eyes. I neared away and turned back, runing sraight for them. I dashed straight inot first place, leaving the second place team far behind. Net howled her thanks to me for letting the team win their first race of the season.

I saw Nome coming into view just like the other teams had, the crowds where louder than ever. We ran straight over the line and I stopped, panting. We had won! Men were shouting for joy with their profits as others grumbled from loss. Net walked over and nuzzled me, her hazel eyes softly meeting mine.

"Well done race, Isaac." She congradulated me.

The other dogs came and congradulted me as well. I felt a burst of pride in my chest as Net walked beside me was we walked back to the sled barn. As she walked into the barn I could help remember those hazel eyes drifting into mine. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. If I could only...

"Net! Where are you!?" I cried as I ran through a snowy plain.

She had dissapeared from my side as we walked through the snow, talking about the northern lights. She had disolved and I could hear her voice calling:

"Isaac...Isaac..."

"Net! Where are you?" I cried once more.

A mountain apeared before me and the rocks began to fall. I yelped as a large one fell toawrds me. I ran but it followed every step I took.

Blackout.

I jolted awake. I was dreaming. Thank goodness. Net was asleep next to me and Downson was standing near the furnace, staring at me.

"Are you okay Isaac?" He asked.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"You where yelping Net's name in your sleep. I tried to wake you by saying Issac...Isaac.." He replied.

"Oh, It was just a nightmare." I said quickly.

"Whatever you say Isaac." he said as he lay down and fell back asleep.

 

Batool

 

Carter and I had been seeing each other every day since last spring. Winter was coming early and the air was too cold to be outside, even with my thick coat. Carter still came through the dog flap when he visited.

"Carter, I have a question." I asked him one day on his visit.

"Yes Batool?" He answered.

"Where do you live with your owner?"

"Um...well...Batool. I need to tell you somthing." He sounded worried.

"What is it?" I was anxious.

"I don't have an owner...I'm a stray. Please don't hate me!" He confessed.

"Carter...I don't care if you are a stray. I love you. You can live with me and John." I assured him.

"Really?" He asked hopefully.

"Yes, really." I replied, nuzzling him.

---

After a couple of weeks, John took me to the vet for a simple check up. I got my injections and was very healthy. The doctor called momma John and she came to pick me up. The doctor asked her aside.

"What is it?" She asked.

"Jenny is pregnat with puppies." He said.

They talked a little more but I was focused on having my first litter. I was so happy!

"Do you know who the father is?" The doctor asked.

"A new dog has been staying at our house for a while. He seems attached to Jenny. That is a safe bet he's the father." Momma John insisted.

I cant wait to tell Carter!

 

Caylen

 

Annabelle was still asleep when I awoke. I saw blackness. I was blind I had forgotten. I Got up and stretched, my limbs creaking. The other wolves seemed to know by now that I was their new leader.

"Caylen!" A wolf ran up to him.

"Good morning Des." I asnwered.

"Will you send out hunrting patrols? The sock if almost gone." Des said.

I remembered everything Annabelle had taut me last night. Hunting patrols, stock pile, gaurds, wolves names.

"You, Conan, Gregor, and Tundra." I ordered.

Des dipped his head and backed away to follow his new leaders orders.

Wow, Its great being a leader. Nobody judges you by being blind.

I stopped to pull a tick from my fur and Annabelle woke up. She yawned and walked over to me, pulloing out the tick.

"Well, you seem to be handling the leader job quite good this morning." she said as Des and the others went on hunting patrol.

"We need to move the pack, this territory is losing prey from the snow." I said.

"Good idea." Annabelle agreed as she walked around to tell the other wolves about the move to a new territory.

---

When the patrol came back, little prey hung from their jaws. We would have to move before tomarrow. We ate and when every wolf from elder to pup was full me got ready to leave.

Annabelle stood at my side and I lead the way through the forest. We stopped at a great lake that seemed familier. Mother had talked about it before. On the other side of the great lake, my sister Aleu had her pack. I wanted to meet her some day. We walked to a grassy part of the great lake's shore.

"This is perfect Caylen!" Annabelle assured me.

I was happy that the pack would be safe.

I hope Isaac and Batool are safe... I wondered

 

Isaac

 

I awoke the next morning to find snow covering the ground uo to three feet of snow. No race today. I yawned and Net nuzzled me. I smiled and lay back down, my muscles where frozen.

"Cold huh?" Net asked.

"Lets move to the furnace." I suggested.

"Ok" She said as we stood up and settled next to the warmth of the furnace.

Net's fur shone from the small light that shone from the fire. I smiled and nuzzled her ear. The other dogs hwere asleep or out training with Derian. She nuzzled me back and I felt the best I had in a whole lifetime.

---

When the other dogs woke up, we went outside to see what Derian was doing. He hitched us up to the sled and he drove us into the outskirts. I saw a barn just outside Nome. A little house stood in front of it.

He had gotten a barn for us to stay in! Now we wouldn't be cluttered in the dog sled house forever. Net was so happy she nuzzled me, licking my muzzle as well. I nuzzled and licked her back as we walked inside and settled inside the hay beds for us.

Net and I found one big enough for us to sleep on. We soon fell asleep and rested the rest of the day like the other dogs did.

 

Batool

 

I ran into John's house and looked around for Carter. He lay in front of the fire, warming his fur. I trotted up next to him and nuzzled him, tears of joy streamed down my cheeks.

"Carter!" I exclaimed.

"Batool! Is somthing wrong?" He asked, worry in his tone.

"No! The exact opposite! We are going to have a litter!" I barked as I nuzzled deeper in his fur.

"Batool, thats wonderful!" He jumped up and nuzzled me back.

I couldn't wait until they came. I lay down and so did he. We warmed ourselves next to the fire a talked about our lives.

"Carter?" I asked.

"Yes?"

"Have you ever had an owner? Or another mate?"

"I used to have a family in Applegate. They moved to Nome for eight weeks and decided to move again. They left me behind and never came back. They like in Florida now." He told me.

"Wow." I exclaimed.

"I used to have a mate. She was an Alasan Klee Kai. But she cheated on me." He said.

"I'm sorry about your losses."

"Its ok." He replied.

"Batool, do you have any siblings?" He asked me.

"Oh, I have two brothers. One of them is a sled dog, his name is Isaac. I have another brother who is blind but lives in the forest. His name is Caylen."

"Wow, your brothers sure live exciting lives."

"Well they don't have pups coming."

"You never know"

I nodded and rested my head on the ground. I soon fell asleep and dreamed about my pups.

---

I looked around and saw six pups jumping and playing with Carter. I smiled and walked over to them. I smiled and began to run with my pups and Carter.

Carter ran in the other direction and five of my pups followed him. One stayed with me and I didn't know why. She was sitting there, staring into nothing.

"Oh, no" I thought.

She was just like Caylen. Blind. I nuzzled her and she nuzzled me back.

"Momma, why is everything so dark?" She asked.

"Sweet, you are blind."

"Oh..I love you momma"

"I love you too...."

I woke up and smiled. If her daughter was blind, she would teach her all about Caylen and how he handled being blind. The sun was high over the mountain and Carter was still asleep. I yawned and thought about my littler some more.

 

Caylen

 

The next day, three pups, two hunters, and three elders got sick. Our Aid-Wolf said the salt water they where not used to breathing made them sick. I inisted on moving again and Annabelle agreed.

We travles for many miles and found a cave near the edge of the forest. I sent out a partol of healthy wolves to scout the area and find out where we where.

When they got back they seemed to have hunted while they where out. They dropped prey inot the stock and reported to me.

"We have a very large source of prey"

"An we are near the town of Nome, Alaska"

Nome, Alaska... It echoed in my mind.

"Annabelle! I want to show you my old home" I told her as I ran into the cave.

"I'd love to!" She said happily as we walked into Nome.

 I felt the cold air brush my fur, but by now I had a thick coat to keep it away. I hoped to meet up with Batool and Isaac!

I sniffed my way around and found Batool's scent. I tracked it to a house that must have been her new home. I barked a greeting and a black dog it seemed, appeared in the dog flap.

"Who are you?" He growled.

"Batool's brother Caylen!" I replied.

"Oh...Batool can't be seen right now." He said more nicely.

"Why not?" I knew he was hiding somthing.

"She's giving birth to my pups right now." He said as he slipped back into the house.

"Annabelle-" I started.

I felt that she nodded, saying that I could go in alone. I smiled my thanks and jumped through the door. I heard Batools kind voice and walked into a small room with a basket. The black dog stood over her and watched her suckle her pups.

"Batool!" I barked my greeting.

"Caylen!" She sounded happy to see me.

I walked up to the basket, it smelt like mothers. I tried to count the litter but I couldn't.

"Six pups. One is blind like you Caylen." Batool said.

I smiled and nuzzled her. The black dog nuzzled her on the other side. I heard another dog come inside. Isaac! He walked

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