I was walking through the forest, trying to find a good shelter for the night. It was getting dark already, so I didn't have much time. My legs were sore from walking all day and I was getting hungry. Off to the side, I spotted a rabbit hopping through the grass. I couched down onto my belly and slowly crawled up behind it, trying to be silent.
I got about 10 feet behind it when it turned around. I stopped and held still, hoping it wouldn't see me. Luckily, it didn't. When it turned it's head, I jumped, landing on it's back. I bit down on it's throat, killing it in seconds.
After I finished eating it, I kept walking on. By now, the sun was almost gone and I was getting really tired. Up ahead, I spotted a very small opening in the side of a hill.
"Home for tonight." I said, running up to it. I looked inside and smelt for any scents. I didn't find anything so I walked in and laid down, falling asleep almost instantly.
I woke up the next morning just as the sun was coming up. I yawned and stretched, releaving the tension in my muscles. I walked outside and breathed in the morning air and caught a faint scent of another wolf. I started following the best I could and found myself next to a creek. Feeling thirsty,
I lowered my head and began to drink from it. Suddenly, I felt as if someone was watching me and I turned around to see a grey mass flying at me, knocking me to my back.
"Who the fuck are you and why are you in our territory!?" the wolf asked.
"My name's Cody. I mean no harm. I was looking for the western pack. I'm a lone wolf." I said, hoping the wolf wouldn't kill me. He got off me and sat down.
"Well, you've found it. What brings you here?" he asked.
"I'm looking for a wolf by the name of Winston." I said, getting up.
"Why are you looking for him?" he asked me, suspicious.
"My mother told me I could possibly be accepted into the pack before she was killed." I said, hanging my head.
"Alright. Follow me. I'll take you to him." he said, walking off. I followed him for about 20 minutes until we came up to a large den made from a cave. It was very large. Large enough for at least 20 wolves. We walked up the slope leading to the entrance.
"Wait here. Don't go anywhere, got it?" he asked. I nodded and he walked inside. A couple minutes later, him and another wolf came out. This one was grey and black.
"I hear you're looking for me. Why?" he asked, sitting down in front of me.
"Our pack was attacked and my mother told me to find the western pack and talk to you. She was killed before I could say goodbye." I said, tears in my eyes.
"I'm sorry to hear that. How long has it been since the attack?"
"Three days. That guy found me by the creek." I said, pointing to the grey wolf next to us.
"Oh, I'm Hutch. Second in command." he said, holding his paw out. I took it in mine and we shook paws."
"Do you have anywhere else you could go?" he asked.
"No, sir." I said.
"Okay then. Let me get my mate and we'll talk." he said, walking back inside. He came back a few minutes later with a tan colored wolf. She sat down with us and looked at me.
"So, Winston says you're an orphan?." she said, looking into my eyes.
"Yes, ma'am. My mother was killed and I never knew my father." I said.
"I'm sorry about that. If you have nowhere to go, we can't let you wander through the forest alone. You're welcome to stay here if you want." she said. I couldn't believe it. I was accepted into the pack!
I smiled at them and said "Thank you very much. I suppose I should go find a den, then." I said, getting up.
"Not so fast. What's your name?" she asked.
"Oh, right, sorry. My name's Cody." I said.
"Alright, Cody. You can stay here tonight and Winston will help you find one tommorow morning. One more question." she said.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Are you an alpha or omega?"
"Omega." I quickly said. Truth be told, I was supposed to be an alpha, but I didn't want to be one.
"Okay, then. There is a group of omega's over by the pond towards the north. Just follow the trees and you'll find it." she said, pointing north. "Go talk to them and have fun."
"Okay, thank you ma'am." I said, walking off. I walked north like she said and eventually found it. There were 3 omegas playing in the water, splashing each other and laughing. I walked over and watched them, not wanting to interupt them.
There was a somewhat fat one, a tall and skinny one, and another one that looked about my size. They saw me sitting on the bank and came over to me. I started backing away, not sure what to do.
"Hey, no need to be scared. We're just omegas." the skinny one said. I stopped and sat back down.
"Um, Hi. I'm Cody. I'm new here." I said, nervous.
"Well, nice to meet you. I'm Mooch." the large one said. "I'm Salty." the skinny one said. "And I'm Shakey.
"Nice to meet you guys. Are you all omegas, too?" I asked.
"Yep. Where did you come from?" Salty asked. I told them the story and he said "Wow. I'm sorry to hear that, buddy. Hey, I know something that will cheer you up."
"What's that?" I asked, excited.
"Log sledding. Ever done it?" I shook my head and he said "Well, alrighty then! You're in for a good day!"
"Hey, guys!" A female voice from behind me rang. I turned around to see possibly the most beautiful thing in the world! A pure snow white wolf with lavender eyes...I was black with some white running from my head to my tail, along with a little on my muzzle and paws. She was simply amazing!
"Hey, Lilly. What's up?" Salty asked. She shrugged and said "Not much. Kate's with Dad and Mom's busy today. What're you guys up to?"
"We were just about to go log sledding with our new friend here." Shakey said, pointing to me. Lilly turned to look at me and said "Oh, hi! I've never seen you before...I'm Lilly!" She held her paw out to me and I took it in mine.
"Uh...um..." I stammered, trying to think of SOMETHING to say to her. She giggled and Salty said "You're Cody...Remember?"
I quickly shook my head and said "Right...Hi, I'm Cody!" We shook hands (or paws in this case) and Lilly said "Well, it's nice to meet you. We're...you staring at me?" I quickly turned red in embarassment.
"Oh, well...I guess...Um...Yeah?" I said, nervous. She smiled a heartwarming smile that made me blush even more and said "It's okay. Do you guys mind if I come along? I don't have anything better to do..."
"Yeah, sure! More people, more fun!" Salty said. We all started walking toward a hill that we figured would work. We were looking for a log big enough for us all when Mooch spotted one off to the side.
"Hey, that'll work!" He said, running over and grabbing it. He set it down at the edge of the hill and we all started getting in, Lilly in front of me and I was in the very back.
"Nervous?" She asked, smiling. I nodded and said "A little bit...This is my first time doing this."
"It's okay..." She said as we went over the edge. "It's mine, too!" We quickly picked up speed going down the hill, trees and boulders flying past us like blurs.
"Salty, give us some sail-draft!" Shakey yelled. Salty stood up and stretched his arms out, saying "I think I can taste the wind!" Just then, a bug flew into his mouth and he said "Nope, just the bugs..." and spit it out.
We were dodging rocks and trees as we flew down the hill at neckbreaking speeds. As we got to the bottom, we all could see a huge rock in front of us and knew we couldn't dodge it. "Hang on!" Salty yelled and we all braced for the impact.
We slammed into the rock and flew through the air, the guys laughing and Lilly screaming. I was flying right next to her and could see she was having fun.
We flew straight into the pond, all us splashing in one by one.
The water was rather shallow, but deep enough we didn't get hurt. I quickly kicked my way to the surface and came up right next to Lilly. We looked at each other and blushed, our noses extremely close.
We went to the bank and got out, shaking dry. "That was amazing, guys!" Lilly said, smiling.
I nodded in agreement and Shakey said "Well, I'm glad you guys had fun! What should we do now?"
"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I need to get home. Mom should be back by now." Lilly said.
"I'm pretty tired now, so I think I'm gonna relax for a while." I said, stretching.
"Okay. Well, we'll see you later then!" Mooch said. I nodded and Lilly and I walked off to her parents' den. She looked at me and said "So, did you have fun?"
I nodded and said "Yeah, I did! Pretty scary at first, though." She smiled and said "Yeah, kinda. Mind if I ask you something?"
"No, go ahead." I said. She looked a little nervous and said "Well...I was just wondering where you came from. Mom and Dad didn't tell me anything, so I was just curious."
I weakly smiled and said "You really wanna know?"
She nodded and said "Kinda...If you're not comfortable telling me, then you don't have to."
I sighed and said "Okay, well...I was in a different pack toward the south-east. It was a long trip here, so it's pretty far away. It was just my mother and I since she ran my dad off. She said he was a total mistake, but I wasn't. We had our fair share of tragedy, just like anyone else."
"I'm sorry to hear that..." She caringly said.
I smiled a little and said "It's okay. A few days ago, the pack was attacked. Mom left to go do something and I was back at our den when I saw a bunch of wolves I didn't recognize run by. I could hear the sounds of fighting and knew what was going on."
"So, what happened to your mom?" She asked. I took a breath and said "I watched her die right in front of me...She got pinned by another wolf and he got her throat."
Lilly gasped and said "Oh my god! I'm SO sorry! I had no idea..." I had a tear in my eye and said "It's alright..."
She was starting to cry and said "That's awful! I couldn't even BEGIN to imagine how you felt!"
"Pretty much how you do right now." I said, pulling her into a hug. She started crying on my shoulder and said "I'm sorry I even brought it up..."
"No, don't be...I've accepted she's gone and I'm trying to move past it. Opening up about it is just the first step." I said. She pulled away and said "That's good to hear...Still, I'm sorry."
"Well, thanks...How about we keep going? It's still a long walk." I said. She nodded and said "Yeah, good idea." We started walking again, neither of us saying anything.
It was getting a little uncomfortable when I said "Why don't you tell me a little about yourself?"
She smiled and said "There's not much to tell..." I chuckled and said "Oh, come on...There's gotta be something!"
She giggled and said "Okay, well, maybe something...I've got a bit of a crush on someone!"
"Oh, really? Well, who's the lucky guy?" I asked, smiling. She was too and said "Oh, just a guy I met a while back. He's really cute and has the best sense of humor I've ever heard. And the most beautiful eyes!"
"What's his name? I promise I won't say anything." I said. She shook her head and said "Nope, not gonna tell. It's a secret."
I sighed and said "Well, fine...To tell you the truth, I've kinda got my eye on someone, too."
"Oh, yeah?" She asked, sounding a little excited.
I nodded and said "Yeah. I haven't really talked to her much, but she's really nice and REALLY beautiful!" She smiled and said "That's cool! What's her name?"
"Nice try..." I said. She giggled and said "Well, it was worth a shot." A few minutes later, we arrived at her den. We walked inside to see a smaller version of Eve sitting there, talking to Winston.
She came up to us and said "Hey, Lilly! Who's your friend?" Lilly smiled and said "This is Cody. Cody, this is my sister, Kate."
I smiled and said "Nice to meet you, Kate!" She did too and said "Yeah, you too! Dad told me about you. I'm sorry to hear about what happened..." I nodded and said "Thanks...It's okay, though."
"Okay. So, where've you two been?" She asked.
"Log sledding with Salty, Shakey and Mooch." Lilly said. Kate smiled and said "And you didn't invite me?"
"You were busy! I had no idea when you'd be back!" Lilly said, smiling too. Kate giggled and said "Whatever...I'm just messing with you. So, what should we do for a while?"
"No idea..." I said. Kate sat down and thought for a moment before saying "I got nothing."
"Well, I'm sure we can do SOMETHING...Where's Humphrey?" Lilly asked. Kate kinda blushed a bit and said "Off...somewhere..."
"Uh huh...What're you hiding?" She asked.
Kate blushed even more and said "Nothing!"
"I know you're lying, Kate."
She sighed and said "Alright, FINE! He's off getting ready..."
"For what?" Lilly asked.
"The howl tonight...He asked me to go with him...And I said yes." She said. Lilly smiled and said "Kate, that's great! Why were you embarassed about that?"
"I don't know..." She said.
"Well, you shouldn't be. Humphrey's a great guy and I'm sure it'll be great." Lilly said. Kate nodded and said "Thanks, Lilly. Who're you going with?"
"No one, as far as I know...Nobody's asked me yet..." She said, sounding a little sad.
"Aw...Why don't you two go?" Kate asked, gesturing to us both. Lilly blushed and said "Kate! I doubt Cody wants to go with me!"
"Actually...I would like to." I said, blushing too. Lilly looked at me and said "R-Really?" I nodded and said "Yeah, why not? If it makes you happy, then I'd love to go with you."
She smiled and said "Okay! Then yeah, I'd love to go!" I smiled and said "Alright. So...When should I go?"
"Around midnight. It'll take me a while to get ready."
She said, tail wagging.
I chuckled and said "You don't need to do that...You're more beautiful then any other wolf already." She blushed madly and Kate said "Hey! I'm sitting right here, you know!"
"Oh, right...Sorry..." I said. Lilly was still blushing and said "S-so...I'll see you later, then?"
"You bet!" I said. She smiled and said "Okay. See ya!" I started to walk out of the den when Winston called my name and came out to me.
"Sir?" I asked, stopping and turning around. He came up to me and said "I want to talk to you..." I nodded and said "Sure. What's up?"
"Let's go somewhere else." He said, starting to walk down the slope. I followed him a few minutes into the woods and we stopped at the creek.
He sat down and said "I heard you, Kate and Lilly talking...What're you trying to do?"
I was confused and said "What do you mean?" He sighed and said "Why are you taking Lilly to the howl? What are you hoping for?"
I looked him in the eyes and said "Sir, I just want to show her a good time. I'm not TRYING to do anything. You really think I'm like that?"
"No, I didn't say that. I'm just not entirely comfortable with you taking my daughter to the howl tonight." He said.
"What about Kate and Humphrey? You're fine with her going with him?" I asked.
He smiled a little and said "I know they've been interested in each other since they were small pups. He's a really good guy and I KNOW he won't do anything. Eve's not all that thrilled by it, but she's seen how they are."
"Well, I can assure you, nothing bad will happen." I said. He nodded and said "Okay, I'm entirely trusting of you, but we'll see. If she says she had a good time, then I'll think about it a little more."
"Fair enough. Anything else?" I asked. He shook his head and said "No, I think that's it."
"Good. Because I need to go get ready..." I said. He nodded and walked off back to his den, leaving me alone by the creek. I looked down in the water at my reflection and said to myself "Alright...What should we do?"