"Family Tails" - Chapter 1
I'm miki; i'll be your server tonight. ooo, you're a _tikaani_, aren't you?" miki asked excitedly. lupina gave miki a puzzled look. "oh, it's an inupiat word that means 'wolf'," miki said. "inupiat?" lupina asked even more confused.
"Family Tails" - Chapter 2
"ah, yeah, i guess it _is_ morning," lupina replied as miki gave her a quick hug. "woodpile's over here guys!" miki called out to the three others in the pickup.
"Family Tails" - Chapter 23
Turning back to miki, willie winked and said in a conspiratorial whisper, "but _you_ can call me willie." "hi, willie," miki said, shaking his hand, "i'm miki, pleased to meet you."
"Family Tails" - Chapter 29
_" miki exclaimed quietly with a little embarrassment as she quickly looked about. "sorry, miki, it's just...you're so..._gorgeous_!"
"Family Tails" - Chapter 7
"oh, a little busy, but that's good," miki replied. "miki, this is ron, the guy i told you about. ron, this is my friend, miki," lupina said, making the introductions. "nice to meet you, miki," ron said as they shook hands.
"Family Tails" - Chapter 30
miki said cheerfully as they drove up to the village. for helga and willie, having been used to seeing large cities, miki's village was something of a shock to them, as it also was with lupina, rosie, and holly.
"Family Tails" - Chapter 25
miki asked, not sure what was meant by the term. "that was the name of our team in the special ops unit we served in," ron replied. "oh," miki said, but before she had a chance to ask any more about it, lupina leaned close to miki's ear.
"Family Tails" - Chapter 24
miki also woke up early, and after getting dressed, she joined rosie in the kitchen. "uvlaalluataq," miki said, greeting rosie with a sleepy grin. "uv-la _who_?" rosie asked, not understanding the inupiat word.
"Family Tails" - Chapter 31
When it was just after sunset, miki, lupina, and the wolves led miriam to the glade. "this is a sacred place, miriam, many spirits come here. perhaps we will find what you came here to seek," miki said softly. "i hope so," miriam said.
"Family Tails" - Chapter 36
"according to the beliefs of my people, every living thing has a secret, 'true' name," miki said. "some cultures call it a soul name," ron added. "right," miki agreed. "willie and i both know ours, too.
"Family Tails" - Chapter 27
Lupina, rosie, and miki had kept the tv on in the hotel room, watching the weather reports. "geez guys, it looks bad out there," rosie said nervously. "i'm glad we don't get anything like this back home," miki said.
"Family Tails" - Chapter 5
When she had finished that task and sent it off, lupina wrote another e-mail, this time to miki. she kept that one a little cryptic, because she wanted to wait until she saw miki on the weekend to tell her more about it.