Hidden in the Shadows

By baltorev29

Chapter 1 The Recall

Hiro awakend in the middle of the night. His grey fur covered with blood and his legs aching. He recalled a previous fight. Another wolf had triumphed over him. He was sitting on his haunches looking out over the high mountains in which he lived, alone. He was alone without his pack. The winds crept by and seemed to mock him. Every now and then Hiro would try and go back to sleep. But it was no use. His excrutiating pains would keep him from even laying down. He sighed and continued to overlook the mountians. He tried to regain his memory. All he remebered were dark figures of wolves surrounding him and sooner attacking him. But after that he couldn't recall. He did not know how he got to his den or who had saved him. All he knew was that he was alive and alone. What should I do now .......he thought. He noticed that there was a small trail of blood leading away from his den. He knew it was not his. This was another wolve's, a wolf he did not recognize.

He began to follow the trail. Although he was gravely injured he was determined to find out who had saved or tried to kill him. As the trail got smaller the scent got stronger. He was not about to stop. So he began following the scent. The scent was leading him far away from the den. He knew it could be a trap, but it did not matter to him. He was urging to find out the past events that had taken place. He soon came to a small plateu. The scent was now stronger than ever. Laying on top of a large flat stone was another male wolf. The wolf was still asleep. There were several injuries but not too severe. The wolf lay on the rock sleeping peacefully. His dark grey fur swayed in the wind. In his sleep it looked like he was almost smiling. Strange.... thought Hiro. The sun crept into the sky, casting a small shadow over the mountains. But the shadow was only temporary and lasted only about two minutes. Now the sun was in the sky shining brightly. The other wolf awakened. He yawned and stretched his legs. Hiro wathced waiting for the wolf to spot him. But intstead the wolf looked at him and smiled. This is very strange... Hiro thought. Althought this might have been his savior Hiro did not care much for the strange wolf. He turned away to go back to his den. Then the next thing he knew he was staring in the eyes of the other wolf. The wolf had jumped on his back playfully. He was smiling. The wolf big yellow eyes were staring straight into Hiro's.

"Hi,"the wolf said.

Hiro kept on struggling.

"Oops sorry. Got a little carried away there," said the wolf stepping off of Hiro.

Hiro stood up and looked at the wolf.

"Well sorry um, my name is Kuli, whats yours. I didn't catch it when I dragged you from that fight,"said Kuli

Hiro looked at the smiling wolf. He was confused. Had this wolf really saved him? No matter he was alive and grateful to the wolf.

"My name is Hiro,"he said

The wolf began to chase his tail. He stopped dizzly.

"Cool. So uh where is your pack?"Kuli asked

Hiro never liked to talk about what had happened to his pack. He became sober to the thought.

"Three years ago, my pack and I were hunting. I was only a yearling and this was my first hunt. A large family of bears attacked us. I ecscaped fortunately but my pack was slaughtered,"Hiro explained.

The air was silent. None of them spoke for a while. Kuli stopped smiling.

"I lost my family. The same thing, we were out hunting. A moose flipped me off its horns and I fell down a waterfall,"said Kuli

"I'm sorry,"said Hiro

"Well now I know that I'm not alone," said Kuli

Hiro did not wnat to talk anymore about being alone or having no pack. So he went over to a small corner of the plateu. He spent the rest of the day there while Kuli went wandering about the mountains. Hiro was thinking about Kuli the entire day. He was even wondering if he should invite him to stay at his den instead of out in the cold. When Kuli returned Hiro finally asked.

"Kuli would you like to stay at my den? It must get really cold outside at night,"he said.

Kuli smiled again. He walked over to the den with Hiro. When they reached the inside Hiro laid down in the middle of the den. Kuli cuddled up beside Hiro. This wolf is very strange.... Hiro thought. But as Kuli curled up beside Hiro it reminded him of when he used to do that with his older brother. He felt the warmth of Kuli's body on his. It was a slight comfort that made him feel like he had someone. Someone who could be there and he wouldn't be alone.