Sorry about the long wait! I just finished finals yesterday and I have been having a hard time figuring out how to write this chapter. I hope the next chapter comes rather quickly! You proubly want to read the story so...

Chapter four Separated

Mick was the first to awake the next morning. Mick carefully got up as so not to wake Cloud or the others.

He had slept next to Cloud last night because they had fallen asleep before Cloud could go over to Jasper to sleep with her to keep her warm and before Mick had gotten over to keep Idec to keep him warm that night. Mick hoped that Idec and Jasper hadn't gotten too cold last night since nether Cloud nor him had slept with them to keep them warm.

Mick looked over at Cloud sleeping peacefully, so peacefully… A second later Mick noticed Jasper and Idec had slept together, so much for worrying about those two love birds. Mick suddenly felt when he realized that he really had slept with Cloud last night, she's in love with me. Mick knew this because she wouldn't have slept with him otherwise.

Mick yawned and stretched out; a second later he started walking down the hill from the den to the river to catch fish for breakfast. Before Mick reached the river Cloud trotted up next to him yawning.

"So how did you sleep" she asked

Mick replied, "I slept better than I ever have before! How did you sleep, Cloud?" Mick added affectionately.

Cloud blushed and said, "I slept better than I ever have before…"

Mick stopped at the bottom of the hill and said with confidence, "Cloud, I love you."

Cloud looked at with love in her eyes and said, "I love you too." Cloud leaned in and kissed Mick on the muzzle, Mick didn't pull back; he accepted the kiss and kissed Cloud back. Cloud and Mick separated from their kiss and looked at each other with a deep look of passion and love. Mick hugged Cloud and she hugged him back tears in both their eyes from finally saying how they felt.

A few minutes later they let go of each other when they heard Jasper yell from the den up the hill, "Are to love birds going to sit there all day hugging each other or are you going to catch breakfast?" Idec sat next to Jasper at the edge of the den smiling knowing that Jasper had only said that to be annoying.

Jasper looked over at Idec and kissed him, Idec's eyes went wide but he didn't reject the kiss.

A few seconds later Jasper pulled away from the kiss blushing and looking at the ground saying, "S-Sorry I-I"

Before Jasper could continue Idec cut her off still a little stunned but not regretting that they had just kissed, "It's ok, I- I love you, too. Although I've only known you for a day I feel like I've known you my whole life…" Jasper didn't wait for him to say anything else; all she needed to hear was she had just heard, that he loved her. Jasper kissed Idec again and this time he didn't only except the kiss, he embraced the kiss.

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At the bottom of the slope Mick and Cloud entered the water to fish for their breakfast that morning; Cloud was the first to catch a fish and Mick caught one a few seconds later.

After a little while they had caught enough fish for breakfast. Cloud walked out of the water first and shook off heading for the fish they had caught. Mick watched as she slowly walked over to the pile of fish admiring at how beautiful she was. Mick jumped out of the water after a few seconds of admiring Cloud and shook off.

Cloud had picked up two of fish and was going to pick up another but Mick stopped her saying, "I'll get the rest of the fish, you go ahead up to the den and get comfortable, I'll get the rest of the fish."

Cloud smiled and said through her muzzle full of fish, "Thank you, Mick." and headed up to the den. Mick watched her as she walked slowly up the hill to the den noticing how smooth her walk was, just like an Alpha's, except, even more beautiful…

As Cloud disappeared in to the den Mick started to pick up the fish. Just as Mick was about to head up the hill to the den Mick felt as if he were being watched. Micks looked straight at the other side of the river were the foliage was dense with bushes and trees. Mick could have sworn he'd seen movement from everywhere behind the bushes and trees just a second ago but shook his head when he saw nothing but the bushes and the tree's swaying in the breeze.

Mick trotted up the slop quite quickly because he felt nervous, like something was just waiting to happen. As Mick reached the den he walked over to where Cloud, Jasper and Idec were waiting for him. Mick dropped all but one fish in the center with the fish that were already there, except one fish. Mick dropped the one fish he hadn't put in the center pile in front of Cloud.

Cloud blushed and said, "Thanks…"

Mick happily replied, "Your welcome, you deserve it. Without you we'd be starving to death."

Idec started to talk next, "If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here today."

After Idec was done talking Jasper started to talk, "And I never would have gotten to meet Idec either if it wasn't for you." Jasper turned and hugged Idec making Idec blush with happiness and hug Jasper back.

Cloud blushed and started to say, "Thank you, but you don't have to thank me. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for all of you, Mick without you we wouldn't have enough food to eat. Jasper, without you we never would have left the pack to find out what's happening to the caribou and Idec without you we…"

But Cloud was cut off when a large wolf with dark brown fur walked in that looked just like Idec except for the dark fur, Idec had light colored fur.

The wolf started to speak with a strong voice with a hint of anticipation, "Without him you might have lived."

Idec stood up and looked at the wolf with anger and said, "Leave us alone father! I won't go back! I'd sooner die!"

Idec's father grinned and said, "I was hoping you would say that." Suddenly Idec's father jumped at Idec going for his throat. Before Mick could even think he had grabbed Idec's father's tail as he jumped past Mick toward his son paralyzing him.

Idec's father landed on Idec knocking him to the ground. Idec only lay under his father's panelized body only for a moment amazed that his father had tried to kill him without even a hint of hesitation.

Jasper started pulling Idec out from under his father's large body so that they could get away.

As Idec got up he said, "We need to get out of here or else my dad's pack will kill us!" Cloud, Jasper, Mick, and Idec ran out of the cave into the forest. A few minutes later they heard the sound of many wolves running after them.

As Cloud heard a wolf coming up on her she grabbed a low branch with her jaws and let go when she had bent the branch so that she could easily get by and let go of the branch. The branch swung back and smacking the wolf in the head snapping his neck.

Cloud shuddered at the sound of the sound of the snapping neck, she hadn't meant to kill the wolf and felt horrible for doing so. If Cloud could undo what she had just done she would but, this was something she couldn't undo.

Mick noticed Cloud falling behind him Jasper and Idec. Mick slowed down till he was running next to Cloud.

Mick noticed the tears coming from Cloud's ayes and quickly asked, "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Cloud replied slowing down even more and starting to cry even harder, "I-I killed a wolf!"

Mick started to say, "It's ok, they were trying to kill you and you did what you had to, to survive."

Suddenly Mick noticed that the wolves that had been chasing them were know upon them and were lunging at him and Cloud. When Mick saw them land on Cloud Mick felt enraged and turned around grabbing at the first wolves throat with his jaws. As Mick felt the wolves throat in his jaws he bite down crushing the wolves throat.

The wolf fell from Mick's jaws and hit the ground, dead. Mick ran over to Cloud as the wolves that were on top of her were going for her throat. Just as one of the wolves got their jaws around Clouds throat the wolf was ripped away by Mick when he grabbed the wolf by the spine and ripped the wolf away from Cloud throwing the wolf on the ground.

Cloud watched as Mick grabbed wolf after wolf breaking necks, snapping backs, and ripping the throats open of any of the wolves that even got near him and Cloud. Mick was amazed at how easily he defeated the wolves; it was as if he was someone he wasn't.

Micks grabbed a hold of the last wolf by the legs and drug the wolf to the ground pining him under Mick's weight.

Mick started to speak angrily, "Why are you trying to kill us!"

The wolf replied, "Like I'd tell you!" Mick angrily ripped out the throat of the wolf when the wolf refused to reply.

Suddenly Mick was exhausted and felt like puking knowing that he had just killed so many wolves. Mick wondered, Why did I kill all those wolves? How did I kill all those wolves? I'm only an Omega! I shouldn't even know how to do that!

Mick looked over at Cloud and saw that she was staring at him in horror.

Suddenly Cloud's look changed from horror to realization and she started to shakily talk, "You saved my life Mick! Mick how did you, do that?"

Mick looked at Cloud with uncertainty and said, "I don't know."

Cloud replied, "You killed all those wolves, and, you don't know how?"

Mick started to reply when he noticed Idec's father walk out from behind a group of trees and start to talk, "I can see that you're a gifted fighter. I'll make you a deal, if you join me I can guarantee you a top position, maybe even my first lieutenant, since my first lieutenant betrayed me and ran off with my son. Since I need another first lieutenant and I seem to have found a good fighter, all you need to do is, give me your will. I'll even let your friend stay alive; all you have to do is give me your will."

Cloud moved over next to Mick and started talking before Mick could reply, "We're not going to give you our wills! All you're going to do is use us for killing other packs! You don't care about anything but bringing death and destruction!"

Idec's father smiled evilly and said replied, "So my son has told you that I'm Gidac has he? Well he will pay for leaving me soon enough. You're going to wish you had taken my deal, for soon you will die!" And with that Gidac walked back behind the clump of trees and disappeared.

Mick suddenly hugged Cloud and said in a relived voice, "Thank you…"

Cloud replied pulling away from the hug, "We need to get out of here before Gidac comes back."

Mick and Cloud started walking into the forest and a second later Mick asked Cloud, "Did you see were Jasper and Idec went?"

Cloud replied as they walked, "No, we must have gotten separated when we were attacked."

Mick looked at Cloud with a weak smile, "Then we'd better find them."

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