A.N: Hello everyone my name is TheCartoonGoddess and this is the first chapter of my newest fanfic: "Not Alone"! I have actually just started watching "We Bare Bears", I wanted to watch it when it first came out last year but I never got around to it until now. I LOVE it! The three bears are just the CUTEST things ever and I just get so indulged in every situation they get into. This idea just recently popped into my head and...yeah, I hope you all like it ;)
It was a cold rainy night in San Francisco. Chloe Park had just recently exited the movie theater from seeing "Space Conflict: Return of the Cosmic Warrior" for the fourth time this week. She had texted her mom who was insisting on driving her home from the theater because she was worried she would get sick staying out in the rain for too long, but Chloe assured her that she was be better off taking the bus.
Chloe walked down the sidewalk for a few minutes when it suddenly started to rain. She hustled to the bus stop so she could stay dry and not get sick like her parents were dreading, she began to look up and down the street wondering when the bus was going to come.
Chloe continued to patiently wait for the bus as the rain proceeded to pour down. As she looked around she noticed that there was barely anyone on the streets which made her feel sort of uncomfortable being alone. At that moment she wished she had her friends there with her, they could protect her, they were bears after all. Yep, you heard correct, her friends were bears. Their names were Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear, she met them some time back when she was working on a research project on bears for school and they have been friends ever since. They hang out together, they play together, and they would pretty much do anything to protect her and keep her safe from harm. Finally the young girl heard the bus coming around the corner and a wave of relief washed over her. The bus stopped and the doors opened to reveal a female bus driver in the driver seat.
"Alright sweetheart are you the only one getting on?" The bus driver asked sweetly, her voice had a southern accent to it.
"Yes ma'am." Chloe replied stepping onto the bus, but that was when a faint noise caught her attention, it sounded like it was coming from behind her. Chloe turned to look back towards the dark alley behind the small bus station that she waited at. It was coming from there.
"What?" Chloe said softly to herself, she turned back to the bus driver and said, "Could you please wait for me for a minute? I think I left something behind." The bus driver smiled and said, "Of course, honey. Just try to be quick because I gotta be at my next stop in ten minutes."
"Okay." Chloe told her, she turned and headed towards the back alley wondering what was causing that noise. The alleyway was dark and damp and there was nothing but garbage cans and old boxes everywhere. Chloe pulled out her flashlight from her backpack and continued to trudge through still trying to pinpoint where the sound was coming from exactly. Then she heard it again, this time it sounded louder and clearer, it sounded like...a groan? The young prodigy pushed forward through the deep and endless heaps of trash cringing at the thought of smelling bad and ruining her favorite sneakers. But finally the groaning noise was louder than ever and she turned her head to find that it was coming from underneath a cardboard box to my left. She ran over to the box and grasped hold of it about to lift it up and see what was beneath it, but she hesitated, whatever was under this box was probably dangerous and she wasn't sure that helping whatever it was was worth risking her own safety. Now she really wished her friends were here...She knew Panda can't really fight but Grizz and Ice Bear certainly could protect her.
Mustering up every little amount of courage that Chloe had she began to heave and struggle to lift the large box up. After a minute she finally got it up and pushed it off to the side. When Chloe laid her eyes on what was under that box her eyes widened almost instantly.
It was a furry creature laying on the ground unconscious and groaning in agony, it's fur was grayish black and had huge black furry ears and each ear had a pink hair hair band around it. The creature itself was big, about the size of her bear friends. But then another detail caught her eye, it had a little bear-like tail on her lower back by her rear end.
And that was when it hit her…
...It was a bear…
Chloe cautiously approached it unsure of whether or not it was safe to do so. Chloe slowly reached my hand out to touch it's head but pulled her hand back when the bear turned over on it's back with another groan. Now Chloe was able to fully see it's face. The bear also had rings around it's eyes with caramel colored fur. It's eyes were closed and they were complemented with delicate eyelashes. It was a girl.
The female bear suddenly began to stir and gently opened her eyes drowsily with another groan.
She rubbed her head and said, "Ugh, *Main kahaan hoon?" But then she saw Chloe's sneakers and looked up to her. Upon seeing the young girl standing there in front of her she immediately shot up and stumbled backwards into a couple of trash cans knocking them over and allowing the contents of the cans to spill out all over the ground. She stared at her with wide eyes and her body was trembling.
"*Peechhe raho! Stay away from me!" She yelled, Chloe blinked, did she just talk? Then again, she guessed it was no surprise considering her bear friends could also talk. Chloe gently approached her again reaching her hand out again also as she shone the flashlight on her so she could see her better.
"Are...Are you okay? Who are you?" Chloe asked, the bear tried to turn away from Chloe using her black paw to shield her eyes from the light.
"Tum kaun ho? Who are you?" The bear asked, now that she spoke a little less frightened her voice had an Indian-like accent to it.
"My name's Chloe, it's okay I'm not going to hurt you." Chloe assured her, she reached out further and gently patted the female bear's fur. The bear's rapid breathing suddenly calmed and her body stopped shaking, she just stared at Chloe her eyes that were just barely beginning to glimmer with trust.
"Are you lost?" Chloe asked, "Where are you from?"
The bear stopped and looked down to think. After a minute she looked back up at the young prodigy and asked, "Where am I now?"
"San Francisco." Chloe answered, the bear's eyes widened up again. "*Kya!? Oh no, no no no no no no no no no!" She abruptly stood up and began having a panic attack until she stumbled over the cardboard box from earlier and fell flat on her bottom.
She groaned rubbing her head while Chloe rushed over to her to make sure she was okay. The bear just looked at Chloe while she tried to calm her down.
"Whoa whoa whoa, it's okay, it's okay. Look, you don't have to be scared of me, we need to get you out of this rain, or you'll catch a cold! Do you know where your house is?" The bear just got lost in thought again, then she looked at Chloe and replied, "No…"
"...Well...I'm not sure how my parents will take it but if you want you can come stay with me." Chloe offered, the bear just looked at her in surprise.
"You...you would really do that for me?" She asked, "Of course, you have nowhere to go and living in this alley is no way to live." Chloe reached her hand out and the bear just gave a shy smile and took her hand and Chloe helped her up.
"Dhanyavaad...Thank you, Chloe." The bear said, together the two turned and headed for the end of the alleyway back towards the still waiting bus.
"By the way, you never told me your name." Chloe said, the bear looked down at her and just smiled.
"...It's Keya…"
(*) Main kahaan hoon (Where am I?)
(*) Peechhe raho! (Stay back!)
(*) Kya!? (What!?)
So there you have it, chapter one. I know the it's weren't in it but they will be in the next chapter, I swear. So what do you hunk of Keya? And what do you think of Chloe taking her in? Let me know in the comments, constructive criticism and ideas are welcome. Please favorite, follow, and review! Or Not! ^^ Bye!