Howl in the Night
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Howl in the Night- Chapter 7
Syoaran groaned growling slightly as small teeth tugged on his ear, without even opening his eyes he knew it was Chang. "Chang, let me sleep," he growled out softly, tired from his rounds. The pup that was pure white growled and tugged on his father's ear harder; trying not to wake his mother and his siblings in the process.
Sakura peaked an eye open, yawning, "Syoaran you did promise him," she murmured sleepily, curling around the others, Ray-Lyn shifted in her sleep, rolling onto her back, her black ear flopping onto the ground but she showed the rest of the world her pure white belly. Her brother, Long was still asleep, beside her, his black and white mixture fur, coarse like his fathers, all of them had mostly wolf blood in them, but they showed their mothers skill. The other three, Lana, Fay and Lang were curled together; Lana the last of the black pups was in the middle. The texture on each pup was different.
Syoaran grumbled something about them being her pups, before he yawned and stood just as Chang jumped at him. He frowned slightly as he landed on Sakura, he nudged him away from her and nuzzled Long and Lang awake, leaving the ladies sleeping. "Shhh," he murmured to them, the three pups were quiet as their father was as they left, when they were out of the den and down the ledge, they growled at each other, attacking their father in their time of play, all but Long that is, is was the calmer of the males and he smiled and jogged over to his grandmother.
Syoaran watched him before wrestling with his other sons, until he called for enough when the sun was higher in the sky. Chang and Lang nipped at each other before going to their grandmother. "Daddy," he heard squealed from behind him, he turned his head as Ray-Lyn darted between his legs, and his other two daughters sat at his feet. Syoaran smiled and laid down, nuzzling all three of them, nipping them and using his noise to tickle their bellies. Syoaran turned as Sakura came, yawning and stretching a moment before laughing as all 6 pups ran at her and jumped around her, Chang being bolder then the rest, bite his mothers tail and tugged. Sakura growled lowly, and nipped at him, tugging her tail away easily, Chang whimpered and nuzzled his mother's leg. Sakura shook her head before moving to the hunters, the pups following onto play with the males coming back.
Sakura eyed her pups before taking some of the buck brought back, she barked lowly and the pups came over. Syoaran stood and walked over talking with the hunters a moment before grabbing something to eat for himself. Sakura finished first and stepped back, she spotted Ray-Lyn and Chang sneaking off, and snatched one gently with her fangs. Chang struggled at first before his mother growled lowly at him, he sat still when he was let go, glaring at Ray-Lyn who laughed at him, before their father snatched her up, licking her coat as well.
Chang pulled away when his mother let him, playing to play and get dirty again, but he waited for his pup sitter and his brothers and sisters. The pup sitter came they went off with her, staying out of the adult's way but mostly their parents because they were getting ready for the alliance pack to arrive, to make the pact even stronger. It was nearly lunch when they arrived and the six pups for once were sitting quietly beside their parents.
When the leader of the other pack appeared, he smiled at Sakura kindly, and nuzzled her, coming to think of the female dog as a sister. His son at his heals, he smiled then blinked spotting the black tipped ear on the pretty white female pup beside her black coated father, her eyes amber, only Long had his mothers eyes.
The son being 6 months while Sakura's were only 2 months old, he watched his parents and Sakura and her mate great each other before laying down to make business when that was over, Syoaran nudged his pups over, "Markus, these are my sons, and daughters. The two black ones are Lana and Lang, the white pup is Chang, the black and white are Long and Fay and Ray-Lyn is the one with the black tipped ear. Guys say hello to Markus," he murmured lovingly.
The pups said hi, and smiled up at him. Sakura stepped forward ushering them off to their pup sitter, "come you and your son and companions must be hungry." She said softly, smiling at them, they smiled back at her before following.
Syoaran looked down to Markus's son, he smiled "Cormick aren't you hungry?" He asked, the nudged the 6 month old pup toward the others. Syoaran chuckled when the pup looked at him sheepishly and trot off with his father; he watched the pup keep watching his daughter, then looked to Touya who nodded in return as if reading his mind. He shook his head and followed when his mate looked at him worriedly, as did his father and mother. He smiled at them and joined them; he and the hunters had gathered enough food for both of the packs. When the sun set there was enough room for both of them.
It was before the other pack was leaving the alliance good and strong, Ray-Lyn looked at the wolf pup that had come with the other pack, and started talking and playing with him before he had to leave, she said good bye to him, then went to her father when he called her. She stopped glancing back at him before running to her father, to do some of her lessons.
Cormick glanced at her fleeting figure before following after his father, he would see her again soon, he hoped.