You wander and teleport here and there- almost everywhere. Neopets is a busy life and a fun game to play. Yup, that is it. only a game. NO you are so wrong. You are soon to discover what neopets really is. Dig deep into the snow and learn about one kougra's life.

You find yourself at terror mountain. The wind blows a chilly era about your body. you shiver, not exactly prepared for this envornment.

Now you look about for a shelter. Surely wild 'pet's can find a place to live and thrive here- you can too! A domestic creature can make it's way to wilderness. Adaptation. Now it was your turn.

Wonderign to the deeper cold and far from the small town of happy valley you see a small den. It's dark, damp, but it's structure is perfect for maintaining heat. You hug yourself as you wonder in, but step on something.

It hisses and leaps into the air. Snarling it turns about, a young tyranian kougra is before you. Yet this tyrannian pet was not a pet. She was wild. She glares and pounces at you.

Yuo gasp as the feline pounces you, knocking you down with the force of her body weight. She looked to you, a deep growl in her throat. She places a paw to your thought as something in the distance barks. You notice a small blue anubis. You shift your eyes back to the kougra. Now you know she was once domestic since a wild kougra would not have a desert petpet. Not here anyways.

Pardon me... you ask, looking to her claws at your neck. You knew now that she could understand your tongue.may you please get off me? I didn't meant to step on you...

She withdrew her paw and leapt off you. "I know I know.." She giggled seeming totally different. Her voice was soft, sweet and bubbly. You could tell she wasn't going to harm you- not yet anyways. "You just scared me." She rose a paw and waved to you, then looked to her small anubis and it neared you and sniffed hand.

Rising from your position you look to her.Okay, okay.. So... Let us introduce. You rub you head lightly since the fall gave you a slight headache. You then lower your hand and prop it behind you to support your upper body as you sat.I'm guest, and you are?

She smiled and purred deeply. "I'm kougi rara."

name: xx_rachel_kougra_xx
alias: kougi, rara
species: tiger [kougra]
age: teen [16]
wieght: 115 lbs
height: about 1'11 [57 cm]
gender: female

Anyway, my life was great!!! I got to go to Blumaroo Isle alot and ride the Pink uni. (Danilee: Ever wonder why your pet complains about not getting the pink one? -is chewed on- Was worth it... -bitten-) And after words my parents would take me to some place to eat then we would go to the park. Yet that was on weekends, for the weekdays mother was working as a secritary at a banking service and father was a buesiness man and went to many places all over neopia! He would always bring back a gift or something. Yes, We lived in a nice house and my room was all pink with white designs and engravings. White certains and pink blankets, uni dolls and usuki's everywhere. Life for me was geee-reat.

Yet sadly as I had become at the age of ten I saw father crying. I plodded up with my ears folded back and went to her side. "Daddy... Why you cwy?" I purred and rubbed my head against er cheek affectionatly. He told me that mother was shot and killed when a bank robber came at the bank, armed and dangerous. I was young, but not too young to know what death was.

Life went by and I aged two more years. Since mother was gone, I went with father where ever he was to go. His trips were usually weeks long, and he didn't want to leave me behidn with a baysitter. I missed alot of neo school- but that was okay since my father would teach me this and that, so on and what not...

One of his jobs was to get to Happy Valley and meet with Mr. Kachili Kacheek and sign a document allowing trades between his and my father's company.

When we arrived I saw the snow for the first time and instantly fell in love with the tradition winter scenery. I played around in the snow and made friends with all sorts of pets my age. There was a bruce named Bernzeh, a chia named Cinderella, and a cute bori named Jaukei. We became really great friends but after two weeks, it was time for father and I to leave again and I had to say goodbye.

After the soft snow came the hot lost desert. Coming there I gasped at the heat and begged my father for water or something to rehydrate and sooth my thirst. When we came to the food stall he bought me some strang reddish pink drink and it tasted so sweet!!! I was addicted to it almost instantly. Father told me he woudl talk with the lady at the pottery store for a few minutes. I could wait outside and find something to do. After all- a while kougra cub does stand out in this area, right?

I wondered about and saw a really cute dog run by me. I chased him and he yipped. Yet I came close upon my prey and pounced him with grace and accuracy. He whimpered but I quickly lept off him and licked him. "Don't cwy wittle puppy!" (Danilee: twelve years old and still talks like that? How-- -hides-) It was only a little petpet anubis and I smiled to her. "Do you have a fwiend?" I asked her.

She yipped and looked to me, rising on four paws. I giggled as she licked me and from then on she became my petpet anubis named Pecklez.

Now that I had a friend that I could bring with me on all the trips Father took me, life wasn't as lonely. It was more entertaining then boring.

Another year passed one and I was now a teenager. Strange things happened to me as I felt different. I started to take more interested into boys my age and looking more about fashion and make up. (Danilee: more then when you were a child? WOW!!!) It was weird but at least I had Father and Peckles with me.

Father came to me and told me that we would be going back to Happy Valley again. I perked my ears and smiled, bronze eyes glared brightly in the light reflected as a grin curled about my muzzle. Maybe I would see my old friends again.

It would almost be my 14th birthday. I was having too much fun to notice though. As the plane landed at the Happy Valley Air port I pressed my face against the window excited and noticed the snow at first glance. Outside I ran and giggled, rolling about like a little child. Accompanied by my Peckles, we made snow angels.

Now, father told me he would revisit Mr. Kachili Kacheek about some stocks and how the company was profiting well from the holds neopets and their humans had upon them. I waited outside the building wearing an official pink Uni jacket, as Peckles has a matching. My tail twithced lightly as I sat out the building door.

Yo- kougi that you?" A voice so new yet familiar was picked up in my ears. I turned about quickly to see a bruce, chia, bori and a snowbunny. I smiled to the three who I definently reconised then looked to the cybunny. "Hello!" I greeted, and Peckles barked happily.

Alice, the cybunny, hid directly behind Jaukei. "Um, um.. hello...?" She spak quickly and lightly shivered. I tilted my head to her reactions. Did I do soemthing wrong? I folded my ears and felt horrible.

Jaukai looked to me with a slightly grin. "Hey don't be upset Kougi Rara. She's just shy." He looked back to Alice. "Her name is Alice. Alice- meet Kougi. Kougi- meet alice." He stepped from the way and the cybunny and my eyes locked. There was a silence until Cinderella giggled.

Just tehn father darted from the building and grabbed me by the scruff and held me gently yet firmly in his mouth. He darted on four paws quickly, his suitcase no where in site.

Daddy what are you doing?!" I flustered and squirmed. Peckles barked and darted after us, not too far behind and fighting her own capabilities to keep up. She was only a small pup and slowly fell behind but then would speed up. I looked to her from the corner of my eyes. "DADDY- PECKLES!!!" I hissed becomign annyoed. i ahdn't been grabbed by my scruff since I was only a baby.

RaRa! Silence. That Mr. Kachli Kacheek is a fraud. He's trying to kill you and I- infact he killed mother!" He spak though his mouth roughtly, attempting to not drop me. Lucky us we were white with light patterns. We were difficult in the snow- yet we could be located.

A gunshot was fired and nearly hit Fathers hind left paw. At this he folded his ears, lightly growlign and running faster. Peckles whimpered and tried her best to fallow. I still complained and whined. "Daddy- give me Peckles! I want Peckles!" I screamed and thrashed my paws but that was no use. I could see father didn't want to put up with this and that something was after us. I quieted down and hoped peckles would not be left behind.

Father kept running as the chase was persued. In cars they came, gaining on us. Now father looked to hid and not run. Now at the top of Terror mountain, father spied a small den. Hoping nothing lived there he dropped me in as he ran by quickly. He sped up and left me behind.

Fallen in a grumbled. "DADDYYYYYYY!!!!" I screamed being in an uncormforable position. It flet list somethign dug into by back. After a moment I heard a yip as peckles came to the den and slipped with me, panting heavily.

A car went by not too far after and peckles whimpered, holding her tongue in place and being silent. I was hushed to and shifted my position being right side up and I circled deeper into the den. The car stopped and someone snooped about.

Lame ol' kougra daddeh. I knows he dropped that rat cub of his'm here. But where exact can that be, eh?" A creepy dark voice sounded. I heard the snow crunch as someone took steps. I could ear it about my head and hoped that nothing would happen.

Why exactly do we need to kill the cub? I mean.. she will die here by herself." A lighter voice questioned the other. After a silent moment the other voice cursed and shouted at the smaller voice. I folded my ears and put my paws about Peckles.

You dirt'ol fitheh bag o dungy noth'n!! We need that cub's fur, ya hear? Our comp'ny is about fur. We need pure white fur and those kougras happen to have it!" He paused and calmed down. "I know a ladeh who's will'n to pai's 1 mil for that fuzz so we haive to get!" He looked to the other from what I know. "Now get finding it!"

I heard the car engine start up as people loaded into it. Doors opened and closed and the sound of wheels on the crunching grown faded. I knew it was safer to look out so I did. In the back of the truck something was covered with an old leather cloth. A white paw hung from under it as red stuff dripped down from the claws and to the snow. When the car was fully gone I hopped out of the den with Peckles at my side. I smelled the trade of red stuff and I smelled my father.

I looked up the sky and whispered. "Why?"

I've lived in this place ever since. I love the snow. It was hard to adjust to being a wild animal after living my childhood as a pampered creature. Yet from what father told me and in his last heroic moments and his sacrifice I drew courage and became what I am today.

(Danilee is kind'a blank so she has not much to write at the moment... she may rewrite this story later.)