Pat decided to show Kiara the fireflies which often lit up the night, taking her deeper into the forest and away from the pack. For whatever reason, Kiara had come to trust the Australian hybrid more than she trusted herself.
He came to a halt, and Kiara saw little bright lights before her, swimming through the air.
'Now you see,' he smiled, 'There's loads of them.'
'Pat, why do you come here so often?'
'It's my, well, alone time place. I come here when I'm feeling down, or actually feel like breaking down. These guys are here to cheer me up.'
'You feel like that, sometimes, Exile?'
'Yeah, I'm on the edge. I'm not gonna last much longer.'
'You will.'
They heard rustling in the bushes, and the distant cries of 'Hello? Is anybody there?'
'Pat...'
The Australian hybrid got up, the fireflies following behind him. He followed the noise, his ears pricked up.
'Hey, Kiara, we got aliens for company.'
'Seriously, where? We need to get out of here..'
'Just kidding, it's a girl,' he replied. He smiled at the female. Kiara went to greet her too.
'You a loner?' said Pat.
'Yeah,' replied the female, she was a little unsure of them at first.
'I've seen you hunt, you're the one we came across yesterday, the really talented one,' smiled Kiara.
'Yeah, I remember we had to cross trails. She put up a chase to give us a run for the deer,' added Pat.
Fireflies began to creep near the female, she flinched back a little.
'They won't hurt you, trust me,' smiled Pat, 'The only thing they hurt is your eyes when you look at them for too long.'
She laughed at this, and so did Kiara.
The two girls were sat down, talking whilst Pat chased the fireflies. Kiara could tell he was in sadness really, today was Feb 14, Valentines day. The day everything changed for Pat when he was younger.
'I'm Kiara, and that crazy Aussie over there is Pat,' smiled Kiara, 'You are?'
'I don't have a name,' she replied, 'Nobody named me.'
'I'm sure we'll think of something. But first, how would you like to join our pack? We'd be happy to have you, I'm sure girl. That way you'd be able to show off your hunting to the leader. He likes good hunters.'
'Really? You'd do that, for me?'
'Yeah, sure! And, we could really use some more fellow girls. The place is overrun by boys.'
The female laughed, and agreed to follow the lighter grey female and the brown male.
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This is Artic's lovely new girl who we haven't yet got a name for, isn't she gorgeous? She's going to be a secret admirer of Sam ;3
Anyone have any ideas of what we could call her? c:
Darker female (C) Artic
Pat and Kiara (C) Me
Background (C) Ginga
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Thank you to Jersey for giving me tips to make this slightly more realistic. It's a summer-type scene, and this time the pack are further south than Alaska (they usually aren't situated in Alaska, and only travel to visit Balto). Thanks again JC! c: