Okami glanced back and forth at the brown pup's 3 friends, he never got

his name. Not that they bothered to tell him. "Just leave me alone." He

said, fear edging his voice. "Is is just me?" The pup gestured to his

friends. "Or does Okami here sound scared?" They all started laughing

at him. Okami's ears folded back, and he crouched down slightly.

"Lets have some fun, 'buddy." one of them spat cruelly. They padded

forward slowly, forcing Okami into a tree. A gray pup brought his paw

up, scoring it across his cheek, enough for it to be painful, but not

bleed. The brown one hit him across Okami's side with his back leg,

leaving a heavy bruise. Okami winced in pain, trying to fend off their

attacks. He closed his eyes tightly, feeling one of them hit his front leg

with a brutal kick. His vision blurred and he blacked out, collapsing on

the ground.

When Okami woke up, all he felt was pain in his entire body. He let out a

small cry of pain when he tried to move. He guessed they got bored withattacking a target that already collapsed. He got up slowly, cringing

with every movement. Okami limped off in search of a safe area away

from everyone. He found a small rock outcrop and curled up under it,

crying silently, he slowly fell asleep.

When he woke up once more, he lifted his head up, noticing the sun

nearing the horizon. He stood up, trying his best to ignore the pain. He

limped off towards the camp. When he had arrived, the hunters where

just getting back. He noticed his mother among them. Padding over to

get some food, he grabbed a small chunk of deer. Hoping to just eat and

go lay down he began to pad over to the nursery, hiding his limp as best

he could.

He hadn't gotten far when he heard his mother yell out. "Okami!" "Come

over here!" He let out a quiet sigh, before turning and going over to his

mother, trying to hide his limp. "Okami, you alright, what happened?"

His mother asked. "Mom, im alright." He replied, just wanting to go lay

down. Yet, his mother didn't seem to be convinced. "Well, go eat, your

father and brother will be back." "Okay, mom." He replied to her. Okami

padded over to the nursery, entering and laying down against the side,

he ate quickly before curling up, his tail laying softly over his snout.

Sleep slowly overcoming him.