Hey, what's goin' on guys? Darkpelt117 here, and welcome back to another chapter of Cast of Sorrows! I am terribly sorry that I haven't updated in a while, but my schedule literally did not provide enough time to get my butt over to the library so that I might use their computers to get another chapter for you guys. I really, truly hope that this next chapter might make up for it, but if not, then I understand. My little brother had graciously allowed me to use his laptop(Although I didn't tell him exactly what I'd be doing), so I finally had the chance to work on this chapter, then upload it.
I promised Retro that I would try to say more about the chapter before I ended my opening Author's Note, and I really do have something to say this time around. This particular chapter was definitely longer than the others, because usually, when I went to pull up one of the original chapters before this in Microsoft Word, they'd be halfway through the fourth page. However, this one almost filled a fifth, so I'm fairly excited to get it up.
Also, I understand that my censoring Eve's cursing seemed very awkward, but I just am not a fan of cursing, unlike most guys my age(I'm fourteen, fifteen later this month). I also changed Lilly's curse completely into another word("Dang!") because honestly, Lilly well and truly doesn't at all seem like the kind of person to curse, not even when she's extremely upset in any shape or form. Now, I talked with Retro, and by his request, I'll leave any curses in this chapter as they are, and I hope you all enjoy. I myself haven't read this chapter in a while, and editing it requires that I do so, so I'm looking forward to this one as well.
Now, without any further interruptions keeping you all from this chapter… LET'S DO 'DIS!
"Welcome to Ch. 3 of Cast of Sorrows. I took a bit longer to write this chapter mainly because I want it to be even better, have more detail, and show more emotion than chapters 1 and 2 did. And I'm trying something new, writing in 3rd-person. Tell me what you think in the reviews. Should I go back to 1st-person, or keep it 3rd for the rest of the story. One other thing, thanks so much for reading and reviewing, and I've even somehow managed to grab the attention of someone whom I respect and their stories very much, TheChriZ1995, thanks for the support, man, and I appreciate it from everyone. See you at the bottom, and on with the story. (A&O is property of Lionsgate)"
(With Hutch's search party)
Winston's top Alpha, Hutch, and his search party had been looking for almost 24 hours, not finding any scents. It was now the next night, and they were exhausted.
"How have we not found ANYTHING?" Hutch's best friend and fellow Alpha, Can-do, screamed.
"I don't know, but we will continue searching," Hutch replied, trying to calm his friend, "they couldn't have gotten far. Can you and the rest of the group handle a couple more hours? I'm trying to save us from Eve, here." The group, which included Can-do, Scar, and Claw, all nodded. "Good," Hutch said, and kept walking.
(Time Skip, 2 hours later)
The group had begun to circle back around through the forest, when Hutch smelled something. He motioned a halt, through his neck down to the ground, and began to sniff. Quickly getting the hint, the group followed his actions. "Hey, I got something!" Claw yelled. "It smells like Lilly." As the rest quickly padded over to her, she then said, "And it seems that Humphrey came from that direction, and stopped right in front of her."
"That 'a girl," Can-do commented, finally happy to have found their scents.
"Alright," Hutch began, "Claw and Scar, you follow the scent that way, back towards the pack; Can-do and I will follow it this way." The four wolves nodded to each other, and walked off the way Hutch had directed, their noses to the ground.
"Looks like they began running again," Can-do said, "here, only side by-"
"Hey, look," Hutch interrupted, pointing. In front of them were the train tracks, and their scents ended right in front of them. Without any words, the two wolves turned and ran back to their pack to bring the news.
(Elsewhere south of Jasper – the next morning)
Humphrey awoke again on a brand new morning, only not to the sound of train cars. He awoke to the sound of humans yelling, and doors being opened. He then looked to his right, only to see the beautiful sleeping angel known as Lilly, or the love of his life cuddling against him.
"Hey, Lilly! Wake up!" he whispered, urgency in his voice.
"Five more minutes," she groaned, leaning her body into him.
"This is gonna get ugly," Humphrey said under his breath as he heard footsteps and voices in front of their car.
When the humans finally reached their door, and began to open it, he heard one speak.
"Hey Jack, help me unload this last car, and I'll buy you a pizza," he said.
"Really," Humphrey heard a younger voice ask, probably Jack's.
"You be- HOLY SHIT! THERE'S WOLVES IN HERE!" the man screamed, freaking out and waking Lilly up. "JACK, RUN AND CALL ANIMAL CONTROL!"
"Oh God," she whispered, leaning into Humphrey, who put his arm over her protectively, not daring to move another muscle.
They would never purposely hurt a human unless it was a hunter, but this day might be different. However, instead of Jack running, away, he ran towards the open boxcar.
"Hello, puppies," he said, turning out to be maybe only 8-years-old.
"No, Jack. RUN!" the man screamed, running himself. The kid stayed behind though. He looked at them, and they looked at him.
"Puppies, run away before my Daddy shoots you," he said, pointing to the forest behind him.
He didn't have to ask Humphrey and Lilly twice, for they were already running. They ran until their lungs burned, leaving the train station in the dust.
"That was a close one," Humphrey said, breathing heavily.
"I know," Lilly replied. "We were almost dead meat!" After a couple minutes of catching their breaths, Humphrey leaned over and gave Lilly a peck on the cheek.
"Sorry babe," he said, "but I didn't really have a chance to do that earlier. I love you."
"I love you too," she replied. "Well, it was a way to wake up, that's for sure" Humphrey chuckled
"Yeah, I'll bet. You know, we should probably figure out where that train took us, then find a den and something to eat."
"I think I saw a sign near the edge of the forest back by the station," she said, thinking. "And maybe we will find something to eat along the way, but we should probably stay away from the humans for our den." Humphrey nodded in agreement.
The couple began to walk, not saying a word, just enjoying each other's company, their tales intertwined. As they neared the train, they chuckled at the sight of the old man running up and down the platform screaming while Jack laughed. To their right was the sign.
'Welcome to the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest of Oregon U.S.A.,' it read(A/N from Retro: Yes, I used Google Maps to find something possible on the Canadian Express.).
"Oregon? Where's that?" both wolves asked at once.
"So, you see any good dens?" Lilly asked after they'd shared a laugh. "Or anything to eat?"
"I didn't see anything to eat," Humphrey replied, "but I did see a den a few minutes back, and this man is too crazy to look for us. Oh, and I've got an idea for food that I'll tell you when we get there. Come on!" He then ran off, with Lilly hot on his heels.
(In Jasper earlier that morning)
"Come on guys, keep up," Hutch yelled over his shoulder to his comrades.
"You know," Can-do yelled, "there is a reason why you're Winston's top Alpha!" Hutch chuckled as the group reached Winston and Eve's den. The other search parties were already there, reporting that they found nothing, as they came bursting in. Gasping for air, Hutch managed to get out, "Sir, we found their scents, and they stop at the train tracks. Scar and Claw found that they begin at wedding rock, Humphrey cutting off, and taking a short cut." Everyone looked to Winston, who now had a blank look on his face. Then, he suddenly yelled and punched the ground, collapsing. Eve quickly ran over, and started to inspect him.
She found that his heart rate had skyrocketed.
"Winston, are you alright honey?" she asked, very concerned. "I'm VERY pissed at Humphrey right now, but you're usually so calm. What's wrong?"
"What happened isn't what you all think happened," he replied, standing up again. "As pups, Humphrey always had a huge crush on Kate, anyone could see that. Imagine the girl of your dreams being captured with you, helping each other get home, only to find out that she was to be married. Imagine that." The wolves in front of him mulled it over, slowly nodding their heads.
"And I'm not entirely sure, but I think it might explain Lilly, too. I think that Lilly fell for Garth, and that he broke her heart as well. Humphrey didn't 'capture' Lilly; they probably ran away together to escape the heartbreak." He now heard mutters of 'Yeah,' and 'I never thought of it that way,' from the crowd. Next to him, his wife, Eve spoke up.
"You know," she said, "I'm going to have a few words with Tony for creating the stupid 'Alphas and Omegas can't be mates' law." She then spat at the ground. "Asshole," she muttered.
"Sir, should we try to catch a train and find them?" Can-do asked.
"No, you shouldn't." Winston replied, looking at Eve. "I would go and talk with Tony calmly, but I don't think it's the answer, and he is just too set in his ways. What we need to do is give them time, and let them come back on their own. Who knows? I personally always thought that Lilly and Humphrey would make a great couple."
(Back in Oregon around noon)
"It's just around the bend," Humphrey was saying to Lilly.
"Race ya!" Lilly replied laughing. Chuckling, Humphrey ran behind her, right on her heels. She won, but only by inches.
"Hey, you cheated," he playfully yelled.
"Soooo…?" she asked, making puppy eyes.
"Well, we're here," Humphrey said. "What do you think?" In front of them stood a medium sized cave in the rock face, with a stream running in front of it.
"Oh, Humpf, it's beautiful." She replied, smiling. "Needs a little fixing, but otherwise…" He laughed, kissing her on the cheek.
"I knew you'd like it. On the other side of the rocks is the clearing, which we stopped in while running. I just saw a caribou in it."
The couple walked up and around the small cliff along a passage to the left to find the aforementioned clearing, only on the other side of it. Sure enough, there were a caribou like creature.
"What is that?" Lilly asked.
"I think Kate once said it was a moose; slightly bigger, but also slightly dumber," Humphrey answered. Leaning over, she passionately kissed him for a few moments. After, the two were in complete bliss.
"Well, this shouldn't be too tricky. Come on!" she said, and with that, the new couple crouched in the tall grass, ready to try out the moves they'd learned from watching the Alphas, and attempt their first hunt.
"So, how did I do writing 3rd person? Would you like me to continue the story like this, or revert back to 1st Ch. 4 and on? Leave a review stating which. Anyway, thanks so much for reading and reviewing. Feedback of any kind is greatly appreciated, but so far, it's been all good, so I'm pretty proud of that.
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