The Den Area

A long dark shadow cast out before the tall regal before his being as he made his way towards the den structure. His white paws gently glided on the soft grass and moss that covered the pathway that so many others before him used to reach this specific area. His ears remained perked upright as animals around stirred about and fled the area upon his arrival. Once reaching the den the brute strode to the hillside behind the den and sat. His tail lay out behind him and his dark grey coat blew with the light breezes this spring day brought. The local blue birds chirped out in warnings to the brute because their yearly nest was not to far from where he perched himself. Ignoring their protests he awaited the arrival of the others, assuming they would follow. Specially, the young ones. Obviously the savant would be long soon enough but, if not, he would probably be out searching for herbs and such. Blinking slowly he left his blue gaze on the path.

Part of him were still overwhelmed with the amount of wolves who showed up all at once. Yet the other part of him were relived to finally have some more company about. It was long overdue. It would be rough leading alone but, he would manage for the mean time. If other former alphas did it, he could; hopefully. Pushing that thought aside, she entered his mind again. The brute still remained heartbroken from her sudden departure from his side and he longed for her return. If she were not to come back and something happened to her, he would be forced to move on and grieve in silence for the sake of the others. Though he had been grieving in his own way for the past few months, this would have to be different. He could not be weak for the others or in case another vagabond would come and challenge him seeing him in a weakened state. Only one thing he knew for sure though, only time would tell.

It all happened so fast even though much time had passed. They had her in a metal box, cold and hard. It shook and she heard loud sounds of machinery she wasn't used to hearing and it scared her. When she wasn't in a cage, the two legged had a chain around her neck and dragged her twisting, fighting body to a room that smelled heavily of blood, chemicals and other scents she didn't know. There was a moment of darkness. A period of no two legged as she regained her strength in a solitary cage. Then darkness again. The machinery...light weight...darkness. 

Months later, zamber found herself in the small box she came in, unknown of her destination. She had been tagged with a leather contraption that fit around her neck snuggly. In all her fears, zamber only wanted freedom and when the gate opened, she fled, never looking back. She ran until she couldn't run anymore and collapsed in the forest floor, panting. After she caught her breath, the female looked around. Kaiba...she hadn't thought his name in so long. Sniffing the ground, she wasn't sure where she was, but she needed to follow her instincts and she headed north. When she got to the territory border, she paused. Much had changed. She picked her way through the bushes before pausing. Would they accept her still? What if he had found another?

Still following the strong male leading the way Thistle took in all of the surroundings, everything was alive, moving, and the fact that he wasn't alone for once was all a big change.  The path that they were walking along soon became more prominent, and with that the massive brute ascended up a little hill and took a seat at the top, clearly awaiting the arrival of the others.  Looking around Thistle quickly found a small bush to the side that was casting a shadow upon the ground.  Not really wanting to be noticed any more than he had to he quickly padded over to the shadow and took a seat positioning himself so he was facing the wolf on the hill, but still hidden in the shadow.  Holding deathly still allowing his fur to blend in with his surroundings he patiently waited.  

After a few moments a howl rang out from the throat of the regal atop the hill.  Thistle wasn't sure what to do, he hadn't ever tried to howl since he was a little pup, too small to contribute any sort of noise towards a real howl.  The whole ordeal was making the ebony wolf uncomfortable, should he howl too, could he even howl?  The questions were burning in his mind.  As the howl came to an end Thistle pushed around some dirt in-front of him creating a miniature mountain.  Once it was constructed he hung his head staring at his little creation, still a little distraught with the whole howling situation, and still waiting to see if anything more will happen as the moon slowly reveals it's self to the world once more.

Zamber followed the familiar scents, and unfamiliar scents, deep into a territory she once knew. All the living memories of this place flowed through the female and her heart tore at her as she thought longingly of Kaiba. She wanted his warmth, his scent. The female had been away far too long. Had he found another to be his mate? This question still nagged at her thoughts, yet she held it at bay. Zamber knew that once she saw him she-She heard a long and welcoming howl and she knew...."kaiba..."

She had come to a clearing of sorts where the den would be. The sun had gone low, the sky pink and blue. The grey female stood frozen. She hadn't thought of what she would do or say when she saw him. She had passed through brush before finding her place here in front of her long, lost love. She wanted to be closer to him, but instinct kept her where she stood, tail loose, ears erect, eyes staring at the only thing that kept her going through her tortures with the two legged. She waited.

After completing his musical howl, the regal flicked his ears briefly as he noticed the ebony youngster not so far away below the hillside. There he was perched on his haunches, clearly still nervous of his new surroundings. Not that Kaiba blamed him or anything but, obviously he couldn't connect to Thistle right now. He dipped his head in a greeting, "You don't need to be afraid." he said coaxingly, breaking the short gape of silence. Adding a slight smirk his gaze turned upwards towards the stars beginning to twinkle within the darkening sky. It was beautiful. This was one of his favorite times of the year. The weather was not hot but, not cold. Just perfect. "Tomorrow I can go show you around if you'd like since you'll be calling this home." Just as soon as the words left his black lipped mawl, a rustling from across the short clearing caught his attention.

There stepping over some of the brush stood a pale she wolf. Her scent filled his nose as he inhaled deeply. As soon as realization came over him, the brute was on all fours. His tail hung lowly behind his haunches and ears erect. Two blue orbs stared back at her bi-colored ones. Staying in his position for a moment in a daze; not believing if he was imagining this moment or not like he had so many times before. Soft small whimpers escaped his jaws before his tail began to wag quickly and ears becoming pinning against his cranium with pure joy. Without even considering her reaction, he leapt and bolted to her. Within a couple strides he was nose to nose with her. "Z-Zamber?" he choked out against the against whimpers.

The light grey female stared at her loving mate in pure fascination. She breathed deeply, welcoming his scent. As the two of them stood, eyes locked on each other, briefly, she wondered if he wouldn't reconginizer her. Of course, his reaction was nothing short that what she had expected. She could hear faint whimpers and within a blink, he stood before her. Nose to nose, Zamber felt her tail wagging uncontrolably. Her ears flattened and she stared right back into his icy blue gaze, not daring to blink in fear she would lose him again.

"Kaiba..." her eyes watered, she hadn't said his name on so long. She licked his nose and curled into him in a sitting position, her head tucked into his chest. "I missed you..." she said into his fur, a whine escaping her muzzle at the end of her words. Joy and sadness, these emotions were so powerful. The female loved it when she was near her beloved. Now she would relish it.

The pale las trotted along the thin pathway that lead to what she assumed to the resting area. Traveling lightly on her paws, she moved like a ghost within the darkening landscape. Not to much further up the path was the dark youngster to whom the bi-colored leader seemed to take a liking to. Akira kept her ears upright and listened carefully for any signs of a trap that this so called alpha could have set for any intruder. It had been some time since she had came across another of her kind so she remained on edge and expected to for some time. Coming to a random clearing, her bright eyes darted around to took in the surroundings. A large hole that must have been dug up generations ago was on the lower end of the massive hillside which was surrounded by trees on every side. The sound of moving water was hushed so, there must be a creek in the distance. Pondering now, she spotted the alpha sitting atop the hillside where he then howled out in a mournful way. Akira watched him with interest then her gaze turned to the dark shape in the clearing trying to be more comfortable. She took a few steps towards him and pinned her ears, "Hello there." she greeted him in a soft tone. Quickly however her frame turned to watch another pale wolf suddenly appear to greet the black and white male above. As the pair moved it was if they knew each other in a previous time. She did not mean to stare but, it was amazing how they just melted into one another.

Hearing her voice for the first time in months, Kaiba felt as if his heart would explode right outside his chest. The regal closed his blue orbs as his long lost mate nuzzled into his chest. Pinning his ears back against his cranium the brute rested his head atop hers with short whimpers continuing to escape his black lips. Loud thumping sounds came from behind him as his tail had yet to stop wagging from the pure bliss. "I knew I would see you again.." he whispered into her ear in a hushed tone. Everything around him seemed to be vanishing. All his focus was on Zamber; he had not even noticed to the other fae coming into the clearing and attempting to become acquainted with the pup. More than likely she had followed behind Thistle and is seeking acceptance within his kingdom. Opening his eyes again, he breathed in deeply. "Welcome home, my queen." he said with a wide grin across his mawl. Still feeling overwhelmed he did not want to leave this spot ever again. Nor did he ever want to have his mate out of his sight in fear of a repeat. Everyday guilt still ate at his stomach for not doing something that day that the strange two legs took her from him. Yet his instinct told him to stay and lead his small pack. Yet here she was by his side again and he did not plan on losing her again.



Addressed: Zamber
Mentioned: Thistle, Akira, Zamber
Notes: I'm sorry that this post, flat out sucks. Writers block had me in its grasp tonight.

Thistle could feel the alphas eyes on him, he clearly wan't as hidden in the shadow as he wanted to be.  After a moment of silence however Kaiba offered to show him around the territory in the morning, despite the nervous feeling that was coursing throughout the little wolf's body he couldn't help but be excited at the thought of actually living here.  As Thistle looked around absorbing all of his surrounding he could do nothing to stop his tail from slightly wagging, clearly giving away his excitement.  The prospect of having a new home had completely overtaken Thistles thoughts so much so that he didn't know that another presence had entered the area until suddenly the big wolf atop the hill wasn't there anymore.  The fact that a creature so large could move so fast was startling, luckily Thistle seemed to be on the alphas good side thus far.  The other that Kaiba had run to Thistle didn't recognize at all.  Clearly the two are quite fond of each other however, and it was a bit off putting to see the big brute who had seemed so calm and collected acting the way he is now.  The one with Kaiba wasn't the only new comer to the area though.  This time Thistle noticed them arriving however and wasn't as surprised.  What did surprise him though was when the Ivory canine walked towards him and gave a greeting.  A measly "uh.." was all thistle was able to muster for a moment, attempting to regain composure he glanced down at his paws and shifted some dirt around, it was a short moment, but felt like forever to the little wolf.  Thistle did manage to get out a "Hello" at a loud enough volume that it would hopefully be heard though.  Seeing that the other was distracted by the alpha and the new comer for a moment he quickly brought his tail around in front of him and placed his front paws on it to stop the uncontrollable ligament from giving away the fact that he was excited.  It really wasn't a lot going on, but from the near unbearable loneliness that he had grown used to this was more than enough for the ebony wolf.  



-Sorry it's so bad, but hey, it's something at least

Zamber enjoyed every touch kaiba offered her. She was in the clouds with him, safe and sound. She had no idea the measure of peace he had compared to hers, but she knew they had missed each other deeply. When Kaiba grinned at her, Zamber returned the smile with a sweet one of her own and licked his nose. "I'm glad to be home." She replied, and shoved her face into his chest again, collar heavy around her neck. She still wasn't used to it. The female flicked an ear when she her a voice nearby and found a Male in their presence as well as a female, both of which she hadn't met, or didnt remember if she had or not. "Hello..." she replied in a small voice. She looked up at Kaiba in question but smiled. "New members?" It would be good to know that her mate hadn't been left alone too long. "My name is Zamber." She greeted. "And you are...?" She liked to meet new people, but she didnt move from her spot, in fact, she felt frozen where she sat.

I'm sorry it took so dang long. Life bites.