Chapter 2

I looked through the bushes to see what I least expected…

I ran home with tears in my eyes. I was wondering what I was doing wrong with my life I then started to think that I should go and talk to Lilly about what I saw on the other side of that bush.

I ran towards Lilly den thinking about how I should break the news to her. As I ran into her den panting with tears in my eyes she looked up at me.

"What's wrong?" she asked concern flooder her voice.

As I started to speak the sadness started to well up in my eyes and throat.

"I-I… caught…. K-K-Kate a-and Garth…." I stopped what I was saying and broke down in tears.

As I lied down on the floor I saw Lilly walk up to me and give me a friendly and comforting hug.

I don't know how long I sat there crying and Lilly being a good friend she was she was there the whole time comforting me.

When I calmed down a bit she asked "What was it that you caught Kate and Garth doing?"

After I calmed down a bit I worked up the courage to tell her what I saw.

I looked inter her lavender colored eyes and said "I caught them m-m-m-mating…" I trailed off. I started to look at my feet. After a minute or two I looked up at Lilly. She appeared to have doubt in her eyes.

She spoke up and said. "No. Kate and Garth would not do that to us. Garth loves me to much. And Kate loves you too much. Neither of them would cheat on us."

I started to think maybe she was right.

I spoke up and said " You know that you are probably right. It must have been my eyes playing tricks on me."

With that done and over with I said "Thank you Lilly." And gave her a big hug.

She wheezed out "Need….to…..breath."

I let go and said that I was sorry. We both shared a laugh. I said goodbye as I started to leave.

"I will always help my best friend." She spoke up as I started to leave her den.

Beginning of chapter

Lilly's pov

On my way home I saw Humphrey stalking some caribou. I started to think 'The hunting lessons must be going good.'

I continued my walk to my den. As I walked into my den I found a comfortable area to lie down on. I started to have the weirdest dream.

I was running through jasper to get home. I was running with a wolf that I could not see because light did not shine through the forest canopy. As I was trying to figure out who I was running with I notices two pups running between us.

As we got back to a den the pups said "Goodnight" simultaneously. As they walked into the den I looked at the wolf. He seemed very familiar but I could not put a face on the wolfs body. That was when he spoke in a loving fatherly tone.

"Good night honey. I'm going to bed."

"Good night" I responded.

He then stepped in the light and kissed me. When he did that I was surprised but I closed my eyes as a reflex. When he pulled away I opened my eyes and look into his. I was surprised to see big blue eyes staring back at me. That was when I realized the wolf was… Humphrey?

I jolted awake. The only thing on my mind at that moment was 'what the hell was that'. I was breathing pretty heavy for the next five minutes. After I calmed down I noticed Humphrey run into my den with tears in his eyes.

I asked him "what's wrong?"

I was looking in to his eyes wondering what he was thinking.

He started to say in-between sobs. "I-I…. caught K-K-Kate…. and Garth…." He started to lie down on the ground and buried his face into his paws and started to cry. I did what I thought would be the best thing to do. I walked over to him and pulled him into a friendly hug. He almost squeezed the breath out of me as he hugged back. We sat with him crying into my shoulder for about half an hour.

After he calmed down I asked him " what did you catch Kate and Garth doing?"

He looked straight into my eyes and said " I caught them… M-M-M-Mating"

To say I was shocked was an understatement. I started thinking 'Garth wouldn't do that to me….. would he? No he would not he loves me too much.

I then told him what was on my mind. "No. Kate and Garth would not do that to us. Garth loves me to much. And Kate loves you too much. Neither of them would cheat on us."

After a minute or two he spoke up "You know what, maybe you are right. Must have been my imagination playing tricks on me."

After we talked for a little while longer he gave me a hug and thanked me for calming him down.

He let me go and I spoke up saying "I will always help my best friend." He gave me a friendly smile and left to walk home.

I then laid down in a comfortable spot in the back of mine and Garths den. As I looked out the front of the den thinking about what Humphrey had said. 'Could he possibly be telling the truth.' I then closed m eyes to await the sleep that never came.

I then heard Garth walk into our den. I opened my eyes slightly see him panting. As I started to think I smelt two things on Garth. I smelt my sister and….Sex on him. He looked sad, angry, and confused at the same time. His eyes bolted open for what reason I do not know. He then ran out of the den as fast as he could. I started to think 'Maybe Humphrey was right about what happened with Kate and Garth?' I started tearing up thinking about it. That was when the dam burst. I let the tears fall freely now. After about ten minutes I stopped crying and thought ' I need to go to talk to Humphrey'. I started to walk to Humphreys den.

I howled a low pitch howl letting Humphrey know I was there.

He came out of his den and asked "What's wrong?"

I replied by saying "We need to talk follow me."

He had a questioning look plastered on his face. But he followed me without question. We walked for about ten minutes not speaking to each other. When I thought we were far enough away I said "I think you might have been right."

He gave me a confused look and asked "about what?"

I then looked away from him and spoke in a very quiet and soft voice. "Kate and Garth mating."

He replied with "What!? I thought it was my imagination just playing tricks on me. You also said that Kate and Garth wouldn't do that to us. You said they love us too much."

"After you left Garth ran into the den as soon as Garth ran into our den the only things I could smell besides his scent was my sister and….. sex."

I felt the tears start to well up in my eyes. We looked at each other for a minute before I couldn't handle the emotions anymore. I ran up to him and started to cry into his shoulder.

We sat like that for I don't know how long. I then looked into his friendly blue eyes. He reached up and wiped the tears that remained stationary on my cheek.

I then licked his cheek and thanked him for making me feel better. His face turned into one of surprise.

After he got over the shock of me licking his cheek he spoke up and said. "Hey what are friend for."

"It was nice talking to you Humphrey. I'm going to head home. I need to sleep. We will finish the conversation tomorrow." I said as I started to walk back to my den.

"Goodnight!" he called after me.

After I walked into my den I went to the back and lied down. I closed my eyes and started to think. 'Why would Kate and Garth to this to Humphrey and I. after about half an hour of lying down in my den I finally found the sleep that eluded me all night.