Chapter 2 - New Additions
"What the... Balto, where did Aries go?" Jenna asked, raising her voice over the sound of the rumbling mountain.
"I don't know, Jen, we just need to get outta here!" he exclaimed. Then Boris came waddling out, yelling, his tail feathers burnt to a crisp.
"For herring's sake, let's get out of here!" he yelled as he ran down the icy path that led out of the mountain.
Balto and Jenna looked at each other worriedly and then ran out of the pass.
About thirty minutes later Jenna began to grow cold and it was hard for her to move. But that wasn't the only reason.
"Balto... I... can't... move," she said slowly. Balto's eyes grew wide with worry and he turned around quickly to her as she collapsed in the snow.
"Jenna, what's wrong? Are you cold?"
"Yeah, that, and... my stomach... it... it hurts."
"Oh my dog... no, you're not... you're not having the puppies, are you?" Jenna looked up at him and nodded slowly.
Balto closed his eyes and breathed out slowly while Jenna said, "I don't think we should have gone on a vacation when I was PREGNANT, Balto!"
"Well, sor--ry! I thought you might wanna go"
"When I'm pregnant, no. When I'm healthy and kicking, yes." Balto sighed as Jenna cried out in pain. She tried to stand up, but it was no use. Balto began to get worried. He looked around and saw a deserted cabin up ahead, not too far away.
"Jenna, look! There's a cabin up ahead. Do you think you can make it?"
Jenna looked up from the snow at the cabin and sighed. "I might be able to." Balto smiled and helped her up.
Once in a while she cried out in pain, but they eventually got there, her water breaking on the way. Balto, Jenna, and Boris climbed through the doggie door. The cabin was perfectly furnished with chairs, a bed, and even a dog bed.
Through all the dirt and grime on the dog bed, Balto, Jenna, and Boris could not see the name of the pet engraved on it. It read "Anaiu."
Jenna dragged herself into the dog bed. After at least an hour, she had had three puppies, as healthy as ever.
"Oh, Balto... I'm never having kids again."
"Oh, darn!" he said. Jenna laughed but then got what he was trying to say and she kicked him in the leg.
"Ow!"
"What do you think we should name them, Balto?" Jenna asked. Balto plopped down on the floor and thought about it, but thought of the perfect name for the white puppy that was crawling around on the floor.
"I have a great name for the white one."
"What would that be?"
Balto smiled and nudged his small daughter. "Anaiu," he said. "Her name is Anaiu."
Jenna half smiled at him. She thought it was a great name for her daughter, but she also felt a bit of sorrow in her heart that everytime Balto called out their daughter's name, he would think of his mother.
"That's a great name, honey. Anaiu it is." Balto grinned at her and they nuzzled each other lovingly.
"So what are we going to name these two rascals?" Balto asked, glancing at his new children. But for some reason, he couldn't take his eyes off of Anaiu.
"Hey, I like Rascal! For our new little boy." Jenna said, licking the puppy softly.
"Yeah, okay. That works. Rascal it is."
"Let's see... one left to name," Jenna said. She looked at Balto, but he was still looking at Anaiu.
"Balto?" she asked him. She nudged his shoulder and he looked at her.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Jenna... she just reminds me so much of my mother."
"It's okay, honey. But what do you want to name this one?"
"Uh... you pick."
"Okay... do you like Rosie?" Balto turned to Jenna and she frowned. "Every time I call out her name I'll remember her," she said sadly, referring to Rosie's unsuspected death.
"As I will with my mother. Yes, I do like it"
"Good. Anaiu, Rascal, and Rosie," she said, scanning her eyes over them. Balto did the same.
"Well, it's kind of weird that there was a cabin out here in the middle of nowhere," Jenna said, looking down at her puppies as they rested by her side.
"Yeah, I know," Balto said as he walked over to the window slowly and looked up at the moon.
"It's as if it appeared out of nowhere," Jenna said.
"Yeah. I think we have a guardian angel protecting us," Balto said as he gazed at the moon. As he heard a wolf howl off in the distance, he smiled. It was as if the sound was coming from the very stars above their heads.
Then he said, "Infact, I know we do. And I know who it is."
End of Chapter 2
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