I woke up in my bed when I saw a small package on the red rug in the middle
of the floor. It was wrapped in gold wrapping paper and had a large, red bow
on top. I cocked my head and smiled, "What? I gift, for me? How cool!" I jumped
out of bed, grabbed the present, and ran out into the living room, where my
Meerca sister was found. She had been sitting on the couch watching Television,
when my sister bounced up and down on the couch like usual.
"Good morning, Kaleerii!"
She said. All of her excitement of my arrival faded when she saw the package
in my paws.
"What's that?"
She said, cocking her had and pointing to the present between my two paws.
"I dunno, Tenchu ! I saw it in my room!"
I said as I sat it down, beginning to unwrap it. I opened the box and saw
a beautiful Faerie Paint Brush inside! But I was a Zafara and couldn't be painted
Faerie! Luckily, I hadn't pulled it out, for I knew that Tenchu would want to
be painted, but then I'd still be an ugly old Red color and be the only one
NOT painted! I turned my head to Tenchu and said,
"It's... a booby prize from Tombola... it's Toe Nail Soup."
I said, trying to cover the top of the box as a hurried back to my room. I
turned the lock from the inside so no one could come in, and I pulled out the
Paint Brush. How beautiful it was, but useless. I sighed and called my best
friend on the phone.
"Hey Rain! Wanna be faerie? I found a paint brush.... but I can't paint myself."
My friend, RainbowBeam64, or Rain for short, was stunned. She was cloud, but
I could tell by her long pause she wanted these wings.
"F-f-faerie!? Of course I want that brush! Could you send it to me?"
I told her yes as I hung up and had my Cirrus
fly it over to her. I sighed and bid the paint brush farewell in my head as
my little PetPet flew off. A few days later, I called Rain to see if I could
come over and see her wings.
"Wings? Oh, you mean the paint brush you gave me! I sold it. I decided to
use the Rainbow Fountain instead. My master and I are going to our shop to see
if we sold it. Well, gotta go! Bye!"
Rain hung up. I just dropped the phone just as my mouth did. 'Sold it?' I
could have screamed. In fact, I did! I zoomed out my room and bumped into my
master.
"Quick! I need 100,000 Neopoints! Hurry!"
"Oh sure, let me get it off the Money Tree. Ha! You think I have that much,
Kaleerii? Are you nuts? You can get it once you sell that paint brush I got
for you. Where did you put it, anyway?"
I stood stiff. I quickly thought of something to say, my voice quivering.
"I... Put... Safety
Deposit Box! Yeah, that's it! I friend of mine got her... Desert paint
brush stolen yesterday!
"O... k.... Well, this isn't the money you 'need', but here's 1,000 NP. Have
fun spending it!"
My master handed me the money and showed me the door. I walked out slowly,
staring at the Neopoints in my paws. Then I shook my head and begin bouncing
to Rain's store. When I got there, I charged inside and looked at their selection.
No Paint Brush. Behind the counter was Rain's sister, quTpie68.
"Did you get a Faerie Paint Brush today, quT?"
"Yep, and thanks! We got a lot of NP outta it and we are gonna spend it soon."
"Who bought it?"
"Um... I remember a boy with a Starry Zafara came it and bought it. The Zafara
said that he was going to paint his friend for a birthday gift."
I ran out and looked for a Starry Zafara. I soon spotted one walking next
to a boy to a house; the front yard decorated with balloons tied to a sign,
saying, "Happy 100th days!" I ran up to the yard as I saw pets and their masters
walking inside the house. I snuck in and hid under the table, witch had a table
cloth over it, so I was hidden. I spied threw a small rip in the cloth and peered
out. I studied the Zafara's present. It was wrapped in pink paper with a purple
bow on top. He sat it down on the table over me and walked into the crowd of
people circling a purple Zafara. I grabbed the present and dashed out of the
house, with no one looking. It was evening and I was very tired. I tiredly trotted
back home at around 7:30 p.m. NST. Tenchu was sitting on the porch, brushing
her silky red tail, when she spotted me.
"You must be pretty special, getting all those presents in one da--"
I tossed the present to her, not caring.
"Take... it... I've had enough... with that horrible... thing!"
She studied me with an odd look, then opened the package.
"A faerie paint brush? Thanks, but did you hear? Mum's getting me a rainbow
paint brush!"
I shook my head and shoved the paint brush in her face.
"For all the work I've done getting this thing, and you say 'No thanks'!?
YOU'RE GONNA GET PAINTED FAERIE NO MATTER WHAT!"
Tenchu looked in surprise, and laughed.
"Why don't you paint yourself?"
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't you read the New
Features section in this morning's Neopian Times? They just came out
with a Faerie Zafara!"
"Doh!"
The End | 
