heal. Shadow thought. “Huh?” He caught someone’s scent but only for a second. "Oh well" he said as he walked back to the cave. Snow walked on and found a cave to sleep in for the night she yawned as she entered the cave “I better get some rest no telling what could happen tomorrow.” Snow said as she looked up at the sun. “Hope you’re all right Shadow.” she said as laid down in the back of the cave closed her eyes and fell asleep. Shadow awoke to a strange noise outside the cave and went to check it out. He looked out and saw a strange silver creature that had sword like blades for hands and a hood for a face. So that's a reaper. He thought. “It doesn’t look so tough.” Shadow said. He charged claws out at the reaper and tried slashing at it but it dogged all of his attacks with ease and countered him sending it's blade toward Shadow but he avoided it in time. Okay maybe it's a little tough. Shadow thought. He ran toward it pretending to attack slipped behind it put both his paws toward the reaper “Take this!” Shadow shouted and flames engulfed the reaper it shrieked and obliterated into a silvery-white mist. Shadow saw another figure  pulsed and tacked it to the ground it put a fight and struggled a lot it was only until they both had their claws at each others neck did who they where fighting with. "Snow?" Shadow said in disbelief. Shadow? Snow said looking into his eyes. They both just realized how close their faces were to each other they blushed and he got off her. “So what were those things anyway?” She asked. “Those are reapers biological creatures created by humans to drain beo energy from wolves like us.” “What do humans want with our powers? I have no clue about that.” “Well what now? Snow asked concerned. “I don’t know but I now what we can do for now.” “What?” She asked. “Get you cleaned up you must have run into four reapers to look like that.” he said looking at her bloody white coat. “Oh!” Snow giggled.     

Night came as Snow  entered a lake. “Never thought the water could feel so good.” Snow said as she washed the blood off her white coat It’s a good thing Shadow found this lake. Snow thought. She did ask Shadow if he wanted to join her but he went cave hunting after he showed her the lake. After washing, all the blood off she got out of the pool and stretched. “Well if you’re sleepy I found a cave while hunting already warmed up for you, it’s over there past that tree.” Shadow said pointing toward the tree. They both laid down deep in the warmth of the cave. Snow tried to sleep but she couldn’t she had to ask him. “Shadow? Hey still awake?” She asked. “Hmm?” Shadow mumbled. “Um...do you like me?” She asked. "Of course." He replied. "No I mean more than a friend." She said. Shadow turned over and looked deep into Snow’s brown eyes. “I’m not sure I’m ready to get a mate yet and also our necklaces have to glow remember but to answer your question, yes I do like you.” He nuzzled her lovingly as Snow snuggled next to Shadow. Unknown to both of them while they slept their necklaces glowed.  The next morning Snow awoke from noises outside the cave she looked at Shadow who seemed tense. “What’s wrong?” She asked. “Shh!” “Go back to the other opening.” Shadow whispered. “Reapers again?” She asked. No just humans it looks like they found us. Shadow said. “How?” Snow asked. “I’m guessing that the first I destroyed was a scout to find us.” Shadow answered. “Now go hurry!” Snow rushed to the other side of the cave entrance Shadow followed behind her. As Snow got out, she jumped to the nearest tree to see everything.  Shadow got out the last thing he heard before the dart hit was Snow call out his name. However, it was too late the dart hit him he pulled it out but what ever was in it was making his body go num. Just then, human agents appeared and surrounded him. "Snow get out here!" He shouted. "But-" She started "Just go!" Shadow shouted. Snow fled leaving Shadow. "Resistance is futile.” A agent said. "Just come along quietly." He said. “As if!” Shadow said charging at the agent. The agent dogged his attack and shot him in the side Shadow cried out in pain. Snow was running as fast as she could she heard a gunshot and Shadow cries out and regretted leaving his side. "Shadow I’m sorry I’m so sorry." She cried. Shadow saw only saw bits and pieces of things but he knew he was in some tall building and he heard the humans say they were going to do some experiments. "So this is how it ends huh?" He said before passing out.

Chapter IV: Reunion and Escape

Snow raced toward Shadow’s scent trying not to lose it. She slid to a stop at the edge of a cliff, and looked out at the city Shadow hold on I’m coming Snow thought. She jumped down the cliff and entered the city. While in the city she was very curious about this tall building she saw. He has to be in there, I can feel it. Snow thought. There were guards but she took them out quickly so she got inside.  It was some kind research lab on the inside with long hallways. As she turned one hallway, she saw Nomak standing beside a door at the end of the hall. "Oh... it's you." Snow said annoyed. "Nomak so wanna play?" Nomak asked. "Um... No!" Snow said. "Sorry but if you want to see your friend again you’re going to have to go through me, so let’s play." Snow sighed and took an attack stance. "This should be fun." Nomak said taking an attack stance. Snow charged and punched at him but he blocked it with his arm. "Fast." Nomak said. Snow faked a punch to the face and hit him in the chest and then face, stomach, chest and went faster and faster ending it a roundhouse kick causing Nomak to slide a little. "Little punk!" Nomak growled and countered her assault by punching her with and earth covered paw sending her flying backward but she flipped out it and landed on the ground. "Impressive" Snow said. "Just bring it!" Nomak said. Snow' s eyes turned a light blue and she ran at Nomak jumped and did a sliding kick but he jumped over her and landed only to have Snow appear beside him to elbow and send him crashing through a nearby window. Snow jumped in after him knowing he wasn’t dead. She saw the blood from his impact and noticed some pieces of glass were missing. "Where are you?" Snow asked. Time slowed down as she dodged the shards of glass. Snow saw Nomak charge and punch at her but she dodged and countered it with her own ice punch he blocked it. Nomak then slammed a earth paw on her arm causing it to go numb and kicked her aside sending her to a wall. He charged at her but she faked him out and drove her claws deep in him freezing half of his back. "Ahh! Let go of me!" Nomak shouted. Ok see ya! Snow said letting go and jump kicking him toward a window. "Not bad." Nomak smirked as he covered himself in a dark ball and fell out the window. Snow saw him just disappear into thin air. Darn he got away. She thought as she walked to the door Nomak was guarding and went inside. Shadow! Snow shouted. Uhh...Snow? Shadow said weakly. He was being drained of his blood through four tubes in his arms and legs. "Hang on!" She said cutting the tubes with her claws. Shadow fell but Snow caught him. "You okay?" Snow asked. “Blood.” Shadow said weakly. Here, take some of mine. Snow said putting his head near her neck. You sure? Shadow asked not wanting to hurt her. "Of course, I trust you Shadow."  She said smiling. Snow moaned softly as Shadow feed on her blood. "Um, guys you might want to hurry up!" A voice said. Shadow stopped feeding on Snow's blood turned and saw a brown and silver wolf. "Who are you? Snow asked. "I'm Silver um Shadow are you done feeding?" "If so than let's get out of here." Silver said. Shadow looked at Snow "Hey you ok?" "Hope I didn't take too much blood from you." Shadow said. "Its okay I'm fine." Snow said.  The place was on full alert guards were everywhere in the halls. "Okay I see a door at the end of each hall." Silver said. "All right let's use those then." Shadow said. Each of the fights with the guards didn't last more than 1 minute. Shadow looked at the other two halls when he finished and saw blood everywhere in Snow's hall and watched as two guards got up shaking, terrified at how one wolf took down ten guards with ease. One guard pulled out a small knife. “Damn wolf take this!" He said as he lunged to stab at her but Snow caught his arm with her paw and twisted it in a counterclockwise direction breaking it. The guard screamed in pain but Snow put him out of his misery by slashing across his chest. Blood sprayed from him onto her coat.  Shadow looked away in terror. Well you know he isn't getting back up. Shadow thought. He looked back and saw the other guard up in the air Snow had impaled him through the stomach. "Not possible." The guard wheezed. "It's not possible." He said again and Snow spun around got him off her paw and kicked sending him flying towards the wall. Shadow watched as the guard went splat against the wall blood everywhere. "Geez did you have to do all that to them Snow?" Shadow asked walking toward her. "Of course! I could let them get away with what they did no way!" Snow said. "Because you like him right?" Silver asked." What! No Shadow's a good friend." Snow said blushing. "But you want more than friendship; I can see it in your eyes." Silver said. "All right lets go already okay we can talk later."  Shadow said. With that done the three of them ran off. After finding a cave the three decided to rest for a while. “I’m going rest for a bit, wake me if you two see or hear anything strange okay.” Shadow said laying down. “All right.” Silver said. “You can count on us.”