for.
Everytime, it was an accident. Everytime.
But the final time had been too much. His ability with the flames hadn't always been so controlled. Early in his pup years he had burst to flames unexpectadly. Set things on fire by accident while he paniced, afraid. A nightmare that had haunted him his whole life had been when he had been the curse this power brought. His dad, had been the first.

He had been picked on by the fellow wolf pups in their pack for his oddity. He had been the quiet type and usually didn't talk. They had finally started kicking snow at him. Crying he had ran. Just as he reached his dad, who began comforting him once he saw the tears in Hitze's eyes, Hitze burst into flames again. Being in his dad's arms, his dad had been burned alive.
Just like that. He had no dad. More tears falling from his cheeks to the ground hitze backed away from the body.
"Mom!" Hitze cried.
His mom, Prita, seemed frozen with shock. Her eyes fixed on the dead body.
"Mom i didn't mean too. . ." He continued. His flames went out then.

He had done this so many times that finally he decided to go into hiding. Hitze had accidentally set his mother aflame too. The same way. She had been comforting him because of the wolves constantly throwing stones at him. By then everyone avoided him. They knew what Hitze was capable of if he got close to anyone. His mother was the only person who trusted him. Then, without warning, his fur lit up and his mother screamed in agony as her skin blistered, and only did she stop when she was dead.
With absolutely no one left who cared for him, Hitze ran away until he had come apon the Todesberg. He ran in and stayed there. For weeks he didn't eat. He barely slept at all. He spent most of his time either crying or trying to control his flaming abilities. The volcanic habitat suited him perfectly. No one would dare enter a volcano to throw stones at him.
But there came a point where Hitze needed food. There was no way around it. He'd have to leave the volcano.

A tear fell to the ground.
Hitze felt his cheek which was damp. He'd unknowingly been crying for the past few mins. He wiped his cheeks dry. Though he had pratically mastered his powers, he still lived in constant fear he'd accidentally kill Anilda. Ever since he had agreed to help her find her way back.
He'd been practicing for years to find a way to set himself on fire, and not burn the person he was in contact was. Maybe his power didn't extend that far.
Another tear. . .

"Hitze, don't cry"
He bowed his head. Unable to control himself. "I miss him. I try not to cry but i miss him mom"
"Honey" his mother said and put her arms around the crying pup. "I miss him too"
"i'm sorry for what I did"
"It was an accident Hitze. You can't keep beating yourself up. You know we never liked seeing you cry. That hasen't changed"
The white pup buried his face in his mothers arms. Trying to stop his tears. He ended up crying himself to sleep however.

He was brought back to reality abruptly by the sound of. . Rain? Looking around he had to find cover. It was unnecessary though. The sound was infact the back up the wolves had called for. The mountains surround Hitze seemed to be streaming. It looked like, multi-colored water was flowing down the mountains. Hitze gulped. He hadn't expected more than maybe 15-20 wolves to comes. There had to be over a thousand wolves running at him.
Spinning on his paw he ran after Anilda, Zack, and Aleu.

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE

Hitze had caught up with them. He now ran behind them. The Red rock pack on their tails.
He could easily catch up or even run ahead of them them but if the red rocks were going to get one of them, he was making sure it was him. It'd give them some more time to reach the Safe Haven which was less then 10 feet away now.
His affection toward anilda had grown so strong so fast, he was already willing to die to save her.
He no longer cared that nothing could ever happen between them. All he cared about now was getting her to safety.
The gate was only feet away now. Though it felt like miles.
They reached it.
With the RR pack behind them, Zack, Anilda and her pup went threw but Hitze collided with the invisible wall.
Stumbling back, hitze felt a sting in his nose. HE COULDN'T GET THREW THE GATES!
Anilda looked back. Hitze had vanished suddenly. She saw him looking at them threw the invisible wall.
Putting two and two together, she realized what was happening. Hitze wasn't a descendent of Aniu!
"NO!" Anilda cried, seeing the RR pack approach behind him.
Anilda ran back towards the gate but zack and another wolf held her back. She strruggled desperatly to get past them. Tears ran down her cheeks.
As anilda watched in horror the pack reached hitze, a N-C sank his teeth into his side, and ripped the flesh away.
Pain filled hitze's eyes. His ribs were exposed.
Anilda struggled harder to get free of the wolves holding her back.
"I can save him! Please! Let me go!" Anilda pleaded.
Just before the RR pack overwhelmed hitze he said a final ferewell to anilda.
Raising his paws and putting them agains the invisible wall he opened his mouth and said "I love you, anilda" then a tear, glistening in the sunlight, fell down his cheek.
A sickening riping and crunching came after Hitze had been over taken by the N-Controllers.
"NO! HITZE!" Anilda screamed
Anilda's vision blurred and she blacked out.

Adam had now gained the strength to walk. With assistance of course, but he felt glad that, despite the pain it had caused him, his leg would heal properly. His shoulder still pained him but it was kept numb.
He had been resting when a familiar voice echoed in the sky.
His ears perked up and he lifted his head up.
"Anilda?" Adam asked, breathless.
Several others were looking as well.
Adam stood up and swayed. Almost falling but he paid no attention. Mari caught him and balanced him back on his paws.
Adam walked as fast as he possibly could. If that was. . .
"Adam, where are you going?"
"Anilda" was all adam bothered to say.
"The yell came again. Tearfull and heart broken.
Speeding up, adam was convinced it was anilda.
Mali heard it too this time. The voice was familiar. But she was dead! It couldn't be Anilda.

"Move it!" Adam commanded as they reached a huddle of wolves surrounding something. Having near-alpha power over the pack, they obeyed him without out arguement.
The jaws of both Mali and Adam dropped. Anilda lay on the ground. She looked so different from the last time they had seen her. Her once bulging belly from her pregnancy now lay flat. "The pup. . ' Adam studered.
Then he heard a whimper. A high pitched whimper. Looking around he spotted it. The gray pup lay on the ground whimpering. She had obviously rolled from her mother when anilda had fallen.
"Adam, I think that's your. . daughter" Mali said breathless.
They went over to the pup. Adam licked the pup, who continued her whimpering. Picking the pup up gently he carried her back to anilda and set the pup in anilda's arms.
Looking to Mali he swallowed then studdered "im. . im a daddy"

Anilda opened her eyes. She could feel a wolf curled up with her. His head rested on her shoulder. Confused at first, she remembered where she was. Her daughter lay asleep in her arms. Knowing who lay with her she grew happy. Excited.
"Anilda?"
"Adam?"
"yes. Its me"
"Am i awake or is this a dream?"
"If this is a dream, i never want to wake up"
Moving carefully so as not to wake the pup, Anilda rolled over and pressed her nose to Adams.
"You're never going to believe what ive been threw these past few days" Anilda grinned.
"You're never going to believe what ive been threw these past few days" Adam chuckled.
"You two finally up?" A female voice spoke.
"Aleu? You're awake too?" Adam asked starring up at her.
"You know you have been asleep for 3 days?" Aleu asked sitting down.
"3 days!" Anilda exclaimed. "What happened about out daughter?"
"She stayed with you. We were beginning to think you'd still be asleep when she opens her eyes"
"Did we?" Adam asked hopefully.
"No. She should though anyday now"
"Say, anilda, whats her name?" Adam asked just then.
"I haven't named her yet. Though ive been thinking about one name"
"oh? and what name would that be?" Adam asked watching her.
"Paix"
"I thought so" Adam chuckled.

Though sad about the loss of her new friend, Hitze, Anilda knew he was probably happy now. He'd achieved his goal of getting her to safety.
Shaking slightly as she fought back the tears she knew this moment would not have been possible had it not been for Hitze. "Thank you Hitze" She whispered to herself.
A single tear fell from her cheek. Taking a shaky deep breath, she turned around.
But just then a blindingly bright light shown from the ground. Squinting her eyes she tried to see what was going on. After a moment she could make out the dark figure of a wolf.
Her breathing quickened as she recognized that form.
Once the light finally dimmed and she saw who she was looking at, anilda gasped. This couldn't be possible.
"Anilda" the wolf said, a smile on his face.
"H-Hitze. . .how?" Anilda stammered.
He didn't reply. He simply stepped toward her and nuzzled her. "ive returned"
The next 10 minutes were filled with tears from anilda. Hitze didn't shed a single tear. Once the tears stopped flowing down anilda's cheeks Hitze licked the tears from her cheeks.
Anilda gazed at the wolf before her. "Hitze, im lucky to have a friend like you"
The look Hitze had after this confused Anilda. It was one of happiness, but also sorrow. "Anilda, i must leave you now"
"What? Why? You don't have to go" Anilda gasped.
"I know that, But i have only one true home. I have to return"
"Will i ever see you again?"
Hitze frowned at her. "Not directly"
Anilda bowed her head.
"But promise me this one thing, Anilda. Everynight, look at the moon. Look at the moon and know, you're looking at the same moon i am" Hitze said, putting his paw to her shoulder.
Anilda nodded and wrapped her arms around Hitze's neck.
"No more tears Anilda" Hitze said licking her cheek, then he vanished out of