Dawn broke when the two friends woke Blue Eyes looking down at Angel while she slept
"Hum w-what time is it?" Angel said still half asleep
"Dawn I must go, I will see you again my friend" & with that Blue Eyes returned her to the willow tree they had met then turned to go
"Wait…." Blue Eyes turned to her looking a little puzzled
"Be safe my friend" she said with a tired smile he returned the smile then returned home, for the next few weeks both Blue Eyes & Angel would meet then go to their tree spending hours just talking Angel showed Blue Eyes to read & write, Blue Eyes showed her to climb & hunt both always returning just before dawn…..
*In the Ape Village*
Rocket was on guard duty when Blue Eyes returned home
"Early fishing today aren't you?" he signed "Ash not even awake yet"
Blue Eyes smiled "Ash is never up early uncle where Koba?"
Rocket scratch his side "Koba took your brother hunting," the two passed without another word.
Maurice was speaking with Cornelia mother & son greeted one another
"Son I need you to stay in the village today to help me with a few things also there's someone your father & I have been meaning you to meet"
Blue Eyes looked puzzled "who?" he asked
Cornelia & Maurice just smiled
"You'll see soon son, where your brother?"
"Rocket told me Koba teaching him hunting" Maurice frowned turning to Cornelia
"Koba been hunting a lot" Cornelia nodded
"I will speak with Koba"
Sometime later Blue Eyes along with his mother were in their home having lunch when Koba returned with the young blood & the food they had Koba gave Blue Eyes a long hard look before turning to Cornelia
"Where Caesar? want Caesar?"
"With Rocket & Maurice ON THE MEETING platform" Koba gave a grunt then went to go find them
"Uncle…." Koba stopped "My mother asks you tell father to come home" Blue Eyes said the two touched foreheads as Koba gave him a nod Ash came to visit his friend & the two went to where they always went fishing.
Caesar returned home to greet his family when he looked around
"Where son?" he asked Cornelia nodding to their son
"Sleeping"
"No not that son other son"
"Fishing with Ash at the lake,"
"Send Koba to go get them it's time"
Not long after Blue Eyes returned home greeting his family Cornelia & Caesar thanked Koba
"Son sit" Caesar signed "Blue Eyes your mother & I speak about this for sometime & both agree it time for you to take mate… name is Kali will make good mate she from a strong family"
Blue Eyes looked stunned at his parents "I… find my own mate….."
Caesar & Cornelia looked puzzled
"who?, we not see you with female only Ash" his mother signed however his father knew who he meant & after putting a hand on Cornelia's shoulder & giving her a smile he turned to his son,
"Come" he signed the two left going back to the bridge Caesar stopped & looked out at the view
"Son…..Ape belongs with ape makes ape strong, keep us as family…..human can never be with ape and ape can never be with human…."
Blue Eyes looked at his father then down at the ground sighing
"I….love….her….father…..she my friend we….happy we make peace…..even Koba now thinking not all humans bad…."
Caesar looked sad for his son, but again told his son
"Ape must be with ape can not be any other way…come we must now meet Kali. You will like she is strong will make you happy…. If you love this human you can only be friend"
*In the woods not far from the apes*
"Look man will you just hurry it up & get what you made us come for already?!" Carver said to Malcolm looking around nervously
"You know what, I bet their watching us right now" Malcolm teased
"That's not funny dude" Carver said pulling his gun
"Relax will you & put that thing away before you shoot yourself in the foot, besides I'm almost done here"
Little did Carver & Malcolm know they were indeed being watched by Koba still having a hateful vendetta against humans but Koba was not alone Maurice was with him
"See! What'd I tell you humans will never leave us alone they come back & with guns?!" Koba signed angrily to his friend
"We don't know what they want yet go back to Caesar tell him humans are here again"
with that Koba left Maurice keeping out of sight watched the two humans
"Ok got it" Malcolm said
"About time can we go now these woods have eyes"
"Ok ok we're going" Malcolm said laughing Caesar arrived with Koba next to him not long after they were going
"Koba follow, but do not attack"
"How Blue Eyes take to Kali?" Maurice asked Caesar just gave his friend a half smile & a wiry look
"Hum that well huh? It take time but he come around remember just like with you & Cornelia"
*back at the tower*
"So did ya get it?" Angel asked
"How could you doubt?" joked Malcolm
"Yeah took his sweet time about getting it too" Carver said thinking no one heard Angel gave him the look to which he shrugged off