Humphrey
I think it's almost about time for me to get out of this place. Five and a half weeks I've been cooped up in this cage. Even though it hasn't been all that bad, I still have my dislikes for the place. For instance, being an omega and not being able to do anything for weeks has been driving me insane. And I've tried to entertain myself, but McCabe and Abby have kept me from doing anything. It was probably for the best, but still. But I can put all of that behind me now, because I'm pretty sure it's about time for me to leave.
Yesterday I was drugged again, being tricked and eating that meat that I still think tastes better than anything else I have ever had. Anyway, when I became conscious, the first thing I noticed was that I didn't have any bandages on me. Not only that, I could actually walk on my leg again. My ribs also felt better then they had in forever. I just hope that they decide to release me soon, it's getting kind of lonely in here.
About a week ago was the time that both McCabe and Abby were set free. I had no idea it was going to happen. One moment we were all sitting around, laughing, having a good time; then I'm pretty sure we were all shot by tranquilizers. When I woke up I couldn't find any sign of the two. I was happy for them, because they hated it here. The confinement drove both of them crazy. It was each other that kept them from that.
I knew from the first time I saw them interact when they weren't fighting that they were going to be great friends, and possibly even more than that. The morning after we first met her, I woke up to the two of them talking. They were asking each other about their lives, McCabe tried to answer to the best of his ability. And to my suprise, Abby was very open to just have met us the day before. I didn't let them know I was awake and just kept listening for awhile. McCabe got her to admit the truth about why she was traveling. Apparently she was in the same boat as Kate, being forced into an arranged marriage. Not to unite packs or anything like that, but she still didn't want to go through with it. So she ran.
Abby is quite the wolf, I'll tell you. Ever since I met McCabe he's had a bad habit of not having any manners. I usually just ignored it, but the first time Abby noticed it, she volunteered to help him with it. It was funny watching how she did it. Every time he did something right, he was aloud to eat. But if he did something wrong then he couldn't. She was treating him like a pet dog. Much to my amusement and his embarrassment.
She even tried things to help get him memory back. It was a sweet thing to do for him, but it was all for nothing. No matter what she tried to do it never worked. Its almost been six weeks, if he hasn't gotten them back yet then it is highly unlikely for him to ever get them back.
Yah, they didn't want to show it but it was kind of obvious that the two of them had something going. At nights when Abby thought I was asleep, she would go and seek out to see McCabe and I'm guessing sleep next to him, then try and return before I woke up. They never knew that I knew.
But I think the thing that sealed the deal for the two was on the night of the full moon. They honestly have me to thank for it since I'm the one that started to howl. When I looked up at that moon the only thing I could think about was Kate, and the time us two howled when we finally admitted our feelings for each other. I just couldn't help myself and I howled up at the moon. When I had gotten done howling, both McCabe and Abby complimented me telling me I had a beautiful howl. Thats when Abby had an idea.
"Hey McCabe, you think that you're up for a howl?" She had asked wit confidence. That was another thing about Abby, she was never afraid to say or ask whatever was on her mind. McCabes face went pale and he tried to say something, but all that came out was stuttered words.
"I don't think I can. Honestly, I don't think I ever have." He had finally said. Abby just giggled.
"That's ok, all you got to know is to howl from the heart." She told him. He finally agreed after persuasion from both myself and Abby. Of course he was a little reluctant and nervous, but who isn't on their first howl. Especially with such a pretty wolf.
"I'll go first." She had said to him, "and you join in when you feel comfortable." McCabe nodded, which made Abby smile. She faced the moon with eagerness and after a deep breath she released the second most beautiful howl I've ever heard. (Kates is the first, duh.) I had just smiled as I listened to her beautiful song. McCabe, on the other paw, was in a state of shock wit his mouth agaped. He looked at her in awe like she was some sort of goddess. He did this for awhile until I finally nudged at him to go and howl. He nervously nodded and shakily sat down next to her.
With a few calming breaths, McCabe finally pointed his muzzle to the moon and began his howl. Understandably, it was a little choppy at first. No one's perfect on their first howl, it takes practice. But it didn't seem to matter to the two. When his howl did clear up it sounded amazing. The best part of it being that the two's howl matched up perfectly. I could see it on their faces that they were enjoying themselves.
When their howl was over they had looked at each other with love in their eyes. Still, they didn't admit it. Was this what it looked like when Kate and I were around each other?
Yah, I miss those two right now. Seeing their relationship with each other grow was amusing to watch. Plus, the company would be nice. But alas, I was cursed to solitude at the moment. Lying down on top of the den all by my lonesome. I guess the only upside to having the two gone is the peace and quiet of it all.
"HUMPHREY." Someone suddenly shouted causing me to shoot up from my spot on top of the den. Unfortunately, when this happened I lost my footing and slipped straight off the front. I groaned a little in pain as I brought myslef back up to my paws. Luckily it wasn't to far of a drop, unluckily it caused my ribs to start to ache again.
"Humphrey." The voice shouted again. When I heard it the second time my eyes became wide. I rushed towards the sound of the voice which came from the forest side of the enclosure. When I reached it my suspicions had been confirmed of who the voice belonged to.
"McCabe!" I shouted, rushing over to the fence.
"Hey man, how's it going?" He asked with a smile. I couldn't believe it. I honestly thought I wouldn't see him again. I thought that the humans would have taken them family away.
"Its going fine, I guess. How'd you get here?" I asked.
"We were only dropped off about a week from here. Abby recognized it and we decided to come by and check if you were still here since you weren't with the two of us." He explained.
"So where's Abby?" I questioned.
"Oh she went out hunting while I decided to come and check up on you." He told me. I nodded, this was great. It was so good to see him even if it has only been a week. A week in solitude feels like an eternity.
"Hey, you're not wearing your bandages anymore!" He pointed out.
"Yah, they took them off a couple of days ago. It feels great. I can put more pressure on my leg, and my ribs are feeling better. Well, they were." I told him. He looked at me confused, and asked what I meant. I explained to him what happened and instantly his face puffed up from trying to hold in a laugh.
I rolled my eyes. "Go ahead, let it out." He burst out laughing. It made me smile, I always liked his laugh.
After he calmed down, he got a little more serious. He put on a devious little smile. "How's about we get you out of there?" He asked me.
My eyes lit up and my whole body became filled with excitement. I urged him to do whatever he was going to do. He told me to calm down, then he pointed at the ground with a smile. I got exactly what he was saying. Instantly we started digging. I don't know why I didn't think about this earlier. I guess it was just best for me to stay here because of my injuries so the humans could get me back to my full health.
Now I'm not really fully healed, but I'm well enough to get out of here. I knew I was going to get out of here soon; I just didn't expect this soon or in this way. It works I guess.
We had only been digging for about five minutes when we ran into a little bit of a problem. Right as the fence ended, we hit solid stone which stopped us from digging down any further. It wasn't deep enough to go under it.
"Dammit." McCabe seethed in annoyance.
"So, have a backup plan?" I asked him. He just shushed me and told me to let him think for a second. He examined the fence and gave it a little tug wit his mouth. It gave a little.
"Here, you push and I'll pull it. Maybe we can bring it far enough up for you to crawl under." He told me. I nodded and started pushing on the gate. Little by little it seemed like the fence was being risen. It was a slow process, but we were gaining progress. Eventually I got my paws under it, and then my head. I had crawled out about halfway when suddenly there was a sound of talking. It was human and it was getting close. That's when we became a little frantic.
"Come on Humphrey, hurry up." McCabe mumbled through his mouth full of fence. It took all thr strength o had but with one final push, I launched myslef out from under the fence and into the outside world.
"Now run." McCabe shouted, not letting me take a break. He sprinted off into the forest and I chased after him close behind. The last thing I heard before entering the trees was the shouting of humans.
McCabe and I ran for a couple of minutes, making sure that we got as far away from the humans as possible. Even if they did help us, I didn't want to be anywhere near them. Soon we started to slow down and eventually came to a stop.
"Well that was a close one." McCabe said with a sigh of relief. I nodded in agreement, not really able to breath that well. Not doing any sort of activity for a couple of months really puts you out of shape.
"A little tired?" McCabe chuckled.
"Shut... up." I heaved out.
It didn't take us long before we started walking off again. McCabe said that we needed to go and meet Abby. I walked side by side with him as we talked about what traspired over the time we hadn't seen each other. My life hadn't been all that eventful since I was locked up in a cage. The only thing to really happen to me was that I got my bandages off.
McCabe said that nothing really happened with either of them also. He said that after they had been dropped off they made the plan to come and get me. It was thoughtful of them and it made me happy knowing that they did actually care fore me.
Then the topic of his memory came up again. He just shrugged it off.
"I've come to accept that I'm probably never getting it back." He told me. "So I've decided to not dwell on the past and look on towards the future. Abby said she's going to help me every step of the way."
I smirked,"So you and Abby are going to be together for awhile?" I asked.
He rolled his eyes and nodded. "Yah, and before you say anything we are dating." He said matter of factly.
"Well its about time." I said.
"Oh shut up, it took you nearly two years." He shot back.
"That's because there was a strict law that was prohibiting me from doing it. I woukd have been banished."
There was a pause for a second..."Well, I guess you got me there." He shrugged.
"So we're you the one who asked, or was it Abby?"
"Pftt, it was me of course. I mean, I'm the guy." He said while nervously laughing.
"Oh really." A new voice added. Both McCabe and I jumped from the sudden appearance of Abby. "Because I remember you having a nervous breakdown when I asked you." She giggled.
"It wasn't that bad." McCabe shouted. That only caused Abby to laugh more. "Whatever you say sweetie."
"Did you get the food or not?" McCabe asked in annoyance.
"Of course I did." Abby told him while gesturing for us to follow her.
I have to admit, these two made a cute, funny couple. The way they treated each other seemed questionable, but you could tell that the love is there. I honestly won't be suprised if one day the two become mates. I bet the two would live a happy life together.
We got there and quickly downed the deer that Abby had generously gotten for us. Its been a long time since I had a fresh kill, and I had no idea how much I missed it until I took my first bite. After I took my initial bite, I couldn't stop myself from devouring half the animal.
"That was delicious." I moaned as I sat back from the deer. McCabe and Abby just looked at me in amusement.
"So, what's the plan now?" Abby questioned. We looked at each other and no one said a thing. But I knew exactly what I needed to do.
"I've got to get back to Kate." I told them. They smacked their heads.
"Duh, how could we of forgotten that?" McCabe asked himself. I would honestly love to hang around with the two more, but I made a promise to myslef and Kate that I woukd return to her as soon as possible. Of course, the first thing I had to do was find out exactly where I was and how far from Kate I was. I don't even know if she's in Sawtooth. No matter where she is I need to go and find her. I can't be away from her any longer than I already have been.
My thoughts then turned again to the two wolves in front of me. They really didn't have anywhere to go themselves. Technically, both of them are lone wolves. And if they aren't planning on going anywhere else...
"How about you guys come with me?" I suggested in aspiration. It would be great to spend even more time with these two. I don't know what it is about them, but they make me really happy whenever I'm around them. Its just like when I hang out around with Salty, Shaky and Mooch.
The two wagged their tails excitedly, "Of course, we have nothing better to do." Abby agreed
"Great, now all we need to do is figure out where to go!"
It was only after the second hour of looking that we finally figured out where the hell we were going. Up to that point, it was a lot of arguing and shouting from the two love birds who wouldn't agree on anything. Even though neither of them have any idea where we are, both of them still were persistent on going there way. During one of the arguments I decided that I had heard enough and decided to go have a look of my own.
As I walked, a memory popped into my head. I remember seeing something tgat resembled a map back at the ranger station. It wasn't the smartest thing I could have done, but it was the quickest and I wanted to see Kate as fast as I possibly could. I silently went back to the atation, found the map and found out where we were and where to go.
We were a couple miles south of where everyone in Sawtooth is. It was the best news I had found out all day. It would honestly take us a little over a half hour to get there if we ran. Maybe an hour if we walked, but I had no intentions of walking there. I woukd release all my pent up energy if I had to.
I made my way back to the arguing couple only to find them in a hug. Finally the two stopped bickering and decided to grow up a little. I got their attention and told them what I found out. With our new knowledge, we decided it would be best to start heading out now. It was only a few hours from dark and we didn't want to be traveling at night.
Going at a fast pace, we immediately headed in the direction of my family. The excitement of going to be able to see them was overwhelming me. Of course Kate was the main wolf I wanted to see, mostly because I have known her much longer than any of these others; but I also can't wait to see my other family members. Mom and dad, Reed, Steven, Megan, all of them. And Evenow if the others aren't technically family, I still can't wait to be able to see them again.
As we ran, I actually started to find familiar landmarks of Sawtooth. I stopped for a second and scanned the area around me. It took me a second, but I soon realized why this place looked familiar. It was the place where I ran off to and my parents chased me down to talk about me. This was where I finally accepted them as being my parents.
McCabe asked me what was up, but I just told him it was nothing. Just that we were getting close. This wasn't too far off from the den. And upon comprehending how close I actually was, I just couldn't compose myself anymore. I took off in a dead sprint off towards the den. I heard the shouts of the other two from behind me, but I paid no attention to them.
I nearly exploded once the den finally came into sight. My heart pounding a mile a minute from the anticipation of seeing everyone again after the months of being away from them. McCabe and Abby are great, but they're not Kate. I picked up my pace a little more and I was closeing the distance fast.
Fifty feet...
Twenty feet...
Five feet...
I burst through the den I skidded to a stop so I didn't slam into a wall. I screamed Kates name, announcing that I was finally back. I looked around the den and the smile vanished from my face. No one was here. I rolled my eyes, 'they must be in the other den' I thought to myself. Without another thought I sprinted off towards that den. As I exited, McCabe and Abby had just arrived. They sighed in annoyance as they saw me bolt in another direction and followed behind again.
This could be the only place they would be unless they were all out doing something, which I really hope that they aren't because I don't want to go out looking for them or wait forever for them to get back. But when I got the scent of other wolves coming from the den straight in front of me, I almost guaranteed that I was going to see them.
Before I went bursting in, I decided it would probably be smarter to take it slowly. I don't want them freaking out on me and attacking me. That woukd be the worst thing that could happen.
I slowly walked into the den and heard voices talking. I peeked around the corner to see my parents and siblings all huddle around a deer eating there dinner. Only for a momment, Reed glanced up. That's all he needed to do for our eyes to connect. His mouth dropped and he peered at me speachless. Dad asked him what was wrong. He pointed right at me as his face lit up. The rest looked at me and I watched as they all looked shocked that I was there.
"Humphrey!" My siblings yelled as they ran over to me. They all locked onto me and yelled how much they missed me. Mom and dad walked over towards me with huge grins on. I peeled off my brothers and sister and went over to them. They hugged me and told me that they were so glad to finally see me.
"We all missed you a lot, especially them." Mom said pointing at my siblings.
"Well I've definitely missed all of you too."
It was at that moment where McCabe and Abby came into the den panting. They looked up at me annoyed.
"How are you able to run so fast after being den-ridden for months." McCabe gasped out.
"Come on, you two should be in a lot more shape than me." I insulted.
"You haven't been running for days." Abby shot back. I shrugged my shoulders.
" Touche."
"Uhhh, so are you going to introduce us to them?" Dad asked.
"Oh sorry, where are my manners. These are the wolves who were with me. That's Abby and that's McCabe. McCabe, Abby, this is my family."
They all said their hellos and introduced one another to each other. That's when my mind went back to the real reason why I really wanted to get back to here.
"So, where's Kate?" I asked excitedly. My heart sank as I saw the looks on their faces.
"She's not here Humphrey. They had to go back to Jasper." Then they proceeded to explain everything that had happened here while I was gone. I looked at awe at them. Jasper is at war? What the hell happened while we were gone.
"I need to get there." I immediately said.
"Wait, wait, wait. Humphrey, you need to rest." McCabe insisted.
"He's right, son. You need your rest. Besides, it's getting dark." Mom said.
I sighed, they were right. Even if I tried to get to Jasper, I wouldn't be able to make it. I'd have to stop half way through in a place I didn't know about. It was killing me to have to wait even longer, but come tomorrow I was going to go and get to Kate as soon as possible.