of weeks anyway.

Mannuel - Oooooh, if I were Cobie I would watch for little El Diablo.

Scarlett - Well what do you mean by that my dear little sister?

Sahara - Oh please, don't just sit around here and pretend that everything hunky-dory. We are six weeks old now and pretty soon it's going to be time for us find a home of our own. and if you ask me I can't wait be adopted.

Scarlett -(becoming quite angry) - Now you  hold on there for just momment. our mother and father would never leave our side. they love us all. and I think your just a bit of evil for even making such an assumption suchas this. you may be tough on the outside but on the inside your just a pathetic old spineless coward who seeks nothing more that distruction of others you hurt.

Everyone looked at scarlett with such amazement. no has never seen Scarlett act in such a manner. Sahara started to cry.

Scarlett- Oh dear, I am truly sorry for such rude behavior. I don't know what came over me.

Sahara - (speaking in anger) - Save it little miss goodie goodie. your right after all, I'm not strong at all. i'm just weak and cowardly. everyone seems to be getting in my case about everything I do. but what about the rest of you, I don't any of you getting into any trouble.

Cobie - That is not true. we are treated equally as individuals.

Scarlett - Well except for me of course. I am young women of grace and poise. I don't tend to react in such a manner as I did but a moment ago. I am the older sister, it is my job to make sure everything is running smoothly and to see to it that everyone stays in place while mother and father are away.

Sahara - Well who asked you too. we can take of ourselves. right guys.

Mannuel- Hey man speak for youself.

Scarlett - Are you sure about that Sahara. because if you haven't notice mother and father are getting too old to be taking care of little wild puppies like us. thats why they always bring us over here. so they rest and have some time together. their time on this earth is short. and in the event that something does happen to them. the only ones we will have is ourselves and Alura and her mother and we can't depend on them forever now can we. Now I'll ask you again, do you really think you can survive on your own, without anyones help or support.

Sahara - Yes, yes I can. I can do it.

Scarlett - Really because I personaly don't you have what takes to survive in that cold and lonely world.

Cobie - Does anyone care about what I think?

Sahara - Not a chance in hell tiny tot. your nothing but a joke, a pathetic excuse for dog. your nothing but big fat baby. how can you possibly understand what's going.

Mannuel - Come now Sahara, he is just puppy. he is scared and frightend.

Scarlett - Well on the contrary we're all just little old puppies. though some of us happens to a little bit smarter than others. isn't that right Cobie?

Cobie - No! no that is not true at all. we are all intellegent in our on little way. just look at mannuel? he speaks spanish if anyone is smarter than anybody it would be him and you, Scarlett. I know I maybe shy and quiet at times. but Alura is family to me to all of us. look behind you. Alura is suffering, not only physicaly but emotionaly as well. I want to help, I want to help her but I don't how.

Scarlett - How we possibly help miss Alura? we're just pups, what can we do.

Cobie - I don't know, but I will find a way. wait a moment, why don't we just ask Solaris whats going. I think it may have something to do with him and why he hasn't come here as often as he has before.

Mannuel - Alright an adventure. you can count me in.

Sahara - Well you guys can just count me out. this is between Solaris and Alura, it has nothing to do with us. besides we don't even where he lives? where he is for that matter? and how to get there.

Scarlett - I know where Solaris lives. you guys remember don't ya. Mother took us there. it was when we were introduced to him and Alura.

Sahara - Well don't let me stop. like I said i'm going it has nothing to do with me or you. oh, and don't come crying to me when get yourselves lost or hurt. becuase I did try to warn you after all.

Scarlett - Alrighty then, just remember one thing.we are all family here, and Alura is as much apart of this family as you and I are. she is the one who's been taken care of us while mother and father are away. both her and her mother each sacrificed their own time and energy just to look after four little pups. they didn't have to take us in but they did anyway. without them we would have nowhere else to go, unless Solaris wouldn't mind baby sittin' for a while. you remember that.

After Scarlett had said all this, she and the rest of the pups left to find Solaris and to beg him to come back. meanwhile, Sahara was still laying in the beautiful soft green grass of the back yard. she was thinking about what her sister Scarlett had said to her. for some odd reason Sahara didn't Alura all to well in the first place. she would rather spend some time alone with her own parents and her sibilings aswell.

Balto and Jenna have always been so goodwilled and kindhearted. it's unlike them to just ababon their pups and go off doing other things. maybe they had a different motive for what they were doing. they are both smart and clever, and don't forget Balto is half wolf after all.

Chapter fifteen

As the blue sky started to darken, Alura awoke and found out that she had been sleeping outside all day. she started to walk back inside the house, but noticed something was wrong the pups were missing. all except Sahara.

Alura - (worrried) - Oh Sahara this awful. where did they go if we don't find them soon Jenna will never trust me again and Balto will never fogive it either.

Sahara knew something had to be done. she didn't want to tell her that the pups where out searching Solaris to bring him back to her. so she lied.

Sahara - Chillax aunt Alura, everything is fine. mother and father came and got them a little while ago. I wanted to stay here and spend the night with you. if that was okay with you?

Alura sat there and smiled in agreement. she would love to have one the pups to stay the night with her. Alura needed someone to keep her company.

Alura - Well of course you can stay the night. but we have get inside now. we will eat dinner first and then it's off to bed okay.

Sahara - Bed this early? I want us to stay up all night talking and playing around. hiding in the closets.

Alura - Maybe tomorrow, but you need your rest. besides we wouldn't want to wake the other with our little all girl slumber party now do we. now lets get inside and eat something so we can both go to bed.

Sahara - Yeah,okay.

Alura and Sahara made their way towards the back entrance of the house. since the back door was locked they went through te dog door beneth it. the back door lead straight into the kitchen. Alura and Sahara began eating of their food bowls. once they were finished they went into the living room. the was carpeted with a rug wright in front of the firplace. Alura's mothe Tequila was laying in the brown red-wooded rocking chair that sat diagnaly towards the fireplace.

Meanwhile, Scarlett,Cobie and Mannuel were still looking for Solaris. they had looked for him at his home but he was not there. it now after midnight, the pups were starting to get tired and hungry. soon they had found refuge in an old box in a nearby allyway.

Mannuel - Maybe Sahara was right?

Cobie - What do you mean?

Mannuel - What do you mean, What do I mean? I mean she was wright about us leaving. we should've have stayed with Alura at her house. this is none of our concern. if Solaris wants leave Alura, let him leave. and fi she suffers from it then oh well. the best thing we can do for her now is to give her our support and comfort her the best way we can.

Scarlett - Wow, it seems to me like your truly in love with Alura. I thought it was just a little ol' puppy crush. but you do love her, don't you?

Cobie - Is this true? are you really that in love with her. you know that's not even remotley possible. She's old enough to our mother.we're just a pups anyway, what do we really know about truly in the first place. we know our parents,family and friends all love us dearly, but in what way. we are not old enough to truly understand the significance of what love truly is.

Scarlett - I must say, your begining to act like me everyday.

Cobie -(smiling) - I know, that's the idea. I want to be just like you big sister.

So the pups all wandered aimlessly towards the dark ally inside the big tan and box getting ready to spend their first night out on the streets.

As the pups awaken to their first morning on their own, they then started to wonder about what  to eat for breakfast. they soon left  the ally  to begin their thirty-five minute journey back to Alura's home.

The pups walked down the long narrow busy sidewalk,and they just happen to spot a vaguely familiar dog running down the sidewalk on the oppisite side of the road.

It was Solaris, running as fast as the wind towards the direction of Alura's house. he seemed to be in an ultra good mood today for some reason. the pups ran as fast as they could to catch up to him.

Solaris felt like somone was following him. he could hear loud footsteps coming from behind him. he stoped then turned around to see who it was that was following him and why.  he saw it was Balto and Jenna's pups running wright behind him.

The pups all came to a sudden stop. but they stopped to quickly and to early, causing them to crash straight into Solaris. he got up and rubbed his head for a minute. he looked at the pups suspiciously

Solaris - (puzzeled) - What you all doing out hear all alone? and where are your