The stars were dim against the dark blue sky. Dull blue eyes stared  solemnly at them. Those eyes were remembering what it was like before he had to fight for himself and stay up almost the whole night. He smiled to himself laughing at the thought of chewing on his brothers ears once again. He never wanted to go back to that wonderful life though, because now it was a hideous and plain. He remembered the day so clearly that this had happened.
     "Bet you can't beat me!" laughed a grey wolf pup.
     "Ha, I probably can pup, I am a year older!" laughed a brown catching up to the pup.
     "Aw, Javed, why do you have to spoil my fun," pouted the pup.
     "'Cause that's what baby sitters are for," laughed Javed.
     " Javed! Your father is coming here, and what others have said he doesn't sound happy!" yelled a yellow wolf.
     "What do you mean? He's never came to this part of the territory," remarked Javed.
     " That's just what I heard from the beta!" said the yellow wolf taking off to tell others about his discovery.
     " Isaac, go back to your kin. If any of them wake up make sure they don't come out . Can you do that?" asked Javed.
     " Yes, Leader Javed," smiled Isaac, happy to be doing a big job.
     " Javed watched the pup go. His father wasn't that found of puppies until they were ready for battle, so he didn't want them near the Alpha. He ran up to the mothers in the back to see them looking out to the forest where his father would be coming out of.
     "Deriz, what's the problem?" asked Javed to the yellow wolf.
     " Your father killed Terek," explained Deriz.
     " What! The Alpha wouldn't do that! Terek is only three months old!" Javed exclaimed.
     " Weather is out mourning his death. The mothers are tense and ready to attack the Alpha if he hurts anymore puppies," explained Deriz. 
     " Mothers! Go back to your dens and be with your pups! Do not let them out of your sight! Howled Javed, "Deriz, go fetch Weather and comfort her.
     Deriz nodded and ran to the other side of the woods. Javed looked out. He can now smell his fathers scent. Anger filled his nose. He can sense his fathers anger, who was the one and only Black wolf. In legends the black wolf was evil, but in his pack he was a hero. The wolves in his pack were ones who didn't fit in their original packs. Javed counted five seconds before he saw his father leap in the air towards him.
     " Where! Where are the orphan pups!" growled the Black Wolf.
     " They are in the den, father. Why/ Do you wish to see them?" asked Javed in a calm vioce.
     The Black Wolf did not answer, but stormed into the den and howled a raged howl. In no time the three healthy pups were thrown out of the den. One was pure white, the other more dog than wolf.
     "Where did you get these from?" growled the Alpha.
     " I-I found them, up in the n-northern parts of the w-woods," cringed a golden brown male wolf.
     " They are mutts! Can  you not see that, Nanook! They also have a PURE white brother!" snarled the Alpha.
     "I-I thought you w-wanted more p-pups in the p-pack," submitted Nanook.
    " Yes, but have you ever heard of the White Wolf? MY ENEMY!" howled the Alpha, even more furious than before.
    " Y-yes , b-but they're only puppies, I-I thought they m-ment no no h-harm," whi  ned Nanook.
     "Than you didn't think at all!" yelled the Alpha racing to the pups.
     Javed thought quickly and lunged at his father before he could reach the pups. Javed bit his leg and watched as his father stopped over the puppies.
     " My son," exclaimed the Alpha in a low voice, " Why did you protect the pups, they are to be killed."
     " They are pups. They know nothing of these tales that are told. They do not even know what they are, " claimed Javed. 
     " They will when they are older. We cannot risk the packs life to these three mangy mutts. They will kill us all!" growled the Alpha.
     " You shall not hurt them," commanded Javed.
     " Are you telling your father and Alpha to step down to a low life?" asked the Alpha.
     " I am not a low life! I am the heir to his pack, and I will protect them even when I am not the Alpha," growled Javed.
     The Black Wolf looked at his only pup and saw the truth. Without saying anything the Alpha turned his head and started slaughtering the pups. Javed stared in horror, but he recovered soon and jumped at his father.
      Javed perked his ears. He heard a slight movement in the bushes. He growled and stood up. The wolves teeth were showing, his neck fur up high ready to fight for himself. He heard a little rustle and than came an albino dog. The dog was skinny and raggy, he looked like a husky mixed with something else.
     " Sorry man, I saw you go into this den and thought that you may be hungry... and well, I ain't the best hunter in the world, but we could probably take down a small doe," smiled the dog.
     Javed looked at him. He was wondering if he should trust this white dog. He hasn't trusted anyone in two years, and all that time he was wondering how to get his fathers thrown. Javed sight and said, "Do you know ho to hunt?"
     " Oh, yes, but I usually just chase after the small game, you know rabbits and squirrels," laughed the white dog.
     " Javed nodded and started walking towards the small deer group near the river. He heard the dog come trot by his heals while they walked. He looked over his shoulder and saw him smiling and wagging his tail. Javed looked the dog over. The dog wasn't a pure bred, anyone who was smart could tel t hat. He had big paws, ragged fur, and golden eyes. The golden eyes could only lead to one animal. The dog saw Javed looking at him and asked, " What? Is something wrong?"
     "No, I was just wondering, do you have wolf in you?" asked Javed.
    " Wow, no one can usually see that. They just think I'm a big dog," laughed the dog.
     "Oh, I saw it in your eyes, not your size. Whats your name?" asked Javed.
     " I don't really have one," sighed the dog, "But the only name I heard someone call me was Bramble."
     "Then I think I'll call you Bramble," said Javed.
     " What can I call you?" asked Bramble.
     " Javed," answered Javed.
     "I've heard that name before. A long time ago though. What does that name mean?" asked Bramble.
     " Ever-lasting or forever," said Javed.
     " Yeah, up in the northern parts there's a story talking about an over protective wolf called Forever. Some stories they call him Ever-lasting," explained Bramble.
     Javed stopped dead in his tracts and glared at Bramble, "You're from the north!"
     " I came from there, and hunt there, " shrugged Bramble.
     " So they're still strong, the Nykoti pack, " commented Javed with a sigh of relief.
     "  Heck no!," said Bramble, " The only food over there is are fast little creatures. I have so much pity for the pups and the elders that I sneak food over there so they won't starve to death!"
     " What? I don't follow," said Javed.
     " The Alpha there is horrible. He doesn't trust his pack. He doesn't even let new wolves come anymore. When ever theirs a new born pup, he goes to see it. If the pupp as white on it or even brown, he kills it, " explained Bramble.
     " But they're pups! Why don't the other wolves take him down!" said Javed talking to himself.
     " Like I said, the only animals there are small and too fast for them," sighed Bramble.
    " You said you were from there, how did you survive when you're ALL white?" asked Javed.
     " I don't know actually. I was just a puppy, my eyes weren't even opened," explained Bramble.
     " Did anyone tell you/" asked Javed.
     " Umm, yeah," said Bramble, "Naook told me,  but can we talk about this later? I'm starved!"
     "Bu-," Javed sighed,"Sure."

     Javed sat down and ate that  leg of his. Bramble sat on his left and ate the other leg. Javed looked