Not All Wounds Heal-11

Chapter 11:
Old Love Revived

(AN- I have posted yet another story on my account. I think I am going to burn myself out writing these stories. I'm fourteen so my imagination is swirling around in my head. A lot. Please check it out. It is called- The Werewolf in Jasper. If you haven't already check out my second story- Life Still Continues After a Heartbreak. DISCLAIMER: I don't own A&O. I don't own it now, then, later or in any other story. Big shocker. Now, chapter 11)

Kate's POV:
We start walking back on our way to Jasper. We walk in silence for a few miles. Humphrey shuffles, trying not to further injure himself.

Then Humphrey breaks the silence. "Well, that was a minor setback." Poor Humphrey. He is covered from head to toe in leaves. Everyone is sad about what happened to him, and he keeps cracking jokes to raise our spirits.

"Whew!" Salty exclaims. "We've been walking for hours, can we rest?" no one objects to this.

"I'll go make us a den." Adam offers. We all forgave him, because he did what he did for his little sister. Anyway, he let us free and we managed to defeat Malachai. All thanks to Humphrey's clever plan.

When I thought Humphrey died I felt as if everything I had just been through was for a waste. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if Humphrey died with the feeling of hurt that I gave to him.

I shake my head. He is fine now, so what does it matter?

Humphrey hobbles over to me and I do everything in my control not to laugh. He just looks so funny. Then I remember why he looks like that and I feel horrible.

"Hey Kate?" he walks next to me. The only place on him that isn't covered with leaves is his eyes, and I look into them, and find myself lost in their beauty.

I snap back to reality. "Yes Humphrey?"

"Thank you. For saving me back there." His voice is slightly muffled from the leaves on his muzzle.

"I guess we are even then." I say. Remembering the time he saved me from the mud slide.

"I got one built!" Adam yells. 'Wow that was fast!'

We all walk over to Adam and see a huge, magnificent den.

Humphrey is the only one who's mouth isn't hanging open. Then again it can't hang open.

"Its wonderful!" says Emily. She walks over to Adam and presses her side against his. For once in his life, Adam is at a loss for words and he blushes.

It is quite a sight, a pure black wolf and a silver wolf together. It's as if their fur color compliments each other's fur. They look so cute together. And it leaves Humphrey wide open.

We all walk in the den and Adam offers to go hunting. Garth has nothing to do, so he volunteers also. It is as if he is just existing so he can get home when Lilly comes back.

Adam comes back with two caribous on his back. Garth barely manages one on his back. The silver wolf tosses the caribou off of his back. Emily is waving her tail in front of her face. "Looks like all those tree squats paid off." He goes up to Emily and they rub muzzles.

We all eat and then we get inside of the den to go to sleep. I quickly fall asleep from exhaustion.

In the middle of the night I faintly hear footsteps on the den floor. I wake up and I see Humphrey at the opening of the den, staring at the moon. I walk up to him and sit next to him. we sit like this in silence for a few minutes.

"What's on your mind?" I ask him.

He sits in silence for a few more minutes. Finally he answers. "I don't know if I can trust my heart anymore. I mean, she left me when something better came around." he sighs. "Love is a strange thing."

We sit in silence for a few more minutes. "Nothing is better than you." I tell him as a scoot closer to him. I gingerly lean on his shoulder, trying not to hurt him. I don't want this moment to end.

Humphrey eventually breaks the blissful moment. "Come on, let's go get some sleep." we walk over to the back of the den and we lay down. I press as close as I can without hurting him. I am confident that I have my Humphrey back.

(AN- I repeat, please check out my two other stories. You won't be disappointed. Excuse the partially short chapter. I am extremely stupid to try to keep up with three stories at once. I am doing it anyway. Until next chapter, stay young -SilverWolf1500)