Dark Hollow: First Beginnings

Prolouge

A large black he-wolf sniffed the air, his tail at a stand-still "Shadow!" he barked. It echoed through the dark trees. A twig snapped behind him as he was about to call out again. "Who's there?" he asked, fear tried to take over as two eyes appeared through the darkness. "Stay back!" he growled and tried to look brave.

The two eyes disappeared as paw steps sounded to the left. shadow where are you! he thought desperately for his mate to be found, with unborn pups coming she had to stay with  the pack. A deep growl broke him of his thoughts, it stopped suddenly. He stood for a second sniffing the air to make sure he was alone again. He sighed with relief "Shadow!" he called out again, but this time he heard a response. "Hunter!" a she-wolf cried out, pain and fear was laced thickly in her voice.

Hunter followed the sound of the she-wolf's voice "Shadow!" he barked with relief "are you ok?" he asked. Shadow tried to answer but something stopped her, Hunter ducked by her and tried to help. "We need to go to dawn, she can help you." he said and let her lean against him as they walked back to camp. "Dawn!" hunter's bark rang through the trees as they neared, a small white and light brown she-wolf ran towards them, her hazel eyes looked over shadows swollen belly. "She's having her pups!" she barked excitedly.

Dawn turned and ran to get medicine to help, as she returned shadow was already on the ground panting heavily. "It's ok shadow," she comforted the she-wolf as she set to work. The first pup slide out, though solid white the pup seemed to blend in against shadow's fur. Dawn licked the pup quickly and put it along shadow's belly and watched a dark grey and white pup appear, hunter had already grabbed the pup and put it near it litter mate.

"One more!" Dawn said as she waited, the smallest pup ever seen came into veiw. Solid black except for the white on one paw, his eyes snapped open and stared at shadow, the colors of both mother and son were an identical deep brown. "Fang." she whispered under her breath, so softly that Hunter had to lean closer to hear her. Shadow broke the connection between her and her son and looked at the two little girls curled at her belly, her paw reached for the white one "Luna," she said it a little louder this time, then looked at the dark grey and white girl "Arora" she said and leaned against hunter.

Hunter smiled and curled around her, and kept thinking to himself Fang will be one of the best fighters in this pack......