Oof sorry for not updating in like two days. Got busy. Enjoy the new chapter.
Kate's POV: I have travelled so far, that scent I picked up from earlier is now gone. I'm lost, starving and tired. I'm honestly starting to lose hope, maybe Humphrey is truly gone, let alone the fact that my own sister almost died because of me. I trudge along, depressed. I'm still a teenager, why would I do this?! Even if Humphrey is alive, we would probably not survive out here. That's even if I find him in the first place. Ugh, this sucks. I suddenly turn, to see a doe by herself, I begin to stalk it, ready to pounce. About to eat proper food for the first time in a two or three weeks. But then, a fawn and a buck, come out from the bushes. It was a big happy family, I wish, If I ever did find Humphrey, then I wish the deer family here, would later become ours. I admire this beautiful moment from a far. Until suddenly they take off, with the deafening sound of what seems to be an explosion, it's far from me, but I can still hear it. Going off multiple times, covering my ears in case I go deaf myself, I'm curious of where its coming from. And what it actually is, it goes silent. I make my way down to where the humans like to travel on their machine things. A machine thing sees me, stops. And two men get out. With weird looking sticks in their hands. They have two dead bears in the back of the machine. Shouting something, up to me. Was it communicating with me?
I then hear a deer call, a distressed deer. Calling for help, I figured it may have been one of the deer from earlier, and the humans may have hurt it. But for some reason, it sounds different. Eerie, echoing. Ghostly almost. The sound lures me in, I can't stop I must go towards it. I come into the open. Expecting to see an animal of some sort. But nothing, I hear the slight sound of twigs snapping. I wasn't alone. I looked around, getting a bit scared by the whole situation. But all of a sudden, my eyes catch, a light reflecting from the sun. I glare down where I saw the light, a long tube of some sort was coming out. Oh no, I see the feet of man! I accelerate as fast as I can go, faster, faster Kate! I hear the bang again. It was so close! Little pebbles hit the ground, one of them go into my tail. I howl in pain as I start to bleed, but I know I can't stop. I continue to run at top speed. Dodging all of the other pebbles trying to hit me, mostly aiming at my head. The bangs stop, but I sure as hell don't, I run for an extra kilometre. Until stopping to lick my tail, it's bleeding rapidity. I was in so much pain, I found a hole in the hill, I ran in to sit down so the bleed would ware off. The pain was unbearable, I thought I was actually going to die. I become light headed. As I get really sleepy…
I wake up. It's morning now, with the birds chirping waking everyone up for another day., I had stopped bleeding which was good, my tail was a little stained with blood, but I could wash it off. I was so frightened by the whole experience, I needed Humphrey right now. I have no food, I'll die out here alone! I start to cry, sniffing in sadness. Yet when I sniff now, I smell something, something familiar… It's probably my blood. I should rest now.
No one's POV: Humphrey meanwhile is having difficulties raising Kiara, she can now talk. As of late, he's beginning to raise her, like how a wolf would. She drinks water instead of milk and prefers meat over berries.
Humphrey's POV: Me Paddy and Marcel have been flat out, working non-stop trying to satisfy Kiara, she has gained a lot of trust with us at least. She calls my daddy, and Marcel and Paddy uncles. She's terrified and I had to stay up all night, waiting for her to sleep. Loud bangs that killed her parents went off hours after her parents we're killed. I heard a distant howl of a female wolf. A familiar howl, feel like I've heard it before… Can't tell off the top of my head what though… Anyways, she has calmed down and that's what matters to me right now. I begin to drift off, finally going to get some well-deserved sleep. As I knew how lazy Marcel and Paddy were, and I thought bears we're good sleepers. When out of the blue, something hits me with little claws, I wake up to see my girl. "Good morning my Princess…" trying to sound productive, but you can definably hear the exhaustion in my voice "Morning daddy, what are we playing today!" I smile at her… "Well first we have to wait for those two sleepy heads to wake up" mimicking them by flapping my arms. She rolls her eyes and starts climbing the tree Marcel and Paddy we're sleeping on "Come on Uncle Marcel and Paddy! Wake up! It's time to play!" she slaps them both. Sending them flying off the tree. Landing on their heads. "OOF" I hear come out of Marcel's mouth Kiara got a little upset, she didn't mean to hurt them "sorry Uncle Marcel" "It's ok, however my beautiful niece, you obviously didn't hit uncle Paddy hard enough!" Shouting into Paddy's ear "I give you the permission to preform a bottom slam. "Oh boy… Kiara remind me not to sleep in next time?" I say to her as she climbs up the tree, she giggles and winks at me. "Actually, Uncle Marcel wants you to do an elbow drop instead. Got it?" I laugh as Marcel stood tall, proud of himself for thinking up this masterpiece. He's a lot smarter than I thought. "Okay!" She says positioning herself, me and Marcel begin the countdown."3… 2… 1… GO" Her elbow sinks into Paddy as he gasps. "Kiara, looks like you knocked the wind right out off him!" I said crying of laughter! "W-why… I thought I did a decent job as an uncle…" Paddy barely mutters "No uncle Paddy! You're the best! And so is Uncle Marcel, and of course Daddy!" as she runs into my arms, "come on guys, group huddle!" Paddy and Marcel join the huddle. "I love you guys!" Kiara says as me Paddy and Marcel smile at each other, knowing this was a great decision keeping Kiara. "Come on fun awaits!" Marcel says. After a long day of playing, truth or dares and good old classic log sledging. Humphrey brings down a small caribou buck, while Paddy and Marcel get their own food. They we're supposed to only help me hunt, now they're considered brothers to me. Salty, Shaky and Mooch would love these guys too. We all get in a circle lying down looking at the stars. "They're beautiful aren't they Kiara?" Marcel says. "Wonderful Uncle Marcel!" Paddy speaks up "You know, if me and Uncle Marcel we're strong enough we'd take you up there. So, you can see them up close." Kiara giggles "I love you guys!" I smile, Paddy and Marcel truly loved having Kiara around "Daddy?" "Yeah princess" "You know you're the best right?" I smile at her as I lick away her dirt from mud baths earlier, "But I just wanted to ask you, who was my mom? I heard you talk about it last night." Humphrey looks at Paddy and Marcel, shocked. I didn't know what to say. "Oh, I was talking about my mom. Your mom is…" I suddenly think of Kate, the love of my life, and how I know she's still looking for me. She'd be the perfect mom for Kiara. "She's out there Kiara, somewhere. I hope you meet her someday." "I hope so too…" the two look at each other, smiling. "Love you Daddy" "love you more princess" My life has really changed for the better. I feel happy, and I have everything sorted out, I hope Kate, who is still out there. Is feeling the same way… "alright guys, time for bed!" Marcel and Paddy fly up to their trees shouting goodnight "Aww, just a little longer dad? Please?" "Alright I'll read you a bed time story…" "what's a bedtime story daddy?" Humphrey chuckles, "It's a story for the good girls before bed" Kiara giggles at him. Hugging him, Humphrey felt a tear come down from his eyes. He was happy. At peace with himself at last.
Welllll that was long… sorry I haven't updated in like two days, its 12 am in the morning im tired. Buti had to finish this. Thanks for reading. You guys are awesome! Have a good day or night! (depends where you live )