Kukarui's Story:
The story of Kukarui, the last of the Sho-tekin females.
Kukarui Majongic; a name that rings well in my head. My mate, my life and
the mother of my two sons, Derik and Seto.
Kukarui is one of my kind. She is as I am, a Sho-tekin. Sho-tekins
were a grand breed many centuries ago, long before humans came to inhabit
Cosmo Canyon, our home.
But who am I to talk? My name is Nanaki Suh-tarie. I am better known as Red XIII,
from the rebel and thrown together team of Avalanche that saved the planet a few years
back. I reside with my life mate, Kukarui and my two sons here. We protect this sacred
place from any possible
dangers that could be. My father watches over us and protects us still to this day,
the great Seto. I now say my father's name with great praise and pride.
But, getting back to Kukarui. Nobody knows where she came from or who she really is.
To me, she is my love and mate. To Beth, the strange sister of Sephiroth, she is a
companion and friend. It's best to start at the beginning. So I will.
Kukarui was born and rasied in Cosmo Canyon, by her father, Tedka and her mother, Zeta.
She was born as the sun set on a cold and dark night, so she was named Kukarui which
means to us 'Brave daughter.' She was a brave one. I was born around this time as well,
and my mother, Detata, tried her best to raise me. My father, Seto, went off to protect
the planet and Cosmo Canyon. My mother died shortly after my father disappeared, of a
broken heart. She left me in the hands of my grandfather. Kukarui's mother and father
were killed in a battle, and my grandfather found the kit shortly after it had grown safe
and thought that it was best not to keep her here with me. I now know why he did this.
If she had remained in Cosmo Canyon we would have grown together more like brother and
sister, not as the mates we were destined to be by the planet.
Grandfather took her on a trip with him to Mideel, where he knew that she would be safe
from the humans newest threat, a city that was being built called Midgar. He brought us
both to Mideel and let us say our goodbyes. I don't remember her very well, because we were
just kits. Grandfather left her with a nice family and then returned with me to Cosmo Canyon.
Kukarui was adopted as both a family pet and a family member. She grew happy and healthy.
After a few years, the family found a child on their doorstep, a small female that was
named Beth. We know now that it was Beth Hojo, the infamous and controversial daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Hojo and the sister of the horrible Sephiroth. Her family took them both
in and loved them both. They grew up as sisters and friends.
Years later, during the Meteor crisis, we found Beth in Midgar, where she had traveled
to find a job. She had been through a lot. We took her in our group along with Cloud,
Aeris, Tifa, Barret and myself.
We went along our quest and picked up Vincent, Cid and Yuffie. They all had their own
reasons for joining the group, but we were a group and for a while, we were a family as well.
We finally traveled to Mideel, where Beth grew up. Vincent and herself grew closer when
Beth discovered about her past. That night we stayed at her old house, her parents having
long been dead.
I remember that night very well. We all went into this old and very nicely kept house.
Beth took a big deep breath in and yelled, "Kukarui? Sister! I am home, after all these years!" She went into the kitchen and we heard her yell. We ran into the room and saw her, Kukarui. My heart fluttered as I looked at her, she was just like me and I knew it.
Kukarui was fixing something to eat and saw Beth. Her voice was like honey and light.
"Oh, sister... you brought company, if I would have known that I would have fixed more to eat."
That night we were laughing and catching up with Kukarui. I sat by her, in a protective
manor. Finally, when everyone else went off to bed for the night, we talked.
"Nanaki is it? Why do you look like me?" She asked me, her face shadowed in the dying
light of the fire, she was beautiful.
"Kukarui, I am an old spieces, and it looks like you are too..." I replied.
We just talked that night, learning about each other, she told me that she was adopted
and her adopted parents remembered my grandfather. I told her about her parents from
what I learned about my grandfather. I know it was the first night that we had seen each
other in over thirty years, but I felt as if I fell in love with her that night by the fire.
The next morning we woke up, she was curled next to me. I felt my heart jump when I woke
up before her and saw her laying there, curled up next to me. She yawned and smiled, just
like my angel. I did love her at that moment. I knew why I was fighting for the planet at
that time, I was fighting for her, for us and for the future of our spieces as a whole.
Kukarui followed us on the Highwind. She always seemed more comfortable in one of the
private lower rooms, seeing as she had never left the city of Mideel in all of her life.
The night Cloud told us that we should have go off and find why we were fighting Sephiroth.
We did. I took Kukarui to Cosmo Canyon and showed her my Grandfather's fresh grave. She
cried softly for him. Then we went to the fire and sat.
"Kukarui . . ." I began, I loved her so much at this point that my heart would burst.
"Yes Nanaki?" Her voice was still just as sweet and tender as the night by the fire.
"I just want to say that there is only two reasons that I am fighting for the planet
in a few days..." I began.
"Yes . . . and what would those be?" She lay her head on my neck, and I felt her breath
on my mane.
"One of those things is Cosmo Canyon. And the other one..." I hesitated.
"What is it, Nanaki?" Her nose came up and touched mine, and I couldn't seem to help myself,
I leaned forward and kissed her. To my surprise and total shock, she didn't pull away
from me, she kissed back.
"The other thing is you..." I managed to say after we kissed, although I am sure
that if I could blush I would have.
That night I finally felt my love under the stars. The planet seemed to sing as
two single souls melted into one. I learned that I could love her and I did love her.
It was like a fairy tale for us, under the stairs and in the silence of the night.
The next few days were horrible for her, and for me. She stayed behind on the ship
and was worried. When we came back, we were like young kits again, playing and
pawing at each other. Cid and the others laughed at our childish ways.
Cid dropped us off at Cosmo Canyon with tearful goodbyes. I lead Kukarui to our
house and we again made love.
A few months later we were 'humanly wed' as she put it, with all of our former
allies there to witness our marriage. Then, a few months later Kukarui gave me some
good news, my life mate was going to bear our kits. I was overjoyed to put it lightly.
Now our sons are nearly fourteen years old, and my wife is pregnant again, this time
with a female. I am a proud papa.
It has been two years since the old group has gotten together, and Beth is
living with Vincent, Cid has married Shera, Cloud has finally followed his
heart and married Tifa. Barret and Marlene are back in Mt. Corel and are living a good
life, seeing as Mako is not used for heat anymore, more and more people are using coal,
meaning good business for them. Yuffie has gone back to Watui and is now the Lady herself,
and rest her soul; Aeris saved the planet by killing herself for us. Cait Sith and Reeve
are trying to rebuild Midgar; seeing as he is one of the few survivers. Reno, Rude and
Elena of the Turks haven't been heard of since the death of Rufus and Tseng. I think that
Elena took her lover's sudden death hard. The other people of the planet have continued
their lives as normally, living, working and going about their business.
That is my story of my love, Kukarui. I hope that it helps you understand how
much she means to me. Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go and bring home supper
for my now growing family. Thank you for your time.
The story of Kukarui, the last of the Sho-tekin females.
Kukarui Majongic; a name that rings well in my head. My mate, my life and
the mother of my two sons, Derik and Seto.
Kukarui is one of my kind. She is as I am, a Sho-tekin. Sho-tekins
were a grand breed many centuries ago, long before humans came to inhabit
Cosmo Canyon, our home.
But who am I to talk? My name is Nanaki Suh-tarie. I am better known as Red XIII,
from the rebel and thrown together team of Avalanche that saved the planet a few years
back. I reside with my life mate, Kukarui and my two sons here. We protect this sacred
place from any possible
dangers that could be. My father watches over us and protects us still to this day,
the great Seto. I now say my father's name with great praise and pride.
But, getting back to Kukarui. Nobody knows where she came from or who she really is.
To me, she is my love and mate. To Beth, the strange sister of Sephiroth, she is a
companion and friend. It's best to start at the beginning. So I will.
Kukarui was born and rasied in Cosmo Canyon, by her father, Tedka and her mother, Zeta.
She was born as the sun set on a cold and dark night, so she was named Kukarui which
means to us 'Brave daughter.' She was a brave one. I was born around this time as well,
and my mother, Detata, tried her best to raise me. My father, Seto, went off to protect
the planet and Cosmo Canyon. My mother died shortly after my father disappeared, of a
broken heart. She left me in the hands of my grandfather. Kukarui's mother and father
were killed in a battle, and my grandfather found the kit shortly after it had grown safe
and thought that it was best not to keep her here with me. I now know why he did this.
If she had remained in Cosmo Canyon we would have grown together more like brother and
sister, not as the mates we were destined to be by the planet.
Grandfather took her on a trip with him to Mideel, where he knew that she would be safe
from the humans newest threat, a city that was being built called Midgar. He brought us
both to Mideel and let us say our goodbyes. I don't remember her very well, because we were
just kits. Grandfather left her with a nice family and then returned with me to Cosmo Canyon.
Kukarui was adopted as both a family pet and a family member. She grew happy and healthy.
After a few years, the family found a child on their doorstep, a small female that was
named Beth. We know now that it was Beth Hojo, the infamous and controversial daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Hojo and the sister of the horrible Sephiroth. Her family took them both
in and loved them both. They grew up as sisters and friends.
Years later, during the Meteor crisis, we found Beth in Midgar, where she had traveled
to find a job. She had been through a lot. We took her in our group along with Cloud,
Aeris, Tifa, Barret and myself.
We went along our quest and picked up Vincent, Cid and Yuffie. They all had their own
reasons for joining the group, but we were a group and for a while, we were a family as well.
We finally traveled to Mideel, where Beth grew up. Vincent and herself grew closer when
Beth discovered about her past. That night we stayed at her old house, her parents having
long been dead.
I remember that night very well. We all went into this old and very nicely kept house.
Beth took a big deep breath in and yelled, "Kukarui? Sister! I am home, after all these years!" She went into the kitchen and we heard her yell. We ran into the room and saw her, Kukarui. My heart fluttered as I looked at her, she was just like me and I knew it.
Kukarui was fixing something to eat and saw Beth. Her voice was like honey and light.
"Oh, sister... you brought company, if I would have known that I would have fixed more to eat."
That night we were laughing and catching up with Kukarui. I sat by her, in a protective
manor. Finally, when everyone else went off to bed for the night, we talked.
"Nanaki is it? Why do you look like me?" She asked me, her face shadowed in the dying
light of the fire, she was beautiful.
"Kukarui, I am an old spieces, and it looks like you are too..." I replied.
We just talked that night, learning about each other, she told me that she was adopted
and her adopted parents remembered my grandfather. I told her about her parents from
what I learned about my grandfather. I know it was the first night that we had seen each
other in over thirty years, but I felt as if I fell in love with her that night by the fire.
The next morning we woke up, she was curled next to me. I felt my heart jump when I woke
up before her and saw her laying there, curled up next to me. She yawned and smiled, just
like my angel. I did love her at that moment. I knew why I was fighting for the planet at
that time, I was fighting for her, for us and for the future of our spieces as a whole.
Kukarui followed us on the Highwind. She always seemed more comfortable in one of the
private lower rooms, seeing as she had never left the city of Mideel in all of her life.
The night Cloud told us that we should have go off and find why we were fighting Sephiroth.
We did. I took Kukarui to Cosmo Canyon and showed her my Grandfather's fresh grave. She
cried softly for him. Then we went to the fire and sat.
"Kukarui . . ." I began, I loved her so much at this point that my heart would burst.
"Yes Nanaki?" Her voice was still just as sweet and tender as the night by the fire.
"I just want to say that there is only two reasons that I am fighting for the planet
in a few days..." I began.
"Yes . . . and what would those be?" She lay her head on my neck, and I felt her breath
on my mane.
"One of those things is Cosmo Canyon. And the other one..." I hesitated.
"What is it, Nanaki?" Her nose came up and touched mine, and I couldn't seem to help myself,
I leaned forward and kissed her. To my surprise and total shock, she didn't pull away
from me, she kissed back.
"The other thing is you..." I managed to say after we kissed, although I am sure
that if I could blush I would have.
That night I finally felt my love under the stars. The planet seemed to sing as
two single souls melted into one. I learned that I could love her and I did love her.
It was like a fairy tale for us, under the stairs and in the silence of the night.
The next few days were horrible for her, and for me. She stayed behind on the ship
and was worried. When we came back, we were like young kits again, playing and
pawing at each other. Cid and the others laughed at our childish ways.
Cid dropped us off at Cosmo Canyon with tearful goodbyes. I lead Kukarui to our
house and we again made love.
A few months later we were 'humanly wed' as she put it, with all of our former
allies there to witness our marriage. Then, a few months later Kukarui gave me some
good news, my life mate was going to bear our kits. I was overjoyed to put it lightly.
Now our sons are nearly fourteen years old, and my wife is pregnant again, this time
with a female. I am a proud papa.
It has been two years since the old group has gotten together, and Beth is
living with Vincent, Cid has married Shera, Cloud has finally followed his
heart and married Tifa. Barret and Marlene are back in Mt. Corel and are living a good
life, seeing as Mako is not used for heat anymore, more and more people are using coal,
meaning good business for them. Yuffie has gone back to Watui and is now the Lady herself,
and rest her soul; Aeris saved the planet by killing herself for us. Cait Sith and Reeve
are trying to rebuild Midgar; seeing as he is one of the few survivers. Reno, Rude and
Elena of the Turks haven't been heard of since the death of Rufus and Tseng. I think that
Elena took her lover's sudden death hard. The other people of the planet have continued
their lives as normally, living, working and going about their business.
That is my story of my love, Kukarui. I hope that it helps you understand how
much she means to me. Now, if you will excuse me, I have to go and bring home supper
for my now growing family. Thank you for your time.