The Boy And The Wolf

Chapter 4--Coming Home

Eddys POV

I woke up to the sun peaking in through my window, I sat up and began crying again. Knowing I had killed a wolf and along the way lost the trust of another. I sprung up remembering I had to take my trophy today. I stood up I was still in my cloths from yesterday and I decided this was enough. I walked onto the platform which my dad already stood on. I looked to the caged wolf who was turned away whinging. I held my breath as my dad handed me a sharpened machete. I blinked not thinking about it and with two hard slashes I held a black wolf head in my hand. My dad took it holding it up as the crowd roared. He took it to get it stuffed. I sighed as I looked at the people who went back to there business. Then at the back of the wolf he'd only been here a couple of days but it looked like he'd been here for years. I ran to my room and shoved cloths,2  full bottles of water, some random cloth, and a picture of my family and for some reason a marker and some small pieces of metal. I jumped out my window hiding the bag and my bow in the brush, "for when I run..."

--Time Skip 6 Weeks later--
(Still Eddys POV)

I sighed and walked into the town ship,I looked at the wolf who was sitting in the cage. His ribs were easily seen along with scars and open wounds. He sees me and growls. "Will you ever forgive me?" I whisper looking at him. He growls again this time lunging at the cage. "Thats a no.." I say looking to my feet. I look up and think "I will release him tonight...even if he'll kill me...even if ill be hung for releasing him....then again would my dad really do that to me?"

Kodi POV

I watch the boy walk away. He betrayed my trust...he'll never regain it. I sighed looking at my protruding ribs, I was starving the bad's gave me just enough rotting meat to keep me alive. Since I've been here my cage has only been cleaned once. My mouth was dry and my water dish was empty.

Nova POV

I carry my mouse to my dug out den, its been almost two full moons since I've been out here on my own. Its been hard but...I keep going.

--That Night--
Eddys POV
I grabbed a raw rabbit from our fridge then went upstairs and jumped out my window landing on the ground below. I walked to the wolf who was not so peacefully sleeping. He sprug up growling. His eyes filled with anger. "Im sorry...I didn't want to kill that wolf...you have two weeks till your killed...so I'm letting you free" a pause as the wolf stops growling licking his lips staring at the rabbit in my hand. "Oh yea..this is for you" I dropped it through the top opening of the cage. "I've gotta run away to or ill be hung...for letting you free" I watched him lick the last bit of blood off his muzzle. I walk to the brush and grab the backpack hidden in it along with my bow. I approched the cage and he growled again. I continued forward crouching in front of his cage, I put my fingers between the metal mesh and he bit my fingers. I pulled back wincing as blood dripped down my hand. "Ow.." I muttered. I wrapped a cloth around my hand and swiftly unlocked the cage. The wolf sprung from the cage and bounded toward me . I tripped as I began backing up and I felt teeth sink into my ankle I covered my mouth trying not to scream. I couldn't blame the wolf for doing this but it hurt, a lot. He let go and leapt toward the woods . I pushed my self up heading for the cover of the woods myself to escape my death. I fell holding my swollen ankle I heard fast approaching foot steps. I sat up prepared to tell the truth but before the village people even got there I was tugged back by my hood into the woods, I turned my head just enough to see what was dragging me it was hard to see but I saw two eyes,one blue one green.

Kodi POV

I shifted trying to sleep, I heard footsteps and pushed myself up I growled at the approaching boy. He muttered quietly "I'm sorry I didn't want to kill that wolf" a pause "you have two weeks till your killed...so I'm letting you free" I looked at his hand and stopped growling,he held a rabbit,I licked my lips."oh yea this is for you" he dropped the rabbit into my cage and I immediately started eating it. "I've gotta run away two or they'll hang me" I didn't show any real reaction but I was listening. I looked at him and he pulled his bow and a bag from the brush. He walked toward my cage and I growled and when he put his fingers between the wire mesh on the cage I bit his fingers he pulled them back and the metallic smell of blood filled the air. He sighed and wrapped his hand with a cloth material. He then walked up to the cage and unlocked it I lunged at him he tripped as he backed up and I bit his ankle. I could tell he was in pain. I let go running toward the woods. I stopped watching him. He tripped again holding his ankle. I heard people approaching and I had to help him....he may have hurt me but he also saved me..I leapt forward grabbing the fur he wore on his back. I dragged him into the woods he looked me in the eyes, his eyes showed shock and happiness.

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