Saturday - June 1st, 2013 @ 8:30am
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Hiwalani-Noa smiled her dimpled smile in her sleep, rolling over as her dream went on; Her dreams were basically reality. She dreamed often of basking in the rays of the sun on her island, Ukupanipo. She had been visiting the small island since she was a child and nobody else ever went there - With the recent exception of her cousins and Keo. -- She was going to fix that issue later. She had named it after her favorite Hawaiian God - And her father's nickname. But her dream didn't last long, being rudely awakened by her little sister (or at least just one of them) pouncing on her at the same time her alarm clock went off.
“Ho`âla, kaikua'ana! Ho`âla, Hiwalani-Noa!”, Lulua‘ina screeched. The brunette groaned and rolled over, taking Lulua‘ina with her as she hit the floor.
“Waiho,” she grunted as she grabbed the little girl by her feet and dragged her out of her room, quickly running back into her room and slamming the door behind her. The small child spent a few minutes banging on the door before giving up and leaving. Noa looked over at the clock and shook her head. What eight year old was up and screaming at seven thirty during the summer?! At least she was going back home today and Noa could get some stuff done without Lulu in her way. She was in and out of the shower in a flash, slipping on her favorite black bikini and a pair of capri sweats before scanning her dresser.
Most women her age had loads of makeup scattered across their room - Not her. She hardly had any hair ties either. Her dresser was covered with pictures and piercings, of which she grabbed a few. An anchor for her navel, a light up one for her tongue, her favorite industrial barbells, and a glow in the dark pair for her shark bites. Admiring her piercings and tattoos, she ran her fingers through her hair and fluffed the knee-length locks before grabbing her Jericho backpack while sliding on her lucky bracelet and heading out, calling out to her father.
“A hui hou! Aloha au la ‘oe Makuakane!” She was out the door before her father could reply, knowing he was there to pick up Lulu and was probably fixing her breakfast. The house she lived in was her grandfather's, Kona. More than likely he was already hitting the waves. She had been living there with him since she was sixteen. Since her first fight when Keo when she was fifteen, she couldn't stand to be around her brother, fearful that she'd wake up in the middle of the night and find him macking on more of her friends. Her parents encouraged her to try and work things out with him before leaving... But it didn't work and she soon moved in with her grandfather.
She grabbed the keys to the
blue ATV parked in the paved driveway, soon peeling out and heading away from her home on the beach and into town. She stopped at several stalls and small shops to pick up things that were placed carefully into her backpack; a couple of apples, some sandwiches, a bottle of whiskey, and a container of cherries; It was all that she needed to start her morning. She made a few other stops to deliver a few things as well. On the days that she wasn't sleeping in, gone camping, or sleeping in the ocean she made herself useful by getting up early to help some of the vendors and shop keepers by delivering packages like groceries to some of the elderly people. She had been raised to help her community thrive and saw all of the maoli as family even if their last name wasn't Kealoha. She was beloved by her people in return and she could not help but to swell with pride when she saw their smiles.
Now? Off to Hiʻiaka Studio to have some “Noa-Time” before she decided to start her day for real. Though, her entire life seemed to just be “Noa-Time”. She was really hoping to go camping on Ukupanipo tonight after the big beach luau that her parents were throwing for the graduates their their friends. Her own last two weeks were spent babysitting her little sister and working at both the studio and her father's restaurant and she finally had free time that she intended on spending well. She parked outside, unlocking the doors and slipping inside where she headed directly for Studio Mano where she taught, beginning her yoga on the deck, facing the ocean. The scents of Hawaii filled her lungs and the salty breeze whipped around her as the sun peeked out from behind the clouds. Before summer had begun she had planned on being in Greece by now. However, Lilo was taking time off to be with family and her parents wanted Hiwalani-Noa to stay so that the whole family could spend a summer together for the first time in years. They also wanted her to make up with Keokolo, though she doubted it would happen. She didn't like to fight with her brother, having adored him in childhood. But his blatant disregard for her feelings and happiness drove her mad.
There were times when she wondered what she had done to deserve this treatment from him, feeling that maybe he was just spiting her. But she always came to the conclusion that he was just an idiot. It was always uncomfortable for everyone in the family when the two of them were placed into a room together, especially when he had a girl on his arm. Usually it was a girl that she knew and had once been friends with. It was those times that she felt as though he was definitely carrying on as he did just to spite her. Still, she hated to let him drag down her mood. It wasn't good for her. She mostly just ignored him over the past few years and went about her life. She knew that her family would stop at nothing this year to get the two of them back on friendly terms. To the Kealohas, family was
everything and nothing good could ever come from the two of them fighting. She was quite certain that her parents were tired of the siblings bickering with one another and ruining previous family dinners with their snide remarks towards one another. Honestly, she didn't mind forgiving Keo. She only wanted an apology. As far as she was concerned, he ruined her life.
“You're fuming.”She dropped her from upward dog position and turned to see Ipo-Lahela standing there with a smirk. Noa couldn't help but to give a small laugh as she rolled up her yoga mat and moved to put it back in her locker.
“Stop letting Keo get under your skin. Na'u kekoa, Hiwalani-Noa. Mai poina.” The larger girl placed a hand on Noa's shoulder with sympathetic eyes and Noa gave a nod.
“Maopopo ia‘u. Mahalo.” She gave a smile before looking up at the clock to see that it was barely nine.
“It's really early for you. What're you doing here?” She canted her head to the side and furrowed her brow some. Ipo seemed to mentally facepalm herself as she remembered why she had come.
“I got a call from Kimo. He was at work opening for the morning and said there's some haole around asking for your dad. Tall, blonde, and looks rich.” They both showed signs of uneasiness and it didn't take Noa long to bolt outside. She was on her ATV and speeding through the streets of the town as fast as she could, veering onto sidewalks and lawns as she avoided vehicles and people in the five minute drive to her father's restaurant downtown.
Her body jerked as she skidded to a halt in front of Mano's Place, spotting an expensive-looking car parked there as well. She gave a frown for a moment before readjusting her windblown hair and putting on her most winsome smile.
“Hello,” she called out as she crossed the threshold, spotting Kimo wiping down tables. The young maoli's face lit up the moment he saw her and she gave a wink.
“You interrupted my yoga, Kimo.” She approached him and threw her arms around him in a tight hug, laughing as he squeezed her tightly before they stepped back.
“Oh, right. There's a haole here. Looking for Mano.” He gestured to a male sitting and looking out at the beach from one of the patio tables. She gave a nod and indicated for him to return to opening before she walked over the the haole and stood quietly next to him.
“E kala mai ia‘u, but Mano's not available right now. Whatever your business is with him, you can take it up with me.” Her accent was thick as she spoke, a lilting melody hinting in the tone of her voice as her bright brown eyes looked out at the ocean.