Chapter 7

An unexpected newcomer

Humphrey woke up in the evening. He was in the den with Lilly by his side. He stretched and yawned. But suddenly, he stopped in a trance. Lilly woke up in her turn, and yawned. Then, she looked at Humphrey.

"Humphrey, are you alright?" She asked.

"We... we did it." He replied her, shocked.

"And it was wonderful." She said cuddling her head against his chest.

"You... You're not mad at me? I mean, I maybe got you pregnant."

"I want to be the mother of your pups Humph. I want to be pregnant from you. I love you Humphrey."

"You're sure about that? I'm not a perfect father or-"

"For me, you're the perfect mate." Lilly replied licking his cheek. "And I'm sure you will be a wonderful father."

"Thank you Lilly." Humphrey said blushing. "And I'm sure you'll be a terrific mother." He said next licking her muzzle and smiling widely.

Lilly looked outside the den.

"Well, it will be night time soon. We better go eat something before it'd be too dark out there. What do you say?" She asked then.

"I say it's a great idea my dear. But the day isn't end yet. It's the full moon tonight, so, Lilly, will you make me the honor to howl with me tonight?" Humphrey asked.

Lilly smiled happily.

"I will be honored to howl with you Humphrey." She replied.

The two wolves kissed passionately, thinking only about their new young love.

In the train, Garth was keeping an eye on their road while Kate was sleeping peacefully in a corner into the car. Garth was thinking about what they had done. Did Kate's heat overwhelmed her thought and mind, or did she done that because she really loved him? He didn't want to hurt the one he loved the most. He thought about it so deeply that he came on this issue: 'Does she really love me?' At this point, Garth was deeply troubled by the question. In one hand, she maybe doesn't love him because she insisted to look after Humphrey and her sister. But in the other hand, she insisted to take him with her on this trip, to not leave him alone to the pack in the middle of twenty other females in heat. It would be unbearable for him to lose the love of his life. So Garth was beginning to get angry at Humphrey because of his own feelings. It was the first time in his life that his feelings where overwhelming him. He was suffering from his own feelings. His father warned him about those kind of feelings.

Suddenly, something landed on Garth from the outside, making him fall loudly on the car's floor. He groaned, frustrated. Kate woke up to the sound and she hurried toward her lover.

"What's happening?" She asked.

"Something hit me." He replied, shocked from the sudden hit.

He got up and saw something moving near a box in the car. He jumped on it, thinking only about Kate's safety. But when he saw what was the stranger, he stopped instantly to growl.

"What the...?!" He said shocked.

Kate approached and saw, just in front of Garth's muzzle, a little wolf pup licking Garth's nose with his little pink tongue.

"What is that?!" She exclaimed.

The wolf pup whimpered. He was very young, he was surely born a few weeks ago. He had grey and brown fur, with cream underbelly. His eyes were still close. Garth backed away and the pup whimpered again.

"That little pup must be terrorized!" Kate said tenderized.

She approached and licked the pup on the head.

"I'm here little cutie. We're gonna take care of you."

Garth came near the pup too.

"Yeah little guy, we will protect you." He said licking the pup's head.

Kate and Garth looked at each other.

"Finally, we have a pup, but it's much sooner than what we expected." She said.

"But how this little guy ended here?" Garth wondered.

"What kind of parents could throw their pups on a train?!" Kate said angrily. "If I find someone like that, I swear I'll rip his throat in the minutes."

Garth was surprised to hear Kate speak like her mother. The pup whimpered again.

"Hey, don't worry little guy. We won't let anyone hurt you again." Garth said cheerfully.

The pup walked clumsily toward him and snuggled against one of his front paw. Kate looked at them tenderized. She snuggled against him and said:

"I told you, you're ready to become a father."

Garth blushed and licked her cheek lovingly. Then they licked the pup whom whimpered happily.

"You're safe now, we will take good care of you my little one." Kate said.

Then she laid down and took the pup against her chest to keep him warm. Garth laid next her and cuddled her. And it's like that the three of them fell asleep, like a happy family.


The night was falling on the train tracks as Humphrey and Lilly were coming back from their little hunt. At that time, Marcel and Paddy met them at the tracks.

"Hey, hello you two!" Marcel said when he saw Lily and Humphrey chasing each other playfully.

"Oh, hey! Hi Marcel, hi Paddy!" Lilly replied smiling.

The birds came down of their tree and the two wolves approached.

"So, how was the day?" Paddy asked.

"Great. It was the best day of our lives." Humphrey replied.

"Why that?" Marcel asked.

"Guys, we have something to announce to you." Lilly said.

"Lilly and me decided to become mate!" Humphrey announced.

"Woah! It's wonderful for you two!" Marcel said.

"Congratulation!" Paddy added.

"And another news, we try to make puppies." Lilly said cuddling her head on Humphrey's chest.

"Wow, you're fast!" Marcel said jokingly at Humphrey.

"We have some news too." Paddy said. "Your sister Kate and another wolf named Garth are coming here to bring you back to your pack. They will arrive with the train soon now."

"They come for us?" Lilly asked.

"I don't like the smell of all that." Humphrey said.

"Please honey. I'm sure they will be happy for us. And anyway, they can't prevent us to love each other." She said.

"If they threat us, I must defend my mate." He replied. "And bite Kate or any other wolf doesn't afraid me if it's to protect my lovely and sexy mate."

"We can assure you, they just want to bring you back to your pack." Marcel said. 'And they maybe want to prevent you to make puppies.' The bird added in a whisper.

"What?!" Humphrey and Lilly shouted.

"They can't do that!" Humphrey said next.

"We're adults now, we can take our decisions alone!" Lilly added.

"Hey, it's not our fault, don't blame us!" Paddy said.

"The train will pass soon, we have to go warn them. But we can tell them to not try to separate you." Marcel added.

"Yeah, do that please." Lilly said calming down.

"We'll do that for you lady Lilly." Paddy said.

"Thank you guys." Humphrey replied. "Now, excuse us, but lady Lilly and myself have a date. So, see you later." Humphrey said.

"Later my furry friends! And have a good date!" Marcel and Paddy said as they took off.