Kazuya walked through the Snow Valley, wearing a coat for the first time in a long time. He'd told Kymir that he had to go to the Snow Valley and that he'd be back by the end of the day. Kazuya'd called Kai's phone, tried several times actually. And all times the message said that her phone was disconnected. He was worried. Kai hadn't called him in a while and he hadn't heard why yet. Looking around, Kazuya sighed. It was freezing there, but he'd look all day if he had to. He'd already checked her house, but no one was home.

Kai walked with her bag strapped to her back and her cloth over her. It was the one of the many items she'd found with Tata while walking in the forest of the Unknown. Now she was just hanging about the Snow with no mother or father. Kai sighed. Being homeless was very depressing. Kai gave a small sniffle and then moved towards a place she could eat. Tata and her had also found money and she was doing her best to keep it wisely spent. Though hse longed for a big meal like the ones her mother once cooked. Kai sighed and turned the corner when she picked up a familiar scent. It was Hybrid, but not Roans though. She wasnt even sure he was in the Snow anymore. It wasn't Tata's either. She was more wild. And Jerimiah, he never came into a village, so why now. Kai smiled. "Kazuya," she called running up to him and giving him a huge. "Hello."

Kazuya smiled as he saw Kai and gave her a hug. "Kai, how've you been? I've been trying to get ahold of you, but your phone is out of service." He hoped that it was nothing too bad....

Kai smiled happily as she hugged Kazuya then she back away and gave a small sigh when he asked her how things had been going. "To be truthful," she said. "Not really well. My mother died a few weeks ago and then my father just abandoned me," she said. "So I spent a week with Tata but left because I had to find my own place," she said as she looked at the snow on the ground. "My phone died because I have no one to pay the bill," she said.

The smile was wiped clean off Kazuya's face. "He what?!" He said angrily. Kazuya could feel his hand clench into a fist. "That son of a...." He looked at Kai. "He'd be in the kage's office right now, wouldn't he?" There was no way Kazuya was about to let him get away with something like that. What kind of person abandons their child?! Especially after their mother'd just died!

Kai knew things would turn out liked this. That's why she didn't want to say anything from the beginningm but she had to tell someone. Because currently no one had noticed that she wasn't living with Micah anymore. "Please don't hurt him Kazuya," she cried. "He's still my dad and I don't blame him for anything," she said quietly. "I think he had his reasons....maybe it's because I remind him of my mother. They were really close growing up and now she's gone..." Kai started to cry again. The tears cold against her cheeks because of the snow.

Kai didn't want him to hurt Micah, but...he'd...abandoned her, Kazuya couldn't just accept it and do nothing...But hurting Micah would be hurting Kai, and he would never do that. Giving a small sigh, Kazuya hugged Kai. "Don't worry Kai, things will get better." He looked at her. "If you'd like, you can come stay with me." He gave a small smile. "And I almost forgot, there's someone back in the Death Valley I'd like you to meet."

Kai smiled as Kazuya decided he wouldn't hurt Micah. She then stepped back and gave a sigh. "I really like it in the Snow," she said. "It's lively, but the Death...it gives me the creeps," she said. She then looked at him as he said there was someone in the death that he wanted her to meet. "Who," she asked wondering if she'd met the person before.

Kazuya gave a small smile. "Okay then. Isn't there anyone in the snow you can stay with then?" Kazuya smiled as Kai asked who it was. "Another Hybrid. A little younger than you."

Kai shook her head no. "I don't know anyone who lived in the snow besides my mother and father," she said thinking back. Then it hit her. "Grandpa Takashi and Grandpa Kraven stays in the snow," she said. Kraven wasn't really her grandpa, but he was the closest thing to a grandpa she had on Micah's side of the family since he never took her to see Kenjiro. From what she'd heard they didn't have a great father-son relationship. "But I never see them," she said. She then smiled as he said the person was a Hybrid. "Really, oh wow! I can't wait," she said.

Kazuya nodded. "Good. I should take you to see them and help you explain everything then." Kazuya's smile widened some. "Though I should warn you, don't get him mad. He's living with me now, and he's had it pretty rough, so he still has quite a bad attitude."

Kai eyes brighten. "A new friend," she said happily. She then looked at Kazuya as he said that the kid had had it bad. "Why's that," she asked. THough she thought she wouldn't make him mad at all considering the fact that she liked everyone and never made anyone mad.

Kazuya sighed and looked at Kai. "Well, remember how I said he's living with me? Well, before that, he was living on his own. He's only about one year old. He's had it really rough, and he's just getting used to living with someone else." Kazuya gave a light smile. "He's really independent, that's for sure."

Kai shook her head. "One year old!" She said shocked. "How could anyone survive at that young," she said. I'm barely surviving myself and I've only been out her for a week! Kai then looked at Kazuya. "He must be really tough then."

Kazuya nodded. "He's having a hard time adjusting, but he'll be just fine. Like you," he said with a smile, ruffling her hair a little. He had to admit though, Kai was doing alot better than when he was when he was a child.

(haha....I mean poor Kazuya.)

Kai smiled and bent her head a little as Kazuya ruffled her hair. "So when do I get to meet him?" She asked overly cuirpus. She couldn't wait. They'd play games together and make sand castles near the lake and skate on the lake when the ice was frozen good and solid. Ah, that sounded like the life.

(lol)

Kazuya smiled. "When do you want to meet him? He's going to the academy now too, so anytime after he's out." He shook his head a little with a smile. Despite her situation, Kai was happy. "Whenever you want to meet him."

Kai had her answer already but had to finish this one first. "I'm already out of the Academy," she said smiling. "Anyway, I'm going to meet him today, once his class is over," she said. "Is that okay?"

Kazuya smiled. "Sure, if you want to meet him today, that's fine. If we leave now, we can get to the Death Valley a little after his classes are over." As excited as Kai was to meet Kymir, Kazuya couldn't help but think she might be a little disappointed if Kymir had a bad day. "Oh, and his name is Kymir."

Kai smiled happily. "Yea!" She said cheerfully as she hoped on Kazuya's back. "Wolfy ride!" She said with a big grin. "To the Death Kazuya." When he said the kids name was Kymir she smiled. "That's a nice name."

(lmao!)

Kazuya laughed as Kai jumped on him. "Okay, okay," he said as he turned into a wolf. "But when I bring you back, we're gong to see your grandpa, kay?" Kazuya said as he walked to the gates of the Snow Valley. "Hold on tight," he said in his husky wolf voice. When he felt that Kai was holding on tight enough, he took off to he Death Valley.

Kai smiled as Kazuya turned into a wolf. When he said they'd go see her grandpa when he brought her back she shook her head okay. "Which one though," she said as she tightened her grip so she wouldn't go tumbling off.

"Whichever one you want to go live with." He slowed down after about ten minutes as they reached the Death Valley's gates. It was much warmer there than the Snow valley. Kazuya laid down so that Kai could cllimb off without falling.

"Grandpa Takashi," she said. She then clibed off and looked around. It was always so foggy her that she could never see past her own hands. That was a shame. Kai sighed. "Where is he?"

Kazuya stood back up and turned into a human again. "We probably got here a bit ahead of time, so I think he'd be getting out right about now. Come one, let's go meet up with him," he said starting to walk. He stopped and looked at her. "Hey, and stay close. The fog's thick today."