I was vaguely aware of other siblings I had. I had seen them around a little bit, seen them with mommy, but they mainly kept away from me. I hadn't seen them at all recently, like they left with mommy and sister too. But apparently they hadn't all left, there was still one left in Glorall, one who had always kept far from me, but not that far. A brother, one who I had seen keeping an eye on the den when I would wake up in the middle of the night and leave mommy's side to go look at the bright lights in the sky. He was always there, but that was as close as he ever got. And since mommy left, he had stopped coming to the den. I just didn't understand.
There was no way I could have known that he was approaching. I couldn't see him because I was watching the strange grey animals in the water, and I couldn't smell him because he was down wind from me. I didn't know he was there until he put his paws on the rock and gently poked my hip with his nose. I jumped, vaguely aware that I let out a surprised yelp like noise from the feeling in my throat as I stumbled and fell off the rock. I lay there for a second, regaining my senses before I bounced off and shook the sand off my my creme and gray fur, throwing some on him. I looked over at him curiously, my tail giving a few friendly waves. This was the first time he'd ever come up to me.
My silver and blue eyes watched curiously as his mouthed moved like all of the other wolves always did. I still just didn't understand why they did that, I just blinked at him all confused. So I decided to try and copy him. Maybe then i'd be like the others. So I moved my mouth just like he had, mouthing back the words he has said to me. I tilted my head curiously, wondering if I had done it right, if maybe I was starting to not be broken. And then my puppy mind forgot about it and I looked back at the creatures in the ocean which were now leaving.
When I looked back at my brother, my tail wagged so happily that my own butt began to wiggle. I smiled up at him and then scampered over to him with my awkward puppy legs. I waddled beneath his legs and then looked up from between his front legs. I wondered if he would play with me, if he would stay with me since mommy and sister were gone. He had to realize from this close proximity that the scent of mother was stale on me, that I had been left like he had been. It would answer his question without me even knowing what the question was. We were both alone. I did have an aunt and dad, but auntie was in a scary pack and daddy didn't stay in one place. I only really had him, and I hope he did not leave me too.
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