Chapter 2 - The Grass Isn't Always Greener
Lilly liked to think of herself as an innocent wolf, with the simplest of needs. Perhaps it was by no coincidence that she was born with a flawless snow white coat; She was a wolf driven by her conscience after all... Her fur, so pure and white, one may interpret as a loving beacon of hope that shines it's cleanest light into the hearts of all the Jasper wolves. Lilly was certainly an amicable wolf and it was something she was proud of, however she made sure that she didn't use this trait to take advantage of people.
Reminiscing on her puppyhood, she remembered when she often cried herself to sleep because her mother had forced her to eat caribou. Eve would often lose her patience because this was an every night occurrence. She would often snap, sternly reminding Lilly that wolves were meant to kill and eat meat, often further scaring Lilly, causing her to cry harder.
Lilly was always considered as the black sheep of the family and she knew it. She often wondered if she was adopted. Considering her fur colour and Omega personality, it totally contradicted that of Winston's, Eve's and Kate's. Eve always pushed Lilly hard physically and mentally, tested to the limits with intentions of her living up to her sisters expectations. Lilly would always fail miserably with poor strength and endurance skills; This is not to mention being loud, clumsy and having absolutely no attention span. Eve would react to this by blaming Lilly's diet as she had taken up eating bitter berries with Reba and Janice as a substitute for caribou. Subsequently, she would then stubbornly push Lilly even further beyond her limits to breaking point and call it a 'suitable punishment' for her actions.
After Alpha training, her legs would feel like jelly and she would be unable to even stand. Her fur would be clumped and knotted together... And perhaps the worst of all her paws would be so cut up, so walking anywhere felt like it was on broken glass. She would often seek comfort from her father Winston, walking up to him in a gingerly manner so not to put excess pressure on her tender paws. On approach, looking through glassy bloodshot eyes lacking their usual lustre, she would gently nuzzle him taking in her father's scent.
Winston, however, would always shoe Lilly away as he was busy attending to pack matters. She often got shouted at by her father for this reason. She was told she needed to 'toughen up' as her father put it, as a potential future leader for the pack.
As Lilly was engrossed in thought, she recalled the day Kate left for Alpha School. Ironically enough, she wasn't particularly upset that she had to endure a whole winter without her beloved sister. Sure enough she loved her sister, so it was a given that they were close companions when it came to playing games. She loved to play 'Hide and Seek', 'Hunter and Hunted'; And her favourite game 'What am I?' with her.
She did however envy her sister, Lilly therefore was desperate for the separation. Even if it meant missing out on a whole winter of growing up together. Kate was always the talk of the valley and her parents. This wouldn't have bothered Lilly so much if Kate hadn't have kept rubbing her face in it, boasting about her wide array of friends and awesome skills. Kate being of a dominant mindset always liked to get one up on her sister, which always left her feeling inadequate. Despite Eve's training bestowed up onto Lilly in preparation to become an Alpha, she had failed to meet the mark to be considered as an eligible candidate for the School. Kate made sure to publicly humiliate her sister on this occasion with other female wolves attending the classes.
-Lilly's memory-
The wind was something that Lilly envisaged to have been sent by the gods. Its sole purpose to sooth and clean the conscience of a guilty mind. Not today however. Today, it was like it was berating her. It blew back the long reeds of grass in the meadow that she sat in on this chilly autumnal morning. As the reeds blew in the wind and connected together, they hissed words of hate at her. Who was she kidding? She could never have made the mark of becoming an Alpha.
As her interest wavered, she concentrated on the damp and dew in the grass as it reflected and sparkled in the sunlight, making the landscape look almost ornamental. Vibrant shades of brown and orange leaves littered the ground as if begging for a fresh start.
Lilly tried to console herself in that it was the end of one year, and the start of a new one. She however found it hard to convince herself of this, as she was eavesdropping into the conversations of the Alpha School candidates. Lilly counted over 30 new generation Alpha's. Kate sat proudly, her back straight and head high at the front of the group.
"So tell me kids, how much training have you all had?" The voice belonged to an elderly female wolf, obviously one of the teachers.
"Trust me I've had the most, my dads' taught be all the basics anyway. I can already do 100 log squats, So I guess I will be skipping that exercise" Kate flippantly replied.
this statement was followed by curious gossip within the group of young wolves, whispers being sent back and forth.
"SILENCE CANDIDATES, You will speak when you are spoken to!" Yelled the elder wolf.
"KATE!" She proceeded to bark
Kate snapped her head to attention, as if instilled by military discipline.
"You will perform these in front of the group, no whining. No stopping! Prove to me you can live up to your fathers' name."
Needless to say, Kate completed all 100 log squats in less than 10 minutes much to the astonishment of the group. Lilly didn't know whether to feel envious or proud of her sister. As a moral person, the concept of feeling envious towards her sister made her feel guilty in the first place.
"Lilly. You know I really thought better of you..." A voice came from directly behind her, obviously her mother snapping her back to reality. Eve then proceeded to sit down next to her daughter and stare into the clearing habited by the training Alphas.
"Look at your sister, Kate. She works hard. She has a sense of duty and is a benefit to the pack. You should be ashamed of yourself Lilly." Eve sat for a few minutes.
"Useless..." Eve muttered under her breath.
Lilly pretended not to hear this, when in reality it hurt more than a dagger in the heart. It was as if her mother only valued her based on her hunting skills and not out of love. Tears slipped Lilly's beautiful lilac eyes as she sniffled, facing away from her mother in effort to mask her emotions. Lilly at this moment desperately needed someone or something in her life to cheer her up, because she felt empty.
Lilly despite being the pack leaders daughter was very much a lone wolf with no emotional support. How she longed for someone to come into her life; To hold her, kiss her, unconditionally love her for all her imperfections.
The sequela of emotions stirring inside the white wolfs head had proved all too much. She collapsed to the ground, head in the grass and began to sob. Eve shook her head to herself and proceeded to spit a little on the ground in disgust. She heartlessly turned around and walked away, unable to face her Omega daughter.
Lilly didn't really care anymore, covering her eyes with her paws. She would just lay out here. If a bear killed her tonight, so be it. At least she would be going a better place than here. A place where she would forever have all the food she wanted, a warm den; And perhaps even a loving mate. That way she could really escape the constraints of her body that had ailed her.
As if on cue, her nose detected damp in the air, suggesting the onset of a thunderstorm. As her ears flickered in the wind, Lilly overheard Kate and was certain she was being talked about. She sniffed, and focused on the conversation.
"HAHAHA. You think that is bad? you should have seen Lilly when she used to try and do log squats. That was if she wasn't distracted by a frog or a butterfly. She managed like 8 presses then ended up wearing it like some turtle. Totally disgraceful." Kate laughed with her newfound friends.
"When you see her, call her turtle road-kill. It totally pisses her off."
This comment seemed to amuse the group of young wolves as they heartily laughed, fully intending to further hurt and poke fun at Lilly. Unfortunately for Lilly however, she was startled by a 'CLAP' of thunder. She knew what this meant, and she knew her time had run out.
A single drop of rain splashed on Lilly's nose making her sneeze. It had not been her day. As Lilly looked up, she instantly regretted it as she was greeted by a torrential rain storm. The winds picked up, choppy almost to the point of being violent and managing to drench Lilly's fur, matting it to her slender body. The rain washed her crystal tears away, her drenched fringe covering her sad majestic eyes.
As Lilly laid in the rain, under the 'CLAP' and electric blue of thunder and lightning, her teeth chatted together. She felt homeless, with nobody to keep her warm or even care about her. Lilly thought about the only wolf who would listen to her, keep her safe, warm; And most of all love her.
"Humphrey..." Lilly whimpered.
Despite her mothers and sisters transgressions towards her that day, she hoped that at some point in her life she would have the ability to forgive them. It was not in Lilly's nature to hold resentment in her heart, especially towards her family.
Lilly's mood swiftly changed, allowing a smile to creep onto her lips. She was a grown wolf now anyway, she had learned independence the hard way; Without family support. Besides, Lilly was the more beautiful sister, and she knew Kate resented Lilly for that. She was built somewhat more delicately than Kate and had the most stunning eyes in Jasper Park, she was alluring to almost all the males in the pack. Needless to say, she often was the recipient of a males lustful gaze. With a bat of her lashes they would be under her spell, Lilly giggled to herself. Not that she would do such a thing though, because Lilly vowed to be beautiful inside and out.
Lilly yawned loudly, trying to ignore the snoring of her family. This was in her opinion the worst of aspect of sharing a den with your parents and sister. That and sharing a den with a family which consider you a disgrace she mused.
looking out of the head Alpha den, Lilly studied the snow-capped mountains in the distance, fluffy white clouds forming near the base of them. Looking to the sky as if on the inside of a snow globe, she observed what she believed to be the Orion's Belt constellation. Lilly marveled at the stars, eternal, as if they were purest diamonds installed by the grand architect himself. Lilly however believed the stars were something more than this; The souls of deceased wolves forever looking down and watching over their living companions. The thought, though farfetched was comforting to Lilly.
With the sky being clear she knew that Jasper Park was in for another scorching day. She contemplated watching the sun rise over the mountain tops, starting as a large deep orange ball of fire, then rising; Getting brighter, decreasing in size as water would evaporate from the lake to form a thin layer of insulating cloud.
Lilly however decided against this. With another hot sunny day being inevitable, Lilly had decided it was best to get her priorities sorted before the sun decided to greet her.
As she stretched she let out a small yawn. Her eyes wondered, eventually locking onto her own tail. She giggled, and slammed her forepaw over it as if she was a predator trying to ensnare its prey. When this didn't work, she proceeded to chase her own tail, shrieking in a never ending circle. She had as much luck catching her tail as finding a leprechaun with a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
With a smile on her face, flicking her fur away from her eyes, she giddily ran out of the den and down the trail that led to the main ground. She passed Candu and Hutch, whom had neglectfully fallen asleep when on duty to guard the den. Lilly laughed and sighed. Males would be males.
Bored, as if searching for stimuli, Lilly raised her nose into the air as if searching for a scent. The smell of caribou made her stomach rumble. She slowly followed the scent for a few seconds, her nose glued to the ground. Once she ascertained the direction of the scent, she bolted towards the direction of the feeding grounds.
Upon arrival, Lilly once more let out a frustrated sigh. The hunting party was not back yet meaning that all was left were scraps and bones from the day before. Cautiously walking up to what was obviously the carcass of a caribou, stalking it as if it were still alive; She lunged forward and sunk her teeth into one of the ribs, thrashing wildly in an effort to brake it off.
After securing her new chew toy in her jaws, she perched on top of a large decomposing log which looked out of place on the now sun crimson ground.
"Hey Lilly!" Came a feminine voice from the side of her.
The voice, which originated from the meadow grass at the side of the feeding grounds belonged to no other wolf than her friend Candy.
Candy proceeded to poke her nose through the meadow grass, slowly walking into the clearing. Her tail wagged in excitement to see her friend with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Why up so early Lilz? Did the cat wet your bed?" Candy joked.
Lilly grinned and replied.
"Well Candy I could ask you the same, you're not exactly known to be an early riser after all".
Candy shook her head towards the ground for a second, obviously contemplating something.
"Yeeeahh... I just had a rough night last night. Moonlight howl. Guys."
She then winked and continued.
"It was fun though."
Despite wolves mating for life, this didn't surprise Lilly. She knew Candy all her life, she had a weak spot for curbing her lust for males. Males would sometimes even be the unfortunate recipient of Candy's unwanted advances, or perhaps fortunate depending on the way you looked at it. Lilly didn't want that though, she wanted a soul mate, a companion; A father figure.
Candy must have followed Lilly's train of thought, her female instinct taking over.
"Oh cheer up Lilly, I promise you will find the right person It just takes time." Candy added somewhat half-heartedly.
"Yeah I guess you're right. I just had nobody to take to the howl last night. Well nobody decent anyway with innocent intentions."
Lilly continued.
"I was going to ask Humphrey, but I haven't seen him since last night strangely."
Candy grinned and replied.
"Yeah he's pretty hot, I guess I should get myself some of that."
Lilly, knowing not what to say to this allowed a deep red blush to rise to her cheeks when the thought of compromising her friend Humphrey came to mind. It in fact turned her on a little. She also to a degree felt quite jealous and territorial at Candy for suggesting this though, however she could not place her paws on, as to exactly why she felt this way. She was lost in thought and knew Candy would pick up on this, so In effort to change the subject Lilly spoke about what else was bothering her.
"Yeah he's a great guy. He'll make some girl really happy someday. Anyway, Did you see that guy my sister took to the howl last night? His name was Garth I think."
"Yeah. O. M. G. He was sooo hot!" Candy blurted out.
"Yeah agreed, my sister always gets all the hottest guys."
Lilly paused and continued.
"Anyway I guess I should get myself some of that" Lilly half joked.
It was Candy's turn to growl, the Omega turning territorial.
"Paws of sister, I saw him first. Pffft, it's not like I care anywayss."
Lilly laughed, taking secret enjoyment from Candy's behavior. Candy paused then continued.
"Anyway Lilz you heading down to the spring with me? I'm gonna get cleaned up before it gets too hot today."
"Sounds like a plan!" Lilly giddily pepped.
"Race you there snowflake, last one there is caribou scat."
"You're on..." Lilly replied, grinning in determination.
The day progressed as usual, the girls laughing and joking on their way down to the lake. The sun, of course had risen in the sky, radiating the valley with its brilliant glow. It was not even noon and yet the ground was burning; So hot infact that the heat could be seen rising from the ground, distorting the light. Perhaps even to the extent of forming a mirage Lilly mused. Candy and Lilly were panting by the time they reached the perimeter of the lake, one of the few times Lilly was glad that she had shed her winter coat.
"Shit. It's too hot" Moaned Candy.
"Yeah I know, let's just get into the water."
Lilly boldly moved forwards, setting foot upon the sand of the lake. As soon as she did this, she screamed in agony, managing to roll back into the bush line where Candy stood.
"It burns?" Candy questioned.
"Il say it burns. We're going to have to run"
"Fine. We will do it on 3..."
Candy paused, looking at Lilly for acknowledgement. She continued.
"3, 2, 1... RUN!"
The duo sprinted towards the crystal clear water, like an alpha chasing a caribou. The sand sprayed up Lilly's legs, further burning her. Lilly ignored this however, focused much like an alpha on the pristine spring. Once she had reached the end of the stretch of white sand, she leaped as if going in for the kill.
When airborne, she closed her eyes expecting a cool refreshing rush to hit her. The reality of this however was much greater than she bargained for. She plunged into the cool spring water with great velocity, water and bubbles rushing past her ears. She realized the water was significantly colder than she was expecting which came as a shock to her system.
Lilly opened her eyes, her vision still murky in the shallows. She could see the sun piercing the clear lake, abstract beams of light illuminating the lake bed. Lilly thrust her paws, in effort to reach the surface. She poked her head out of the water and gasped for air. This was not out of the lack of it, but perhaps the frigid temperature of the water. It took almost all her willpower to prevent her teeth from chattering together, however she could still not escape an involuntary shiver racking her body.
Lilly turned around to see Candy still stood on the steaming sand of the beach.
"Scaredy cat!" Lilly teased through gritted teeth as she had a mischievous plan.
"It looks cold Lilly..." Quipped Candy.
"Oooooh don't be silly, the waters great, look!" Lilly said emphasizing 'great', splashing the water with a fake smile.
"C'mon Candy! take a jump!"
Candy did not need telling twice as she launched herself into the spring just as Lilly had with an almighty splash. Lilly wrapped her tail around her face as the water threatened to go in her eyes. Upon moving her tail, Lilly unleashed hysterical laughter, seeing her friend gasping for air.
"COLD...COLLLLLLLLDDDDDD." Candy whined.
Lilly's amusement increased.
"Oh please you big baby! It's just a little water."
"Bitch." Candy snapped back jokingly.
The friends stood neck deep in the cool refreshing water, one could argue the best place for a wolf to be on such an ungodly hot morning. It was times like this when Lilly did not envy being an alpha; She would much rather relax in the spring than hunt in the flustering, sticky heat.
"I'm too thirsty." Lilly stated matter of factly, hungrily staring down the water.
She instinctively lapped the water, testing it as if it were poison. Once she had decided it was okay to drink, she then took large greedy gulps of the water until she was satisfied.
Once the girls had finished bathing, Candy unsurprisingly was the first to complain.
"Ugh it's too hot! Let's just stay in here and play games."
Lilly, being submissive and Omega was not one to argue.
"Okay I suppose, what do you have in mind"?
- meanwhile-
The large muscular, yet lean prime Alpha had made his way down to the watering hole on this sweltering morning. It was far too hot for any animal, let alone for one with such a heavy coat like a wolf. This Alpha was always comfortable in his own skin, his rich red fur doing wonders in the sunlight accentuating his large muscular shoulders. He padded through the bushes towards the lake engrossed in thought. An internal dilemma so to speak; Any wolf would have realized this by the way he furrowed his brows over his brilliant, yet troubled jade eyes.
The temperature was however not the only reason he sought time in solitary, his morning duties had been cancelled by his father Tony due to the events of the previous night. Not 30 minutes ago he had overheard a loud argument between his father, and the leader of the Western pack; Winston. He therefore needed to escape to get time and space.
The gist of the argument was regarding Kate's disappearance last night. Rumor had it that Humphrey... That weird and annoying little coyote which he found hanging from a tree, the one that was obviously heads over heels for Kate had actually decided to abduct her and rape her. What a load of shit... He thought. He knew the real reason for her disappearance, but he couldn't tell his father or Winston this. He couldn't bare the shame of telling his father that the reason the packs couldn't unite was down to his howl. His howl, so bad that Kate ran away to avoid marrying him. For a proud top Alpha like Garth, telling his father was not the done thing.
Garth stomped his paw in anger. How dare she stand him up like this. Kate was promised to him by his father... He had to unite the packs by taking her as his mate. She had just decided to get up and run away 10 minutes into a howl. Immature girl.
Besides, she was a fool not to be attracted to him. After all, he was handsome, large, smart, and a brilliant provider for the pack, he thought. He sighed internally, he would have to learn to howl if it was the last thing he did. He had endured much worse hardships in his life.
Garth on appearance was an outwardly confident, self assured model Alpha. A body is just a shell though with no true substance. Such a pristine outwards appearance often indicates compensation for something that cannot be said or shown. This was the case for Garth, as he endured serious confidence issues growing up.
- Growing up -
In his young puppyhood days, Garth was often picked on due to his unusual burgundy, red fur coat. It would usually amount to simple name calling which all pups do. However, on some occasions Garth ended up getting into physical confrontations... Tony, of course allowed this to happen as he saw this as a natural part of growing up. His son had to be tough as a future leader for the pack. However, Garth as a pup was submissive by nature and not a fighter. What his father did not realize was that the bullying was doing more damage than good. It explained why he refrained from howling practice. He didn't want to draw attention to himself, just wanting the day to be over so he could play with his friends.
When the bullying got really bad, he convinced himself that he was a freak of nature and he hated the sound of his own voice; His opinions didn't deserve to be heard. He knew his father would have interjected if he knew Garth's problems had gotten so bad, however Garth didn't want his father to think any less of him so he had chosen to keep it a secret.
At one stage in puppyhood, he snapped. All the words of hate that were inflicted onto Garth he forced into exercise. He would beat his peers. He would be the best candidate once he made it to Alpha School, he had to be a leader. He didn't need a voice. Garth was to be a pup of action.
Needless to say, Garth lived up to the targets he set himself. The bullying stopped throughout Alpha School, the majority of his peers simply intimidated by his sheer size. His size however gave him too much of a macho image to the extent that other wolves would be too scared to even approach him with the intentions of making friends. It didn't help either that he didn't talk to anybody as this meant wolves had to take him at face value.
Though females found him attractive, often having fantasies about him, many viewed him in the same light. The scars running down his chest really didn't match the personality inside. Sure, being as handsome as he was, he had gotten involved in a number of single night stands, but it had never lead to anything substantial. By the time most of his peers had got mates, he was still single. This was during the beginning of the caribou decline in the Eastern pack, when Tony had first had the ingenious idea of his son and Kate becoming mates to unite the packs.
Garth growled. Angry to let such a painful memory even resurface. He was fed up, he just wanted to get a drink and take a relaxing swim in the Western spring. Even if Kate didn't want to be his mate, he always had other options. Right?
Like that beautiful she wolf he saw last night with Kate, looking directly at him. He would have much rather taken her to the howl. What was her name? He pondered this question. He really thought her eyes were fascinating, and much like himself - she had an unusual coloured, yet fantastic pure white pelt. He was aching to find out who this girl was, perhaps with a view to courting her. This was of course if she was an Alpha; For it was against pack law for them to become mates if she was anything but that... Besides, he needed to make sure the mother of his pups was strong as he bore the responsibility of continuing a strong family bloodline of healthy Alphas.
Garth had been so deep in thought, he hadn't noticed that he had made it to the lake. The heat was by now somewhat unbearable; Garth stretched his aching back, placing his forepaws against a pine tree whilst lightly panting. This kind of weather actually made him feel unfit, to which he chuckled to himself.
Garth's ears snapped forward, hearing screeching and splashing coming from the lake. His heart started to beat faster. He knew bears wouldn't pass up the opportunity to drink from the pack lake on a day as hot as today. This is not as he couldn't kill one, but rather that he knew his own limits. He would struggle without any form of assistance or backup.
Perhaps by training, perhaps by instinct, Garth's muscular body hunkered low to the ground, his head poking out of the bushes observing the lake. The first rule of being an Alpha is to always expect the unexpected... He never forget his Alpha School training. However, his gut feeling told him there was no danger. Curiously, he flicked his ears and huffed out of his nose, in efforts to home in on the noise.
To Garth's surprise, he heard what he thought to be laughter. Wolf Laughter. Female laughter. Despite being a well trained Alpha, Garth couldn't help but get a little excited by this. The girls were obviously bathing, so all he was obviously doing was following his instinct by stalking his prey. He smiled mischievously, as he further poked his head out of the bushes to catch a glimpse of the girls.
The said smile quickly vanished from Garth's face. There she was! That beautiful white wolf he saw last night at the howl! He felt somewhat dirty for watching, but he no longer cared. He watched as a slender brown female wolf with deep grey eyes, pounced upon the white wolf from behind. They were obviously playing some sort of game.
"HAHA, I caught you Lilz!" Said the brown wolf, she paused and continued.
"You've been hunted. It's my turn to be the prey."
So her name was Lilz? Short for Lilly? Garth pondered this for a moment, but he was interrupted as the white wolf knocked the brown wolf off her feet, and pinned her on the bank of the spring as if they wrestling.
"Bullshit Candy, who is the boss now?" Lilly replied cockily, almost sounding like her sister.
"I've never seen anyone be hunted so quickly. You don't put up much of a fight do you?" Lilly joked.
So Garth had picked up their names. Lilly and Candy. Lilly appeared to be on top of Candy, pinning her by the wrists. Though well trained, Garth couldn't help but stare at her slender ass.
"Aww... fuck" He said quietly to himself.
He knew he was beyond the point of no return as he felt a rush of hormones pump through his body. His 'wolf' slowly began to slide out of his sheath, as he feverishly sniffed the air to get a gulp of Lilly's intoxicating scent. He would normally berate himself for doing this, for this was not proper behavior for a trained alpha... She may even be an Omega! Garth did not care though; It had been too long since he had been with a female, or seen one bathe for that matter. As the scent from his nostrils was processed by his brain, his 'wolf' big and thick became fully erect.
What was more tantalizing for Garth was the female named Candy. She kept looking in his direction. Did she know he was there? Lilly proceeded to get off of Candy, as Candy rose to her feet. The brown wolf then walked slowly, but with intentions. She seductively moved away from the direction of Garth, every sway of her hips seeming to swing like a pendulum. Garth stared, hypnotized, totally inebriated by his inner most desires. Candy's actions seemed to confuse Lilly, as she stared at her, perplexed as to what she was doing.
Garths eyes bulged as he stared at Candy's butt. What was she doing? Was she presenting herself to him? As his suspicions grew, Candy proceeded to slowly raise her tail, an action that Garth was desperately anticipating. This motion continued, deliberately arching her back and suspending it over her head. Garth lost his breath when his eyes locked on the prize. The glistening pink slit.
"Fucking hell" Garth whispered to himself again, placing his paw over his 'wolf'.
Garth sniffed the air again, only realizing his critical error much too late. Upon inhale he had inadvertently breathed in a fly. Feeling the lump slide up his nostril with a feeling of dread, he couldn't help but let out an involuntary sneeze.
- Back with Candy and Lilly-
Though Lilly, above her and pinning her might have been oblivious to what was happening, Candy certainly wasn't. She was a woman of course; It was her intuition to know when she was being watched. She could see a large wolf poking his head from the bushes at the side of the lake watching them, and he had continued to do so for a few minutes now. There was no way that he could be an Alpha with such terrible stealth skills.
Candy also had a pretty good idea as to what he was doing, as she grinned to herself. Candy sniffed the air, confirming her suspicions. As Lilly released Candy from her hold, Candy whispered into her ear.
"Just act natural. Okay?" Candy paused.
Lilly did not know what to make of such a statement. She always acted natural. She was, to a degree a naive wolf, innocent and simply interested in having fun. So in her opinion, she was always 'acting natural'. As if not to ask an embarrassing question, Lilly directed a bewildered face at Candy, trying to indicate she was confused; The look plastered on her face almost being comical.
"Just watch and learn." Candy then said seductively out of experience.
Lilly's bewildered face turned to that of embarrassment, as her face flushed for the second time in the day. Candy was walking seductively towards her, raising her tail above her head. Lilly's innocent mind went into overdrive. Did Candy like her? As in the way a girl likes a boy?
Lilly froze like a dear in headlights, not knowing what to do, think or say.
'Awwwwh, shit' Candy thought to herself mischievously, getting a little turned on. She had decided to put on a show for the wolf spying on her.
Though Lilly would have been, Candy was not at all offended by his antics, In fact she secretly loved it. Candy couldn't help but let out a slight involuntary moan as she caught glimpse of the mystery wolf's big strong body, and his fully erect 'wolf'. After such a sight her body was no longer in control, fluids beginning to leak out of her slit. She proceeded to walk towards Lilly, as if trying to entice her. Her hips swayed with her motions, until she was mere inches off Lilly. Candy then seductively raised her tail as far forwards as it could possibly go, demonstrating her flexibility; This male would certainly have an eye-full she thought to herself with a mischievous smile.
Candy wanted to laugh at the look on Lilly's face, wondering what thoughts were now firing through her innocent little mind.
"AAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCHEWWWWWWWW!"
Though Candy, at least to a degree was expecting this; Lilly most certainly wasn't. It shocked her to the core as she yelped and jumped, covering her chest with her paws instinctively as if to protect what little modesty she had left.
Candy Jumped a little, half expecting what happened. With a long track record of males behind her, she had learned to understand the opposite gender inside and out. Lilly was laid in the hot sand, paws covering her most intimate areas, her head darting about searching for any signs of immediate danger. Candy, sensing Lilly's distress simply placed a paw on her shoulder.
"Stop panicking sister! It's alright."
Though this didn't completely calm Lilly, it did seem to sooth her a bit. Lilly looked towards Candy.
"It looks like we've got at admirer." Candy whispered in Lilly's ear with a wink and a giggle.
"What do you mean?" Lilly reluctantly asked with a shake voice.
Candy said nothing to this, figuring that showing Lilly was more convincing. She boldly marched up to the bush line which ringed the lake, with pace to ensure their spy didn't escape. On approach, the bushes began to shake wildly indicating that the mystery creature did not want to be caught.
Candy stopped not 5 feet away from the bush that the intruder was hiding in, deciding to momentarily watch and take amusement out of his pathetic escape attempt. Despite being an Omega, Candy suffered a significantly short temper.
After roughly 10 seconds, Candy unfortunately lost her patience; Her nostrils flaring as she huffed in annoyance.
Candy fully intended to humiliate the creep. Sure, she secretly enjoyed his eyes locked upon her butt, and the sight of his big hunky body, however Candy would make sure that she would never lose face value in front of her friends, especially ones as close as Lilly for that matter. She wrapped her paws around one of the branches in the bush preparing to shake the wolf out of it if need be.
"Here, give me a hand." Candy quipped at Lilly.
Lilly, getting the gist of Candy's remark grabbed another branch, violently shaking the bush whilst digging her legs into the ground.
Though Lilly didn't know the origin of the sound, it was a sound she had heard many times before as she had often climbed trees during her puppyhood. She knew the sound of cracking branches was a bad sound, for she truly could end up being turtle road kill.
Lilly leaped backwards; A total leap of faith as any possible landing couldn't have been worse than getting flattened by whatever lurked in the bush.
'THUDDDD!'
The ground vibrated behind Lilly as she momentarily closed her eyes.
"Oh shit.." came a pained response from behind her, obviously male.
The normally timid Omega Lilly span 180 degrees on the spot, fully intending to combat the possible assailant if need be. With her heart racing and mouth dry, she gained a lump in her throat - instantly recognizing the wolf collapsed in a ball in front of her.
"G..Garth!" Lilly spat out, almost questioningly.
Lilly allowed her cheeks to flush red, her crush, the big dominant alpha in a ball at her paws.
"My my my! Look what we have here!" Candy blurted out, half laughing.
"We have ourselves our own creep, Ladies and Gents! A hunky one at that!" She then blurted out sarcastically.
Garth Jumped to all fours, his head and eyes darting around as if looking for a none existent escape.
"What do you mean?" Lilly questioned Candy.
"Oh you know, the guy that's being staring at us, well mainly you for the last ten minutes".
Why would anyone want to stare at her?- 'Oh!' She thought as she processed the words, her eyes managing to lock at the large male organ suspended beneath him. The sight of it made her mouth even dryer, sending shivers up her spine. She felt sickly almost dizzy, Immediately averting her gaze not knowing what to do or say.
Lilly refocused on the beautiful wolf in front of her, who was obviously as flabbergasted as she was. Lilly now had a proper opportunity to look at Garth. The male had perfect proportions from a female perspective. Even better looking in the flesh than when she had first laid eyes on him at the moonlight howl, she mused. In that instant, the once innocent Lilly had a task on trying not to view the male in front of her as a piece of meat. Candy unfortunately had failed this test, her mouth agape, a large globule of saliva extending out of her mouth towards the floor.
Lilly shook her head, letting the logical part of her mind take over.
"YOU!" She paused, lost for words.
"YOU PERVERT!" Lilly exclaimed, making the large Alpha flinch as if being shouted at by a parent.
The words of hate from his crush shook Garth back into reality. He had to think of some excuse, quickly at that; She had put him on the spot. Word of what had happened could not spread, it would ruin him. Nobody would respect him as the leader, as Tony's successor when he passed away.
As an Alpha, he was trained for such eventualities. Part of the Alpha School training consisted of capture and interrogation lessons, to simulate the quick thinking needed if captured by an enemy pack.
"Wooooah woah! Relax okay!" Garth replied, stringing the sentence together in his mind as he spoke it.
"I'm here to speak to you Lilly, it's Important." Garth stalled for time.
"It sure looks like it." Lilly snickered, eyes focused on his dangling manhood.
Garth blushed deeply, one of the few times he was thankful for his dark burgundy coat. He continued to improvise.
"It's... Urrmm.. Yeah it's your sister Kate! She went missing with Humphrey last night after the moonlight howl, have you seen them?"
"What the fuck!?" Candy blurted out
"My sisters missing?" Lilly murmured through wide eyes.
"Yeah! Word from the valley is that stupid coyote Humphrey decided to abduct and rape her." Garth replied, obviously not calculating his response carefully enough.
'THHWACKKKKKKKKKK!' Lilly's paw collided with Garth's face, also doing serious damage to his ego.
"You asshole! Humphrey would never do such a thing! and that is my sister you're talking about!" Lilly yelled through teary eyes."
"Hey!" Garth gritted his teeth in a pained response.
"I'm just saying what I hear-"
"Shut up." Candy asserted, looking almost ready to pounce in defence of her best friend.
She proceeded to place her paws around Lilly's neck in effort to comfort her. She nuzzled her whilst shooting a stern look at Garth. Eyes like daggers, Garth now knew he was in serious trouble.
- The previous night -
Evelyn had certainly been a paranoid wolf, her mind in overdrive. She had refused to calm down though, It just wasn't Eve's style. That disgraceful Omega Humphrey must have taken advantage of her daughter... She just knew it. Throughout her thorough investigation of the valley, she had smelt the Omegas scent mixed with that of Kate's near the bottom of howling rock, seemingly disappearing into thin air. To her this only meant one thing.
Eve had never liked the grey furred Omega, always saw him as a pest that was far too fond of Kate for her comfort. Now her daughter was gone, perhaps never to return. After the initial waves of fury and panic had set in, her mate Winston had tried to calm her. Winston, being the voice of reason suggested that Kate would turn up in the morning. Suggesting that even if Humphrey had decided to abduct Kate, she was a well trained Alpha so she could easily look after herself.
Eve of course didn't take this to heart, stubborn as her daughter. Winston, upon seeing the state and distress of his mate had managed to coax her to get some sleep. Looking down at her sleeping form, he prayed that nothing would happen to his beloved Kate.
- Early the next morning-
Eve awoke with a start, with what little sleep she had. The previous nights memories and anxieties flooded back through her mind. Something was amiss however. She couldn't place her paw on it, unable to shake that uneasy feeling.
She looked around her den, as if the answer was to hit her in the face. Eve's eyes widened, a look of horror and realization upon her when it hit her. Where was Lilly? Her Lilly was missing too!?
Though a million questions were rushing through her head, she forced them to the back of her mind. After all, her actions were what mattered. Sniffing the ground in the head Alpha den, Eve ascertained that Lilly had left not 2 hours ago.
Though this should have put most mothers minds at ease, Eve was not a wolf to give up. She would find the whereabouts of her second daughter. Eve sprang to her feet, grimacing in pain. She was not the young flexible wolf she once was. Again she sniffed at the ground, locking onto the Lilly's trail, prepared to follow it wherever it may lead.
- Late that morning-
The sun had crept it's way over the mountain tops, almost to the highest point in the sky. Needles to say heat was beating down over Jasper park. The mountains surrounding it encapsulated the said heat, building it up almost like an oven. Eve grimaced, she was a fool not to have expected as much. Now Eve wished she had taken a drink from the stream before taking off in the pursuit of Lilly.
Evelyn had followed her daughters scent, leading her to her daughters whereabouts. Ironically enough it had lead her to the most ideal place on such a seething day, Eve mused, the spring. The water looked appetizing to Eve. Her basic instincts almost guided her to the crystal clear water in efforts to quench her thirst. Evelyn however resisted such a temptation, as for the past few minutes she had been observing her daughter Lilly.
Sure enough, she could just drag her daughter home by the ear. After all how dare she run off at a time like this to play with her friends? Her sister was missing and she was in danger. Lilly was no Alpha. She needed to be locked in her den on a day like this; This was not a time for fun and games.
Eve had pondered these questions for a while, but had decided to observe and investigate her daughters antics from a distance, curiosity getting the better of her. Eve was taken aback when she noticed Lilly's friend approaching the shore towards the bushes that ringed the spring, hoping that her cover was not blown. The brown wolf had her paws wrapped around a bush, motioning for her daughter Lilly to help. What were they doing?
Upon shaking the bush, Eve heard the familiar creak of branch breaking, followed by a large scattering of leaves. A large red brown wolf, obviously a strong alpha fell on the ground with a thud, directly behind Lilly.
Evelyn, sensing her daughter in danger sprang to her feet, ready to intervene at a moment's notice. Unfortunately for Eve however, she was too far away to make out their conversation. Not only this, she couldn't risk getting closer and blowing her cover. She growled in frustration, eyes piercing the large red wolf.
'Wait. That's Garth!' Eve realized, growling to herself. Now she knew what was going on. Eve was irate... Lilly's sheer audacity surprised her, especially with her only being an Omega. This was meant to be Kate's mate, and Lilly was trying to seduce him! Did she have no respect for Kate? Not to mention who had was missing.
Eve was quickly losing her patience, not that she was renowned for having a long fuse. Oh her beloved daughter would suffer for this, she thought to herself somewhat evilly. As she continued to watch the wolves talk, nothing could have prepared her for what she was about to see, and hear.
' THHWACKKKKKKKKKK'
Evelyn watched in pure horror, as Lilly's paw collided with Kate's mate to be. She leapt from her cover, furious as to what had unfolded. Her eyes narrowed her target. She sprinted forwards with the utmost tenacity, quickly approaching the wolf. When she was not 10 feet away, she pounced at the beautiful snow white wolf, her claws in the air.
She collided, and clamped her jaws around the neck of the white wolf, sending her sprawling 5 feet to the ground.
As if on cue for Garth, this was his exit opportunity. Without a word he sprang to his feet and darted into the forrest, knowing that his transgressions on this day would come fairly far down the list of gossip. Candy would have called him a coward to his face, but she was too focused on Lilly being savaged.
"ARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH. CANDY HELP ME!" Lilly screeched in a frenzied voice.
Lilly was pinned on the ground, battered and bleeding with a growling Eve digging her teeth into her neck. Candy did not need telling twice, using all the stored energy in her rear legs, her head down, she charged towards Eve with great velocity. Candy felt the collision ricochet throughout her skull and spine, grimacing at the pain. She was successful however as the Impact sent Eve whirling into a nearby tree. Evelyn had not finished yet, with a viscous killer look in her eyes. She quickly rose to her feet, staring at her daughter in hate.
"You're bat shit crazy woman! That's your daughter!" Candy managed to yell behind her anxiety.
These words did nothing to mellow Evelyn however; If anything it fueled her rage.
"Shut up you! Get out of the way of my whore of a daughter, I will make sure she doesn't eat for a week for these antics."
Eve proceeded to pounce at Lilly again, at speeds that an Omega such as Candy could not match. Eve swung her paw at Lilly's face, managing to tear into the end of her ear, blood beginning to pool out. This left an opening for Candy, and she took the opportunity. She clamped her jaws around Evelyn's neck, fully intending to take her life if it meant sparing Lilly's. The duo struggled for a few seconds, as if locked in place. Evelyn eventually managed to throw Candy off, launching her a few feet onto the ground. This was not however without injury for Eve, as she gave herself the once over, noticing the bleeding bite marks in her neck. Eve old and breathless, stood unmoving, panting as if for sheer life. Her eyes darted towards her daughter sobbing on the floor, then up to her Omega friend growling stood protectively over her.
"We are through, daughter! You haven't seen the last of me. I promise." Eve said with malice in her voice.
As Evelyn turned to walk away, Candy couldn't help but pant for breath, scared stiff like a rabbit on a train track. Upon Hearing a sob emanate from Lilly, she re-adjusted her focus onto her, wrapping her arms around her as she broke down weeping.
"Shhhhhhhh it's okay" Candy cooed to the hysterical bleeding wolf in her arms.
She knew deep in her heart that is was not all alright, but didn't know what else to say to console her.
"Everything's gonna be alright" Candy continued, rocking the white wolf in her arms.
Candy stayed like this for 15 minutes, rocking Lilly , until she was certain Lilly had regained some of her composure.
"Your mother is a total bitch you know" Candy blurted out.
Lilly laughed a little.
"Yeah she is, I have to live with her." Lilly replied.
Candy seemed to ponder this for a couple of seconds internally, before continuing.
"C'mon, let's get you cleaned up"
"Alright.." Lilly croaked back in a meek voice.
Candy stood, nuzzling Lilly's side in an attempt to help her stand. Lilly winced upon putting pressure on her paw, obviously sprained.
"Cmon." Candy repeated, allowing Lilly to lean to her as they headed down the sand to the spring.
Candy proceeded to lick Lilly's cuts much like a mother would, making sure they would not get infected. she couldn't imagine what kind of mother would do such a thing to her own daughter. The water turned crimson from the dried blood as she tried not to think about it. Her ear had obviously not properly closed up and was still bleeding a little.
Wanting to forget about the ordeal, Lilly piped up.
"Let's just get out of here."
Candy instantly agreed and nodded her head.
"Yeah, come to my den. You can stay with me tonight and get away from that horrible mother of yours."
Lilly smiled a little to this, and decided to get out of the water. She shook herself dry on the banks, and proceeded to lean on Candy as she limped to her den.
That night, the duo huddled together in the den sharing body heat. Candy was obviously concerned for Lilly's health, for she hadn't even eaten today. She looked over at Lilly with pity, silently praying for true happiness for her friend. Perhaps a mate, she mused. Lilly, as if the purest white angel answering the prayer blurted out the answer.
"Humphrey."
