DC: OK! Well Thanksgiving was good. Had fun chilling at the neighbors and I have to put on a performance Friday evening for the Christmas tree lighting at the park. Me and the Academy Of Music sang Christmas songs. it was fun! My dad says hi to ALL you people from Iraq. That was my break, pecan candying, songs, and sleepovers, and eating left over turkey. LoL.

Well anyway, here is ch.6 (gasp) and feel free to tell me how your peoples thanksgiving was. Don't forget to review too.

Tak walked all around the village looking for the girl he had brought to the hut a week ago from today. He had tried to talk to her but it was difficult to understand her reply. It was Jibulba's idea that when she was well enough to take her and teach her their language and maybe understand some of hers. Tak looked everywhere but could not find hide nor hair of them. Just when Tak was about to give up and start asking around, he was glomped from behind.

"Yeu boy!" said a female voice.

Tak looked down and saw a pair of arms wrapped tightly around his midsection. They had healing cuts on them but other than that the skin was smooth. He turned his head to look over his shoulder at see the girl he was looking for. She looked like she was doing good for a girl that was hit in the head by a falling boulder.

"Hey." He said cheerfully.

She let go of him so he could turn around to face her. When he did he saw his mentor walking up to them from the shrine. He had a pleasant smile on his face as he looked at Tak.

"Well she is a fast learner. She's learned a good half of our language in just this afternoon."

Jibulba gestured to the girl and she took a bow, coming back up with the biggest smile Tak had ever seen. He laughed.

"That's great. I never really got you're name before you blacked out."

The girl pointed to herself.

"My nam?"

"You're name."

The girl's face went blank for a moment before it returned but not as full as it was.

"My nam is Homay."

"Well hello, Homay. I'm Tak."

She gave him another big hug. "Hi Tak."

Jibulba smiled at his apprentice and he gestured to Homay.

"Ever since I started teaching her, she's been asking me about you."

At this the girl's smile faded completely and she looked down at the ground. Tak looked at her and his smile too faded.

"What's wrong, Homay?"

Homay's face seemed to darken. It sent a shiver up Tak's spine. That dark presence seemed too familiar.

"'S yeu stiell mad at me?"

Tears started to form in her eyes as she recalled the day she had hid from him in her fear. Tak looked at her, shocked. He placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Mad? Why would I be mad? I just wanted to talk to you."

"Taulk?"

Tak nodded.

"Mie uttwik jarra kila kitsu naws." She told Jibulba.

He looked at her.

"Um, well…um. Lets see talk…talk…talk."

Jibulba stroked his chin and thought for a moment. Then he snapped his fingers.

"Romu! She still has a lot to learn."

Tak nodded.

"I em surry." Homay said to him as she bowed. Tak waved his hands.

"No. It's ok. Oh and by the way,"

Tak turned around to pull something out of his back pocket. Homay craned he neck to see what he was trying to get at. When he faced he again, he held out his hand to her.

"You dropped this."

She reached out and took what he offered. It was her flute! Her face beamed with shock and relief as she gave the flute a once over. Homay was so glad that her flute was returned to her that she hugging tightly to her chest, bouncing up and down on her feet, and screamed out in joy. She stopped bouncing for a moment and looked at Tak, before pouncing on him, giving him a bear hug and knocking the breath out of him in the process. She was a lot stronger than she looked.

"JIT GRI, JIT GRI, JIT GRI, JIT GRI, JIT GRI!" She cried into his ear.

Tak looked at her perplexed at what she said. Nervously he gave he a hug too and looked at Jibulba. The old shaman cleared his throat.

"She said thank you."

"Oh, well you're welcome."

DC: well here is ch.6 for you to read this weekend. Hope you enjoyed it. Please review, if you will. Oh, and TOONSRULE, my diverse and recurrent reviewer. E-mail me to let me know you're progress and MANY THANKS FOR YOU'RE REVIEWS:)