Betrayal~The Lost One

Chapter 1~Murder

Blackhearted padded around the clearing worriedly. Shimmer walked up behind him.

"Careful Blackhearted, or you will make a ring in the dirt." she teased.

"Hardy har har." he said sarcastically. 'Black and white will become allies? Does that mean The pack of no stars and The pack of the rising moon would unite?' he thought.

".......earted?.....ckhearted? BLACKHEARTED?!" Shimmer growled loudly.

"Huh? What?" he said, torn from thought.

"I SAID, when would you like to send out the hunting party? We will need at least seven wolves to attack the caribou herd coming in from the north. We needed to hunt them while they are here. We've been living off of rabbits these past months." she said matter-o-factly.

"Uh, sure. Choose which ever wolves of thee hunters you like." He said far away. "Oh! Shimmer! If anyone looks suspicious please report to me immediately." He licked her cheek then walked over to the pup den. "Flutter? How are the pups?" he asked quietly. Blackhearted was barreled into by four squirming bodies.

"See for yourself." Flutter said, smiling.

"Blackhearted! Blackhearedt! Guess What? We saw the territory today!" They squealed all at once.

Blackhearted lay still for a moment. "I would be excited if I didn't have four pups holding me down." he teased.

The pups squirmed off him and sat straight, bursting with pride. "We will be the best hunters and warriors the pack has ever seen!" Ashhearted declared.

Blackhearted had to admit he favored the pup. Flutter had named the male after him. "Well. I'm glad. Without you four where would the pack be?" he mused. Standing up, he bid the pups good bye and padded out into the woods.

'Might as well patrol the boundary.' As he padded toward The pack of falling gorge he sniffed the air. 'Blood?!' 'Should I alert the pack?' He thought. He shook himself. A wolf might be in danger! Racing forward, he passed many trees and entered the rocky outcrop that seperated the two pack territories. A gory sight was etched in front of him. "Lupus! NO!" he howled rushing toward his pack mate.

Lupus's dark black fur was matted and covered in blood. A horrid gash stretched across the back of his neck and chest. The wolf's paws were mauled so badly no fur could be found. It was all one big blob of flesh. The stench of blood was so over whelming he couldn't find any scent of the killer. 'They played this well.' he thought. Grabbing his old friend, he held back a gag. Blackhearted slowly made his way back to camp.

Cries of anguish rang across the clearing as wolves saw the horrid body of Lupis. "My pup!" Flutter cried as she raced out of her den. Lupus had been in her first pup pack. Blackhearted backed up knowing she-wolfs were dangerous when it concerned their pups.

She rounded on Blackhearted. "DID YOU DO THIS?!" She screeched lunging at him. Shimmer knocked her out of the way in mid air.

"Flutter! Control yourself! Blackhearted obviously didn't do this! Lupus was his best friend." The lead huntress growled with warning.

Flutter stared at the alpha, eyes mad with greif then she seemed to deflate. "I'm sorry Blackhearted. I over reacted." She admitted. Eyes dull she padded over to Lupus and nuzzled him.

'That looks pretty gruesome.' He thought. Blackheart scolded himself. This was his best friend he was talking about. Padding up to the cave that lead to his and the higher pack members dens, he called the wolves to attention.

"Pack of no stars! Today I found our lead warrior dead outside of the pine forest today! Sadly, it was near The Pack of falling gorge. They might be the cause of Lupis's death. Although...There was to much blood to notice." he said sadly.

Behind him Flutter let out a low howl of grief at the sound of Blackhearted's words. Standing up, she smiled sweetly at Blackhearted. "Alpha, if they are the one's who killed my son. I request to personally rip out there entrails and feed them to the crows. But that is after I torcher them into begging for mercy from loss of blood and the sting of there wounds." Every wolf in the clearing stepped back from Flutter.

Blackhearted felt his blood run cold at the she wolfs words. "T-there will be no need for that." he said surprised. Whispers spread across the clearing like wild fire. Clearing his throat, he adressed the whole pack. "From now on, two warriors will go with hunters on there hunting trips. The hunters will be trained in fighting to advanced levels. NO pups out of the camp until they are old enough to have a teacher, and even then there will be warriors with them during training. Do I make myself clear?" he asked his pack.

Murmurs of agreement came from all around the clearing. "Thats settled then. Now I would like ot talk to Caius in my den." he motioned with his tail toward the doctor then padded into his den.

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AUTHOR NOTE:

OK, I edited a lot of the paragraphs, if you find a mistake, please tell me. What do you guy think of the murder? It is a little early in the game, but necessary. Im changing things so that the book is to not be confused with warriors. For example, Blackhearted. I ment for it to be like he has a Blackheart Comment, vote, follow, like it, hate it, or stalk someone! That's your choice!

---MrAwsomeness