Disclaimer:
I do not own Klonoa or any other of his series' characters for they belong to their respective owners but the little guy belongs to me.
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"I'll be back in a while." Was something she said almost every night when there was someone to meet her on her way out. She did this every night; she walked to that very place where they met not caring about the distance or the weather. She always went for the same spot and stared at the same sight as if she never gets tired of this routine.
She stared at the ocean not really caring about her surroundings; she just tried to look far beyond the horizon of the endless blue… she sighed for the countless time that night. She was laying on the soft grass, her thinking in her own little world playing over and over again like a broken record about a dear friend.
She just stared there like what she did almost every night since she realized what she felt. From behind her a paw suddenly grabbed her by the shoulder, she was startled and she almost screamed, relief came over her when she realized who her intruder was, he wasn't really an intruder but a good friend but he intruded on her line of thought. So let's go to that POV.
It was just Popka my dear friend like always he would say right now something like… "Lolo, it's getting late. We should go home you know?"
"You go ahead Popka, I want to stay here for a little while."
Every night our conversation would end like that but tonight was an unexpectedly big difference. "You know, you can't keep at this every night!" The dog finally spoke his mind out. I didn't listen, I refused to even let it register in my head, and my heart hurts to much to listen.
"Popka, you can go now."
"No I won't! You've been neglecting you're life, snap out of it!! What d you think he would feel!!!"
I turned my neck and body to allow full vision towards my friend. Beads of tears ran through my eyes one by one like a water fall, I concealed these emotions for a long time and now I couldn't control it, finally it's overwhelming me "He would feel? He's not even here! What do you mean how would Klonoa feel huh!?"
"Klonoa!, It's always Klonoa! Think for a while will you! What about your training, your promises, your friends? What about us?"
I was shocked as those words rang right through me like an echo. I just realized something, Popka was right, I shouldn't be clinging to the past, Klonoa would never approve of that. Besides, we'll meet again someday, I shouldn't spend all this time between our reunion like this, and I should be something he would be proud of once he returns. I stood up and gave my yellowish canine companion a first big hug in a long time "I'm sorry Popka." And I allowed my tears to flow until there was none left.
"I wished I've realized this sooner…"
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"Hey, wakeup" my brother woke me up just in time for the event. We were on the roof waiting for the hundred-year comet; I fell asleep awhile ago since it was way passed my bedtime. Once I opened my eyes I was met by my brother's face illuminated by the moonlight. I remember saying earlier that I would never forgive him if I was the only kid in Breezegale that missed it.
"It's almost time."
He rested his head and lay right next to me, his hands behind his head we waited and all of the sudden an enormous line of white light went across the night sky, it was the first and probably the biggest comet I'll ever see in my life. I stared in awe as well as my older brother. I was so happy but then suddenly… there was a strong unusual wind, it was different and it went from the earth to the sky, before I knew it my brother was being pulled up, on impact I grabbed his hand and in the next instance I was taken with him.
I saw white for a few seconds and then I saw the starry sky once more, the next thing I knew I was falling, I heard the waves and then I met the salty water. I struggled realizing that I was sinking as the moment progressed; I just kept trying to climb my way up to the surface but I was failing. I swallowed a lot of water and fear was above all things in my mind.
In truth the biggest body of water I've ever been in was our bathtub, I couldn't swim and I probably would never be. In the last moment when one of my hands was the last thing visible above the water I felt it being grabbed. With force I was raised up to the surface and then to the air.
It was my brother that took hold of me, with one flap we went gliding into the nearest land he could spot. I was always jealous how he could use them to fly because whenever I attempted it I'd always get tired after a few seconds. I once asked him how he does it but the only thing he said was he was just like me when he was my age, what did he meant by that? I never actually understood what he said.
I was laid on the ground on my belly and he massaged my back upwards making me spurt out water in the process. I started crying as the whole event scarred me, earlier was one of the most memorable moments of my life and it was just ruined, I hugged my brother.
"I want to go home."
"We can't, not yet... sigh listen Konwil… we're far away from home right now."
"How did you know?"
"I… just do… you're burning up" he placed his hand on my forehead and it seemed I caught something from that trauma, he removed it and pointed somewhere "there's a house over there maybe we can get some help."
I looked at the direction where he pointed and I saw an outline of the house illuminated by the moon. He gave me a piggyback ride and we went our way, the cold interacted with my wet fur and I felt chills in my spine, I shivered and if this continued I know that I'll get sick... oh I already am. It was a simple house with two floors, there was a lawn in front and we entered through an opening in the covering fence.
He rang the doorbell and a tune was heard from the inside and then after a few seconds there was a muffled "Coming!" at the other side of the closed door. Once it finally opened I was frightened by what I saw, it was a huge dog maybe bigger than me if it stood in four legs but he was standing in two and was almost as big as my brother, no I think he's more of a wolf.
I thought he would attack us but no he seemed shock as if he had seen a ghost. I can feel my brother had the same expression as well. "Popka is that you!?" Wha, My brother knows this beast? When I heard it talked I felt more relieved, his voice was low but nice and tame and a closer look revealed that he looked more of a clown, he was yellow with bits of red and his eyes were funny.
"K… Klonoa you're finally back!!" he was happy and I could see some fangs when he smiled. But then he noticed me, oh dear, I braced myself and I think my brother squirmed a bit, was I squeezing his shoulders too hard? I didn't care so much right now. "And who's this little guy?"
"We can talk later. Listen, he caught a fever and.. Is she with you?"
"She'll be home tomorrow… you should come in."
I was laid to rest in the end of a huge pink sofa, my brother sitting right next to me "How do you feel?" I couldn't even answer him, when I was slowly rested my head suddenly began to hurt, I could feel my face burn and I couldn't move much, my bones felt like they would break, no maybe I'm exaggerating a bit… before I could think of anything anymore I suddenly fell asleep.
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He fell asleep… I checked his temperature one more time before I removed his drenched clothes one by one. Hey, we're all male here and I'm his brother, he'll just get worse if he doesn't take them of. Popka returned from a room I thought to have been the kitchen, he was holding a small basin and he gave it to me. It felt rather warm and I placed it on my lap, I took the cloth submerged within it and drained it a bit. I placed it on my baby brother's forehead and I repeated the process continuously that night.
"So Klonoa, who's the kid?"
"He's my little brother, Konwil."
"You never told us you had a little brother." Oh yeah… I guess I never did. Now what was the reason why I never even talked about him? I've always been fond of him… did Huepow do something to my memory? "I guess… what about you? Your huge."
"Hehe… thanks, a lot of things have changed you know. Lolo will be very happy to see you." I blushed a bit, Lolo… it's been more than a year since I last saw her.
"Klona, Lolo can tell you all you need to know tomorrow. You should get some rest." I nodded as he went near the door and flicked off the light switch. I continued the process in treating his sickness, once it went down I finally slept right next to my brother all the while thinking to myself "why did I return here?"
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Yes, Chapter 1 is done. Review if you like the idea.