Chapter 5

Daniel was surprised at two things. One Sonja had said she was his girlfriend, two he had just gone up and nuzzled the true girl of his dreams. He didn't know if Sonja had planned on this or if this was just a pleasant surprise, but she had began to nuzzle him back. He stopped smiled and sat down next to her. When he looked over at Balto he began to smile and nodded his head as in approval of what Daniel just did. The strange thing was, Daniel felt as though his life had been pulled out of the gutter. Daniel decided to change the subject.

"So, the next question is what do we do?" Daniel asked every one and no one at the same time.

"well you don't even know when the time to make this decision will come" Jenna said looking at Daniel weird.

"thats true" Daniel said blushing slightly "but when it does I think I know what I'm going to do, what about you Sonja?"

She thought for a moment and then said "Dan, ill do whatever you do"

"well Sonja I'm going to go back" Daniel said looking at her.

"well then I think I'm going to go back with you" she said smiling.

Daniel got a feeling in his stomach, like he had butterflies flying around in it. He was still surprised that she had claimed any association with him, more than being a friend of course.

"well thanks Sonja" Dan said

She just smiled. After a long conversation about what was going to happen two polar bears all of a sudden jumped up on the boat yelling "UNCLE BORIS!". Other than being completely weired out by the sudden appearance of two mentally lacking polar bears, Dan decided to speak up.

"can we help you?"

The bears stopped and looked at him and then one of them yelled "WOOOOLFFFF!" as both of them began to cower, taking steps backwards.

"Muk, Luk, this is Daniel and you know Sonja" Balto said taking a step forward.

"you mean that this Wolf is a friend?" one of them stated in a British accent.

"thats right" Balto said

"oh well, okay then" he replied.

As he did the other one, the other much bigger one, whimpered a little and the smaller one turned to Daniel.

"Daniel this is Muk and Luk" Balto said turning to face Daniel.

"oh yes, Luk says that we saw you earlier" said Muk

"oh, where?" Daniel asked "and who is Boris?"

"that would be me" came a Russian sounding voice

Daniel turned around to see a goose standing behind Balto.

"UNCLE BORIS!" Muk and Luk yelled as they ran towards him.

"NO! NO! NO! STOP!" Boris yelled holding out his wings as if trying to stop the wind.

As the bears tackled the goose Daniel was surprised that they hadn't crushed his bones. But then again, anything is possible. He learned that literally over night. As Dan watched the bears wrestle with the goose he couldn't help but laugh.

"that looks fun!" he yelled as he jumped into the pile and began to wrestle with the bears.

Sonja watched as Daniel jumped over the edge of the boat and began to play with the bears. She had known a time when he would have never done that, not even considered it. She thought of the nuzzle that had happened only a few minutes ago and smiled yet again. If they ever made it back then they could maybe get on with their lives, together.

"Come on guys!" Daniel yelled before being pulled down by Luk

"nah I'm good Dan!" Sonja yelled back.

Eventually Boris got out from under Daniel, Muk, and Luk and began to mutter as he walked over to Sonja, Balto, and Jenna.

"So Sonja, looks like you have found yourself a nice boy" Boris said getting up onto the boat.

"yeah, guess so" she replied looking at the worn out pile of fur that was now Daniel.

"maybe I shouldn't have done that" he said sitting down and shaking himself off.

"not as fun as it looks eh Dan?" Boris asked

"how do you know my name when I never told you?" Daniel asked smiling at Boris.

"I am not deaf kiddo" Boris said "when your close enough can't you hear what Balto says? Hm?"

"guess your right" Daniel said looking off at the sunset.

"well I better get going, by guys" Daniel said beginning to walk off. He stopped at Sonja and whispered into her ear "ill see you at home Sonja"

She nodded and then watched him walk to a place where he could become human again. She looked back and wondered when the time for that one important decision to occur. Sonja knew it must be killer on Daniel to know that it was his choice to make. The fact he did ask Sonja was proof that he loved her. He did love her, he just had too.

Daniel became human and shivered. The water which he had been dunked under was freezing. And his cloths were wet, not soaking, but they were still wet. He walked back to the Miller residence and walked in.

"what happened to you?" came David's voice.

"just some rough housing with the dogs" Daniel said casually walking into the bathroom with a change of cloths.

As Dan walked out he noticed Sonja walking in through the doggy door on the back door. She began to wag her tail.

"seems like Sonja has taken a liking to you" David said taking a sip of coffee.

"yea, I'd say so" Daniel replied petting her on the head.

As David walked away Daniel sat down and picked up his Mp3.

"so going to ignore me now that you know I love you?" Sonja asked sitting down.

"what...no, I just haven't listened to my music in a while is all" Daniel replied as he began to sing along with a song.

Cause sometimes you just feel tired. You feel weak. And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up. But you gotta search within you, try ta find that inner strength and just pull that shit out of you, and get that motivation to not give up, and not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse.

Yo left, Yo left, Yo left right left
yo left, go left, Yo left right left
yo left, go left, yo left right left
yo left, go left, yo left right left

Till I collapse I'm spilling these raps, long as you feel 'em
Till the day that I drop you'll never say that I'm not killing them
Cause when I am not then I am stop pennin them
And I am not hip-hop and I'm just not Eminem.
Subliminal thoughts, when I'ma stop sending them. Women are caught in webs, spin em and hawk venom .
Adrenaline shots of penicillin could not get the illing to stop. Amoxacilin's just not real enough.
The criminal cop killing hip-hop filling, minimal swap to cop millions of Pac listeners.
Your coming with me, feel it or not, you're gonna fear it like I showed you the spirit of god lives in us.
You hear it a lot, lyrics that shock. Is it a miracle or am I just product of pop fizzing up?
Fo' shizzle my wizzle this is the plot, listen up... You bizzles forgot slizzle does not give a f!

Sonja laughed at what he was singing. Eminem had always been his favorite rapper, and the one he got his inspiration from. And he was always bragging about how he could beat anyone in a battle rap. Although after that night, Sonja didn't think that he was that confident anymore. But seeing him the way he was made Sonja happy, maybe he could make it to their little group after all. She tried to remember the groups name and laughed when she remembered. The Pack.

Then she heard the end and it clicked in her why eminem was his idol...

I will not fall...

I will stand Tall...

Feels like no one can beat me...