Chapter 10
Zeff's POV
Everyone was looking completely baffled – That is apart from Humphrey, Zeff and surprisingly, Kate. She smiled at me and said, "Hi again Zeff." I tilted my head slightly as I tried to remember who she was. I recognised her but I could not remember exactly who she was. "It's me...Kate..." The name immediately made me remember where I knew her from.
Humphrey's POV
I looked at Zeff and soon saw him remember Kate, so I decided to explain to everyone how it had started. "Ok, I'll explain..." I began to tell the story to the rest of the wolves gathered around Zeff and me...
(Flashback time peoplez, for future reference, Italics = Flashback.)
I was running through a cold forest, trying to keep up with Zeff, but he was far too big for me to keep it up for long. I soon collapsed and shouted, "Zeff, wait for me!" He stopped running and turned to me, slight annoyance showing on his face; "Well hurry up then!" I panted and sat down as I attempted to regain my energy, looking at him with hope of mercy. I received none. He turned and continued running toward the river we planned to drink from. After a few minutes of sitting on the cool ground, I stood and run in the direction that Zeff had headed. I soon found him sitting next to the river – I ran up and slid over to the river. I drank from the river and looked at him – he had a slightly confused and worried look on his face. "What..?" I asked him. He shook his head and looked away, rolling his eyes as he did so. I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my leg and yelped before feeling dizzy and tired. He looked at me again, "What's wrong with you n-" He yelped as something hit his own leg and he too collapsed. As my vision blurred over and darkness crept at the edges, I saw some humans approaching Zeff and I.
I awoke in the middle of a large and open valley; a few trees dotted at the edges. I looked toward Zeff who had just stirred and was beginning to stand up. Begin a young omega, I felt very scared, "Z-Zeff where are we?" He turned to me before replying, "I'm not sure..." He trailed off as I saw the most beautiful wolf I had ever seen begin to approach us. My heart fluttered in my chest as she spoke, "Who are you? Why are you in our territory..?" She looked at me and tilted her head slightly and I realized I had been staring at her. I blushed deeply and looked at the ground, trying to cover up my embarrassment. Zeff then responded to her question, "I'm Zeff and that's Humphrey," He pointed at me as he said my name, "We were brought here by humans." She nodded and looked at me – I immediately looked away, "My name is Kate" Her name was as beautiful as her golden fur and her shining eyes, "If you want to, you can stay here with our pack, I'm sure my parents wouldn't mind" I looked back at her and nodded rapidly before Zeff spoke, "That's quite alright, we can find our own way home." I spun to face him, "Are you crazy? We're pups – we'd never make it back!" He looked at me for a moment before responding, "You may be a pup, but I'm older and what I say goes." I considered this for a moment before speaking again, "Why don't you go back, then bring some more wolves with you to bring me back?" He looked to Kate and then back to me, "Well..I don't like it, but I doubt I'll be able to change your mind now..." He trailed off and glanced at Kate before coughing and moving toward the North side of the Valley, attempting to get home. I looked over to Kate before she spoke again, "Well come on then, I'll take you to the pack leaders" She began to walk away and I ran a little to catch up, hoping some day that she would realise how I felt about her.
Everyone now seemed to understand more, but I noticed Kate was looking at me with so much love it was though I could feel it. She moved toward me and nuzzled me before I turned back to the rest of the wolves. Dusk then spoke, "Then how did you end up staying here in Jasper?" Zeff answered this one for me, "Because I went the wrong way. I ended up going north and ending up with Volk's pack. He explained who Volk was before Garth Said to him, "You are welcome to join the pack if everyone else agrees. He looked around and everyone was nodding, "Well that settles it then. I think it would be a good idea to sleep in this den until tomorrow when you can either build another inside the territory or find an old one. Zeff soon agreed to this idea and everyone walked back into Jasper, whereas I stayed behind with Zeff and Kate. "Kate you go on ahead, I'll catch you up later." She nodded and kissed me quickly before walking back toward Jasper. I looked over to Zeff for a moment before hugging him. "I missed you Zeff, I thought you were dead when you didn't come back before." He hugged me back before replying, "I missed you too Humphrey – well done with Kate by the way," Winking as he said Kate. I nodded to him before saying, "Zeff, we'll catch up tomorrow, okay?" He nodded to me and moved into the den. I turned and ran to catch up with Kate and return to Jasper.
Zeff's POV
I awoke to the sound of a twig breaking close to me. My eyes snapped open and saw a figure moving in the entrance to the den. I jumped to my feet but was still curious as to who this figure was. He approached me and I strained my eyes to see who it was but was unsuccessful. Then the wolf jumped onto me, pinning me to the ground – their features soon appeared and I was shocked by whom I saw – Volk with his gleaming blood-red eyes and his ugly scar. He was grinning in victory, so I tried to escape his hold, I was unsuccessful. His eyes showed madness and rage – It scared me a little bit. I tried again with all my strength to escape, but was still unable to free myself from Volk's grip. He then moved his mouth next to my neck and bit me with such force that I gasped loudly in pain. He then brought his head away and I could immediately see the blood on his snout and in his mouth. I could feel my neck going numb; my vision was beginning to blur and darken. He then got off of me and began to walk away; I attempted to stand – but failed. As my vision darkened to black and to nothing, I was glad that it was relatively painless...
I awoke from my nightmare and gasped, shivering with the memory of it burned into my memory. I then noticed another figure moving toward me from the entrance – Without thinking about it, I jumped and pinned the wolf to the ground. Instead of seeing Volk's scarred face, I saw a female wolf's. It took me a moment to notice that this wolf looked exactly like Abby had, but soon the wolf spoke – "Zeff?" She asked excitedly, looking deeply into my eyes. This couldn't be real. I got off of her and backed away, "Thi-this can't be ...real" She tilted her head to the side as I said this before asking me, "What do you mean it can't be real?" I backed away until I was pressing against the damp wall of the den before replying, "But...I watched you die..?" She shook her head before replying, "I didn't die"
I watched as Abby's eyes closed and the pool of blood around her neck grew larger and turned the white snow around her head to dark red. I turned walked away, head down as I felt something die inside of me. I left her where she was, I did not want to have to face burying her or even seeing her again, it would have hurt me emotionally far too much.
Abby's POV
I awoke to the colour of red. It had stained the snow around my heads and was a deep red, almost black. I glanced upwards, unable to see anything except a blur of white. I stood and attempted a step, but was unsuccessful, falling back to the ground in pain. I noticed all the small cuts across my body from how Volk and his gang had attacked me. Some of them were still bleeding. I closed my eyes and shook my head, trying to remove the haziness that had covered my mind like a blanket; Stopping me from thinking or seeing clearly. I felt it lift from my mind and opened my eyes again, this time able to see much more: I could see the trees dotted across the landscape and the mountains that blocked out the sunlight; I could see the snow that was steadily falling from the sky; I could also see the group of wolves that appeared to be approaching me at an alarming speed. I jumped to my feet and stumbled, but managed to stay upright. I began to run in the other direction to the wolves, hoping to outrun them before they reached me. I ran for what seemed like hours before the wolves fell behind me and were lost from view. I turned my head and noticed for the first time that the snow was much thinner than it had been before, it was even warmer. I looked toward the direction of the cold and snow, and back toward the warm and sun. I began walking in the direction of warmth and hoped that I would be able to find another pack that would accept me; never forgetting about, however, Zeff, the one wolf I truly loved and would love forever.
Zeff's POV
I was looking deeply into Abby's eyes and not wanting to look away. She seemed to be gazing back at me, lost in my thoughts and about how she had told me how she was still alive. "Abby..." I said, looking down at my paws while fumbling with them slightly, "I..I..." She looked at me and tilted her head slightly, "What is it Zeff?" I then brought my thoughts together and replied, "Abby..I love you" She took a step back and looked completely shocked before it settled in, "Zeff...I love you too" I smiled and she smiled back, making me feel something I hadn't felt for many years. I was surprised by this kiss that I found her giving me, but was soon kissing her back. I stopped kissing her and looked down at my paws again. She nudged my neck with her nose, "Zeff, what's wrong?" I continued to look at my paws but mumbled, "I finally found out what was missing from my life..." I looked up and she blushing under her fur and smiling. I also blushed a little and smiled back, putting my paw over hers before nuzzling her. I then yawned and curled up on the ground, then proceeded to look up into her eyes again. She soon curled up near me, shivering slightly as she laid there on the cold ground. I shuffled closer to her and curled around her shivering body. She soon turned to me and nuzzled with me as we laid there. We soon fell asleep, keeping each other warm with our body heat.