We had just finished eating when Dad said "Okay, you ready to go?" I quickly nodded and said "Yep, whenever you are!" We were out in the living room, Mom and I laying on the couch and Lupa relaxing on the floor next to Grandma, Kevin and Naomi.
"Well, we'll see you guys sometime tonight then!" Grandma said, smiling. Dad was too and said "We should be home around 10 or so. You guys'll be alright for a while?"
"Yeah, we'll be fine, don't worry." Mom said, smiling too. He nodded and said "Alright then! Bye, guys! We'll see you after while!" He kissed Mom before we headed outside to his Jeep. We got in and he started it, letting it warm up before we left.
It was still rather cool, but not too bad. "So, there's a couple places we could go...One is the same place as last night and the other is farther up in the mountains. Another hill that overlooks the lake and mountains. It's really nice up there, but a bit of a drive." Dad said, putting his seatbelt on.
"I'd really like to see the lake!" I said, my tail wagging. He chuckled and said "I thought you would. It'll be about a couple hours until we get there." I nodded and said "Okay! Doesn't matter to me how long of a drive it is." We pulled out of the driveway and started heading off, going toward the highway.
An Hour Later - Halfway There
"And up that road is a nice cabin my parents and I went to one summer. We had fun, but it just wasn't the same as regular camping." Dad said, smiling. I nodded and said "Think someday we could go camping? Sounds like fun!"
"Maybe! There's a national park a few hours north that has good camping. Probably the best part is the lake. It's pretty good size and is usually pretty nice in the summer." He said. I smiled and said "Sounds great! I'd love to go!"
"Well, then I suppose we should! Possibly this summer or so...I think you and Lupa would love it! I know Lilly would since it's pretty much how she used to live in Jasper." He said. I nodded again and said "What do you do?"
"Anything you want, really. I personally like to just hang around most of the day and relax. You guys can go exploring or something whenever you feel like. I wouldn't recommend going TOO far because you never know if there's other wolves or anything that might attack." He said, chuckling.
"Yeah, good point!" I said, smiling. We were getting pretty high up in the mountains and it was getting colder by the second. The heater was on full blast, but I was still shivering and my nose was freezing cold. I laid down and put my paws over it, trying to get warm.
Dad noticed I was cold and reached into the back seat, getting a small blanket of some kind and laying it over me. I smiled and said "Thanks, Dad! I'm freezing..." He chuckled and said "I could tell...Don't worry, it's not much longer."
We started going up a hill right after he changed gears. He was about to do it again, but didn't and said "Eh, it'll be fine...Engine's got enough power." I smiled and went back to looking out the window, watching the trees and other cars go by.
We finally got to the top of the hill a few minutes later and a sign went by that said "Caution: Slippery When Wet". We started going back down when Dad said "My favorite area in all of Montana..." There were snow capped mountains all around us and pine trees everywhere. It was absolutely amazing!
I was looking up a hill at some patches of snow when something suddenly felt wrong. The back of the Jeep started sliding sideway across the road and I panicked, saying "Dad!? What's going on!?"
"Shit, Black ice!" He said, trying to straighten us out. Soon, we were going sideways down the road and he looked out his window before suddenly grabbing me and yelling "Hang on!" I got as tight as I could to him and suddenly felt a big thud and then the Jeep roll sideways. It hit the side and then rolled onto the top when I suddenly blacked out.
Cody's POV
"Hang on!" I yelled, holding Dakota tight to me. There was a pothole coming up fast right in line with the rear tire and I knew it would make us roll. We hit it and the Jeep bounced up and rolled onto the side and top, smashing the roof and shattering windows. Glass was flying everywhere and I was just trying to shield Dakota from it.
We rolled four or five times down the road, finally coming to a stop on the shoulder. I opened my eyes to see we were upside down, steam filling the air all around us. I looked down at Dakota and his eyes were closed to.
I relaxed my grip on him, saying "It's alright, we're stopped." When he didn't say anything or even move, my heart sank. "Dakota!?" I yelled, shaking him a bit, but still nothing. I could feel him still breathing, so I knew he was only unconsious. I laid him on the roof and reached into my pocket, pulling out my knife and cutting the seatbelt.
I dropped onto the roof, landing on the back of my neck. I picked Dakota up onto my chest and pulled us out through the back window, feeling the broken glass cut my back. When we were finally out, I sat up against the side of the Jeep, still holding him.
"Come on, buddy, wake up!" I said, tears in my eyes. I didn't even notice cars pulling over until someone ran up to us and said "Are you okay!?" I nodded and said "I am, but he's knocked out! I can't feel my leg, though."
"Okay, I've already called 911. They'll be here in about fifteen minutes." He said. I nodded and turned back to Dakota, lightly stroking his head and back, hoping he'd be okay. I suddenly realized that I needed to do something else...Call home.
Lilly's POV
I was laying on the couch relaxing for about an hour or so now after Cody and Dakota left. He was really excited to be going back up to the mountains with Cody, but who could blame him? Mom and Kevin were talking about something back in Glacier when I suddenly got a bad feeling in my stomach.
I picked my head up and laid my ears back, feeling something was wrong with them. Mom looked over at me and noticed I was worried and said "Lilly, what's wrong?" I was getting a little scared and said "I...I don't know. I just feel like something's wrong..."
"Don't worry, I'm sure they're fine. Probably sitting somewhere on a mountain having fun." Mom said, smiling. I weakly smiled too and said "I hope so..." Just then, the phone started ringing and I got more worried, thinking "Please let them be okay! Please let them be okay!"
Cody's Dad came out and answered it, saying "Hello? Hey, what's...What?! Where!? Yeah, she's here, hang on a second..." He came over to me and said "It's Cody. He needs to talk to you..." He put the phone up to my ear and I said "Cody!?"
"It's me, love. Something happened..." He said, sounding really scared. "What happened?!" I asked, getting more scared too. He took a breath and said "We hit ice coming down the highway and the Jeep started sliding. We hit a bump and started rolling."
"Oh my god!? Are you two okay!?" I asked, extremely worried for them. "I'm alright, but I can't feel my leg. I think Dakota is, but he's unconsious. He's still breathing, so I think he'll be okay. Just knocked out..." He said, his breath shaky.
"Cody, calm down, it's alright. Are you going to hospital?" I asked. "Yeah, the ambulance is here. They already put me in it and we're about to leave. I'm so sorry, Lilly! I never meant for this to happen!" He said.
"No, I know you didn't...It's okay. We'll meet you there in a little bit. Just make sure Dakota's okay." I said. "Alright, see you in a little bit, love." He said. I smiled and said "Okay, see you in a bit." He hung up and so did his Dad, saying "They're headed to the hospital?"
"Yeah, they're just leaving. I think they'll be there by the time we get there." I said. He nodded and said "Okay, we'll go in a few minutes." I nodded and turned to Mom and Kevin, saying "Are you guys gonna stay here?"
"Yeah, we will. Don't worry about us, just go make sure they're okay." She said, weakly smiling. I nodded and turned back to his Dad, saying "When can we go?"
"As soon as you and Lupa are ready." He said. I looked over at Lupa and she said "I'm ready! They're okay, right?" I nodded and said "Yeah, they are. Dakota got knocked out and Cody said he can't feel his leg."
"But, they're otherwise okay?" She asked. I nodded again and said "Yeah, they are. Can we go see them now?" His Dad nodded and said "Yep, let's go! I gotta make a call on the way over..."
I hopped off the couch and we all went out to his car, getting in and quickly pulling out of the driveway. His Dad called another number and a couple seconds later said "Hi, honey, it's me. Cody and Dakota got into an accident up the highway...No, they're okay right now. They're going to be at the hospital...Yeah, we're going right now...Okay, see you after while. Love you!"
He hung up and we quickly drove off to the hospital. I was shaking a little bit in fear and knew Lupa was the same, if not worse. I looked back at her in the back seat and said "You okay, honey?" She nodded and said "Y-Yeah, I'm alright...Just worried."
"I know you are...I am, too. It's alright, they're going to be perfectly fine, trust me." I said, weakly smiling. She was too and said "Okay, Mom...I'm gonna lay down until we get there." I nodded and she laid down, closing her eyes and falling asleep a couple minutes later.
"Are you gonna be okay, Lilly?" His Dad asked. I nodded and said "As soon as I know they're both alright. I'm mostly worried about Dakota right now." He smiled and said "Yeah, I don't blame you. I am, too..."
Cody's POV
We were just pulling into the hospital parking lot and drove upto the emergency room. They opened the doors and pulled the stretched Dakota and I were on out. He was still out and I was holding him to my chest. I wasn't going to let him go for anything, not until Lilly got there.
They pushed us inside and to an exam room where a doctor was waiting. "Well, it's about time you got here...Oh, who's this?" She asked, seeing Dakota. I weakly smiled and said "Dakota."
"Was he in the car with you?" She asked. I nodded and said "Yeah, we were headed upto the mountains. He's...Well, he's my son." She looked at me funny and said "He's your...Nevermind, not my business. So, they say you've got a leg injury?"
"I can't feel it at all or move it." I said, looking down at my leg. He moved over to it and started lightly pushing on it in a few places. "Can you feel any of this?" She asked. I shook my head and she said "Hm...You're probably still in slight shock from what happened. I heard it was pretty bad...You SHOULD start to get feeling back in it soon. If you do, it's probably gonna hurt like hell."
"Okay, thanks...My family are on their way over now." I said. She nodded and said "We're gonna take you up to a room upstairs where you can relax." I smiled and said "Thanks!"
"Nah, don't worry about it. It's been hectic recently in the ER, but pretty quiet everywhere else. Plenty of open rooms so you don't need to stay down here with all the screaming people." She said, smiling too.
"Can I get something for pain if it hurts later?" I asked. "Yeah, they'll give you some painkillers up there. I'll be up after while to check in and see how you're doing, okay?" She asked. I nodded and said "Sure, thanks!" She smiled and got up, sticking her head out the door and calling over someone to help me upstairs. A guy came into the room with a wheelchair and helped me out of the bed and into it. He pushed me out and over to the elevator and we went up to the third floor.
When we got up there, someone else came over and pushed me down to the room. We went in and he helped me up onto the bed before turning to the rolling table where a pill bottle was. "Here, take these so it doesn't hurt as bad later." He said, handing me two pills and a cup of water. I nodded and took them, drinking the water and giving the cup back to him.
"Alright, just relax and get comfortable. Someone will be by soon to check on you." He said, walking out. I laid my head back against the bed and looked down at Dakota, still knocked out. I started stroking his back, hearing him lightly purr so I knew he could feel me. "Don't worry, buddy...Everything's going to be okay." I quietly said, anxiously waiting for Lilly to get here.
I laid there waiting for about ten minutes or so until someone else came in. "Hi, I'm here to look at your leg." The nurse said, smiling. I did too and said "Oh, okay!" She came over and said "I'm gonna need to set him on the floor..."
"No, I'm not letting go of him until his mother gets here." I calmly said, dead serious. Right then, I heard "Cody, Dakota!" I turned to see Lilly, Lupa and Dad coming in. "Lilly! He's still out...I don't know what to do! I'm so sorry!" I said, tears in my eyes. She came over and said "No, it's okay...Here, let me take him." I nodded and gently laid him on her back and she laid down on the floor, setting him by her stomach. Lupa sat down next to her, saying "Is he gonna be okay, Mom?"
"Of course he is, honey. He's a tough little guy, believe me..." She said, giggling. Dad sat down in one of the chairs by the bed and the nurse started looking at my leg, seeing if she could find anything wrong. After a few minutes she said "Well, I can't seem to find anything...Probably gonna need an X-Ray." I nodded and said "I was thinking that...Any idea how long until then?"
"Not very long. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go talk to your doctor." She said. I nodded again and she walked out, closing the door behind her. I laid my head back and Lilly looked up at me, saying "So, how do you feel so far?"
"Honestly, not bad. My back kinda hurts because of some glass, but I'm alright." I said. She weakly smiled and said "I thought you'd be in a lot worse condition. Dakota, too..." Right then, Mom came into the room. I smiled and said "Hey, Mom..."
"Cody! Are you alright!?" She said, quickly coming over to me. I nodded and said "Except for my leg, yeah, for the most part."
"Oh, thank god...What happened?" She asked. I told her everything and she said "Wow...You guys got pretty lucky!" I chuckled and said "I suppose so...I'm mostly worried about Dakota, though."
"How long has he been out?" She asked. I looked up at the clock and said "A little over an hour...Why don't you guys take him to the vet and have him checked out? Make sure he's alright."
"Good idea. We'll be back as soon as we're done there." She said. I nodded and Dad picked up Dakota and they all went out, closing the door again behind them.
Lilly's POV
We had just left the hospital with Dakota and were driving to the vet to have him looked at. It wasn't a very long drive, but it seemed to take forever since I was so worried. We got there about fifteen minutes later and parked, getting out and going inside.
"Well, hey, guys! What brings you by?" The girl working there asked, smiling at us. "Cody and Dakota here were in a car accident a little while ago. We'd like to have him checked out to make sure he's alright. He's been out for over an hour." I said. She nodded and said "Okay, come on back with me." We went behind the desk, following her into one of the rooms.
"The doctor will be with you in a couple minutes." She said, closing the door. Cody's Dad set Dakota down with me and I laid down, gently pulling him close to me. I nuzzled him and he started purring again, making me smile. A few minutes later, the door opened again and the doctor came in.
"Okay, let's take a look here..." She said, gently picking Dakota up. She looked him over for a couple minutes before saying "Well, I don't see anything wrong. He's just knocked out. He's been like this for over an hour?"
I nodded and she said "He'll be waking up soon then. How's Cody doing?" I weakly smiled and said "He's alright, but can't feel his leg. Right now he's just resting over at the hospital."
"Well, that's good. I can't find anything wrong with Dakota, so why don't you guys go on back? I'm sure he's missing you already." She said, smiling. I was too and said "Okay, thank you so much!"
"You're welcome, Lilly. I'll see you guys sometime later, okay?" She asked. "Yep, definately! Hopefully on better conditions..." Cody's Mom picked Dakota up and we all walked back out and to the car, getting in and driving back toward the hospital.