All That Verifies

[Togoro, Inukai]

"No... I guess I don't owe it to you..."

Why is this so awkward?

"I owe it to myself." He took another breath to help him think. "Kyatii... I don't want to lose you as a friend... I... I made a promise to myself that I won't lose another one... That I won't lose you..." He paused, studying the patterns of the fallen leaves. "Come on, I don't think I'm the only one who needs to prepare for school." He said, changing the subject to a lighter topic. He got up and offered a hand to Kyatii to help her up. "Unless you've already packed?"

[Kyatii Siruto]

Little one, it is over now. Let it be.

”No, it isn’t, but I can let it be for the moment.”

Kyatii grabbed Inukai’s hand and lifted herself up off the ground. She blushed as she leaned against him when the effects of the blood rushing away from her head made her dizzy. She backed away and brushed the remainder of tears from her eyes and tried to smile.

“No, I haven’t. Hold on. I have to get my book.” It was like the conversation never happened, or rather, like Inukai never left the tribe. Kyatii turned to her diary out of the tree when she noticed the witness to their conversation, the little city girl. Kyatii stopped in her tracks and just looked at her. It was all she could really do. This creature had heard everything that had been said, everything private. The nostalgic moment when Kyatii could pretend that nothing had happened to the Inukai and her friendship had been broken. She blushed and stared at the ground. She did not speak to the girl and she simply went around her.

[Marionette Moargh]

Well at least some progress had been made. Even if it had not been her affecting it. Kyatii hadn't given her an unpleasant face and or an unkind remark. She had just looked at her, and was probably in a tight spot. Yulie smiled, slowly. She didn't want to be too much trouble.

"Pleased to make you acquaintance," she mumbled under her breath. She began to pick at the beads on her belt. One of the stones was starting to crack. She untied the string and placed it in her pocket.

[Togoro, Inukai]

Hmm... I guess Kyatii didn't know about Yulie...

Inukai thought as he kneeled down on the ground and began to doodle a bit with a twig. He felt the presence of Rakkar next to him. "Hey Rakkar." He muttered quiet enough so Yulie couldn't hear, but loud enough for Rakkar too. The later didn't matter since Rakkar could read his thoughts.

"Hey, Inukai. I see you were able to save your friend..."

"Kyatii"

"Yea, Kyatii. That was a good trick, softening the ground." There was a slight hint of jealousy in Rakkar's voice. Inukai caught it right away. "I just wish I could've saved you..."

"I don't, you know the rules. If you'd interfered, I could've lost a place in the pack."

"You could've lived with me."

"Inukai, you know I don't like high places." Rakkar laid down next to Inukai. Inukai began to stroke his head. Inukai sighed, half depressed as he relived the old memories of him and Rakkar, and half glad that they can still be friends.

"And, if you had saved me, you would never had gone to Syleph, and met your friends there. Rakkar was right, as usual. "Yeah..." Inukai said, remembering his days at Syleph.

"Now, this is going to sound really strange, but, I really have to thank you for giving me the confidence to fight my last fight. If I never did, I would still be an Erraga. Now, I don't have to obey anyone's rules!"

Inukai smiled. "Thanks, I needed that." Inukai said. He continued to stroke Rakkar's fur. I wonder what it would be like to have fur... Inukai often thought this while he was with Rakkar.