Lana Loves Turtles Novels & Stories

I said to her calmly, meaning every word. “You should more than thank her, she literally saved you from being eaten by wild animals.” Diana added and Bayne hissed at her, warning her to stop talking already. “One more word disrespecting you future Luna and you’ll be punished.” Adrian spoke this time and I got to see the side of him I didn’t think he had. He was upset, and he too had his eyes glued to the bandage tied around my foot. She clamped her mouth shut and the few seconds that went by was blissfully quiet.

Nicole shared some funny anecdotes from her vacation, and Lila opened up about her dreams of finding a place where she could finally feel at home. “I went snorkeling and saw this huge turtle,” Nicole said, laughing. “It looked at me like, ‘What are you doing here?’” Lila giggled. “I’ve always wanted to try that. Maybe someday.” “Definitely. Seabrook's amazing. Have you ever been there?” “No, but I’ve heard it’s beautiful. What else did you do?” Lila said, smiling and unable to hide her amusement at the kind person she had just met.

of course, I am putting it lightly. “Easy there, Spikey,” Lana chides Chris by calling him the pup from an old cartoon we used to look at that used to play on our local TV stations some years back. The pup was always one to annoy his uncle with his bragging skills. “Done with cleaning, or you didn’t bother to show up again?” Lana, yes, the very same Lana whom my bestie is crushing on, jeers me, her hand on her waist while she stares me down. She is way taller than me- than most females and some guys.

Nathan’s POV I’ve gotten so many beautiful pictures of Amelie in the water. A sea turtle seemed to have fallen in love with her. It kept following her around. At one point, it came up and looked like it was kissing her cheek. I chuckled to myself, it must know her safe word is turtles.

I said as soon as I entered the small room that I was now spending most of my days in. Her smile was small and cautious, as if she was scared that I would attack her or something. "Hello, Luna. I just got here." She said and bowed gracefully. Was it normal that I was jealous of the way she bowed? She was even more petite than I am. I towered over her by a few inches, which, to be honest, made me feel good. Before now, I had only ever towered young girls. "I'm Lana, and I'll be teaching you to dance gracefully. Ballroom dancing, Salsa, Bongo, anything you want to learn. I'm here for you."

I was vaguely aware the whole kitchen had gone quiet and was watching our interaction. “I do! I can blow bubbles! Mommy tells me I can’t swim in the deep part though.” She frowned and looked up at her mom. Her mom blushed in embarrassment. “Well, mommy’s usually know what’s best. I think maybe we should always listen to your mommy, right?” “Oh yes, Luna. I ALWAYS listen!” She nodded quickly. “Good! That makes me so proud.” I smiled warmly at her. “I made this for you at school.” She held up a bracelet. It had pink and green beads on it and it said Luna with white beads.

She was stronger than me and she enjoyed reminding me of it. I still hadn’t told Luca about her… not yet. Because some part of me believed I could dig answers out of her before I exposed her. “And I didn’t expect my morning to be ruined teaching you how to bring a healing river back to life,” she spat. “I’d rather kiss the grass and talk to myself all day than look at your ugly face.” “Come on, we both know Lana is far from ugly,” Arya interrupted smoothly. Tina shot Arya a cold stare and Arya, who was unbothered, gestured toward the river.“Can we reduce the fighting to a minimum?”

Suzie shook her head, “nope. We just started hanging out recently, actually. Lana here is a new student just like you. Just started last week.” Lana… That’s new. “Just last week, and already you have a seat at one of the most desired tables.” Lisa joked. Little Mouse simply nodded and looked down. “And your name is Lana?” “Atalanta,” she said softly. “So are you both here for the Luna program as well?” Goddess, Lisa was chatty. Suzie shook her head, “I’m in the beta program, actually, but Lana is.” “But I haven’t seen you in any of the extracurricular Luna classes.” Lisa sounded shocked while looking at Atalanta.

Lana said smiling at me. “But… But, why should it be me? Can’t you just call them?” I ask out of curiosity. “Well I can’t, ‘khalaos’ only listens to the call of humans and not to another mystical creatures like me. Plus, they will surely listen to you since you are still pure of soul.” Lana said as she looks at the wall in front of us. I look at her confuse and I look at the open door she opens widely where I can see the dark forest outside the town walls.

I felt Lana's arm brush against mine as we walked in companionable silence. "How come you don't come home over the winter break?" I asked her. "I know someone at Dalton and she goes home every chance she gets." Lana sighed loudly, her step faltering slightly before she stopped walking entirely and turned to face me. "I have a secret…" She started off slowly, as if she was contemplating whether to tell me something. Suddenly she crossed the road to the fenced in dog park and let Bella off her leash, throwing a ball we had brought with us before she sat down under a tree. I shook my head in confusion before I joined her, letting Milo join his mate.