A dead ending.

Story by Sissthiath Blackfang on SoFurry

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#5 of A Wolf's Last Gift

I stayed where I was whimpering from what happened. I still couldn't believe what I said...


I stayed where I was whimpering from what happened. I still couldn't believe what I said. I was dumb and careless. I only heard the sounds of my whimpering and the winds of the snow. I got up from hearing some noises of a bear coming. I wasn't going to lose my den to a bear seeking its own shelter, not after all this, not everything was going to be ruined. The bear got up on its two legs and roared at me. I growled and charged grabbing her by the arm. She left me up again and wacked me with her big paw. I flew and rolled in the snow. I got up quickly and charged again and bite on the same spot. This time she bite down on my neck and tossed me. I rolled down thwe hill side losing my den. I got up weakly and whimpered. I walked away, I had lost everything now, even my own den.

I made the choice to go back to the pack and be dumb. Why am I going back. I don't know, but I had nothing left. Maybe its my way of saying I want to die right here and now, and they would certaintly be happy to do so. I walked for several miles again along the trail up the mountain. I saw a few packs a few times but knew they were not who I was looking for. I came up to a pack and new it was my brothers. I laid there and thought if I should go in or should I leave??? I desided to go in, remembering that I had nothing left to lose. I walked up and the two gaurds growled remembering me. This time they stood there and not let me pass. I growled at them and showed I was much stronger then they were. They let me through but knew I was dumb. As I walked into the middle of the clearing, my old mate Sasha came by.

"Shadow what are you doing here? If Silver sees you he will kill you. His father died by your hands."

I looked at her. " I know. That's why im here. You cheated on me and I lost my den and now my brother. I might as well be dead...I have nothing left."

She looked at me angry. "I didn't cheat on you. That wolf was trying to get me to have a realatinship with him but I didn't expet him. I chose you."

I looked at her with a smile. "Well I should of known better I guess...but I'm here anyway..."

As I said my last words to her Silver came up growling and angry like. "I said I didn't want you here. I said if you come back you die." He growled at me.

I whimpered not showing signs of angry but a sign of sadness. "I lost everything mostly. You and my den. I lost it to a big bear. My Sasha didn't cheat on me so I have her still a little. But what else can I do. I'm a dead wolf and you know it. Kill me...I've got nothing left to lose..."

Silver looked at me with a sad look. "Hey ok...I'm sorry for what I did I know you didn't mean it. Its ok I'm sorry. You don't need to say anything. It's over...my dad is dead and can't hurt you anymore..." Silver smiled at me.

I smiled back happily. "So dose this mean I can join the pack again?"

Silver had a look on his face but siged. "Well seeing you have no where else to go and stuff ok but I'm giving you the rank of my hunter. You are to hunt for us and the little ones in the den is all you do. Along with any of the chores. You're the Omega."

I nodded. That will be fine, as long as I was back.. I smiled with joy.

So I started out on my hunt seeing there wasn't much food due, they had tried healing Silver's dad and gave him most of the rations for energy, but he died afterall...

I spoted a dear forging. I stood there and watched it. I growled lowly playing with it. I then did a brute charge and locked my jaw on its neck keeping it in my jaw and leaving blood behind. I dragged my meal a little ways back to the pack. They all came over and started eating as I was the last to eat what was left. Silver saw me waiting my turn and threw a chunk over knowing this will last for a day or two if used right.

As I was munching down I heared and smelled the scent of the humans I had met from the day beofre coming. Even my brother notice it. The pack scattered but me and my brother where left in the open as we were stunned, and the humans ran right into the clearing.

I ran off as my brother told me to, but I stopped and turned back when I noticed he wasn't following. I ran up the hill again and jumped as I heard he sound of the gun going off. The bullet hit me in the lungs as I tumbled over and layed, the snow around me turning red. Silence followed, with just the wind blowing, as the pack came back in and the humans ran off.

Silver stood above me as I was slowly dying, and I knew no healing would save me now, I smiled up to him and manged to whisper, "Hey big bro."

He was crying. "Why??? Why did you come back?"

I didn't respond to the question only saying. "Remember finding me lost in the woods when I was a pup and I saw you?"

He smiled "Yeah why?" he whimpered.

"I'm glad I met you because you saved my butt so many times...now I saved yours for once." I coughed up a lot of blood then, and could feel myself fading.

"Hey big bro?" I looked up into Silver's blue eyes with my last effort.

"Yeah?" As Silver looked into my own sad dieing eyes.

"I love you...and always will...forever." I closed my eyes and died leaving silence.

Silver cried right there and layed down on my body, his muzzle resting on my shoulder as he nuzzled the fur. "I love you too...little brother."

A few wolves came and picked up my dead body. A hole was quickly dug and they placed my body in there and buried me. As the others howled and Sasha and my brother Silver cried. I was dead and left to memory, but some of the elders said I was the wolf god himself who protected this pack with his last ounce of love. My difference was a blessing, not a curse.

In death I stand next to my brother. Even though he can't see me, I smile knowing I was now one of the pack.