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This fanfic is still unfinished, but I may as well post the teaser anyway. It's about Saba and her life with Iron after my other fanfic "Three Different Tales" Saba and Iron now have a family, but Iron has grown to be over protective to the point where it gets dangerous. The italics are what were in Three Different Tales. The bold is the actual fic.

My human pup loved me right away and I loved her. The one thing that I loved most about her was her voice. It was high-pitched, but it was very gentle and sweet. And the better thing was she was friends with mama's human pup, Rosie. My human pup skipped to her house with me held securely in her arms. Her mama opened the door and smiled at us. She seemed like a very friendly lady, who looked like an older version of my human. She had long dark brown hair, milky white skin, light brown eyes and a long face. She, like my girl, was dressed in poofy warm clothing.

"Hello, Meg," said her mother, still smiling. "Is that your new puppy?"

"Yep, it is, mama!" Meg exclaimed, lifting me up to show. "Isn't she pretty? She has brown eyes like us!"

"Ah, so she does!" Meg's mother chuckled. "What are you going to name her?"

"I thought about it on the way home," said Meg, turning me around to face her. I licked her nose, excited about getting my new name. "I'm gonna name her Tala!"

Her mother seemed a bit shocked. "Uh, Tala? Doesn't that mean wolf?"

"Yeah, but the name sounds pretty," Meg smiled as she walked into her house. She put me on the floor and gave me a small rabbit chewy to play with. "Welcome to your new home, Tala!"


Two years later.

I walked down the streets of Nome in search of something to do. Meg wasn't home that day; she was off playing with Rosie. And Meg's mother wasn't home either. Meg's mother let Meg adopt me because she was a very lonely little girl whose father was killed by a bear. Meg's only other friend was Rosie.

As I made my way towards my mother's home, I saw her walking down the street with my father by her side. They seemed sad.

"Hello, Mama, hello, Papa," I greeted as I approached them. "What's wrong?"

"It's your brother Dakota," said Papa.

"Dakota?" I questioned. "Oh, no! Is he hurt?!"

"No, nothing like that," he said. "He got sold to a man in Oklahoma."

"W-Where's that?"

"Many miles south of here." he replied. I felt so sad all of a sudden. Dakota and I weren't the closest brother and sister, but he was still my brother. I was extremely depressed when Dingo left, because he and I were always close. Just me, him, and Aleu, the three of us were very close. First Dingo was taken far away, and then Aleu ran away, Kodi got a job and was rarely seen anymore, then Una moved with her human, and now Dakota was sold to a place where I would never see him again. It felt like I was just an only child with no siblings at all and soon, I would probably forget even having any.

I nuzzled my father. "Papa, will we ever see any of them again?" Even though I was the second oldest, I felt like a runt asking my father that question.

"Of...course we will, Saba." he said, nuzzling me back.

I told my parents I would see them later, and I wandered around town trying to find someone to talk to. Despite how many dogs were actually populating this town, there seemed to be none around whatsoever. Feeling an emotion beyond loneliness, I sat in the snow just outside of town, staring off into the all-white scenery.

I was by myself for a long time, slowly slipping into depression. I didn’t know why I was acting like this. I was never depressed. I was always happy and giddy and rambunctious. But then instead of getting depressed I began to get angry at myself for even being depressed. While I was trying to decide on my emotions, someone approached me from behind.

"Jenna?"

I looked back at the voice who addressed my mother's name. It was Iron, Steele's son.

"Oh, it's you, Saba." he said, a bit embarrassed.

I groaned and turned back around. This guy was after me ever since I was adopted by Meg. His father liked my mother at one time too. I hated it when history repeats itself.

"The name's TALA now," I spat, not looking at him.

"Sorry," he said. "There any reason you're sitting alone?"

"I'm busy thinking," I said. "You should try it sometime." I especially didn't like Iron because he always harassed Dakota and Una for being part wolf, but for some reason he never harassed me.

"Well, excuse me!" he growled. "I just wanted to keep you a little company! You seemed lonely!"

I stayed silent.

I heard him turn around to leave. Maybe I should've been nicer. I mean sure, he harassed my brother and sister, but he always treated me nicely. And he was trying to be nice now. I turned around to catch him before he left.

"Iron--" But he was gone. It was like he disappeared, but I seen his tracks leading away. They looked like he started walking and then broke into a run. He was being trained to be a race dog like his father, so no wonder he ran so fast. I turned back towards the outside of town to look at the setting sun, but the sun had already set. I figured it was time to head back home.

I turned the corner of the street where my house was located and heard a noise behind me. It was a foreign noise, and it scared me, so I broke into a sprint towards my home.

"Saba, it's me," said Iron's voice. I looked behind myself. "I mean, Tala," he corrected himself.

"Oh, it's you," I sighed, relieved. "I thought you were some rabid killer!" I joked. I could see him smile in the dark. He had a nice smile. I shook those observant thoughts out of my head. "And you can call me Saba if you want. Only my human calls me Tala anyway."

"Ok," he said. "Want me to walk you the rest of the way home?"

"Uh...s-sure." I said, letting him walk up beside me. This was rather odd. Usually he'd try to make a move on me, but this time he didn't. "Uh, sorry for being a jerk to you earlier."

"Oh, it's ok." he replied. "I was upset when my brothers and sisters had to leave me too."

"How'd you know I was upset about that?"

"Well, when I heard Dakota was sent away from Nome and I seen you off by yourself, which I KNOW is a rare occasion, I just put two and two together." he said, seeming quite proud of himself. His self-confidence made me chuckle.

When we came to my house, we finally said our good-nights and parted. But before I entered through my dog-door, Iron stopped me.

"Wait, uh, Saba?"

"Yeah?"

"Uh...just a shot in the dark, but uh...would you like to go with me to watch the sun set or something?"

Peculiar thing to ask, but oh well. "Uh, sure!"

"Great," he grinned, watching me enter my house.

"Hmm," I thought to myself as I laid down on my pillow. "Maybe... I won't feel so lonely anymore."


Ever since Iron and I watched that sunset together, and whenever I wasn't keeping Meg company, we were together all the time. Except when my parents were around, because they would never accept Iron as my mate, just because of who his father was. The two of us had talked about becoming the other's mate soon and we were very happy about the moment to come. But I couldn't help but get nervous about my father. He needed to know about this; otherwise he'd be even madder at me for not telling him.

Iron and I were making our way towards my father's boat because that's where he and my mother were at the time.

"I'm pretty nervous, Iron," I said, looking forward towards our destination.

"You'll be fine, your parents aren't gonna hate you or anythng," he assured me.

"I know, but I'm still pretty nervous,"

We made our way onto the boat. "Mom? Dad? It's me, Saba."

"Oh, hey Saba," said Papa, coming around the corner of the captain's quarters, Mama appearing from behind him. He stopped in his tracks when he seen Iron and was taken aback, but he still showed a little respect. "Uh, what's going on?"

"Nothing much," I said. "We've just come to...TELL you that I'm going to...be with Iron." Both of my parents sighed in slight frustration.

"Saba, are you sure?" Jenna asked.

"Yes," I said.

My parents were silent for a moment; they looked at each other then back at me. "Alright," Papa said. He knew that it was going to be no use objecting. "I guess it's just something you hafta learn on your own." He nodded a good-bye at us and went back to the front of his ship, Mama in tow. I knew why they didn't like Iron. They figured that he was going to be just like his father and mother. But those two loved each other and I loved Iron.

"Told ya," Iron said on the way back to town.

"Be quiet," I chuckled, pushing myself into him.

"Wanna race?" he asked, breaking into a run. I didn't respond and just ran right alongside him.

We raced to the boiler room where we had plenty of privacy. Iron closed the door behind him and smiled at me. I smiled at him and lay down on a small blanket. He lay beside me and began licking my ear. Then it all went downhill from there.


The next day I was the happiest dog alive. Iron and I were soon going to be expecting puppies and I couldn't wait for Meg to find out. My parents on the other hand would have to wait though... I was running towards Meg's home away from the boiler room when I passed the road that led out of Nome. The sun was rising. It reminded me of my brothers and sisters. If they found out would they be happy for me? Of course they would... I sent a small prayer out to each of them and prayed that we would meet again.


The next few weeks were very happy for me and Iron. About a month later, Meg and her mother eventually discovered I was pregnant, and they were very happy. Meg was especially excited to have more additions to the family, and I was too. When they found out that Iron was their father, they were especially happy, because of the race dog bloodline. Iron’s owner wasn’t too happy that Iron’s first pups were going to be mutts, but he supposed it didn’t matter as long as Iron was still training to be a better race dog.

I dreaded the day Iron would have to leave for races. That would mean having to leave me and our pups. But he enjoyed running and we both didn't want him to be weighed down by me. He trained often, but he saw me once and a while too, probably once for a little bit every day.

I was on my way to my mother's home when I saw her resting outside. It was a nice day, so she must have been pretty confortable.

"Mama?" I said, with a smile. I try supressing it, so that I didn't spoil the surprise.

She lifted her head from her resting position. "Oh, hello, Saba!" She stood up and nuzzled me. "What brings you here? I thought you'd be with Iron?"

"He's off training again, right now," I sighed.

"He's been training alot lately, hasn't he?" Mama looked at me quizzically as we made our way onto the deck.

"Yes, he has, he's been training very hard," I tried to smile again. My smile grew large again when I thought about telling my mother the news. I couldn't keep it any longer. "But Mom, guess what?"

"What?"

"Iron and I are having puppies!" I squealed.

My Mother's smile was just as big as mine. "Oh, this is wonderful! Your father will be so excited that he'll finally become a grandpa," she giggled. She nuzzled me lovingly. "You should go see him now and tell him the news!" She pushed me with her head. "Go! And be VERY careful, ok, sweetie?"

I chuckled. "Yes, Mom," and I padded towards my father's boat. I really couldn't wait to tell him and my trot broke into a run. Without knowing, I slipped on the ice beneath my feet and skidded. Almost in a panic, I lost my footing and fell onto my belly.

"AHHH!" I cried out as my body bounced on the ice. Writhing in pain, I waited to move until I slid to a complete stop. I was slouched over myself, trying to stand. Thoughts were running through my head, "Oh, no! Please, oh, please, let my pups be ok! Let them not be hurt, please!" I was nearly brought to tears, until I looked up to see my father running towards me from his boat, which wasn't too far away now.

"Saba!" he gently pushed himself against me for support. "Saba, are you ok? That was a nasty fall you took, there."

I looked into his auburn eyes, tears dripping from mine. "Daddy...I think I hurt them..."

Yeah, I got tired of the character Saba going through the reasons as to why siblings shouldn't marry, so I'm giving her a different plotline. How will this on turn out! Nobody knows! Not even me

Oh wow Cat, I can't wait for it to be finished, it's looking awesome already, well done.

that was really good. im glad you wrote about Saba not being mates with one of her brothers like in alot of other stories

I read this a good one can't wait to see the full! Keep up the great work!

Iron? o.0 Opps... now i feel like a thief T_T


good fanfic though

Nonono, don't XD Iron's a common name for a dog, especially if his father's name is Steele...little pun, there, get it?

Hahaha Gotcha Cat. Gotcha.

I still feel somewhat bad, but all is well, I supose.

Keep writing. ^^

Very nice. Very nice indeed! I'm liking the way this is going.
Please keep writing!

-LWf