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Post by nakia on May 4, 2006 14:08:27 GMT -5
~Chapter 10~
"Hey, what's that?" Kia asked Kenai, looking over at a cave wall with some kind of drawing on it.
Kenai turned to see, and when he saw what she was looking at, his eyes grew wide. "Woah-woah-woah! Kia..Don't go over there!"
But the white and brown grizzly bear was already racing over to the wall. She skidded to a halt as the drawing on it became clear to her.
She sat down and looked up at the drawing in fear. It was of a hunter, using his spear to fight a grizzly bear. "A...a monster!" she choked.
As she stared up at the painting, she kept on seeing flashbacks- of her life...her mother...that horrible day of her death.
She did not see Kenai come and sit down beside her. He also looked up at the drawing for a moment, than glanced over at Kia. Her eyes were filled with fear..and he saw a hint of sadness on her face. She was undoubtedly thinking of her mother again. He looked at her sympathetically. "Kia...are you alright?"
Kia jumped, because she had not noticed Kenai here by her. She looked at him and nodded. "I'll be fine Kenai.." She looked at the drawing again, and hung her head.
Koda watched Kenai and Kia from a distance, a puzzled expression on his face. Why would one cave drawing upset Kia so badly? It was not like the hunter in it was real! He got a little closer, so he could hear what the two bears were saying.
Kia smiled at Kenai, even though she was sad. "I don't mean to get so upset Kenai...it's just..ever since I was a cub....Aww, you know.."
Kenai nodded, and placed a comforting paw around the white bear's shoulders.
"It must have to do with her mother..." Koda thought outloud.
"You talkin' to us, eh?" Tuke asked, as he and his brother Rutt grazed on a patch of grass nearby.
Koda shook his head. "No.."
"Okay, eh." The two moose went back to their grazing.
Koda walked over to Kenai, who now held Kia in a comforting hug. "Everything's gonna be okay..." he said softly.
"Uh...Kenai?" Koda said, "Shouldn't we get moving?"
Kenai shot an irritated look at Koda, but made no move to let go of Kia and walk on again. He just kept on hugging her, until a moment later, the white and brown bear gave what sounded like a nervous giggle, and pushed him off of her with one paw.
Kenai blinked and stared at her, his eyes asking her why she had pushed him away.
"Koda is right, Kenai." Kia said, looking uneasy as she got up and started walking. "Let's keep moving."
Koda followed after her, but stopped a few minutes after, when he saw that his brother had not gotten up to follow them.
Kia noticed this too, and called out. "You coming, Kenai?"
Kenai paused. "Yeah! Uh...could you come here for a minute? I..uh..there's something I have to tell you.."
Kia walked over to Kenai. "Okay..what is it?"
Koda stared at his brother. Was he about to tell Kia about his transformation?! Kenai opened his mouth to speak, but then he clamped it shut again.
"Kenai? What is it?" Kia pressed.
Kenai flashed her a nervous, toothy smile. "Umm..nevermind! Hehe...let's keep moving!" He hurriedly stood up and walked in front of her. Kia looked at him questioningly, but he shook his head. "It-it's nothing! C'mon, let's go!"
Kia rolled her eyes and started to walk behind the brown grizzly. "Whatever you say, Kenai."
She was soon joined by Koda. The cub climbed up onto her back. "Hey Kia..I was wondering..What were you like when you were my age?" he asked.
Kia turned to look at the cub as she walked. "I was....very playful and happy..until..you already know about my mother."
Koda nodded, ears drooping as he tried to imagine what a terrible day that must have been for Kia.
"After I lost my mother, I was on my own....my father had walked out on us, not long after I was born.." Kia said sadly.
A tear rolled down Koda's cheek. "This is a really sad story!" he said, his voice cracking a little.
Kia nodded. 'With nobody to care for me, I usually slept in trees, to avoid the hunter finding me....Then the next day, I would have to do anything you can think of, to avoid being killed. I climbed mountains, held my breath underwater, hid in ice caves, and probably anything else you can think of.."
When Kia had stopped speaking, Koda stared at her. "Wow! You were really brave when you were my age!" he exclaimed.
Kia shrugged modestly. "I guess so."
"I wish I was as brave as you!" the cub said, looking admiringly at the white bear.
Kia looked wordlessly at him, as she thought about what he had just said.
"Hey! Look!" Koda exclaimed a few minutes later, breaking the silence. He jumped off of Kia's back and ran over to a cliff, passing Kenai and the moose. "We're almost there!"
Kia grinned. "We are?" she asked as she walked over to Koda.
"Yeah! We just have to go through here...the Valley of Fire!" Koda said, pointing down below.
Kia looked down at where the cub was pointing. A large stretch of reddish land was down below, and there were geysers all over, exploding one after another.
Her jaw dropped and she looked down at Koda. "We have to go through here?!" she asked, her eyes wide.
"Aww, c'mon! If you are as brave as you have told me, going through here should be easy for you!" the cub replied with a slight smirk.
Kia gulped. "Yeah, but-"
Kenai and the two moose had finally caught up with them at this point.
Rutt took a look at the valley below, and took a nervous, clumsy step backwards. "No way, eh! I'm not going in there!"
Tuke nodded in agreement. "Uh..yeah! We'll catch up with you bears some other way! Later, eh!" He and Rutt both ran off quicky.
Kenai stared after them, than turned his attention to Kia, who was still looking in shock at the Valley of Fire. "You ready, Kia?"
Kia gulped again. "Y-yeah, I g-guess."
"Then let's go!" Koda cheered, racing down the path toward the valley.
Kenai looked at Kia before following the cub. "Don't worry, Kia. You'll be alright. Trust me."
Kia looked nervously at the valley than to Kenai. "Okay..." she replied, following Kenai and Koda.
None of them had any clue of the danger that awaited them here..
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Post by kiriu on May 4, 2006 14:17:24 GMT -5
Great chapter Kia!
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Post by nakia on May 4, 2006 17:47:16 GMT -5
Thank you! ;D
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Post by nakia on May 6, 2006 16:28:47 GMT -5
Here's a super long chapter I just wrote after getting over my writer's block! XD
~Chapter 11~
Kia glanced around nervously, as she, Kenai and Koda made their way through the Valley of Fire. She was being especially careful not to walk into a geyser. As she continued walking, she suddenly saw a flashback from when she was a cub.
A large white and brown bear was walking through a grassy clearing, accompanied by her cub, who was also wwhite and brown.
"Hey Mother, where are we going anyway?" the cub asked, racing in circles around her mother.
The larger white bear chuckled and looked down at the cub. "Somewhere wonderful, Nakia. I've been going there ever since I was a cub. This will be your first year there."
Nakia bounded around gleefully. "Yippee!!" she cheered. "How much farther until we get there, Mother?"
"We must walk very far, Nakia, until we reach an eniding of this forest. At the end there will be a large patch of blazing, red land, that is always exploding."
Nakia's eyes were wide. "Wow...." The look on her face suddenly grew concerned. "Uh...Mother? How do you get across the exploding land without being blown up?!"
Her mother laughed. "Don't worry, Nakia. You will not blow up. Just wait and see.."
As Kia's flashback came to an end, she had no doubt that the "blazing, red land" that her mother had been talking about was none other than the Valley of Fire! The wonderful place that her mother had been taking her to must have been the Salmon Run!
As she thought about this more and more, she did not realize how far away she was wandering from Kenai and Koda. All of a sudden, a geyser exploded right beneath Kia's paws. She inhaled a deep breath and cried out loudly, in fear.
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Kenai spun around real fast, as he heard a loud yell from the distance. "Kia?" He called, as he noticed her missing. "Kia where are you?!" he called out, running to search for her.
He sniffed the air for a scent, and soon caught the scent of another bear. Hoping it was Kia, he walked in the direction of the scent.
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Kia let out another frightened cry, as another steam geyser exploded next to her. She jumped away from it. Just then, she smelled an animal nearby. "K-Kenai....? Koda...?" she asked, slowly walking in the direction where the scent was strong. "I-Is that you..?"
She let out a relieved sigh, as she saw a Kenai emerge from a cloud of steam the geysers had created. "Kia?" He spotted her and ran over to her, grabbing her in a tight bear hug.
Kia blushed. "I...I'm glad to see you too, Kenai...I'm glad you found me, instead of something else..."
Kenai grinned and let her go. "I'm glad you're okay...I heard you yell...and thought you might be in trouble..."
"Oh...no...a geyser exploded under me, and erm....scared me..." Kia said, looking quite embarrassed.
Kenai just laughed, relieved that it had only been an exloding geyser that attacked her.
Kia looked around. "Hey, where's Koda at?" she asked. She got up on her hind legs, for a better view of the valley, but still could not spot the cub anywhere.
Kenai gasped. "Oh my gosh! I completely forgot about him! I left him alone when I came searching for you. We'd better go find him."
Kia was about to reply, when suddenly the cub tackled Kenai from behind. Kenai, not knowing it was Koda, yelled, stumbled forward, and fell over, knocking both him and Kia onto the ground. Koda walked over to them, laughing. "Koda..." Kenai said, glaring at his younger brother as he stood up.
Then he realized that he had just knocked Kia over too. He flushed, and offered her his paw. "Uhh...heh...Sorry....Here, let me help you."
Kia grabbed onto Kenai's paw and pulled herself back into a sitting postion. She rubbed her head, and shot an annoyed look at Koda. "Koda, that wasn't very nice..." she muttered, her temper rising. She had enjoyed talking witht he cub earlier, but he was really beginning to wear her patience thin.
"Hey, I'm sorry.." Koda replied, "It's not like I knew Kenai was going to knock you over!"
Kia rolled her eyes, and stood up. She lifted a paw to walk, but stopped immediately, and sniffed the air. What was that...familiar..smell..? Suddenly, Kia knew what it was. She turned to Kenai and Koda. "Get out of here, you two! Now!" she ordered, looking around fearfully.
Kenai looked at her in stunned shock. "Why?" he questioned her.
Kia gulped. "I smell something....someone....a monster...Get out of here while you can!"
Kenai stared at her. "But what about you?"
Koda stayed with Kenai, though he was beginning to look scared. "Yeah, aren't you coming with us?"
Kia nodded. "Of course I'm coming with you! But first I have to distract this monster so that you can get out of here. Now go, hurry!"
Kenai nodded. He and Koda both turned and fled, while Kia stood where she was, keeping her gaze on a small cliff nearby. She sensed a dangerous presence over there.
Surely enough, as soon as Kenai and Koda had left, a hunter appeared on the cliff. It was definetly the same hunter who had been after Kia before. Kia stood her ground, prepared to fight. The hunter let out a bone chilling, savage shout and ran toward Kia, spear ready to strike. Kia jumped up on her hind legs, and let out an angry roar.
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Kenai and Koda ran as fast as they could, through the Valley of Fire. Kenai came to a screeching halt, as he heard a shout, followed by Kia's roar. Kia had been right,he realized. The hunter had found her. He heard another angry roar, followed by more savage yelling.
Kenai realized, suddenly, that he had two choices: He could run to safety with Koda and hide with the cub until Kia came, or he could go help her fight this hunter. If he ran off with Koda, he and the cub would surely be safe from the hunter...but Kia might get killed! Kenai's eyes widened as he realized this possibilty, and decided that he could not let her stay here to die, no matter how stubborn she might act.
Kenai looked at Koda, who had stopped running and hurried back over to him. "Koda, listen to me. I want you to run across that log up ahead, and wait until I come back. I am going to help Kia."
"But Kenai, she told us to run." Koda reminded his brother.
The larger brown bear nodded. "I know, but she doesn't realize that she might get herself killed. So please just listen to me, okay?"
Koda nodded quickly, as he realized that his new friend Kia might possibly die without Kenai's help. He turned and ran for the log up ahead, just as Kenai had instructed him to.
Kenai let out a relieved sigh, seeing the cub's obedient act. Then, hearing another roar, he turned and ran back to help Kia..
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Kia growled loudly, and swiped her claws at the hunter, knocking him backward a little. She reared up on her hind legs, and then crashed down on a geyser in front of him, creating a huge explosion of steam which knocked him back even farther.
The hunter quickly got back to his feet, and lunged at Kia once again, but the white grizzly was too quick for him. She jumped up onto a small cliff, avoiding his spear. The hunter climbed up onto the cliff, ready to attack again. Kia smacked at him with her fore paws, and succeeded in making him drop his spear.
Seizing this opportune moment, Kia kicked the spear farther away, and it fell off the cliff. She charged toward the hunter, and slasshed at hisface with her claws, leaving several cuts and scratches. The hunter, enraged, jumped ontop of her, and drew out his knife. Kia struggled wildly, to get him off of her, but it did no good. The hunter raised his knife over her, and brought it down.
But Kia managed to grab onto his arm, his knife just inches away from her heart. As the hunter struggled to push his knife down through her paw, she kicked him off her with her hind legs. The hunter fell off of the cliff, and Kia jumped down. The hunter grabbed his spear off the ground, and lunged for her. Kia managd to knock him over, and got on top of him, scratching him again.
Just as Kia managed to push him away, she saw a familiar grizzly running toward her and the hunter, teeth bared.
"Kenai! What the heck are you doing here?!? I told you to run!!" Kia shouted.
This slight distraction was just the amount of time the hunter needed to push her off of him. He slammed his body into her, knocking her into a rock. Kia cried out, as she hit her head on the rock. Kenai quickly ran over to her, and helped her up, before charging at the hunter with a ferocious roar.
The hunter let out a startled yell, as the larger brown bear chased after him. He had not expected the white bear's friend to be here! He grabbed for his spear, but suddenly realized that he did not have a very high chance of winning this battle. It was two verses one now. The odds of him winning were slim..
The hunter took one last look at the white and brown bear. "I'll have your fur some other day, rare white one." He turned and ran off, as fast as he could.
Kenai started to go after him, but Kia pulled him back. "Let him go...." she muttered.
Kenai nodded after a minute, though he was still mad at the hunter for trying to kill Kia.
"Where's Koda?" Kia asked.
"He's already gotten across the log, and out of the Valley of Fire." Kenai replied.
"Ok, than let's go there too." Kia said, starting off toward the log. Kenai nodded and walked alongside the white and brown grizzly.
As they made their way over, Kia turned to look at Kenai, looking quite angry. "What were you thinking, Kenai? Coming back to fight when I said to run. You might have been killed!!"
Kenai sighed. "So might have you too....that's why I came back to help..."
Kia felt touched by Kenai's concern. "Oh...." She sighed. "Well, thanks...But the next time I tell you to run, please don't come back to me! I don't want you to get hurt!"
"I don't want you to get hurt either..." Kenai said, without looking at her.
Kia smiled secretly to herself.
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Once they came to the log, Kia turned to Kenai. "You go first, I'll come after you." she offered.
Kenai shrugged. "Okay..." He got up on the log, and walked carefully across it. "Now you." he said, looking at her from across the wide ravine.
Kia climbed up onto the log, and slowly started to move. But the log started to wobble, so she ran. As she was running, she tripped, and got her paw caught in a hole on the log.
"Oh no! I'm stuck!" she cried.
The log started to move again. Kia desperately pulled...but it was no use. She was stuck, and tight! She looked over at Kenai and Koda.
"I'm stuck, you guys!" she called out, showing them her paw.
As she said this, the log started to slide. Kia gasped shaprly, and pulled again, but nothing happened still. Kenai reached out a paw to her.
"Kia, grab my paw!" he called out.
Kia reached for his paw with her free one, but he was too far away. "I-I can't!" she replied.
Kenai climbed onto the log a little bit more.
"Be careful, Kenai.." Koda warned.
Kenai nodded, and reached out to Kia again. "Try now." he said.
Kia reached out, and managed to grab Kenai's paw. She held on tight, as the brown grizzly pulled on her, trying to release her paw. After several pulls, Kia's paw finally came free! At the same time, the log slid, and now was hanging on one side of the cliff. Kia and Kenai cried out in shock, and both ran towards the end of the log.
Kenai made it off, but Kia just baarely managed to grab the ledge of the cliff when the log completely collapsed and fellinto the river below.
Kenai raced over to her, and pulled her up by her mane.
Kia inhaled a deep breath, and looked at Kenai, a shocked exression on her face. "Thanks for your help!"
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Post by kiriu on May 7, 2006 0:24:48 GMT -5
That was amaizing chapter!
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Post by nakia on May 7, 2006 0:28:26 GMT -5
Thank you! ^_^ *bows*
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Post by leap on May 11, 2006 15:50:47 GMT -5
Super chapter!
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Post by kiriu on May 12, 2006 13:34:55 GMT -5
Hey Kia! When will be next chapter?
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Post by Mohegan on May 12, 2006 14:44:16 GMT -5
Woooh! This story is great! It would be a better story for a sequel than they are using for BB 2
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Post by leap on May 12, 2006 15:16:40 GMT -5
Yeah, i agree
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Post by nakia on May 12, 2006 16:46:19 GMT -5
Thank you everybody! Oh, next chapter? You are in luck! I just finished the next chapter!
You really think my story would be a better sequel for BB, Mohegan and Leap? ;D
~Chapter 12~
As the three grizzly bears resumed their journey, Kenai could not help but glance over at Kia. The white bear was being oddly quiet, more so than she usually was.
"Is something bothering you?" he asked her.
Kia looked at him. "Yes. Kenai..I think I better leave you and Koda..."
Kenai looked speechlessly at her in wide eyed surprise. "Wha?! No-no- I-I-I mean..Why?!"
Kia looked at him unhappily. "Ever since we started on this jounrey, I've done nothing but cause trouble for you two."
Kenai frowned. "What kind of trouble could you have caused?" he asked.
Kia sighed again, and looked away from Kenai. "Let's face it, Kenai...I'm bad luck! I almost got you and Koda killed by the hunter when we first met.....Then there was also the times I slowed you down because I was thinking about my painful past..."
"Yeah, but-" Kenai started, but Kia did not let him have a chance to finish.
"Don't forget what just happened in the Valley of Fire, when that hunter caught up to us....and to top it all off, I just came this close to falling into the river, because I was stuck on that log!"
Kenai chuckled slightly. "Kia, those were all just accidents! They could have happened to any one of us!"
Kia looked at Kenai. "But they all happened to me! That's because I am unlucky! Listen Kenai, I really do like you a lot, but I think it'd be better, if we just go our seperate ways."
Kenai shook his head. "Not true! It's not- Hey, wait....did you just say you...like me?"
He smirked at Kia, for he knew this would change the conversation, and make her forget about leaving.
Kia blushed, and looked away from him. "No! Well, yes, but I meant, umm...." she trailed off, trying to think of any way to get out of this discussion.
Kenai looked her in the eye. "I think you meant something more than friendship when you said that.." he teased.
Kia blushed even harder. "Hu-uh! I only meant I like you, a-"
She didn't have a chance to finish what she was saying, as Koda let out a happy cry. "We made it! Hahaha! We're here! C'mon Kia!" he shouted, racing down to a river, filled with both bears and salmon.
Kenai started to follow the little bear, but stopped when he saw Kia still just standing there, staring down at the river. He ran over behind her, and gave her a nudge. "C'mon, Kia!"
Kia stumbled forward, but stopped quickly. "Oh..!..Kenai, I don't know....I think I'll just leave before I cause you anymore tr-"
Kenai gave her another push, causing her to stumbled forward again. Seeing how determined he was, Kia let out a defeated sigh.
"Alright..." she muttered quietly, just as Kenai pushed her again. She stumbled forward.
"Ok! Alright already! I'll come!" she shouted, walking away, while looking back at Kenai.
Since she wasn't watching where she was going, it was possible that she might fall into the river, and that she did. The white grizzly bear tripped and fell into the river with a big splash! Coming up for breath, she looked, and saw Kenai laughing down at her.
"That wasn't funny Kenai!" she shouted. "I'll show you funny!"
Kia climbed out of the river, and raced towards Kenai, still dripping wet. She jumped onto his back, and set Kenai and herself tumbling down a hill, and into the river. She stayed on top of him, until he kicked her off and swam up to surface. She followed him.
"Now that was funny!" she declared, climbing out of the water, and shaking herself dry. She looked down at Kenai, and burst out laughing. He was so wet, he looked like he had shrunk down to almost half his size!
The male brown grizzly rolled his eyes, though he was also laughing, and climbed out of the water. He shook himself dry, and sat down next to Kia.
As he did this, a large black grizzly bear approached him. "Hey there, Kenai! Glad to see you made it this year!" he said, high fiving Kenai with one of his paws.
Kenai laughed. "Yeah..." He looked over at Kia, who looked kinda shy. "Oh! Tug! This is my friend, Kia. It's her first time here at the Salmon Run."
Tug started to greet Kia, but then he stopped and stared at her. "A white furred bear...? No way!"
Kia blushed and looked away uncomfortably. "Umm..yeah....So what?" she mumbled.
Tug suddenly laughed. "Oh, excuse me, Kia! I didn't mean to embarrass you....it's just been years since the last time I saw a white grizzly bear!"
Kia looked at Tug in surprise. "You...you saw a white grizzly bear before..?"
Tug nodded. "Yep! She was expecting a cub."
Kia's jaw dropped. "Wh-what was she planning on naming the cub?" she asked.
"It's been awhile...I'd have to think." Tug scratched his chin thoughtfully. "Um....was it..Nika? No, no...that's not it. Uhh...Naki? Close...but no...Hmm.."
Kia swallowed hard. "Was it..Nakia?" She asked.
"Oh yeah! That was it! Nakia!" Tug said, nodding his head. "How'd you know that?"
Kia sighed. "Because..you don't know it yet, but you were just talking about my mother....I'm Nakia, the cub she was expecting."
Tug stared at her. "You are?"
Kia nodded. "Yep.."
Tug glanced around. "Well...umm...where's your mother now? Is she here?"
Kia looked at him, as if he had just slapped her. She got up from where she was sitting, and walked away, hanging her head low.
Tug looked at her in surprise, then turned to Kenai, who was also watching the white and brown grizzly. "What did I say?" he asked in shock.
Kenai looked sadly at Tug. "You asked about her mother, Tug." He paused before going on. "Her mother was killed when she was Koda's age.."
Tug looked at Kenai in shock. "You're kidding! Really?"
Kenai nodded. "Yeah. I'd better go and catch up with her, and make sure that she's alright." he said, getting up and walking off in the direction the white bear had gone.
Tug nodded. "Okay, and please tell her that I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset her.."
"Don't worry, I will." Kenai said, looking back at Tug one last time before leaving.
Kia let out a miserable sigh, as she looked down at some salmon in the river. That black grizzly bear, Tug had just reminded her once again, of her mother. Just when she was having fun he had to ask her about where her mother was. She heard Kenai come and sit down by her, and turned to face him.
"Aww...Kia...Tug didn't mean to hurt your feelings...he didn't know about...you know.." he said, patting her back comfortingly.
Kia sighed. "I know, Kenai.."
She happened to glance in Koda's direction, and saw him sulking by a pile of freshly caught salmon. She got up and walked over to the cub, leaving Kenai by himself.
"Hey Koda, how's it goin'? Looks like you've already caught a bunch of salmon, huh?" she asked with a smile.
Koda sighed. "Yeah..." He was quiet for a moment. "Hey Kia...Why are you leaving? Is it because of all those pranks I played on you?"
Kia shook her head. "No, it's not that....I just..don't fit in here.."
Koda lifted his head quickly and looked at her. "That's it?! That's why you're leavin'?! Well then c'mon! I'll help you fit in!"
The cub raced over to his brother, before Kia could object.
"Hey Kenai! We're gonna give Kia a tour of the Salmon Run so she'll be able to feel like she fits in and change her mind about not staying here with us!" he said excitedly, never stopping to take a breath.
Kenai just stared at Koda, trying to figure out what exactly the cub had just said. He finally realized what Koda had been saying, and raised an eyebrow at Kia.
"Ok then. C'mon, Kia!" he said grinning.
Kia gulped and stepped backwards, away from the two bears. "Um...I don't think that is such a good idea...I don't fit in anywhere..!" she protested. "It would be better just to have me go on my way now."
"And let you walk into another trap without any help? I don't think so!" Kenai argued, laughing. He walked over to her, and gave her mane a slight pull, urging her to follow him and Koda. "C'mon!" he repeated.
Kia finally gave in, and followed behind Koda and Kenai, looking around at all the bears as they walked by. She somehow lost track of where she was going, and bumped into an older looking female bear.
"Uh...sorry!" she cried. Kia decided to try to have a conversation with this elderly bear. "So..uhh...what'd you do this Summer?" she asked.
The elderly bear frowned at her. "This year, I lost my dear husband, Edgar!"
"Stop telling everybody I'm dead!" a male voice yelled.
Kia's eyes widened in surprise, both at the elderly bear's reply, and at the voice that had just called out. "Uhh..really? I'm sorry...Err...how'd it happen?"
"I just lost him this Summer! My dear Edgar!" the bear cried out.
"I'm over here!" the voice yelled again.
Kia glanced around nervously. "Uh..huh...okay...uhh...I hnik I hear my friends calling me! Nice chattin' with ya'!" she stammered, before running back over to Kenai, who had been watching the whole thing.
He laughed. "I see you've met Mable. She's a little crazy.."
Kia sighed. "Really? I hadn't noticed." she said, obviously being sarcastic.
Kenai laughed, and the two grizzly bears ran to catch up with Koda. They finally spotted him on top of a large rock formation, next to the waterfall. The cub ran over to Kenai, and whispered something in his ear. Kenai nodded, laughing quietly to himself.
Kia heard him and asked him, "What's so funny Kenai?"
Kenai jumped and looked away. "Wha? Oh...nothing..." He looked at Koda, and the cub nodded. "Come over here, Kia." he said, leading her over to the waterfall. "I want to show you something."
Kia frowned. "Okay..." She followed Kenai over and looked down at the water. "What? I-I don't see anything.."
All of a sudden, Kenai got up on his hind legs and gave Kia a good shove, knocking her into the fast moving water! She shrieked and grabbed onto him and she fell in, pulling the larger bear in too! He laughed and held onto Kia as they went down the waterfall and splashed into the river. When they surfaced, Kia whacked Kenai's head with her paw, lightly, a smirk on her face.
Kenai laughed and teasingly tried to hit her back, but she dodged his swipes.
Just then, Koda fell down on top of Kenai's head, having gone down the waterfall too. Kenai shook his head, nocking the cub into the water. He surfaced, and spit a mouthful of water in his big brother's face. The male brown bear gave a teasing growl, and without warning, he lunged at Koda!
Kia laughed, following the two bears. Then something in the river caught her eye. It was a large red salmon. Kia licked her chops and forgetting about Kenai and Koda, she started to run after it.
Kenai had managed to pin Koda down when he suddenly noticed Kia had run off in pursuit of a salmon. "Here's my chance to impress Kia." he said quietly, running after her.
He waited until she had to stop running, to catch her breath, then he chased after the large red salmon.
He dove into the water, to catch it from underneath, but the salmon was too quick. It swam with incredible speed, and went down a large waterfall.
Kenai skidded to a halt, as he saw the long drop before him. "Not again..." he muttered as the salmon swam down toward the waterfall. "Oh well..." he said, glancing back at Kia, who was now staring at him curiously. "For Kia..." he said, and jumped into the waterfall. He grabbed the slippery salmon in his teeth, just as he flew up into the air.
Kia was down below, looking for him.. "Kenai? Where'd you go? Where are-"
At that moment, Kenai crashed down into the river, beside her. The startled white bear let out a gasp and fell backward.
Kenai glanced over at her, and smiled as he handed her the salmon. "Here, I got it for you." he said, smiling.
Kia returned the smile, blushing. "Aww...thanks Kenai." Without realizing it, she threw her arms around Kenai and gave him a great big hug.
They just stayed there, hugging, until Tug came over and announced, "Okay everybody! Story time! Gather 'round all you bears, and let's hear some fish tales!"
Kenai smiled at Kia. "Come on, Kia!" he said.
Kia nodded, and followed him over to shore, where a bunch of bears were gathered in a large circle. She smiled at Kenai. She was finally beginning to feel comfortable here...Like she belonged...
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Post by kiriu on May 13, 2006 0:38:03 GMT -5
Nice chapter. At last Salmon Run! ;D
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Post by nakia on May 13, 2006 0:48:28 GMT -5
Yeah.. I've been dying to write that chapter for the longest time, but couldn't from lack of ideas. XD
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Post by kiriu on May 13, 2006 0:51:30 GMT -5
But this is great chapter! I hope that next one will be as good as this one!
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Post by nakia on May 13, 2006 0:53:23 GMT -5
Thank you again! i will try to have next chapter up soon! To be honest, the story is almost finished.
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