weired if you go up to you school principale and say " So hows your butt?"

Thats all for today.

Jim laughs. Not to long later he finishes his dinner and falls asleep. Jim continues his journey and after a few days over the dangorus terrain of Mt. Vernon he reaches the small border town of Blaine, Washington. He manages to get across the border and into Canada. The way to Alaska is was pretty easy. Jim took traveld by day and started at dawn. He never ran into any trouble with other animals. He gets to Alaska and stops at the train station in Juneau. He looks at the route schedule and sees a train is leaving for Nenanna. He then finds out that another train will take some suppleis to Nome. Jim sneaks on to the train and he falls asleep.

The ride over to Nenanna is a little bumpey but Jim makes it. When it gets there, Jim sneaks on to the train that will take the supplies to Nome. Before the train departs he hears some humans talking outside.

Man #1: I thought that things were deliverd by dog sleds.

Man #2: Only from here to Nome. The dogs make deliverys to towns more closer to Nome. Like white mountian.

They train ride over was long. Jim was ok though. He survived on some meet that was in the car with him. And at long last his two and a half month journey has come to an end. When the car door opens, Jim sneeks out while no one is looking. He leaves the train station and sees what he has been looking for Nome.

Jim: Well here I am.

He walks down the main street where it's always busy. He looks all over him checking out what it was like. However he is not looking where he is going and bumps into another dog. They both get up and shake the snow off. Jim looks at the dog who has rusty red fur and a cream white underside.

Dog: I'm sorry.

Jim: No it's my fault. I didn't see you.

Dog: It's cool. Are new? I've never seen you around here.

Jim: Yeah I'm new. Are you the kind of dog that hates new dogs in Nome.

Dog: Not at all. Where are you from.

Jim: Austin, Texas partner.

Dog: Texas!!? Are you for real?

Jim: Yes I am.

Dog: What brings you all the way up here?

Jim: I came in search of adventure and maybe something else.

Dog: Well you likley to find that around here. And allow me to be the first to welcome you and you can consider me your friend. Whats your name, partner?

Jim: Jim. And you?

Dog: Kodi.

Jim: Kodi? Wait.

He pulls out the news paper that he has kept around his dog tags. Jim points to the picture of Kodi at his parents funeral.

Jim: Is that you?

Kodi: Yeah thats me.

Jim: I'm very sorry about your mom and dad. I hade up most respect for Balto.

Kodi: Thank you.

Kodi looks down at the news paper.

Kodi: Mayo under your arms?

Jim: Thats nothing.

Kodi and Jim both laugh.

Kodi: Come with me. I'll show you around.

Jim: Lead the way!

As they walk through Nome, Jim gets to know Kodi and the town.

Kodi: What are those things around your neck?

Jim: These are my grandfather's dog tags. He was an attack dog in the army. He was shipped over to France to help push Germany back. And he was givin these for killing over fifty enemies.

Kodi: That's amazing!

Jim: I know. He gave these to my dad before he died and before I left home my dad gave them to me.

Kodi: Thats so cool.

Jim: So... you got a girl?

Kodi: Yeah... I do.

Jim: She's lucky. What's her name?

Kodi: Dusty.

Jim: Thats a nice name.

Kodi: Did you have a girl back home?

Jim: No. But my dad said that I might find something else other than adventure out here.

Kodi: I can agree with him on that.

Jim: Oh come on. It not like she'll come running over me.

He says that as Kodi looks ahead. He stops smileing and gasps. He reaches his leg around Jim.

Kodi: Hit the deck!

Jim: Wha...

Kodi ducks to the ground and he pushes Jim down as well. Jim looks in front of him and sees a bright red and snow white husky runnning right at him. She leaps over Kodi and Jim and runs the other direction. Jim gets up and looks back. Kodi looks back as well.

Jim: What was that?

Kodi: My sister, Sara.

Jim: She's fast.

Kodi: She delivers books to people around town.

Kodi sees Jim still looking at Sara as she keeps running.

Kodi: Are you ok.

Jim: I'm fine. She beautiful.

Kodi: You think so?

Jim: Yeah. 

Kodi: I can get you to meet her if you want?

Jim: I would like that. Can I meet her now?

Kodi: Not really. She's very commited to her job, like me. But I can tell her about you see if she'd like to meet you. Sound good?

Jim: Yeah sure. It's getting pretty lete. Is there a place I can stay?

Kodi: Well... yeah. I know a place.

The sun starts to set. Kodi takes Jim to the boat where Balto used to live before he died.

Jim: What is this place?

Kodi: This is where my dad lived.

Jim: Would he mind if I stayed here?

Kodi: Not at all. Get some rest. I'll talk to Sara tonight.

Jim: Thanks.

Kodi turns around a walks away from the boat. Kodi catches Sara coming out of the boiler room.

Kodi: Sara!

Sara: Kodi, what up?

Kodi: Can I walk you home? I wanna talk to you.

Sara: Sure.

They walk through Nome.

Kodi: You leaped over me earlier today remember that?

Sara: Thats was you? I'm sorry.

Kodi: It's ok. But did you see another dog with me?

Sara: Yeah I saw him?

Kodi: Well he knid of thought you were... sort of ... beautiful.

Sara: Really? What's his name.

Kodi: Jim. He came from Texas.

Sara: Texas? No way!

Kodi: And he saw a picture of you at mom and dad's funeral and he thought that you were the most beautiful wolf dog on the planet.

Sara: Really? He sounds nice.

Kodi: He would like to go out with you sometime.

Sara: I dont know...

Kodi: It's been almost a month since mom and dad died. Were all still sad about it. But your not talking to anyone, your only seen doing your job and the worst part of all this to me is that Dusty is thinking that you'll kill yourself.

Sara: How does she..

Kodi: She's your best friend. And wont lose another family member.

Sara: Maybe this is good for me. But mom and dad would say...

Kodi: Dont think about what they would say! Think about what they would want. Do they want to see there daughter in sorrrw? Or would they want to see her happy. What would they want?

Sara: That I should meet this guy.

Kodi: That's the strong sister I know!

Sara: So what does this guy look like.

Kodi: He's a husky, A little taller then me, brown fur, muscular, he wear some millitay dog tags around his neck.

Sara: Military dog tags?

Kodi: He said that his grandpa was in the Great war and he gave his dog tags to Jim's dad and Jim's dad gave them to Jim. 

Sara: Interesting.

Kodi: And he's funny too.

Sara: He does sound nice. I think I'll meet him.

Kodi: Great!

Sara: I'll tell him to meet me at the boiler room tomorrow night.

Kodi: Sounds good to me. Who knows? The fourth of July is tomorrow. You may find a perfect guy to spend the rest of your life with.

Sara: I guess we'll just have to see.

They stop in front of Sara's house.

Kodi: I better get going.

Sara: Dusty will be looking for you.

Kodi: Yeah I better go see her.

Sara rubs herd head along Kodi's and walks into her house. Kodi looks up to the hills where Balto and Jenna are buried.

Kodi: Mom, Dad. Make sure that Jim will make sara happy again.

Kodi turns around and walks away.

The sun rises over the Alasken tundra, the day goes on like it would any other day. Jim spends his day on the beach thinking about what to say to Sara if she did want to meet him. Around five o'clock, Kodi comes on to the boat and confronts Jim.

Jim: Well?

Kodi: She said yes.

Jim: Really?

Kodi: She sounded really intrested in you so she would like to have dinner with you.

Jim: Nice.

Kodi: An today is the fourth of July. It's her favorite holiday.

Jim: How so?

Kodi: Ask her later. I arranged for some food to be brought to the boiler room.

Jim: Cool!!

Kodi: And I would also like to say thanks.

Jim: For what?

Kodi: Sara has be depressed after our parents died. And this is something she really needs. So do your best and make this a happy night for her.

Jim: Of couse I will.

Kodi: Then go get her!!

Jim: Im on it!!

Jim jumps of the boat and starts to run towards Nome. Kodi walks right behind him but Jim stops and looks back to Kodi.

Kodi: What?

Jim: I've only been here a day. Wheres the boiler room?

Kodi groans.

Kodi: Follow me.

Kodi walks Jim to the boiler room. They stop at the front door.

Kodi: Shes Inside. This is as far as I go.

Jim: Your a good friend.

Kodi: Thanks, good luck. You'll need it.

Jim chukels and Kodi leaves. Jim looks at the door and takes a deep breath. He walks into the boiler room and sees Sara sleeping in front of the furnice. The fire is lite and the light comeing form the furnece is makeing Sara's fur shine like a bright red sun. Jim walks over to her and smiles.

Jim: Shes more beautiful in person.

He sits down next to her. And puts his mouth over her ear.

Jim: Hey. Hello

Sara wakes up. She looks up at Jim and smiles.

Sara (thinking to herself): Wow. He is handsome.

Sara: Hi. You must be Jim?

Jim: Then you must be Sara.

Sara: I am.

They look over and see a small stack of meat.

Sara: Looks like Kodi prepaired everything for us.

Jim: You got a great brother.

Sara: He does know how to make things right.

They sit down and start to get to know eachother. They even start laughing at one point.

Sara: That must have hurt when hit your head on the fence post.

Jim: It did.

Sara: So I first saw you with my brother in town yesterday.

Jim: Yeah. I reconized him from this newspaper article. Here have a look.

He pulls out the news paper and shows her the picture of her and her family at there parents funeral.

Sara: Yeah thats us.

She gets a sad look on her face.

Jim: I'm sorry. Kodi told me that your still sad about you parents death.

Sara: It's ok. I think I'm starting to feel better.

She moves her paw forward and gentley places it on top of his. Jim looks down