stared at him flabbergasted and asked"How!"He looked over at me and then began his story"Well when pretty much all the dogs in Nome were about 5 months old we would all play on the beach.I remembered I was so excited to finally leave the house I was born in because well my mother hated me."he smiled and went on with his story"Once I arrived all the pups starting racing and everytime I would win..except before you came along.You beat me without hardly trying and I remember you howled after you won."I bent my ears back and tucked my muzzle under my paw."The wolf side of me"I thought I just hated it and even Peeta knew about it.He went on with his story though"That howl was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard and I just stopped and listened"he smiled again and I swear he was blushing.He didn't finish the story though because I saw the sun beginning to rise.

  "I've gotta go"I said hopping up and making a dash towards the fence.After I had cleared the fence I headed back towards the beach.The wind was blowing hard and I got hit in the face with a paper that the humans called..a newspaper I belive.As it fell back to the ground I saw a picture of Balto on it so out of curiousity I picked it up and sped off towards the beach.

 As I made it to the beach I stopped to catch my breath and I looked down at the paper.Just a both of random marks!"Stupid Humans they can't even talk like a normal dog"I said looking at the picture of Balto on the paper.I skimmed through the page and saw another picture of an injured dog.It had to be Balto...in the picture he looked ill and on the verge of death.After staring at it for awhile I just let the wind take the paper and I began to slowly walk.

 On my way to my shed I heard a group of dogs behind me.I stopped and took cover behind a large plant.Trust me I could take on a few dogs,but these dogs were powerful sled dogs and Nemi was still weak and she didn't feel like starting a fight that would get her injured again.As the dogs came to a stop she decided she might as well eavesdrop on them.

 "We need another lead dog"the smallest one spoke."Well I could do"said the biggest one with a pose,"Well you would be good,but you're a wheeler we need you in the back for your strength"the medium sized one barked."Yeah Peeta is pretty fast I'm certain he could lead us to victory"the smallest said.The three dogs began to come in my direction so I quickly slid behind a old log..or totem pole..I don't know it was something wooden though.Now I couldn't see the dogs,but I sure could hear them.

  "We need someone else"the voice was different from the three other dogs and by the tone I quickly relized it was Peeta."You could do it can't you Peeta"the medium sized one said."Balto has requested someone to take his place..he said if he was going to die he wanted a replacement for him"Peeta barked back.He had such a way with words and within minutes he had them all under his leadership."Well who's the replacement"the big dog asked.

 I guess they began to whisper because I couldn't hear them anymore.As quickly as I could I ran towards my shed and slid inside.

  My shed wasn't luxury,but it was fine.It was on the outscurts of Nome and just off the beach so it had perfect location.Plus it was warm 24/7 because it had a generator thing in it that the humans refilled everyday.See the thing was I lived in a secret area of the shed.First, you need to have long claws to slid the screws out of the secretd door and then you hop inside.

 Inside the compartment is my actual home.It's dark,but it has some light from the fire.It is complete with an old blanket an empty dog bowl and NO spiders!Prosper had taken them all out for me since that was my worst fear.I crawled under the old blanket and dozed off right away.

 Soon I found myself dreaming or what most dogs call it a nightmare.I was standing in a field and I was looking at the flowers.Then I heard someone call my name and I looked up to see Prosper smiling at me and he began to run as if he wanted to race me again,but when I started running the flowers and weeds caught me and trapped me in a net of green.The green in the flowers began to turn gray and the sky was black but had no moon.Still Prosper called my name,and no matter how much I called for help none came it was as if Prosper left me to die.Prosper's voice still echoed through my mind when I woke up with a thrash.

 I was breathing hard and I felt as if I had just ran a sled race.My body ached and I hadn't had proper sleep in days,but still I decided to see what time it was.When I slid out of my compartment and out of the shed door it was cold and I relized winter had just arrived and it was mid-morning.

Later that Morning

 As I walked towards the town for breakfast I was greeted by the three dogs that were talking the day before."Get Peeta"the big one who I learned was Ringo growled at the smallest one.A few minutes Peeta rushed down the street to meet me."Nemi!"he exclaimed as he saw me."Peeta"I said back defitnatly not as happy to see  him as he was to see me.

  "Nemi will you be our lead dog"he asked wagging his tail.I tried to avoid his eyes,but I soon learned that was impossible."I.uhh..don't know"I said as I looked away from Peeta.Soon Ringo was at my side though"We've heard your the fastest"."The smartest"the small one said."The strongest female dog in all of Nome"the middle one finished.I was about to ask were they heard that,but when I turned to Peeta is smile and blue eyes told me were they had heard it from.

  After looking into his eyes for a second I had made up my decision."Well Sure!"I bursted out,but what I didn't know is that this would become the greastest journey of my life."but I'm still just a year old"I said looking at the dogs."We all are,we're still training we'll be sled dogs in a few months time"yelled Ringo excitedly as his tail wagged rapidly.

  Peeta took me to meet his musher and the rest of the team.The musher was quite kind and he took to me quickly even if I was a hybrid and I ate the first good meal in my life.Then I met the whole team other then Peeta and I there were six of us Ringo,Max,Mason,and the old guys Ralph,Dusty,and Kirby(There was another one named Kodi,but he was staying with his father until he died).It felt great to be surronded by people you could call a team.

  That night we were all in the boiler room cracking stupid jokes and just having fun.Peeta was using his sarcasim and for the first time in ages I actually smiled and laughed because of him.He became my hope even through the darkest days and he was the reason I chose to live on even if Prosper was gone.Now..Now I had a reason for living.

  Part 2 coming soon