Life with Koda

[Nikiski]

Seeing Sila right above me, I smile...

I swim up, grab Sila's leg, and pull her down.

She sees me under after she's being dragged into the water, she tickles me, and I let out a breath of air. Aah, now I really need to surface to get some air.

"Phew."

Sila surfaces next to me. She splashes me with some water and runs off. I decide to play around with her and I jump ashore, chasing after Sila.

[Ken'ichi]

(As Ken'ichi)
As I get out of the river and shake my fur dry, I see Niki pulling a prank on Sila. I look at Koda to see him swimming around, just having a good time. I lay down and give a yawn as I see the others have fun.

"Guess this makes a perfect day, yup." I look at the sky to see it's redish glow of sunset clear above, "I wonder how Spectrue is doing..."

I figure I should look for Kadzait to be around him for a while, last time I saw him was after the race back to the salmon run. I see Sila coming out of the water and run away with Niki hot on her trail.

"Hey Niki, do you know where Kadzait is!" I shout at him, but I doubt he even heard me as he continues chasing Sila.

"Hey Ken'ichi!" I turn to Koda to see him swimming toward me. "Come over here, I just saw a salmon as big as me!"

"What, no way!" I say as I get up, "Where?"

"It was even bigger than the pine nut I found with Bucky a long time ago!" Bucky? Is he a friend of Koda's? "C'mon!"

I shrug and jump into the water and swim beside Koda. I guess I can find Kadzait later, but now that I think of it, I haven't seen Truttle, Kanoa or even Kenai lately. I wonder where they are.

[Nikiski]

OOC~ Another point to make about bears: As you know, they have thick furs and a layer of fat under their skin, they do extermely well in winter weathers, but... with the sun and the heat and the well insulation their body provide, they tend to get overheated in the summer!

BIC~

Sila runs fast, and I have a hard time keeping up with her. I feel like getting too hot!

"Wait- wait up Sila... I...m... just feeling really hot..."

I stick my tounge out, breathing fast, trying to cool myself down a bit. I lie down with my belly on the ground. That will help cool me off quicker.

Sila comes by my side with her ears up and she is alert.

"What is it Sila?"

"I think we're being watched."

"Being watched? That's kind of scary. Let's get out if here."

Sila nods, and we quickly move out of the area.

[Nikiski]

OOC~ OK, this is as Kenai... as he has ALWAYS be around... we'd better not ditch him... so this post extends back to like... er... page 39 or so...

BIC~

Koda and I are chilling out at the salmon run after the story-telling party. We sleep together. The next morning Koda wakes me up as he spots his friends... (or my friends?) coming back from the mountains. I look around, Kadzait and Nikiski are missing, but they soon come into my sight.

Now Kadzait tells us that he's going to do some business, after chasing a group of crows. I wave my paw as he leaves the area. I hope Sila won't feel too weird 'coz she's now the only wolf in our group.

Nikiski talks to her, shows her around and plays with her. Then they wander off into the forest. I am just chilling out with Koda and Ken'ichi.

Ken'ichi suddently says he senses danger, and goes into the forest where Nikiski and Sila went. Great, now Koda follows them into the forest, I went after them, but I lost them... duh?

Until I hear a very loud bear roar, it sounds like Nikiski but I'm not sure. That's a big warning roar, he must be trying to scare something or someone off.

I keep looking for Koda, while all of a suddent the great spirits appear again. I look carefully and sees a bear in the sky... what the...? The bear comes back down and I decide that I need to keep looking for Koda... He's all I've got...

I spot Koda walking beside Ken'ichi, talking about something. I might as well hide in the shadows of the tree, not letting them know I am around.

Every one is having fun back at the salmon run, only I notice Ken'ichi has a scar on his left shoulder and Nikiski has a large scar on his chest. I am curious and asks Koda 'bout it while Ken'ichi is busy. (OOC~ This has to be after I tell Koda how I get the wound)

Koda replies that Ken'ichi had a knife in his shoulder and Nikiski was wounded by two spears. I cannot understand how their wounds are healed that fast when Koda tells me that the crystal - kinda like my totem - that Nikiski got has some magical power and he got it from his spirited brother. I look at the sky and stand in awe.

I'm happy when Sila decides to stay.

OOC~ OK, this is just a quick "come back" for Kenai... basically I just rushed through the pages and add minimal "Kenai's prespective" into the story...

[Kanoa]

~OOC~ good morning everyone!! *yawn*
~BIC~
Everyone was having fun, why not I join it too? I walked up to the water slide and looked down. (~OOC~ I have a fear of heights)
~BIC~
I gave a gulp, and jumped in. I gave a loud scream

"AhHHHHHhieieeeeeEeeaahhhhh"

(~OOC~ Ok, that scream was horrible)

~BIC~
*SPLASH*

I got out of the water, and found out everyone was gone. I went up to Kenai and asked what happened?

[Chasca]

I feel my fur stand up and as we make our way out of the area I shudder. I hope that it isn't hunters again, I could fight, of course, I wouldn't mind. But, after Nikiski and Ken'ichi being injured, what if it happened to one of them again...well, what if the first time was just luck? What if...one of them--no. I shouldn't think about that.

I still can't help to wonder what it was...well, whatever it was, we seem safe at the moment. I let myself reflect on these thoughts, but I remain alert as the area grows distant. "I wonder what it was..." I say quietly, my ears perked up.

[Ken'ichi]

(As Ken'ichi)
As me and Koda swim toward where he saw this huge salmon, I begin to see a big shadow underwater, practically the same size as me. it then swims up and jumps out of the water, I just stare at it, it really is a salmon, a really big one.

"That's the fish!" I hear Koda cry, "Big, isn't it?"

"Wow..." I just say in awe. "Think we can catch it?"

Koda just looked at me, "Maybe the adults, I don't think we can catch it ourselves."

"Doesn't hurt to try." I say confidently.

I see the fish swimming below us, I gesture to Koda to wait for it and I dive down to it. As I swim over it, I watch it, in awe of how big it is. It's probably not a big deal to the adults, but to cubs it's just a big target that can actually fight. I swim down to start chipping away at it till I can catch it, but it sees me and swims up, swimming past me. I circle a little in the current it made when it swam away, but I regained control and swam after it. I surface to catch my breath and look around to see the fish.

"Lost it?" I turn to see Koda sitting on a rock, watching me.

I turn back to see the salmon swimming away, "Nope, just catching up." I say as I jump back in.

Bad luck for the salmon I see it reach the shallow end and turns back, more bad luck is that it's swimming right at me. As it swims past me, I thrust my claws unto it's scaly hide, but it doesn't face him and he drags me around the river. I hold on unto the salmon as it swims under the water, with me holding on to it, holding my breath. No way he's getting through this easy!, I thought. The salmon jumps out of the water with me holding on, and as I was out of the water I catch my breath and see Koda watching in awe, I grin at him as I go back down into the water. Instead of underwater like last time, this time the salmon is swimming with me out of the water. Though my fun ends when I see the salmon swimming right into one of the waterfalls of the river, more bad news is that I'm heading to it from the top.

"Time to bail!"

I released the salmon and jump off of it, but the salmon's fin hits me and pushes me a little to the current of the waterfall. I shake my head to get out of the weak state of having a fin slap, but I'm too late to swim out of the waterfall's current.

"Oh man, this is not gooooood" I cry as I fall down the waterfall along with the salmon.

Fortunately, the water below the waterfall was deep, I also ended up reaching the water first because of my less weight than the fish...and I'm underwater...that's bad. I look up to see the salmon splashing down above me and smacking right into me. The force of the smack pushes me deeper under and I smack my head on a rock, almost losing my grip on reality. Next thing I know, a few rocks fall unto me, I try to swim up but one of my legs is caught on something. I look down to see the rocks that sunk have fell unto my leg, therefore leaving me stuck underwater. I try to free myself but I can't, and I'm running out of air. This is not good...

[Nikiski]

As Sila and I come out of the forest area, I see Ken'ichi and Koda catching fish. Ken'ichi dives underwater, and comes back out. He says something to Koda, and dives back down. holding on to the salmon which is about his size. He goes underwater again.

The next thing I see is Ken'ichi's claw in the fish, and Ken'ichi being dragged. The salmon jumps above water then under, trying to lose Ken'ichi I guess.

I look ahead to find a waterfall in the direction the salmon and Ken'ichi are going.

I see Ken'ichi releasing the salmon, but he gets hit by the fin of the salmon and he is carried in the current of the water, towards the water fall.

Now Ken'ichi is still within the current of the waterfall. I look, gasp and race down the rocky path by the waterfall. Sila is following right behind me.

"That's not good!"

To make it worse, Ken'ichi falls into the water below first, then comes the salmon and some boulders.

After a short while I don't see Ken'ichi come up to the surface, I jump into the river, dive down and try to find where Ken'ichi is.

The water is deep. I surface and find Sila right by me. She asks me.

"Did you find him?"

"No."

"Where IS he?"

"I'll dive down and find out."

I take a deep breath, which should be enough for me to go under the deep water. I dive down and find Ken'ichi on the riverbed, with one of his leg stuck underneath a huge boulder...

'Ooh, I gotta move that boulder!' I thought to myself. I push myself deeper, to where Ken'ichi is. He looks like he is having a hard time holding his breath. I got to be quick.

I stand upright underwater, with my back paws' claw in the mud, I lean against the boulder and push, manage to roll the boulder by a bit, just enough to free Ken'ichi.

I quickly grab Ken'ichi, swim up as quickly as I can with a thrust pusing agains the riverbed. I surface and bring Ken'ichi to the surface as he coughs out some water.

[Chasca]

I sigh in relief when Nikiski comes back with Ken'ichi, who looks alive...enough. Wow...the cub just keeps getting into danger though, doesn't he? I look down at him when he begins to cough up water. Good. At least he'll live.

"Is he okay?" I ask, even though the answer seems pretty obvious. But, what else can I say? Ken'ichi himself can't exactly talk when water's shooting up his throat.

[Talist]

I turn away from the clearing, wondering why I had lingered so long, why I had not simply stepped forward when it was clear to me that there was no danger, and had remained concealed. True, it had been a rather curious display of friendship. I'd never known a wolf to take up aquaintance with bears before, and past experience warned me not to take anything at face value. I shudder as the wolf's sudden alertness reminds me of what I have become--an outsider, reduced to spying.

[Ken'ichi]

(As Ken'ichi)
I'm running out of air...and there's not much I can do, my leg is stuck because of a boulder, and my strength alone can't even get it to budge. I'm starting to lose consciousness...No! If I lose consciousness, it's over! I gotta...hang in there...

Huh...what's that...swimming toward me...Ah...Niki?

Before I could clearly see what's swimming toward me, I close my eyes and lose consciousness...
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I slowly come back to my senses, I cough out water, I feel like my lungs are flooded. I slowly open my eyes to see Niki, Sila and Koda looking down on me, that's when I figured I'm lying on the ground.

"Ken'ichi! Are you ok?!" Koda asks me, concerned as always, as well as Sila.

I slowly sit up and cough up water a few times while I clutch my throat, it feels like if a stream of water just went up my throat. I shook my head and re-opened my eyes.

"I'm ok..." I look down on the ground, "I guess..."

Again...again I become a burden to my friends, and I bet they're getting sick of it. I gotta be more careful, or else next time I won't be so lucky...

[Nikiski]

OOC~ Welcome Talist to the RP!

BIC~

As I come back ashore, I lay Ken'ichi flat on the ground. I step back as Koda and Sila looks after him.

Ken'ichi slowly wakes up, coughing out water. Sila and Koda ask Ken'ichi.

"Ken'ichi, are you okay?"

I decide not to talk to Ken'ichi for the moment, as he is still trying to clear up the water from his throat.

As he looks better, I walk over and pad his back to help him cough up the water.

"You scared me back there, buddy, but I'm glad you're OK."

I look at Ken'ichi, looks as if he thinks he is a burden to our group.

"Aah, what do you expect from a little brother, eh?"

I try to cheer him up a bit.

"Alright Ken'ichi, I'll catch that salmon for ya."

That salmon should be quite easy to catch. I jump into the river once again, spotting the salmon as it tries to swim upstream. I accelerate, and without a second thought I dig my teeth into the fish, making the kill. I surface, walk onto the shore and shake off the water off my body. I hand the salmon to Koda and Ken'ichi.

"There you go, buddy. Enjoy your meal!"

[Chasca]

OOC: Yay! Another wolf! Welcome!

BIC:

I nod at Ken'ichi. "Well...you will be...it will pass..." I say, thinking of how awful it must feel to almost drown. I'm glad that it's never happened to me...but it can't be fun.

I notice he's looking troubled. And, it doesn't look like it's from the water, either. I wonder what's on his mind. He doesn't have to tell me, if he doesn't want to, and I ask hesitantly, "Anything else wrong?" as Nikiski quickly departs and comes back with the salmon that had caused part of the mess, handing it to Koda and Ken'ichi. Well, he'll probably be happy now. So it doesn't matter.

[Ken'ichi]

I felt more water coming up my throat and I cough up water again, hopefuly for the last time. Niki goes back into the water and comes back in a little while with the salmon I was chasing for in his mouth. He drops it in front of me, and he smiles.

"Thanks...I owe you one."

[Nikiski]

"Heh. No you owe me nothing."

I laugh it off as Ken'ichi and Koda eat the fish, and I lie down withe my belly flat on the ground once again to make myself feel cooler.