Aleu thought of something for a second. It was starting to get dark a little. If they were to take a nap then Aleu would definitely be back way after dark and she would be going against her word. She had to wake him up, so she decided to have a little fun with it.

            Aleu got up and began to walk away. Niju lifted his head up tiredly, looking after her.

 

 

 

Niju: Where are you going?

 

 

 

Aleu: Hold on a second, I’ll be right back.

 

 

 

            Niju was too tired to offer to go with her, so he just did what she said.

 

 

 

Niju: (tiredly) Ok.

 

 

 

            Niju laid his head back down and closed his eyes. The grass actually felt pretty good. He didn’t really understand why he didn’t sleep outside instead of inside the rock hard cave. Then, he heard a light thumping on the ground. He lifted his ears up, wondering what the sound could be. He looked to his left, seeming that was where the sound was coming from. He could see a brown thing running towards him out of the corner of his eye. As he kept turning, he saw Aleu, charging after him. This woke him up completely.

 

 

 

Niju: Good God!

 

 

 

            The next thing he knows, he and Aleu are rolling in the grass from the force of her tackle. It didn’t hurt much because of how light she was. Though it was a little unexpected and awkward; Niju kind of liked being as close to Aleu as he was.

They both laughed as they rolled in the grass together.  Aleu was enjoying this just as much as Niju was. They continued to wrestle and play. They felt like pups that had known each other for years, and had grown up together, and had always had feelings for each other. Aleu felt so happy while they played together. It’s like she completely forgot the wolf that he was a long time ago. It seemed like had always been like this, like he was a completely different person. She really liked the person that he was at that moment, though it was a little more than just like.

As they continued to wrestle, Niju got the upper hand and leaped on top of her while she was on her back, pinning her down with both his arms on her shoulders, not with much force trying not to hurt her.  

 

 

 

Niju: Ha! Can’t move!

 

 

 

Aleu: (laughing) Ah! No fair!

 

 

 

Niju: Hey. I’m taking it easy on you.

 

 

 

            Aleu laughed a little. They were having such a good time. They were so happy. They stopped for a while and just looked at each other, just stared into each other’s eyes, smiling. Then Niju realized something. This is a little awkward. He thought.

 

 

 

Niju: Um… Maybe we should get going.

 

 

 

Aleu: Yeah, probably.

 

 

 

            Niju got up and backed away, giving Aleu a little room to get up as well.

 

 

 

Niju: Ready?

 

 

 

Aleu: Yep. Let’s go.

 

 

 

            The two of them turned in the direction towards the creek and began to walk, side by side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 39

 

 

 

 

            Niju was still a little curious about what happened earlier that day after Aleu left. Although he could see that Farris was hurt, he still didn’t get the story on what happened.

 

 

 

Niju: So how’s Farris doing?

 

 

 

Aleu: He’s doing alright. He’s not severely hurt but he still has to stay at the medical center until he gets better.

 

 

 

Niju: What happened?

 

 

 

Aleu: (with a sigh) He took a moose head on when I didn’t give the signal.

 

 

 

Niju: Ooh. Ouch.

 

 

 

Aleu: Yeah. He got hit in the chest by the antlers and he lost feeling in his shoulders.

 

 

 

Niju: You said he was staying at a medical center?

 

 

 

Aleu: Yeah. Steven was nice enough to bring him in for us, after a quarrel or two with his father.

 

 

 

Niju: I saw this human last time I saw you. Who is he?

 

 

 

Aleu: Steven? Oh, he’s… He’s really, really nice.

 

 

 

Niju: Is he?

 

 

 

Aleu: Yeah. I met him a while ago. Well, I actually first met him when I was a pup. He came to Nome for a visit and he saw that I was being given away for free.

 

 

 

Niju: Given away.

 

 

 

Aleu: Yeah. That’s what our masters do with our parent’s pups. They give them away.

 

 

 

Niju: Oh.

 

 

 

Aleu: But it wasn’t that bad. We were all living in the same area.

 

 

 

Niju: Oh, ok. 

 

 

 

Aleu: In fact, that’s why Steven couldn’t take me. He didn’t live in Nome. Oh, but he wanted so badly to though.

 

 

 

Niju: Why?

 

 

 

Aleu: You’re going to think that I’m crazy when I tell you this, but he has a passion for wolves.

 

 

 

Niju: A human?

 

 

 

Aleu: Yep.

 

 

 

            Niju was very surprised to hear that a human had a passion for wolves. Last time he heard, humans weren’t very fond of them.

 

 

 

Aleu: Anyway, almost a year ago, he moved here and I saw him again. He actually recognized me the minute he saw me.

 

 

 

Niju: After all those years, huh?

 

 

 

Aleu: I guess so.

 

 

 

            Niju looked at Aleu, her not paying attention. God, she’s beautiful. He thought. No wonder the human wanted to adopt her so bad. He really hoped that this all worked out. The closer the moment came to tell her how he felt, the more nervous he was. But regardless of how nervous he was, he still wanted to tell her. He wanted to be with her so bad. And the closer they got as friends, the more confidence it gave him that she would want to be with him too.

            Aleu continued to look forward as they kept walking to the creek. She tried not to look at Niju, not that she didn’t want to look at him. She didn’t want him to see her f ace. She was feeling a little distant, and she didn’t want Niju to ask her what was wrong, not yet… She was currently assessing her feelings about Niju. She really liked him, a lot. She obviously didn’t exactly know how he felt. She hoped that he had the same feelings about her that she did about him, or at least something similar. This did seem a little strange at first for Aleu. Just months ago, he was nothing like this. She thought. He was the complete opposite. Right after she thought that, she scolded herself for it. What am I saying! She thought. He’s changed. Why would I ever think something like that? He’s been so sweet ever since he got here. Aleu was pretty sure that this wasn’t a trick or anything. She could feel it. If it was, than something would have happened already. But she still hated her self for thinking such a thing.

            The creek finally came into view beyond the trees. Aleu and Niju walked together near the side.

 

 

 

Niju: Let’s go ahead and get to the other side.

 

 

 

            Niju started to walk slowly into the creek.

 

 

 

Aleu: Why do we have to go on the other side?

 

 

 

            Niju turned towards Aleu, not paying attention to where he was stepping.

 

 

 

Niju: Because the grass is greener.

 

 

 

            They both laughed a little. Mean while, Niju didn’t notice where he was going. As he walked forward, he stepped on a smooth rock covered with algae and slipped.

 

 

 

Niju: Whoa!

 

 

 

            Niju fell into the water, flipping upside down on his back, making a huge splash. Aleu gasped a little, thinking he was hurt. Niju got up quickly. He was completely soaked. Niju was breathing heavily, the expression on his face showing that he didn’t believe what just happened. He felt embarrassed, but over all, he felt wet and cold by the temperature of the water.

            Aleu saw the expression on his face and began to giggle a little, turning her face away a bit.

 

 

 

Aleu: (making slight giggles) are you… ok?

 

 

 

Niju: (breathing heavily) Yeah… I’m fine. I guess I just lost my…

 

 

 

            All of a sudden, Niju heard a sound that heard like a tiny giggle, coming from Aleu. He turned toward her with a questioning expression.

 

 

 

Niju: Are you… laughing?

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