Chapter 1:

I was the runt the litter. I haven't grown much since I was born, and am not expected to. My sister Riviece is five minutes younger than me, and a whole lot bigger. But being the smallest, Cam forgets how old I am and lets me get away with a lot.

I never really had a family. Well sure, I've got a sister named Riviece, but I never really had someone to call "mother". The name just rolls off my tongue and I feel nothing. I wished to feel draped in love when I said it.

So one day I felt like going on a journey to find my mom. I packed a little sack which I slung over my shoulder, and skipped off onto a dirt path I had never followed before (which was surprising since I've explored almost everywhere in Neopia).

The dirt path eventually led into a grove of trees, where it was very dark although the sun was high in the sky. Being a very curious kougra, I looked around a bit to see if I could find anything interesting. To my disapointment, I did not.

I soon came to a little pond in the middle of the woods. The sun shone brightly on the water and it was quite a shock to my eyes which had gotton so used to the dark of the trees. The water looked so perfect to swim in, so put down my sack and jumped in. I splashed around for a while, until I felt something brush by my paw. I dove underwater to see what it was and I saw a little koi looking curiously at me. I grabbed it by the tail and stuck my head above water with it in my paw.

The koi didn't look the least bit frightened and it even started to speak to me.

You look familiar, although I have never seen you before. Your face reminds me of a brave kougress who rescued me. Are you searching for someone?"

Yes. I'm looking for my mother," I told the koi.

I think I've seen her." the little koi said. "She rescued me from a fisherman. I grant wishes so to thank her I said she could wish for anything she wanted."

What did she wish for?" I asked the koi.

She couldn't speak. The fisherman had apparently muted her. So instead I gave her a necklace that she could use to make her wish at anytime. But first she must kiss a vampire to get her voice back," the koi told me.

I mad a face before saying, "Do you know where she went?"

I'm not sure. I think she's looking for someone, a vampire maybe,"

Oh," I said, disapointed.

My name's Lourraine by the way," said the koi.

I'm BCK,"

Is that short for something?"

Babycutiekougra307," I muttered(I hate my name>