Kate and her sisters were approaching the border. She looked down and noticed Humphrey's paw prints. She sniffed the air, and Humphrey's scent is still there. Anna did the same thing and smiled.
"It's still there" she said smiling.
"Yeah, but not for long. He might jump on the train before we even get there. We don't know where the train will take him. We have to get there fast before he does" Kate informed making everyone widened their eyes.
They all zoomed down the trail after Humphrey before it was too late. They felt their heart jumping up and down inside their chest. Kate ran even faster and faster than her sisters. They all started sweating and panting not knowing what will happen to Humphrey.
Then, they saw Marcel and Paddy setting their game up.
"Marcel. Paddy" Kate called out as she slid into a halt. "Do you know where our Humphrey is?"
"Oh yes. He's on his way to the train track. The train is gonna be there anytime soon, so you should be hurry to find your Humphrey" Marcel explained, making the girls blushed.
"A-Alright. Thanks" Carina stuttered for a little bit before they tore off to the train track.
Humphrey stood right next to the train track where they jumped off to stop a war. He slowly looked back to look at Jasper one last time before waiting for the train to come up. He heard the train whistle and saw the train coming from the North.
Humphrey smiled a little before getting ready to jump. The train drove past by him, and Humphrey was looking for an opening.
"HUMPHREY!" Humphrey looked over his shoulder and saw Kate, Anna, Crystal, Roselyn, and Carina running after him. Humphrey shook his head knowing that they wanted him to come home.
So, he jumped into the car and looked behind him noticing they are catching up. Humphrey shook his head and went deeper inside the car. Tears started to filled up their eyes as they desperately ran even faster, trying to get inside the car. But they couldn't.
They start slowing down and Kate cried her heart out as she slid to a stop. Anna hugged her and continue to cry with her. Crystal desperately try to look for another open car with her watery eyes, but there's not any of them.
"HUMPHREY" Carina shouted after him, and Roselyn just sat there not believing what's happening right now. She hardly can maintain herself, and she slowly looked at Kate. She stood up before taking a step and then stumbled onto Kate's back. Roselyn put her head against her back and wailed onto her fur. Chrystal continue to wipe the tears off her eyes, but they just kept coming.
She looked around until...she noticed an opening at the end of the train. Crystal widened her eyes when she saw an opportunity to chase after him.
"Girls! Look" she howled and everyone looked back. Crystal motioned her head towards the end, and they widened their eyes before wiping the tears off. They jumped at the back, and Kate looked at the front to keep an eye on the car that Humphrey was on.
She was worried that Humphrey would see them and jumped out of the train. She sniff the air and he was still on the train.
Kate sighed as all the weight on her shoulders finally left her body alone. She looked at her sisters, and they were panting really hard.
"Oh...Oh god...We finally made it" Roselyn panted laying down. It took them about a few minutes for them to calm down before one of them finally spoke up.
"How far is Humphrey from here" Anna asked Kate.
"About six or ten cars ahead" Kate answered her question. "But we need someone to keep an eye on that car throughout the night."
Carina widened her eyes and she looked over to the other side of the car that Humphrey was in. She was worried that Humphrey could've jump from the other side if they weren't watching it. Luckily for them, the door is closed on the other side.
"Carina, what's wrong" Roselyn asked her worriedly. Carina pulled herself back and sighed heavily.
"I just wanna make sure the door on the other side was closed on Humphrey's car. If it is open, we need two of us to keep an eye for that car" she explained.
"Is it closed" Crystal asked. Carina nodded her head and laid down.
"I'll keep an eye on him. You guys can rest up" she said keeping her eyes on the car. All four of them looked at each other before nodding their head. They laid down right next to each other before going to sleep. Kate kept her eyes on the car. She didn't tell this to her sisters, but she will never ever sleep. She's the one that got hit the hardest when she heard that Humphrey is leaving.
She didn't even told him about the wedding, but they all feared for their lives that if she doesn't marry Garth. The Eastern Pack will start a war.
Right now, that doesn't matter anymore. She push her responsibility away, she didn't care if the war has already started, all she cared about is to have Humphrey right by her side.
The next morning, Humphrey slowly opened his eyes when the sunlight shines onto his face. He let out a cute yawn before rolling onto his side and stretch his legs before stretching his back.
He looked outside and saw that he was in Sawtooth.
Humphrey smiled before jumping off the train without noticing that Kate was looking at him. Kate widened her eyes when she saw Humphrey jumping out of the train and into the bushes.
She immediately turned around, and shook Roselyn's shoulder.
"Guys, get up. Humphrey jumped off the train" she shouted at them. When she said this, everyone immediately stood up.
"Where" Anna asked her as she looked out of the car.
"He ran into those bushes right there" Kate replied to her as she pointed at the bushes that Humphrey jumped in. They jumped off the train without saying a word.
Then, Carina landed her paws wrong. There was a small hole on the ground, and her right paw slipped into it before hearing a loud pop. Carina yelped as she fell onto the ground, catching her sisters' attention.
"Carina" Crystal shouted as she ran after her and so did Roselyn and Anna. Kate was about to walk up to help her out, but Roselyn looked at her sternly.
"Go find Humphrey. We'll follow you" she demanded. Kate nodded her head and with that, she ran after Humphrey following his scent.
Meanwhile, Humphrey was just walking through the forest before coming up across a golf course. Humphrey recognized it very well. It was when they met Marcel and Paddy. He scanned around the golf course to see if there's any den nearby, but there wasn't. He sighed before turning right, walking along the side of the golf course.
As he was walking, he heard something moving towards him really quickly He stopped walking and looked to his right and saw a tan wolf zooming out of the bushes before tackling Humphrey to the ground.
Humphrey grunted when he hit the ground before he started to feel a little bit of pressure on his chest. He opened his eyes and met a pair of gorgeous amber eyes.
"K-Kate" he asked her. Kate teared up when she saw him, but she didn't responded to him. She immediately pressed her body against his and hugged him tightly and protectively as she can. Kate let her tears loose and she softly cried on his shoulder.
Finally, finally, she caught up to Humphrey fearing for her life that she will lose him. Humphrey widened his eyes when he heard her cry.
He can feel her body shivering a little bit and her tail intertwining his tail tightly. He slowly put one of his paw on her back before stroking it. When he did that, it only made Kate grasp on him tighter as she possibly can.
"Kate...what's wrong" he asked softly trying to calm her down.
"Humphrey...I...I-I'm sorry" she apologized only making her cry harder. "I-It's my fault...that...that you left." Humphrey had no idea what to say. Sure, it is her fault for pushing him away and not telling him that she was getting married, but he still love her. Now, things started to clear up as he held onto Kate. He then remembered what Carina said about Kate marrying Garth to unite the packs. It was his fault. He was so shocked due to the fact that Kate was marrying Garth, but he didn't pay attention the reason behind this. Plus, he left and put Kate in so much pain causing her to go out and chase after him.
"Kate, it's ok-"
"NO! It's not Humphrey...It is my fault. The reason why I didn't tell you about me marrying Garth is because I'm so scared of losing you. I had to marry him only to unite the packs, so you don't have to eat scraps and bones. If I backed out from my wedding, Tony will start a war and I can't bare of seeing you dying right in front of me" she cried. Humphrey dropped his jaws when he heard this.
The reason behind this was because of food source. Tony threatened them that if they don't unite the packs under Kate and Garth's marriage, they will fight for the valley. He now knew who's fault is this. It was the packs' fault. They could've find a better way without involving with Kate's life, Anna's, Crystal's, and the others. Humphrey heard the bushes started rustling behind Kate.
Then, Roselyn came out of the bushes followed by Anna, Crystal and Carina. Humphrey widened his eyes when he saw Crystal carrying Carina and saw how much pain she's in.
Kate slowly got off of him, but leaving her tail behind. Humphrey stood up and looked at Carina with a worried look on his face. He saw her paw that was on Crystal's back shaking badly.
He knew that Carina was the toughest out of her sisters considering her encounter with the Eastern pack.
"What happened" he asked them worriedly. Carina noticed that Humphrey was looking at her with his sparkling blue eyes. She put her head behind Crystal, not wanting to show pain in front of him. "Carina?" Carina sighed and slowly looked at him and smiled.
"Ah nothing happened. I uhhh...I have a cramp, so nothing important" she said making excuses, but Humphrey didn't fall for that. He still have the same expression on his face and stared into her eyes.
Carina sighed before finally speaking the truth. "Okay, I think I sprained my paw. I just don't want you to see me in pain and think I'm weak."
"You are not weak Carina. You're strong just like your sisters" he said smiling, making her smiled. Kate was still have her tail wrapped around his, and she wiped the tears off of her face. "Anyway, let's find a den and get some rest. After that, you guys can head back." Kate and her sisters dropped their jaws as they watched him walking away. Kate was more shocked than her sisters. She told him the reasons behind this, but this still didn't get into him.
"I think it's the best time that we should explain the reasons behind this" Anna suggested, but Kate put her paw up.
"I already did that. Maybe...maybe if we can tell how we felt about him. I'm pretty sure that will make him go home with us" she said blushing.
"WAIT KATE! Isn't that too soon?! What if he rejects all of us? What if...what if he only accepted one of us and then...we will have a huge fight" Roselyn claimed fearfully.
"What's up with the commotion back here" said Humphrey walking back. The girls screamed, almost making Crystal losing balance along with Carina. They looked at each other and gulped.
Kate started shuffling her paws, Anna looked around the area nervously, Roselyn looked towards the grounds, Carina hid behind Crystal's head, and Crystal covered her face with her tail. They stood there quietly, waiting one of them to spoke up first. But none of them did.
Humphrey tilted his head not knowing what's up with them before shrugging his shoulder and walked away.
"Wait" Anna yelled. "We have something to tell you." Humphrey stopped walking and turned around, noticing that they were up all on his face; forming a crescent shape.
The girls all looked at Anna and waited on her, but Anna was taken in several deep breathes before looking back at them for help.
"Should we tell him at the same time" Kate asked and they all nodded their head.
"What is going on here" Humphrey questioned them again. Their actions and behavior is really making him confusing even more than ever. He watched them as they all stood quiet once again before one of them spoke up.
"Humphrey" Roselyn called out. "We want you to come home with us because..." Roselyn couldn't finish the sentence. She looked at one of her sisters for help, and Crystal spoke up.
"Because there's a big reason."
"What's that" Humphrey asked tilting his head again. Now, it was time for them to tell the truth.
"We love you Humphrey" they all said at the same time, making Humphrey widened his eyes. He stumbled back, not believing what just happened. 'Did they? Did they just told me that they love me?' He asked in his mind, but this was too much for him. It was so much that Humphrey fainted dramatically.
So much for that love confession right? Lol, I'm pretty sure you guys want to see what's gonna happen. Don't worry, I'm with you. I am really surprised that I get to write chapters and published them less than a week. Probably because of Quarantine lol. Anyways, what did you guys think? What will happen next? I'm TheRavenMocker. Be a raven, mock the ravens. We'll see you guys on the next flight.