I threw the back door open, walking onto the beach. It was wide open, with only about 2 families nearby. I rushed towards the water, dragging my hand through it. Slightly chilly, but perfect for swimming. I dove in, the shells scraping my feet. The waves were calm, the tallest around 4 feet. I dove under one surfacing again to see Kestrel's horrified face. "Your tail," she mouthed to me. I froze, running against the waves onshore. She was right, my yarn tail was sopping wet. I face-palmed, but quickly dashed back into the water. I could dry later. I spent a couple of hours in the water, finally leaving when Kestrel brought out food. I was met with a giant platter of cut watermelon and cantaloupe, A small pack of elk jerky, and two sandwiches. Kestrel had always loved cooking and preparing meals like this. I dug into the watermelon ravenously, as Kestel started a conversation with one of the families at the beach. I walked up, a giant wedge of watermelon in my hands. Kestrel nodded in my direction. "That's Trout, my sibling. And Trout, that's Jay, Milo, and River," She said quickly. The three kids waved at me. Jay had thick, curly, dirty blonde hair, Blue-green eyes, a couple of freckles, and tan-ish skin. Milo had dark, tightly curled short hair, deep brown eyes, medium brown skin, and a shy smile. Last but not least, River had tan skin and slightly curly shoulder-length black hair, reminding me of my own when mine was still long. She had tons of traditional clay bead necklaces around her neck and many bracelets around her wrists. Their faces all seemed welcoming and kind. River took the chance to talk. "Have you ever been to Oregon? We all live in Yachats," she said cheerily. I could already tell she was the happy-go-lucky, extroverted person of the group. "Trout and Kestrel Oswald," a booming voice called from further up the beach. We both snapped around, spotting our fuming brother. "We'll be here for another week and a half, that's our house there!" I said quickly, dashing off to John, Kestrel in toe. "What do you think you're wearing?" he demanded, voice echoing off the walls of the house, which he had pulled us in.
Next: Previous: First: ━━━ Yippe! Finally, a new character, and this chapter was kind of last-minute :sobs: Hehe, the brother has revealed his true colors :000 Also, sorry for a short-ish chapter ━━━ Characters (In order of appearance): Trout Oswald Main character They/them Otherpaw Kestrel Oswald Trout's sister she/her Moose therian John Wilson Trout's annoying brother (Last name is Wilson because of his wife) He/him Anti, but they don't really know that yet...Also massive loser Jay Kovačev He/any Golden retriever therian (Everything but the last name by because I couldn't think of anything) Milo Martin Jay's friend :3 They/she Peregrine Falcon therian Mauritian (Hey! That's where Iris lives) River Burris Jay and Milo's friend. She/her Foxhearted Brazilian! (I'm rooting for ya'll in the World Cup!)
