Stella's Story

Chapter 16 - Blast

       As we headed towards the waterfall, I noticed something. The water was very shallow. I could see pointed rocks coming out of the water in every direction. I also noticed that the water was lower than usual.
       We finally made it to the front of the waterfall. It was prettier up close. I could feel the mist brush against my fur. It was nice.
       I asked why the water was so low, and I got the response of "Not enough rain, too much sun." Duh. I'm stupid. Sun spreads out her wings and flies to the top of the waterfall. I hesitate and fly after her.
        We landed on a rock in the middle of the waterfall, but at the edge, where the drop was.
       I looked down and gulped at the sight. We were very high off the ground. Or at least it seemed like it. "Are you sure this is safe?" I ask. Sun nods and gets in a running pose. Then she ran off the Rock and dived into the lake at the bottom. I was shocked. This wolf was fearless.
          I rushed over to the edge and looked down. I stared at the lake for a while until I see this figure pop it's head out of the water. She was alright. Phew.
       "C'mon in Stella! The water's nice!" I looked at her like she was crazy. "No way!" I yell from above and back up. "Aw, Stella, it's ok!" I drop to the rock and cover my face with my paws and yell "No!"
        Next thing I know, I hear a splash and feel water drop on to me. Then I hear shaking of fur and big splotches of water soak me. I look up to see Sun shaking the water off of her fur. She looks down at me and says "How are you afraid of this drop, if you fly for a living?" She asks. She has a point there.
        I stand up and put on a confident face. "Ok." I stutter "I c-can do this!" I shake a bit. "That's the spirit!" Sun giggles and jumps in again and screams "CANON BALL!"
        I peer over the edge again and watch her splash into the water. I can do this. I say to myself with confidence. I get into a jumping pose. Ok... I'm ready... I jump and then fall down the fall. I cover my face with my paws for a few seconds.
        A few seconds pass by. Something's wrong, I haven't hit the water yet. I slowly remove my paws and look down. I wasn't even falling anymore... I was flying. I... Didn't even mean to fly... "Stella! That's cheating! Don't use your wings!" She yells from below.
       I try to stop my wings, but they don't want to. They just want to flap all the way down. So instead of falling, I glided down instead. This was easier.
       I finally hit the water with a light splash, causing Sun to sigh and smile. I breach for air and look at her "what?" I say. She doesn't say anything, but she giggles. I tilted my head in confusion.
       "Ok, silly pants, no more diving for you." She laughs and I lower my ears. I apologize. "No need to," and she splashes me. I raise my arms in defense and smile. "So that's how you want to play it?" I laugh and splash her back. She tried to splash me a second time but I went under the water before the water hit me. I swam under her and appeared behind her. She spun around with a big grin on her face.
       Right as she was about to get me, I spit water out of my mouth like a fountain at her. She laughs as I spray her.
       We spent at least two hours in the lake. It was getting dark and I could no longer see the sun above all the trees. But I still could see Te beautiful oranges, pinks, and blues in the sky. I look up at the beautiful sky and Sun does too.
       "Come with me" Sun says gently. And I swam after her out of the lake. She shakes the water off and races over to the hill in the opposite direction of the falls. I sprint after her. The hill was tall enough to see over the trees.
       She sits at the top of the hill and sighs as I sit next to her. I stare at the beautiful sight. It was the sunset. Sun and I smile and stare at it til the sun was no longer visible, and the stars came out in the purplish blackish sky.
       Eventually the two of us because tired. Sun lays down right next to me, causing her fur to brush up against mine. I purr and lay down too. I could feel the stready breathing of sun which soothes me down. Sun and I fell asleep after a few minutes of resting.