Chapter 1
Jasper Park 10:30 PM:
The park is calm and quiet and the parks leader and protector Kate and KIM make there rounds at the borders making sure things are as they should be? Unknown to them they had a little visitor wondering into Jasper
Snow entered the park, unaware that there was a patrol out tonight. He walked ever more deeper into the park and stopped to look around, taking on the scenery that filled his blue eyes with wonder and the moonlight shone on his white coat
KIM continued to walk until she smelt something she hadn't before? "Whats wrong KIM?" Kate asked. "I smell something, it... (Takes a smell of air) It seems we have a visitor?" "Is it the good kind?" Kate asked? "Only one way to find out?"
Snow noticed some flowers on the green radiant grass that was soft to the touch on his paws. He took hold of the flowers and breathed in deep, taking in the scent of roses. He looked up and his left ear twitched. Picking up sounds of paw steps. Getting louder as they got nearer.
KIM hid behind a thing a bushes and sees what she smelt. "Well well thats what i smelt?" KIM looked at the new comer not realising that her eyes were imitating a gold glow!
Snow turned towards some bushes and looked at them very closely. He took a whiff of air and scented nothing but yet he could see a strange golden glow. He hesitated for a while before turning away and looking up at the moonlight.
"Huh he looked right at me and didn't notice? Might as well se if he is friend or foe?" Kate hesitated "KIM are you sure thats a good idea?" KIM shrugged "Pfft no need to worry bout me." KIM steps out from behind the bushes
His ear twitched again to the sound of rustling bushes and the snapping of twigs. He looked behind him again to only be faced with a silhouette of a female wolf with golden eyes emerging from the bushes. He stood up to turn and face the wolf approaching him. Only wondering what to do next, go on the attack or stand here and see what happens
KIM stops in her tracks hoping not to frighten this wolf. "Well say something?" Kate told KIM. KIM sat down "Who are you?"
He took brave steps towards her and stopped before he spoke the voice she had long awaited to hear "Snow... Who are you?"
"My name is KIM or at-least thats what they call me around here? Im the protector of this park? Now are you a friend... or... (A large claw looking object unravels around her).. foe?"
"A friend, that's all I want. I mean no harm." Snow looks around and takes in more of the strange scenery he looked back to KIM and asked "What is this place?"
(The claw object falls back) "This is Jasper park... where are you from?"
"I-I-I can't remember... All I remember was screaming, fire, destruction my parents... Dead... I just managed to make it out alive..."
KIM was silent... "Gees so you've been through a lot haven't you?"
"I'm afraid so... But I'm ready to move on... That's why I wandered into Jasper... It's so peaceful and... Beautiful..." Snow exhaled deeply as the satisfactory beauty of the park took his inner spark and made it a new life for him to start afresh
KIM gets up and comes closer to him... "You look hurt?"
"It's nothing, don't worry about it." Snow looked to his flesh wound
KIM looked at his side and saw it badly wounded... "Your bleeding.."
Snow touched his wound, winced in pain trying to stop the blood running from the wound.
KIM helps snow up. "Here come with me I have a small pond near by you can wash your self off in and clean that wound."
"Thanks." Snow took hold of KIM as he helplessly stood up on all four paws he walked with KIM to the pond
KIM took snow to the pond where her and Kate first met. About a year ago this was the place where Kate saw here reflection and saw KIM for the first time. KIM pulls snow into the water.. "Its a bit cold so just a little warning"
"ARG!" He said in pain. He scooped some cold water in his paw and gently applied it to his wound and yelped as it stung his wounds more and more as he applied the water to his wound
"Here this might help the healing process.." A light blue aura came from Kim's body and down to her paw. She places her paw on his wound making it glow. Snow yelped in pain... "sorry sorry!"
"It's alright just do what ever is necessary and ill take what ever it inflicts." Snow said with pain clear in his voice
KIM removed her paw. "there that should help."
"That was amazing... Thank you..." Snow said with a small smile
"Your welcome..." Kim takes him out of the water
"So what do you have for a place to stay around here?" Snow enquired clearly exhausted
KIM rested him up against a tree.. "Sorry but I don't have any vacant dens unfortunately... but you may stay with me for the night if you'd like?"
"If that's comfortable with you then sure I'd love to." Snow said with a tired look in his eyes
"Sure... here ill help you get there." KIM lifts him up and puts him on her back.
Snows eye lids became heavy and silently fell asleep as he was gently rocked by Kim walking along towards her den
About 15 minutes later KIM arrived at her den which was nice and cool
She set down Snow in the corner of the den, away from where Kim, Kate and Humphrey slept.
KIM stretched and lied down slowly turning back into Kate. Humphrey was fast asleep
The next morning Snow was the first to awake. The sun penetrated the den ever more blinding as it rose. He walked to the entrance of the den and sat at the edge of the den looking around seeing happy couples with their pups. Only sitting there watching them play around made him realise that his life isn't complete.
Kate's eyes slowly awaked from the sunlight shining into the den. Kate gets up and stretches and sees snow sitting at the edge of the den.
Snow looked at his paws and shut his eyes, only letting a few tears of sorrow escape his eyes. Paying his respects to the ones he held close to him. Knowing that he will never see them again.
Kate walks up behind him.. "Hey good morning!" she says happily not noticing the tears on his face.
"Oh hey Kate..." He said forcing a smile on his face
"Hows your wound?"
"Good... Better actually. Sleep well? I hope I wasn't too much of a bother."
"No no not at all? I slept very well actually, the question is how did you sleep?"
"I couldn't... Well not for a while..."
"I understand that... That was one heck of a wound you had on your side. You're lucky, who ever or what it was the hit you didn't go in any further! It probably could have killed you!"
"I'm just fortunate to be alive. But that's the life of an Alpha... Always on edge, always pushing those boundaries to near certain death..." Snow pauses for a moment before looking over to the territory to find a golden female wolf with blue eyes
Kate looks down and makes eye contact with the wolf he's looking at. "Got your eyes on her don't you?"
"Yeah... Who is she?"
"That is actually my daughter.." Kate smiles
"Oh... Ahem... I apologise..."
"Its ok she gets that a lot believe me."
"Well she's a beauty... She has definitely for your looks... What's her name?"
"Her name is Lexi." "The story behind her name is... well a long story"
"Can I meet her?" Snow smiled looking towards Kate
"Sure I don't see why not, here come with me!"
Snow sat up and walked with Kate towards Lexi. Snow began to grow ever more nervous about meeting Lexi. Almost shy to say anything
Kate approached her daughter and notice Snow getting more and more nervous. "What are you so worried about?"
"It's been so long since I've met a girl like this I-I-I don't know what to say."
"Don't worry about it you'll do fine."
"If you say so..." Snow took a nervous gulp as he finally approached her daughter
Lexi was a dark reddish brown colour, with baby blue eyes but had black tips and the end of her hair. "Lexi!" Kate yelled out.
Snows jaw began to slowly drop as he got a better view of Lexi
Kate looked at him "Look familiar?"
"She looks like KIM but..." Snow couldn't finish his sentences anymore he was to shocked beyond words
"Hi mom!" Lexi says happily. Both of them hug each other.. "Oh Lexi there is someone id like you to meet!" Kate moves to the side. "This is snow!"
Snow just stood there in awe
"Hello!" Lexi said but snow didn't reply? Kate nudged snow
"Oh, hi... Nice to meet you Lexi..."
"Like wise!" Lexi couldn't stop looking into his eyes
Snows eyes locked to hers and suddenly all the world around him seemed inexistent
Kate sat between the two and waved her paw in front of them with no reaction and just chuckled
Snow felt speechless his head filled with unexplainable reasons why he felt this way. He had no idea what he was feeling
Lexi unknowingly was feeling the same way.. Kate interrupted "Ahem!"
Snows trance was completely brought to a halt to face Kate with his cheeks blushed to the point of exploding
"Umm hello you two?"
"Sorry Kate..."
"Geez never thought u two would respond"
"Well..." An broad smile spread across his face his heart racing like a stampede of caribou
"YES?"
"I like this girl."
Kate was surprised? "Uh what are you talking about?"
"Can I talk to you in private?"
"Uh of course.. hun go ahead and continue what you were doing Ill talk to you later!" Lexi nods and walks off. Kate turns her attention to snow. "SO what do you want to talk to me about?"
"It's hard for me to say this but I think- I think I'm in love with your daughter..."
Kate just chuckles "Like I said its kind of obvious!"
"Do you think she'll fall for me?"
"I think she already has!"
"Really?! Wow..." Snow looked over to Lexi one last time and looked back to Kate "I think I might get to know her a bit more... If that's okay with you?"
"Well lets just take that slow, you are new here and we need everyone to get used to you first before we make any moves cowboy!"
"So what do you want me to do around here?" Snow asked confident that he may need to do some work around the park
Kate just shrugged, "At the moment you can get to know everybody and if you'd like you can help me around?"
Snow smiled and nodded his head in agreement. "Of course Kate I'd love to help."
"Well if you'd like I do border checks every night and ill be honest its a little dangerous? Lately we have had some rogue wolves wondering into the park lately which is why KIM was so... Uh i guess you can stay protective last night!"
"I'm ready for these rogues, ill crush them like berries." A small grin formed on his muzzle ready to feast on what could be his first fight. "Anything else?" Snow asked before setting out for this patrols
"Well thats at night and its still early morning and the thing is not to get into trouble or fights although its not always that easy.."
"I can imagine..." Snow looked away before looking back to Kate "So... Are You married?"
"I am!"
"Really?! Who's the lucky wolf?"
"That would be humphrey.. don't ask how we came together because wed be here all day... literally."
Snow chuckled "Well he's a lucky alpha..."
"Thats the thing... he's... an omega..."
"Wow... Is that even permitted?"
"This time is was... like I said it was a long story but..."
"But?" Snow asked
"the story of KIM is much much longer..."
"Back in my territory we weren't allowed to marry any omegas. They told us that if we were caught with an omega you would be banished from the pack for good..." Snow paused for a second and looked to the ground. Gathering the last piece of emotional pain into words "I had my eye on an omega back in the territory... Her name was Amy... But... She's dead now..."
"You know I've been wanting to ask but we both want to know... what happened?"
Snow took a deep breath and looked deep into her eyes. "Hunters entered our territory in the early sunrise the wolves patrolling the area were shot dead. As one of the pack leaders was hit all panic broke lose... A terrifying outbreak of gun fire and screaming. My parents tried to come to my safety but... Before they got anywhere close. I saw them shot right in front of me, I did nothing but stand in shock... The gun fire became so frequent the bullets set the trees alight. A forest fire broke out and I ran away from all the devastation and before I was in the clear. A bullet struck me in my arm... And I've been wondering for 4 days limping to find some hope of life..."
Kate claws pierced the ground that her teeth began to show along with a growl...
Snow looked away, trying to hide his shame of crying and let the tears of pain roll down his cheek.
Kate shook her head and got her bearings straight...
Snow was still turned away. Still pent up in emotional tremors
Kate put her shoulder up on his... "Hey common its ok.. You know your not the only one whose life was destroyed by hunters... not to be rude or anything..."
"It's okay Kate... I'll forget it one day..." Snow looked into her eyes once more and stood up "come on Kate lets do something fun..."
"What do you have in mind kiddo?"
Snow wondered for a while before looking towards a steep hill "log sledding!"
A familiar grin stretched across her face... "I have a better idea!"
"Okay?"
Kate ran to the top of the hill with Snow not to far behind... "KIM taught me this one, you might have log sled before but how about log boarding?"
"I'll give it a shot..." Snow looked at the log board clearly confident that he could be able to do this...
Kate jump onto a side of the tree and tore off a piece of bark.. "You know if you don't think you can do this just let me know, but i will worn you... (Jumps onto the board) You need to be on you hind legs to do this!"
"I'm sure I can do this..." Snow got on the board focusing on the bottom of the hill with Kate next to him
Kate looked next to her and just chuckled.. "You sure you can do this?"
"Yeah..." Snow squinted his eyes in determination and fully promising to himself that he will win
"Ok if you say so...!" Ok ready one... two... three!"
Kate pushed off the ground sending her sliding down the hill. It was very clear that she had done this before... many times since the ground seemed to have a trail already made.
Snow kicked his board off with all his force of his hind leg at the same time as Kate and very quickly gained balance. He gained so much speed his fur was flying all over the place.
Kate looked back to see how he was doing and to her surprise he wasn't doing have bad but she had some tricks up her sleeve.. Kate whispered "OK wolfclaw lets give him a show!"
Snow noticed a blue aura forming around Kate's body "what the heck is she doing?"
Wolfcalw who was a necklace started to unravel and take shape! Kate looked up to him "Alright buddy just like we practiced!" Wolfclaw nods and shoots strait ahead ploughing himself into the ground sending Kate flying into the air.
Snow looked in amazement and watched Kate fly into the air.
Kate began to do front flips and back flips as if she was a pro. Then grinded down wolfclaws chain making her land safely on the ground. Wolfclaw came back to Kate as she gave him the paws up!
Snow was speechless and totally unaware about a small rock in front of him. The next thing he knew his board toppled over, sending him flying in the air and landing with terrible crunch and rolling down the hill and smacking straight into a tree with a horrible crack.