a smile on my face, But i didn't feel good about taking it from him just because i didn't have any. I then just pushed it back to him and he stopped me. It seemed like he was insisting that i have it, So i gave in. Upon which i took a small sip of it, And then it was like all the stress i felt from waking up and being a little flustered by the trouble. As soon as the flavor hit my tongue it was like i literally died and went to heaven. The combination of the sweet attractive aroma, The blend of flavor, Each ingredient in perfect harmony as i eagerly downed more of the delectable drink. Before i knew it, It was all gone before anyone else's was. I mean, I hadn't been to the cafe in about three days... Was it rude to be so piggish in front of everyone? Upon that note, Melissa scoffed at me and the rest of the group just laughed. I soon joined in and so did Melissa. Maybe today wasn't going to be so bad after all. After our coffee we all talked for awhile. It was a pretty calming day, Yet i realized it was nearly 5 o'clock! Perhaps we really do spend alot of time together at the cafe sometimes. It was a nice day out despite the awkward moments i felt, And we all ended the day with saying our goodbyes and we all went off to do our own things. Me, On the other hand, Just headed home and Carlos walked with me until we reached his house which was just about four blocks down from mine. I stopped before going on so i could give Carlos a hug. He returned the hug as i felt his warm fur caress me in a most soothing way. When our arms parted Carlos spoke before i headed on home.

"Today was pretty nice. For once everyone didn't fight like last time. And.. Thanks for considering my feelings. I was about as stressed as you were but it's nice to know somebody cares at least."

I just nodded as my tail was just swaying slowly behind me. It was nice to hear him say that with some positivity. Usually Carlos is all down in the dumps after a breakup with someone. I glanced up at him, Looking into his glazing blue eyes before i responded and then made my way home afterwards.

"It's no trouble. I only asked how you were so i knew if you were okay. And you seem to be alot better. I'm glad to see that."

And with that, we waved each other off. He headed inside, Me not knowing what else he had to do, Or if he was going out again, But that didn't matter. I headed off towards home and thought about today. I had alot of fun. It was peaceful, And i couldn't have been happier anywhere else. Though something seemed different. I felt something else stirring inside when i looked Carlos in the eyes. It was... Different than when i would normally look at him. Not to mention when we hugged, I almost wished it didn't end... This feeling made my heart a bit jumpy. Either way, It was nice to have some time with everyone today... I may just head in and sleep until tomorrow morning.

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Well, So ends the first part of my tale. I couldn't reveal just yet about how i feel, But let's just say next time won't be without more enjoyment than just listening to me tell a short story. Until next we see each other again, Aqua signing off for today. Farewell until my next story!