~Just a bit of puppy love in this chappie (
"Nanaki?"
He heard a voice. "Kichie?" He breathed back. He was in so much pain, and he couldn't accept the fact that his mother was gone.
"He is only dreaming, Kaimana. Let him rest. He'll come to his senses soon enough."
He faintly felt paws running up and down his fuzzy chest gently. Was it Kichie, comforting her injured cub, or someone else? He was too weak to tell.
Nanaki opened his working eye, realizing that the other one would not open anymore, sitting up weakly. What had happened this morning? Who was that guy floating beside him? Oh yeah. That was Bugenhaggen, Granpa....But, who was that mysterious female cub?
The beast stared at her. Her fur was a very light hue of red, and her mane was a very soft brown. Her mane was thickly braided...dreadlocked rather, with strands of brightly colored ribbons and cloth intertwined in them. She had four purple-tipped feathers on her headdress. On her cheek was a tattoo of a star. It made her look very beautiful and exotic. Nanaki noticed that she did not have the marks of a warrior. Warriors had two earth-toned stripes of clay on their cheeks.
The female smiled. "What are you staring at?" Nanaki could hear her voice. It wasn't the soft, reassuring voice of his mother. Instead, it was the beautiful sound of the wind. Whoever this new female was, Nanaki took a liking to her.
He finally came to his senses, and found that even she was lost in his shining emerald eyes. Nanaki blinked. "Where am I?" He looked around. "Who are you?"
The female giggled. "I am Kaimana. Remember the tribe leader, Zerecks? That's my dad." Zerecks! "Where's Seto? Where's Kichie?" Nanaki panicked.
Kaimana put a reassuring paw on Nanaki's chin, making him look at her. "Nanaki.....Seto fled from the canyon, and your mother, she was killed this morning during your fight. I'm soo sorry!" She nuzzled his blood- matted neck.
Surprised, he twitched his legs. There was something on one of them. A bandage... Under it he felt like he had a sunburn. The thing is, his kind doesn't get sunburns.
"Ah, Nanaki, I forgot. As a symbol of your bravery this morning, I had one of the tribe artists to give you this," Buganheggan floated over and unwrapped Nanaki's leg. "It is a symbol. It resembles people dancing around the fire, which is you, Nanaki. Your fire red fur is like the Battle Flame, I see courage in you, and I know that you will make a difference in this Planet. I feel it."
Nanaki had really forgotten what happened to him, or else he would have remembered getting the tattoo. Although he was glad for the fresh tattoo, his mind and eye were on Kaimana. She was the most beautiful of all creatures that he had ever seen.
Kaimana giggled again and waved a hand in front of Nanaki's face. She smiled. Her pearly whites shined in Nanaki's eyes. Nanaki noticed the paw and jolted back to his senses once more.
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Nanaki sighed happily. He had remembered every detail of her. He was deeply in love with that female. He wondered if she was still alive. He remembered that Hojo had said that Nanaki was the last of his kind, but when this whole thing is over, he would look for her. There was never a day when he didn't think about her. ************************************************************************
After he recovered from his incident, he took a stroll with Kaimana, walking down the side of the canyon. "So, did you look up to Seto?" Kaimana asked, breaking the awkward, nervous silence.
He had to think about it for a second. Did he really look up to a coward? No, he wasn't quite a coward. Nanaki knew him as a fierce warrior. Then, his beliefs were crushed when his mom broke the news of his disappearance. He sort of doubted what she said, but her mom was a poor liar, so he would have been able to tell. He didn't know what to say. "Well...I-I did look up to him. He was very strict to me, but he was raised during the harshest time of this long conflict. It went on for as long as I can remember. So, I don't blame him for being harsh. But, I'm proud of him. Though, I don't understand why he ran away. Kaimana nodded. "Yeah, my father ran off this morning. I heard him leave the den." Nanaki sighed and trotted closer to her. "Where did he go?" Nanaki asked. "Uhm, he said something about fighting. Pfft, figures. She rolled her beautiful eyes.
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Nanaki remembered their conversation. He had wanted to hear her voice again. Talking to her made him feel like he could face anything. He vowed silently that he would protect her. Even though they had just met, he felt as if he had known her forever. He sighed. He failed at staying by her side when he was captured by Hojo. He remembered her eyes and her cry for him while she hid from the helicopter. Something he would never forget. ************************************************************************
*15 years later*
Nanaki is now thirty-five, and Kaimana is twenty-nine.
Kaimana nuzzled Nanaki's strong neck. He had grown stronger over the years. He had been training to get stronger, to avenge his mother, and to protect his beloved. He had earned another tattoo on his foreleg. He got it from protecting his love, and almost killing himself in the process. Yup, he awoke with another tattoo.
Kaimana sighed. "Nanaki..I hope you never leave me." She said romantically. He snuggled against her in their den. "Don't worry, I will always protect you. I will never leave your side." He licked her and shook his long mane. He now had two feathers in it, with blue tips.
Nanaki and Kaimana had spent their remaining puppyhood lives together. Zerecks, they found, had gotten killed nine years before. Orphaned, Buganheggan took care of them both, as his children. They learned more about the Planet, and the Lifestream, and a young Cetra child that had been chosen to save the Planet. Buganheggan was told by the spirits that the young Cetra was just a newborn, but shall save the Planet from the evil Shin-Ra, that created Mako energy, polluting it.
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Nanaki signed. Aerith, who had died, was that last Cetra. 'So much for saving the Planet.' He thought. ************************************************************************
~Note: The tattoo buganheggan explained to nanaki is the one we always see on his back leg..the one that looks like a bunch of L's. I made up a meaning for them. ^.^ ~ the other tattoo..i couldn't make up a meaning for it, so I just told how he got it.
"Nanaki?"
He heard a voice. "Kichie?" He breathed back. He was in so much pain, and he couldn't accept the fact that his mother was gone.
"He is only dreaming, Kaimana. Let him rest. He'll come to his senses soon enough."
He faintly felt paws running up and down his fuzzy chest gently. Was it Kichie, comforting her injured cub, or someone else? He was too weak to tell.
Nanaki opened his working eye, realizing that the other one would not open anymore, sitting up weakly. What had happened this morning? Who was that guy floating beside him? Oh yeah. That was Bugenhaggen, Granpa....But, who was that mysterious female cub?
The beast stared at her. Her fur was a very light hue of red, and her mane was a very soft brown. Her mane was thickly braided...dreadlocked rather, with strands of brightly colored ribbons and cloth intertwined in them. She had four purple-tipped feathers on her headdress. On her cheek was a tattoo of a star. It made her look very beautiful and exotic. Nanaki noticed that she did not have the marks of a warrior. Warriors had two earth-toned stripes of clay on their cheeks.
The female smiled. "What are you staring at?" Nanaki could hear her voice. It wasn't the soft, reassuring voice of his mother. Instead, it was the beautiful sound of the wind. Whoever this new female was, Nanaki took a liking to her.
He finally came to his senses, and found that even she was lost in his shining emerald eyes. Nanaki blinked. "Where am I?" He looked around. "Who are you?"
The female giggled. "I am Kaimana. Remember the tribe leader, Zerecks? That's my dad." Zerecks! "Where's Seto? Where's Kichie?" Nanaki panicked.
Kaimana put a reassuring paw on Nanaki's chin, making him look at her. "Nanaki.....Seto fled from the canyon, and your mother, she was killed this morning during your fight. I'm soo sorry!" She nuzzled his blood- matted neck.
Surprised, he twitched his legs. There was something on one of them. A bandage... Under it he felt like he had a sunburn. The thing is, his kind doesn't get sunburns.
"Ah, Nanaki, I forgot. As a symbol of your bravery this morning, I had one of the tribe artists to give you this," Buganheggan floated over and unwrapped Nanaki's leg. "It is a symbol. It resembles people dancing around the fire, which is you, Nanaki. Your fire red fur is like the Battle Flame, I see courage in you, and I know that you will make a difference in this Planet. I feel it."
Nanaki had really forgotten what happened to him, or else he would have remembered getting the tattoo. Although he was glad for the fresh tattoo, his mind and eye were on Kaimana. She was the most beautiful of all creatures that he had ever seen.
Kaimana giggled again and waved a hand in front of Nanaki's face. She smiled. Her pearly whites shined in Nanaki's eyes. Nanaki noticed the paw and jolted back to his senses once more.
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Nanaki sighed happily. He had remembered every detail of her. He was deeply in love with that female. He wondered if she was still alive. He remembered that Hojo had said that Nanaki was the last of his kind, but when this whole thing is over, he would look for her. There was never a day when he didn't think about her. ************************************************************************
After he recovered from his incident, he took a stroll with Kaimana, walking down the side of the canyon. "So, did you look up to Seto?" Kaimana asked, breaking the awkward, nervous silence.
He had to think about it for a second. Did he really look up to a coward? No, he wasn't quite a coward. Nanaki knew him as a fierce warrior. Then, his beliefs were crushed when his mom broke the news of his disappearance. He sort of doubted what she said, but her mom was a poor liar, so he would have been able to tell. He didn't know what to say. "Well...I-I did look up to him. He was very strict to me, but he was raised during the harshest time of this long conflict. It went on for as long as I can remember. So, I don't blame him for being harsh. But, I'm proud of him. Though, I don't understand why he ran away. Kaimana nodded. "Yeah, my father ran off this morning. I heard him leave the den." Nanaki sighed and trotted closer to her. "Where did he go?" Nanaki asked. "Uhm, he said something about fighting. Pfft, figures. She rolled her beautiful eyes.
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Nanaki remembered their conversation. He had wanted to hear her voice again. Talking to her made him feel like he could face anything. He vowed silently that he would protect her. Even though they had just met, he felt as if he had known her forever. He sighed. He failed at staying by her side when he was captured by Hojo. He remembered her eyes and her cry for him while she hid from the helicopter. Something he would never forget. ************************************************************************
*15 years later*
Nanaki is now thirty-five, and Kaimana is twenty-nine.
Kaimana nuzzled Nanaki's strong neck. He had grown stronger over the years. He had been training to get stronger, to avenge his mother, and to protect his beloved. He had earned another tattoo on his foreleg. He got it from protecting his love, and almost killing himself in the process. Yup, he awoke with another tattoo.
Kaimana sighed. "Nanaki..I hope you never leave me." She said romantically. He snuggled against her in their den. "Don't worry, I will always protect you. I will never leave your side." He licked her and shook his long mane. He now had two feathers in it, with blue tips.
Nanaki and Kaimana had spent their remaining puppyhood lives together. Zerecks, they found, had gotten killed nine years before. Orphaned, Buganheggan took care of them both, as his children. They learned more about the Planet, and the Lifestream, and a young Cetra child that had been chosen to save the Planet. Buganheggan was told by the spirits that the young Cetra was just a newborn, but shall save the Planet from the evil Shin-Ra, that created Mako energy, polluting it.
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Nanaki signed. Aerith, who had died, was that last Cetra. 'So much for saving the Planet.' He thought. ************************************************************************
~Note: The tattoo buganheggan explained to nanaki is the one we always see on his back leg..the one that looks like a bunch of L's. I made up a meaning for them. ^.^ ~ the other tattoo..i couldn't make up a meaning for it, so I just told how he got it.