Chapter 1: Brothers 'till the End.
Alright guys this is a story I'm doing for Alpha and Omega because I have been reading so much fan fiction about it and after I watched it I thought it would be a good canvass to write on. Please write a review with your comments and or concerns and please let me know about any grammatical errors, my computer likes to change spellings.
Running. Where does it take us but away from the actual problem we're facing? Well, to the tall dark wolf, safety. He ran with all of his speed, avoiding obstacle after obstacle, the sounds of the howling seemed to be growing closer with every step. He darted through the brush to the side of a shallow creek bed so narrow it could be stepped across. He sighed and allowed himself a break, and lapped up a quick drink of water.
He had started to relax when the bush behind him began rustling ferociously. He turned and snarled as he lowered himself to pounce. Before he had time to go any further with his attack a wolf much younger and smaller than him stumbled thorough painfully. He panted heavily and whined slightly as he moved resignedly to the larger male. Had it not been for the cherry red pelt, it would have been the wolfs last movement.
"Brother!" exclaimed the dark wolf as he jumped under his younger sibling to hold them up. He could feel blood seeping from his brothers stomach and began to panic.
"Midnight, they… they got me brother, I'm so tired I can't go on," he cried. He was barely old enough to be hunting, let alone be hunted, and his brother was his only protection.
"Don't say that Alcanus, we're almost out of the territory, we will be safe soon, you can make it," the older wolf choked back his own tears. He didn't want his brother to see him cry, especially now. He lowered the child to the ground and let him rest and drink while he searched for herbs to heal the wounds, at least until they found help. He returned moments later with a muzzle full of leaves that he knew would help.
He washed the cuts and gashes with water and then wrapped them with the leaves and sighed as the bleeding stopped. But the others would soon catch up to them, and even though he could hold his own in a fight, he couldn't protect the both of them. Again the bushes behind him rustled and he let out a low growl. The hidden wolf pounced at the injured sibling, but was met mid-flight by a set of jaws that grabbed his neck and refused to let go.
Within moments the wolf broke free of the death hold and turned to his opponent. The dark wolf made the first move and pounced on top of the smaller aggressor, and tore open his gut with a flash. He let out a deep smile as he watched the wolf stumble away and fall. But as the sun shone brightly onto the face of the lifeless body, he saw for the last time, the grey fur of his closet friend. He had killed the closet friend he had, to save his brother.
"Come on Alcanus, we must go now," again he choked back even more tears and lifted his brother onto his back. He once again picked up the pace of his run to a dead sprint and ran in silence for almost a minute before his brother spoke.
"It was Terry wasn't it," he asked, already knowing the answer. His brother could only shake his head soullessly. He had known that wolf for almost as long as he could remember, and they had been through everything together. But all it took was one swift motion, to end all of those good memories he had.
He must've ran for an hour when he noticed his brothers heart rate start to slow. He had lost so much blood he began to go into shock, which only made him run faster. They were on the very edge of freedom, and he wasn't about to let his brother die in this forsaken land. In no time he was running as fast as he could nervously looking around for any sign of relief, and it came with the sent of the new territory.
But still he ran as fast as could. Even though they were in the clear for now, his brother was still dying, and he wouldn't be able to give much help at this point. His vision began to blur and his heart raced, he had never pushed himself this much before, and his body was screaming at him to slow down. It was beginging to grow dark, which didn't help at all, and his muscles were begining to shut down. But he didn't listen, and his next move made him with that he had. POW! His skull went head on into the side of a massive boulder.
The last thing he saw was a snow white wolf rush to him along with a dark grey wolf and two golden wolves. Everything began to fade away from him as he slipped from reality and fell unconscious. He could hear the wolves around him howling for others, whether they were going to kill them or not he didn't know. But if they did, he knew they would be in a free land.
Hours went by before he felt anything again. His heat pounded with every heart beat and his legs were on fire. He had overworked himself and was going to pay for it big time. Slowly he forced his eyes open and almost blushed as he did so. The snow white wolf was laying only inches from him, her violet eyes fixed upon him. Her tail began to wag excitedly as he opened his eyes wider. Just as she began to nuzzle him the an older female with a golden coat walked inside the den.
"Lilly dear it's not polite to stare," She semi-scolded.
"Sorry mom," replied the young wolf with a giggle. She stood up and walked out of his vision and he almost whined. He then scolded himself. He had just escaped certain death, was in an unfamiliar den, Alcanus was nowhere to be seen, and he was thinking about her? He pushed himself up and the voice of an older male stopped him.
"Easy son you hit your head pretty hard, you better be getting some rest," he warned. But he needed to find his brother.
"Alcanus… hurt… help," was all he could muster before collapsing onto his stomach, merely inches from where he began. The older wolf laughed a bit and stepped up beside him to support him.
"Assuming the ball of hair in the back is your brother, then we brought him with us," Joked the wolf as he helped the black wolf up and turned him around. The sight of his brother relieved him. Especially considering he was sitting upright. Again his head was hit with a wave of pain, but he managed to push through it and stay up.
"Now, since I'm helping you out, why don't you tell me who you are and why you're in our territory," this time the wolf went from joking to serious, and he moved the wolf to his brother. He sat down beside him and nuzzled him, he was glad his brother was alright.
"Fine, my name is Midnight, and this is my brother Alcanus. We are both Primus wolves from the Phoenix pack. We were the sons of the pack leader, but yesterday, we were pretty much forced out. You see, corrupt wolf named Ricoh came in and started spreading rumors that we were going to kill the pack and take the land. We have been running since yesterday, and if we hadn't made it into your territory in time, we would be dead," Midnight explained. The grey wolf nodded and stared on in understanding.
"I see, well before I continue, my name is Winston, this is my mate Eve, and one of our daughters Lilly," Winston introduced. Lilly giggled and waved at Midnight, making him blush under his fur.
"You say you have been running since yesterday, I suppose that would make you both Alpha's," Winston guessed. Even through his pain he was able to manage a slight chuckle, and he could hear Alcanus snicker a bit.
"Actually we are both Primus'," he explained. All three of the wolves turned their heads in confusion.
"I think you hit your head on that rock a bit hard, Primus isn't a rank," Winston judged. He instantly felt stupid and cursed himself. These wolves knew nothing of his packs ways, let alone their ranks.
"Well, from birth, each wolf starts as a Gamma, essentially a basic wolf. But after a while you can attend Omega classes, and if you pass you become an Omega. Once an Omega, you can join in with hunts and other pack duties. After being an Omega for six full moons, a wolf can attend Beta school which is nothing but physical training. Not everyone will pass these classes. Again six full moons later you may attend Alpha training, which is excruciating, at this point they teach you to fight and defend. Then, they select five of the top graduates and make them compete for Primus. But father was so pleased with my progress he made Alcnua a Primus from birth. However, I am older so I had more authority than my brother," he tried to summarize it the best he could. Either way it was a long story, but he didn't want to bore his hosts.
"I see, so you allowed wolves to attend classes for their rank, what happens if they couldn't pass?" Winston asked.
"Well, they would not be promoted, probably be on patrols for a week, and they would have to wait for a full moon to pass six times before they could try again, or they could just stay where they were," he yawned growing tired. Winston saw he was growing weary and laughed.
"Well I would love to hear more but it is getting late and you two need to rest, you can explain more tomorrow, for tonight you can stay in the open den just below ours," Winston yawned himself, and both wolves thanked him. Before leaving, Midnight asked if there was a nearby creek he could wash up in, and in no time Lilly was offering to show him. Winston of course agreed and she darted off making sure he was close behind. They walked in silence for a few minutes until Midnight finally spoke.
"Thank you for saving us, I am very thankful for your kindness, and even though it may not seem it so is Alcanus," Midnight spoke softly to the young female. She almost blushed but hid her face and giggled. He had never felt this way about any other wolf. His father had been so protective he had hardly even seen any females in his old pack. He felt so weird, like he had a million butterflies in his stomach. This must have been the Primus's frbidden emotion, love, but it felt so good he wondered why it was forbidden.
"Your welcome, oh here we are," Lilly motioned towards a soft running creek and backed into the bushes to allow him some privacy. Midnight stepped into the creek slowly, and let the flow of the water clean the mud and dried blood from his fur. Lilly could heard the water rush by the large male and couldn't help but sneak a quick peak. She looked around and saw Midnight dunking his head down and surfacing to clean his muzzle and head.
They weren't visible earlier, but now that he was clean, she could se very distinct white patches of fur that drew out very native symbols. Some cut around his side and formed clouds, while one in particular ran up the side of his face and seemed to split his eye in two. She couldn't help but blush at the sight of his masculine form.
"Enjoying the peepshow show," he joked. She jumped and darted back behind the tree, wondering how he had seen her. After a few more minutes Midnight stepped out of the cool water and shook himself dry. Lilly emerged from the trees still blushing.
"I'm sorry," she whimpered softly. He could see that she was blushing and smiled.
"It's alright, in fact I think I'd like you to show me around some more tomorrow," Midnight smiled at her and she giggled excitedly. She nuzzled him softly and sighed lightly against his soft fur. Midnight was caught completely off guard and jumped slightly, he was really beginning to like this funny Omega.
"Well, we better get back before everyone gets suspicious," she said turning around and darting off. He let out a silent love struck sigh and dashed behind her remembering Alcanus about half way back. When they returned everyone said goodnight and he went back to join his brother in the lower den. He was laying down, and seemed to be feeling a lot better than he was earlier.
"She likes you," he said as soon as Midnight stepped inside. Alcanus laughed as his older brother blushed but both of their expressions faded and they frowned when they heard the distant howling. It was a howl they were trained to hear as Primus', the message was meant for them. The single howl quickly turned into a hundred howls before they could even comprehend the message and they looked out of at the moon.
"They won't let us leave that easy you know," Midnight sighed.
"Yes, but we are stronger than that entire pack combined, especially our weak and feeble father. We should have no problem holding them off," Alcanus tried to reassure his brother. Midnight only sighed and shook his head.
"Maybe so, but father knows this and as feeble as he is he is very intellegent. He knows we will run out of energy eventually, so he will keep pushing us further and further into the valley, until our luck runs out," Midnight spoke grimly. Alcanus shook his head, he didn't want to hear his brother say that stuff.
"We will be fine Midnight don't worry… and, I-I'm sorry about Terry, I know he meant a lot to you," Alcanus nuzzled his brother comfortingly. Midnight stood up and walked to the back of the den, almost falling down he was so eager to rest. A minute or do went by when he felt Alcanus lay beside him. The two wolves lay in silence for an hour, and just before Midnight fell asleep, his brother whispered to him.
"Thank you brother, for saving me," and he was out like a light.
And so ends the first chapter. Wow Midnight really loves his brother to kill his best friend for him. And he seems to be taking an interest in Lilly. Again it would be so helpful if you could take just a moment to review this chapter. Also if anyone would like to suggest topics for future chapters, or would like to have a suggest a wolf they want featured feel free to say so in a review. Be on the lookout because the next update's gonna be comming at you real soon. pimpdaddy007 out.