Chapter 5 : God Of Stealth

The sun began to reveal itself behind the mountains and illuminates the green land with its powerful light. It lightens up the den of two wolves and one of them, a golden furred wolf began to open her eyes as the daylight awake her. She groaned as she raised her head and look around her. Humphrey was still asleep, but Rex was nowhere to be seen. It was still early and Kate decided to continue her sleep, but it changed when she heard a sound of dragging and a scent of death. She got up and stretched her muscle, followed by a yawn, and left the den. As she turned towards the source of the sound at the steep road where they used to walk up the den, she was surprised to find Rex already awake and dragging a large deer at top speed. She sat down and watched as he dragged it up at ease and dropped it infront of her.

'You're up early.' She said with a smile.

'Yeah. Always do.' He replied with a grin. 'Is Humphrey awake yet?'

'We don't actually wake up this early.'

'I see. So, you're going back to bed?'

'No. I think I've had enough.'

'Well, eat up.'

'Have you eaten yet?' She asked as she began to eat.

'Yeah. A few rabbits that are easy to hunt.' He said, cleaning his paws by licking them.

He sat at the overhang where he has a clear view of the den grounds, the green forest and the mountains as it was poured by a ray of light.

'Your packs territory's beautiful.'

'Thank you. I loved this place, since it's where I grew up with Humphrey.'

'I believe you two had a romantic time here.'

'Yeah.'

'How did you two fell in love with each other anyway?' He asked as he walked towards her and sat at the opposite side.

'Well, it's a long story.' She said with a smile.

It all started when we were shot by tranquillizing darts and taken to Sawtooth National Park, Idaho. We eventually woke up and began to find our way back home. We've been through twist and turns together, and after receiving assistance from two kind birds, we ended up in a train back to Jasper. We had a wonderful time together on our way back, talking about what happened the past few days. I still remember every moment of it when he tried to confess his love to me.

'There's something-' Both of us said and looked away awkwardly.

'Please, you first.' He said.

'Humphrey, I just wanted to tell you, these past couple of days, they've been, kind of, fun. You've been, kind of, fun.' I said with a smile.

'Really?'

'Really.'

'Well, that's… That's great. I told you, we make a pretty good team.' He said with a grin.

'We do.'

'Okay. Well…'

He began to place his paws on top of each other continuously, showing his nervousness.

'No, no, no. Don't tell me. You have to go to the bathroom again.' I said with a smile.

'Why, do you see a truck stop? Heh, heh, heh.' He replied and silence descended upon us.

'I just wanted to tell you I… I…'

My mind began to think of what I'm expecting from his mouth, hoping that we have the same feeling for each other.

'I… I just wanted to tell you…'

Unfortunately, I turned towards the opening of the boxcar that they were in and caught sight of the two packs about to start a war at the valley. How foolish I was to not stop and let Humphrey finish his confession, but I don't have any other choice. It was either him or my family. I was very disappointed in my decision, leaping out of the boxcar and missed the word 'love' out of his mouth. Eventually, I told them that I would marry Garth and the two pack leaders were very happy about it, except for Humphrey. I noticed his disappointed looks that made my heart burn in pain. I cried in the middle of the night because of it. The next morning, he came to me before my wedding begins back at my parents den and I was shocked to hear what he told me.

'You're leaving Jasper?' I said and my heart broke into pieces.

'Yeah. You know, it's a lone wolf thing.' He replied with a forced smile.

'I know Humphrey, the fun-loving Omega, not Humphrey, the lone wolf.'

He turned away and stopped before the steep road down the den.

'So I'll be a fun-loving lone wolf.' He replied and walked away.

I began to tear up as I watched him walked away, every footstep counts every tears. Has he given up on our love? I felt guilty and hated myself for not telling him the truth that I loved him. During the wedding, all of the wolves watched as me and Garth accepted each other's scent and nibbled our ears, but I pulled away when we're about to rub our noses. My parents and the Eastern pack, Tony, looked at me curiously, so as Garth, and asked me about it. They stood in shock as I confessed that I'm in love with an omega, the wolf who walked away from me. Both packs began to argue and started a war. Unfortunately, it got worse when a stampede appeared and broke the fight, but began to stomp on anything infront of them. My father, Winston, and Tony were stucked down at the valley while the other wolves got safe at higher ground. Just when I thought that there's no more hope, Humphrey appeared and it already proven to me that he never gave up on our love. He helped me in rescuing the two troubled wolves and they safely stayed in cover under a log that me and Humphrey used to slide down the valley. But me and him began to crawl back to the leaders, a Caribou from the stampede knocked me out, leaving me in the open and allowing the Caribous to stomp on my weak body. Surprisingly, he stood on top of me and used his body as a shield to cover me. When I woke up, I found him sitting beside me and stared at me with a surprised expression. I got up slowly and smiled. Eventually, the two leaders decided to remove the law of alphas and omegas marrying each other and all of the wolves cheered. In the end, we're married and enjoying our wonderful time together.

'Wow. You two must've gone through a lot to be together.' Rex said as she finished her story.

'Yeah, we do.' She replied with a smile.

Kate was already done with her meal, leaving half of it in case Humphrey's awake early, and the sun was a quarter away to the middle of the sky. Footsteps began to appear from inside the den and a wolf walked out. They turned towards the entrance of the den and found Humphrey awake and smiling at them.

'Morning.' He said and yawned, and they greeted back.

'How's your sleep dear?' Kate asked.

'Good. Yours?'

'Same.'

He sat beside her and began to eat the rest of the meal.

'You two are up early.' He said.

'Not really. I was awaken by the sounds of dragging and the scent of blood.' She said, turning towards Rex.

'My apologies. Never knew I would make that much noise, although I can't keep the scent off.' Rex said.

'It's fine.' She replied.

'Well, we're going to the waterfall again.' Rex said and let out a deep breath.

'Yeah, as always. Why don't we play some games there?' She suggested and Humphrey's face lit up.

'Now that's my girl.' Humphrey said and she giggled.

Rex made a soft laugh and they heard footsteps from the steep dirt road beside the den. They turned towards it and found Lilly walking towards them with a smile.

'Hello.' She said and they replied the same thing.

'Why are you here sis?' Kate asked curiously.

'Well, it's kinda boring staying in the tall grass and Garth's on his duty, so I've decided to join you guys. To the waterfall again?' She asked and received a nod from them.

She sat beside her sister and they continued to chat till Humphrey's done with his meal. They got up and headed towards the waterfall, and when they arrived, Rex caught sight of something that he dropped his jaws. They stood beside him and found him staring at a red rose plant.

'Is this… red Rose?' He asked.

'Yeah. What's with it?' Humphrey asked.

'I've rarely seen it, but even when I do, it's only a little. But now right infront of me is a bunch of them.'

'Well, you want to see more, it's all over our territory.'

'Really?' He said, turning towards him.

'Yeah.' He replied with a smile.

'Oh thank you.'

Rex shaked Humphrey's paw with both paws happily and they felt strange about this. What does the rose mean to him anyway? Rex noticed his strange behavior and immediately let go of his hand and stood with his chest up. He sat infront of them and smiled.

'Well, let's play.' He said.

As usual, Kate sat in the cool water with her whole body submerged to release the heat inside her. She listened as the three wolves sat infront of her and talked about what they're going to play while she can be the spectator.

'So, what are we going to play?' Lilly asked, fully energetic for any games as she wagged her tail vigorously and jumped a few times.

'How about hide-and-seek?' Humphrey suggested and they nodded in agreement.

'So, who will be the seeker?' Rex asked and they all looked at him.

He rolled his eyes and they laughed.

'Okay. You ca-' Humphrey stopped when Rex continued it for him.

'You can only count to thirty and no sniffing is allowed. Am I right?'

They looked at him, surprised that he knows the rules of an omega game clearly unlike other alphas.

'How did you know these rules?' Humphrey asked curiously.

'Well, back in my pack, I watched the omegas play and overheard it.'

'Well, let's start. Start counting.'

Rex rolled his eyes and smiled as he faced close to a tree.

'This is going to be easy.' He said and started counting.

As the countdown begins, Humphrey and Lilly immediately moved and searched for a good hiding spot. Kate watched as Humphrey climbed a nearby tree that has a clear view of them and sat on a branch while Lilly entered the woods. They listened as the countdown comes to an end.

3… 2… 1…

Rex turned around and examined his surroundings. Kate was still in the cool water, watching him as he walked around. Kate almost screamed when Rex stood beside the tree where Humphrey was hiding and focused on him, hoping that her mate won't get caught. She noticed him expressing a grin and walked into the woods. Humphrey and her let out a breath of relief and he waved at her happily. A few seconds later, Kate watched in amazement as Rex walked out with Lilly beside her. He managed to find her in a matter of seconds, and that shocked her. Both of them stopped beside the tree where Humphrey was again and he waited.

'What is it?' Lilly asked curiously.

'Wait for it.' Rex said as he raised his paw.

Humphrey was curious about what he was waiting for, but soon found out when the branch that he sat on began to crack. He frowned as the branch broke and he fell to the ground, where he landed beside the two wolves.

'There you go.' Rex said and smiled at Humphrey. 'It's nice for you to drop in.'

Lilly laughed and Humphrey got up, giggling at the same time.

'That's a good one. How did you know that I'm on a tree?' He asked as they walked towards Kate.

'Instincts.' Rex replied as he tapped his paw on the side of his head.

'Wow. I've never seen a seeker who's able to find all hiders in a matter of seconds.' Kate said in amazement.

'Well you do now.' Rex replied with a smile.

'So, who'll be the seeker now? It's not going to be Rex again, I hid in a thick brush where nobody can see me, but he managed to find me.' Lilly said with a frown.

'I'll do it.' Humphrey said with a grin.

'Tell you what. You two can be the seeker and I'll be the hider.' Rex said and they dropped their jaw.

'You're joking, right?' Humphrey said after making a sarcastic laugh.

'No, I'm not.'

'Are you sure? This might be very easy.'

'Try me.'

'Okay.'

Kate knows that Rex isn't an ordinary alpha, judging by Garth's complement about his ghost stalking skills, dragging a deer or Caribou for long hours and up a steep slope without showing any tiredness and able to find both Humphrey and her sister in a matter of seconds. With these evidence, she's sure that he's going to be really hard to find as he's the master of stealth, so as all alphas. She watched as Humphrey and Lilly faced towards a tree and felt curious when Rex just crawled behind them instead of searching for a place to hide.

'What are you doing? You're sup-' She whispered, but dropped her jaw again when she saw something that she never seen before in her entire life.

When Humphrey and Lilly turned around, Rex dashed below them at top speed and stood behind them. How could they not notice, or heard the sound of a dash? She continued to watch in amazement as he avoided every line of sight of the two seekers. It went on for a few minutes, and the two seekers began to grow tired of hunting for him. They walked towards Kate and sat infront of her, with Rex still behind them, watching them silently.

'Wow. He's a good hider.' Lilly said, tired of walking around for the whole few minutes.

'Yeah. Well, let's see if he'll come out when we don't search for him.' Humphrey said, tired of what he's been doing with Lilly too.

Kate and Rex's eyes met and received a grin from him. He looked back at the two cheaters and began to edge his mouth closer to their ears.

'Wait for me to come out, eh?' He said and they jumped, causing Kate to giggle.

'Since when you're behind us?' Humphrey asked, rubbing his paw gently on his chest as he almost had a heart attack.

'Um, the whole time?' He replied and Humphrey and Lilly's jaw dropped.

They turned towards Kate to ensure that his answer's true.

'It's true. He's been behind you two the whole time.' Kate replied and their eyes widened.

'How did you do that?' Humphrey asked, looking back at him.

'I trained to be this silent.' Rex replied with a grin.

Kate now knows that he isn't a master of stealth, but a god instead. The ability of dashing past an opponent or two without being spotted is amazing, no wolves could ever do that unless you're swift and fast enough. She began to wonder who's his teacher, so that she could improve her skill to his level.

'Who taught you this, Rex?' She asked.

'Nobody. I learned it by myself.' He replied.

'Wow. That's amazing. We totally had no clue that you're behind us all the time.' Humphrey said in amazement.

'Thank you.'

'Let's rest for a while. All those walking made me tired.' Lilly said, sitting down beside her sister.

'Sure.' Humphrey said and sat the other side of Kate while Rex just sat infront of them.

'Are you guys ready for the Moonlight Howl tomorrow?' Lilly asked in excitement.

'Yeah.' Kate said and rubbed her muzzle with Humphrey's.

Rex looked at them curiously as he doesn't know what's 'Moonlight Howl'. The three western wolves noticed and decided to explain to him.

'It's when two love birds go to the Howling Rock at night and howl together at the moon. It's a usual event for our pack.' Lilly said with a smile.

Rex smiled back, but deep inside him, his heart was burning as it was somehow related to a dark secret that he kept deep inside. It began to cry as he recalled his past, every memory of it hurts. He managed to get rid of it and got his attention back at his friends.

'I see. It must be very romantic.' He said.

'Yeah. Don't your pack have events like this?' Humphrey asked.

'Actually, we do. And it's exactly the same as yours.'

'Really? Who's your 'howl' mate back then?'

Humphrey elbowed him in the ribs and he shows no sign of pain and lowers his head instead.

'No one…'

'What? How could no wolves like a muscular, skilled, and kind alpha like you?'

Rex was completely silent when he finished his sentence and they remembered that he doesn't want to talk about his past.

'I'm hungry. Don't we Humphrey?' Kate said, elbowing him in the ribs.

'Ouch.' Humphrey said softly and looked at her.

He caught sight of her serious glance at her and knows that she wanted to change the topic. He turned towards Rex and smiled.

'Uh, yeah.'

'Well, I'll be right back. Have fun.' Rex said and walked away silently.

They watched as he walked away sadly into the woods and the two sisters turned towards Humphrey who was looking at them awkwardly.

'What did I do?' He asked.

'You shouldn't say that, Humphrey.' Lilly said with a frown.

'Yeah. Can't you tell that he doesn't want to talk about his past when he lowers his head sadly?' Kate said and Humphrey frowned.

'I'm sorry. It's my bad.' He apologized.

They continued their chat about what they're going to do tomorrow while waiting for Rex's return with their meal. A few minutes later, they heard the sound of dragging and turned towards it, and received a shocking view. Rex was dragging a Caribou, with a deer on his back. He managed to balance it and drag the Caribou at the same time. They continue to watch in amazement as he drag it at top speed and dropped it infront of them.

'Here you go. Enjoy your meal.' He said with a smile, completely forgotten what they've talked about before he went hunting.

'How. Did. You. Do. That?' Kate said with her mouth wide open.

He laughed at their reaction and a grin spread across his mouth.

'I'm full of surprises, don't I?'

'Yep.' Humphrey replied.

'Well, eat up. I've already had a few rabbits in my tummy.' He said and patted his tummy.

They smiled and began to feast on their meal, having their conversation at the same time. Time flows like a river, and the sun sets behind the mountains, allowing the beautiful moon to take its place. They got up and said goodbyes before going their separate ways. Kate noticed that Rex harvested a rose before catching up to them and felt suspicious about it, but it ceased when they arrived at their den. They lied separately and curled up into a ball. Rex slept on one side of the den while Humphrey and Kate slept the other, and he watched as Humphrey placed his paw on hers, giving her comfort and they drifted to sleep. Rex placed the rose in his paws and closed his eyes. A few minutes later, he peeked under his tail and noticed that the couple was already asleep. He got up slowly and gripped the rose with his mouth and walked out of the den silently. He sat at the overhang and dropped the rose infront of him. He looked at the beautiful moon whose light glimmered on his coat and smiled.

'I've finally found a bunch of roses for you, darling.' He said softly and admired the moon for the rest of the night…

Finally! I took some time for me to think of what to write in this chapter, so thank you for your patience. So, does this means that Rex had a mate before? You'll find out in the next chapter. Anyways, my holiday has arrived and I have plenty of time for this. As usual, please leave a review/follow/favourite. It means a lot to me and have a good day. Peace out. -LoverWolfs1121