The Fox And The Hound: The Future Needs The Present
#5 of Fanfictions
This is the first sequel to 'The Past And The Present' Where one flower grows, another must fall. There is a time for everything. A time for love, a time to live, a time to forgive, and a time to say goodbye.
Chapter 1: The Past Being Told
(Authors Note: Hi all. It's finally here! The sequel to 'The Past And The Present' is officially underway. Sorry for the wait, but I had ideas and needed to get them down before I forgot them. Well, for this installation, I've kept it pretty standard because of a time issue for the original idea, so sorry if this comes across as a little bit boring. Please note that the Kit's names and personalities belong to **_ **jerod2447 _I have permission I on to use them. This takes place five months after the kits are born.)
"A smile was all it took, with a little help from a wise owl. The brightness of day had finally taken over as the unforgiving night before seemed to slip away. A beautiful figure now stood in front of me. My first time seeing a female of my kind. Her coat was as bright as the sun itself. Her eyes, like diamonds, sparkling as the sun shone upon them. Her voice, like a host of angels singing harmoniously into the night."
"Her face could light up almost any mood, and thankfully so. Within minutes, we hit it off. If she was to be the one, I need to let her know. 'A natural attraction as it was known. She didn't fully understand my past, but she gave it her all. Once she understood, I realized nothing could stop us as we fell deep in love."
"Six? Six what? At the time, I had no idea. Was that the normal quail count? Or was it more, more then what I had ever been taught? I was blind to the course of nature. Then an old friend came to the party... but not for the best reason. He thought I was the one who almost killed his father. But little did he know that I was innocent.Trust me, being chased by a hound dog is not something prey have on their wish list, especially when it was somebody who laid there trust in you. Being hunted by such a fit and experienced dog was bad, but being hunted by him and his master was almost inescapable."
"Although the pair of them were less then pleased with me, I could not let my friend be killed by a bear. I turned back to face it, and won, but at what cost. An injured leg? A destroyed relationship? My mate? All I remember was me in the shallows, the hunter standing with his shotgun ready to fire at me, and my friend between us."
"Once I recovered, I needed to go back to the place I was born, or at least, where I thought I was."
"I had a stroke, and luckily, I was back with the widow. After a sad visit to the vet, it took a while to recover to the point where I could walk again. I knew I had little to no time left to live, and with my mate having a break from the house in the forest, I settled down for the inevitable."
"She returned home, with my friends to check up on me, but what I didn't realize was that she had brought me something more valuable than any apology or goodbye. She, with the help of the old owl, Had tracked down my only living relative. the only one I had ever heard of. My mother."
"As we spoke, I suddenly became dizzy. When I woke up, my legs were extremely sore. I realized that I was saved from the heavens to have family time."
"Moments later, more new was at my door step, I was going to be a father. My mate was pregnant with our little ones. My heart could barely contain my excitement. Not only was I going to be a dad, but I had found my mother and the clot was free. Life was good... for those few moments. __Gunshots in the distance stole our attention. We raced to the next farm to find that my friends master had just killed out old enemy. The bear."
"After that, life carried on as usual. I mean, as usual as it could get. Your grandmother fell in love with your uncles father. Chief and Rose spent more time with each other then normal. After that, your mother gave birth to you. You were so small and fragile, we couldn't let Widow pick you up, only me and Vixey, Mom to you guys. We then gave you your names and helped you grow up to be big, strong and healthy."_"And from that day on, our family was complete," _Tod finished up his story just as the kits closed their small eyes and fell asleep.
(Authors Note: So, how was that for an intro. I realise that it may not be good, but I really had no idea as to how i would start it. Sorry if the chapter is inconsistent, I've been very tired and busy lately. Please follow/favourite and review. Let me know how I could make this better, if there are any problems, ect... Thanks for reading)
Chapter 2: A Rude Awakening
(Author's Note: Hi all. I'm really glad to see that so many of you are eager to find out what happens with the second installment of the 'Present' series and how it will go on. First off, I'm really sorry for doing this to you all, but I had absolutely no luck with the original idea. So if you would accept my apologies, I would really be appreciate it. As for the rest of you, I'm still sorry. Secondly, The fox kit names do not belong to me, they belong to jerod2447. Rose is mine and the rest belong to Disney. Thank you all to my followers and favourites as well as each and everyone of you who have read my stories. And once again, a huge shout out to d_isneyfangirl_ for pointing out some errors and the review.)
The sun's orange rays penetrated the night sky, dragging it away for the beginning of another day. The sun may have been out, but the weather was unfavourable for many creatures in the surrounding areas. It had been five whole months since the fox kits had been born into this world. And now that the warm summer nights had faded away, the cold snowy winter months were underway.
At the Tweed Farm, all seemed well. The fox couple known as Tod and Vixey were sound asleep in their basket. Since the busy kits arrived, the pair stole every precious minute they could to rest. Although the six kits were a joy to have, their energised bodies and personalities became a handful after some time. Now though, their lazy bodies lay huddled together for warmth.
Widow Tweed was awake. Her priorities seemed to wake her while they sun was still young. She had done all her daily cleaning which seemed to suck her energy. Her tired body sunk into her creaky armchair, causing another elderly soul to rise.
Rose slowly sat up, her mouth gaping open as she took a deep breath, taking in the ice cold fresh air. As she sat in her basket, her eyes fluttered as they adjusted to the light. She had been helping her son and daughter in-law raise her grandkids. She had been a huge help regarding the kits caretaking. Her experience seemed to guide the kits on the more outdoor life and activities, while her loving nature allowed the old vixen to bond instantly with her grandkids, as well as her new love.
Now though, she had more pressing matters on her mind. In light of recent events, as well as those not so recent, her protective side always nudged her to check up on her family, despite knowing they were perfectly safe.
She stood up on all fours to take a good look at the group of foxes on the far side of the room. Looking over at the sleeping group, she could not help but feel satisfied with how her circumstances had played out. Her heart could only wish for one thing, and yet somehow she knew her prayer had been answered. 'Oh, Henny. If only you could see your son'
"Good morning, Rose," the voice of Widow Tweed caused the vixen to turn around in surprise. It's not as if the old lady's voice was unfamiliar, but Rose was unaware of the widow. Turning her sleepy body to face the old woman, she walked over to see if she could score a back scratch.
Once the old vixen was within arms reach, Widow slowly lowered her hand gently onto Rose's back. As she was given a back scratch, she felt a smaller body rub against her foreleg. She looked down to see non other then Sky, looking up and waiting patiently for a hint of being noticed. "Morning, Grandma," His voice showed eagerness to start the day as soon as possible was clearly visible.
"Good morning to you too, Sky. Why are you up so early?" Rose curiously asked.
"Well, you said you were going to teach us how to fish," He responded sharply.
"I'm not going to take you alone. We need to wait for your brothers and sis..." She was cut short as the young fox ran to the basket where he and his siblings slept. He wasted no time in jumping on his family in order to wake them up, unaware that he would wake the entire house up as he did. Squeals from the fox kits confirmed the rude awakening.
Tod and Vixey jumped hearing the cries coming from their kit's basket. They were about to attack, when they noticed that it was only the actions of one fluff ball. "Sky! What was that for?!" shouted Fyre as he stood up to chase his brother.
"Sky, why did you have to do that?" asked Lily as she slowly calmed down.
"We are going to learn how to fish!" exclaimed Sky as he ran over to Rose.
"Don't be stupid. How are we supposed to fish while the water's all frozen?" piped up Fyre as he walked over to his father, seeking some sort of warmth.
"Now, now Fyre. Don't be so mean to your brother. He's just exited to find out how to do things himself," Vixey calmly said as she stood up to walk over to Widow with Tod along side.
The kit's slowly calmed down to a panic as they ran around the house in search of something to do. All the while, knowing that nothing had changed since they had closed their small eyes the night before. Their search was then brought to an immediate hold as Widow recited the words they could not wait to hear, "Come now, it's time for our visit next door."
She opened the door, only to be greeted by a wave of invigorating cold air. The trees were lifeless and the ground was white. As white as snow could possibly be. Widow waited for all nine of her foxes to be outside before starting the short yet brutal trek to Amos Slade's Farm.
(Author's Note: So, what do you think will happen next? Obviously they will make it there, but after that? Anyhow, thank you to all of my readers, followers and favorites this far, including disneyfangirl447. Please leave reviews, I love reading what people think about my stories. and also, sorry if my writing has been slaking lately, I've only been able to do about ten minutes at a time, so I lose my rhythm. See you in the next chapter.)