Sandstone Heart

Chapter 1

Zero was tired of chasing vultures all day, so he decided to lay down. Zero groaned at the feeling of his musles tighten when he lied down in the field flooded with lilacs, sunflowers, tulips, ect. He stared at the sky in awe. The clouds were light and puffy. He felt his legs loosen in the grass as his eyes started to feel heavy. The next thing he knew, he had fallen asleep.

Zero was a big green looking wolf. No one really knew what zero was, but his face was wolf/doglike with a big fluff of fur at the top. It looked like he had 3 large marks on his muzzle, close to his nose. His paws were huge and claws, sharp. On his neck, a large blue pelt grew, He has a large eye on his pelt, along with his cheek. A long waist with few curves, strung along. A yellow band across his stomach and along his back, plus his tail.

He awoke with a sharp sting on his cheek. His eyes focused on a shadow looming above him, turning into a brownish yellow figure. It was too dark to see anything and all he felt was a liquid slowly going down his face. Zero put a paw on his cheek and felt a small wound. The liquid was blood. It was only a little scratch, but it felt like someone stabbed the side of his head and started opening his wound his head. Zero grunted as he gripped his cheek, trying to stop the blood and let it clot.

Zeros POV:

"Hello..." Said the shadowy figure surrounded by darkness

"WHO ARE YOU?!?!" I snapped, slightly growling

"The names lemon." it said, with a faint smile.

I got up, liquid trickling down my pelt.

"Your head was lying on some roses.. I woke you up to tell you."

"Why would you care so much if you don't even know me?" I asked, eyes squinting.

"...I-I-"

"Just don't say anything." I snapped.

I started down the hill, digging my claws into the dirt.

"Where are you going?" He asked

"Home."

"C-Can I come with you..?" 

"..."

"Please..." 

"Fine."

(Time skip brought by a rainbow child 030)

There was light in the distance now. I could finally see lemons face. He had spots all over his face and body his neck was chopped off and his head was floating, along with is body. He had a large fluffy tail, perfectly groomed unlike his fluff on-top of his head. As he was 2 feet taller than me, he was kind of cute in a way.

The sun had finally came up and illuminated the trees and the fallen leaves. After about 15 more minutes of walking, Lemon finally broke the silence.

"How long have we been walking..?

"30 minutes."

I could hear him sigh.

"So why did you want to come with me anyway?" I asked

He scowled at me and looked away, embarrassed.

"My mate kicked me out. I just needed a place to stay for a few days.." He said, his lip quivering

"Oh.. okay." I responded, turning away from him

The dry leaves crackled beneath us. The rest of the walk was silent.

A few minutes later we came up to my den. A perfect arch carved into a boulder in a small mountan.

"This is it..?" 

"Yep."

"Its uhm..Cool.." 

"Thanks..?"

My stomach growled, and I ran into the high savannah grass. Of course, Lemon followed

"What are you doing?!"

"Getting food." 

"Wait-"

I sped past him, running across the field, my claws sunk into the dry dirt as I ran. I showed my teeth as I slowed to a stop. I saw a small gnu, stranded from its herd. I sighed quietly. "This might do.."

I was only 50ish feet away from it. So I sprang, extending my large claws. Showing my fangs, I sunk my teeth into its behind, resulting in it yelping, running, and dragging me behind it. The gnu thrashed and bucked. Then something leapt out of the grass, its claws extended, mouth open, teeth showing. A male lion. It tackled the gnu, with me still attached to its backside. Once the prey was dead, the lion snarled at me. It was bigger and probably stronger than me, but I lept onto him, and clawed his face, both of us, roaring and kicking up dust. I closed the eyes on my head and opened the eyes on my pelt. I could see through all of my eyes accept one, the one on my cheek that got scraped by the thorns on the rose bush that I lied on. The lion thrashed and threw me off its head. Soon it was looming over me. I growled, slowly backing away. But that didn't stop the lion from pouncing. Its teeth sunk into my thigh and its enourmous paw wrapped around my face. I shrieked as he look a huge chunk out of my leg. I squealed as the lion snarled and reared its front legs, ready to squash me like a bug. I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for death itself to take me in. I opened my eyes and saw something different. Out of the grass was Lemon. He tackled the lion and plunged his teeth into the lions neck, the lion Roared loudly as lemon sank his claws into the lions stomach, and ripped it open. I looked at lemon as he scowled at me, with blood on his mouth and paws. He turned back to the dead lion and to the gnu. 

"come on." He said sternly, dragging the gnu by its hoof.

I didn't wanna argue with lemon, so I followed, limping behind him.

Once we got back to the den, Lemon put down the gnu. And stared blankly at me. I shuddered and bit my lip.

"Do you know what you just did?!" He barked, staring at me with fire in his eyes.

I shook my head repeatedly, I shivered at his cold stare. I put my tail in-between my legs and started to tear up. Lemon yelped.

"I-I... Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry."

he wrapped his arm around me and hugged me tightly.

"I didn't mean to be so stern.. It just happens sometimes.."

he hugged me tighter.

"Its okay.." I said quietly

I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him back.

We let go and looked weirdly at each-other.

"Well this is weird.." he said, looking away with a tint of pink on his cheeks 

"Uhm.. you can let go now.."

He smirked and went to the clearing of the den, staring at the sunset.

I slowly limped over to the dead carcass and started to eat. It felt good to have something in my stomach.

After eating, I lied in a pile of leaves, watching Lemons every move. I hated him but liked him at the same time. And no... im not gay..... Wait.. am I? <--- (cringe)

I fixated on lemons tail. It looked so fluffy.. I wish I could sleep on it instead of this stupid leaf pile. I felt my eyes close. It was weird how he followed me around everywhere, but I kind of liked it. I liked his attention fixated on me.

Woah.. first chapter. That took a longer than I thought... jeez. 

but anyway, expect more chapters coming soon! ;3   cringelord out -30