(I got kinda bored so after seeing a certain movie I decided to take a shot at writing a story about it :D hope ya enjoy!)
It was winter time in Jasper Park and the local wolf packs were busy hunting for their food before the prey began to disperse on its winter journey. Though the packs had joined via marriage the wolves decided to keep their own their territories but remain open to each other. Stories about the packs joining together spread around the world, other wolf packs detested the idea of sharing territory with any other pack and a few of them were intrigued. News of the joining happened to reach a pack located in the U.S and a young female decided to see what it would be like in Canada.
"It's pretty cold in these mountains." the female muttered as she traveled along the snow covered ground, her black paws standing out against the white.
Her pack's alpha was quite a bully back at home, always wanting things done his way and his way only, rarely thinking about what the pack needed. The big brute even tried to force himself on her when she refused his proposal to be mates. Some of the other females thought she was crazy, no matter how much of a jerk the guy was, to turn down a free ticket to become an alpha but she didn't care. She could have left the pack whenever she wanted but she had no where to go, as soon as news of the Jasper park pack reached her via the tales of a traveling loner, she was off.
She didn't really mind the cold that much but talking out loud to herself was better than walking in silence. It was quite some time before she made it into Canada and the trip left her eager for the company of another pack. She had a vague idea about the location of Jasper Park and had to question quite a few of the locals on her way there, one of which was a very peculiar goose that was actually quite helpful once she decided not to eat him. Soon she made it to a spot that practically screamed wolf pack. She was overjoyed that she made it to her destination but the feeling was soon forgotten as the pounding of hooves reached her ears.
Lilly panted hard as she ran alongside her mate Garth with the other members of their pack trailing behind them. Garth barely broke a sweat as he ran, chasing down the fleeing herd of caribou. They really needed to catch dinner for their pack tonight. In a few more nights the caribou would start to lower in number as more and more moved on to warmer areas to graze. The hunt tonight almost went perfect but Lilly had stepped into a deep patch of snow and cried out in surprise as she sank, spooking the prey in the process. Needless to say, her pack…Garth's pack was quite annoyed at her and quickly gave chase. Lilly had told Garth that she wasn't a good hunter but each time he insisted that she do it anyway, saying it would "Get easier the more she did it." Each time though, something like this would happen.
The wolves got more and more annoyed as the caribou started to outrun them, running towards the mountains for safety. Once the caribou rounded the bend that led up to the hills the pack stopped chasing them, it looked like there wouldn't be any dinner tonight. Lilly got a few angry stares from some of the eastern wolves and scattering of sympathetic stares from her fellow western wolves. Garth just stared at her with a confused look as if asking why she was not able to do this yet. Before any mean remarks could start from any of the wolves there was a loud squeal from where the caribou ran off.
"What happened over there?" Lilly asked, walking over to stand by Garth who was looking in the direction of where the sound came from.
"It sounds like one of the caribou didn't get away." Garth said proudly, thinking it was one of his wolves that got the caribou. "Let's go see." He went on before running over to the spot, his pack quickly bringing up the rear, Lilly, still tired from the chase, following slowly after them.
The female could not believe her luck! A herd of prey animals was running right towards her. Her gut clenched and rumbled loudly and she quickly got down towards the ground, covering her black paws and underside of her belly in the white snow, leaving her white furred top above it. She didn't blend perfectly into the snow, the black tips of her ears and tail tip could still be seen but the caribou looked way too spooked to notice those. This approach probably wasn't the smartest thing to do since she could easily be trampled to death but her hunger was too great to ignore the chance for food.
As the caribou ran forward the wolf took as much time as she could before picking out the most promising target. Her eyes locked onto a medium sized caribou and once they most of them ran past without trampling her, she struck, bursting out of the snow with a loud snarl. The caribou, finding itself suddenly attacked, squealed in terror before going down with the wolf's jaws clamped around its throat.
The surprise attack made the other caribou wisely circle around the wolf and her prize then run on to safety. The female didn't have much time to celebrate her victory before a pack of wolves ran forward from where the caribou came. Instinct kicked in on both sides as the female guarded her food from the pack and the other wolves growled at the trespasser in their territory.
Garth was shocked into speechlessness. This unknown wolf dared to just waltz into their territory and try and take their already dwindling food. She even had the nerve to try and keep it from them? Oh no, that wouldn't fly. He did have to admit though she wasn't too sore on the eyes. She had a slightly odd fur pattern, most of her body was covered in white fur, almost like his mate's but each of her paws were black along with her chest and probably down to her underbelly. Her tail tip was also black along with the tips of both of her ears. She had an odd patch of black fur on her forehead as well and a small mane of fur that trailed down towards the back of her neck. In another circumstance he might have tried to impress her with his Alpha skills. But no, she was stealing food in front of him and his pack. There was going to be some punishment dished out.
"How dare you try and steal food from our pack!" Garth growled at the newcomer who didn't show any sign of backing down and handing the caribou over.
"Hey! I caught this prey, not you. It's mine!" She snarled back, hackles rising up as she took a threatening step towards the young alpha. She was NOT about to back down after all the traveling she just went through.
Garth and his pack of wolves were momentarily impressed with the newcomer's resolve. Even the western wolves gave the female a few impressed stares. Then the eyes turned to Garth to see what he would do in the face of such disrespect. He looked at the female for a moment before looking to a few of the wolves behind him.
"Get the caribou and I'll take care of her." He sighed, not really wanting to fight the wily female.
His backup wolves nodded at the command and were about to go through with it before a loud voiced stop them.
"WAIT!" Lilly shouted, dashing up behind the pack. "Garth what are you doi-whoops!" She squeaked, slipping on an icy patch of snow, sliding along the ground through the line of the pack.
Garth jumped out of the way out of reflex as his mate slid along the snow, right towards the new comer. Well that wouldn't end well, he thought as he started to dash forward. "Don't touch her!" He snarled at the other female.
He needn't have worried however. Lilly ended up sliding right into the other female who was far too surprised to move out of the way, both wolves tumbling against one another before ending up in a small pile on the ground, Lilly having the new comer pinned underneath her.
"I'm so sorry…" She began; about to get off of the female, Garth's voice stopping her however.
"Good job Lilly! Way to show the intruder what you're made of!" He said, beaming at his mate who blushed at the compliment before looking down at the 'intruder'.
"Um…this is so embarrassing." She whispered to the other girl. "Are you really an intrud…oh wow you got a caribou!" She said to the girl, looking over at the downed animal as the pack started to drag it away.
The female just stared up at the other wolf. She had quite a pretty coat of fur and the way she was acting now…it was just too cute. Obviously this was one of the jasper wolves that she heard about, she was far too nice. She smiled up at Lilly, shifting about a bit underneath the female. "Yeah…I didn't know that I was on your territory." She said, shifting even more as Garth walked up and stared down at her.
"Don't lie like that. I told you that caribou belonged to us and you almost attacked me." He growled at her, looking over at Lilly and nosing her cheek, making her giggle softly. "Now tell us who you are and what are you doing here." He said, sitting down by the two girls. "Or my mate here will have to rough you up."
Lilly gasped softly, flushing red at his words but didn't say anything. The wolf under her was supposed to be the bad one here but she didn't look all too mean. She sighed a bit and tried her best to give the new girl a hard stare, pouting softly when she saw the other wolf trying not to laugh.
The other wolf played along however, for Garth or Lilly's sake, neither was sure. "My name is Maria…" She said, taking a moment to look up at Lilly and away from Garth. "My friends call me Anna though." She said with a grin. "I can tell you about the nick name later though." She whispered to Lilly even though her mate could easily hear. "I'm from a far away place to the south…" She said smiling sheepishly a bit. "I…came here to Jasper to see if I could join your pack." She explained, laying her head in the snow and tilting her head back exposing her throat as was necessary when and submitting for judgment. "I apologies for the…incident earlier."
Lilly's eyes widened in surprise, this wolf was being submissive….to her! She looked over at her mate who looked just as surprised as she was. She thought about it for a moment before she started to speak but was cut off by Garth.
"I should kick you out of this territory for the disrespect you showed me earlier." He said, putting a growl into his words that was practically wasted on Anna. "But since my mate here was the one who got you to calm down I'll let her decide." He smirked, looking over at the shocked white wolf.
Lilly's world was flipping upside down over and over again. She wasn't supposed to decide these kinds of things, but here Garth was…being his typical self and trying to get her to take part in 'alpha' decisions. She muttered something about him just doing it himself before looking back down at the female. Anna took the chance to look up and give her the most harmless look that she could, drawing her paws up to her chest and giving a small whine. Garth was pretty annoyed when it worked like a charm.
"I can take her to the western pack Garth." She said, wagging her tail slowly. Once Lilly turned her head Anna looked over at Garth and stuck out her tongue at him. Pretty childish yeah but she couldn't pass up the chance. Garth just rolled his eyes, refusing to take the bait. Maybe another time when his mate wasn't around…His ears flicked up as his tail wagged slightly at the thought.
Lilly was glad to have gotten that little stunt over with and hopped off of the other female, smiling down at her as if she trusted her already. "Come on. I'll show you where our territory is." She said, turning around and walking across the snow towards her home.
Anna quickly rolled onto her feet and followed after her. "Wait up." Garth called after the two, passing her up and walking alongside his mate. "I'll keep you company." He smiled, leaning over to give one of Lilly's ears a teasing lick.
Lilly blushed and giggled cutely, leaning in to nuzzle against her mate's neck. Anna on the other hand was a bit disappointed. Well, at least she found the Jasper pack.