Chapter 6: Jenna
Balto smirked " 'flattering'?" Togo shook his head smiling "Well we better head back, better not let the boss know we're missing"
"Good idea" he said then they headed back to where they came from.
As soon they got there, Avery and Jill were already leaving a touristy Market store, two of them were holding two bags, Togo stopped for a moment sniffing the air, realizing Avery was carrying not just groceries but Togo's favorite, "Fried Salmon" which was seared in an liquidly substance, BBQ, involuntary he wags his tail but doesn't realize his tail's hitting Balto in the face which made Balto walk to the side a little.
"Okay Togo, Fritz let's go.." Avery said, yawning as he cupped his mouth with his hands, he throws the packaging into the middle of his sled then hops on the driver's seat of it and Jill hops on hers, the whole crew shot up barking in which saying; Let's go, let's go.
"Mush!" Aver shouted then they all rode off to where they were.
A strange feeling in the air however, making Balto's hair stick up, a Lone Siberian husky off the distance which a wrapped leg is watching them.
who could it be?..is it..?
***
The next day, the snow was mushy, there were no sign of clouds as the sun rosed high in the sky casting it's light over the town.
Balto lays peacefully on the wooden surface of the floor, moving in his sleep?
"Where are you going!" His thoughts cried out, visualizing himself running after an eagle.
"Follow, follow, little one!" voices echoed, he appears to be out of breathe but still running.
He finds himself running directly to a dead end, "Son.." a voice echoed, Balto looks behind him seeing his Father completely white as if he were a ghost, "Father?" Balto would've thought.
"You have disappointed me son.." his words echoed looking at him without having his mouth to move, he then started to fade "No father, what do you mean, wait!" then out of nowhere he hears a gunshot, as the sky slowly became crimson with birds flying high away from danger, then one by one they fell directly at Balto's feet, in great fear he ran away from the pile up then stops at another dead end.
Out of breathe he hesitantly shouts "Help!..somebody!..anybody" he looks behind seeing a wild fire closing up then he starts to cry "Please..!" suddenly the fire recedes from him, "Balto? Balto" it was Togo's voice, "Balto, wake up..!" he said echoing.
Balto came to, from his nightmare panting, he looks up finding Togo looking down at him as if he were worried "You were crying in your sleep kid.." he smiled, Balto sucked up his tears then sunk his head between Togo's legs sobbing.
Togo looks over at Maya and shrugs, then he look's back at Balto "Why didn't you go back?" he whispered, Balto sobbed "I don't know, I just- you guy's are like a
family to me now" Togo shook his head smiling "No, Balto your family.. is more important than us" Maya smiled at what he said.
Balto's sadness slowly faded away into happiness, he got up and walked off to a window frame with the sunlight piercing through the hazy
conditions, I guess from that moment on, Balto's realization will bring him back to his family.. but, how will he find his family? How does he know if
they're still alive? It's a wolves natural instinct there for, dogs as well, that they have a great sense of smell and communication from recent studies.
Balto thought that if he goes back now, thing's might be different, but what's keeping him so optimistic, is that
he'll be reunited with his family, and that his father will once again come home.. but will he?
***
Avery sits on a stool collecting a hand-full of twigs, he carefully lights them with a quick swipe of a match, as the fire slowly
came to life with embers sparkling in the air into the chimney, Balto lays down with his ears folded down behind his head, his paw's
crossing each other, and his eyes closed as if he's asleep.
Then something strange runs up his nose, he quickly shoots up, ears stiffened, Nose high in the air, eye's focused at the door way.
Curios, he runs over to the source of this odd; he suddenly spots the same Husky he met the day he and Togo helped.. Jenna, but this
was quite an unusual approach, since Balto ran ever so brusquely he accidentally runs up to Jenna, nose to nose. He takes a step back
"Oh uh sorry Jenna.." he said looking down, Jenna giggled "it's okay" she said smiling.
"So what brings you here?" he asked.
"Well, just thought of saying Good morning, and how are you?" she said.
"Oh uhm, why good morning to you too, and I'm great thanks" he smiled wagging his tail, "Anything new lately?"
She shook her head "Not that I know of.. I heard about the race tryouts today to see who's team is the fastest" she said
"A race?"
"Yeah, you know.. like 'the race for gold' I assume?"
"Oh, yeah"
"Are you going to join?" Jenna asked, now that was the question that Balto had in mind.. either he help's the team he's now stuck with, or be a stray and run off to his family.. considering that he should stay in fact he's still wondering if he may in other words, bump into his father in the race.
"Yeah, I will" he answered.
"Great! I'll see you there then." she said then trotted off into the town.
"What a woman huh Balty?" chuckled Togo making Balto blush from the sound of it
***
"Listen kid, I know how much you like her 'n all that, but sometimes you have a job to do" he said then took a step over to the door way looking out into the lake to the left,"In fact if you win the race you might even win her heart." he turned around looking at Balto directly in his eyes.
there was only a moment of silence, then the young pup said "If I win the race, it doesn't matter who's good and what now, but from my father passed on, it matter's from the heart" he said
Togo made a great big smile after what Balto had said because it is true, that's what's called; Sportsmanship, with the right attitude the right thinking, your always going to be one step ahead of the curve.
Will Balto ever in hopes of meeting his father during the tryouts? or will Balto never see his father ever again.. find it soon enough
Justin: Chapter 6 is done :P
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Ayako: -takes the blow and dramatically falls to the ground- ow.. x.x