Last Winter

Ch.6 death at its worst

"Not good enough , do it again!" father growled out. Pitch had been training with bone for hours. Every time he leapt at bone he was out of his grasp, prancing around the field like a giddy unicorn! "Its not my fault Bone's playing pony!" Pitch yowls. "Again!" Father growls. Pitch growled with annoyance throwing a glare at bone. He just shook his fur, his eyes glistening with amusement. Pitch looked at bone and leapt at him. Bone jumped from his grasp and darted to the other side of the clearing. Pitch growled and lunged at him again but he only grazed his fur. Bone laughed as he flew past him and hit a tree. Pain burst through pitch's muzzle as it collided with the tree.

He stood up shakily, shaking his head back and forth to try to clear it. Blood flowed from his nose and dripped into his jaw. Bone was prancing around the clearing. When he spotted pitch he leapt up onto his hind legs and threw his head into the air. "Neigh!" He yowled flailing his front paws a bit. This enraged Pitch. With a bellow he charged at Bone jaw open aimed at his throat. At the last moment bone jumped into the air but pitch knew he would do that so he quickly clamped onto bone's hind leg.

Bone fell to the ground and he let out a painful whine. Pitch smirked and clamped down harder on his leg. Bone growled and twisted around painfully clawing at pitch. One of his blows hit him in the eye and pitch let go of bone's leg tumbling to the floor. He leapt up and dodged a blow bone aimed at him. Pitch rammed into bones side and knocked him over. Bone fell to the ground but twisted onto his back and avoided Pitches claws. Pitch jumped on top of bone and trapped him. Bone smirked and threw pitch off using his back legs.

"And there he goes..."he mumbled as pitch landed on the farther end of the clearing. "And here he comes!" bone yelled as pitch came charging his way. Bone ran from pitch laughing. "Oh how I love tag!" He yelled as he spun around quickly shocking Pitch. He bit pitch's tail hard and ran away after he heard pitch whine in pain. "Your it!" he called to pitch who was behind him at the moment. Training was always a game with Bone. A game where he could beat Pitch.

Pitch nipped at his hind legs but missed by an inch. "Missed me missed me now ya gotta lick me!" He yelled at pitch. Pitch let out an annoyed growl before lunging one last time at bone. Bone jumped and watched as pitch's outstretched paws flew past him. Pitch fell rather awkwardly to the floor. Bone landed the jump than sat on pitch.

"I do believe I won this round." He said smugly watching pitch. Pitch just snapped his teeth at bone than shook him off. Seconds later Michael came running up to alpha and urgently whispered in his ear. Alpha growled then sent Michael off. "We have a... problem on our border with a group of rouges." He growled at bone and pitch. "Shall we help father?" pitch asked. "Yes meet me at our east border to deal with the problem." Alpha said then ran after Michael.

"Okay well lets go bonehead." Pitch growled. "Oh did you think of that one yourself! I wouldn't have known!" Bone said. "Will you just shut up! Your as bad as snowflake!" Pitch yelled exasperated. Snowflake? Snow! She always disappears next to the east border. He had to make sure she didn't walk blindly into the battle! He wouldn't be able to live if she died. "Meet ya there!" he said racing off and leaving pitch." He really is a Bonehead." Pitch muttered as he raced off to meet father.

The sight that greeted him was a lot more than 'a little' situation. What looked like a whole pack of rouges where growling at father. Father was so tense his gaze locked on a wolf. He seemed almost helpless. Two wolves where snapping at one that one pinned to the ground. "Now now Lucas. Just give us the land and we wont hurt her. " What seems to be the leader growled at father. The he realized who was on the ground. His mother. She was growling and struggling against the wolves but they where to heavy for her to take on. "Mother?" Pitch asked shocked at what he saw. "Pitch honey I'm fine, just go by your father." She said through growls.