Today's oneshot isn't prompt based. I got the idea of this when reading through LBW.
They had been running through these woods for a few days now. The big pack of wolves, all of them male except for one female. Their furs different shades but all brown, cream, beige, grey, black or white. But different shades of those colors. There were most grownup wolves there but some half-pups and one little puppy. The little puppy was grey but had a white stomach, white paws, a bushy tail and black eyes. The pack was running very fast and the little pup was tired so one of the other wolves, a full grown male that had a somewhat red coat picked him up and put him on the back of a giant dark brown wolf. The pup lied on his back and yawned. A nearly grown black wolf noticed his tiredness and the tiredness of the rest of the pack. He pressed himself to maximum and reached the grey alpha in the front.
"Jerry", he said when he got there. "We have to stop for the night."
"Not yet Austin", the grey one said.
"But Jerry the half-pups are tired and-"
"I know but we can't stop."
"Jerry, the pup is passed out on Mark's back!"
"What?" Jerry asked and turned his head and saw the pup asleep on the back of the giant wolf.
"Jerry we have to stop", Austin said.
"Fine", Jerry sighed. "Tell Brad to make sure there is no one behind him."
"Okay", Austin said and slowed his pace until he fell in beside a brown wolf.
"What is it Austin", Brad asked calmly.
"We're stopping and Jerry wants to know if someone has fallen behind you…"
"A few of the half pups…"
"We need to go get them."
"Don't you worry about that, I'll take Richard and Scott with me." He barked and two wolves, one white and one grey stopped and turned to him. Brad barked something else and turned around, running back the same way they came from and the other two wolves followed. Austin hung back to make sure no one else was left behind and soon he heard Jerry call for a halt. Most of the wolves were panting by then and some lied down in the snow and tried to catch their breathes. Austin ran up to the only female wolf. She was strawberry red in her coloring and had green eyes. Austin licked her head and she smiled at him, well as much as a wolf can smile.
Jerry was standing on a hill watching his pack settle down. He was breathing hard himself, tired from the running but they had to keep on going if they wanted to outrun that other pack. They probably already had but Jerry wanted to be completely sure that they were all safe. He had put out guards and soon saw Brad return with a few of the half-pups that looked really tired. He felt a bit bad but sighed and continued to watch.
"Don't blame yourself", a deep voice said as Mark, the dark brown wolf, came up to him. "We understand the need to run."
"I know Mark", Jerry sighed and looked at the big wolf but saw no trace of the pup.
"I left him by Mitch", Mark explained and Jerry looked at the beige really small wolf. He was sleeping and by his side was a tiny grey fur ball. Jerry saw the ball move and Mitch lifted his head and nuzzled the ball and it stopped moving. A crème colored wolf and a brown one was watching them while playing in the snow with two identical light grey wolves, well one has a scar underneath his left eye but other than that they were completely identical.
"Too tired to run but they can still play", Jerry said and chuckled.
"You know kids", Mark chuckled. "Why don't you go and join them for a while?"
"Mark."
"I can watch the clan and Brad is already making sure there's no dangers around and Austin has his ears on high alert. Just go and have some fun."
Jerry sighed but then felt Mark push him from behind.
"Get going", he said and Jerry chuckled before sprinting down the hill and jumped in among the playing half-pups. Otto barked happily and Nathan wagged his tail. Brett and Eric just grinned, well as much as wolves could grin and jumped him. A few of the other grownups and half pups joined into the playing.
Jerry managed to push Nathan down in the snow when he heard a tiny growl behind him and felt something tug on his tail. He turned around and saw that little grey pup pull on his tail while growling. Jerry chuckled and puffed on the tiny pup with his nose. The pup just "snarled" and pulled on his tail. Jerry lifted his tail and the pup followed. His eyes were twinkling and he was still "snarling". Jerry chuckled and gently took the pups tail and pulled softly. The pup quipped happily and let go of Jerry's tail. Jerry lowered the pup to the ground and nuzzled him. The pup quipped happily and licked Jerry's face while resting his small paws on Jerry's nose. Jerry chuckled and nuzzled the pup lovingly.
"Pup come play", the brown wolf, Nathan called and the pup quipped happily and jumped through the piles of snow to get to Nathan. Jerry smiled softly and turned to pounce on Frederic the almost red wolf when he felt something tiny paw at his hind leg. He turned and saw the pup look at him. The pup tried to jump over a snow pile but was too little. Jerry chuckled and helped him over it… before getting tackled by Frederic. The pup licked his face again and started to pull on his ear. Jerry just laughed.
That was many years ago. There were no pups in the pack anymore, only grown wolves and Jerry didn't take part in the playtimes at all anymore. Not since the day he lost him. He had gone away because Jerry refused to let a really small and weak pup join. He had decided to stay back with him and Jerry and the pack left him behind. They ran into him sometimes and he now had a small pack around him as well. He wasn't theirs anymore. Jerry looked down and saw Otto, Nathan, Eric, Brett and a few others play. Austin and Justine were there too and he smiled. Maybe he should play for once, maybe that would make him happy. He joined into the playtime and didn't notice that he was watched. He played with the other wolves until everyone was too tired to continue. Jerry was the only one awake, sitting on the hill and trying to get his fur under control. Then he heard a soft voice sing behind him:
It's nice to see you play with the others
Jerry turned his head and saw a strong looking alpha. He was grey but with a white stomach, white paws, a bushy tail and black eyes. Jerry smiled and sang:
Why do you say that?
I do it all the time
Grey: You don't
Jerry: I do
Grey: You don't
Jerry: I don't?
Grey: You don't, you know…
The grey wolf padded up to him and stood beside him.
Grey: It's nice to see you smiling and laughing
Jerry: What do you mean?
I do it all the time
Grey: You don't
Jerry: I do
Grey: You don't
Jerry: I don't
Grey: No, you don't, you know
The grey wolf nuzzled the Jerry and sang:
You're my brother
My friend, our leader
You're the one that I love completely
Jerry: I am?
Grey: You are, you know you are
Jerry sighed and got up. He walked to the edge of the slope and looked at the sleeping pack. He sighed and sang:
You can't imagine the weight on my shoulders
Grey: I know too well how hard it can be
Jerry: You don't
Grey: I do
Jerry: You don't
Grey: Oh yes I do, you know
The grey wolf walked up so he was standing beside him again, watching the pack. He looked at Jerry and sang:
You're my brother
My friend, our leader
But a little chink in your armor might be nice
Jerry: Really?
Grey: It might be nice
"I miss you", Jerry said. "I miss how it used to be…"
"I miss that too", the grey wolf said and they both sang:
There was sunshine
There was family
There was our life, side by side
This was home
The grey wolf nuzzled Jerry again and sang:
As sure as sun turns to moon will I love you
Jerry: And I will be there to answer your call
Grey: You will?
Jerry: I will
Grey: You really will?
Jerry: I swear I will
The grey wolf sighed and turned away from the pack, looking at the dark forest behind them. He looked at the snowy ground and sang:
It would be nice to see you more often
Jerry ran up to him and nuzzled him.
Jerry: Why don't you come back for I miss you so
Grey: You do?
Jerry: I do
Grey: But you know I can't come back alone
They looked at each other. Jerry's chocolate brown eyes meeting the other wolf's black ones. Jerry looked at the forest and could just make out about 15 wolves of different sizes watching the two of them curiously. Jerry looked at the grey wolf and nuzzled him.
"Everyone is welcome", he said and the grey wolf smiled and licked his cheek and the other wolves came out of hiding. Some were smaller and some fully grown. Jerry felt happy, they hadn't had any half-pups in a long time. Jerry smiled and nuzzled all of them. Then he heard a shocked yelp coming from his pack. He and the new members hurried up to the edge of the slope and saw that the grey wolf had pulled Nathan into a pile of snow so only the brown tail was sticking out. Nathan sat up.
"Okay", he yelled. "Who's the joker?!"
The grey wolf chuckled and licked Nathan's cheek. Nathan turned and then grinned.
"WESSY!" he shouted and jumped out of the pile and started to lick and nuzzle the other wolf.
"Wes!" the pack members yelled one by one and there were lots of nuzzling, ear pulling and licking as the two packs combined. Jerry felt something lean against him and looked at three pups nuzzle against him and he smiled nuzzling them too. The pack was complete again.
I don't own this song or any songs used so far ;) Lyrics in this one has been slightly altered. Anyone who can guess who the three puppies are?
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Tori - Thank you :)
wesandwarblers - LBW isn't finished yet so you will get your answers from there ;)
Alexie B - It has been added to the list ;)