own advantages. Kiona was swift on her feet and small, while Achak had his size and weight against her. The blue eyed wolf waited for just the right moment, as the other was preparing to slam into him again. Just as his sharp eyes saw her body shifting, the alpha stopped dead in his tracks while they were walking, causing the female to stumble past in front of him, having nothing to 'bump' into and keep her up. It was rather ungraceful looking, and Achak couldn't help but chuckle.

Kiona, after quite the stumble, caught herself and playfully glared back at Achak. She charged at him and tried her best to leap up and lick at his face as "punishment."

Achak was getting a little overwhelmed, but obliged in the game by rolling to the ground, giving her easier access, which she took great advantage of. Both of them were laughing now, Kiona still "attacking" Achak.
The pups stopped and whirled around when they heard all of the noise behind them. Nayeli was giggling while the boys were a bit more confused. Soon they all were laughing at their parents acting like pups.

    It wasn't long before the pups, save for Hokee, had joined in, leaping on their grounded father and 'attacking' him as well. Not to say Kiona was done with the alpha. As Tonrar and Hinto gnawed on his legs and ears, the female was on top of him going at his face. The male couldn't help but laugh, yelping a couple times when sharp puppy teeth bit down a bit hard in their play.

Eventually Achak 'fought' back, getting back to his paws and lightly knocking his little attackers on their backs before turning to his female and doing the same, pinning her down and returning the same attack. But being larger, Kiona would have a hard time escaping, and they both knew it.

"Now what hm?" the alpha said in the other's ear before nipping at her neck. He winced a bit as he felt the pups attack him again, one tugging at his tail, the others at his legs again.

No matter how hard she tried, Kiona couldn't escape. Luckily the pups were on her side. Eventually, being exhausted from the laughing, they pressed forward. They explored a little more of the territory, being warned and re-warned about things like humans and bears and moose. Nayeli was a little scared of the humans now, but she did her best to show courage.

Lunchtime came around and Achak and Kiona were going to catch some rabbits for their food. But they decided to let the pups try to get their own food. They were big enough to at least catch something. Just in case, Achak left to catch at least two rabbits to hold them all over. But he was confident they'd get a squirrel. Especially if they worked together.

With Kiona watching them from a distance, and using a similar strategy from before, the four pups were able to catch two squirrels on their own. They paired up and helped themselves to their well-deserved meal. Kiona was very proud, to say the least, and wished Achak was there to witness it.

Returning, Achak saw the pups already eating, and asked Kiona about it. Needless to say the alpha was filled with pride at the news. Their first kill that they had done on their own...He had known they could do it And they all looked so happy to have done it too, their little tails wagging as they ate.

Setting the rabbits he had caught beside Kiona, the silver streaked wolf sat down, licking a bit of blood of his muzzle.

"You go ahead and eat, I caught the scent of something while I was hunting..." He wanted to keep watch and make sure nothing snuck up on them. The large wolf was sure to keep his voice down so only the female could hear. No need to scare the pups when they were having such fun.

Kiona lay her ears back. "What could it be?" Achak shook his head in response. Whether he didn't know or wouldn't say for her sake, she didn't know, but she watched him walk away, until he stopped to observe. He was still visible, so she continued to watch the pups and eat her food.

The pups finished their food and Kiona let them play nearby while she waited for Achak. She laid on the ground with her head up, listening to the pups yipping at a distance away.

Some time passed, and the sun was getting in Kiona's eyes, giving her a bit of a headache and making her feel like she needed to sleep. She got up to move and noticed Achak coming back towards her. She smiled at him until she heard the screams of their children.

"MOOOM! DAAAD!!" they cried running from the trees toward them. Kiona and Achak immediately ran to them, but the four ran right behind them. The two parents looked in the direction the pups ran from and saw a large bear galloping right for them, growling fiercely, fangs bared.

"Run!!" Achak yelled to the pups and without a second thought, they left, running as fast as they could. "Get back to the den!" He yelled after them.

Under normal circumstances, Achak would have stayed to fight and keep the other animal out of his territory. Same with Kiona no doubt. But this time it couldn't be done. They had to protect their pups! The two would not risk them, no matter what.

But as they ran, the alpha noticed the bear was still pursuing them. And the pups were unable to run too fast, so he and Kiona had to keep at their pace. And it was clear the four were tiring. With the bear hot on their heels...The silver streaked wolf turned to Kiona, determination swirling in his bright blue eyes.

"You run back with the pups, I'll stay and by you some time!" Immediately, it seemed Kiona was going to object. "Don't argue! Keep them safe, we cannot risk the pups Kiona!"

Kiona didn't reply but kept running alongside the pups, eventually looking back at him facing the bear. They all continued as fast as they could, but they were all too tired to go on. Eventually Nayeli spoke up as they slowed to a stop.

"Momma! Why'd Dad go back?" Her brothers asked too, obviously worried. Of course Kiona was worried too, but she had to protect them. And she would. She looked around and spotted an underground den dug from underneath a tree Kiona recognized from before. It would be too far of a walk for them to go back home by themselves, so she ushered them into the den.

"I want you all to stay in here and don't move until we come back for you." Kiona ordered. "I'm going to help your father." And with that, she ran back in the direction of the bear and her mate. She knew her pups would listen to her.

Kiona ran faster than ever to the aid of Achak and only pushed herself faster when she suddenly heard a painful cry from him in the distance.

The cry Kiona heard was the cause of Achak's attack on the bear. He had had to distract the furious animal from pursuing Kiona and the pups, and had gone into a number of attacks so the bear would focus on him instead of chasing. The alpha had leaped on the large creature's back, clawing and biting at it's neck. Somehow it had managed to loose it's balance and had knocked back into a tree, but also then slamming Achak into it between the bear and it. Hence the cry he let escape.

Once the bear moved away, the blue-eyed wolf leapt to the ground, shaking himself off briefly before letting out a snarl, still standing between the direction his family had run off in, and the animal, which still looked mad, and ready to fight. It charged, swiping its large, clawed paws at Achak. One just barely missed, breaking a dead tree in two, it crashing to the ground.

Darting around the beast, the large wolf leaped uptop it again, clawing at it's face and neck, tearing off chunks of it's thick fur.

The bear whipped around unmercifully, making Achak fly off, only to get attacked in the face by Kiona, who held on with her teeth when the bear reared up in pain.

Achak landed on his feet, skidding backwards a little, and he noticed Kiona, exclaiming her name.

Seeing his mate in danger, Achak leaped back into the fray, bitting into the paw that had been going for the female. He could taste blood in his mouth as he clamped on tight, growling fiercely. The bear roared in pain and anger, shaking it's head to get rid of Kiona. Stumbling back, the beast lost it's footing, tripping on a tree root, and fell back with a thud.

Now was their chance! Achak let go of the paw, and leaped for it's neck, clawing some before tearing into the animal with his fangs. But not before warning the red hybrid to be careful around the bear's face, and be sure to watch for it's claws. All they needed was to get the animal to leave, run away.

Kiona, nearly getting smashed by the impact of the bear falling to the ground, landed on her back and quickly regained her posture.

But the bear was only getting angrier, thrashing about, and not letting Achak get a good grip on its neck. The large animal got to its four feet and leaned to dig its daggerlike teeth into Achak's back. The alpha dodged only to get pounded with the bear's swinging arm.

Achak tumbled and was quickly pinned by both of the ursine's front paws. Kiona acted quickly and ran up the beast's back and seized it's ear in her fangs. Her plan to distract the bear away from the black and silver wolf worked, for the moment, but not to her advantage.

When the bear reared up again, he swung around, similar to how it knocked Achak off before, making the hybrid's body slam into a tree headfirst.

"KIONA!" Achak exclaimed, hearing her cry out from the blow. Now the bear wasn't at all concerned with Kiona, who lay still. He tried running to her side but was charged at by the bear.

The hybrid slowly lifted herself from the ground and opened her eyes. She felt warm blood dripping down her face and saw it speckle onto the snow. She stared at her own blood for a moment, in complete and utter shock. She had survived.

Hearing Achak's ferocious growls snapped Kiona out of her own trance and into another one, her pupils dilating, her fur raising up in anger.

He wished he could go to Kiona's side, but if he did, the bear would

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