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::Unhappy Days::

Istas whimpered once more as she wondered along the shore line, waves ice cold crashed nearby, their leftover water pushing up and over her paws. It had been two months sense Saorise left her in the IsraKaiya pack, two miserable months of wondering the pack borders in attempts to catch the lone females scent, and go find her, only to be plucked up by the scruff of her neck by Wall-e or Roy. Even Snowflake made a point of keeping a closer then usual eye on the fastly growing pup. Without noticing it the small pup was slowly becoming less like a helpless pup, and more like a proud female.

Her body still wasn’t as big as any of the adults, but no longer did her head only reach their shoulders. She was filling out nicely and had even managed to go on a simple hunt with the pack once or twice. Yet even still, she couldn’t kill the ache in her chest, could rid herself of the pain that came from losing yet another mother like figure in her life. Sure she always knew that Saorise was a loner, and that one day she would leave. But it had never occurred to her how soon that day would of arrived. Her paws brought her to her favorite spot, an outcropping of rocks that dipped slightly into the oceans deeper tide-pools on one end, while disappearing into the trees on the other. Perched in a classic sitting position she let out the most mournful howl she could into the twilight air, the sun’s setting colors of amber and rose slowly fading to black seemingly fitting for the young draggas mood as her mind wondered back to the morning she woke up to Snowflakes fur and not Saorises.

”Where did she go???” Young ice blue eye’s gazed up at the mismatched ones of Alpha Wall-e’s, his ears were back, though not in a threatening way, more in a way to describe his mind trying to form words for what it was thinking. “I don’t know Istas…” He finally responded as his eye’s left hers to see Roy trotting into the cave with three rabbits in his mouth. Istas let out a painfully pitiful cry as she darted past the graying muzzled wolf to the caves mouth. “SAORISE?!!!! MOMMA SAORISE!!!” She let out her first howl, her vocals though young were hauntingly beautiful as she made it as loud as possible, the noise causing Roy to drop his kills. Wise golden eye’s were full of sorrow as he slowly came to sit beside the pup.

He understood her pain to some extent, having been told from Saorise of the pups painful history. He let his memories of Wall-e’s and his deceased family and opened his own maul, his tenor was rough with age, but seemed to flow well with the young soprano’s cries. Wall-e sighed as he too went to stand on the pups other side, He let the pain of Saorise’s leaving fill him like it did Istas, The Lone female was like a baby sister to him and he loved her dearly. The three lifted their voices in mourning as the early morning air filled their lungs. The power behind the howl filled Istas, she was too young for such a howl, yet in all the pain she had suffered she had managed to pull it off like any fully matured adult.

When it finally ended she was left with an ache so deep that her ice blue eye’s seemed to glaze over, she felt betrayed, but worse, abandoned. Her new Alpha seemed to realize her pain as he pushed his chest against her small frame. “Istas, you are not alone, She didn’t want to leave you, only the thought that you were safe and knowing that she could come back to you when ever was comforting enough for her to leave.” “W…wait…so “ She sniffed as big tears filled her eyes.

“You let… l-let her leave?” He let out a deep sigh. “I’ve never been able to stop her Young one, in all the years I’ve known her. She’s always come and gone with her spirits call… Don’t feel too bad, She always comes back…” He added the last bit in an attempt to comfort. Istas never mentioned that it didn’t help, she just wondered over to the rabbits and dragged one to where snowflake was, together they all ate in silence…

The powerful howl ended, her voice a beautiful song that followed the end of the day, leaving the beauty of the moon in its wake as the ocean calmed and the breeze died. “What a beautiful song…” a soft male’s voice came from behind her in the rocks that led into the forest. Ears back she let out a deep snarl, not recognizing the creature’s vocals. “Who are you. What do you want?” She was a fierce huntress with the way she spoke. No fear in her words as she jumped to all four paws and faced the shadows of the forest. “Now… no need to fret beautiful Dragga. I’m nothing but a humble creature, admiring a fine tune.”

Her ears remained back, but her stance relaxed a bit as just enough breeze caught at the right angle for her to scent out the intruder. “A rabbit?” She heard a deep chortle of a laugh, though it was still softer than any male wolf could produce. “If I am... Are you going to try and eat me?”

This question caught her off guard and the young adolescent tilted her head in a very Saorise fashion subconsciously. “I suppose not, I’ve eaten my fill of a buck this day… Whats your name, brave rabbit.” Kia felt the respect that filled the dragga’s tone and so took a good hop out into the moon light, his black and cream fur still blending in decently with their surroundings. “I am Kia, and old friend of Wall-e’s…” Istas blinked her eye’s as she cracked a wolfish smile, the first she’d attempted in a long while. “Well that’s quite the scary look…” He said hesitantly as he took an uneasy step back, his heart beating fast in his chest. She had to fight hard against her predators instinct not to hunt him.

When she didn’t move he eventually relaxed, and this allowed her to think again as the scent of his fear faded. “A friend of Wall-e’s? As in my Alpha?” the rabbit nodded his head. “Oh yes, it seems a few years have passed sense I’ve been back in this area but yes, we’ve been friends sense he was a pup. How is he? And his family? Oh how I loved his sister-“ “They are all dead, all but him and Roy…” this startled the bunny and he froze as his mind processed the information. “Oh how dreadful, such horrid news, I must visit with him… will you guide me to him sweet wolfress?” she smiled again at this formal name. “I’m Istas, and yes, I’d be happy too.” He gave a rabbits equivalent of a grin and with a nod from her they both hopped off the rocks onto the beach and began the trek back to the den.