TOGETHER ON THE OTHER SIDE
Chapter 1
The caribou stampede had just happened. Humphrey removed himself from being Kate's shield.
"Kate..." cried Humphrey. "Don't do this to me... I love you..."
"I don't want to be with you this way." Lilly said to Garth.
Kate opened an eye.
"Humphrey..." Kate said in weakness. "I love you too... But I have to leave..." she said and closed her eye.
"No you don't." Humphrey cried. "You don't have to go anywhere, don't do this to me, Kate!" he said, now with tears down his cheeks. "Wake up, baby. Wake up, Kate!"
Humphrey then sniffled and sat back, then howled. The rest of the wolves followed along.
"Don't leave me, Kate, please." cried Humphrey.
The next morning.
"Kate was the best alpha in years." said Winston. "I was glad to have her as a daughter, instead of just merely an alpha. She knew the alpha laws. The harshest ones and the average ones. The laws of the alphas kept her from being more successful, but she knew it was her, or others. And so, her life was taken."
Meanwhile, at the stream, where the funeral was still visible.
Humphrey was staring at the sky when Lilly walked to him.
"I stayed up all night staring at the stars." said Humphrey. "It must always be warm and bright up there. I thought of how Kate must be above the stars and how she must now be away from harm. It kinda sucks when you believe you can be in some sort of control, but you find out so differently. I miss her so much, and it was just yesterday she passed away."
"It feels terrible to not have a sister any longer, but to lose your TRUE love... It must be so much worse." said Lilly.
"I'm sure the one you're in love with is still alive." said Humphrey.
"He's standing a lot closer to me than you think." said Lilly.
"Over at the ceremony?" asked Humphrey.
"No." said Lilly. "Standing right beside me."
"Lilly, I'm sorry..." said Humphrey, beginning to cry. "I wanna be alone for the rest of my life."
"Please, Humphrey." Lilly begged. "I don't wanna be with Garth anymore. Whenever I look at him, his fur seems like Tony's. When I stare into his eyes, I see blackness. It's like Kate's blood and her death are pouring from his irises. When my paws touch his, I go from warmness to freezing coldness. I don't want a boy that makes me feel that way."