Spit Fire (#2 Dragon Series)

Chapter 5

I think we've been walking for 2 hours now and my feet are starting to get sweaty in my boots despite the cold. I hope we've distanced ourselves from Starlight pack.

Arabella has been helping me sniff out the land we're in and so far we are on no mans land. Miraculously we haven't encountered any rouges, yet. I check on the pups and notice that they are getting tired, so I settle at the base of a huge tree. The pups and Arabella sit beside me panting. I wipe the thin layer of sweat off my forehead with my dirty palm. Probably not the best idea.

My clothes are tattered than they already were and really dirty so I must really stink. I don't really know how Arabella could handle all that stink in hours.

"Rest up Bella, I'm gonna scout for water", I say getting up and dusting myself off. Her head perks up and she is already standing.

"Hey don't follow me, I think I can handle myself. Protect the pups, I'll be back", I say reassuringly. She looks at me pleadingly with those her light brown eyes but I'm used to her antics.

"No, you have to stay here", I say with finality, she releases a frustrated huff and plops down on the wet grass, placing her head on her front paws. I smile triumphantly and continue walking deeper into the forest which is north of our tree. The pups are too engrossed in their play fight to notice me walk away.

I walk for a maybe five minutes or more, when I step into a beautiful clearing with an almost frozen pond in the middle. I look around the clearing and take in the snow covered ground, a cool gentle breeze blows by making me shiver. I don't know how we are going to bathe in this when we are so cold. I turn around and start the trek back to our spot. I arrive there in five minutes and see Arabella playing with her pups. Awwn, they look so cute right now. I walk closer to our tree when they sense my presence, they stop their playing and Arabella takes a protective stance in front of her pups. When she notices it's me she relaxes and approaches me half way with her pups in tow. I pet their heads affectionately.

"There's a pond, north of this tree. It's really cold by the way". I say to Arabella. She nods and gestures to her pups to follow me. I lead the way to the pond with slight difficulty may I add cause the snow is fairly deep.

When we get there the pups rush ahead of us racing to get into the pond, probably unaware that it's cold. Arabella sits her butt down on the ice and watches as her pups shiver once they enter the water. I sit beside her Indian style and lean on her watching the pups run around playing.

I can't stop my thought from wandering back to Starlight pack. Do they even miss me? Do my parents even miss me? Does Julia even care that I left? By now, word must have spread that I cut ties with the pack and left. Did they actually care about me before all this? That feeling of loneliness and sadness starts to settle within me. Those bitches that I call emotions decided to make themselves known this time. Everyone always wants to feel that sense of belonging, no matter how tough you act, to have a family that will stand by you through stormy days, who will accept you for who you are despite the major differences. I don't mean to say I don't care about Arabella or her pups, I do, but it would be nice to have that motherly hug when a boy breaks your heart, or have your father and brother growling at any boy that tries anything funny, or have that sister you can always gossip with and have endless bickers about who stole the other's clothes, or have that best friend who will always nag about having horrible fashion sense and always pull you to the mall, or that mate that will always protect you from your nightmares and will treasure you till the end of time, but nahh, what do I get? A bunch of judgmental people I call family, a backstabbing bitch of a friend and the of not having a mate but even if I do I can bet 100 bucks that he will reject me. Lovely life isn't it?