Hiwalani-Noa Kealoha's Story

---

---

“Nngh..”

A groan came from underneath a large pile of silken duvets and sheets, the lump that was formed underneath it moving just a bit until it fell from the bed to the floor. There was a shout of surprise and a sudden flurry of color before the proverbial dust settled and revealed a young woman rubbing sleepily at her eyes. She was one of the three Kealoha siblings and she had spent the majority of the previous day trampling up and down the stairs with her two brothers as they brought in their things and began unpacking and setting up their new home. They had just moved to L.A. from Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii to pursue their dreams of making it big in the entertainment industry. They were already the reigning Kings and Queens of YouTube, known as Ali'i. For the past four years, they've held the most followers and video views. The only people to beat them was PSY with Gangnam Style. Hiwalani-Noa was crossing her fingers, wishing to one day do a collaboration with him. She adored his infectious music. The three military brats had traveled the world but they were ready to settle and call California home.

The young woman stretched out, turning to look around her new bedroom. It was so beautiful! She had a great walk-in closet and both her bedroom and small office were nooks in the wall so they were super cozy and left more room for her décor and instruments. She had initially made plans to repaint but the eggshell white was a nice neutral color that went with all of her surfboards, paintings, and frames. She didn't have room for her trophy case so they were kind of scattered on all the shelves throughout the room. Still, she thought it was all pretty great. She threw her blankets and pillows back onto her bed and had to stretch a little to rehang the curtains that concealed her bed. “Will you two shut up!” The exotic female had been awakened by the shouts of her brothers arguing over...What were they arguing over? She grabbed her fluffy blue robe and exited her room, going down the hallway to see her brother Kai appearing to be beating against the walls of an invisible box.

Cameron was wearing black briefs and...Holding an Xbox 360 against his junk and grinding against it as he taunted the trapped Kai. “I'll stop when you agree to stop touching my cameras. Ooh! You see how she likes it?” Great. That was a lovely sight to wake up to. Ignoring both of them, the sleepy female made her way past them and headed downstairs with car keys in her hand. She had to grab her bathroom bag. Of course they'd forget her stuff. She was rubbing at her eyes and giving a yawn when she managed to catch one foot behind the other and trip. Her eyes went wide and she let out a high pitched squeal as she fell and knocked right into a rather attractive man carrying arms of...groceries. Just her luck. She found herself tangled up with some strange man and covered with eggs, flour, and God only knows what else. “Kala mai iaʻu! Minamina! Minamina!” Her two-colored eyes were already glistening as rivulets of tears clung to thick lashes. She was trying her best to get up without slipping and breaking anything else. Her gaze dragged upwards slowly and she suddenly found her jaw a bit...slack.

“Y...Y...You're...You're Dominic Von tess...” The smaller person gave a squeak and began to blubber out another stream of apologies, her language switching between English and Hawai'i. She should apologize. And possibly sacrifice one of her brothers to a volcano god back home in hopes of appealing to Dominic's human sense of compassion. You see, despite the fact that people would take one look at Lani and her school photographs, thinking her to be the Barbie type from her years of cheerleading and dance...She was a fighter. When she wanted to be. she knew this man's reputation in the ring and she didn't want to end up being on the receiving end of those damn bricks that he called hands; At least not while she was sleepy and off guard. The YouTube starlet cringed a little and tried her best to scurry backwards just in case he went into a Hulk rage and tried to eat her face. But the woman only succeeded in having her hands slip in the yolk from the broken eggs, causing her to fall backwards some and bang the back of her head against the wall.

Cameron and Kai had stopped their fighting, dropping what they were doing to rush outside and see what the fuss was all about. Seeing their sister sprawled out on the floor and covered in food, rubbing her head...They just looked down from the fourth floor to the second where she was and burst into laughter. Frumpy didn't even begin to describe the way she looked right now. She looked like she was auditioning for Kitchen Wars: Food Strikes Back. The two were almost rolling on the floor as they gripped their sides and wiped some tears from their eyes. “Pehea ʻoe?”, Cameron called out through his laughter. Kai had made his way back into the condo, still wiping tears from his eyes as Hiwalani simply pouted whilst rubbing her head still. She was both frightened and starstruck at the same time. A strange combination. “I'm so sorry...I can pay for all this. I swear. I think...Please don't hit me!” A laugh came from behind her following her apology as Cameron stood a few steps above them, moving his camera between the two as he spoke. [color=orange]“Well, this will be our first video since we've settled in.” He swiveled the camera to face him and gave a bright smile while struggling to contain his laughter. “As many of you loyal viewers know, my siblings and I decided three months ago to uproot and head for the city of stars in hopes of pursuing fame and fortune to spread our names and talents worldwide! Or something like that. We arrived at our new condo last night and it is just amazing. But enough about that!” He turned the camera back to Lani who had settled for lying on the floor in the mess of food with her eyes closed. “Kill me now and get it over with.”, she groaned. Cameron gave a laugh and moved closer, squatting down near the two.

“Here we have Hiwalani-Noa. YouTube's reigning queen for nearly five years. And a damn good actress. Just last year, she was named Hollywood's Islander Sweetheart. So sweet! And over here – We have Dominic Von Tess. One of the UFC's most brutal and promising rookie champions. Also a damn good actor. So. Dominic Von Tess, please tell our viewers: What is running through your mind right now? Do you feel ashamed for doing this to possibly the world's biggest sweetheart? And you, Lani. Exactly how do you feel right now after knocking down Mister Von Tess? Are you frightened?” He seemed completely serious, though, Lani was just laying there and praying it would all be over soon.