Hello all again! For the fourth time in four days! I'm afraid me updating daily is going to stop I'm afraid, because I'm back at school now :( Anyways, This is part of a review from one of my readers...

'Next up, the fall out, which probably won't be too pretty.'

Well, I read that, and I thought, Well, it's a good idea, but I'm evil, so I will put it in later. MWAHAHAHAHA! Jokes, but I planned to put some other stuff in the story first. What stuff? The stuff you are going to read over the next few chapters. Hope you guys enjoy it. Still in Humphrey POV, but I promise, hand on heart, that I will go to Lilly POV later on. I think it will give you all a very nice viewpoint on her view of the situation.

A/N: I don't own anything I shouldn't. I should have put this for every chapter, but there you go, shows how useless I really am :D

Cheaters Never Prosper

Chapter 4: Can't stay here

I kept my head tipped back, letting the howl flow from my throat. It blended in with the sound of Lilly's sobbing. Finally I stopped howling, only because I had ran out of breath. I allowed my head to drop. My heart still wasn't beating. My body ached. My head thumped. I looked over at Lilly. She was still uncontrollably crying. I went over to her. I felt I had to do something to help her. I sat down next to the white furred feline, and wrapped a arm around her. She grabbed me round the neck, surprising me with her sudden strength, and weeped into my shoulder for the second time today.

"Shushhhhh, it's OK, it's OK..." I kept saying over and over.

I may be saying it was all OK, but I knew it wasn't. Things were far from OK. Poor Lilly looked she didn't even have a heart anymore. I kept my arm around her, deep in thought.

Well, what now? I thought.

Confront her. Ask her. If she admits it, at least she has a grain of honour left in her soul... My mind answered darkly.

Confronting her is a bad idea. Kate would rip me apart. I don't think I can even face her anymore...

Well, sulking defiantly isn't get you anywhere is it? You have to act as natural as wolfishly possible. Otherwise she will get suspicious.

I nodded, my head brushing Lilly's. She had stopped crying, but was making small squeaking noises, like a mouse that was having it's tail trodden on. She looked up at me.

What am I going to do about Lilly? I asked myself.

Look after her. You always have. You've always been there for her. She has been there for you. But now, she needs you more than ever. My mind answered, like it was a stupid question.

Have I always been there for her? I don't recall...

Don't play stupid Humphrey. You know what I mean.

Ohhhhh, That...

A YEAR EARLIER, THE DAY KATE LEFT FOR ALPHA SCHOOL... (Humphrey POV)

I watched Kate disappear over the rocks. To think, I wasn't going to see her again for a whole winter. A whole winter! I didn't think I could wait that long. My friends, Salty, Shakey and Mooch all saw my sudden sadness. They understood. They had to put up with me constantly going on about Kate. I thought about her day and night. She was all I could ever think about. I turned, to find my friends had gone to recover the makeshift sled.

"Come on Humphrey! Let's go again!" Shakey yelled.

I was about to go and follow them back up the hill, when I noticed something white streak next to me, out of the corner of my eye.

"Look out!" A voice yelled.

The white object hurtled into me, knocking me sideways and into a tree. I looked up weakly, and spotted the object was lying on the floor, unconscious.

"Are you OK?" I asked.

Stupid question Humphrey.

I scooped up the unconscious wolf ( I realised it was a wolf, thought it felt more like a caribou had hit me, not that I would know what that felt like) on my back, and began walking to our leader, Winstons, den. He would know what to do. My friends could wait. I walked through the valley, keeping my pace nice and brisk, without tiring myself. When I got to the den, There was a female inside. She instantly rose to her feet when she saw me.

"Is Mr. Winston here? I need help." I said nervously.

The blonde female laughed.

"His name is Winston. Mr Winston is his father. And I am Eve, his mate. You confide in me what you trouble is."

"Well..." I tipped the wolf of my body, and straightened up again.

"Lilly!" Eve said, and raced forward.

So, Lilly was her name. What a beautiful name.

"What happened?" Eve demanded.

"I didn't see her coming, and she crashed into me. I went flying into a tree, and I got up to find her unconscious. I brought her straight here. I don't even know who she is. Well, I do now."

Eve smiled.

"I like the honesty and quick thinking. This is Lilly, my daughter, and is sister to Kate."

"Kate? Kate never told me she had a sister."

"Really? Well, now you know. I better wake her up"

I nodded, and stepped back a few times. I watched as Eve bent over Lilly, and nudged her face lightly with her nose.

"Lilly? Lilly, wake up..."

Lilly's eyes fluttered open, and I saw her eyes for the first time. They were a light purple, and they were beautiful. I gasped at their beauty. Eve looked at me suspiciously.

"Where am I? All I remember was hitting something grey..." Lilly said, whist gazing at me. Her mouth slowly dropped, as if she had just realised something.

"I know you! Your Kate's boyfriend!" She blurted out.

Eve suddenly growled at me. I could have wet myself in fear then.

"I'm not Kate's boyfriend. Just a good friend. But after Winter, we won't be..." I said, letting the sadness creep into my voice.

Eve and Lilly both looked sympathetic. Lilly got up (with difficulty) and began to walk over to me. But as soon as she put pressure on her front right leg, it collapsed from underneath her, and she fell. I dived underneath her, and steadied her. She smiled in thanks.

"You should rest that leg for a day or two. I'll go get something to wrap it in. Can you watch her please Humphrey?"

I nodded. Eve left, and I settled myself down next to Lilly.

"My knight in shining armour." Lilly giggled.

I blushed a little beneath my fur.

"Nah, just someone looking to help."

"Humphrey?"

"Yeah?"

"Wanna be friends? Like, best friends?"

"Sure. I like you. Your really funny."

Lilly laughed, and rested her head against my own. I felt oddly comfy, and I fell asleep, my new best friend by my side.

PRESENT DAY (HUMPHREY POV)

"Humphrey? HUMPHREY!"

"Huh? W-What?"

I noticed I was on the floor, and Lilly was lieing next to me, looking at me apprehensively.

"You just collapsed. You OK?"

"Well, considering recent events, the answer to that question would be a big N-O."

Lilly shook her head. She didn't want to talk about it.

"Lilly, we need to act natural. Just for now."

Lilly nodded. She understood.

"I know. We should head back now. We'll meet up tommorow morning and discuss what we're going to do."

I nodded.

"Come on, let's go."

Lilly led the way back down the hill. I followed her, but I spotted something on the ground. It was the flower Kate had been wearing. I looked at it. Sadness, grief, but most of all, anger, rose up inside me. I took my left front leg, and stomped the flower into the ground. I nodded to myself.

Now I'm ready to go. I thought.

When we got back to our den, Lilly left me. I felt oddly alone when she wasn't with me. I walked into the den me and Kate shared. She was waiting for me.

"Humphrey!" she said, running over to me, and embracing me tightly. I returned the embrace, while the hole in my heart got even bigger.

"Have a good time at the Howl?"

"I didn't go." I said, unable to look at her.

"Why didn't-"

"I don't want to talk about it."

"OK."

Kate settled herself beside me, and snuggled up close. It felt like she was tearing my heart apart. I closed my eyes, knowing one thing for certain.

I couldn't stay here.

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-KovuAssassin12 :D