Alpha & Omega

Chapter 26: Restarting

There is a reason why I have left off the other chapter short. It is to tempt you to read on. This chapter is continuing off from the last chapter. Enjoy.

Sally removed the leaves and was shocked to see what was behind the blood coated leaves. Sally saw a huge hole with blood oozing out the hole. Sally gulped at went to work, but stopped.

"Everyone needs to be out, except Eve, since she was the pack healer some time ago." Sally instructed. Winston and Lilly nodded in confirmation and left the den. Sally grabbed a clean leaf and wiped around the wound.

Eve walked next to Sally and sat down. Sally dipped the other clean leaves in the berry mixture and placed them on the wound. Instantly the mixture stuck on the wound. Eve stared at Sally with a questioned look.

"Is that the mixture that…" Eve didn't finish her sentence when Sally spoke up.

"Yeah, I have been working on it for a while, and now let's see if it works." Sally said as she stood up and walked to where she was making the mixture.

"Where are you going?" Eve asked as she stood up.

"Where there's an exit wound, there's an entry." Sally said as she walked back to Humphrey with more leaves. Sally repeated her steps on the other side of Humphrey where the bullet entered. Just like earlier, the leaves instantly glued on him.

"Why did you need me here?" Eve asked as she again sat next to Sally.

"I need you, to wake him up." Sally smiled. Eve grew a smile on her face, knowing just what to do to wake Humphrey up.

"I don't know, he's wounded pretty bad. Can I wait just a little longer; to make sure the herb took affect?" Eve asked as she focused on Humphrey.

"Eve, there's no way of knowing if it work if you don't wake him up. But it is crucial if it doesn't work. If the herb doesn't work then he could die from the bleeding, but if it works then we finally know what to use on an extremely injured wolf." Sally finished as she went to the back of the den and pulled out a log that was broken in half.

"What's that for?" Eve asked curiously.

"Eve, you need to wake him up." Sally said, ignoring her earlier question. Eve had second thoughts of what she would do.

"Do I take a chance of waking him up and the herb working, or waking him up and him die from the blood loss." Eve thought to herself, and final came to a decision. Eve walked toward Humphrey's in-moving body and sighed.

"If something bad happens, I'm sorry. You are the son-in-law I knew, and I planned that you are to keep that title until my time comes." said Eve. A few words of kindness in case he does not make it.

Kate and Lilly waited outside the den for the word of Humphrey being alright. Winston was talking to the pack while he was sitting outside his den explain who, and what happened to the wolf he just recently carried.

Kate and Lilly listened to their dad as he explained.

"The wolf you recently just saw me carry was none other than, Humphrey." The crowd grew silent at hearing this.

"He protected his wife, my daughter, from being killed from a hunter. He sacrificed his body to protect the one he loved, my daughter, Kate." By now the pack was shuffling about. Winston grew teary eyed at what he was going to say.

"My daughters mate, my son-in-law, Humphrey, is in critical condition. The pack healer, Sally, is with him right now and she is not sure if he will make it. I knew Humphrey ever since he was a pup, and always knew him to be a fun, loving, caring, and dependable pup. He… he never broke a single promise. Ever since that day, he was like a son to me. A son I never had and now he is on the brink of death." Winston finished his speech with a strong and confident voice.

Wolves in the pack starred at the leader of the pack walk away, and when Winston knew no one could see him he wiped his tears away. Kate and Lilly watched as the pack hastily walked over to Sally's den.

Back in the Den

Eve was about to wake Humphrey when he coughed. Eve stared at him and sat down with a smile.

"Kate, Lilly, Humphrey's getting up." Eve said with a happy tone in her voice. Kate and Lilly rushed inside the den and saw Humphrey's leg twitched. Kate stared at him, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Humphrey!" Kate squealed as she ran towards him and hugged him passionately. Humphrey only coughed and yelped in pain. Kate instantly let go of him and kissed him. Humphrey smiled and slowly turned his head to look at everyone in the den.

"H-Hey guys." Humphrey said in a raspy voice. Kate was worried, he sounded as if he haven't drank water in days.

"Humphrey, are you ok?" Kate asked. Humphrey couldn't manage a smile before he closed his eyes without a response. Kate nudged his face, but didn't move.

"S-Sally! Humphrey's not moving!" Kate yelled. Sally was by her side in an instant.

"Eve, help me put him on the board. We need to get him near a place that has water fast." Eve and Sally picked Humphrey's body and placed him on the board. Sally lifted the board with Eve's help and took off out of the den.

The pack watched as they carried the body of Humphrey. Some female wolves saw the bloody wolf and covered their mouth with their paws. Eve, Sally, and Kate ran out of the den in search of water.

"Why not take him to the pond next to our den." Kate asked as she followed them. Sally nodded and took off towards the pond.

5 min. later

Sally and Eve reached the water and set down Humphrey. Sally pulled Humphrey off the board and gently dipped him in the cool and refreshing water. Humphrey's eyes shot open and saw that he was in water. Sally pulled him out and placed him on the board.

"Why am… I here?" Humphrey asked as he looked around. Kate walked over to him and hugged him. A wave of pain rocketed to his side where he got shot. Humphrey held in the pain and continuing to hug Kate.

Humphrey could hear Kate sob quietly, and he also began to cry.

"I'm sorry Humphrey. I'm sorry." Kate wailed into his fur. Humphrey couldn't help but hugged Kate tighter, making himself wince at the pain.

"Kate, I can't live without you. I'm sorry for causing you so much pain." Humphrey sobbed. Eve and Sally walked away and sat down.

"Did you really mean what you said about Humphrey?" Sally asked breaking the silence. Eve looked at her with a smile.

"Yes, I saw how he reacted around Kate. When he was a pup, he was so formal with me and Winston. It happened only a few years after I had Kate." Eve finished with a happy smile. Sally and Eve watched as Humphrey and Kate were nuzzling each other.

"I love you Kate."

"I love you too Humphrey." Kate said, kissing him. The four wolves were outside and it was late. The sun was hovering over the mountains, leaving an orange glow.

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