Greetings, my fan fic readers! Before you begin reading this, I just wanted to give ya' a warning. If you read this fan fic, you are certain to be shocked...yet pleasantly surprised by many events that take place in this fan fic. Also, watch out for much Kenai/Kia romance, lol! I hope this title is alright...Okay, that's all. Thank you for taking the time to listen! I hope you all enjoy this fan fic!
It was early evening, and the sun was setting as all the bears at the Salmon Run were headed to their caves, to get some sleep. It had been a long, hard day, and they all needed their rest. The many grizzlies lay down in their caves, and were soon fast asleep. Well...almost all of them...
"It's beautiful, isn't it, Kenai?" Kia gushed.
Kenai nodded, and he turned his gaze from the setting sun to the white and brown sow. "Yeah, it sure is." he replied, smiling warmly at her.
Kia let out a happy sigh and leaned back against Kenai's furry chest. This had been the perfect day, she thought as Kenai wrapped his paws around her. She sighed happily and cuddled against Kenai even more. As Kia thought over the day's events, she could not stop a wide smile from spreading across her muzzle.
Kia and Kenai had gone fishing, earlier that day. Once they had caught a ton of salmon, the two grizzlies had eaten lunch together, in the shade of a tall tree. Afterwards, Kenai had taken her to the very top of a big waterfall. From there, Kia and Kenai had been able to see for miles!
When she and Kenai had arrived back, Koda had attacked them, so the three grizzly bears had rolled around on the ground for hours, wrestling and laughing. Now the two teenage bears were so tired, they were content just to watch the sunset together.
Kenai nudged Kia gently with his nose then, and doing so, he snapped the sow out of her daydreaming.
"Hey Kia," he said, "It's starting to get late. We'd better find Koda and put him to bed."
Kia looked disappointed, but she still nodded in agreement. "Yeah, you're right.." she paused. "Aww man...I don't want this night to end.." she murmured as she nuzzled Kenai's soft brown fur.
Kenai rubbed his nose against hers lovingly. "I know exactly how you feel...I could stay this way forever, but-"
Kia smiled and nuzzled Kenai under the chin, cutting him off. "But duty calls. I know.." she finished for him softly.
Kenai laughed, nodding as they got up. "And unfortunately, we have to answer it." he said.
Kia giggled at his remark as they searched for the lovable --yet talkative-- brown bear cub. Kia's ears pricked up as she heard a rustling in the bushes. She looked at Kenai.
"Did you hear that?" she whispered.
Kenai nodded. "Yeah.." he whispered back, "Do you think it's Koda?"
Kia nodded, rolling her eyes. "Uh huh. He's most likely trying to scare us...Why does he do that?"
Kenai shrugged. "I don't know.." he replied as Kia peered into the bushes. "Is it him?" he asked her.
Kia turned away from the bush and faced the brown bear. "Huh uh. There was nobody there." she said, looking confused. Kenai glanced behind her and his eyes widened.
"Kia, watch your back!" He warned, waving his paws in the air and pointing behind her.
Kia turned to see what the male grizzly was pointing at, but at that moment, a brown blur smacked into her. Knocked off balance, and completely caught off guard, the sow stumbled backward and fell into the river with a loud splash.
The white bear came up to surface quickly, gasping for air, and looked around, trying to find what had..or..who had...just forced her into the river. "What the-" she sputtered.
"Gotcha!" Koda burst out gleefully, laughing.
So it was him who had pushed her in! Kia rolled her eyes, looking very annoyed.
"Koda, why do you get such a kick out of playing pranks on Kenai and I?" She asked.
The cub just giggled. "I don't know..I guess I can't resist, 'cause you're so easy to scare!"
Kia uttered a low growl under her breath as she walked out of the river.
Kenai smiled sheepishly at her. "I-I-I..tried to warn you.." he mumbled.
Kia turned to him and the expression on her face softened. "I know you did, Kenai. Thank you for trying anyway."
Kenai chuckled, and stared at the white and brown sow. She was dripping wet. "Hey Kia," he said slowly, "I'll go put Koda to bed, and you can stay here and get dried off while you wait for me, okay?"
Before Kia could answer, Koda whined loudly. "Aww! Bedtime? Not right now!" he complained.
Kenai rolled his eyes at the cub's complaint, and he nodded his head. "Yes, now." he answered, looking a bit impatient.
Koda groaned. "Aww..." Kenai turned back to Kia. "So, is that okay?" "Yeah, you go ahead while I dry off. Then I'll come find you afterwards." Kia answered quickly.
Kenai shook his head at her answer. "No, no..I'll come back for you once Koda's safely in bed. Just wait here." he instructed.
Kia shrugged, looking a little confused. "Oh...Okay then...I guess.."
Kenai smacked his forehead lightly, then he walked over to Kia. "Kia, listen to me. I'm going to put the kid to bed, and then we can go back to watching the sky...our romantic night won't have to end afterall, as long as you stay and wait here." he whispered in the sow's light brown ear.
Kia's expression lit up at this. "Oh! Okay, I gotcha now!" she said, finally catching on to the plan.
Koda glanced at the two teenage bears. "Hey, are you two tellin' secrets? Can I hear?" he begged.
Kenai winked at Kia and she stiffled a giggle. "Okay, Koda. Time for bed." said the male brown bear, as he picked the brown bear cub up by his mane and started to walk off.
Koda struggled to free himself of his brother's grip. "But Kenai! I wanna tell secrets too!" he cried. "I know this really good one that Bucky told me once!" The bear cub's voice faded as he and Kenai disappeared, headed to their cave.
Kia shook her head, laughing at Koda. "That Koda!" she murmured. The white and brown grizzly shook her fur dry, then she sat down on the soft, green grass to await Kenai's return.
As she waited, Kia hummed a tune to herself, breaking the silence around her. It was one of the many songs that her mother had sung to her when she was just a newborn cub. Kia best remembered this particular song, because it was a happy, cheerful tune that always calmed her.
Kia glanced up, then at the sky. She could have sworn that she saw the Northern lights, directly above her!
Surprised, the white grizzly rubbed her eyes, wondering to herself if she had become so tired that she was seeing things. However, when Kia looked again, the lights were still there.
The sow cried out in shock as an eagle swooped down from the lights, and landed beside her.
"Kia." It said telepathically. Then its shape started to change.
Kia watched in surprise as the eagle spirit morphed into the form of Sitka, Kenai's older brother!
She let out a small whimper. "What are you going to do to me! I-I haven't done anything bad, I swear it!" She cried.
It was obvious by Kia's tone (and the expression on her face) that she was remembering what Sitka had done to Kenai when he had killed Koda's mother.
Sitka placed a hand on her muzzle gently, to stop the sow's trembling.
"Not to worry, Kia. You are right. You haven't done anything wrong. But there is something that I need you to do...You and Kenai, actually.."