Love Will Take You Places

We're finally home!

The sun was about to set and Paw and I had already reached the RiverPack border. I hadn't realized it was so close. I sniffed along the border to make sure I was right. I could smell the scent of my sister along the edge and knew it was the right territory. It was a stale sent maybe a few days old, but it was there. I looked at Paw and nodded in reassurance. "Let's hope this all ends well," I mumbled as I pressed my forehead against hers. "Me too," she replied quietly. We walked into the territory with our bodies side by side; not even inches apart. I felt a shiver go through my spine as old scents rushed through my nose. I could feel her body jolt slightly with the same feeling. I thought I heard pawsteps behind me and I rushed towards a bush, with her right behind me. The steps stopped and I felt my heart racing faster than a buck after a wildfire. I couldn't detect any different scents. Maybe it was just a bird me and Paw glanced between each other before we both felt comfortable enough to leave the bush. I tried to step out but the bandages across my face seemed to get caught on the pricks. I panicked and tried to pull away quickly. I felt the bandages free from my face but that made me panicked more. My family would have to see me with my face covered in ugly scars. Paw saw the anxious look in my eye and helped me try and find something to put over it. They didn't have the same leaves we did and we couldn't find any cobwebs. I guess they'll just have to see me ugly and torn. It might actually be best for them.

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We had traveled farther into our old territory when I stopped to look at our favorite tree. The greeting tree even if it was usually just called the big or huge oak. It was a very tall oak tree and nobody remembered where the name came from or the tree since it was the only oak in the forest, most of the other trees were Black Willows. I looked at my mate and smiled, "We're almost home dear." She smiled back and yipped, "I can't wait." We started walking towards our old cave with our tails intertwined. I don't think I've been this excited since Moon's pups were born.

We kept walking and stopped when we heard a loud bark telling us to stop. We were so close the the entrance, we couldn't stop now! But I knew better than to disobey and so did Paw, so stopped in our tracks and lowered into a submissive crouch with our ears flat. I heard the pawsteps crunching closer and closer behind us. My heart started beating super fast again and I thought I would explode. I kept glancing at Paw and she looked just as terrified. The pawsteps stopped right behind and I heard a deep voice growl, "Who are and why are you on RiverPack territory?!" I was too scared to speak so I just flattened myself out more," Well? Speak up!" I started shaking and stammered, "I-I'm NightSky And th-this is PawStep. We came to see how the pack was coming along...," I didn't hear a reply for the deep voiced wolf.

Their smell rushed over me and they had a strong scent of my sister on them. It was her mate! What was his name..? It was DangerClaw! "Get up, now! I'm taking you to the alpha- she'll decide what to do with you traitors." I felt my heart sink as I stood up and started following him with Paw beside me.

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I sat in front of the alpha's den and felt all the glaring stares on my back. I wonder who the alpha is now, maybe it's still dad or maybe it's GlitterShine already. I felt my tail slightly wag until I heard rustling inside the den. I stiffened yo and leaned against Paw. GlitterShine stepped out and stared at me and Paw slightly shocked. "What're you two doing here, and why do you smell weird?! What happened to your eye?!" Me and Paw glanced between us, "We just wanted to visit because we feel bad about leaving so suddenly. We smell weird because we have our own pack now and as for my eye.....th-that's a long story-," I half mumbled to myself. I was scared to death.

My sister lead us to the medicine cave where my father lay. He looked greatly weak and frail. I'm guessing he had been sick for a while. "Why are you here you traitor? I thought the rules that you may not return were clear, especially to date a wolf from another pack," it felt as if my heart was in my throat, "I never wanted to see your face again so why did you come back?" I wanted to force myself to believe it was just the sickness talking. I felt as if I were going to puke when I managed to spit out the words, "I just wanted to inform you that I have a great mate, it's not the same wolf he has been dead for a while, but it is instead the wolf with my today...," His eyes widened when he looked at Paw, "and also that I had 7 beautiful pups, only 5 are alive though. They all have mates and pups of their own and I have about 15 amazing grand-pups. I just wanted to let you know that I am happy. Even if it took tons of pain to get here," I paused and tried to swallow my tears, "even if you don't want me again. I wanted to just tell you about your beautiful family." He looked completely shocked from the information I had shared.

He snarled, "I wish you were dead you betrayed me and our pack. You are a disgrace and don't deserve happiness. You don't deserve anything but death and misfortune. Now get off of my territory before dawn or I'll be forced to hurt you. You also may not be able to eat anything off of my territory. If I find out you do I will send wolves after you and your family. I felt my eyes stinging with tears my father was dying and didn't even want me here with him. I stood up and turned around to head towards the entrance. I saw all the wolves glaring at me and Paw as we walked away. I felt someone jump onto my back and I fell. Before I knew it the entire pack was attacking us and I didn't even know who started it...until I saw a flash of silver fur..