Kate's POV-
'No, he can't be dead!' I thought sadly,
"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" I screamed at my Dad while crying,
"Kate! That is no way to talk to your Dad!" My Mom screamed at me, but I didn't listen,
"If you would have just let me marry Humphrey in the first place, then he wouldn't have died!" I screamed at him more,
"I know how hard this is on you, so I'll let it slide, but just remember who agreed to marry Garth," He said as he walked out of the den,
'I did it because of you,' I thought,
"Well, now we need to postpone Lilly's wedding because of Humphrey's funeral," My Mom said,
And with that, I started sobbing my eyes out,
Despite crying, I walked out of the den and to the train,
Once I got to the train, I got a leaf from a nearby tree and put it over his death point,
'I miss you already Humphrey,' I thought,
I just cried there, alone.
Humphrey's POV-
*Dream*
"Ok, Humphrey, I can't talk for long, but go back to the Western Pack," An unknown voice said,
"Yeah, right," I said,
"Why would I go there you stupid! She broke my heart!" I replied to the voice,
'Look at this idiot,' I thought,
"Because of Kate…" The unknown voice said,
*End Of Dream*
'Because Kate what?!' I thought,
'Because she married Garth? I already knew that voice,' I thought,
'Best if I forget about it,' I also thought as I shook my head,
'Now, where are the branches and herbs?' I thought as I looked around,
'Oh, there they are,' I thought as I made a cast and put it on,
'This feels nice,' I thought,
"Time to hunt breakfast…somehow," I said out loud to no one in particular,
With that, I began walking to an open field nearby,
After some time, I saw a caribou,
'Time to hunt this one,' I thought as I got into a low position,
Then I jumped at the caribou, but I must have made it too obvious because it moved out of the way,
"Oof!" I said as I hit the ground hard,
Then a flashback came to me.
Flashback-
"Okay son, today I want to teach you how to hunt," A wolf said to me,
'Oh great,' I thought, rolling my eyes,
"Ok, Daddy," I said to the wolf looking similar to me,
"First you want to get low to the ground," He said to me,
"Okay," I said to him,
"Watch me," He said,
He jumped in the air, but he missed the caribou and collided with the ground,
'Well, I don't think I want to do that,' I thought,
He must have started a stampede because tons of caribou came running towards him,
"Rosa!" He screamed,
"Humphrey, go get your Mom," He said to me,
"No need," A light voice said as a she-wolf came jumping through the air,
"I got you, honey," The she-wolf said as she pulled him away,
"Charlie there they are!" A human voice said,
"Humphrey, run! Run till you find a pack called the…" The he-wolf said, but died from a shot before he could finish,
'What pack?!' I screamed in my mind,
I just started to run away because the she-wolf also died,
I kept on running until I bumped into a wolf,
'Never watch where you're going Humphrey, do you?' I thought,
"I'm so sorry," I said to the unknown wolf,
"It's okay," An angel-like voice said,
"Are you okay?" I asked her,
She was the most beautiful wolf I had ever seen,
I barely stopped myself from drooling,
"Yeah, I'm fine," She replied,
"Are you from here? I haven't seen you around," The beautiful wolf asked me,
"I don't know where I'm from. Do you know where your pack leaders are?" I asked, not wanting to explain the story to a stranger,
"Yeah, I'm actually their daughter," She replied kindly to me,
"Oh, ok," I replied, sad since I probably wouldn't have a shot with her,
"What's your name?" She asked me,
"Humphrey. What's yours?" I asked her,
"Kate," She replied,
"Kate, that's a nice name," I said, making me and her blush,
"Thanks, let me bring you to the leader's den," She replied, helping me out
"Ok," I responded and with that, we both walked to the leader's den.
End of Flashback-
'Those must have been my parents,' I thought,
'I guess over time, I just forgot about my parents,' I thought,
'Time for a second attempt,' I thought as I got up to try again,
'Damn,' I thought, 'I wished Kate would have married me so I could still be in the Western Pack,' I continued.
"Kate," I said out loud, "I hope you made the right choice," I finished.
Kate's POV-
"Kate! It's time for the funeral," My Mom screamed at me,
I didn't even say anything, I just walked to my Mom,
"Hello honey," My Mom said as soon as I got to her,
I just nodded as we walked to the common ground since that is where the funeral is held,
Once we got there, I just sat down, looking at my Dad on the funeral stage,
I noticed how no one was really sad, just normal,
'If only they knew who he was really like,' I thought as I looked around,
"Kate," I heard my Mom whisper, "Go up and begin," She finished,
I just nodded as I got up to the stage,
My dad just pointed to the area in front of him, motioning me to begin,
I just nodded as I went to that spot,
I took a deep breath as I began,
"Hello wolves, today we are regarding the death of Humphrey," I began,
"I would like to begin with a speech," I said,
"Humphrey was my greatest friend throughout childhood. Sadly, he died right by the train tracks due to an unknown cause, but our evidence suggests that another wolf killed him. He will be missed," I said, ending it short because I was about to cry, and once I finished, the pack started to cheer,
I just nodded and walked back to my seat.
I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Let me know, should I skip until Humphrey comes back to the Western Pack, or go through more of his experience as a lone wolf?