皆さん、こんにちは今日の私は中国人です, I'm afraid God made me Japanese instead of Chinese today. Honestly it's because my Google translator would work for Chinese, so now I'm Japanese. Enjoy the touching chapter ホーム犬 (Thats home dogs in Japanese; I still have some black in me! -Bravobravo
Chapter 50: Hearts reunited
Kate lied on the cool den floor in unhappy silence, the moon illuminating the dark world outside her parents den.
It had been almost two days since the argument and Kate and Humphrey had only spoken a few times.
Her heart longed for him, and ached when she relived the terrible fight, which was every night in her broken and sad dreams.
That's it she thought, she couldn't take it anymore, she was going to see him, just watching him sleep would be enough to calm her craving of longing.
Kate slowly lifted herself off the ground, silently walking past her sleeping parents, out into the shining world.
A gust of cool air welcomed her as she exited the den.
Kate smiled as she looked up into the brilliant sky, bright and beautiful as she made her way down the moonlit ramp.
She sighed as she looked at the feeding grounds laid out in front of her.
Every time she slept her dreams were ravaged by the same dream, telling her mate that she hated him, hitting him so hard he coughed up blood.
What had possessed her to be so violent, nothing really, that's how she would have deal with any wolf that dared attack her, but Humphrey's case was different, he was hurt, and she still hit him, there was no excuse for her actions.
Kate shook, ridding her head of the unhappy thoughts, walking to the tree line, avoiding the feeding grounds completely, in fear of more painful reminders.
The past two days had been lonely for her, Garth and Lilly hadn't come out of their den much, what they were doing was obvious. And Faith and Flare were so preoccupied with Faiths upcoming pregnancy that she didn't see them much either.
She missed Humphrey more than anything; she only hoped that he missed her to.
As Kate approached Helens home she noticed a young wolf limp out of her den… it was Humphrey.
Kate gasped, jumping behind a nearby tree, not wanting Humphrey seeing her.
She watched a Humphrey slowly limped across the Feeding grounds, heading straight for Kate's den.
Kate followed him silently, frowning as he whimpered, he shouldn't be walking, Helen made that very clear.
She almost ran to him when he staggered, whimpering, but she resisted the temptation with a worried look on her face, what is he up to?
Humphrey winced as he reached the top of the ramp, panting quietly as he stood at the entrance of Kate's den.
Shivering slightly, he looked into the den, searching for Kate's sleeping form.
Humphrey frowned when he didn't see her, maybe she was on patrol? He thought.
He had done this since the fight, sneaking up here in the middle of the night just to watch Kate sleep for a few minutes before heading back.
Humphrey sniffled, tears brimming his bruised eyes; he missed her so bad it hurt. But, at the same time, whenever he thought about her he couldn't help but remember the painful things that were said…and done.
Humphrey sniffled again, trying to take a deep calming breath before muttering the words he had repeated every night.
"I love you Kate…and I'm so sorry…" He muttered sadly.
He froze in mid sob as he turned around to see Kate staring at him with a sympathetic expression on her precious face.
Humphrey made an effort to stop the flow of tears as he looked at the ground, an embarrassed look painted across his sad and beaten face.
"…I was just…going back to Helens…" He said in a whisper ruined by a sob.
Kate's eyes softened "Can I walk you back?"
Humphrey thought about it for a minute, making Kate think he was going to say no. Humphrey gave a weak nod.
Kate smiled as she walked up to her mate's side, letting him lean against her as they made their way down the ramp.
Kate sighed in delight, just having Humphreys body leaning against hers brought her immense happiness and joy.
Kate noticed Humphrey ad his face to the ground as they walked, but she knew from the sharp intakes of breath and the dotted his trail he was leaving that he was silently crying.
Tears sprang to her own eyes as they walked along the Feeding grounds, almost having an epiphany at how bad she had really treated him.
Kate began to cry as well, letting out a small sniffle. Giving Humphrey enough evidence to know that she was crying.
Wiping his eyes with his paw, Humphrey stopped walking and looked up at Kate.
"Kate…I'm so sorry…" He sobbed, dipping his head away from Kate's tearful gaze.
"No Humphrey, I'm the one that should be sorry, for everything, for hitting you, for saying that terrible thing about your parents. I can't begin to explain the guilt I feel, but let's go back to your den and talk there, how does that sound?"
Humphrey sniffed, and nodded slowly, again supporting himself on Kate's shoulder, she being his shoulder to cry on…literally.
Both wolves stayed silent during the trip to Humphreys den, both thinking about what they were going to say to one another.
Upon reaching the den, Humphrey and Kate took a seat inside, looking at each other's miserable faces. "I miss you…" They both said at the same time.
Kate was getting ready to recite her apologizes when Humphrey surprised her, pulling her into a tight hug and crying his apologies on her shoulder.
"I'm so so-sorry Kate, I'm so-sorry I pushed you and hurt you, I'm sorry for being a jerk, I'm, so, sorry." Sobbed Humphrey.
"Humphrey this isn't your fau…" Started Kate.
"The truth is Kate, I haven't been sleeping lately, I have the same terrifying dream about my parents murder every night…I'm not trying to justify…I just miss them sometimes…"
Kate was crying just as hard as Humphrey by now, holding him tightly.
"Humphrey, th-this is-isnt yo-your fault" Said Kate tearfully.
"Its mine, for being so mean, and not giving you any space. I should have never said anything insulting to you, you don't deserve it, especially after all you went through for me…" Said Kate, now crying into Humphrey's fur, he doing the same to hers.
"I'm sorry for everything Humphrey, for everything I did to hurt you…for hitting you." As Kate said this she placed her paw softly onto Humphrey's bruised stomach.
Humphreyflinched, even the small contact giving him some pain.
"I d-don't h-hate yo-you" Said Humphrey, holding Kate so tightly it almost hurt.
"And I d-don't h-hate y-you Hu-Humphrey" She said, returning his tight embrace.
Humphrey let out a small shiver, causing Kate to lay him down, resting her body close to his, both wolves staring at each other's teary faces.
Kate smiled as the person she cared about more than anything in the world fell asleep in her arms, both wolves tired from there touching and emotionally draining apologies.
Both wolves slept soundly that night, no nightmares, only peace. Perhaps it was the love that emanated from each other that warded off the evils of the night, perhaps it was the pure happiness that echoed from their very souls, the joy of two hearts reunited.
Enjoy the peace while it lasts, happy chapter, they are back together. I'm going to stay up tonight and type the next chapter as well, lucky you guys. Hope you enjoyed it. Eating sushi and sipping strange tea with leaves in it. -Bravobravo
