Sequel To 'A Story Of The Forbidden Love'

I do not own any of the characters in this story, but Lily. She belongs to me. Hank and Kano belong to CatWhoHas14Tails. Story inspired by "Buried Secrets and Unnoted Sins" and "Love Doesn't End With Goodbye"

Warning: Contains Gay Content

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Complicated Lives

Part 1

"Why did you have to go….why?" Kodi asked himself as he cried in the cold winter night. A once happy dog is now nothing more than an empty shell waiting for life to end. He didn't believe in suicide, but sometimes, he wished that it would end right there and then.

It's been almost a year since his mate, Kirby, had died. Nobody knows what really happened. All they know is that he was attacked and eaten up by a pack of hungry wolves. The news of Kirby's death made dogs cry from all over the state. Since he was a dear friend and he was well known around the towns where he used to make deliveries, dogs held a small ceremony in his memory. Kodi didn't go, since he would collapse in tears at the mention of his name. Dogs may suspect their hidden, yet undeniable relationship.

Kodi would sometimes stay up all night crying his eyes out. He remembered the quite nights when they would sleep together and listen to each others heart beat. He would never forget the melody. It would thump in his head all day. Everything he saw would remind him of Kirby. There was no escape.

He was never the same. He would be always silent around his family and friends. When he was alone, they would hear him whispering words to himself. They couldn't really make anything out of them, but it sounded like poems of love. They would also hear him cry at night. They would ask him what the problem was, something good friends would do. Hank and Kano would ask once and a while, but they really showed no interest in his problems. They knew that they have completed their plans in dividing the two.

He would say nothing to them. He didn't even talk to his hero and father, Balto.

Winter has been hard for the mail team. There would be days that they couldn't go out and make deliveries and sometimes, Dusty or Hank would get sick. That would cost the team even more days. It was horrible. Even though Kodi didn't say anything, he would be worried. Since he was the new lead dog, it was his responsibility to delivery the mail on time and keep his team in good shape. Kodi would sometimes run in the beach, to work out his leg muscle, but he never ran with his teammates. He would only run with them when he had to do his job.

Unfortunately, the musher has not yet found a dog suitable to be in the team. They would either be too weak or it would not be comfortable around new dogs. It has been hard for him since his job was on the line. He would always be late. He needed a new dog and he needed one now. Kodi pushed extra hard to try go get to the town on time, but he never did. He did this a lot so you can now see that he was very well in shape and was a very strong dog, but only physically.

It was Sunday morning and, unaware to Kodi, it would be the day that would change his life forever.