He began to sniff for the mouse he'd seen in the bush of the undergrowth, he pushed his snout into the bush and heard a squeak. His ears perked as he saw it fly past him, he tried to pounce on it but he was far to slow. His paws hit nothing but the soil and he began to give the mouse a chase. He darted through the trees never taking his eyes of his prey. He'd almost given up hope with the fruitless attempts of capture, but he gave it one last pounce when he felt movement under him. He almost yelped with fright but realized he'd caught his first kill. Although small, this was a magnificent triumph for the lone wolf.
With this new sense of the world, the gray wolf ran given his energy from the mouse and the full moon. The rising of the full moon excited him more than anything, though the hunt was close to exciting him as much. This night was beautiful, his escape was perfect he even caught his first animal but his thoughts returned to Lena. He ran until he was utterly exhausted and collapsed on the ground. He curled up to a small elm which made him remember his home, though he didn't care about them anymore, he'd been a thorn in their side since he was born. He was panting heavily but the only thing that mattered was he was free.
He eyes reflect the white light of the moon as his eyes began to close,

"We did it, Lena. We escaped.", he whispered into the night. He felt safe and warm for once since he was born by the elm tree in the cruel, merciless pack.
The sun was warming him as he opened his eyes, it blinded him at first but his eyes soon adjusted,

"I slept late..." He yawned, he felt as though he'd had a full night's rest for once. He looked at his surroundings, the faint scent of a different wolf territory was near a tree but it was old and he wondered if they had left. He turned his head to the left and in front of him were the large, gazing eyes of two wolf pups.
He unintentionally resumed his human form and he stepped back into a tree, the wolf pups surprised him, he was sure he'd be able to a least feel their presence or smell them. The three wolves stared at each other until the one of the wolf pups broke the silence,
"Who are you?", it had asked curiously.
Tetsuya saw they were only a few months old but it was likely they were probably part of a larger pack.
"Tetsuya...", he said cautiously.
The wolf pups looked at each other and then returned their gaze to the older wolf, the second one asked this time,
"Where are you from?"
Tetsuya knew he should definitely not tell them of where he came and of his escape; he didn't want to make his first impression as a deceitful dog. He decided to make up a story and used something he'd heard while listening to the villagers. Ever since he was younger, he loved to listen to the humans and what they did and said. They had amazing stories of far away lands and about wild beasts they'd slain. His parents never approved of these nighttime escapades and would only let them out of their sight during the day, even then he'd leave the territory to see the villages nearby, using his form of a human boy to disguise himself and even enter the villages.
"I came from the highlands, otherwise known as the 'mountains', where the snow falls everyday and the winters are harsh. My pack consisted of my family and we lived off of the creatures called 'caribou'." He had no idea what a caribou was so he figured neither would the wolf pups, who listened carefully to each word, obviously intrigued by his story.
He continued, "Although, my family was tragically perished in an avalanche that occurred after one of the worst snowfalls we'd ever had. The cold was unbearable and we made the decision to move to lower grounds where the snow fell only one season but I was the only wolf who survived the trip." He was now just adding detail, just to make it more fantastic.
"I've been traveling for more days than you have been alive, searching for a kind wolf pack to allow me to join. I have been unsuccessful so far..." He was quite satisfied with his own story, knowing if another wolf had repeated the story, he surely would have believed it.
The wolf pup looked up sympathetically," Maybe...you could join our pack?" The wolf looked at the other and the second wolf pup nodded excitedly, "Yeah!"
The wolf pup was about to say another word when he was suddenly interrupted by the coming of another wolf. It was a small, red she-wolf who was obviously in a panic.
"You two! How many times have I told you not to wander off far from the territory?" She trotted quickly to the pups when she realized what they were staring at. She stopped, her hair rising on the back of her neck, "Come here!", she said fearfully.
Tetsuya saw the wolf, "I mean no harm..." but he was interrupted by the wolf,
"Now!" She shrieked the young wolf pups tried to protest but they did as they were told and followed their mother's order grudgingly.
The following events happened so fast that Tetsuya hardly knew what to do; the red wolf disappeared in a flash and soon after a group of wolves had taken Tetsuya to the pack leader. The encampment of the wolves was large from what he saw. There had to be at least a hundred wolves there, he was surprised the humans hadn't found them but then there wasn't a human scent for miles.
The leader was a burly, strong gray and silver wolf who seemed kind, though he had seen his share in battles. "Why have you come to us, younger brother?"
Tetsuya knew that the separate wolf packs followed traditions differently but this was the best he'd been treated ever. Even the guards had treated him kinder than his own family and he had begun to enjoy this. He was thoroughly contented as he began to repeat the story he told the wolf pups. "My pack was killed in the great avalanche on the highlands. I merely seek a kind pack to have me as one of their own." He was about to continue with his story, feeling he needed to add a little more when he heard the barks of the two pups he'd met earlier.
"It's true, Lord Hinaro! We've met him before! Please...please, please...let him join our pack?" The pups wagged their tails hopefully. Hinaro tilted his head, "You do seem to be kind enough. I shall allow you to join, though I warn you, one wrong move and you are out, wolf."
Tetsuya wagged his tail playfully, "Okay." He was allowed to leave and he walked to the pups, as they ran through his legs. He watched them, "Thank you."
The older pup nodded, "You're welcome, Tetsuya!" He smiled and began to walk through the territory. The families were numerous, considering the small valley but none seemed to mind, in fact, Tetsuya found it rather cozy. He noticed a wolf standing alone farther away from the pack, gazing longingly toward the pack. Tetsuya asked the puppies, "Who is that?"
The pups followed his gaze to the lone, white wolf, "That? That's Ryota...he doesn't need any attention."
"Why?"
"You sure ask a lot of questions...well, he's had a rough past and our mother won't allow us to speak to him. He seems rather dark to us..."
"And scary…" Added the second pup.
Tetsuya continued to look at the wolf, "What happened to him?"
"I don't know exactly except for the fact that his father is Lord Hinaro and his own mother has long been dead."
Tetsuya nodded as he saw the white wolf disappear into the darkness of the forest and he turned to the pups, "Thank you for the tour, now I will take my leave." He bowed to the pups who wondered what he was going to do. Tetsuya took on his human form. He looked like a human around the age of 17 with white hair and dark, amber eyes. He flashed them a smile as the two pups stared in awe, "How did you do that?!"
"It's really simple, I'll show you sometime tomorrow, but I need to go now."
The nodded as they watched him leave, impatient for tomorrow to arrive. Tetsuya wanted to explore the area as well as talk to Ryota. He seemed rather alone and he knew the feeling all too well. Being shunned from his family was hard enough but with his eccentric ideas he was also shunned by the pack. He felt terribly alone with no one to talk to until he'd met Lena by the elm one evening; he was surprised she even spoke to him. Lena...
He suddenly caught the scent of the wolf and began to run lightly through the forest, he jumped along the treetops cautiously, just in case this wasn't the wolf he was looking for.
He finally heard some footsteps up ahead and he leaped to the ground softly. Up ahead, another wolf in human form stood there, his hair was also white though more spiky but his eyes were a dark yellow. He stopped and turned toward Tetsuya, "You can just leave now."
Tetsuya stepped forward, "I only want to talk...Ryota."
He narrowed his eyes, "You know me? You're the new wolf that Hinaro allowed to join...he's been going so soft lately."
"Yes...but..."
"I don't want to talk."
"Really? You seem the type to really want to."
Ryota raised an eyebrow, "Damn persistent, aren't you?"
Tetsuya grinned, "It's not my best trait..."
Ryota leaned against the tree, "So, what did you want to say? Patience is not my best trait."
Tetsuya sighed, he thought Ryota would refuse to listen to him; this wasn't the type of wolf Tetsuya had been expecting, "So...I hear you're not the type for friends..."
Ryota growled, "That's what they told you? Heh...well, I guess they'd be right. They are the ones who don't talk to me. It's been that way since..."
"Since..?"
"I don't know why I'm telling you this..."
Tetsuya nodded, hoping that Ryota would tell him, "Please...go on."
Ryota looked away, "They never told you about my sister did they?"
"No."
"Well, it goes something like this...my mother had me with Hinaro, but she'd fallen for a...human. I had a sister but the pack banished both my mother and my sister where they'd fallen prey to rogue wolves. That damn human left my mother when he'd found out that she was a wolf."
Tetsuya could see that it pained Ryota to talk about it, though he knew that wasn't the entire story; he decided not to ask about it much anymore.
"You've had it rough...my childhood wasn't all that great either."
Ryota remained quiet, clearly he was no longer interested in talking, but Tetsuya continued,
"Well, I see you've had enough. Meet me here tomorrow and we could talk."
"Talk?"
"Yeah...well, just about anything really. You can ask me questions too." He smiled as he saw the night was coming to a close and it was becoming brighter as the sun was rising. Ryota looked at the wolf for awhile and turned to leave.
"I can't guarantee that I'll be here."
"That's quite alright, but I'll still wait."
A white wolf soon left the clearing leaving the gray wolf alone in the morning hours; the wolf lay on the green, moist grass and closed its eyes. It lay contentedly on the grass and soon curled up. Two black pups appeared and lay next to the gray wolf. The three wolves rested for the remainder of the cool day, the color of the leaves were coloring into the reds of autumn.