I had a normal life when I was younger. I loved my parents very much. Things were never complicated. Then I turned twelve, and Eclipse came into my life. I met him one day walking home from school. I felt followed, and behind me was this huge black dog. It's weird how I wasn't afraid. And he followed me home. I begged my parents to keep him, and they finally agreed. I bought him dog tags right away and I named him Eclipse, because even though his fur was as dark as the night, his soul was as bright as the daylight.
Every day, hour, minute was spent with Eclipse. And I talked to him about everything, I knew he was listening. I even called him little brother, we were that close. Every night Eclipse would sleep on my bed. He was part of the family. He would follow me everywhere, even at school. He would walk me to school, wait, then walk me back. He was my only friend, and I loved him more than anything in the world.
One day I saw a few posters on the walls as I walked home. They were want ads put up by the Nobles looking for wolves. And I was afraid, even though I didn't know why. That night I found out why. It was late at night, and when I woke up Eclipse was gone. I jumped up, and there at the window was a man. He was dressed in black, and his hair was also black, for some reason I can't remember the color of his eyes. As I looked at him, I knew it was Eclipse.
I came over to him and he spoke to me.
Eclipse- Hello there my little sister, I have some things to tell you. As you can see I am not just a dog, but a wolf. And the Nobles are looking for me, this might be our last night together. I thank you for your kindness and your love. Your life will never be the same again. I Love you.
I couldn't help it then, I ran to him and began to cry. He held me in his arms, and we didn't notice that my mother had been listening to everything he had said.
In the morning my mother and father were sitting at the kitchen table. The house was too silent. I remember my mother apologizing, tears were in her eyes. There was a loud knocking at the door, my father opened the door and outside were Noble troops. They had come for Eclipse. I ran upstairs to protect him, but he was already down. The soldiers were trying to chain him down. He would not fight, so I fought for him. They managed to get him outside, I was crying so far. One of the soldiers slapped me to get me to shut up. That's when Eclipse finally attacked, he bit the soldier's hand, and a shot went off. Eclipse was shot.
I ran to him and put my arms around him. His blood on my arms. I would never let go. He tried to talk in a whisper.
Eclipse- I love you Mika. Please take my tags. I wish for you to remember me. And I don't want the soldiers to take them away. I would have loved to taken you to Paradise.
Those were his last words, he was taken away and he died alone in that truck. That's when I first learned of Paradise. I kept his dog tags, as you can see. I left the house that day. My parents and I fought, they said they were trying to protect me. But they killed my lover, and I could not forgive them. I packed some belongings and left. They were both heart broken, but that house just made me think of my love.
I traveled to many places, not really living anywhere. A year later I found out my mother had died. I went to the funeral in secret. But my father knew I was there. He asked me to come back home, my mother had died of a broken heart and she had called out for me. But even with mom gone I still felt bitter, and I left.
Then I came to the town were Cheza was. I could tell there were other wolves, and I could tell Cheza was there. It reminded me of the Paradise Eclipse had told me of. And you know the rest of my story.