me.  “What happened Marisa?  Is something wrong.” Tears flowed through my eyes, I grew unsteady.  “He’s gone I killed him.”  I cried.  “What, who did you kill!”  Zac tried to come closer to me but I snapped at him.  “This is all your fault!  If I hadn’t come with you I would have saved him.”  My paw flew through the air and hit Zac directly.

    I stood up and ran off onto the frozen lake.  I looked back at the wolf pack.  “You’ll be better off without me.”  My paws were throbbing but I was scared so I ran.  I looked away leaving a bit of tear shed with me.  I saw that ice below me was cracking.  Without hesitation I ran faster.   The cracks were now spreading.  It had now encircled me.  Then the ice broke and I began to drift off.  My claws grasped the side of the ice as it floated. 

    The current was strong and waves hit me with great force.  I could describe how it felt like to be in freezing water.  It felt like knives hitting your body, and the shock of it all was that no one was there to save you.  “Help…help me…anyone!”  I screamed, as I now was completely submerged.

Somehow the ice turned over again and I was able to breathe.  I looked around and spotted in the distance a red blur approaching me.  The blob became closer and closer when I saw that it had piercing blue eyes.  My heart lept as I had realized that it was Zac! 

My grasp on the chunk of ice was not withering away.  I tried to climb back up but I had even slipped farther from where I was previously.  Zachary loomed over me encouraging me not to give up.  “C’mon Marisa I can’t lose you now!  Pull yourself together girl.”

With all my energy I pulled myself on the ice.  I fell to the ground and shivered endlessly.  I felt like I had been frozen.  Then my body returned to normal heat.  I opened my eyes and looked behind me.  It was Zac; he was laying his body upon my own. 

This was a smart move in his case considering the entire thing that happened a while ago.  I gave a shivered grin to him as he tried his best to keep me warm.  “ Zac, you’re…you’re…something…something different.  And I think I like it.”

My head clobbered on to the ice as for the third time in a couple days I had fell unconscious.  I mean seriously people this is not normal!  Don’t I like lose cells or something? 




Chapter 7: Miracles Do Happen




“Silent Night….Holy Night…All….Is Calm-“  These words echoed through my mind the whole time.  I moaned,” -All Is…Bright.”  Life began to restore my body.  “Marisa, are you feeling better?”  My eyes fluttered open.  “Zac you’re okay.  I’m okay, right?” 

Zac hugged me.  I closed my eyes and let him embrace me.  “I thought you were gone.” He said all teary eyed.  “ I’m just glad that you’re okay.”  I smiled and licked his muzzle.  He smiled back and unwrapped his arms around me. 

I looked around the domain I was in.  It seemed so familiar, yet I know I’ve never been here before.  My eyes landed on the entrance to the cave.  When I looked outside I saw fresh pine trees all around.  Finally, it had hit me. 

I ran outside while Zac was close behind me.  I raised my head and tried to find a certain scent, the scent of my master.  I sniffed the snow, the air, even the trees and yet I couldn’t find him.  My chances of finding him were not good at this rate. 

  Zac called me over and I ran to him.  In his mouth hung what seemed to be a musher’s hat.  I wagged my tail anxiously as I realized it belonged to my master.  Zac dropped it on the ground and took a long whiff.

“What do you think you’re doing wolf?”  I impatiently squinted.  “tsk tsk tsk  Poor Marisa not knowing how the sense of smell a wolf has is more superior that a husky.  Pathetic actually.”  He bragged.  “Quit showing off and just find the scent dangit!”

He could tell this was no joke so he then sniffed the air.  “Wait…wait, I think I got something!” he rambled.  I ran in circles and barked happily.  He ran northwest from the cave and jumped over many befallen trees. 

Zac finally halted and remained his ground.  Marisa ran ahead and spotted a small dark cave.  Guarding the entrance is what seemed to be a towering and long animal.  “Excuse me, what are you?”  I wondered.  The animal neighed.  “Why young lady I happen to be called a horse.  From what I take you bein’ a dog?” 

I nodded my head and agreed.  Zac then stood near me and tilted his head.  “So um, horse, what brings you here?”  “Well it’s just another one of those days where we check the forest.  You know considering my owner’s a ranger here.”

I then trotted inside the cave.  “Wait little lady you can’t go in there.”  The horse demanded.  I raise my eyebrow, “Oh, and why not horse?”  I asked.  “Well we found this human who was pretty much dead.  My owner is seeing if she can help the man at all. 

My ears perked up when the word dead came up.  I bolted inside the cave hoping to see if everything was fine.  All I saw was a fire in the middle. In the corner I saw two figures.  One of which was kneeling while the other was lying down.  I ran to them and gazed at the human.

From the looks of it she looked pretty surprised to see me.  Then the lying down figure budged and I stepped back.  The human groaned and faced me.  “Marisa, is that you?”  The sound of that exact voice reassured me that it was master.  I yipped and licked him on his cheek. He grabbed me in his arms a hugged me. 

He was okay and I was enthralled by it.  The female petted me on the head and laughed.  My owner got up and praised the female.  “If it weren’t for you I wouldn’t be alive right now.”  I yipped and licked the human as well.  She stood up and helped my master up. 

We finally had emerged out and she rested him upon the horse.  She called me and they started walking.  I looked around and tried to find Zac.  “Zac, Zac let’s go!” I taunted.  Yet no one answered.  The humans were going further and yet I was determined to find Zachary. 

Did he leave me, where had he gone then?  A whistle rung to my ears and I sighed.  I followed the horse and trailed behind.  This time I was alone.  “Zac, where are you?”
    




     Chapter 8: You Never Knew How It Felt




    From the top of the hill wolves came about lurking for prey.  The alpha of the pack had spotted the horse earlier and decided to track it.  “There it is.  Looks like its gotten some company as well?” snickered the Delta.  Look, it seems they have a dog with them as well… female!”

    The Alpha silenced his Delta.  “Remember, this is an assignment to kill.”  The wolf commanded his hunters to move forward and all the others to follow.  “Lets go!” He yelled. “ They’re disappearing.”

    Meanwhile Zac was walking through the forest. “ Smooth Zac absolutely smooth.”  He mumbled.  Then a cute bunny rabbit hopped in his path.  He ignored the bunny and depressingly walked on.  “Why are you so down Mr. Wolf?  You seem so sad.” The bunny followed.
“ I’ve made a mistake.”  Zac hauled for a second. “ Why am I always like this!” 

    Zachary ran to a nearby tree and ripped a piece of its bark.  He tore it to shreds and clawed at it.  He growled and howled endlessly.  The rabbit hopped towards the furious wolf.  “ Sir, if lets say you hurt a certain person.  Would you apologize or just walk away?  Zac listened.  “Well I’d apologize of course.  It’s the right thing to do.  Besides there’s no shame in apologizing!”

    “Okay then sir.  So do you think love would be any different?”  The trees rustled as he said this. 

“Love…there’s no shame in falling…in love?  I get it, all this time I thought she was just another face.  But she’s more, I love her!”

    Zac turned around and swiftly tried to find Marisa.  She couldn’t have gotten far.

    “There they are sir,” the hunter whispered. “ When shall we attack?”  The alpha and his pack had made it down into the forest and were waiting to ambush.  “When I strike we go.”  He said.

    I felt a certain sadness overcome me.  Everywhere I turned I saw Zac.  What was this strange longing I was having?   My eyes shifted upon my human who looked still very sick.  In this scenario I knew I