Chapter One: With Your Own Eyes
Humphrey ran as fast as he could back, but he could hear the bizarre howl still going on. His fur stands up and he quickened his pace to get to Kate and tell her the news. When he reached the mountains he found that he could not hear the strange creature's howl. Inside him was a mix of delight and anxiety. For some reason the howl ending just at as soon as he made it to the mountains made him shake.
"Hey Humphrey, are you okay?" inquired a voice.
Humphrey jumped out of surprise and looked to see Kate looking at him. "Did you hear that bizarre howl?"
Kate gave him a funny look. "Yeah I heard a howl but I just thought it was you being goofy."
"No, it was some freakish wolf near the river," replied Humphrey in a shaky voice.
Kate looked at him and began to chuckle. "Humphrey, you really are one heck of an Omega, but I know you too well to fall for such silly nonsense."
"Kate, it wasn't me, do you hear me?"
"Yeah, loud and clear captain."
Humphrey dipped his head and sighed before looking at Kate again. "Look, there really is something near the river. If you don't believe me I can show you."
Kate laughed. "Sure, well do that once morning hits."
Before Humphrey could say another word Kate walked away. Humphrey turned to look at the woods. Maybe he needed was sleep or had imagined the whole thing, but then again what he saw was pretty realistic. He turned away, but something caught his eyes. He saw these glowing orange colored eyes looking at him from within the trees, which made him freeze up.
"Kate! Kate!" Humphrey screamed loudly.
The eyes continued to stare at him. "KATE! GET OVER HERE PLEASE!"
Kate came running over and got in Humphrey's face. "What is it Humphrey? What is it that makes you have to yell like a little pup for his mommy?"
Humphrey lifted a paw and pointed out to the trees. "Behind you, there are these eyes that just stare like a predator, but they aren't like ones I've ever seen."
Kate turned around and scoffed. "There's nothing to where your pointing Humphrey."
Humphrey peered and looked to see she was right. "That can't be, I know I saw a pair of unusual eyes, which make your body quiver."
"Humphrey, it's time for bed," Kate said setting a pawn on his shoulder.
Humphrey sat with Kate in their cave at night but couldn't sleep. He knew he wasn't crazy, or at least that's what he believed, and that there was something out there. It wasn't until midnight he had fallen asleep and Kate woke up due to thirst. She walked lazily to the river that Humphrey had gone to. As she drank she heard real loud slurping, which made her twitch in annoyance. Whoever was doing that she was going to chew them out, but when she turned to look she gasped. The strange creature Humphrey had seen was there drinking water, but it was not the figure that alone caused her to become frightened, but it was also the way the creature drank the water. The tongue was twisted into a spiral and it breathed in the water as if breathing in air.
"What is that?" Kate spoke softly, but as soon as she spoke the creature stopped drinking and looked at her with creepy orange colored eyes. She let out a high scream and took off back to the cave. It was a bad dream or some hallucination, or something created by her mind. She didn't see it, but the way the eyes looked at her, made her head spin round and round like a twister.
"Humphrey, wake up," Kate whispered.
Humphrey did move, but rather tossed and turned. Kate rolled her eyes and gave him a good tap on the head, which made him snap out of he sleep and look with weary eyes at Kate. "What is it Kate?" he mumbled.
"You were right there's some creature out there with orange eyes."
Humphrey chuckled deciding to play the same game he had received. "Really? Are you sure you're not imagining things?"
"Humphrey we have to let my mom and dad check it out," Kate told him as quietly as she could so the other wolves wouldn't wake.
"Oh really?" Humphrey responded with a raised eyebrow. He peered around her and then gave a stern look. "I think your wanting to prank me."
"What? I'm not like that at all. I wouldn't do such a thing," Kate answered in a taken aback tone.
Humphrey smiled and closed his eyes. "Right, and I find this quite funny because the view seems to determine all. I'm judged harshly for saying I saw something odd near the river, but when you say it you demand to be treated differently."
Kate breathed in and exhaled. "You were right Humphrey and I'm sorry. Please forgive me and stop playing these games."
"Apology accepted Kate."
The pair discussed what each had seen, but when the odd creature was described by each other, the pair shivered. They needed to act fast before bad things happened. Kate suggested that the pack gather and hunt it down, but Humphrey noted that might cause trouble. He suggested that for now they'd do late night observations on the odd creature and then continue from there.
