Here is a new story for my readers. I hope you all enjoy.

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Zali was on a hunting trip with a few of him pack mates on a snowy day when he heard it, the sound of a harmed wolf cry. Without thinking he ran off quickly to find the source. When he got there he saw a dying mother, she was a grey she-wolf. From first glance he could tell she was not going to make it. He was surprised when she moved pushing out a white object in his direction. Walking forward Zali was surprised when he saw it was a white puppy. But what shocked him the most was the she-wolf spoke her fading words as the puppy looked at him with those gold eyes, "His…n…name is…K…Kiba…" The puppy looked at his mother when his name was said, "…please…don't…" She coughed up blood, "…don't let him get…killed too. He's…all…that…is left of…my…" She finally gave up on words when she no longer had the strength to speak. With the last of her strength she gave the puppy one last affectionate nuzzle. She laid her head down and closed her eyes. Zali watched the puppy for a second as he quickly put together what had happened. The white wolf pup went to try and revive his mother by pushing her with his head and showing all the affection he could. It broke Zali's heart to see the poor thing try so hard. He threw his head into the air and howled causing the poor orphaned wolf to cry out and he curled up next to his dead mothers' body. When he looked back at the wolf pup he could see he had placed his muzzle on his mothers chest looked up at the dead she-wolf with hope.

Without a word Zali walked up to pup and picked him up be the scruff of his neck. The white wolf, Kiba he remembered the mom saying his name was, tried to squirm free as he cried out for his mother. "Don't worry we will take care of you little one. You won't be left alone in this big world." Finally the puppy went limp giving small whimpers of sadness.

When he got back to his pack Moss ran up to him, "What is wrong with you running off like that?"

"A wolf was dying what was I supposed to do? Leave them to die alone. Besides had I not this pup would be left alone." Zali replied walking back to the rest of their pack's direction, "Gather what we have caught we are going back. What we have will have to do for now."

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Once the pack was all together Zali didn't waist anytime getting the pup back to his mate. She had to know they were taking in a new wolf. So when she saw him the first thing she noticed was the white wolf in his jaws. "Cole I…" He put the puppy on his paws only for the poor thing to flop to the ground in despair, "He just lost his mother today."

His mate immediately went to check on the puppy but every time she nudged him the white wolf pup didn't even respond, "How badly was she injured?"

Zali shook his head, "She…wasn't going to make it and it sounds like neither did his original pack. It sounds like they were hunted down too." Cole laid down next to the puppy only for him to move away from her, "He is really smart but his name leaves me shocked and from what I am seeing it can only be one person. His name is Kiba."

"Kiba? As in the Kiba from our memories?"

The male wolf nodded, "Yes. And he is an arctic wolf just like he was. That can't be coincidence."

Cole looked at the puppy curling in on himself, "Then he is alone. Without anyone who knows him. That is sad." Kiba looked so dead to the world with his empty eyes. He barely gave a twitch when Zali nudged him. "He shouldn't have to know what actually happened. Not this early."

"Well he does. The moment she gave her last breath it didn't take him long to figure out that she was no longer with him." Zali looked away his eye tightly closed, "He tried to revive her Cole. It broke my heart just watching that."

Cole closed her eyes for a second before looking at the puppy whose internal instincts forced him to try and hide against Cole's darker fur. Looking up both saw Moss had walked up. "So who is going to take the brat?"

Zali gave a soft growl, "Moss! He is a puppy give him a break."

"Don't think I don't know who you just brought into the pack. You know when he get's his memories that he will hate you just as much." Moss snidely said.

Zali held his head high and growled defensively standing at his full height, "I am not just going to leave him to defend himself. He is a baby, wolfs don't leave pups like him by themselves without a proper caregiver. And be respectful his mother died to make sure he was safe."

While the two male wolfs duked it out with their battles of wills Coles looked at the cowering and terrified pup, "Hey don't let him scare you." She gave Kiba a gentle nuzzle, "Come on you must be starving." The she-wolf took the puppy by the scruff of his neck and walked away with him making sure to nudge Zali to let him know she was walking off. When she got to the rest of the pack she made sure to keep a good grip on the pup in her jaws. Kiba seemed to be trying to curl in on himself from some of the stares he was getting.

A wolf walked up to her, "What can I get you?"

Taking her human illusion looking like she was holding a wolf pup, seeing as Kiba had yet to learn how to do that, she replied, "My new son needs food. Not too much he's a bit depressed so he may not eat much."

The other wolf in a human illusion smiled at Kiba, "Hey little one. I am sorry to hear about what happened." The wolf smiled, "I think I know just what to get you." The white wolf pup cocked his head to the side curiously as the other wolf left. Kiba looked at Cole as the other wolf came back with a good size chunk of meat, "Now please eat with him. It might help."

She nodded and put Kiba down on his paws only for him to once again flop to the ground still not quite emotionally there, "Can you put him on my back Kai."

The other wolf dropped his illusion and picked the meat up, "How about you carry the pup and I will carry the meat for you two?"

Cole smiled and dropped her human illusion as well to pick Kiba by the scruff of his neck again, "Thank you Kai."

"No problem. I was there when he brought to poor thing over. He looked worse for wear. You can tell he has seen more than he should have." When they had gotten a good distance away Kai put the meat down and pulled off a good little chunk for the little white furred wolf, "Here you go. That way you don't have to deal with the big piece." Kiba was once again placed on the ground where he flopped to his belly and backed away from the offered meat. "You called it he won't eat much for a little while."

Cole gave a sigh and sat down behind the pup, "There is no way he is on milk."

Kai nodded his head in agreement, "He's too big for that. Maybe he is in shock." The black wolf went down to his belly and playfully nudged the puppy whose response was the whine and back away again. "My guess he got off milk not too long ago. Lucky kid we don't have any mothers here that are milking so to speak."

Cole got busy making the small chuck into smaller easier pieces to deal with. She showed him it wasn't dangerous by eating a little bit, "See Kiba nothing to be worried about. Try one." She nudged one in the puppy's direction. At first the white furry puppy didn't do anything but apparently his stomach got the better of him because he started to inch forward. Keeping a close eye on both the adult wolfs.