"Father you must come see this." A young gray wolf pup ran to her alpha male and nipped his paws. "There's a wolf by the creek. It seems he's fainted or dehydrated."

The alpha stared down at his pup. "Ivy, take me to him."

Ivy shot off and bounded towards the ravine where a small white male pup laid, his breathing deep and labored. Wolves were gathered around him including the healer wolf, Iris. They stared at this new pup and sniffed all around him. Blood, smoke, and burnt wood filled their nostril as the alpha approached. The pack parted ways and the alpha moved toward the mysterious pup. He nudged it with his nose and the pup began to fidget around. "Who are you little one?" The alpha's voice was so low only Iris could hear it.

"My name is Kiba." The pup's voice quivered as he stared into the charcoal black eyes of the alpha.

"Where do you come from Kiba?" The alpha helped the pup stand.

"My pack was destroyed by a wildfire." His voice caught. "I ran to find salvation."

The alpha considered this then turned to Iris and whispered. "He has wounds that need to be dressed. Can you take care of him?"

The healer nodded. "Of course. Lakelyn will show him how to behave in this pack if that's what you're considering and if not I'll address his wounds and send him on his way."

"No." The alpha sighed. "He is now apart of our pack. Take him as your own Iris."

"Yes sir." Iris gazed at the pup and nodded towards her den. The pup walked behind her, his tail between his legs. They trotted off and one of the wolves whispered. "That boy is an omen. We will all die soon."

The wolf pup watched as Iris moved about the den. He was caught looking curiously at all the remedies she had when she spoke up. "Kiba, come here I need to fix your wounds." The white pup crept forward cautiously and Iris began to wash his wounds. Kiba sat there, ignoring the burn and roughness of Iris's tongue when a streak of black caught his eye. Iris looked up from the cleaning long enough to bark. "Lakelyn! Get out here now!" The flash of black turned out to be a small black pup with eyes that shined silver like the moon. Kiba cocked his head to the side as this female dropped her head and mumbled something. "Where were you?" Iris's voice took an edgy turn and became cold and icy.

"I was…. Around." Her voice was soft, but beautiful to say the least.

Iris sighed. "What am I going to do with you? Lakelyn tell me where you were now!"

"I was by the waterfall, playing with the fish." She whimpered

The healer wolf rolled her eyes and laughed. "Was that so hard my beautiful pup? Now come here and meet the newest edition to our family. Lakelyn this is Kiba. Kiba this is my pup Lakelyn." Silver eyes locked onto golden ones and Lakelyn's ears laid down flat as she approached Kiba.

"Hi." She brushed his snout with her own. Kiba closed his eyes and let the female sniff him before he spoke.

"Why is your fur black?" He asked and Lakelyn's eyes gazed at him.

"Why is yours white?" Lakelyn smiled and nudged Kiba onto his back. There she laid her head on his stomach.

"Lakelyn," Iris growled. "He isn't a toy. He's your brother for the time being. Now go introduce him to the other pups."

"Yes mother." Lakelyn looked at Kiba. "Come on I'll show you the waterfall."

Lakelyn padded outside the den and glanced over where all the other pups were playing. They wouldn't want to play with her especially now that she had a newcomer. Those were all the alpha's pups. Ivy, Fern, Amethyst, Thunder, and Blackberry all stopped what they were doing and stared at Lakelyn. Kiba came up beside her as she hung her head and glanced at the pups. "Who are they Lakelyn and why are you hanging your head?"

She turned and gazed into those golden orbs and sighed. "They're no one. Let's go Kiba." Lakelyn took off in a flash with Kiba right on her tail. She felt him nip her playfully and she began to run faster. Kiba answered by catching up and tackling her. Lakelyn laughed and growled, biting his ear. "You're really pretty you know that Lakelyn." Kiba sighed as Lakelyn pushed him onto his side.

"You think so?" She giggled, laying her head on his stomach.

He nodded. "Yeah. I do think so." A howl sounded in the distance.

"Come on we need to get back. That's our alpha's call." Lakelyn stood and helped Kiba up as well. "Kiba."

"What?" Kiba turned and stared at her.

"Promise me something?"

"Anything."

Lakelyn sighed. "Promise me we'll be friends no matter what."

Kiba smiled and laid his muzzle on top of hers. "I promise."

They both darted off towards the den, but Lakelyn never had the chance to show Kiba the waterfall because soon civilization took over, destroying her home and her pack. Kiba and Lakelyn were separated and she prayed every night to the flower maiden that she would someday find her best friend. A white wolf with golden eyes named Kiba.