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Wait no more, my friends! Part SIX is . . . . .
almost complete.
But, I have split it into two parts (yes, it's that good), so here's the longer of the two parts!
(WARNING: It is very long!)
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Part SIX - Pt. 1
October . . . . the time drew shorter, my true past now discovered . . . I now know what must do . . . .
After a month in the mountain wilderness, the silver-gray dog continued to survive alone. The temperature was starting to get colder as the chill of the autumn air blew violently against the forest peaks. Food was becoming scarce as winter’s frosty touch was beginning to make its presence known.
However, no matter where she was, the memories of what happened during the rainstorm only a week ago frequently played again and again in her mind’s eye.
She was inside a mountain cave, standing by a mirror with a large bear, the spirit guide, Ursa, who hovered over her, speaking instructions that sounded like a chant.
“Take a look inside the truthful mirror, it will reflect all your answers,” the bear murmured as the bitch looked into the mirror, only seeing herself glancing back at her. “Now, tell me, what do you see?”
“I . . . I only see my reflection, Ursa,” Dusty let a sigh escape from her mouth. “I don’t get it. How can my reflection show me the answers that I seek?”
“Ah, you are not looking close enough, Dusty,” Ursa shook her head. “Try again, but this time, look deep within your heart. Now, what do you see?”
This isn’t going to work . . . Dusty huffed, but she looked back into the mirror, again seeing her reflection. Look within my heart, huh? Let’s see . . . The mirror began to emit a golden light as the gray female gasped.
“No way . . . so it’s true . . .” Tears fell down her eyes and dripped onto the mirror’s crystal surface.
“What did you see, Dusty?” The guide repeated once more.
“I see . . . two dogs . . . No, they’re not dogs . . . they’re wolves . . . both of them . . . .” Her silver reflection had morphed into a vision of the two lupines: a pitch-black wolf stood a safe distance from the other, a mark-less silver-white female. The bitch was spread out on the ground, groaning and contracting her body as a blob of puppy slipped out of her tail-end. The female quickly moved to the dark sac, breaking it and releasing the newborn from the place it had originally called home. It let out a quiet whimpering cry as the mother cleaned it, revealing a dark silver-gray coat and silver-white markings on the pup’s tiny, shivering body.
“Oh God . . . Is . . . is that me?” Dusty gasped in shock of seeing the pup’s birth. Ursa nodded, silently answering her query. “And those two must be . . . Mother . . . Father . . .” Again, the waterworks began to pour as the bitch turned to the large, spiritual bear. “What happened to them? Why don’t I remember them?”
“Look again, Dusty. Search deeper, deeper inside your heart,” The bear encouraged the silver-gray. “All of the answers lie inside you.”
The bitch nodded nervously as she again peered into the magic crystal looking-glass as it began to flash again, this time it showed a flashback that made Dusty’s silent tears continue.
- - - - -
The sound of low growling and rustling grass filled the air. The male had run outside of the bushes to hunt for food, but he barked a threatening call, telling the others not to move. The white female and her sole child of silver waited in the bush, scared for the safety of the ebony male. The pup was about five weeks old, and was full of energy and spunk while she stood by her mother’s side.
“Mommy?” The young pup quietly spoke in a low yet childish voice. “Is Daddy going to be okay?”
The female didn’t know what to tell her young daughter. She knew that anything could happen to him, but he was the strongest of their pack. He was their rock, their protector. She had a feeling he was going to be fine.
“Daddy’s going be okay, my dear,” She cuddled her daughter, who giggled at her gentle touch. “He’ll come back soon when all is safe.”
But before they could rest assured that things would be fine, the female, Dusty’s mother, screamed in shock at the sight of her curious daughter peering from the edge of the bushes. The silver child’s blue-gray eyes grew as she shouted a loud warning that made the birds scatter from their tree perches.
“DADDY, WATCH OUT!”
The black wolf turned to his child as a large grizzly pinned him to the ground, causing him to groan in pain. “AAAHH!”
The female finally reached her daughter and saw the sight of her mate. “Nightshade!”
“Daddy! Daddy!” The pup burst into tears, hoping that he would be okay. She began to scamper out of the bushes to help her father, but her mother blocked her by grabbing her neck, lifting the squirming puppy from the ground.
But the male only cared for the safety of another instead of his own immediate situation. “Aurora! Take our daughter somewhere safe!”
“No! I can’t leave you to go against that bear alone! Let me fight with you so we can protect her together!” The silver-white bitch sobbed as she began to run towards her beloved.
“Stay back, Aurora!” Nightshade gave her a glaring look, causing her to slow down and return to her scared daughter’s side. “She’s just a little one, darling. We have to protect her . . . for the sake of our pack. Find somewhere . . . anywhere that safer than this wild place, and return here where we will protect our territory together. Then we’ll return for her, our little Stardust.”
Aurora nodded sadly, afraid to abandon her mate, but she knew that they had trust in each other. “Be careful, Nightshade.” She spoke to him as he struggled underneath the bear’s weight.
“I’ll see you soon, Aurora. My love.” The all-dark wolf watched as his snow-white mate grabbed her daughter by her neck fur and hurried away towards the mountains near a small town. She had no idea that by the time she returned to him, it would be too late.
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“Stardust?” Dusty gasped. “My real name is Stardust?”
Ursa nodded. “Of course, you only remember your current name, not your birth name. Your mother and father wanted it this way, for you to not linger on the life that you were born into, but to live anew in a world in which you would live an enjoyable life without worry.”
“But I don’t understand!” The bitch grew in confusion. “I still remember nothing about them! What happened to my memories of my wolf family?”
“Ah, that’s where you come in again,” Ursa pointed to the still-glowing mirror as Dusty looked once more into the abyss. The previous vision disappeared as a new image replaced it.
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The gray-white lupine carried her silver pup in her mouth through the forest of snowy pine. She struggled to move quickly while making sure that her daughter would not awaken from her tearful sleep. The child, saddened by the scary situation that she had witnessed with her father in the deadly clutches of a wild grizzly, had been lulled to a deep sleep by her mother before leaving the scene of the tragedy.
I must find someplace safe for Stardust, Aurora thought to herself. But I don’t know this area very well at all. Maybe . . . . Then she halted and closed her eyes as she raised her head towards the shining crescent moon above in prayer. Please, Aniu, send me a sign . . . anything that would help me find a temporary haven for my daughter . . . .
Suddenly, a kaleidoscope of vivid colors began to form in the heavens above a small town that lay between the mountains and the sea.
The Aurora Borealis . . . The silver-white wolf knew this had to be the place that the wolf spirit wished for little Stardust to stay. Perhaps there is a safe place in this town for her to stay, but I must be careful not to attract the attention of humans. They’ll kill me on the spot if I don’t hurry.
Aurora ran as quickly as she could, the thoughts of her promise with her beloved Nightshade filled her mind, but at the moment, something didn’t feel right. She slowed to a stop halfway to the town when she felt sudden tears flooding her eyes.
Nightshade . . . .
She felt a worrying sorrow inside, almost as if an arrow had pierced her in the heart. The lupine didn’t understand why this pain hurt her so, but she did have a backup plan, in case things did not work out the way they were planned.
Oh Great Aniu . . . Aurora prayed to the spirit, shedding tears of pain and sadness. Protect my daughter. Erase her memories of her life as a wolf the moment she awakens from her slumber. No more will her name be Stardust. Allow her to begin her life anew with a new family, and a new life filled with happiness and true love.
It hurt the wolf to abandon her child in this way, but she had a hunch that it must be done.
I’m sorry, Stardust, but you must forget about me and your father. I know you won’t remember that we both love you so much, but hopefully when the time is right, you will learn everything.
She ran into the town’s boundaries and saw a thin light that pointed to a back door of a house. Perhaps someone in here can care for my little girl . . . She silently tip-toed around the house, hoping that no one would notice her presence. At the back steps, she heard sounds of whining and growling, and smelt an unfamiliar scent: the sudden existence of a husky bitch and her young litter. I wonder . . . She peeked from behind the stairs of the house as she let out a gasp; a female husky stared her in the eyes, growling as she protected her children from the wild intruder.
“What are you doing here, wild animal?” The cardboard-colored canine snarled. “You should know your kind are not allowed in this place!”
“Please, pardon my intrusion, but I need your help,” Aurora bowed and pleaded to the female. “I do not wish to kill or harm you, madam. I only wish for you to raise my child as your own.”
“What?” The bitch jumped back and almost reached the point of laughter. “Are you serious?” The silvery lupine nodded as the husky continued to laugh. “You wish to risk my own life and town status to raise the spawn of a wolf?”
“Yes, if you don’t mind. I’m afraid that the longer it takes to leave her somewhere safe, the more likely I may never return to claim her.” Aurora lowered her head in sorrow. “I understand that you may not accept us wolves, but please just accept my daughter for who she is. Just this one time, please.”
The husky sighed in defeat at the sight of the begging wolf. “All right. I give. If it’ll make you feel better, I’ll do it.” She grabbed the pup from the lupine’s mouth and placed her with her litter. All of a sudden, a change came over her. “You know, she does look more like a husky than a wolf. Perhaps she’ll be easy to accept after all!” The husky gave the wolf a reassuring smile. “I’ll take good care of your daughter. I promise.”
“Thank you very much.” Aurora bowed. “I must be leaving now. Farewell.” She was about to gallop back into the wilderness until a voice stopped her.
“Hey! Wait!” The husky ran beside her, panting with her tongue out. “Hey, Miss Wolf! You forgot to tell me your pup’s name!”
“Her name is . . . .” Aurora had forgotten to think of a new name for her daughter, since she was destined to forget her wolf name. I don’t want her to live a new life with her old name . . . but it must be close to Stardust . . . Star . . . Dust . . . Dust . . . . Then it hit her. It’s perfect!
“Dusty. Her name is Dusty. My darling Dusty.” She smiled back at her daughter’s new mother. “Don’t tell her anything about me being a wolf. Raise her as a normal dog until the time is right. Oh, I must hurry! Goodbye and thank you so much!”
The husky barked as she watched the white creature return back into the wilderness, then trotted back to her brood and her newly-adoptive daughter. The silver child was waking up as the husky cleaned her pups before going to sleep herself.
“W-where am I?” the silver-gray pup yawned. “This feels different. I feel like this place is new to me somehow, almost like I was somewhere else only moments ago.”
“It must have been just a dream, little one.” The brown dog then remembered the lupine’s words and questioned the wolf child. “Why, don’t you remember anything at all?” The pup shook her head as the mother let out a sigh. “This is Nome, Alaska, the place that you were born. I’m your loving mother, as always.” The husky nuzzled the child, trying to fill the now-empty slots in the wolf pup’s memories. “These are your brothers and sisters, and your name is Dusty. Can you remember that?”
“I think so . . . My name is Dusty . . .” The young child sniffed the air, recognizing the husky’s now familiar scent of safety. “and you’re my Mommy . . . right?” The pup smiled as she saw her husky mother nod with a grin.
“Now, it’s time for you to go back to sleep. We have a long day ahead in a few hours.” The husky lay down beside her sleeping litter and nuzzled her into a deep sleep.
“Good night, Mommy . . .” The silver child yawned and relaxed herself as she began a new series of dreams that night.
From the forest brush, the wolf Aurora stood in the distance, watching the new mother connect with the pup as she silently bid a tearful farewell to the child that she would never see again.
Goodbye, Dusty . . . May you always be my little piece of Stardust . . . .
- - - - -
The large grizzly and the pregnant female let out sighs after the mirror’s final vision. The crystal dimmed until it returned to its original colorless form.
“So, that’s how I ended up in Nome,” Dusty dried her tears from the memories that she had just seen. “So, my real mother, Aurora . . . . Where is she now? Is she still alive?”
“Ah, that I do not know, Dusty,” Ursa lowered her head in shame of not being able to answer the lupine’s question. “Since I am not her guide, I am unable to connect with her currently. She could still be alive in the wild, but her status is unknown. I apologize for not being of any help to you.”
“Oh, that’s all right, Ursa. I understand,” the young gray gave her a slight grin. “You can only do so much.”
“Now that you have reflected on the newfound memories of your past,” Ursa then began to preach questions to the female. “What do you hope to do about your future? Shall you remain in the wilderness of your birth to raise your firstborn, or will you return to your beloved, risking the chance of losing your life in the process?”
Dusty’s eyes grew in surprise when she heard those last few words escape from the bear’s lips. “How did you –“
“I have watched you, as all spirit guides do to their assigned creature, and I know everything that you have been through.” Ursa sat down beside the expected mother as she continued to advise her. “You really miss him, the father of your children, don’t you?”
“Yes,” Dusty nodded slightly. “Yes, I do miss Kodi, and I love him so much. But why does it feel like the world is against our love for each other? Is it because of my relationship and engagement with Ralph?” She knew the answer to her own question, but she had a feeling that perhaps Ursa knew something that she didn’t.
“Ah, I am so new on the topic of love, since I have never experienced it before,” The bear let out a slight laugh then a long sigh. “But sometimes the fates have some other purpose when bad things happen with love and romance, like with a broken trust between lovers. Think about it: If you hadn’t fallen in love with Kodi, created new life together, and been exiled from Nome, you would have never learned about your wolf heritage or even met me.”
“That is true,” Dusty smiled. “Perhaps this intervention was necessary for me to become stronger, so . . . so that I could return to the world I belong, now equipped with the knowledge of how my life once was.”
“But, aren’t you forgetting something?” The bear gave the gray a reminder. “If you even set foot in the town, you’ll be killed. Isn’t that like certain suicide?”
“Yes, it is, Ursa,” Dusty began to speak in a sense of serenity and courage that she had never felt before. “But it is necessary for me to return. I want to have my children with my true love by my side, and whether I live or die to be together with Kodi and my children, may destiny be on my side.”
Suddenly, a set of strange spiral lines and markings appeared on the bear’s forehead and chest, slowly beginning to emit a strong glowing shine.
“Aaaaaa–ahhhhhhhhh!” The brown furred creature’s head jerked back as she roared a loud noise, making her seem like she was under sheer pain.
Dusty gasped in fright of what was happening. “Ursa! What’s going on? Are you hurt or injured? Tell me!”
However after the few seconds of sharp pain, Ursa spoke in a calming voice without any sense of worry. “Have no fear, Dusty. You have just awakened my spirit with your determination and brave soul. This is a special thing that happens to all us guides.” Then the bear too, began to glow and glitter. “The bear is a spirit guide that can help one look within for the answers he or she wishes to know.”
“Inner knowing . . . .” Dusty uttered in a wispy voice as a sudden wind blew. “Looking inside myself . . . my reflection in the mirror . . . .” Her eyes began to glow with the golden light of the bear’s mystical markings.
“What do you see, young one?” Ursa closed her eyes and channeled the gray female, hoping she understood.
“My mother . . . and my father . . . they . . . .” A thin stream of joyful tears fell down her dulled eyes of sapphire. “They’re both smiling at me. I can hear a voice . . . Never have I heard such calm, soothing sound . . .” Then she murmured the words that her silver-white dam spoke to her in the transmitted vision.
“I . . . No, we are both very proud of you, our little Stardust . . . Never forget who you really are . . . .”
“We love you . . . and we’ll always be a part of you, Daughter . . . .” Her ebony sire smiled as he nuzzled against his mate and nodded while her vision began to disappear.
“Be brave, and always remember to follow your heart . . . no matter where your destiny leads you . . . Farewell . . . .”
The glow vanished, as did the bear and her magical looking-glass, and the pregnant gray was now all alone in the cave, staring at the beam of light that stood above her stout figure.
“Ursa?” She called out for her spirit guide, her voice echoing against the sparkling walls. “Ursa, where are you?”
“I am always here with you, Dusty . . . no, Stardust,” The bear’s voice answered back, floating like a breeze in the chamber. “You know what you must do, and you understand who you are. The world is awaiting you; choose your path and seize the destiny that awaits you ahead.”
For a few seconds, the female stood in the center of the chamber, still looking up at the source of the light beam. She then walked through the cave’s main corridor and noticed that the storm had passed by. The sky was now a shade of azure, with a line of thin, white clouds uncovering the golden rays of sunshine. The raven that had led her to the mountain was nowhere in sight – Ursa’s roaring might have scared it away. But she was able to return to her cave safely, still without food, but something more important was on the purebred’s mind. She lay in the cave for the next couple of days, deep in thought, wondering if she was about to make the right choice in less than a month’s time.
Should I go through it? The gray husky thought as she sat, hunted, ate, and slept for the next few days. Do I really want to risk the lives of my unborn children just for him? I am a mother-to-be anyway, and every mother wants their children to live long lives. I don’t want them to be killed because of a terrible mistake and the laws of Nome!
But . . . She shed tears as she remembered all of the good times and difficult ones that she had spent together with the burgundy quarter-wolf. But I love him . . . I love him, I love him, I really do love him so much! I’d do anything to be at his side . . . Kodi is my shield, my blue sky, my love and life!
The moon was full that night, with the beams of light illuminating the landscape with a light covering of night glitter. The early-autumn chill remained, signaling Winter’s early arrival. It was that night, only a little over a week after meeting Ursa, when she made her final decision.
Yes, I’m coming back to be with you and bare our children, Kodi . . .
I’m laying it all on the line for you . . .
I know Ralph will never forgive me for all of the pain that I’ve caused him, but hopefully you will . . .
If you love me as much as I love you, I know you will . . . .
From that day on, Dusty prepared herself for her journey home. She gathered food at least a few times a week in order to have enough nourishment for herself and her puppies after they were born. Since her body was changing quicker than usual, she decided to leave the cave that she had temporarily called home a week before she was due.
Finally, after six days of trekking through the forest that she had started to know so well, it was time.
She had been feeling almost to the point of being sick for the past few days, but minutes after daybreak, she suffered the worst case yet. She had a loss of appetite that morning, especially after throwing up behind a small forest shrub. Her pregnant figure hobbled on the newly-fallen snow that had covered the ground only the night prior. The gray’s once-elegant head was lowered as she panted heavily in pain. She could feel her brood stirring inside her motherly womb, almost ready to make their debut into the world. At times, she would trip over her paws and fall against trees or bushes. Unfortunately for one fall, she accidentally landed in a briar bush, causing her coat to be covered in slightly bleeding scratches and the occasional thorns. This wasn’t the only setback, unfortunately: she faced vicious animals as she past by their territory, dead ends due to avalanches and other natural events, and the quickly-changing weather.
The dark cloak of night had finally fallen, and the gray husky-wolf was exhausted from traveling. She was moving slower than ever, thanks to the large weight between her two sets of legs. However, her body was not ready for sleep – it was ready to start a family as the gray felt a strange feeling from inside.
“OOHHHHH!”
It was a sharp pain, a pain she had never felt in her life, and it was that pain that caused her to let out a loud, groaning howl as she fell to the ground, breathing rapidly to the pulsing of the contractions that were happening inside. Her instincts made her lick her tail-end, which caused a thin stream of clear liquid to trickle out. It was clear what would happen soon.
It’s time . . . It’s coming . . . Ooh, it hurts! I have to hurry home . . . Quickly!
She somehow found the strength to stand and continue onward, even in her delicate condition. She knew Nome was not too much further as she passed through the small area of mountain and forest that lay near the town that she had called home for most of her life. She trekked on for the next couple of hours, putting one paw after another, even while a passing storm of drizzle and white flurries covered the land. She would stop every now and then, cleaning and checking her cervix during each sudden twinge, although they began to occur in smaller intervals as she got closer and closer to her goal.
Kodi . . . Kodi, wait for me . . . I’m coming to be with you . . . at last, we’ll be together to welcome our children into our world . . . .
The path grew muddy and wet as the storm continued with the flow of the silver bitch’s labor pains over the next few hours of travel. The now-rising moon was still hidden while the soon-to-be mother dealt with the abrupt contractions that were brewing within her uterus. She wasn’t going to let the weather or the upcoming birth of her children stop her from reaching her destination first. Yet, she staggered onward and continued to stumble several more time throughout her night quest, until she saw the dark, sleeping ghost town of Nome in her sights right over the small, wet hill . . . .
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The night was almost at its end, as Dusty and Kodi welcomed two more pups into the world during the long dark hours. The pups, one male and one female, looked exactly like their parents, but the other way around: the female had a rusty red coat and the male’s was as silver as a moon’s halo.
The long night of birth was over, and Dusty was long overdue for a rest after delivering six puppies. Kodi, as any proud father would be, was overjoyed to tears at the sight of the fruit of their labors.
“Oh, Dusty,” he left his post for a little bit to nuzzle her as she heaved a sigh of relief. “Our children are so precious and beautiful. Now, I understand why my dad suddenly had such a soft spot for us since we were little.” He examined the six newborns, thinking about names at the same time. “This first one looks like me! He’s got his old man’s markings and all!”
“He sure does,” the mother smiled. “His coat has a mix of gray and red. How perfect . . . I wouldn’t have wanted our firstborn to look any other way.”
“Well, what about these three girls?” he nuzzled his dark-gray daughters gently as they quietly whimpered at his slight touch. “Why, they’re triplets! Three shining silver angels, just like their mother.”
“Identical triplets, you mean,” Dusty corrected him. “Their markings, colors, and beauty . . . it’s like they really want to be just like their mother! How amazing!” She licked the trio as they continued to whimper and suckle on their dam’s nourishing milk.
He let out a sigh as he giggled a bit at the last two. “You know, I always wondered what we’d look like if we were the other gender.”
Dusty let out a small, airy laugh. “Every funny, Kodi. Please don’t make fun of the children yet. They’re less than a few hours old, and they don’t even have names yet!”
“I know, I know, Dusty,” Kodi lovingly nuzzled his mate on the nose. “You deserve your rest now. It’s almost morning already.”
“Already?” Dusty returned the gesture in the form of a kiss on his nose. “Oh dear, this might be a bit more dangerous than I thought it would be.”
“Yeah,” Kodi answered back. They both knew that it was going to be very risky from now on. Since they were forbidden by law to ever see each other again and Dusty was exiled from Nome in the first place, their entire family, pups and themselves, would be executed on the spot if they were seen by anyone together. “Maybe I can see if I can continue to stand guard to protect you, since it’s going to be hard for you to move a long distance just after giving birth.”
“Thanks, Kodi,” the new mother groomed her sextuplets, then cleaned herself before letting out a yawn and placing her head onto her forelegs as she drifted into sleep.
“Have a nice rest, and in the safety of the night’s moonlight, we’ll name our children,” the proud father murmured into the air as he walked out of the door and stood back at his post. He only hoped that no one would get too suspicious of his behavior.
But he did look suspicious to a few local dogs.
When other dogs asked him why he was guarding the boiler room, he would nervously, but quickly reply: “Sorry, there’s some construction going on inside here. Since it is very dangerous and all, I can’t allow anyone inside for any reason at this time. Try again in about a few weeks, okay? Bye now!” Then the dogs would walk away, confused and stunned by the quarter-wolf’s actions. Little did he know that a couple of dogs were so worried about him, and they knew his parents had to know what their son was doing.
“Balto, Jenna . . . .” A dark brown husky from Kodi’s mail team approached the couple at around mid-day after running into Kodi on “guard duty” and let out a sigh. “I’m worried about your son.”
“What’s wrong?” Jenna wondered. “I know he’s still upset about the whole situation with Dusty, but I can’t imagine what could cause you to worry.”
“Well, I saw him standing guard outside of the boiler room, and when we asked him why, he only said that there was some sort of construction work going on inside there and we couldn’t go in for another few weeks.” The dark-colored husky leaned in closer so that no one else could hear. The now-worried pair of dogs looked at each other in surprise, and leaned in also. “I think your son is hiding something – some sort of a secret that he doesn’t want known.”
Jenna gasped, turning to her hybrid mate. “That is rather strange. What could he be hiding?”
“Could it be . . .?” Balto quietly murmured in a voice that Jenna could hear. Then Jenna gasped again and turned away from the two males, this time with tears in her eyes.
The dog lowered his head in shame. “I’m sorry you had to hear this news from me first, but I thought you two, as his parents, had the right to know. Perhaps you can find out what he’s up to.”
“Yes. Hopefully we will find out what’s going on with Kodi. Thank you so much for telling us, Michel.” Balto thanked his fellow sled dog as Michel nodded with a bow and departed the parents to give them some privacy to talk among themselves.
Kodi . . . Balto thought to himself as he looked towards the now afternoon sky. You wouldn’t hide something from us . . . What is it that you don’t want us to know about?
“Balto,” Jenna walked over to him, nuzzling his neck in worry. “We both know our son wouldn’t break the highest law and his punishment. So it couldn’t be anything dealing with Dusty.”
“That is true, but,” Balto sighed, looking at the purebred straight in the eyes. “Remember how Kodi acted after hearing his and Dusty’s punishment? He was furious, angry at the world. Who knows what his passionate love for her would allow him to do.” He knew his son’s reactions well – like weeks ago when he had talked to Kodi that night he was caught at the border of town.
“Well, he sounded like he really loves her deeply, but why would he want to risk his own life for hers? If they ever are seen together in town, they’ll all be killed! I can’t bear to lose a child for such a thing as that!” Jenna again burst into tears, turning Balto’s neck fur into a dark shade of brown.
“Shh-shh, hush now, Jenna. Don’t make such a scene.” Balto quieted her down with his words and touch. “We’ll find a way to find out the truth.” He turned to the direction of the boiler room as watched the solitary red husky pace back and forth by the closed door. “Or perhaps he will tell us himself what he is doing.”
Jenna silenced her tears and took a look at her son in front of the door. “He looks nervous about something . . . . Oh, Kodiak, what are you hiding from us?”
Please don’t let it be Dusty . . . She thought. You know better than that. I don’t want . . . no, we don’t want anything bad to happen to you. You’re so young and still full of life – don’t do something that you’ll regret forever.
I regret nothing, Kodi was thinking at the same time, letting out a quick sigh as he stood still at the door, remembering what he was doing. Dusty’s my soul-mate, and I love her with all of my heart. I’ll do anything to protect my silver angel and our six beautiful children. Even if it costs me my own life due to defying the laws of Nome, I swear, I will do anything for you . . . . anything to make sure that you’ll be safe and sound.
The red quarter-wolf turned to his left, letting out a quick, nervous gasp at the sight of his half-wolf father and purebred husky mother. His mother was still bawling salty tears onto her mate’s neck as they walked away from the boiler room. He was able to catch a quick glimpse of his sire’s piercing red and yellow glare, as if he was warning his son on what he had said over a month ago:
Well, if that’s the way you’re going to act, you can live it the hard way. Go ahead . . . I won’t be here to save you next time . . . .
He slightly lowered his ears in rage but at the same time, he sat up straight and tall. I don’t need you to save me. I’m not your little baby anymore. This is my choice, Father. He saw his father shake his head sadly and turn away.
Why, Son? Balto thought as he witnessed his son’s rebellion. Why are you being so reckless? But one quick double-take at his youngest son’s changing expression confirmed his thoughts. I know you’re hiding her in there, Kodi . . . Why? Why must you do this and risk everything you have to live for?
It’s because . . . I love her . . .
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Ooh, it's getting closer and closer to the end of our story's journey! The second half of Part SIX will be finished soon!
- Juuchan17
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an other perfect part =) keep it up
Really though, I can't wait to see the next part, especially if it's the best, because it's been great so far. No pressure though. 
! Sorry great work. Get it done as soon as you can!!!^^
What can I say that hasn't already been said? Excellent. Simply wonderful. There, no one has said that yet. Really though, It's getting VERY good. I simply can wait no longer. Oh, wait...I guess I have to. I'll just have to buck up and wait then. To quote LoneWolf, "Write On!"
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