Last Winter

ch.1-The Hellhound screws up

It was cold that night. Snowing as well. The moon had disappeared. Not a good time to birth my pup. Thought the hellhound. What if the moon goddess disapproves of it?! But now was not a time to think of that. It was time she could tell the next hellhound would start life soon. Outside Lucas the hellhounds mate and alpha of the pack of black night paced by the caves entrance agitated. He was not allowed in. He growled. It was a sacred law that no one other than the hellhound was to see a hellhounds birth. He growled again pawing the dirt with his claws."might want to calm down alpha!" His beta said startling him. "Cruse you grey! You try waiting for your mate to allow you to enter a cave. I am alpha! No one should be ordering ME around!" Lucas roared. "Alpha your mate is the hellhound. I think she has you beat at ordering things around! It is her job." Grey said. "Are you disrespecting me?!"Lucas growled his hackles starting to rise. Grey's head lowered in submission."no I would never Alpha! I serve you." He said quickly. Satisfied with that answer Lucas grunted and returned to pacing. Until he heard his mate howl in agony. "I should be there helping her!" He growled. " Alpha last time I checked you where a male only a female can birth cubs." Grey said. "Although I'm sure you would find a way.where there is a will there's a way. And great stupidity alpha or not" Grey muttered lowly. "What?" Lucas growled."err that you re a very loving mate for wanting to help!" Grey  lied quickly." Yes I am!" Lucas said proudly. Grey sighed. After a few more minutes of Lucas arguing with Grey the hellhound emerged from the cave. Lucas ran up to her."is it a male? Or female? Does it look like me?" He pounded her with questions. "Come with me was all she said before walking back into the cave with Lucas following her. The entrance was small. He had to crouch down to enter his muzzle almost touching his paws. It soon became a large cave. One that would fit his whole pack. "This is a great place to raise our pup with the pack" Lucas murmured. His mate simply nodded. "What's wrong?" Lucas asked worried. The hellhound didn't answer. They veered off into a smaller cave one that fit them easily. "Look" she instructed. He did as he was told and saw a nest. In it a black pup squirming around. "A male." His mate said. "It looks like me." Lucas whispered. "Look harder." The hellhound instructed. Confused he looked harder. At first all he saw was his pup till he noticed another blob of fur completely white. "Two?!"he yowled. "Yes" his mate whispered. The two pups started squirming at the loud noise whimpering for their mother. "What do we do Lucas?" She asked. Lucas had no idea what to say. All he knew about the hellhound was what the legend said and it stated that the hellhound could only have one pup and she had two! Instead of answering he looked at his pups. "They are so different."he murmured. "Snow white and pitch black." She cooed and laid next to them. " that's it! That's their names! Snow and pitch!" Lucas exclaimed. "I like It." The hellhound whispered. "They'll be great."Lucas whispered as he fell asleep.