chapter two:the stranger
The sun shone happily down on the forest even though it was dusk and the sky would soon darken, it had been over a year since the fox/fox wolf masacare and the wolves lived on happily. The gentel breeze sweeped through the white fur of a year-old female wolf. She shifted on the spot her eyes fixed on the plump young rabbit that was nibbeling on the clover a few paces ahead. She licked her lips its mine this time she thought as she prepared to pounce but befoure she could a black shadow leaped from the ferns on the outher side. She watched as the black wolf bit down skillfully on the rabits neck, the poor young rabbit didnt know what hit it. The black wolf raised his head and licked the blood of his unusally sharp fangs.
" nice cacth! " she barked at him, he whipped around and faced her and she notice that he wasnt a wolf at all he was much sharper looking whith large tufted ears and a bristly coat. she looked at him curiosly his right eye had three long scars across it and burned bright amber.
" who are you? " she asked but the black creature was already sprinting through the trees.
" hey! you left your prey! " she howled after him but he was already gone. well that was weired she thought as she picked up the rabbit and trotted back to the pack den. She would tell her mother maby she knew about the strange black creature.
Hachi cursed his stupidity, the wolves still lived there and he strode in and started to hunt! " stupid fool! " he snarled as he tore at the ground of his den, it was actually a badger set but he had chased the grumpy creature of and claimed it so he slept under-ground, but now he would have to move again but that wasnt to bad he was looking for Flat-line to avenge his parents and the rest of his breed. He went down to the lake to take a drink, he was no longer the tiny puppy, he had inherited the large wolf muscels from his dad but of course it was pretty well hidden under all his fur. He lifted his head and snorted, that white wolf had probablly told her whole pack about him, an instant hatred overtook him and a low growl emitted from his throught but he stoped himself and heaved a sigh it wasnt the white she-wolfs fault it was his and he shouldnt blame her. Whith that he stalked away from the lake to hunt, he hadnt even got to eat his rabbit!
The white wolf trotted into the den and placed the rabbit in front of her mother who was suckeling two young pups.
" hello dear. Did your hunt go well? " her mother asked as she bit down on the young rabbit.
" Well actually i saw a stranger, near the dead oak. " she said as she lay down.
" oh really. Well you should tell Beta Lupis. What did the wolf look like? " she asked between bites.
" well he wasnt actually a wolf. He was alot sharper, is fur was thicker an- "
" did he have big ears? " her mother interupted, her eyes fixed on her daughter.
" well yes...why? " her mother howled and moments later the rusty brown colourd beta came trotting in.
" What is it? " he asked in a low, urgent growl.
" my daughter caught sight of a stranger and he wasnt a wolf, he had bristly fur and large ears " she explained to Lupis who nodded in understanding. He turned to the white wolf.
" Your name " he asked " O-Opal " she said, confused about the whole situation. Whith that Lupis trotted out towards the Alphas den after a few moments a howl of rage was heard and the alpha raced out and leaped onto the dead pine tree in the center of the clearing, his gray flecked fur sticking up in rage.
" All of you listen, the last Canis Vulpes has been sighted! keep your eyes open and if you find it bring it here alive! " he howled and leaped down to consulte his beta and best fighters and chasers.
"...whats a canis vulpes? " Opal asked her mother still just as confused.
" a filthy half-blooded creature! the vermin creation of traiterous wolves and scum foxes! " she spat scornfully. Opal meanwhile was poundering over the strange black creature she had seen today, she had never seen a fox befoure they had been driven out of the forest over a year ago and a canis vulpes! the last one, she wondoured how it escaped certin death how it survived. She yawned, oh well it would be caught soon, maby she could ask it then, whith that thought she curled up and went to sleep, it had been an exciting day.