Kegger98: Alright, I can't really answer your questions as they'd spoil the story. So hang on and read the story as I write it, k?

Wierd and wonderful: thanks.

bbkid114: alright, here you go! a second chapter.

sorry everyone as this is incredibly short, but next chapter will be better. or at least longer. any way, enjoy!

I wake up, my head's throbbing, and I feel... weak... I see a figure in the door way... but I can't stay awake long enough to tell who it is...

Hours go by, and I can finally sit up, though a sharp pain surges through my body. After i sit up, several other sharp pains surge through me, wracking my small frame. I curl up into a little ball, when I feel a warm hand running it's fingers through my soft quills. Momma always said they'd get harder when I got older... the hand stops, but the room is too dark to see, but I just now realize that I am laying on a bed, and I am covered in bandages. I can't help but whimper as the memory of last night come flooding back.

Two warm, strong arms wrap around me, and I can't help but hope it's daddy, and that last night was just a dream.

Whoever's holding me smells faintly of somehing that I don't recognize, though it smells sweet. His body is muscled, but soft. I keep my eyes shut tight, fear clinging to my heart. The hand is stroking my head again, and I can hear and feel his voice as he gently asks me, "are you alright, little one?"

I hesitate, then gently open my eyes. His fur is shades darker then mine, so much so, compared to mine, he's almost black. I rub my eye with a fist, rubbing the sleep away, my fist rubs against something soft and fuzzy, and is over my left eye. I try not to think about it as I look around and see that its dark outside, the moon is shining brightly, and the stars are magnificent. I guess we're not in a city or town.

I look around the room, though all I can see are silhouettes of various objects around the room. I hear something scratching the window, and I cuddle closer to him, and he holds me willingly. He whispers sofly in my ear, "it's alright. It's just a tree. nothing to fear."

Relief floods me, and I suddenly feel myself yawn... I'm so tired...