Chapter 14
Snow walked along for a few minutes and held his head low. KIM was catching him up until she heard a large bang, which it sounded like a gun had been fired.
A large yelp was heard.
Snow had been hit and he sprinted away to safety, limping. Leaving a trail of blood behind
KIM heard and saw Snow run away when she was hit in the chest with a bullet making her drop to the ground.. Lexi and Octane heard the shot and saw what happened and ran to her aid.. KIM put up her paw and pushed back.. "NO GET BACK TO THE DEN NOW!" She yelled. Octane kept on running as Lexi held on to him.. "Shes ok common lets get out of here!" Octane looked back feeling helpless to do anything.
KIM spit blood out of her mouth and saw the hunter who was hiding in the brush.. "They just don't learn.." She said with a devilish smile.
Snow laid down panting from exhaustion and looked to his chest. The bullet missed his heart and his lungs but he was severely injured and losing blood. He applied pressure to stop the bleeding for now but it wouldn't hold forever.
The hunter saw that KIM was down but not out and went in for another shot when suddenly! A large metal claw crunched down on the barrel of his rifle making it bend in ways it wasn't meant to do. The hunter screamed in terror and dropped his gun. "OH MY GOD OH MY GOD.." He yelled as he ran away into the forest.. Until a chain wrapped up his ankles. He clawed at the ground trying to get away as he started to get dragged back. "Where do you think your going?" KIM screamed. KIM grabbed him and pinned him to a tree. The hunter looked deep into her eyes.
"Your lucky your not at the top of my list right now..." She growled. THe hunters gasped for air as her paw clenched his neck.
KIM drops him as saw him run out of sight. Wolfclaw looked at him in disbelief. "Don't worry Wolfclaw he wont get far! Common we have to go make sure Snow is ok!"
Snow let out a painful howl as a sign of him being in danger. The howl was heard through the entire park. His breathing was getting weak but he was still fighting
KIM heard the howl and ran as fast as she could until she found Snow lying on the ground clearly hurting very badly. "Snow where did it hit you?"
Snow removed his paw from his wound and showed it KIM
KIM put his paw back up to it.. "Keep pressure to it.."
Snow looked away with tears in his eyes
KIM grabbed her head trying to figure out what to do
Snow looked back at her.
"KIM don't just sit there!" Kate snapped. "I don't know what to do Kate! I don't have enough power to help him.." Kate looked back at Snow.. "Not enough darkness maybe.. but what about the light?" KIM nodded as she changed back into Kate.. "Ok Snow just hang in there ok... I've never done this before so bare with me!"
"No Kate..."
Kate pulled away.. "What?"
"You've... You've done... Enough for me..."
"But Snow your bleeding.. Im not just going to leave you in pain!"
"Sometimes... You've gotta let go... I'm not gonna make it... I'm sorry..."
Kate moved his Paw... "OH shut up!"
"Please..."
"No... when your living in my park your my responsibility and your marrying my daughter. Im not going to let her raise those pups without you!"
Snow grabbed her paw and looked up to her and smiled warmly. "United We Stand..."
Kate nodded and moved his paw and pressed up against him wound.
"T-T-Thank you..."
Kate stuck her tongue out as a light blue aura surrounded her paw.
Snow exhaled and relaxed
"Is this more pleasant than KIMS darkness?" She asked
"Anything that heals is pleasant..." Snow smiled
Kate smiles, "This is the good part of KIM.. Something I helped her reach! This is as paranormal as you can get!"
Snow smiles and closes his eyes
The aura surrounded his wound patching it up. "How do you feel now?"
"Little better."
"Good just a bit longer.. So theres something I need to talk to you about..."
"What you said about Octane.. Now I know it wasn't that rude but its the principle.."
"I'm sorry... But I got carried away in all the fun I just wanted to keep it going..."
"Yes but was it fun to Octane.. How would you feel if you were new.. well newer to the park and had some one making jokes or teasing you about your fears?"
"Intimidated..."
"How so Snow?"
"Because I'd be doing something I don't wanna do..."
"Which is?"
"Bad..."
Kate nodded, "Thats what I thought... I know Im not your mother but.. Its just the motherly side of me.."
"I understand..."
"Plus.. I just want to make sure everyone is being treated right.."
"I won't do it again..."
"Thank you... I don't mind if its for fun but just behind someones back."
"Yeah... I've learned my lesson..."
"Good.." Kate gives him a kiss on the cheek. "Your wound is almost healed just a bit more."
"Kate... Do you think that I might be a magnet to females?"
Kate shrugged, "I don't know Snow.. Umm why do you ask?"
"Well when I got kidnapped the girl who took me kissed me..."
Kate chuckled, "You don't say... Well.." Kate looks at him, "You not a bad looking wolf."
Snow smiled "Thanks Kate... You're not bad looking yourself..."
"So I've been told!" She smiled
Snow chuckled before seeing his wound had been healed
"There we go.." Kate wiped her head
"Thanks Kate..." Snow rolled over and stood up straight
Kate lied down
"Hey... Right back at ya!" Snow gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and chuckled. "You did good... And I appreciate that..."
Kate nodded, "Im just happy it went well.. for the most part. It was my first time"
"I'm heading home I'm sure Lexi and Octane are worried about us..."
Kate got up and shook her self.. "Yea I agree.. Oh and btw KIM took care of that hunter.. Well kind of!"
"How so?" Snow said as he started his walk
Kate chuckled.. "Don't worry.. KIM doesn't protect this place alone!" Far into the distance of the park the hunter who shot Snow and KIM was sitting in the back of a green truck. "HUH looks like you had a run in with a good friend of mine hey buddy!" Dale laughed.
Both Kate and Snow arrived back at the main den and walked up to the entrance
"SNOW!" Lexi yelled and ran up to him and tackled him
"Hey, Lexi!" Snow said with his back flat to the ground
Lexi rubbed her nose against his.. "Thank god your ok!"
"Yeah I'm okay..." Snow gave her a loving lick
Lexi looked up and saw Kate. "MOM!" She yelled as she jumped up and pinned her as well. Kate rubbed her head. "Hey kiddo, good to see you doing so well!"
Snow smiled at them and sat back upright and passed out, slumped onto the ground and into the abyss of sleep.
"He's had a tough day.. He needs his rest." Kate said to Lexi. Lexi just laughed, "He's so cute when he's asleep."
Snow rolled into his back and let his arms and legs hang in the air.
Kate and Lexi just chuckled.
Snow rolled back over and slept soundly with a warm smile on his face
Octane went over to Kate and Lexi. "Where's KIM? Is she ok?" Kate and Lexi looked at each other. Kate realised KIM didn't tell octane about her and KIM being one in the same!
"Octane there's something you need to know." Lexi said
Octane tilted his head. "Yea and what's that? Please tell me she isn't hurt!"
Kate's ears dropped as she looked at Lexi.
"No Octane... KIM... Is Kate one in the same..."
Octane laughed, "that's a good one guys! How can Kate and KIM be the same wolf?"
Lexi glared at Octane
Octane stopped laughing. "Your not kidding..."
Lexi shook her head
Octane sat on the ground trying to understand. "But.. But how I... Don't understand how KIM is Kate or how Kate is KIM.. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!" He yelled
Lexi put her paw over his mouth and told him to shush and pointed towards Snow
Octane pushed her paw away. "I don't care if he's trying to sleep! That jerk made fun of me earlier!" Kate stepped in and grabbed him. "Come here!" She barked
Octane gulped
Kate dragged Octane outside and made him sit in front of her. "Now listen I know that this is a lot to take in and hard to believe but it's true! All of it!" Octane shook his head "But how... Where u KIM all along?" Kate shook her head, "No and that why its so hard to explain!"
"Then I'd love to hear it then because right now I'm a little bit confused... No beyond confused!" Kate took a deep breath and told Octane everything from the beginning.
"So... KIM is this spirit who lives in you as a vessel to become alive again.." Kate nodded, "I know it's weird but its all true." Octane stood up and started to walk away. "Hey where are you going?" Kate asked. "I need to take a walk.. I need to think about this." Kate's ears dropped as Octane walked away.
Snow opened his eyes with his sleep disturbed. "What's going on?"
"Nothing.. Octane found out the truth about KIM.."
"He made a big deal out of it I guess... I'd love to have some sleep for once without interruption..." Snow laid down and closed his eyes
"We'll what if you found out I wasn't really me Snow?" Lexi asked
"What If I'm someone's inner monster?" Lexi said with a evil grin.
"I'd be surprised."
"We'll there you go! Octane is more than surprised.."
"I wouldn't scream over it though... He was clearly aware that I was asleep..."
Lexi punched him in the arm
Snow yelped playfully
"What is up with you Snow! What do you have against him!"
"I have nothing against him I just don't feel like he's a friend of mine..."
Lexi glared at him. "So your just going to judge him.. You don't even know him!"
"I don't want to judge him but I know he's capable of more. The fact he's dating your mother in a sense sickens me."
"Ok now that's enough you two!" Humphrey jumped in. "First of all Snow it's none of your business what my wife does and second he's not dating my wife he's dating KIM which is a whole different wolf!" Lexi nudged him, "we'll dad they aren't exactly dating all they did was a howl." Humphrey nodded, "Which I was aware of!"
"And another thing Octane didn't know about Kate until now so I suggest you get your facts straight!" Humphrey snapped.
Snow sat up "You know Humphrey sometimes I wish I had died in that fire... You wanna know why I don't want to anymore? because I thought I could have a better life here!" Snow said as he stormed out of the den.
Lexi started to run after him until Humphrey grabbed her tail. "Let him go... He has a lot of thinking and growing up to do."
Snow sprinted away from the den and headed to the Far East towards the border of the central pack
He headed out of the park and left the pack heading to where ever the path took him. He sprinted for miles before spotting a small open area with a den located to the left with a flock of flowers scattered around the area. He entered the area and found a family of wolves eating fish there were two adults and with them were 3 pups.
"Hello?" Snow said
"Oh, hello stranger! Are you lost?"
"No, no just getting away from my troubles..."
"Would you like to join us? We have plenty of fish to spare!"
"Sure... My name is Snow by the way..."
"Snow eh... My name is Han and my that in there is my wife Mary and those are our three pups Derek, Angel and Lion-heart."
"Sure is a great family you have here..."
"Thanks..." Han said as he walked back into his den and Snow followed after him.
"So Snow where did you come from?" Asked Mary
"I came from the central territory back in jasper park..."
"Oh, is it nice?"
"It's okay... It's my new home... I've started to settle down and soon to become a family man myself..."
"Aww how sweet... Reminds me back in the day when me and Han met..."
"Good times..." Han exhaled
"So how long have you lived here?" Asked Snow
"A long time my friend... We did have a 4th pup before we had these three..."
"If you don't mind me asking who was the 4th?"
"Humphrey..." And from that moment after Mary had said that name Snows' eyes widened and was speechless...
"Your Humphrey's parents?!" Snow nearly shouted
Mary nodded
"Oh my god... How did you get separated?"
"It's hard to explain but... We were taken, relocated out here and we had no idea where we were and lost all track of Jasper..."
"I'm sorry to hear that..."
"Hey... It's okay." Han looked at Snow and saw that he was looking faint.
"Are you okay buddy?" Han asked
"Snow?" Mary enquired
Snow passed out and blood started to run out of his recently healed wound.
The next morning he awoke wondering why he was on the ground with a bandage made of leaves around his wound.
"Oh thank god you're awake... We lost you there kiddo..."
"What happened?"
"Your scar opened up and you lost quite a bit of blood and passed out... You'll be fine now though... Listen you should head back home..."
"But don't you wanna come with me to see your son?"
"No it's been too long and we're getting too old to make the journey... We'll be fine where we are thanks..."
"Okay... It's nice meeting you though... Especially Humphrey's parents..." Snow smiled
"Tell him we said hi and we missed him very much..." Snow nodded and sprinted out of the den and headed back to Jasper.
Lexis eyes were very heavy. She was up all night wondering where Snow was. Kate was up along with her lying next to Humphrey. "You didn't get much sleep Kate.. Are you ok?" Kate shook her head.. "Not really Im worried about Snow and Octane.. KIM has been up as well."
Humphrey yawned and patted her on the back. "Im sure they are fine." Kate looked at Lexi and saw her looking out of the den with worries in her eyes. "IM sure he's ok Hun.. He just needed to go clear his head." "MOM... I don't understand.. why does he talk down Octane.. And if not Octane what would he do to some wolf else?" Kate shrugged, "Snow just has trust issues." Lexi smirked and shook her head. "He just thinks he better than everyone else.. thats his problem." "Now Now you don't know that.." Kate responded
Lexi just lied her head back down.. "He needs to grow up a little bit and quit judging people. One of these days your not going to be there to bail him out of his problems.."
About 3 weeks later Snow remained to live in his hide out. He had thought about what he had done and now he felt ready to become a mature adult. He walked up the hill to their den and looked at his bandage and decided to take it off. Snow exhaled and walked slowly into sight at the entrance and looked inside. Before hesitating and sat on the edge of the den
Lexi was sitting rubbing her stomach which was starting to show
Snow sat quietly at the edge of the den shocked that he had met Humphrey's parents... He wondered if he should tell him or not.
The familiar scent of Snow was starting to fill Lexis' lungs. The pungent flowery scent wafted into the den as the gentle breeze flowed by.
Lexi takes a whiff of the den air and smells Snow and turns her head towards the entrance and sees Snow sitting at the edge...
Snow sat there looking over the park
"Gee... Look who came back.." She spoke
"Oh, hey..." Snow said as he turned around and saw the lump "You look beautiful..."
Lexi just shook her head... "Oh now you care.."
"Listen Lexi I know what I did was wrong and the way I treated Octane was uncalled for but I can assure you that I've changed... My time away has left me to think what a bad wolf I had become. I hope that you could find it in your heart to forgive me."
"You know you leave for 3 weeks and you don't even bother to let us know you were ok. I was worried sick about you along with everyone else but of course my mom and KIM told us not to worry about you, but I couldn't do anything else by think about you.."
"I know but I was too angry to say where I was going but I did meet 2 special wolves when I was away..."
"Snow... don't change the subject.." Lexi shook her head
"I'm sorry Lexi... But like I've said I've changed... You have a right to be angry at me and I was missing you too but having time to think about what I've done has paid off... I just want us to be happy..."
Lexi hugs Snow.. "Im sorry Snow.. I just missed you and I didn't know if you were coming back.."
"I always come back..." Snow embraces Lexis' hug "I'm sorry..."
Lexi nods on his shoulder..
Lexi ears perk up, "Wait.. my dads parents!" She said as she pulled away from the hug.
"Yes... Han and Mary..."
"But I.. I thought that they died long ago..."
"No... They were relocated when Humphrey was a pup..."
"Really! Oh my god my dad is going to be so happy to hear about this!"
"Hear what hun?" Humphrey said coming up behind them.
"Well umm..." Nudges Snow.. "Tell him who you found when you were away!"
"I found your parents Humphrey... They said they've missed you and they are happy..."
"My... Parents?"
"Yes Han and Mary."
Humphrey was speechless.. "But.. I thought something happened to them years ago?"
"They were relocated..."
A smile stretched across his face.. "Oh my god!"
Snow smiled
"Then if they were relocated where are they now?"
"To the Far East, outside the territory"
humphrey was speechless
Snow looked at Lexi and was blown away by the way she looked "You look beautiful Lexi..." Snow said
Lexi grabbed here stomach.. "If you say so.." Humphrey rolls his eyes, "Common Lexi you look great! "
"You'll always be pretty Lexi..." Snow said putting his paw on hers
Lexi smiled
"You wanna take a walk with me Lexi? Catch up on what has happened?"
"Absolutely!"
Both Lexi and Snow sat up and walked away from the den. Lexi was the first one to break the silence.
"So what did you do while you we're gone?"
"Just think about my life and the future for our pups. The wedding has me concerned most of all..."
"I'm not really concerned about it Snow.. Not that I'm not excited but I just know it will happen someday!"
"Someday... I'm looking forward to I but I'm just a little nervous about it..."
"What are you worried about Snow?"
"I've never seen a wedding done before so I don't know what to do... And I was never told about the procedure of them... I'm worried I might screw it up..."
Lexi giggled," I wouldn't worry about it Snow. My mom and dad both promised they would teach us what we need to do!"
"Before the wedding? Great i could use with a bit of advice... I can't describe how much I'm going to love you on that day and forever after..."
"More than you can do now?"
"Yes... I care about you so much..."
"So do I!"
"Lexi... if I could hold you in my arms forever... I would never get bored because not a day goes by without knowing I love you..."
"Well you won't have to worry about it because we will be together!"
Snow gives her a kiss on the cheek "I want you forever, forever and always..."
"And we always will be!"
Snow smiled warmly and walked close to Lexi with their bodies touching side-by-side
Lexi blushed.. "My belly is bigger than yours now.. That's going to take some time to get used to."
"It's not about the looks Lexi it's the loving soul that lives deep inside of you... You look more beautiful than you ever do and when they are born we can admire them forever and I can love you for who you are..."
Lexi lies her head on his shoulder and sighs.. "I'm happy your back!"
"And I'm happy to see you as my future wife..."
"And you as my husband."
Snows ears dropped and a cute puppy smile formed on his face and gave Lexi a loving lick.
Lexi smiles and licked back
Snow snuggled his head against hers and sighed happily.