A.N: Hey guys, it's me and I am back with another chapter of "Not Alone"! So in the last chapter Chloe introduced Keya to the guys and now in this chapter she's going to hang out with them again...How will that go? Find out now! ;)
Monday Morning:
Chloe sighed as she tied up the laces on her sneakers. It was already Monday and Chloe was supposed to drop off Keya at the Bears' house so she could go to school. Monday came pretty fast for Keya and Chloe, on Sunday Chloe had to go shopping with her mother while Keya spent the whole day in Chloe's room waiting for her to come home. Chloe felt bad about keeping her cooped up but her parents couldn't know that she had a bear in the house! Thankfully they had already left for work leaving Chloe with breakfast already made. Chloe looked over at Keya who was still sleeping soundly in her closet, she honestly didn't think Keya would have a problem hanging out with the guys, they seemed to really hit it off on Saturday. Since she was new around here they could probably show her around and get her acquainted with other people, after being cooped up in the house all Sunday, some fresh air would do her good. Chloe hopped off her bed and walked over to the large white closet and gently shook Keya's shoulder.
"Keya, come on it's time to get up…" She said playfully, Keya just murmured in her sleep and turned to lay on her belly and pulled the covers over her head. Chloe just laughed lightly and shook her head and grabbed Keya's foot attempting to pull her out of the closet.
"Keya seriously, you have to wake up...I have to go to school soon!" She said as she struggled to pull the heavy bear out of the closet.
Keya then suddenly sat up abrupt which startled Chloe. Her eyes were drowsy as she rubbed them with her paw. After a minute her vision cleared up and she saw the young prodigy standing in front of her.
"Oh, hey Chloe…" Keya said sweetly, she then let out a yawn and scratched behind one of her ears. "Alright, I'm up." "Good, I'll go grab some of my leftovers from breakfast for you and then we'll head out." Chloe said leaving the room. Keya stood up then got down on all fours to stretch out her arms and legs, when she was done she stood back up on her too and went to the mirror to straighten up her fur. A few minutes later Chloe came back with some toast with orange juice and a muffin which Keya scarfed down. Chloe then grabbed her backpack and slung it over her shoulders.
The Bears' Cave:
Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear were all seated at the table eating breakfast waiting for Chloe and Keya to show up. They really liked Keya, she was shy and quiet but they figured she would get used to them eventually. Panda snapped a picture of the food on his plate and began tapping away at his phone.
"No offense Pan-Pan, but is it really necessary to show the world what you ate for breakfast?" Grizz asked, Panda just looked at Grizz as if Grizz sounded stupid. "Yes! Pictures like these get big views and I want views!" He replied, "Okay, but it's your breakfast why would people care about your breakfast? What do they get out of it?" Grizz asked, "Ice Bear does not see the point of this conversation." Ice Bear cut in,
'Toc toc toc.'
The bears' conversation was interrupted by a knocking at the door. "Ice Bear will answer it." Ice Bear said standing up, he then went to answer the door and opened it to see both Chloe and Keya standing at their doorstep.
"Hey Chloe! Hey Keya!" Grizz called waving from the table,
"Hey guys." Chloe said, "Namaste…" Keya waved, "Here's Keya." Chloe said giving Keya a friendly push, Keya slightly lost her balance and almost fell on the floor. Thankfully Ice Bear caught her which made them face-to-face.
A light blush spread over Keya's face due to feeling embarrassed about falling, "D-Dhanyavaad." She said as she stood up straight to regain her balance, "I'll be back at 3:00, then we can all hang out. How does that sound?" Chloe asked,
"Yeah! Sounds great!" Grizz said ecstatically, his mouth was now sticking with syrup from his pancakes.
"Okay, I'll see you guys later then." Chloe said, she turned and headed down the road. "Have fun you guys." She waved, "*Alavida Chloe!" Keya waved back, "Have fun at school!" She then walked further into the cave as Ice Bear closed the front door. "Ice Bear made breakfast." Ice Bear said walking past Keya, Keya followed him to the table where she saw the other bears eating. "Hey Keya, how's it goin'?" Grizzed asked, his mouth full of pancake, "Shubh prabhaat, everyone." Keya smiled, "Oh man! Little brother you made a great breakfast this morning!" Grizz said to Ice Bear, Ice Bear didn't say anything but just gave a nod to his brother. Grizz then held out a piece of bacon to Keya. "Keya, you wanna try some?" He asked, Keya held up her paw, "No thanks, I already ate at Chloe's." She answered,
"So what do you guys wanna do today?" Panda asked the others, "Well since Keya is new around here, maybe we should show her around town." Grizz replied, "Yeah, we really should get out today. We haven't gone out much this week." Panda replied, "Ice Bear would like to go out." Ice Bear agreed, Grizz then turned to the sloth bear. "You up for that, Keya?" Keya nodded, "Yeah! That would be fun!" She replied,
Town:
The four bears were now walking through the downtown area of the city, the three brothers were stacked on top of one another, Grizz was on the tope, Panda was in the middle, and Ice Bear was on the bottom carrying the two while walking. That confused Keya a bit but she decided not to question it. Instead, Keya decided to admire all of the great things in the city, the architectures, the parks, the friendly faces that passed by them, it was nice.
Eventually after walking for awhile they reached a small cafe, it was a simple brick building with a green awning over the front window. Keya looked at the cafe with promise, this caused the three bears to stop too.
"Oh yeah, the cafe. They have the best smoothies in town, you know." Grizz said, "You know what guys? I'm thirsty who wants smoothies?" "Okay!" Panda said nodding, "Ice Bear agrees." Ice Bear followed, "Okay." Keya smiled shyly.
They entered the cafe where the strong scent of coffee tickled their noses, Keya looked around as they waited in line, the place was nicely decorated, that was for sure, when it was finally their turn they stepped up to the counter to order. The cashier was a teenager with auburn hair styled into a ponytail wearing a green apron and baseball cap. She looked bored.
"Welcome to the Cappuccino Cafe what can I get you?" The cashier asked in a bored voice, "Yeah we'd like to get four smoothies. One Banana Blueberry, one Pineapple Mango, one plain Strawberry, and Keya?" He asked turning to her, Keya just smiled. "Strawberry Banana." She replied, "Coming right up." The cashier replied, she then turned and walked away slouchingly to get their orders made.
"Huh, that's funny, usually she acts a lot crankier." Grizz said putting his paw to his chin as if he was deep in thought,
Suddenly the door to the cafe swung open getting the four friends' attention.
In came three strong looking people in suits and ties and wearing sunglasses, then out from in between the middle guy walked in a koala bear. He pulled out some shades and placed them on his black nose, a smug arrogant smiled was plastered on his face.
Everyone else in the cafe gasped and murmured amongst themselves as he walked through the cafe towards the counter while the three beefy bodyguards followed suite. Keya knew this guy must be someone important if everyone has their eyes on him.
"Oh no…" Grizz groaned putting a paw to his forehead, "Why? What's the matter? Who is that?" Keya asked curiously, "His name is Nom-Nom. He's this huge internet celebrity who's famous for being adorable...He hates us…" Grizz finished the sentence sulking.
"Why would he hate you guys?" She asked, "What have you ever done to him?"
"He thinks we're beneath him, and that we're idiots. Once, he made us his personal entourage just so he could pull a horribly mean prank on somebody else." Grizz replied,
"Don't forget about the time when he tried to hurt you and me with that crazy stunt for that movie, Grizz." Panda added, "Ice Bear was glad he could save his brothers." Ice Bear commented, "Yeah, and then there was that time he tried to be cuter than Panda. But let's get serious, guys. Nobody's cuter at sneezing than our brother." Grizz ended that compliment with an abrupt slap on the back.
Panda's cheeks went red with embarrassment and he forced a weak smile and laugh as he sarcastically thanked his brother for that comment.
The koala then passed them and hopped up to reach the counter. "Ugh! Is someone going to take my order!?" He snapped, the bored cashier came back over to the counter. "Hello sir, welcome to the Cappucino Cafe what can I get 'ya?" She asked in her still bored voice, "I'd like my usual, a double shot mocha with whip no sweetner. On the double." Nom-Nom ordered, "Coming right up, sir." The cashier replied, while he was waiting the koala turned his head to see Grizz, Panda, Ice Bear, and Keya. An evil smile replaced his arrogant one.
"Well, well, well...Would'ya look who it is! Fellas! Wonderful to see you again! How've you been?" Nom-Nom asked,
The three bears just crossed their arms. "Why would you care, Nom-Nom?" Panda replied shooting the koala a death glare, "Hey, I was just trying to make pleasant conversation." Nom-Nom said shrugging, the cashier came back and handed him his coffee. The koala sipped it then rubbed off the whipped cream that was leftover on his lips. "But I see that we're still feeling a little hostile after our last meeting."
"Of course we're still mad! You kidnapped us, tricked us into being your friends to scare a child, then you threw us out of you car!" Panda yelled, "Hey, it's a little something called "Dignity", do you really think I'd let myself be seen around with you bozos? Plus you have to admit, that Andy kid is very annoying."
"He may be mean and annoying but you didn't have to retaliate against him." Grizz responded, "Sure I did! He deserved it after what he did to me!" But it was then that Nom-Nom noticed Keya was standing there with them, he hadn't seen her around town before, was she new?
'Not a bad looking girl if you ask me.' The koala thought as he looked her over, 'Hm, nice fur, adorable ears, very pretty smile…'
"Hey who's this girl?" Nom-Nom asked turned to the bears, "Is she like one of your guys' visiting cousin or something?" He asked, "No, her name is Keya, she's our new friend." Grizz answered seriously, 'Thank god, she's not related to one of them.' He thought, "Well, enchanté madamoiselle." Nom-Nom said charmingly, he then grabbed her paw and kissed it. Keya and the others were slightly in shock by this. Keya pulled her hand away blushing. "Well, thank you." She said,
"Well bears, and Keya, I bid you all adieu." Nom-Nom then grabbed his coffee and headed out of the cafe with his new entourage following.
"GAH! He makes us so mad!" Panda blurted out, "Why? He doesn't seem so bad." Keya said, "That' just the old Nom-Nom charm talking. Don't let him fool you Keya, he's not always that smooth." Grizz warned her, "Okay, I understand." Keya replied nodding. Finally the cashier came back to the counter with their smoothies. "Here you go." She said, the four bears picked up their drinks and began to sip them when Grizz spoke up again.
"Hey guys, wanna go see that new Space Conflict film? Chloe said it's amazing!" Grizz suggested, "But Chloe's coming out of school soon…" Keya said, "Oh yeah you're right." Grizz said remembering, "And we promised her we'd hang out at the cave when she came back." Suddenly Panda's phone began to vibrate making a low buzzing sound along with it, Panda picked up his phone and checked to see who was calling him.
"I gotta get this guys, I'll be right back." He said, he then headed out of the cafe just leaving Grizz, Ice Bear, and Keya who just continued to talk while sipping their smoothies.
The Bears' Cave:
Chloe and the other four bears were chilling out in the living room of the cave. Chloe was sitting on the couch in between Grizz and Ice Bear playing a fighting video game with Grizz, while Panda and Keya were laying on the on the floor as Panda showed Keya his online account, and Ice Bear was just sitting there on the couch watching his two friends play.
"Chloe? How was school?" Keya asked her, the young prodigy just replied, "It was okay, I guess." She answered, "I honestly wish I was here with you guys…" She then hit a button on her remote control causing her character on the game to deliver the finishing blow to Grizz's character and knock him out.
"Player 2 Wins" The console spoke,
"Eh, today wasn't all great…" Grizz said shrugging, "Why's that?" Chloe asked raising an eyebrow, "We ran into Nom-Nom and he tried to charm Keya." The grizzly bear responded, "Wait, Nom-Nom...Isn't he that koala that's always berating you guys?" Chloe asked, "I think "shun" is a better word to describe it." Panda replied angrily, "He treated us as if we were stupid today!" Ice Bear then got a mad look on his face. "Ice Bear will destroy him." He said, "Well, just know that Keya and I still like you, we don't think you're dumb, right Keya?" Chloe asked, the sloth bear smiled and said, "Yeah, you guys are awesome." "Thanks, you're awesome too." Grizz replied, "Yeah." Panda agreed, "Ice Bear likes you." Ice Bear added on, Keya just smiled at her new friends. She had the feeling everything was going to be okay.
(*) Alavida (Bye)
Well, everyone seems to be getting along just fine still, what will happen in the next chapter? Find out soon! ;)