Ah, Kaizen…How do I begin to describe this strange pet? Well, first, he's a warg. When Katie had just turned 5 her father and uncle took her on a camping trip, they set up camp and went fishing leaving Katie at camp. Gloin bent down to speak to his daughter. "Now, I want ye to stay here and wait for us to return. Don't wander off, alright?" She gave him a big smile. "Aye papa." Her father smiled and kissed her forehead and went with his brother. He knew Katie would be safe, they cast their lines and began to fish. Back at camp Katie went around and gathered sticks and twigs to keep the fire going, she then began chopping vegetables for the stew that they were having for dinner, she had her white apron on and her hair tired back, she finished chopping, looked up and gasped.
Standing in front of her was a pitch black warg pup just sitting there looking at her. He was about the size of a full grown german sheppard dog. Katie stood there looking at him, for a long time neither of them moved, the warg leaned forward to eat a piece of a carrot. "No!" Shouted Katie. "That's not for you." He growled, his hair standing on end, he was hungry and was not about to be told no and denied food, he glared at Katie. She stood her ground and bravely smacked him on the nose and said "No." she then gathered the vegetables into a bowl and put them in the pot over the fire. The warg pup followed her, he smelled the beef that sat next to the pot he went to take a bite. "No! That's not for you." Again he growled and again she smacked his nose. They did this three times over. Sniff, smack, growl, sniff, smack, growl, until the stew was finished and the warg began to whine from hunger.
Katie signed, feeling bad for him she ladled some into a bowl and sat it next to him, he wolfed the food down in two large bites and had two more bowls after. Satisfied the warg curled up at Katies feet and fell to sleep happy and full as Katie worked on needle point, she would occasionally pat his head or scratch his hear and reward him by saying "Good boy." It was a complete surprise to her father and uncle when they returned, Gloin asked about the warg and Katie told him what had happened. "Ye…tamed him lass?" Asked her uncle completely amazed. "Aye uncle, he was very rude." She went on to tell them how she punishe him. Gloin smiled to himself, his daughter was truly amazing. For the entire trip the warg would follow Katie around picking up sticks and doing what he was told. The last day Katie sat on a log sighed sadly and looked at the warg. "What's wrong my wee darling?"
Asked her father, she sighed and said. "We can't take him home with us, mama wont want him." It broke Gloins heart seeing his little girl so upset. "Well..Have ye named him?" She nodded and answered. "Kaizen…" The warg lifted his head and tilted it hearing this, Gloin chuckled. "Oh aye, I think he likes that." He thought for a moment and got an idea. "Ye know now that ye've named him, ye have to keep him." Katie looked up at her papa and smiled. "Really papa?" He smoked his pipe. " Aye really." Her smile fell. "But what will mama say?" Oh, he hadn't thought of that. " Well ummm….She'll….She'll be alright with it." Katie smiled and hugged Kaizen, he wagged his tail happily. Of course Aia wasn't happy about it at all and was a bit frightened of their new pet, but she warmed upto him as did their friends and neighbors. Oh and Thorin of course.
Athers note: If there are any mistakes that I have missed or made please let me know! Enjoy! R&R!