Rukie, Angada, Noie, Tish, Tysean, Isa-Liana, Chase and Mia-onoka (Mia) are all created by me, therefore, (c) to me, Kira McLachlin, or Sun_wing. The character names Orval and Nichole are made up by me. Their character belongs to Universal Studios. Saba, Kodiak (Kodi), Dingo, Balto and Jenna are (c) to Universal Studios.

This is the first in the series "A Wolf in Dogs Clothing".

writen by me, Sun_wing (Kira McLachlin)

Prologue

       The icey winds of winter slammed into whaterver moved. Shards of ice flew threw the air. Admist this flurry walked a wolf, her head down low, carrying a small, precious bundle. Her fur was twisted this way and that, and it was only till she came under the cover of a building that she had a little protection. She sat down, and placed whatever she carried between her legs, to keep it warmer. She looked around, slightly distressed. Where is he? she wondered desperatly. She picked up the bundle again, and  crept out from behind the building.

       "You there!" a voice called from somewhere outside the house. The wolf slowly turned her head, and sighed in releif. Thank god! she thought, and bounded towards a dog. She came up close to him and touched his nose breifly. She sat down, and placed the bundle at the dogs feet, then jumped back up, and bounded off. The dog looked shocked, and tried to go after the girl, but she was long gone, lost in the blizzard.

       He looked down at his paws, and cocked his head. It was a shabby excuse for a bundle, but a bundle none the less. He curiously pulled the blanket away from the object inside, and gasped. A young pup bearing the unmistakeable paws of a wolf whimpered lamely. It was near frozen. The dog quickly wrapped it up, and turned towards the house, bounding inside.

       "Jenna!" he called, and his brown tail, similar color to the wolf who originally had the bundle, dissapeared within the home.

 Chapter 1  

       About a year latter in the spring...  

       Brown paws placed themselves on the sand. Crystal blue eyes concentrated on a broken boat to the horizon. Her muscles tensed. Ears laid backwards. Her tail swished slightly in aprehension, and she bolted. Paws pounded on the sand. She pushed with all her might. One paw infront of the other, racing with the wind. Her heart felt lighter, and she lept forwards, bounding swiftly. Its coming up, Rukie! Don't mess up!!! the female dog told herself. She quickened her pace, and pushed with her whole body. She landed, skidded and fell into the sand pile.

       "Ha, ha, Rukie! You'll never be able to join a team, let alone win one! Give up and get an owner!" a beige dog taunted from the sidelines. Rukie stepped up, head held in shame as some sled dogs from town mocked her. Rukie shook herself to get rid of the sand, and headed back to where she started.

       "Hey! She's going to try again! Look at the hybrid walk! As if she could be a sled dog!" a very vain sled dog taunted. Rukie whipped around, then thought better of it, and turned back to what she was doing.

       "Yeah, you'd beter walk... pup!" the dogs taunted. Rukie tried to block it out, and positioned herself again.

       Rukie shook, for the nineth time, the sand from her fur. By now, the malicious dogs from town had left. Rukie sighed, and turned her head to the sea.

       "I'm never going to be able to run like dad..." she whispered to herself, looking wistfully at the fish jumping. Her stomach growled, which reminded Rukie that she hadn't eaten all day. With a heavy heart, she turned around, and headed into town.

       Rukie trotted down the back alleys of Nome, sniffing around the trash cans. She came upon one, and nudged it over. The trash fell out, and she surffed through it, trying to find anything edible.

       "Hey!" a voice called behind Rukie. She spun around, and stepped back.

       "What are you doing Rukie!?" it was Rukie's other brother, Angada. Rukie backed up, and hung her head in shame.

       "You told dad you were fine living without a family!" he scolded Rukie. Rukie lowered her head more, and sighed. Angada looked around at the trash.

       "Despite that... anything good to eat?" he asked sheepishly. Rukie lifted her head sharply. She stared at her brother a bit. Indeed, he had lost some pounds. She stepped over to the side, allowing him to dig in.

        "So why are you, of all dogs, digging into trash?" she asked. Angada gobbled down a piece of something looking like a fish head gone bad. Rukie stuck out her tongue.

       "You didn't hear?" he asked after he had finish it. Rukie shook her head.

       "I got kicked off the sled team," he said, and pushed through the trash ravishingly. Rukie looked at her brother, and shook her head.

       "So you've degraded yourself to this?" she accused.

       "Your one to talk!" Angada snapped, and turned back to the trash. Rukie's stomach growled again, but she wouldn't look at the trash. Her fur was standing on end.

       "You actually had something in your life! How in Alaska did you get kicked off the sled team, Gad!?" she snarled. Angada turned his shoulder to his sister.

       "I bit Ralph," he mumbled. Rukie looked at her brother in shock.

       "R-Ralph? Ralph!? You bit Ralph!? Why!?" she asked bewildered. Angada shrugged his shoulder's semingly not to care.

       "Angada..." Rukie couldn't find any words. She sat down heavily, looking at her brother stunned. Ralph had taken Angada under his wing when he joined up in the sled team. Angada looked up to him. What reason was enough for Angada to bite him? Actual bite, bite him too. Angada, however, was clearly in no mood to talk about that right then.

       "I saw you praticing on the beach," he said, trying to bring something else into light. He grabbed a piece of slightly old bread and tossed it over to Rukie.

       "You want to run faster, eat up and don't worry about me, kay?" he said, and smiled kindly to Rukie. Rukie turned her head from the food. Angada looked down, dissapointed, then turned around and headed back down the alley. He stopped, hanging his head a little.

       "If you see Tish, tell her... tell her... tell her that I'm sorry," he turned his head slightly back so he looked right at Rukie who had raised her head to hear his message ", but that I hope I left a bigger mark on Ralph than he did on me!"

       Rukie watched her brother as he cheerfully showed Rukie a healing gash on the insde of his hind leg. Rukie had to chuckle a little, but didn't show her brother. She heard his pawsteps as he padded off.

       Sighing heavily, Rukie turned to the crusty bread, and ate whatever didn't make her gums raw.

Chapter 2

       Jenna bolted swiftly through the flying pots and pans that were being tossed in the kitchen, and skidded out the doggie door. She gasped, trying to catch her breath.

       "Jenna! What's wrong! Jenna!" Balto's voice came swiftly to Jenna's laid back ears. She lifted her head, and gave a weak smile to Balto as he trotted up beside her, concern etched all over his features.

       "Oh! Nothing's really wrong, Balto! Rosie's mischevious cousins just dropped in yesterday! I haven't been around that much rucas scince the time Saba found a bat and decided to release it in the barn! Gosh, Nichole and Kodi will forever be scarred!" Jenna panted, but couldn't help smiling. Balto looked at Jenna curiously.

       "What's gotten you in such a good mood, Jenna?" he asked, curious, but pretty sure of the answer. Jenna just smiled.

       "Have the family gather in the boiler room, kay? I have a fealing there will be more in a month..." she said, and brushed her tail up under Balto's chin. Balto raised hi eyebrows, but didn't have to ask what she ment. He smiled, and raced off towards Dingo's House.

       "Rukie! Rukie! Vake up! Vake up! Eyes open!" Boris honked. From under her blanket, Rukie raised her paw and smaked Boris on the beak.

       "Yeooooowwwwwwch! Now vhat was zat for!?" Boris complained, holding his beak in his wings. Rukie raised from beneath the cover gracefully, stretching in the full sunshine. Her brown fur glitter and her white fur shone.

        Vhy zis girl has not yet found a mate, I do not know. But I do know she can be great big pain in toosh! Zoz paws awe so strong and big and... oh... zee paws... right... Boris thought dryly, and turned around, his back to Rukie, tenderly making sure his beak was fine. Rukie smiled, and crept up behind her "uncle" coily, and wrapped her body beside his.

       "Now, that is why clocks belong in