him!  It gave him rabies!  He's gone mad!"

"Don't let him bite you!"  Kar shouted.  Fang was still running for him.  Nico was suddenly inbetween the two wolves.

"NICO!"  Kar shouted in horror.  Fang grabbed Nico by the back, ready to throw the poor wolf.  Nico through his head back and clamped his teeth around Fang's throat.  Fang lifted his head as Nico bit down on his neck.  Blood gushed between Nico's teeth as he closed them.

Fang screamed and let go of the omega.  Soon, he was on the ground, writhing and screaming as blood and foam surged from his mouth.  Then he was still.  Nico stumbled over to Kar.  Merra suddenly jumped up.

"Nico, you've been bitten."  She gasped.

"My friend,"  Kar felt tears coming to his eyes.  Nico had been his only friend in the pack.  "Why?"

"Because when your friends, you do crazy stuff."  Nico laughed weakly.  "Kar, you know what you have to do."

"I can't!"  Kar took a step back.  "I won't!"

"Kar, you must!  I can't ask Merra to do it.  If i am to die, i would rather by your teeth than anyone else's.  Protect the pack!"  Nico said.  

"Nico,"

"Please!  I can feel it!"  Nico shook his head.  His eyes began to get cold.  "Kar, before i lose myself!  Do it now!"  Kar couldn't move as his friend shook his head, white foam forming around his mouth. 

"Kar,"  Nico said and suddenly he lept at Merra, eyes insane and teeth ready. 

Then, in an instant, he was down, beneth Kar's teeth.

"I'm sorry my friend."  Kar whispered and he killed Nico. 

Kar lifted his head and howled a clear note of sorrow over the land.  It echoed through the forest and around the mountains.  Merra joined in.

"Oh Kar,"  She whispered.  "I'm so sorry." 

"Don't be."  Kar shook his head, turning away from Nico's body.  "How's Midnight?  Fang bit her when he threw her against the rock."

"His teeth didn't penatrate the skin.  She didn't die of rabies."  Merra said.

"Didn't die?  That makes it sound like she's dead." 

"She is."

"WHAT?  HOW!"  Kar gasped.

"She lost the will to live.  She must have loved Fang very much and when he threw her, she hit her head and just............died of a broken heart."  Merra bowed her head.  Kar heard wolves in the distance.  His pack had heard his howl and was running toward him.  Merra got up to leave.

"No."  Kar said.  "Don't leave.  This secret killed three of my pack members.  I will not keep it any longer."  Merra bowed and sat down as Kar's pack ran into view.

~Time passed.  Merra was accepted into the pack by Tike, after convincing Shadow.  Kar became alpha after Shadow became to old to do so.  Kar and Merra had three puppies together.  Nike and Lupe were devastated at the loss of both their pups, but managed to survive to tell stories to Kar and Merra's pups.  Fang, Midnight, and Nico's bodies were all buried on Midnight Hill.  Now, the fireflies that Kar and Merra both still love, watch over them.~

THE END  =)