Heyyyyy people! It's been some time since I last updated my story heheh. Buuutt I'm back with a new chapter now! I really hope you are all healthy and fine out there!
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*Where am I?*, the white fuzzy bear thought puzzled as he found himself inside a jungle.
He was lost and didn't know where to head to get out of there.
He could sense a lot of eyes watching his every move behind the trees into the dark background.
Bepo was sweating in fear and tried to yell Law's name for help but no one seemed to appear.
Suddenly, he saw a light illuminating a path and he decided to get up and follow it.
However, after some time of wandering inside the wild jungle he saw the end of it and realized he was located on Zou Island.
He could espy a person who looked like him far into the distance. Sunglasses covered his eyes and he wore a cape.
Then, tears filled his eyes and shout his name.
"Zepo! It's me! Your brother! I was looking for you!"
He took another one step to get closer to the other older polar bear but Bepo started falling from the island.
Two hands caught him and embraced him into a warm hug.
"Bepo?"
"Uhmh…"
"Bepo?"
"Bepo?"
The bear woke up from his nightmare and saw Elga trying to calm him down.
"You probably had a bad dream… You were twitching and sweating madly!"
"Uhm, I'm sorry…"
"No, it's ok! I just got concerned."
Bepo lowered his ears and went gloomy.
Elga reached a hand to pet him under his jawline so as to brighten his mood but nothing changed.
"Why aren't you in your room?" the brunette girl questioned him.
"Law said I should look after you in case you wake up through the night in pain." he answered and looked the girl.
"How do you feel?" he continued.
"I'm fine… Don't worry about me."
Bepo kept silent for a while as if he was thinking something that troubled him.
Elga guessed that he must reproduced the nightmare inside his mind as he still had this sad expression on his face.
The bear turned his head to see outside of the window to the snowy scenery.
"Do you want to get some fresh air?" the girl suggested and Bepo nobbed in agreement as it seemed like a good idea at first. He wasn't sure though if the girl should get up so quickly after last day's incidents and gave her a glance with uncertainty as Law was definite not to move from her place.
"I'm not sure if you are ready to get up…"
"Don't say nonsense… I'm totally fine! Look!" she responded and got up from the couch she was laying. She tried really hard to hide that grimace of pain but she knew she would be alright. She really needed to stretch her legs and the bear seemed troubled so a walk under this starry night was the best thing to do.
Bepo watching Elga standing up with ease was persuaded that everything was fine and smiled at her.
The brunette girl took a step on the wooden floor and a creak was heard so she stayed still for a moment.
"Try not to make noises. You don't want those two to wake up!" the bear whispered to Elga pointing the two cousins who were sleeping on their chairs all this time.
Elga moved her head laterally to face the other boys passed out exhausted.
*Jeez, he really doesn't want me to get out of bed…*, she thought sweat dropping.
Bepo grabbed a blanket in order to prevent the girl from catching a cold and both of them walked silently towards the room's door.
However, when they opened it they almost had a heart attack as they saw Law standing and pouring some coffee, inside the kitchen right in front of them. He had laid his books on the kitchen's table probably to stop the girl in case she wants to leave her room again.
Thankfully, he had his back turned and didn't realize their presence.
Bepo froze in fear of the young doctor scolding him and stood motionless like that until he suddenly felt someone grabbing his hand.
Elga opened the front door and walked outside, dragging the bear with her, with fast moves.
Law turned his head behind as he thought he heard something but he saw no one and continued what he was doing.
Bepo and Elga were finally outdoors and the bear covered her body with the blanket.
"Come on, let's go there!" she whispered to him in order not to be heard and they started walking.
The weather was cold and the sound of their feet stepping on the snow was reaching their ears.
There were no clouds though, and the sky was full of stars with a bright lunette lighting their way.
They sat on a log not far away from the house, looking at the forest in front of them and filled their lungs with fresh air.
Elga decided to break the silence and asked him a question.
"So… What were you dreaming of?"
Bepo lowered his head and looked at his paws, taking a sad expression again on his face.
"I dreamed of my brother…"
"You must miss him a lot."
"Yes…"
"You shouldn't be so gloomy… He made a decision to leave your hometown and live his life to the fullest." she said in an effort to encourage him.
Bepo turned his head to face her, giving her all of his attention.
"What I mean is that I'm sure he is fine and you should not be worried about him all the time. Your brother knew he would find happiness by living the adventure and exploring the seas. You should focus more on living your life too… Someday you are going to meet each other and then you have to tell him some pretty good stories too."
Bepo thought about her words for a while and nobbed in agreement giving her a huge smile.
"Yes! You are right! Someday I will travel too through the seas and meet up with him again!"
The girl gave him a hug and pointed at the sky.
"Do you see the stars?"
"Uhm…"
"There are much more in number out there that we can't see them yet. Their light haven't reached our sky but when the right time comes it will and they will shine brighter than other stars. It just needs time. This is what happens with some things in life. In this case I'm sure you will be able to travel and meet your brother again in the future. You just have to wait and get stronger to survive on your travel and when the right time comes and you are ready, you will begin your own adventure and create your own stories to recount."
"I need to get better on navigation!" he replied with his morale boosted.
"You will!" Elga said back giggling and petted him.
Suddenly, a cough was heard and both of them turned their head towards the source of the sound behind them.
A shocked expression took place on their faces seeing Law leaning on the house's wall and watching them while taking a sip of coffee from his mug.
"Bepo-ya, weren't you supposed to look after her and don't allow her to get out of the bed?" he said having a serious look in his eyes.
Bepo couldn't find the right words to explain the situation but just lowered his head.
"I-I'm sorry…"
"Don't be mad at him! I was the one who wanted to get some fresh air…" Elga tried to protect the bear from being berated.
"I'm sure for this…" Law answered.
"Go back inside." he said again with a cold tone on his voice and Bepo and Elga stood up and started walking to the direction of the entrance.
"I told you… he knows everything!" the bear breathed to the girl so as not to be heard and Elga thought that the bear might be right on this one.
Law found it difficult to hide his amusement on his friend's statement and followed them back inside the house to be ensured that they will not sneak out again.
Elga was the last one to enter the living room and held the door to close it saying a last Goodnight to Law who was left alone on the hallway.
"Goodnight…" he answered back and left a sigh from fatigue.
