GiroNatsu Chapter is up!
Giroro entered Natsumi's den the next day, he glanced to the female wolf pup. She huffed a bit, turning away slightly, though didn't show signs of not wanting to talk. Giroro shrugged, sitting down near her.
"So, how are you?" He asked.
"As good as I can be as prisoner." Natsumi growled a bit, glaring coldly at him, she still wasn't too fond of him at this point, "Why do you care?"
"I am helping you." Giroro grumbled, pinning his ears back and flicking his tail.
"I don't need you stupid Light rider ally's help." Natsumi huffed, sitting down.
"Why do you hate the Light riders' so much?" Giroro asked, tilting his head. He was curious, there must a reason, right? He remembered both Erik and Lenox had said everyone must have a reason for being bad. They believed that even someone like Fleck or Hufuer would have something good in them.
"I could have asked you the same question, regarding Dark riders." Natsumi replied coldly, still refused to look at him.
"They killed my mother." Giroro said, turning away from her.
Natsumi gasped from the honest answer from him, she slowly turned toward Giroro, finding him facing at the entrance. He didn't have any movement even as he sensed her eyes on him while he stared outside her cell.
"It was a dark night." Giroro continued, "they burst through our den, Fleck as the lead, with Hufuer, Kuamini, Annabeth and Xiure following after just what they always did. I was only a young pup then." He trembled slightly at the mention of the scene, it was a nightmare to him, always was and always will be. "M-My father wanted to take us and leave, but my mom refused, she said she would drag onto the dark riders while we escaped. I can still remember Fleck's cold laugh when he sent black sand shards to mother's chest, and then...she was gone." He didn't realize that there were some tears swelling in his eyes till they dripped out, making his fur wet.
Natsumi was silent, what does it feel like to lose a parent? Her father were killed before she was born, so she didn't have memories regarding him, but she could imagine the pain of losing people you cared about. She couldn't help but think about Fuyuki and Saburo. She had vowed to get revenge for them, but could she really fight someone who had been hurt so deeply by the dark riders?
"Are you pitying me?" She suddenly heard Giroro's gruff voice coming from behind.
Natsumi looked toward him, finding that he had somehow regained his indifference appearance as he stared at her. "I don't need any pity." Giroro said, huffing. "Seeing the dark riders down will be enough for me."
Natsumi's anger suddenly rose at his comment as she growled loudly, "Then what about me?" She snarled to him, pinning her ears back, the fur on her back rise up as she glared at him, "my brother and lover were killed by the Light riders!"
Giroro yelped in surprise, backing away from her, "but...Light riders don't kill." He mumbled.
"How do you know?" Natsumi asked, furiously, her eyes crazed with anger, "maybe they just pretend to not kill anyone, while doing it secretly without anyone knowing it."
Giroro huffed, decided to ignore her anger as he looked back at her, "I am friend with Erik, and I am 100% sure that none of the Light riders kill. Do you have any evidence that they had killed your brother...and lover?" He hesitated a bit at saying the word lover without knowing why, but a pain could be felt in his heart at the mention of it.
Natsumi yelped, suddenly couldn't find any words to say. He was right, she thought, I don't know if they were actually killed by the Light riders. I wasn't there, I didn't know. I don't have any evidence of that. I just assumed it was true because my mother told me so.
"The Dark riders are manipulative." Giroro glanced to Natsumi, huffing, "They could have killed some people and blamed it on the Light riders. Why else do you think there are so many new people coming from both the Dogs kingdom and Cats kingdom to the Peacemakers?"
Natsumi yelped yet again, she had never thought of the possibilities of it. "But my mother won't lie..." she murmured to herself.
"People lie for different reasons," Giroro pointed out, "maybe they were in a condition when they're forced to, or maybe they want to protect people."
"Why would my mom lie to protect me?" Natsumi said, almost growled again to Giroro for his suggestions.
"You know what the dark riders did to traitors, don't you?" Giroro huffed, flicking his tail, "They killed them, or would at least try to kill them. Remember the original dark riders, Percy and Knamaka? They were almost killed for being traitors."
It made sense, Natsumi realized, she may have been wrong all the time, maybe the Dark riders were playing with her mind all the time, making her believe something that was false. But then, what Giroro had said earlier caught her attention, "you said...many new people often come to Peacemakers kingdom in escape of the dark riders, right?"
"...Yes?" Giroro was confused at her sudden questioned. He tilted his head, glancing to her.
"Then..." Natsumi took a deep breath, there's a chance that her brother or Saburo or both had actually come to the Light riders' territory, and was in truth being chased down by the dark riders, "Are there any new people here recently?"
"Keroro and Tamama are new." Giroro replied honestly, "they had also brought a wolf pup named Fuyuki with them, according to the Light riders."
"Fuyuki?" Natsumi's eyes widen, she suddenly jumped forward and shook Giroro violently, "I need to meet him, where is he?"
Giroro yelped, was in a daze by her shook as he struggled against, "N-Natsumi, w-what is wrong? W-Who is he?" He managed to say.
"He's my brother!" Natsumi cried out.
"Your brother?" Giroro gasped in surprise, so Natsumi's brother was here all the time, and no one told him, he bet the Light riders must have known, same for Keroro and Tamama. He might beat them up for not telling him, he thought.
"Please, Giroro." Natsumi whimpered, "Help me to reunite with him."
Giroro wanted to refuse, he had already done very much for her by volunteered to change her perspective, and he really didn't want to bend more responsibility on himself for her, but gazing to her teary eyes, he sighed, and eventually muttered out, "I will help."
"Thank you, Giroro!" Natsumi smiled, the first smile she had ever had since the news of her brother's death broke out.
Giroro blushed, seeing her smiled. She was so beautiful, he couldn't help but think, "you are not that ugly when you're smiling." He chuckled.
Natsumi stopped her action, "wait.." she eyed him carefully, "are you...flirting with me?"
"N-No, o-of course not." Giroro yelped, feeling his face on fire as he quickly turned away, "w-why would I do that?" He mumbled, "L-Let's meet again tomorrow, a-and I will bring Fuyuki here or bring you out t-to meet him." He stuttered slightly as he quickly escaped the cell.
Natsumi giggled slightly, he was cute when he was like that, she thought to herself, before laying down, drifting into a peaceful sleep.
Light Riders:
Erik-white lion cub; also the prince of Peacemakers; Power: Electric
Benvolio-regular tiger cub; Power: Fire
Lenox-black leopard cub; Power: plasma, Chinese Kung Fu, controlling the death
Hadhi-hyena cub; Power: Wind, creating tornadoes, etc.
Yap-white tiger cub; Power: Ice
Peacemakers (Allies with the Light Riders)
Garoro-General; wolf
Garuru- wolf pup, son of Garoro
Giroro- wolf pup, son of Garoro
Dororo-wolf pup; adopted by Garoro
Koyuki- wolf pup
Keroro-cheetah Cub
Tamama-cheetah Cub; lover of Keroro
Fuyuki- wolf pup; son of Aki
Dark Riders:
Fleck- Hyena cub; Power: black sand, nightmare
Annabeth- African Wild Dog pup; Power: poison, sleeping shard
Hufuer- wolfdog pup; Power: dirt, thorns
Kuamini- Adult hyena; Power: ice
Xiure- Regular tiger cub; Power: water, tsunami
Dogs (Allies with the Dark Riders)
Aki-General of Dogs; wolf
Natsumi- wolf pup; Daughter of Aki
Rockune-Border Collie Pup; one of the platoon members
Boone- German Shepherd pup; one of the platoon members
Nasri-Australian Shepherd pup; one of the platoon members
Cats (Allies with the Dark Riders)
Alice-queen of the Cats; Lioness
Christine-lioness cub; princess of the Cats.
Hika-Bengal kitten; one of the platoon members
Hatua-Leopard cub; one of the platoon members