Kiss the Girl (Timothy version 2)

Later that evening, Sora and Namine rode in a wooden rowboat down a quiet blue lagoon. By now, the two of them had enjoyed a wonderful time while doing the tour. However, Sora still didn’t kiss Namine out of love. So now, Namine was close to one day remaining. Nearby, Simon, Fievel, and Jim watched from a safe distance.

"Move over," Simon whispered. "Move your big feathers."

"Simon and I can't see a thing." added Fievel, whispering.

Jim looked downcast. "Nothing is happening." he said, "Only one day left, and that boy ain't puckered up once. O.K. All right, this calls for a little vocal romantic stimulation."

He flew up to an overhead branch and landed, scattering some bluebirds who were enjoying Sora and Namine being together.

"Stand back." said the crow. After clearing his throat, Jim started singing, but his singing was not very good, nor was it romantic like he perceived.

Below him, Sora and Namine continued their ride in the boat. Sora heard Jim's poor singing voice. "Wow," he said. "Somebody should find that poor animal and put it out of its misery."

Namine saw Jim singing above them and felt embarrassed. Jim winked at the blonde-haired girl, but she did not feel comfortable at all with the crow's singing she just gave him an uncomfortable smile and looked away, hiding her face in her hands.

Timothy was also on the boat and, he didn’t like Jim's singing either. Timothy was covering his ears and glaring at Jim. "Jeez, man," said the circus mouse, rolling his eyes. "I'm surrounded by amateurs!"

Annoyed with Jim and knowing how to handle romantic music properly, Timothy got into the water and grabbed a small petal of underwater reed grass, saying, "You want something done, you've got to do it yourself."

He came back a few seconds later with several ducks and turtles. He held the reed like a baton, announcing, "First, we got to create the mood. Percussion. . . ."

Knowing what to do, the turtles flipped on their backs, allowing the ducks to tap their bellies like they were playing drums.

"Strings. . . ." the mouse said, as he directed towards some crickets.

"Winds. . . ." Timothy said, as cattails rustled in the wind, creating a flute-like sound.

"Words. . . ." Timothy finished, and he began to serenade the young couple.

With everyone ready and playing the quiet romantic tune, Timothy started singing.

Timothy Q. Mouse: *There, you see her*
*Sitting there across the way*
*She don't got a lot to say*
*But there's something about her*

Sora perked up a bit at the mention of Timothy's words. Namine looked around, and her eyes widened when she slightly turned to be met with Timothy and became worried.

Timothy: *And you don't know why*
*But you're dying to try*
*You wanna kiss the girl*

Timothy whispered the last line into the brown-haired boy's ear before he flew away. Sora quickly turned his head to see what he had heard. "Did you hear something?" he asked.

Namine just shrugged her shoulders innocently and shook her head. Soon after, Timothy resumed his singing with the ducks and turtles now joining him.

Timothy: *Yes, you want her*
*Look at her, you know you do*

Sora looked at the blonde-haired girl, who was playing with a strand of her tail. She looked sad. When she caught him looking at her, he smiled, and all sadness disappeared from her face. She smiled back.

Timothy: *Possible she wants you, too*
*There is one way to ask her*

Timothy's choir continued to grow with the addition of some flamingoes.

Timothy: *You don't take a word*
*Not a single word*
*Go on and kiss the girl*

Namine leaned in with her full lips puckered, hoping that Sora would kiss her. Just before their lips touched, Sora pulled back.

Timothy, on a lily pad, poked his head underwater and directed towards some underwater locals.

Timothy: (*spoken*) Sing with me now.

Some frogs, riding on the boat oars, sang along as well.

Timothy and Frogs: *Sha la la la la la*
*My, oh my*
*Looks like the boy's too shy*
*Ain't gonna kiss the girl*

Namine placed her hand on her face in boredom.

Frogs: *Sha la la la la la*

Timothy came in, surrounded by two pelicans and an old turtle, and sang for the frogs.

Timothy: *Ain't that sad?*
*Ain't it a shame? Too bad!*
*He's gonna miss the girl*

As the tune went on, Sora spoke to Namine.

"You know, I feel really bad not knowing your name." he said, "Hey, maybe I could guess."

He laid back calmly and started brainstorming ideas. "Is it...err...Chloe?"

Namine pulled a face and stuck out her tongue in disgust, making Sora laugh. "O.K., no." he said. Then he suggested some other names.

"How about...Danielle?"

Namine shook her head no.

"Juliette?"

"Namine. Her name is Namine." Timothy whispered from underneath the side of the boat.

"Namine?" the brown-haired boy responded to the voice, but the blonde-haired girl across from him began nodding her head excitedly.

"Namine?" Sora asked in an excited, yet quiet, tone of voice.

Namine grabbed his hand and nodded more.

"Well, that's kinda pretty." the brown-haired boy smiled. He had no desire to pull his hand away from hers and he placed his other hand on top of hers.

"OK," said Sora. "Namine."

Satisfied that he now knew her name, Sora resumed in staring at her. By now, Sora stopped rowing the boat and allowed the current flowing in the lake to move it. The rowboat rode under a willow tree as two storks pulled some of the vegetation out of the way so they could get into it.

Timothy: *Now's your moment*
(***Ya, ya, ya***)
*Floating in a blue lagoon*
(***Ya, ya, ya***)
*Boy, you'd better do it soon*
*No time will be better*
(***Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya***)

Timothy appeared from underwater while singing his verse. A group of small fish jumped out of the water, each singing a note above his head.

Timothy: *She don't say a word*
*And she won't say a word*
*Until you kiss the girl*

Soon, a large group of crocodiles, including a frog, some fish, and a turtle, swam up to the boat and started circling around the boat and began to sing along with Timothy.

Timothy and Lagoonfolk: *Sha la la la la la*
*Don't be scared*
*You got the mood prepared*
*Go on and kiss the girl*
(***Whoa, whoa!***)

Fireflies were flying around the couple and brightening their lights much brighter than ever before. A smile grew from both Sora and Namine's faces as they stared at each other. Even though she couldn't talk, Sora could tell that she really liked him just as much as he liked her.

Timothy and Lagoonfolk: *Sha la la la la la*
*Don't stop now*
*Don't try to hide it how*
*You wanna kiss the girl*
(***Whoa, whoa!***)

Some pelicans and some fish were singing the song,

As the flamingoes were dancing and singing, Jim flew right in front of them and cut them off by singing his terrible croaking song from earlier. They grabbed his beak to shut him up, and they resumed singing.

Flamingoes: *Sha la la la la la*
*Float along*
*And listen to the song*
*The song say kiss the girl*
(***Whoa, whoa!***)

A group of fish, Simon, and Fievel tagging along, came from underneath the boat and started to squirt water like a fountain from out of their mouths. Sora and Namine stared at each other even harder than before. Neither of them could deny that they had developed feelings for each other. He liked her, and she liked him.

Timothy and Lagoonfolk: *Sha la la la la*
*The music play*
*Do what the music say*
*You gotta kiss the girl*

By now, Sora and Namine started slowly moving towards each other. Some frogs whispered.

Timothy and Lagoonfolk: *Kiss the girl*

Some bluebirds chirped excitedly as the two got closer.

Timothy and Lagoonfolk: *You wanna kiss the girl*

Some frogs on a turtle and some flamingoes puckered their lips.

Timothy and Lagoonfolk: *You've gotta kiss the girl*

Some ducks waited anxiously for the two to kiss as Timothy grabbed Jim's neck and started shaking it watched with much anticipation.

Timothy: *GO ON AND-*

All: *Kiss the girl*

But just as it seemed the two were going to kiss, the boat suddenly flipped over, sending the two into the water. Timothy slapped himself in the face with his palm and groaned in frustration, and Jim's beak fell open as the birds squawked awkwardly as they flew away from the wreck. The frogs and flamingoes retreated, as if all of their work was ruined before them.

"Whoa! Hang on!" Sora called, lifting Namine up out of the water, "I've gotcha!"