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It was a relatively dreary day, with temperatures well below the sixty degree mark and a cloudy, overcast sky. No one with the right ammount of sense would be out in this kind of weather. But, apparently, someone was out.

The girl stood, feeling the cool sand around her bare feet. Nataya loved days like this on the beach; the weather was cool, but not too cool, and the beach was never crowded. It was a bit windy....perfect. "Today's the day...." she murmered softly to herself, smiling as she started climbing up on a large rock. She was going to teach herself to fly. Thankfully, Momma wasn't here to tell her to stop; she was busy taking 'Zuba in for a meeting with someone. So, as far as Nataya knew, it was just her and the almost-empty beach.

She readied herself, rocking slowly on the balls of her feet as she focused, crouching down. She then jumped, wings flapping furiously, and she was flying....for a second or two. She crashed to the ground, the soft sand softening her fall. She sat back up, brushing sand off of her. She almost did it! ((Of course, every other attempt had also "almost" done it)) She pushed herself back up to her feet, deciding to take a break from her self-taught flying lessons.

Nataya blinked as she heard her name, looking up. Recognizing Kaimi, she grinned brightly. "I'm okay." she said, her tone as cheerful as it usually was. Her grin widened a little. "You think so? I've been really working at it...I think I've almost got it." Her wings fluttered slightly; hopefully, she'd get the hang of this soon...

"So, what brings you to the beach today?" she asked, curious as she tilted her head to the side, tucking a few stray hairs behind her ear. She hadn't seen many other people, just a few beach combers and a couple of rather disappointed tourists.

Nataya fell into a sitting position beside her friend, giggling once as she hit the sand. "You don't like school?" she guessed, seeming a bit confused. She then nodded in understanding; her own sister could be...difficult at times. She grinned brightly, her fingers tracing lazy shapes in the sand. "I've been practicing. Here's best 'cause the sand is soft." she said, thinking of all the times she'd fell. It was a good thing she didn't practice at the park...wood chips hurt.

Nataya nodded, listening to her friends explaination. That made sense, in a way. She had trouble understanding that logic, though, since she enjoyed going to school. She then blinked, turning her head to look at Kaimi. "Thinking too heavy....how could that be stopping me?" she asked, interested in the idea. She hadn't heard that kind of reasoning before. "So...if I start thinking I'm lighter, you think I might be able fly?" she questioned further, intrigued by the idea.

Nataya's magenta eyes widened as she listened, engrossed in this amazing new knowledge. "Wow....." she said, finding the theory fascinating. She bit the second knuckle of her index finger lightly, contemplating the information she'd been given. After a moment, she grinned brighter than a flood light. "That might work! You're a genius, Kaimi!" she said, giggling once. To her, the logic made a lot of sense; she'd been thinking she was too big or too heavy to fly, so that may have been the problem.

Nataya smiled, nodding quickly. "Okay!" she said in a tone so cheerful it was a wonder the clouds weren't running away. She was sure she'd be able to do it this time, thanks to her friend. "Just one question, though...who are 'they'?" she asked, her curiousity flaring up a bit. She didn't see anybody else here...maybe she was talking about some of the adults on television?

Nataya was silent for a moment, then smiled. "That has got to be cool." she said, nodding once. "I wish I could here them or others in my head to learn about cool things like that." She paused again, thinking about it. It had to be like having your own personal teacher, which was awesome in her opinion.

Nataya giggled, pushing herself to her feet. "Alrighty!" she said, then offered her friend a playful smile. "Race you to the rock!" she said, waiting two seconds before dashing off towards her personal launch-pad, laughing as she went.