Shay felt soft fur rub against her neck, then the rasping of a slobbery tongue. Turning her head, she saw Solil curled up beside her, wide awake. His eyes lit up when he saw his girl wake up, since he knew that now the day would really begin. Looking to her alarm clock, she noticed that if Solil hadn't woken her she would've been late to open Destiny's Arrival and tend to the ranch. "Thanks, buddy," she said and hugged her zenirix. "Alright, time to get going." Solil jumped off the bed and trotted outside through the door that was partly open and Shay heard his pawsteps as he went down the stairs. She first made her bed and then got dressed before exiting her room and peeking inside the creatus' room. Jaywhisper and Sellus were the only ones that weren't awake yet, and Rinniy and Alesa weren't in the room, meaning they were probably outside; the rest of the creatu lifted their heads to see who might've come through the door this morning. Maryu ran over and leapt up and Shay barely managed to catch her. "Good morning to you, too," she said, amused by the creatu's greeting. Maryu only replied with a smile, then Shay set her down. The kayoki went to wake Sellus and Jaywhisper as Shay went down the stairs.

Solera followed her and opened the front door for both herself and Solil, who was sitting next to the door. Opening the door was a nifty trick the silver zenirix had taught herself, and Shay thought is was sort of funny and cute. The two zenirix ran outside together, tails wagging. Shay yawned, ate a quick bowl of cereal, and went outside, closing the door behind her. She didn't see any of her main creatu except Solil, but they'd turn up - they always did. Almost all of Shay's main pets had good vocabulary, but all messed up sometime or another. Solil was probably the most advanced. "One of the draqua started a fight with another late last night," he said, concern edging his voice. "You should check up on that. Plus, the food and water troughs need to be filled again and one of the rosebushes is doing very poorly."

Shay sighed. "I'll do all that. And is it the same rosebush as the one we noticed last week?"

Solil nodded, "Yes, it's the same rosebush. It's only deteriorating - the poor thing."

Shay unlatched the two latches and entered the pen, Solil following suit. She latched it up again and then went into the barn. Pulling over a ladder, she climbed up it and looked around for the food bags. Taking a few, she dropped them down and descended down the ladder. Leaving the ladder in its place, she opened the food bags and poured them in the food troughs in the barn. For water, she went to the well located beside the barn and took several buckets to fill up the water troughs. For the Atquatian creatu, she filled their troughs outside in a reachable spot from the pond. The ranch creatu happily ate and drank, and Shay went to go peer inside the pond. Solil padded up next to her. "The fight wasn't too serious, meaning that nobody got injured, and I broke it up. It was between the single ginger draqua and the adult cream draqua," he explained further.

Nodding, the fifteen-year-old human called out the two draquas' names and they came up to the top of the water. What could she say? She had a bond with all her creatu, loving each of them. "So, what happened last night?"

The two draquas' faces hardened. "He call name me," the ginger teen said. The cream scoffed.

"No I dinin't! You hit me!"

"Be quiet! Called me chicken! I no want to do stupid thing!"

"Was not stupid!"

Shay held a hand to her forehead and tapped her foot impatiently. After a few more seconds of their bickering, she held up her hand. "Ok, ok, so... What I'm hearing is that you called him a name and wanted him to do something he thought was stupid," she began to the cream, "and you hit him with your tail," she told the ginger. "However both of you are denying it. How 'bout this? You guys just stay away from each other and forgive and forget. Anything serious happen? Was it a physical or verbal fight?"

"Verbal and tiny bit phys'cal," the ginger teen admitted.

"No serious stuffs neither.  We no do it again, promises," the other draqua said. Shay shook her finger at them then waved her hand, signalling that they were done now. Her attention now shifted to the garden, which was next on her little list of chores.

Shay entered the garden soon and watered all of the plants, going back for a refill four times. She picked some of the fruits and vegetables, knowing she had a request for a basketful of corn from a fellow who had stopped by her shop. When she got to the final flower, the sick rosebush with light pink roses, she couldn't help but shake her head. "I wonder what's gotten into you... Poor baby, poor, poor, baby," she cooed, giving a tiny bit more water to the sagging plant, its leaves and petals starting to fall off, whereas the others were doing beautifully. "I'm going to try my best to make you better, understand? How about a little stake, to help with your small wilting issue? Would you like that?" Shay took the tools she needed to build one and started to create it for the rosebush. "If it doesn't work, I'll take it off, ok? I'm just trying to help."

Maryu somehow made her way over. "Is plant ok? I liked its smell when it was healthy," she commented with a frown, seeing the stake and then noticing another petal drop from a flower. Shay shook her head 'no' - the plant was not ok.

"I need to go. Can you hurry quick and get Elektric for me? I need him to pull the cart," Shay asked.

Maryu nodded and ran off as Shay put a basket of fruits and veggies in her kitchen and took the basket of corn with her and then walked towards the cart, ready to go to Destiny's Arrival. The basket was put in the back of the cart, the "storage" area, and then Elektric came clopping over. He nudged the area where he pulled the cart and Shay smiled. "We're going, Elektric, don't worry." The malal liked taking walks. The girl put on the reins and then situated them to the cart. She petted Elektric's neck and Solera and Solil jumped up onto the two remaining spots, Solera's head resting on Shay's lap.

"Let's go, Elektric," Shay ordered, and he began to go at a steady but slightly fast pace towards Destiny's Arrival.

(Sorry for the giant post DDD: )