This entire story will be in ONE POV...Cody's. He's a lone wolf (a pup right now) that stumbled upon the western pack.
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 parents told me I could possibly be accepted into the pack before they were 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. We shook paws and I said "She said that your pack would possibly take in a pup."
"That's right. 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 pup." 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 voice came from behind me. I turned around and saw the most beautiful thing ever. A pure snow white wolf with lavender eyes. I was black with white running from my head to my tail and on my paws and muzzle. She was stunning!
"Hey, Lilly. What's up?" Salty asked.
"Not much. Kate's with dad and mom's busy. What are you guys doing?" she asked.
"About to go log sledding with our new friend here." Shakey said, pointing to me. Lilly looked at me and smiled.
"Oh, hi. I've never seen you here before. I'm Lilly." she said, holding her paw out. I took it and said "Um...uh..." She giggled and Salty said "You're Cody, remember?"
"Oh, right. Hi, I'm Cody." I said, shaking her paw.
"Well, nice to meet you. Were you staring at me?" she asked, giggling.
"Oh, well...um...uh...yes?" I asked, nervous.
"It's okay. You guys mind if I come along?" she asked.
"Yeah, sure. More people, more fun!" Salty said. We all walked to the top of a small hill and found a half-log laying on the ground.
"Perfect!" Mooch said, grabbing it. He came over to us and laid it down at the edge of the hill. We all sat in it, Lilly in front of me.
"Scared?" she asked.
"A little. I've never done this before, so yeah, I am." I said.
"That's okay. Me either." she said as we went over the edge. We picked up speed pretty quick. Trees and rocks were flying by, just narrowly missing us.
"LEFT!" "RIGHT!" "LEFT!" Shakey would yell, having us pull the log to the side to avoid trees. When we got near the bottom, there was a big rock right in front of us.
"Get ready!" Mooch yelled. We hit the rock and flew through the air and down to the pond we were at earlier. Lilly was right next to me the entire time, laughing. We splashed into the pond, making huge waves. We were all underwater and I turned my head the same time Lilly did, causing our noses to touch. We looked into each others eyes for a couple seconds and quickly swam to the surface.
When we broke the surface, I looked at Lilly, blushing, and said "I'm sorry about that. It was my fault..."
"No, it was mine. I couldn't see very well." she said, blushing too, but much more noticeable under her white fur.
"Okay you two! Come on and get out before you get sick." Mooch said, shaking his fur dry. We swam to the bank and hopped out, shaking dry.
"So what now?" I asked, sitting down. Lilly walked over and sat next to me, making me blush again, but luckily no one could see it. "How about we have a sleepover tonight?" she asked, smiling.
"Sure. I'm in, but at who's den?" Salty asked. She thought for a moment and said "How about yours? It's the biggest one and there's the creek right next to it."
"Okay. Sounds good. You guys in?" he asked Shakey and Mooch.
"Sorry, man. Can't tonight." Shakey said.
"Me either. Mom wants me to help out at home later." Mooch said.
"Well then I guess it's just us three." Lilly said, looking sad.
"What about Humphrey and Kate? I'm sure they'd like to join us." Salty said.
"Oh, right. I forgot about them. Sure, I'll ask Kate and she'll ask him. I think he's got a crush on her." Lilly said.
"Excuse me. Not to be rude, but who's Humphrey and Kate?" I asked.
"Oh, Humphrey is another omega. Kinda our "leader" if you will. He came up with most of the stuff we do. Like log sledding." Salty said.
"And Kate's my sister. She's an omega too, but doesn't really play that much. She'd rather hunt, but she didn't want to got to alpha school." Lilly said, smiling at me.
"Kinda like me. I was supposed to be an alpha, but I didn't want to." I said.
"Cool. I'll ask her when I get home later." Lilly said.
"Who's your parents?" I asked.
"The pack leaders. You've already met them. Winston and Eve?" Lilly asked.
"Yes, I have. They said I could stay tonight and Winston would help me find a den tommorow morning." I said. Lilly got excited and started bouncing around and said "YAY!" We looked at her and she stopped and said "Oh, uh, I mean that's great. I'll tell them we're spending the night at Salty's den tonight."
"Okay then. I'll go home and clean it up a bit. See you guys tonight." he said, walking off. I looked at Lilly and she blushed.
"What was that all for?" I asked, chuckling.
"Uh, I don't know." she said, looking away still blushing.
"Think we should head back to your parents den now? If were going to have a sleepover, we'll be up all night." I said, laughing at the irony.
"Sure. You're right. Besides you still need to meet Kate." she said, looking back at me.
"You're right. I'd love to meet her." I said as we started walking back. As we were walking, we were asking each other different questions.
"So who do you have a crush on?" I asked Lilly, making her blush again.
"Oh, just a guy I met a while back. He's the nicest guy in the entire pack. And the cutest!" she said. "How about you?"
"Well, since I just got here today, I haven't seen many girls yet. So I don't know yet." I said, lying.
"Okay, I'm sure you'll find one you like." Lilly said, sounding sad.
"Hey, what's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing, really. I was just thinking was all." she said, looking at me.
"Okay, if you're sure." I said. A few minutes later we got to the den and walked inside.
"Hey, Lilly. Who's this?" a smaller version of Eve asked.
"Kate, this is Cody. Cody, Kate." Lilly said, introducing us.
"Oh, my dad told me about you. Nice to meet you." Kate said
"Nice to meet you too." I said, smiling.
"Hey, Kate. Salty wants to know if you and Humphrey wanna join us for a sleepover tonight." Lilly said. Kate's eyes lit up and she said "Sure! Sounds like fun!"
"Great. Is it okay with you guys?" Lilly asked her parents.
"No, it's fine. Have fun. I'll come get you tommorow morning, Cody." Winston said.
"Okay, sounds good. Thanks, sir." I said. The sun was starting to go down by now so I laid down by the entrance, thinking about Mom. I started crying a little because I missed her so much.
"Hey, Cody. What's wrong?" Lilly asked, walking over to me.
"Nothing. I was just thinking about Mom." I said, wiping my eyes. She laid down next to me and said "It's okay. I know you miss her, but she'd want you to move on. Just not forget about her."
"Thanks, Lilly. That makes me feel better." I said, smiling at her.
"No problem. Let's get a little sleep. Kate said she'd wake us up when the sun was down.
"Okay. I'll see you later then." I said. She looked at me and said "What? You don't want me to stay?"
"No, it's not that. I'd love for you to stay. I mean, it's fine with me. I thought you were going back inside." I said, stammering.
"It's a little warm in there right now. I like the cool air." she said, giggling.
"Okay. Me too actually." I said, laying my head on my paws. "Goodnight, I guess it is." I said. She giggled and said "Okay. See you later." She laid her head down to and fell asleep. I couldn't because I was still sad about Mom, but eventually did.