Life with Koda: Cont'd

[Nikiski]

"Siraki?"

My brother appears again. This time I also see two other bears and immediately I resemble Ken'ichi's parents. Siraki points at Ken'ichi, and the two bears walk over to where Ken'ichi is. Then I see another bear who looks like Ken'ichi, whom I think is Ken'ichi's brother.

Siraki comes beside me, he nods and gives me a hug.

After a while, Ken'ichi waves his good byes and I wave to Siraki. The lights faded and my crystal goes back into its initial state.

I feel like I should take up the responsibility... that's what came up in my mind when I saw Siraki.

"So Ken'ichi... do you want a big brother?"

I pause.

"Can I be your big brother?"

I wait for Ken'ichi for his answer.

[Ken'ichi]

I just watched as four bears appeared before us, sorrounded in some gold-like aura. I heard Niki saying his brother's name, Siraki. I see Niki's brother pointing at me, and two of them walked to me, I immediately recognized them as my parents.

"Mother? Father?"

They nod, tears started to leak again from my eyes. I closed my eyes and ran at them, jumped on them and they hugged me, holding me close. I hugged them back, tears slowly coming down my face. I look at my mother, she looked at me and wiped the tears off my face. I turn to my father, he just smiled at me and hugged me close along with my mother. I then notice my brother standing right behind them. I release my mother and father and pad over to my brother. My brother just looks at me and rubs my head genderly, I jump at him and he lets himself fall on his back and playfuly tosses me into the air, catching me as I descend. My mother and father pad closer to me and my brother, and they all hug and nuzzled me. I'm glad I got this chance to see my family again, I would've given anything to see them again. They pulled away and looked at me with a smile as they backed away a little, they don't need to speak, I now know that they are proud me, proud of the path I chose. I then see Niki's brother, Siraki, backing up with them. I waved them goodbye and in a flash of light, they dissapear. I stayed looking at the spot where they made their exit.

"So Ken'ichi... do you want a big brother?"

My ears perked up and I look at Niki, what does he mean by that?

After a short pause, Niki asks: "Can I be your big brother?"

I kept looking at Niki, he just asked me if he can be my big brother, my protector, my family. I smiled, I'm not going to continue life alone anymore. I jump on Niki and hug him.

"Yes...I would like that."

[Nikiski]

*MUSIC STARTS: LOOK THROUGH MY EYES*

---Close up of Nikiski and Ken'ichi---

[There are things in life you'll learn and
In time you'll see
'Cause out there somewhere
It's all waiting
If you keep believing]

---Nikiski starts running, Ken'ichi follows. Nikiski stops and wait for Ken'ichi to catch up and continues running---

[So don't run, don't hide
It will be alright
You'll see, trust me
I'll be there watching over you]

---Nikiski lowers his body so that his eyes are at the same level as Ken'ichi's---

[Just take a look through my eyes
There's a better place
Somewhere out there
Just take a look through my eyes
Everything changes
You'll be amazed what you find
If you look through my eyes]

Ken'ichi: "Yeah... I would like that, big brother."

[There will be times on this journey
All you'll see is darkness]

---A shot of a dark part of the forest---

[Out there somewhere daylight finds you
If you keep believing]

---Pans to where the northern lights are on the mountain---

[So don't run, don't hide
It will be alright
You'll see, trust me
I'll be there watching over you]

*CONTINUES*

[Talist]

OOC: Doing a bit of catching up. Compliments, Nikiski, Ken'ichi, that was well played!

BIC:

After recovering from Nikiski's pat on the back, I glance around the circle of bears, noting with a smile that some of them have a lingering faraway expression. A sudden worry comes to me, I glance at Sila. I catch her encouraging smile to my relief--the mixed feelings my memory could bring her might not have been all that welcome. Now I rest my head on my paws, feeling, rather to my surprise, very carefree. During the squirrel story, I shoot a grin at the bear who'd carried in his sleepy younger brother.

There is so much I still have to settle--not even considering the disquieting thoughts of my pack. But on the other hand, these creatures had offered me their friendship--knowing nothing of who I was--and that was a powerful gift. It summoned up a sense of hope that I had not felt for some time. Whatever lay ahead, it would be easier to face.

[Ken'ichi]

OOC: Thanks Talist

BIC:
---Ken'ichi smiles and jumps on Nikiski---
[Just take a look through my eyes!
There's a better place somewhere out there!
Just take a look, through my eyes!
Everything changes, you'll be amazed what you'll find
There's a better place,
If you look through my eyes!]

Nikiski: "You're not alone anymore."

[All the things that you can change
There's a meaning in everything]
---Nikiski hugs Ken'ichi---
[And you will find all you need
There's so much to understand]

[Nikiski]

OOC~ Thanks Talist!

BIC~

---Nikiski walks with Ken'ichi on his back---

[Take a look through my eyes
There's a better place
Somewhere out there]

---Nikiski crosses a gorge by walking on a log, a shot taken from underneath---

[Just take a look through my eyes
Everything changes
You'll be amazed what you find]

---Nikiski walks through an area with other animals---

[Just take a look through my eyes
There's a better place
Somewhere out there]

---A shot showing the mountains with the northern lights in the background, Nikiski walking towards the camera---

[Just take a look through my eyes
Everything changes
You'll be amazed what you find]

---Nikiski stops, turns his head, literally looking into Ken'ichi's eyes---

[If you look through my eyes
Just take a look through my eyes
If you look through my eyes]

---Cuts into a normal "talking" shot---

Ken'ichi: "Niki...thanks, for everything."

[Take a look through my eyes.]

Nikiski: "Ken'ichi... thank YOU for everything... If you've never showed up near the cave a few days ago... this would never have happaned..."

*MUSIC STARTS FADING*

---Nikiski looks at the the northern lights---

Nikiski: (Quietly) "Thank you, Siraki."

*MUSIC ENDS*

[Ken'ichi]

As I ride on Niki, now my big brother, I look up at the stars. Each one blinking in their rightful place, never alone along with their others. I look forward to see the others, wrapping up their story-telling party. I yawn as my eyes begin to grow heavy, and I had a very active day, and I am just a cub. I close my eyes to go asleep.Tomorrow morning I'll find that tree, there's something there I want to get before moving on. Tomorrow...right...zzz...

[Nikiski]

Ken'ichi falls asleep on our way back to the salmon run. He has had been through a lot today. He ran along the river, faught with humans, got a knife in his shoulder... poor kid, he had been through so much...

A little ways down the path I see Koda searching for Ken'ichi. I call out to him.

"Koda, Ken'ichi is here!"

[Ken'ichi]

(As Koda)
When I heard Ken'ichi saying about that black cub reminded him about his brother, I became quite curious. He never told me about him having a brother, so I asked him about his brother, but he wouldn't answer. If Ken'ichi does have a brother, where is he?

I turn to see my good friend padding away, looking rather sad. I stood up and went after him, but along the way I lost him.

"Ken'ichi?" I look around but couldn't find him, "Ken'ichi!"

After a while of searching for him, I hear Nikiski calling out to me, saying he has Ken'ichi. I turn around to see Niki, with Ken'ichi on his back. I sigh in relief and pad to Niki.

"Niki! I'm glad you found him." I look at Ken'ichi, sleeping. "Is he OK?" I ask Niki, since I saw Ken'ichi padding away looking rather sadly, I thought he might have cried like last time when the hunters attacked us a few days ago.

[Nikiski]

"Niki! I'm glad you found him. Is he OK?"

"He's fine. He's just tired. He needs some sleep."

We continue our way down towards the salmon run.

When we arrive at the salmon run, it is late and basically it is done when we get there. I say the good nights to my friends, asks whoever doesn't have a cave to stay with me.

So, Koda goes with Kenai whose cave is not far from mine, while my group comes to me cave.

I carefully slide Ken'ichi down from my back, and I lie down close to Ken'ichi as he rubs against my stomach. My eyes feel heavy.

"Good night."

I place my head on my right arm and fall asleep.

OOC~ This is a "have a good vacation" message before your annoucement... XD

[Ken'ichi]

(As Ken'ichi)
=THE NEXT DAY=
I slowly open my eyes to find myself in a cave, I also find Niki's arm around me. I slowly and quietly get out from under Niki's arm and quietly pad out of the cave. I look around to see the river empty. I pad to the forest, looking at each tree as I walk by them. Pretty deep into the forest, I see it, the tree I've been looking for. I look at the tree, right there on the wood, a slash mark. I sniff at the ground to find what I'm looking for and I find it behind the tree, I dig it out and pick it up with my mouth. A crystal, a crystal I found with my brother on one of our explorations on the mountain. I was about to walk back to the cave when the tree bought my attention again. I picked the crystal with my paw and turned to the tree. I look at the slash mark and placed my paw on it, remembering the day this happened.

=FLASHBACK=

"I can't do it..." I said to my brother.

My brother rubbed my head and looked at the tree, "Of course you can Ken'ichi, it just takes practice."

"Can you show me again?" I asked.

"Well...I was hoping you'd know from last time, but...ok."

And with one clean swipe with his claws, my brother easily slashed the tree just right, leaving a slash mark on it.

"Remember Ken'ichi...Practice makes perfect. If you put your mind to it, there's nothing that you can't do." My brother said as he held out the crystal we found in one of our exploration.

"Alright, I'll keep trying!" I said with a smile.

"That 'a boy Ken'ichi. Remember this, when you're ready to live on your own, dig this crystal out and keep it with ya." My brother said as he buried the crystal in the ground, "This crystal will symbolize my love as a brother to you, keep it close and good luck will follow you."

I tackled my brother to the ground and hugged him, "You're the best brother ever."

=END OF FLASHBACK=

Before I know it, I'm carving something to the tree under my brother's slash mark with the crystal. When I finished, my brother's name is engraved under his slash mark: "Kamali"

I look at my claws and remembered what my brother said. I take a deep breath, aim at the tree and try my luck at the slash. I feel my claw slashing the tree as I slashed. After that's done, I look at the tree and smiled, a perfect slash, just like my brother's, and it's above my brother's too.

"I did it Kamali...I did it..."

With the crystal, I engraved my name under my slash mark, which is above my brother's. Now me and my brother have left our mark in this world, a place where other bears will know about us, even if it's not a big deal.

I turn around to head back to the cave, but the wind picks up, and I could hear the wind as if it's whispering my name.

Ken'ichi...
Ken'ichi...
Ken'ichi...

I turn around to where the wind is coming from, and I see the mountain where the lights touch the earth. Are they...calling me? What do they want?

I look at the crystal on my paw and gripped it as I look at the mountain. He's calling me...he wants to talk...I can feel it. I take a deep breath and start to walk to the mountain, but I stop and look back, I hate to leave Niki without saying anything, but I'll be back ASAP. I turn around and continue to walk to the mountain.

OOC: Alright guys, sorry to leave like this but I'm going on a three day vacation on Saturday. I'll be back on Tuesday though, so my abscence won't be long. See you all later!

[Truttle]

OOC: You guy’s are doing fantastic work with the roleplay. I really liked the musical interval.

BIC: As I return my attention back to the game, I glance over at Talist. I notice that she was well at ease here at the salmon run. She shoots a smile at me and I kindly smile back. Thinking about the events that occurred today I look at my brother and chuckle, remembering how enthusiastic he was today.

“It was funny the way he splashed all my friends today. I probably would have done the same thing. I’m really like a kid at heart.”

With the game almost coming to a close, I glance up at the northern lights, marveling at its beauty. When suddenly the sky explodes with light around us with the northern lights so close to us I could almost feel it.

“So this is what everyone was talking about. It’s the most spectacular thing I’ve ever seen!”

I’m marveled by it’s beauty, as the lights begin to fade away.

“Wow! I’ve never seen anything like this. This is place is filled with such magic and wonder. I want to see more of it.”

Afterwards Nikiski walks down with Ken’ichi sleeping on his back. Koda runs over to ask him how Ken’ichi was doing. He says he’s just fine. I was relieved to hear that Ken’ichi was okay. Everyone was setting off to go home. They said their goodbyes and left. Nikiski said that he would take any bears that needed a place to stay but I didn’t want to inconvenience him by sleeping in his home. I don’t like to impose. Besides It was already very late and I didn’t want to wake up my brother so late at night. I was too tired to try to carry him back to the cave so I just curled up beside him and fell asleep right there.

OOC: Have a good vacation Ken’ichi.

[Nikiski]

I wake up the next morning, but I cannot find Ken'ichi anywhere in the cave. 'Where is he?' I thought to myself.

I quietly get up, without waking anyone up. I walk outside, trying to find where Ken'ichi is.

"Ken'ichi!"

I look for Ken'ichi near the river. Nope, not there.

"Ken'ichi!"

I look for him in the forest, nope, not there neither.

"Where are you?"

This could be the worst thing that can happen, losing Ken'ichi, now my brother!

"Ken'ichi! Where are you?"

Is he lost in the woods? or... Is he drown in the river? or... Is he captured by hunters? or... even worse... is he killed by hunters?

I coudn't think, nor I had the courage to think. All I wish is to find Ken'ichi safe...

[Kanoa]

~OOC~ Sniff, the big-brother thing made me cry. Very good job!

[Nikiski]

OOC~ Thanks everyone for working so hard to keep this RP up! Much appreciated!

I thought it is a good time to post the first chapter of Nikiski's past now
www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1931832

I think this way you can understand my character a little better and help make this RP more realistic

Also, I went back in the old RPs to correct spelling mistakes