Or so they thought.

No one knew it, and know one remembered it - It was soon coming to be Luke’s birthday, but he had no one to spend it with, no one to be there with - he was all alone, all alone in the mist of Alaska and it’s wilderness.

Thinking about what has happened over the past few weeks; Luke lay down in an old tipped-over wheelbarrow - Which at that point, was his home.

“Hey Kiddo.” Balto said walking into the Alley where Luke was laying. “I’m sorry about what Maple did to you, she was being a right old grumpy Bitch….”

“Yeah…. I know.”

“She really can be mean at times.”

“Yeah! It is ok… I don’t want to talk about it.”

“So… I got you a gift, I mean for your birthday.” He said smiling.

“You have? Oh… Thanks a lot Balto.”

“No problem my boy, you’re a good lad, who deserves more in life”

“Yes, I know - Thanks a lot Balto.” He said again, before closing his eyes. Balto smiled and walked away Happy to have cheered him up.

“Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to myself…. Happy birthday to me.” He sang in a deep, upset, depressed, and annoyed voice.

After all, he thought he had taken it among himself to not have anyone at his birthday, it would be his first birthday without Maple, or the rest of his family, and this was surely the worst day of his life. “Why do I bother…? No one is coming; it is the worst day of my life! In addition, I hate it! I want revenge on Maple! The no good dirty rotten pup stealing Bitch!”

“You want to say that again?” A male voice said behind him. Luke looked back scared. “Who are you, and what do you want to Bite?” He stepped back to see to other growling/Snarling dogs. “Who are you?”

“I am, Chuka - I was sent by Maple to kill you. For calling her what you just called her”

“Now that’s stupid! Leave me alone, it’s my birthday - I want one day of peace.”

“Shut up, you mong!” He yelled throwing Luke to the ground. “Little weakling is scared.”

“Leave me alone! I’m telling you to leave me alone!”

“What you going to do, cry to mummy? Mwahaha! Foolish Mortal!”

“You’re the foolish one!” He yelled pouncing on the speaking dog; the other two went for him, scratching and biting into his back, and his hind legs.

“Oww!” He cried jumping off and sprinting further down the Alley. “Help me! Help me anyone!” Than, a sudden gush of Silence, well… To Luke anyway, he remembered how Maple use to look at him, and love him in that way - He just wanted to say sorry, but he thought that was not enough. As the dogs grew nearer he could smell their breath, which could be the last scent he ever smells.

There lay four bodies, one dead, 3 badly injured. However, who was dead? And who had survived? Luke had his eyes shut, before opening them slightly, to see his rival dead, and his companions worse than him. He got up, and walked out of his alley, before turning to see Maple and her new boyfriend walking down the street, she never looked the same, she never had that smile she always use to have. It was gone, never to be seen again.

“Oh Hey… Um… Luke.” She said happily.

“Whatever.” He responded before collapsing once again.

“Luke?” She asked worried slightly.

“Leave him alone, he’s much of a tramp anyway.” Her new mate said.

She glared at him in horror, she knew he was not a tramp, but did not want to say anything to him, however it just slipped out. “Oh yeah? Fine! Maybe - My taste runs towards tramps, because there a lot better looking than you!” She screamed shortly afterwards and rammed into him, sending his body directly to the ground.

“God will Curse you Maple, curse you forever.”

“Are you sure? Your cursed, No wait… I am cursed - Thinking that you’re the perfect boyfriend for me”

“You know you liked it.”

“No, I didn’t I hated it, we should of never got together - And I should of never broken up with Luke!” She was breathing heavily before letting out a sigh. “But I can’t seem to find a way to date any of you, you’re a moron, and you’re just Arg!” She yelled when facing Luke on the last comment. “So, goodbye, to both of you.”

It was cool, the freeze was blowing, Luke had woken up, but was in bad condition - His body was almost ripped apart, with constant drips of blood coming from his head. No one had come to save him, no one accept Balto. Once Luke started to get ’round from all of this, he remembered slightly hearing Balto say. Maple said she is sorry, she does want to be with you, but can’t find a way for her to tell you how she feels. She said she loves you, and should have never laid an attack on you. He looked up at his old father-in-law and sighed. “Why can’t she tell me that herself?” He asked trying to stand up.

“Because she is away at Jenna’s house crying her eyes out, not knowing what to do, witch is why I wanted you to go to her.”

“Forget about it, she doesn’t love me. She loves him”

“That’s not what she says…. Look Luke, come back to her, she needs you.”

“NO!” He yelled before storming off in a temper, he walked back to his alley and smashed his paw into a nearby bin. “I hate my life!” He yelled. “No one cares for me, no one even bothers coming to my birthday, who would want to live such a life.”

“Someone like me.” Said a female voice behind him. It was Jenna, Balto’s mate, and Maple’s mother.

“Oh, Hey Jenna.” He said lowing his head again.

“Look… I have to agree with Balto… It’s just the fact that… Well - Maple does love you, and she is sorry for what she did, she just doesn’t know how to say it…”

“Say what?” Luke asked growling slightly.

“To say that….” She said in a loud voice before being cut out by Maple.

“I love you!”

Than a sudden gush of shock ran through Luke. “But you… And him… And you…”

“Calm down Luke, it’s ok now, it’s over between me and him, and I never really knew how much I loved you…. Until now.”

“Maple…. I don’t know what to say….”

“Happy Birthday!” Balto yelled behind Maple, she smiled and kissed him…. As it sounded like they would have the time of there lives. But inside, Luke was hating every moment of it. “Look, it doesn’t feel right being with you anymore… It just feels odd. I’m sorry.” Lukesaid turning away before running off again.

“That’s your fault Maple… You’ve put him in that state”

“And how is it my fault?” She asked.

“Well…. He was fine up until you dumped him… Now I don’t think he wants to be with you!”

“That’s not true!” She yelled. “Luke’s crazy over me, he would be my servant just to get a kiss!”

Balto stood up and shook his head. “Oh Maple.” He said softly… “What have you become?” He lowered his head in devastation and walked away sharking his head.

“Dad Get back here!” She yelled.

“No!” he replied with anger. He saw Luke and started to sprint using his all-to powerful legs to push him. “Luke.” He said.

“What?”

“Look it’s my fault…. I told her to come to your birthday.”

“I don’t care what you said, I don’t want her coming, AND THAT’S FINAL!” He got up again and sprinted away, leaving behind everything, everything he wanted, everything he needed - Just to go out in the Alaskan Wilderness. “Right…. Where do I go now?” He whispered to himself. He had no idea, so he just kept walking, deeper and deeper into the forest. Before seeing a tiny wolf pup in front of him, he looked thin, very thin - His fur was short and he was shaking like mad.

“Hey pup!” He said hoping to wake him up.

No reply.

“Oh my… Um…” He thought for a moment, before picking the pup up, he placed it on his back and ran towards Nome. As he got nearer the vets he stopped directly outside - Barking at the door. “Let me in! Let me in!” He yelled. But just then he heard one loud bang behind him, and a shiver went through his body. With the pup being on his back, 5cm away from the vets, A hunter still shot him - Killed him, and took him away from the paralysed Luke. “Kiddo…” he whispered.

Just as he expected, his birthday was going to be a disaster. And that it was - Everything had almost gone, nothing was there for Luke. He loved Maple so much, until she realised she was just using him as bate. “Why me?” He asked himself. He walked down the stairs and curled up in the corner of a road, hoping a hunter would shoot him, or at that - To just die.

“Luke…” A male voice said walking up from behind him.

“Who are you?” He asked.

“I’m Kodi, Maple’s brother - I have come to say I’m sorry on my sisters behalf.”

“Did she ask you to come say