A/N: To be honest, I was going to take an extended period of time to try and get my life in order before returning to this story. I had lost my motivation to write at all, but thanks to a complete stranger, I am feeling reinvigorated and excited to get back to work. So, thank you all for continuing to support this story. So, here I give you: Chapter 7 of The Story of Sierra:
"Do you wanna hold her?" asked Chase.
"Of….of course," said Everest, with a sniffle. She sat in a way that allowed her to hold out her paws, gently reaching under her newborn pup. Picking her up she slowly, she brought her to her chest. She's so light, she thought to herself, to light. Everest gingerly set the small pup's head on her shoulder, looking into its tiny eyes.
"Have you guys thought of a name yet," asked Rocky, awkwardly.
Without moving, Everest replied, "No, we…."
Chase cut her off, "Sierra." Just as he said the name, the tiny pup whimpered and then sneezed.
"I think she likes it," said Rocky.
"Sierra," Everest said to herself. "That's it. That's her name." Everest continued to gaze into Sierra's beautifully small eyes.
"Rocky, do you have a camera in your pup pack? I think we are going to need a picture to immortalize this moment." Asked Chase.
"I do," Rocky replied. "Camera," he said bringing out the camera.
With that said Everest slowly put the pup on the ground, just in front of her, as she lay on her side. Chase moved to right behind her, craning his neck to be in the picture.
"Okay 3 2 1," click. "okay, all done," said Rocky as a nearby bush started rattling.
"What was that?" asked Chase.
"What was what?" asked Rocky.
"Hey, pups." Said Ryder, as he walked into the clearing.
"Hey, Ryder. What are you doing here?" asked Everest.
"I've been meaning to ask you guys if you would mind if I started to tag along on your morning walks. I rather like hiking, but it can be boring when you're by yourself. But when I went to ask you guys this morning, you had already left. So I tracked you on my pup pad. Who is this little guy?" Asked Ryder, "Did you find it out here?"
"No, this is my and Everest's daughter, Sierra." Said Chase. Everest immediately gave him a look of pure fury.
"So, you finally decided to tell me." Said Ryder.
"Wait, you knew?" Asked Everest.
"Of course I knew, what other reason would cause all of this. You suddenly need to stay at the lookout with no explanation, your stomach starts to expand despite eating the same and exercising regularly, you just run away when you try to talk with Jake."
"Well, when you put it like that, it is rather obvious," said Rocky.
"You haven't told anyone, have you?" asked Everest.
"Of course not. You must have had a good reason to not tell me, so I kept it a secret. Although, where do you guys plan on keeping her if you don't want the other pups to know?" replied Ryder.
"We were supposed to clear out a cave tomorrow. So, right now, nowhere," said Chase.
"Well, my father had a cabin near hear. It's been vacant for a while now, but should still work if you guys wanted to keep her there." Ryder suggested.
"Really? You'd do that for us?" asked Everest.
"Of course, your my pups. I'd do anything to help you guys. Come on, it is over this way." A/N: I know this is rather short, but I wanted to get this to you guys. I am sorry about the wait, but I have a lot of complicated things going on in my life that I need to figure out before I try and continue this. So there will probably be a while before I return to this. Until then, I bid you farewell.
