chapter 3

                                    

                                          
The next morning Nani woke the girls up. "Get up and dressed." she says cheerfully.
                          
Kahlia groaned but sat up.
                          
Lilo grunted and rubbed her eyes. "It's so early..." she muttered. "There's no hula school today, Nani!"
                          
"But we're going to get a dog." Nani says.
                          
Kahlia beamed then and got ready.
                          
"A dog?" Lilo said quietly as she got ready. "I want a lobster..."
                          
Kahlia chuckled. Nani had gone downstairs to get them breakfast. Lilo stroked her long hair down instead of getting it brushed and slipped on her sandals to meet Nani downstairs. She had slept very peacefully last night because of the rain, but when it stormed a little bit, it made her think of her parents. Kahlia had to brush her hair or it would look as bad as Myrtle's.
                          
"I never had a real pet before..." Lilo sounded a little excited about going to be able to adopt a pet. "You think our friends will like us if we get a pet?"
                          
"They might do." Kahlia says as she came down.
                          
Nani smiled and handed both their breakfast fruit.
                          
"Mahalo." Lilo thanked her sister and ate a tiny bit of fruit.
                          
"Thank you, Nani." Kahlia says. She started to eat too.
                          
Nani smiled at them. Lilo munched on an orange slice, but leaked some juice on the table. She didn't notice. Kahlia nudged Lilo lightly. Nani was making her own breakfast. Lilo noticed her mess and took out a giant paper towel and wiped it down so it wouldn't stress or worry Nani. Kahlia smiled.
                          
"So are you girls excited?" Nani asks.
                          
"Yeah!" Lilo cheered. "I always wanted an 'aminal' of my own to keep as a pet, like Pudge! Can we adopt Pudge?" she asked shyly.
                          
"No Lilo, Pudge is a wild fish..." Nani says gently.
                          
Kahlia finished and wiped her mouth.
                          
"Aww..." Lilo moaned. She was still excited about having a pet, even if she couldn't keep Pudge. She took care of him when no one else would.
                          
Nani looked at them after eating breakfast herself. "Are you both ready?" She asks.
                          
Kahlia nodded "Yes, Nani." she says.
                          
Lilo finished and pushed away her plates for now. "Nani, what if the new pet runs away...? It might think we're weird..."
                          
Nani looked at her. "Don't worry baby, it won't." she says.
                          
"I want one that's unique like me..." Lilo beamed.
                          
"I'm sure we can find someone like that." Nani says. She slipped on her tan boots.
                          
Kahlia slipped her own sandals on. Lilo slid on her blue sandals and followed the girls out to visit the animal shelter.
                          
Nani held both their hands. "This will be great." she smiles.
                          
In the animal shelter, there was a special on adopting puppies today. Two dollars to take a puppy home and have their owner with a paper to make it official. It would really make a child feel grown-up as they would adopt a little fluffy animal to take care of and love forever and ever.
                          
Nani was talking to the woman. "We want something that won't die... something sturdy..." she says.
                          
Kahlia grinned at Lilo.
                          
"Like a lobster!" Lilo beamed, much to the woman's surprise.
                          
Nani looked down at her. "Lilo, you Lolo... do we have a lobster door? No, we have a dog door, we're getting a dog." she says.