Koba flashed back to memories of when he was young in his wildest dreams he'd never thought humans were capable of the crustily they'd inflicted on him

"Milo" Koba said to himself Kali looked at him puzzled

Koba looked at her still waiting for an answer Koba just smiled

"Come, Blue Eyes will wonder where you are" & with that the two made their way back to the village

*meanwhile still in the woods*

Ash was busy acting the clown as always chattering away as Blue Eyes was trying to see where all the fish had gone

"When will you ask?" Ash signed growing bored about his friends lack of an answer regarding Kali Blue Eyes speared a large cod then pulling it out to the bank he turned to Ash

"When it's time, will ask father for her to stay again tonight"

Ash stopped hopping about. Looking at his friend with his head cocked to one side

"Tonight? You ask tonight?" Blue Eyes just shrugged picked up the fish looking at it

"It's late we need to get home" Ash raced ahead of him

"Bet you can't beat me back" he challenged his friend Blue Eyes smiled & the race was on

"You cheated!" Ash stated grumpily looking at his friend then giving a playful shove

"Hey don't blame me that I'm just faster than you" Blue Eyes shot back with a hoot Caesar watch the two smiling he called to Blue Eyes the two young bloods bid their goodbyes & Blue Eyes went to his father.

"Janka has asked you to stop by to see Kali she been waiting to see you" Blue Eyes' smile faded slightly & he turned to look at his mother who had come out to greet her son, she gave him a smile & a nod with that Blue Eyes turned to his father & then went to see Kali.

Kali was in her hut alone when Blue Eyes arrived looking up she smiled warmly at Blue Eyes who couldn't help feeling somewhat nervous whenever he was alone with her however he smiled back

"Where your mother?" he signed looking around Kali pointed to Koba's hut scratching his head he then moved in closer to her

"I brought these for you," he said handing her some grapes "I remember you told me you like them" Again Kali smiled warmly & nodding took the grapes began eating Blue Eyes sat just to her side looking out at the view she had of the village when she tapped him on the shoulder

"Do you want some?" she asked offering some to him they shared the grapes until they were all gone & sat together when she turned & ran her hand over his shoulder & chest looking at him with her head to one side

"Does it still hurt?" she asked referring to his bear wound Blue Eyes shifted a little then shook his head

"Not anymore, & not when I'm here" Blue Eyes seemed to surprise himself with the answer but Kali just smiled Blue Eyes wasn't sure what it was but there was something about the way she looked at him that made him feel both at easy & nervous at the same time, not unlike how Angel made him feel.

Blue Eyes got up walked over to the door of her hut then turned smiling at her "Back soon" he signed before heading out without another word Blue Eyes rushed home to check with his parents that she could stay before returning to Kali's hut.

"Father says you can stay….." he said before seeing that Janka had returned from seeing Koba both looked at her before she nodded & the two headed back to his parents hut.

Caesar with trying to get his youngest son to settle for the night when Blue Eyes returned with Kali greeting both his brother & father Blue Eyes looked around someone was missing

"Where mother?" he signed Caesar smiled a knowing smile to himself & just pointed behind him looking Blue Eyes saw his mother both greeted one another before Blue Eyes went to make his way over to where his bed was Caesar stopped him Blue Eyes looked confused frowning he turned to look at his mother

Cornelia smiled

"Your father & I spoke we feel it'd be better for the two of you to sleep in the hut next to here" Blue Eyes had never slept alone with Kali before the thought made me more nervous than it did happy but he didn't argue he bid his parents & brother goodnight & took Kali.

The two young bloods sat just by the door of the hut looking out over the village when Kali put her head on Blue Eyes' shoulder he looked at her with a half smile but both just sat there for a moment not speaking

"Koba showed me a new place to hunt today…." Kali signed looking up at him Blue Eyes looked at her a little surprised

"You spent the day with Koba?" he asked almost feeling a little jealous but soon shook off the feeling

"Yes, you were with Ash, he told me what humans did to him he also tell me that humans can not be trusted"…..

Blue Eyes frowned he thought Koba had gotten over his hatred of humans

"Not ALL humans are bad, some are good" Blue Eyes couldn't help but feel he needed to defend Angel more than any other humans after all she'd been a human that had been both good & kind what if there were more like her

"Koba doesn't know all about humans, you don't always listen to what Koba say about humans"

Kali looked up at him puzzled but his sudden change when it came to humans

"But you also tell me humans were bad…." Blue Eyes continued to look out at the village he didn't say anything when all of a sudden Kali pulled her head close to him & gave him a gentle kiss which took Blue Eyes completely by surprise

Blue Eyes looked long & hard at her thinking *think before you act son* his father's words rang out in his head before smiling Kali had looked away embarrassed that he'd not wanted her Blue Eyes cupped her chin gently before lowing his faced to her to return the kiss the two then made their way into the hut & Blue Eyes took one last look around the village before closing the Curtin to join her….

Unknown to the young bloods both Caesar, & Cornelia had witness the kiss turning to each other smiling they settled down for the night but Caesar, & Cornelia weren't the only one to have witnessed the kiss Koba too had seen it & was more than unhappy with it…..

The moon rose high over the village the two young bloods lay next to one another unsure of what to do next, Blue Eyes & Kali again shared a kiss before they just melted into one another….