Chapter 2: Help

2 week later

Kate's POV

"Hey Angela!" I said.

"Hey" Angela sighed.

"What's wrong?" I asked puzzled.

"Its just... well... Aiden is still having a bad attitude... and its just gotten worst! I don't know what to do with him!" she cried.

"Hm... I think I have an idea! Crystal can cheer him up, she is so kind and happy all the time! She'll cheer anyone up!" I said excitedly.

"Well we can try!" she said trying to have hope.

"Okay! I'll go find Crystal!" I said as I left her den.

I walked around the forest following Crystal's scent and found her playing with a white rabbit in the snow.

"Hey Crystal!" I shouted.

"Hey!" she responded with a big grin.

"So I kind of need your help!" I said.

"For?" she asked while playing with her tail.

" Its a top secret mission!" I joked.

"Hm... I'm in" she said.

"Well there's this pup named Aiden and he is having some trouble adapting to his family... We need your help to make him feel more accepted and you know liked" I explained.

"Okay, take me to him" she giggled.

So we ran back to Angela and Charles den.

"Hello" Crystal said politely.

"Hi" Angela responded while patting Crystals head, "Aiden come out here"

"Now what do you want?!" Aiden growled.

I was shocked by his rude behavior.

"Why don't you go play with Crystal?" she said.

"Fine if it'll get you off my back" he snarled.

Crystal and Aiden both walked out of the den.

Crystal's POV

"Well... my name is Crystal" I said breaking the awkward silence.

"Mines Aiden" he responded slightly annoyed.

"Are you okay?" I asked worried.

"What do you care? You don't even know me" he yelled.

"We can change that you know" I giggled.

"Really? You think I want to get to know you? Well your dead wrong... If I'm here its only because I don't wanna be with my family" he said seriously.

"Oh... Um.. Yeah Okay" I responded tearing up, no one had ever been that mean to me.

He kept walking so I wiped my tears and ran after him.

"Why did you have to be so mean?" I asked.

"Why do you have to be so annoying and nosey?" he responded.

He sat down next to a tree and curled up in the snow. I saw the rabbit I was playing with earlier and started to play with it again.

I was on my back with the rabbit hopping all over me... Then Aiden got up and started to get into a pouncing position... I got happy because I thought he came to play but what he did next shocked me.'

He leaped and landed on the rabbit which was on top of me and with a quick bite took away the life of the poor rabbit... When he let go off the rabbit he stumbled and we ended up touching noses. He quickly got up and shook the snow off of his black fur. I was stuck in the snow with my fur covered in the rabbits blood.

"Do you need help up?" he chuckled.

"I think that might be best" I giggled.

He picked me up by the scruff and was surprisingly very strong... he took me out of the snow without a struggle.

"Thank you" I said looking up at him while still being held in his jaws. We locked eyes, and his red eyes were full of warmth and kindness, I smiled and blushed madly.

He put me down and I could've sworn that he almost smiled.

We walked to a nearby cliff and laid on our backs watching the sun rays dance off the clouds.

"Why don't you open yourself up to me?" I asked looking at him.

"I don't know... I don't know how" he stuttered while glaring into my eyes.

"Well I'll show you!" I said with a big grin while sitting up.

He also sat up and waited for my instructions.

"Okay so I know deep down you have a big heart and we just have to let it out!" I told him.

"Hm... Okay" he replied.

We sat directly across from each other. I placed my paw on his paw and said, "Do you feel that? How I am opening my heart and soul to you?"

I moved my paw and placed it on his heart and said, "What about this? I genuinely care and I am reaching out to you... Giving you my friendship... And only you can decide what you want to do with it"

He looked into my eyes and was about to smile but then he got up and shook himself as if he was trying to set himself free...

He sat down in front of the cliff and started mumbling to himself... I put my hand on his shoulder and asked, "Are you okay?"

He turned around, his eyes glowing like fire and growled, " Don't touch me... I don't need your friendship nor do I want it!"

I backed up in fear but then determined to help him I walked closer to him and said, " I can help you!"

The closer I got the more he backed up getting closer and closer to the edge of the cliff.

" I don't want your help! I don't need it! I'm not broken!" he shouted his eyes now burning red, "Now get out of my way!"

Stubborn me didn't move and I just insisted, "Please let me help!"

He got upset that I didn't move and he slashed my face with his razor sharp claws leaving three bloody gashes on my cheek.

I broke into tears because of the pain and moved out of the way.

"Thank you for moving" he said as he left.

I ran back to my parents den, my fur stained red with a mix of mine and the rabbits blood.

"What happened?" asked my mom worried.

"Oh nothing..." I cried.

Aunt Kate ran in and shouted out of breath, "Are you okay?! I was at Angela's den and Aiden told me what happened!"

"Aiden did this to you?!" my dad yelled, "Well he's gonna get a piece of me!"

"No please leave him alone!" I cried, "It wasn't his fault!"

"Fine, I'll let this slip just because he's a pup and from what Kate's told me he's been having a really tough time... but next time he lays a paw on you-" my dad said but was interrupted when my mom said, "Don't worry there wont be a next time" trying to calm him down.

"If he hurts my little girl i'll kick his butt!" he said.

My brothers and sisters were all sleeping in a pile but all of a sudden Ice got up and said, "And i'll help! No one hurts my twin sister!"

"Aw its good you want to defend your sister, but violence is never the answer!" mom said trying to persuade Ice.

I went to clean my wounds with grandma Eve while mom had a stern talk with dad about making my brother violent.

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