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Post by nakia on Jul 22, 2006 12:36:10 GMT -5
ROFL! Me too! XD
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Post by nadine on Jul 22, 2006 12:37:51 GMT -5
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Post by kiriu on Jul 22, 2006 13:04:08 GMT -5
Sorry, that I'll disturb your conversation, but I must put here my comment...
Ekhm... Great chapter Nakia! I hope, that there will be next as fast as you can write it. OK. I've done. You can now get back into your conversation. XD
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Post by nakia on Jul 22, 2006 22:20:19 GMT -5
Ah, thank you very much, Kiriu! Yes, I'll type the next as fast as I can. ;D
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Post by wolfprime on Jul 23, 2006 2:43:19 GMT -5
Awesome chapter once again Nakia ;D
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Post by nakia on Jul 23, 2006 22:43:02 GMT -5
Chapter 9: A New Experience
Tanana left a few moments later, to go check up on something, leaving Denahi, Kenai and Kia alone in the hut.
Denahi looked at Kenai and Kia. "I don't know how you two feel, but I can't stand being inside this stuffy hut any longer!" he said.
Kenai chuckled and glanced at the girl beside him. "Me neither! C'mon, Kia. Let's get out of here!"
He looked up and saw his brother exiting the hut and he got an idea, that would make him look good in front of Kia.
Kenai reached out and pulled his brother away from the door, by the hood on his coat.
"Huh uh uh!" he said, and Denahi threw him a questioning look.
"Ladies first!" Kenai said, and shoved his brother away, then motioned for Kia to go through.
Kia walked outside, giggling at Kenai's gentleman behavior. He followed her and took her hand gently in his.
As they watched, Denahi came out of the hut. Kia groaned as she noticed that he was approaching her, a sweet smile on his face.
Denahi took Kia's other hand, and whisked her away from Kenai.
"So, my love...What do you say we blow this village and my brother -He glanced back at Kenai, who was giving him a death stare- and go someplace? Just the two of us...No villagers, no Kenai..We'd be alone.." He offered, smirking back at Kenai.
The boy was clenching his fists into balled up fists. His teeth were gritted and he looked angry.
Kia gulped. "J-just the two of us? I? You? Alone?" she stammered nervously.
Denahi nodded. "Just you and I."
Kenai let out a loud angry growl. "Denahi! Leave Kia alone!"
His older brother just laughed. "Cool it, Kenai! I'm only kidding around!" he said.
Both Kenai and Kia heaved relieved sighs as they heard this.
Denahi laughed. "You two are better for each other anyway!" he teased, making both Kenai and Kia blush a bright red.
Denahi shook his head, laughing as he leaned back against a tree, stretching.
"Well..We've got a while yet, before dinner is served...So what do you want to do?" he asked.
Kenai smiled at Kia. "I know what we can do! Follow me!" he said.
Kenai grabbed Kia's hand and took off running to the river, with Denahi following close behind.
"Kenai- I'm not so sure this is a very good idea." Kia fretted as Kenai helped her into a canoe. Then he climbed in.
Just as he sat down, his brother pushed the canoe roughly, and they went sliding into the river.
Kenai looked at Denahi, confused. "I thought you were coming with us." he said, staring at his brother, who was standing on the shore.
Denahi laughed. "I don't think you'd have as much fun with me along. Besides, I'm sure you want to be alone with your girlfriend, Kenai!"
Before Kenai could protest, his brother raced off, snickering to himself. Kenai rolled his eyes, though he was blushing.
"Here." he said, handing Kia a paddle.
Kia stared at it curiously. "What do I do with it?" she wanted to know.
Kenai chuckled. "Just do what I do." he said.
He lowered his paddle into the river and began to stroke, causing the canoe to go forward.
"Oh.." Kia murmured as she watched Kenai's quick, smooth strokes.
Now that she had a good idea of what to do, Kia wanted to try paddling herself. She lowered her paddle into the river and gave a push.
To her surprise, the paddle just flung out of the water, and splashed Kenai in the face. She gasped, and grabbed a cloth that was in the boat.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" she cried, drying the boy's face gently.
Kenai glanced at her, surprised. "That's okay, Kia."
Kia smiled, and turned back to her paddle, once again, trying to move it through the water like Kenai did. She did not notice the smirk on his face as he looked over at her.
Kenai lowered his paddle into the water, and hit the water with it, making water fall down on Kia, almost like raindrops.
She turned and looked at him, bewildered. "What was that for?!" she asked, ringing out her now damp, black hair.
Kenai shrugged, but he was still smirking at her. "I had to get you back." he said simply.
Kia growled playfully at Kenai. She leaned forward and gave the boy's shoulders a shove.
She soon saw that it was too much of a push that she'd given him, as Kenai, caught off guard, fell backward, and splashed into the river.
Kia gasped, and looked over the canoe's edge into the river. "Kenai?!"
The girl screamed, as the canoe suddenly tipped over, and she was dumped into the river.
She swam up to surface, and saw Kenai laughing uncontrollably.
"Gotcha!" he said, swimming over to her.
Kia rolled her eyes and faked a laugh. "Well...I just got you back!"
Kia splashed Kenai in the eye with the river water, and then swam away, as fast as she could toward the shore.
She glanced back, and frowned, as she noticed that Kenai was no longer behind her.
The bear-turned-girl gasped loudly as suddenly, she was lifted up out of the water.
Glancing down, Kia soon realized that Kenai had picked her up on top of his shoulders and walked out of the river.
"Scared you, didn't I?" the boy asked, looking up at her, and Kia nodded, laughing.
They both looked forward then, and gasped. Tanana was standing on the shore a few feet away. A stern expression was on her face, and her arms were crossed.
Kenai let Kia drop into his arms and then let her onto the ground, quickly.
"Uhhh...hi." he mumbled awkwardly.
Kia gulped. "Hello, Tanana..."
Tanana's expression did not change.
"Kenai, Nakia!" -Kia winced as she was called by her real name again-
"Oh my, just look at you two! You're absolutely soaked! Did you really think it was a good day to go swimming?!"
The shaman paused, and heaved a sigh. "Now, come on back to the village, and let's get you two dried off...Dinner will be served soon, and I want you both to look your very best."
Kenai and Kia looked sheepishly at each other as they followed the shaman back to the village..
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Post by nadine on Jul 23, 2006 23:07:21 GMT -5
Nice chapter! I still cannot believe that Denahi was acting all romantic towards Kia just to make Kenai jealous. Someone needs to give him a piece of his own mind. XDDD
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Post by rosakai on Jul 23, 2006 23:19:48 GMT -5
Uh-oh. Tanana caught Kenai and Kia goofing off.
Great chapter, Nakia. I'm looking forward to the next one!
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Post by kiriu on Jul 24, 2006 0:22:26 GMT -5
Great chapter Nakia! I just love it... The end was the best... XD
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Post by wolfprime on Jul 24, 2006 2:20:55 GMT -5
Seems Tanana has something in store for kenai & Kia, but what? Well guess I just got to wait & see Awesome chapter once agin Nakia Can't wait for the next chapter, but take your time
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Post by nakia on Jul 24, 2006 11:16:32 GMT -5
Thank you all! I am glad you enjoyed tihis chapter, because I really enjoyed writing it XD
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Post by nakia on Jul 25, 2006 11:54:29 GMT -5
Chapter 10: The Paw Print On the Wall
By the time Kenai and Kia had gotten all cleaned up, and their clothes had dried, it was time to go to dinner.
Kia walked beside Kenai, looking nervous. "Kenai, please don't leave my side tonight...I'm not sure what to say to all those villagers, when we tell them our message!"
Kenai chuckled, and held her hand protectively in his. "Don't worry, Kia. I won't ever leave you, not if I can help it. We're in this thing together. Try not to worry about it anymore." he said reassuringly.
Kia nodded after a moment. "Okay, I'll try not to get too worked up about this." She said finally.
"I'm starving! Let's go eat!" Kenai said. Kia nodded, laughing.
"Me too!" She said, as they both ran towards the group of villagers who had gathered to eat.
"Quiet! Alright, calm down." Tanana called out over the many voices of the chatting villagers.
After a few more repeated attempts, the villagers fell silent. All, that is, except for two young talkative boys. Kia giggled to herself as the children continued on with their noisy discussion. Seeing the two chatterbox's made Kia feel homesick for the chatterbox she and Kenai had left back home, at the Salmon Run.
True, Koda could be a pain, and he talked way too much, but still...The bear cub had grown on Kia during her stay with Kenai and Koda. He had almost become like...well, like a little brother to Kia.
All of a sudden, Kia was snapped out of her pleasant day dreams and back to reality at the sound of loud clapping.
Startled, Kia glanced at Kenai. "Kenai, what's going on?" she asked.
Kenai stared at her, looking surprised at her question. "We're about to go warn the villagers of those wolves. Haven't you been paying attention?"
Kia flushed. "Well, I.." Tanana started to speak then, so Kia turned her attention to the old shaman.
"I am sure you all remember Kenai. He and his friend Nakia have traveled a long way, and overcome much, I'm sure, to give you all a message directly from the Great Spirits. So please show them some respect and listen up."
The villagers fell silent as Kenai and Kia approached Tanana.
She nodded at them, and they looked out at all the people, then Kenai started to speak. "Well, my brother gave Kia and I a message for you. it's not what you'd expect, so you better brace yourself..."
Kia groaned, growing impatient with Kenai's stalling. Uttering a low, frustrated growl under her breath, Kia pulled Kenai back and stepped up in front of him.
"You're all in danger!" she blurted out.
A few murmurs arose from the crowd, and Kia heard lots of sharp gasps.
"How are we in danger?!" A villager suddenly asked, and all the villagers' gazes shot towards Kia expectantly.
"Please everyone- listen to me!" Kia said. "An evil wolf pack is planning to kill you all!" she cried.
Kenai stepped beside the girl. "The only problem is we don't know when they're planning to strike." he said.
"Yeah, so you all need to be ready at all times!" Kia chimed in, relieved that Kenai was helping her explain now. "So after dinner I think you should go prepare for war. This is going to be quite a battle!"
Loud yells arose from everyone in the crowd, and they pumped their fists up in the air, shouting,"We will be ready. We'll conquer, and destroy!" Kia and Kenai rejoined the crowd, having said all they could.
Tanana held up one hand then, silencing all the war cries. "Alright, now that Kenai and Nakia have given their message, let's eat."
As she spoke, men approached the villagers, each of them carrying a large basket. They placed their baskets on the ground, and joined the hungry villagers.
From where she stood, Kia saw massive amounts of salmon in the baskets. A few of them were also filled to the brim with many berries. Kenai glanced over and saw that Kia was eyeing the salmon.
He nudged her gently. "Hey," he whispered to her, "We may be human, but we still get to eat like bears tonight! Salmon and berries!"
Kia grinned, and nodded, her mouth watering. Tanana called for everyone to get in line, and they did.
The shaman even let Kenai and Kia go to the front of the line, since they were only visiting. Kenai and Kia both grabbed a flat, stone plate.
Then Tanana placed two salmons on their plates, along with two big handfuls of berries. Once their plates were full, Kenai and Kia walked off to find someplace to eat.
They decided to sit down over by the wall with the villager's ancestors' hand prints. Kia stared curiously up at the wall, as she took a bite out of a salmon.
"What is all of this, Kenai?" she asked.
Kenai smiled at her, then looked up at the hand prints.
"There's a time in everybody's life, when the Great Spirits reveal our totem to us. It is the animal that is supposed to help guide us, and most embodies with our spirit. When we finally manage to live by our totem, we are given the privilege of putting up our hand print on this wall. It's the sign that we've truly become a man--or a women." he explained.
Kia stared at the wall in awe. "...Wow..!" she turned to Kenai. "Which hand print is yours?" she asked, curiosity getting the better of her.
Kenai smiled. He put his plate on the ground, and got up, motioning for Kia to do the same.
Kenai took a hold of Kia's hand, then placed it on a paw print that was on the wall.
"This one is yours?" Kia asked softly, as Kenai kept her hand pressed to that very print.
Kenai nodded proudly. "Yeah....I got to put my print on the wall, even though I became a bear...It was an act of love to stay a bear, to care for Koda...And since love is my totem, that meant that I learned how to live as the bear of love."
He grinned at Kia, who was still staring in amazement at the bear's paw print. She turned and smiled warmly at Kenai.
"That must have been the proudest moment of your life.." she said softly.
Kenai chuckled. "Well, one of them. The absolute proudest moment of my life was anytime you were there sharing it with me." he winked at her.
Kia smiled, flattered by what the boy had just said.
The two settled back down to eat after a little bit more talking.
The salmon was delicious, thought Kia, as she sank her teeth into a salmon hungrily.
"Excuse me, can I join you?" came a voice.
"Hmm?" Kia glanced up- and choked as she saw who was before her..
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Post by kiriu on Jul 25, 2006 12:26:21 GMT -5
I still don't know how are you doing this, but I know something... I know that you have huge writing talent and that, this chapter is great! Fantastic job Nakia! I'm waiting for next episodes!
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Post by nakia on Jul 25, 2006 12:30:06 GMT -5
Thank you very much! You're making me blush! XD
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Post by kiriu on Jul 25, 2006 12:33:19 GMT -5
That's my job XD
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