Life with Koda

[Chasca]

OOC: Why, thank you! The way you're able to combine your character's actions with the detail is seriously, like the best novels I've read. Awww, Kanoa...I'll miss you! But I hope you'll be able to at least once in a while.

BIC:

I smile in relief when I notice the others are welcoming her warmly. Not that I had expected them not to, but by the expression he had at first, I was worried about what was wrong. It seems though that all is well; who knows, maybe I imagined it in the first place.

As Talist compliments Koda and Ken'ichi, I notice that it she looks as if she's reminiscing on something. Hmm. I try to think of what it could be, and all that I can think of is something to do with cubs. And, most likely not bear cubs. I wonder, maybe she lost some of her own? Or maybe it has to do with why she is alone. Ah well. I shouldn't waste my time thinking of things that aren't my business, which is the impression I get when she doesn't go into detail. Not that I blame her.

When she makes that remark about this place, I can't help but to remember what happened just this day. Well, the forests aren't exactly free of danger...but we did have help in the face of trouble. "Well you've heard right," I say, laughing at the squirrel comment.

I look around, and see Nikiski is dangerously close to the water. I walk over casually. "Here, let me give you a better look," I say with a smirk, as I shove him into the water. "Ooops. Sorry. I didn't mean for it to be THAT close," I say with fake innocence.

I look up, and that's when I notice the new bear...with white fur? Uhm...okay. I know they exist, but I've never seen one before. I snicker when he falls out of the tree. He was probably trying to impress someone, but he got kicked in the face.

[Nikiski]

I am waiting for Talist to reply and I am close to the river so that I can jump into the river. Sila walks towards me casually and she shoves me into the water.

"Aah!" *SPLASH*

I am underwater, and I think I'll give Sila a come back. I look up, swiming deep underneath, I thrust myself up, pull Sila's leg, and drag her down.

Sila looks at me underwater, I smile and swim ahead of her. Sila follows after me, and I see Koda and Ken'ichi in the water in front of me.

[Ken'ichi]

I smiled when Talist complimented me and Koda as the pride of the salmon run, but I couldn't help but think about Talist's expression when she looked at me and Koda, I wonder what flooded through her mind when she laid her sights on us. She asks us of this place as the safest place in the continent, and I felt that she had found the right place.

Before I could assure her that this is the right place, Koda did it for me: "Of course it is, you picked the right place to stay."

I then see Sila sneaking up on Niki from behind, and pushed him into the water. I grinned, thinking of doing the same to Sila, but then Niki does the work for me by jumping out of the water and dragging Sila with him. I pad to the shore of the river and laugh.

"Nice one Ni-" *SPLASH*

Koda...that little...

I surface to see Koda grinning at me, again he pranks me.

"Got ya again!" Koda points out as he begins to laugh.

I smile a little and shrug, "You keep catching me with my guard down."

It seems Koda decides to cut me some slack and jumps into the water and splashes me when he surfaces. I splash him back and he splashes back. I turn my head to keep the water from hitting me and notice a white bear not too far. I wonder if he's coming over.

[Chasca]

I resurface, splashing the two cubs and notice that Talist is still up onshore. I tilt my head, and turn it, beckoning for her to join...if she wants to. I know it can be uncomfortable being new or alone...but, then again, she hasn't really acted it too much.

I turn to Nikiski, and say, "I am SO getting you back for that," When, I figure out how, that is. I shake off some of my fur, only to have it get wet again.

[Nikiski]

Koda and Ken'ichi are having fun in the river. Sila walks ashore and says to me.

"I am SO getting you back for that."

"Oh REALLY? You STARTED that."

I smile at Sila, but noticing Sila is looking at Talist, looking concerned. Probably Sila is worring about Talist getting along with us and stuff. I pad beside Sila, shaking the water off my fur, making Sila wet again.

"Haha, you're wet again!"

Talist smiles. At least he's not like... sad or anything... Koda and Ken'ichi come ashore as well. They shake the water off and come beside me as we continue to walk upstream...

[Ken'ichi]

I laugh as Niki wets Sila again by shaking his fur dry right next to her. Koda splashes me again, I splash back and walk out of the water.

"Hey, you can't walk about of a water war!" Koda cries with a mid laugh.

"Sorry buddy, maybe tomorrow." I reply.

I shake my fur dry while Koda walks out of the water and does the same. I look at the others, seeing them walk upstream. I gesture to Koda and follow them.

[Chasca]

I glare, though playfully, at Nikiski, and shake myself dry yet again. "Oh, really?" I say, walking over and trying to shove him back in; this time I'll move before he'd have the chance to pull me over. Unfortunately, by some cruel twist of fate I slip...me, actually slipping, and fall back in the water.

Feh. Me, clumsy?! How...humiliating. No...it was just bad luck. I stepped out, spitting a twig that had somehow made it's way into my mouth to only make me look more stupid, and shook off my fur, trying to look unfazed by the whole thing. "Uhm...don't make me trip!" I say to Nikiski, as a lame excuse.

[Sioul]

OOC:thanks for all the nice hellos everyone.

BIC:I see Ken'ichi and smile I start runing towards the river I
do a cannon ball in to the water "weeeee" *splash* ;D fun

I look around to see everyone all wet ;D I go under water and see a group of fish i start swiming towards them I bite one but then its friends help it and i lose it i'll catch you yet fish

I get out of the water and make a blue print in the mud....lets see if i block them here and come around here....ah yes i see...(lost in thought)...

[Ken'ichi]

I snicker as Sila's plan to re-dunk Niki into the river backfired and she fell in instead. I turn around to continue our treck when I hear something else coming right at us. I turn to the river only to recive a splash of water, big one too. I look to see the new bear in the water. I was about to say something when he goes underwater. I shrug and shake my fur dry, then I see the same bear coming out of the water and draw something on the mud. I couldn't help but to take a peek.

"Um...what are you doing?"

[Nikiski]

I turn and see a "raging ball of fur" speeds and jumps into the river, making a huge splash wetting everyone. We shake our furs dry, and Ken'ichi walks over to where the new bear is and welcomes him to join. Ken'ichi does a good job and the bear walks beside him and they come inside our circle.

"So, hi, what's your name? What are you doing here?"

He tells me his name is Sioul.

"All righty Sioul, wanna join us to go fishing together?"

He nods and we continue our way upstream.

[Sioul]

OOC:"im not a cub."

"Im making a plan to catch them dame fish they hate me you know
i'll catch them yet but then I decide to go with nikiski i see fish pass me by.

"were are we going i ask"
nikiski:"you'll see"

I hear the sound of a water fall up ahead then i see it a giant river slide wow this beats raging waters I climb to the top
and I jump in "weeeeeeeee" rear to the left the the right and then the fall "waaaaaaaa" :splash"

I get out of the water that was fun lets do that again ;D

[Nikiski]

OOC~ Sorry Sioul, wasn't paying attention... must have slipped my mind (oops I sound like Scar for a sec) XD

[Chasca]

I had followed them up, and blinked in surprise at Sioul's...ahem...'enthusiastic' behavior. Well, I'm not too surprised...but it must be somewhat tiring to be around him.

I remember that he was...drawing a plan to catch fish back in the mud, and that gives me the impression that he must have some intelligence to plan ahead...whatever he was planning. Then again, perhaps it meant he couldn't think in his mind, and had to rely on visual help to keep him focused, which, in a way, would explain his...so far, hyper behavior. Uhm...okay. That was just a complete waste of my thinking time. I shrug, and stand there. Not quite ready to get wet again.

[Ken'ichi]

As we pad upstream, I see Sioul setting his sights on the riverslide. He enthusiastically runs to the slide and jumps into it, he enjoys it a lot. I laugh at Sioul's face as he went down the riverslide. I glance at Sila, who knows what she's thinking. I look at the others and wonder what they're thinking.

[Nikiski]

OOC~ OK, I will drag Kenai along with this then XD

To me, Sioul is one hyper bear. He's got the energy to do all those stuff.

I sit down, leaning against a big tree.

I look at Sioul on the waterslides, Koda and Ken'ichi having fun, Sila and Talist talking. Kenai comes sit beside me.

"So what have you been doing today, Kenai?"

"I've been just following you guys along. In the bushes."

"Aah. Is that right."

"Yep."

"So, mind if we go to make sure the area is clear of hunters together?"

"You call it."

So, Kenai and I patrol around the salmon run area, just to make sure everybody is save.

"So Kenai, you meant to tell me what the totem thing is a while ago but you never did in the end. What is that anyways?"

"Uum..."

Kenai is lost in his deep thoughts. May be it is related to his past? I shouldn't have asked.

"Sorry, Kenai, if you don't want to talk about it, you don't have too."

"Well, no I don't mind... it's just... I don't know how to start."

Kenai pasues.

"This totem is like... hm... it guides my life."

Kenai shows me his totem. It looks like a bear in a sitting position.

"It can be any kind of animals, and they all have different meanings. Mine is a bear, which means love."

I look at the totem in awe.

"So... yeah... that's basically what it is."

"Hm... interesting... I wish I have one of those... Huh."

Oh wait, I DO have something...

"Wait, I have something interesting to show you."

I should him the crystal I got from my brother when I was in the fight.

"I got this from my brother who's a spirit."

"Wait wait wait, hold on a second. You have a brother, and you never told me?"

"Yeah, I didn't think it would be relevant to know... He's not here anyways. This crystal thing has some magical power that I've never thought of. It healed my wound and Ken'ichi's too."

"Wow. I wonder what else it does."

"I don't know, I guess we'll find out, sooner or later."

We continue to walk.