(OK everyone, pay close attention to this chapter, it's the last one before
the big fight... and remember keep an eye on Tiaru..)
Chapter 6: the Journey
"So tell me again why you and Tiaru are spending so much time together?" Miku asked. He had been watching Kita and Tiaru for a while and finally got the courage to ask Kita about it. "I never told you in the first place." Kita said, licking her paw. "Ok so tell me now then." Miku urged. Kita sighed. "He's only training me." She said. "For what?" Kita got up and walked off, Miku trailing her. "I'm going to get Howler." "What!?" Miku squealed. "Calm down, that's why Tiaru is training me. Because I'm not strong enough to take Howler on right now." Kita shook her head and sighed. "Kita!" Miku said. "What?" Kita asked. "Well, you're a female, and well Howler's a male." "Your point?" Kita asked. "Your mother died because she was fighting Howler, and she was older than you are!" Miku replied.
Kita pushed her ears back and looked at Miku. Miku sighed then rubbed his head under her chin. "I'm sorry, I just don't think you should be fighting him is all." Kita sighed. "You don't need to worry about me. Tiaru will be with me, if anything goes wrong he'll help me out." Kita said, taking her turn to rub her head under Miku's chin.
In the bushes Tiaru crouched, listening intently to their conversation. In his heart he wanted to help her, but he couldn't. He was not to be there when the fight happened. He watched them a bit longer before crawling silently away.
Tiaru paced back and forth in front of the cave. Everyone in there was asleep. Tonight was the night. They had to leave tonight. He growled to himself. How could he? Those stupid little games he had allowed her to play after their sessions. How could he allow this to happen? Tiaru growled to himself.
He stopped and looked into the cave. He let out a sigh, acting as if he were letting out all his troubles. Tiaru walked into the cave, to where Kita lay. He looked around and made sure everyone else was asleep. He pushed at Kita's shoulder. She mumbled something and rolled over. Without realizing it, he smiled and admired her. She moved her paw and murmured again, bringing Tiaru to his senses. He growled and nudged her harder. "Kita!" He said sharply. Kita yawned and slowly, very slowly got up. "What?" she said, rubbing her eyes with her paw. "Come on, tonight's the night." He turned and started to walk off. Kita yawned and said, "the night for what?" Tiaru turned and whispered, "You're ready, we're leaving."
Kita awoke almost immediately. "What?" she said. "Shh!" Tiaru said. "Come on, enough playing around, let's go!" Kita sighed then followed Tiaru as he led the way out of the cave.
"You really think I'm ready?" she asked. Tiaru rolled his eyes. "Why else would I wake you up in the middle of the night and say let's go?" He said sharply. Kita looked hurt. "What's wrong?" She walked up beside him, rubbed shoulders with him. He growled and put distance between them. "No more mushy stuff. If you're going to fight Howler and win, you're going to have to be tough." He growled. Kita put her head down and followed along behind him.
Tiaru sighed heavily. It felt wrong. He was leading her to her death. How could he? How could he do this? When he looked back Kita was carrying herself proudly again. The hurt look was gone, only to be replaced by a hard edge Tiaru had never seen on her before. The new look only made him feel worse, for he had created this look. Created this new version of Kita.
They entered the outlands. Tiaru sighed and looked around. He didn't sense the presence of the kiliminjaro pride, but he knew that meant nothing. They could be around, although he highly doubted it. Tiaru stopped for a moment and looked back at the pride lands he was leaving. He would return, only when he did, it would be without Kita.
In the distance, crouching low in order to stay hidden, lay Miku. He had been watching Kita and Tiaru, had followed them around in secret, trying to figure out what Tiaru was up to. Now he knew and the hatred in his heart grew. He growled low in his throat. He saw Tiaru look back and he crouched even lower to the ground so that his belly now touched the soft dirt.
He had always disliked Tiaru, always. He growled again. How could Tiaru do this? Every inch of Miku's well-muscled body twitched in anger. He couldn't stand this, he wanted to run up to Tiaru, to take him down, pin him and cut off his air. Nasty little rascal. But Miku knew better. He would stay hidden, following at a distance behind them. He would get Tiaru though. When the time was right, he would get Tiaru. Miku whispered a promise, "You'll pay, mark my words, you'll pay."
A day had passed. Tiaru was now on the verge of ripping himself apart. He was overcome with emotions. Part of him knew he had to take Kita to Howler, but the other part wanted to just take her back to where she belonged. That way Kita would live and he wouldn't be overcome with guilt.
"Maybe we shouldn't do this." He said finally. "Why not?" Kita asked. "You said I was ready." She said. "Yeah well maybe I was wrong." Tiaru said irritably. "Don't even, you wouldn't have dragged me all this way if you didn't think I was ready." Kita argued. The argument ended there and they pressed on. Kita had her mind set. And nothing Tiaru said would change it.
(Ok end of chapter.like, dislike? If you think I shud write more b4 typing the last one let me know ok? Other than that I'll have chapter 7 up soon.)
Chapter 6: the Journey
"So tell me again why you and Tiaru are spending so much time together?" Miku asked. He had been watching Kita and Tiaru for a while and finally got the courage to ask Kita about it. "I never told you in the first place." Kita said, licking her paw. "Ok so tell me now then." Miku urged. Kita sighed. "He's only training me." She said. "For what?" Kita got up and walked off, Miku trailing her. "I'm going to get Howler." "What!?" Miku squealed. "Calm down, that's why Tiaru is training me. Because I'm not strong enough to take Howler on right now." Kita shook her head and sighed. "Kita!" Miku said. "What?" Kita asked. "Well, you're a female, and well Howler's a male." "Your point?" Kita asked. "Your mother died because she was fighting Howler, and she was older than you are!" Miku replied.
Kita pushed her ears back and looked at Miku. Miku sighed then rubbed his head under her chin. "I'm sorry, I just don't think you should be fighting him is all." Kita sighed. "You don't need to worry about me. Tiaru will be with me, if anything goes wrong he'll help me out." Kita said, taking her turn to rub her head under Miku's chin.
In the bushes Tiaru crouched, listening intently to their conversation. In his heart he wanted to help her, but he couldn't. He was not to be there when the fight happened. He watched them a bit longer before crawling silently away.
Tiaru paced back and forth in front of the cave. Everyone in there was asleep. Tonight was the night. They had to leave tonight. He growled to himself. How could he? Those stupid little games he had allowed her to play after their sessions. How could he allow this to happen? Tiaru growled to himself.
He stopped and looked into the cave. He let out a sigh, acting as if he were letting out all his troubles. Tiaru walked into the cave, to where Kita lay. He looked around and made sure everyone else was asleep. He pushed at Kita's shoulder. She mumbled something and rolled over. Without realizing it, he smiled and admired her. She moved her paw and murmured again, bringing Tiaru to his senses. He growled and nudged her harder. "Kita!" He said sharply. Kita yawned and slowly, very slowly got up. "What?" she said, rubbing her eyes with her paw. "Come on, tonight's the night." He turned and started to walk off. Kita yawned and said, "the night for what?" Tiaru turned and whispered, "You're ready, we're leaving."
Kita awoke almost immediately. "What?" she said. "Shh!" Tiaru said. "Come on, enough playing around, let's go!" Kita sighed then followed Tiaru as he led the way out of the cave.
"You really think I'm ready?" she asked. Tiaru rolled his eyes. "Why else would I wake you up in the middle of the night and say let's go?" He said sharply. Kita looked hurt. "What's wrong?" She walked up beside him, rubbed shoulders with him. He growled and put distance between them. "No more mushy stuff. If you're going to fight Howler and win, you're going to have to be tough." He growled. Kita put her head down and followed along behind him.
Tiaru sighed heavily. It felt wrong. He was leading her to her death. How could he? How could he do this? When he looked back Kita was carrying herself proudly again. The hurt look was gone, only to be replaced by a hard edge Tiaru had never seen on her before. The new look only made him feel worse, for he had created this look. Created this new version of Kita.
They entered the outlands. Tiaru sighed and looked around. He didn't sense the presence of the kiliminjaro pride, but he knew that meant nothing. They could be around, although he highly doubted it. Tiaru stopped for a moment and looked back at the pride lands he was leaving. He would return, only when he did, it would be without Kita.
In the distance, crouching low in order to stay hidden, lay Miku. He had been watching Kita and Tiaru, had followed them around in secret, trying to figure out what Tiaru was up to. Now he knew and the hatred in his heart grew. He growled low in his throat. He saw Tiaru look back and he crouched even lower to the ground so that his belly now touched the soft dirt.
He had always disliked Tiaru, always. He growled again. How could Tiaru do this? Every inch of Miku's well-muscled body twitched in anger. He couldn't stand this, he wanted to run up to Tiaru, to take him down, pin him and cut off his air. Nasty little rascal. But Miku knew better. He would stay hidden, following at a distance behind them. He would get Tiaru though. When the time was right, he would get Tiaru. Miku whispered a promise, "You'll pay, mark my words, you'll pay."
A day had passed. Tiaru was now on the verge of ripping himself apart. He was overcome with emotions. Part of him knew he had to take Kita to Howler, but the other part wanted to just take her back to where she belonged. That way Kita would live and he wouldn't be overcome with guilt.
"Maybe we shouldn't do this." He said finally. "Why not?" Kita asked. "You said I was ready." She said. "Yeah well maybe I was wrong." Tiaru said irritably. "Don't even, you wouldn't have dragged me all this way if you didn't think I was ready." Kita argued. The argument ended there and they pressed on. Kita had her mind set. And nothing Tiaru said would change it.
(Ok end of chapter.like, dislike? If you think I shud write more b4 typing the last one let me know ok? Other than that I'll have chapter 7 up soon.)