Wolflox (a Deadlox Fanfiction)

Chapter 11

Deadlox's POV

He was walking through the forest in the early morning, regenerating hearts. It had begun to get light out about half an hour ago, and the enderman had finally left. He had found some rotten flesh and ate it a few minutes ago, and now was enjoying the feeling of full heath again.

He watched the zombies run in circles and the skeletons rush to the shade with a laugh, and continued to walk. But then he realized- he was trying to become human again, but he had no idea where to start! Wandering randomly wasn't going to get him anywhere. His small feeling of amusement he had obtained from watching the mobs burn vanished. He was just beginning to feel happy, and his good mood was replaced with the loneliness that he had gotten used to over the past week.

But that feeling also vanished as he trotted up a nearby hill. He looked over the edge, and he saw something that made his heart leap. A hundred feet away from him there were two animals walking. Two wolves, just like him.

One had beautiful snow-white fur and the other had long rust-colored fur, and both of them had, like all wolves, brilliant green eyes. The white one was smaller, probably younger. They were talking, and Deadlox assumed that the only reason he could understand him was because he was a wolf too. He knew they were female because of their voices, and he caught a few phrases from their conversation.

"Rishka........know........hunting season........almost over....can't waste....strength...."

"But.......we.....just pick off........small......weak ones...."

But their talking stopped abruptly. They looked in his direction, and he got the horrible feeling they had seen him. The white one whispered something to the rust wolf, and as she listened she bared her teeth and laid her ears back. He heard her growl and decided that they were not friendly. But he was desperate to find out who they were, and to meet someone who he actually could talk to. He ducked behind a tree and waited for them to turn around again.

But instead he heard footsteps coming closer to him. He didn't want to have to fight them, so he broke off into a run. But he heard pairs of paws pounding on the ground behind him, and he put on a burst of speed. He looked behind him, and saw them chasing him, closing the distance with ease. He ran as fast as he could, but he knew he would never escape them. They were exactly his speed, if not faster.

He dove around a corner and heard their footsteps stop. He looked around himself, but there was no sign of them. He was exhausted, and he immediately laid down to rest. But he heard a soft rustling in the bushes to his left. He turned to look, but like a white streak of lightning, the smaller wolf was on top of him. The rusty one gracefully jumped down from a small ridge and held his paw on the ground with hers. The white one got up and growled at him. He closed his eyes, ready for the bite..................

But it never came. To Deadlox's surprise, the rust wolf smiled.

"Come off, Rishka, give him a chance to talk."

The white wolf, who's name was Rishka, stopped growling and looked up at the rusty wolf.

"But Hailey, he was in our territory! And you know Kovu's rules- Any outsider should immediately be killed!"

"But he didn't fight. I don't think he was there to do us harm."

"Of course I wasn't!" Deadlox said suddenly, surprised that he even dared to speak. But the other two didn't seem to mind.

"You see, Rish! He's perfectly safe. I mean- you are right?" Hailey said, directing it at Deadlox.

"No! I would't dream of hurting you!" he said.

"Well that still doesn't explain why he was in our territory!" Rishka shouted.

"This is your territory? I'm sorry, I didn't know......."

"YOU DIDN'T KNOW?" Rishka screamed furiously. "Are you a wolf or not? Did you not smell our warnings?"

"But that's just it- it's really hard to explain-"

"I DON'T WANT AN-"

"Rishka, that's enough! And as for you, are you a lone wolf?" Hailey said.

"I- I think I am..."

"Well then, that settles it. Do you want to join our pack?"