up, "They did?..Wait, There is NO way your going to be going with me!" she said her eyes narrowed.

"Yes they did and YES I will." Stone yelled at her.

"NO, You won't!" she yelled.

"Whatever I'm going to be going weather you like it or not, or know it...." Stone said.

"What do yo---You will not follow me Stone!" Roysta snarled at him.

"I can do what I want." Stone said lifting his chin.

Roysta sat down and growled, "Stone this is my time to get out be free! Just let me go! Please....I don't want you by my side every day, your my brother and I love you but I wouldn't follow YOU into un known territory!" Roysta said.

"Maybe not, but I'm simply going as a shoulder friend, I want to get away to you known." he said and sat down as well.

"Then go your own way!" she said.

"It's will be best if we stay together, and then we can bring down better kill." Stone said.

Roysta pondered for a moment, He does have a point.....I supose I should let him go....

"Alright, alright you can go." Roysta said.

Stone smiled, "Now lets go tell the others."

Roysta's gaze became icy, "Will you do it? I'll stand with you....but I don't want to tell them.."

Stone rolled his eyes, "Fine, I'll be the adult." He said with a laugh.

Roysta slightly laughed and followed her tail low behind Stone, who was walking at a trot back toward the camp.

Once they told the others their were gasps from some and woolves looked aroud widely. Roysta was confused, Why did it matter so much? They were the leaders' pups but I mean Jaliha was going to have a litter in spring.

Their father was nodded sadly, he must understand. Roysta smiled at him and nussled his cheek. He nuzzled back. Stone was nuzzling their crying mother. Jaliha sadly accepted their leaving.

Chine was looking at them confused, "I'm going to." she said sternly.

Roysta turned to Stone and he grumbbled, "Fine fine...." he said.

Roysta smiled and looked at her friend, yes another girl!

Aran stepped up behind Stone, "You seem to be the ring leader, I'd like to go as well." he said lowly, almost mockingly as if he were a pup asking another to play.

Stone growled, "Fine." he said and turned to his sister and Chine, ignoring Aran, 'We'll leave at dawn. Get some sleep." he said and walked off to his den.

He layed down and stuck his nose under his tail, he loved the feeling of the cold stone under him on the hot summer days.

Roysta turned to Chine nodded, walked past Aran with out a word and went to a small acove witch was her den.  She scratched around the bracken on the bottom of the den and settled down letting sleep take over.

The next day.......

Stone woke to the dim red light of the new sun. He got to his feet and stretched. His tail bushed out then fell back down into place. His paws and claws scrapped the stone below him with much noise. His blue eyes blinked at the light as he came out of the den. There below him, Chine sat waiting she had a hind leg up scratching, when she saw him she stopped and smiled. He slightly smiled back at the cream colored female and his long since puphood friend.

"You said dawn, right?" Chine asked.

"Yes, good to see you." He said and walked past her.

"Same." she said and  followed him.

Roysta woke with a thud, she looked up to see Aran, the black male raised a brow at her.

"Sorry..." he said as he passed her and went out into the cold early wind.

Roysta shook her head and moss scattered. She got up and licked her shoulder a few times. Her lcy blue gaze met the red light that lay glittering on the surface of water in a small puddle. She looked at her self, blood her with silver outling her in the water. She splashed it as she walked past and out into the air along side Aran.

She saw Stone and Chine walking to them, The last time we'll be here....Roysta looked over the land with a few more gazes and sighed.

She looked at the other three, she stood up and started a running trot into the woods. The light became even dimmer as the three got under the leaves canopy.

This was the start of the new path of all four of their lives..............