Disclaimer: I don't own Seekers, sadly enough. R&R

"Momma, why did you choose Daddy?" a small black bear cub with a white splash of fur on her chest said.

"I chose your father because he was just such a sweet bear under his grumpy attitude," she replied, licking her cub on the head.

The next cub near to the first one was a bit larger, but still small, with brownish-black fur scoffed.

"Eww, why did you ask that Musa?" asked the cub, disgusted.

"I dunno, Mikavu, I felt like, and I wanted to mess with your head," Musa joked. She nudged her brother then nipped at his ears.

Lusa chuckled. "Go play outside if you want."

The two cubs ran out of the cave and began to play-fight.

Lusa curled up and put her nose under her paw. It had been many sun-circles since she had travelled to the Place of Everlasting Ice with Kallik, Ujurak and Toklo, and many more sun-circles since she and Toklo left their friends to journey off on their own.

"Lusa?" a familiar voice called. Lusa shuffled her paws and opened her eyes.

It was Toklo, her Toklo.

"Yeah?" she replied.

"I was just wondering how you were feeling," he mumbled, nudging her softly.

Lusa did the bear equivalent of smirking. She felt playful again, like when she was young.

"Oh you big furball," she took up a paw and gently pushed the brown bear.


Mikavu and Musa had stopped playing. Mikavu scoffed again.

"It's too much to bear," he groaned. Musa just giggled.

"Come on, let's go try to find Uncle Ujurak and aunt Kallik," suggested Mikavu

Musa nodded and the both cubs ran out into the forest.


Lusa glanced outside the cave. "Toklo," she gasped, "where are they?"

Toklo caught her flow and stared outside. He got up onto his paws and rushed outside.

"They're not here, but their scent leads that way," he growled.

Lusa shivered. Her cubs ran off alone and they didn't even know how to find their way.

She covered her eyes with her paws as they started to water. Toklo mentioned something about going to find them, but she sat there and worried.

'I'm so stupid, I left them to play outside without any watch," she bashed herself.

Toklo soon returned and he was unsuccessful.

"I lost their scent by the river," he explained. Lusa gasped. The worst thoughts about her cubs' fate rushed through her head.

"No, no!" she whimpered.

Toklo tried to comfort his mate but she would not cool down. She had let two new bear spirits go free when she let them out to play.

That night, the two bears slept in the cave together and they would look for the cubs together the next day.

The next morning, Toklo nudged his mate. "Lusa, wake up," he yawned.

The black bear did not budge. He nudged her, but got no response.

The bear died over night. Toklo yowled in anguish.

"Lusa, no Lusa, why did you leave me?" Toklo huffed and sniffed. "I promise I'll find out cubs, even if they're dead."

And with that he laid by his loved one's body for the rest of the day.

Thanks for reading, and that's the end of Growing Up Lusa. Please Review. :D I can see a new story in the making as Toklo goes searching for his cubs. What do you think? Should I write it? By the way, I'm sorry it's so short. ;3 Please excuse it, I was trying hard to at least make another chapter for any of my stories.