thanks ok to show that i'm a nice person I'll post two chapters instead of one ^^ XD
That afternoon Zeeke walked back to town and saw his brother Kodi along with his owner and his mother, Jenna with her human playing around together. Zeeke wagged his tail and ran over to them.
“Look Jenna!” Rosie laughed “Its Zeeke.”
Jenna and Kodi looked over and smiled. Zeeke slowed to a walk and panted as Rosie pet him. She pet him under his chin. Zeeke didn’t like this. just as the dad walk out the door Zeeke bit his daughter’s hand. Good thing she was wearing gloves.
“Zeeke!” Jenna exclaimed. Zeeke looked up and saw Rosie’s father pointing a pistol at him. Kodi darted in front of Zeeke.
The dad lowered the weapon and looked at his daughter’s hand. Thankfully no skin was broken. Zeeke folded his ears back and crept over to them.
“Get!” The dad shooed. “Go one get!!”
Zeeke began running but slipped on the snow. The dad was walking over. Frightened he ran off.
“Zeeke what do you think you were doing?!” Balto scolded.
“I-I don’t know. It happened instinctively.”
“I don’t know what I’m going to do with you.” Balto said upsettingly “You just have too much of my mothers side in you. It worries you mother and I.”
“Is that shameful I mean look at you!” Zeeke barked. Balto looked shocked then his expression turned angry.
“I’m going to take a walk.” Zeeke said and ran off the boat and into town. He ran over to the meat market and squeezed his body through the hole he had dug as a pup. Nearly getting caught. I’ll have to make that bigger. He thought.
He browsed though the meat and quickly stole some mutton. A light shined into the room. It was the butcher. Zeeke quickly but quietly made his way out.
Laughing to himself he ran to the woods.
He looked for a quiet place to eat his large piece of meat. He lay down and started gnawing on it. Not even five minutes later he heard nearby patting of paws. His ears flickered towards the noise but there were three of four wolves.
He got up and moved to another part of the wood un-aware that he was moving towards the wolves.
He chewed the de-thawing sheep. It was pulled right out from under him right before his eyes. He looked up at the thief. It was a wolf, Zeeke bared his teeth.
“Give that back!” He barked
“Give that back.” The brute mimicked “This isn’t a place for you husky, I suggest you leave.”
The other two wolves walked out of hiding laughing and growling.
Chapter 5
“Get him.” The brute barked. The two “minions” gave a low growl and crept towards Zeeke. Zeeke was observant though he watched their every move and dodged their every attack, or most of it. The female wolf caught him off guard and pounced on him. She bit his shoulder and shook her head.
Zeeke yelped and turned to bit her leg and pulled. Blood dripped onto his teeth he let go with a “bleh”
“Oh can’t stand the taste of blood house dog?” The scrawny she-wolf laughed along with the others. House dog?!?! Zeeke thought. He bared his teeth and flung her off. Their laughing was immediately stopped. Zeeke stood proudly but it didn’t last long. He found his neck in the clutches of the Brute; he was at the brute’s mercy.
He dragged Zeeke by the throat and stood over him.
Zeeke felt the blood from his throat spill onto the snow. He looked up and saw the Brute standing over him. His blood on the brute’s muzzle and teeth.
“I warned you husky.” He snarled “Now you’ll pay.”
Zeeke slammed his eye’s shut and waited for the final blow. He heard snarls and barking but he was to afraid to open his eyes. He waited…Soon he felt a cold nose brush against his cheek.
He slowly opened his eyes “Dad? But how?”
“That’s not important right now. Come, grab you meat and let’s go.” He said while walking off.
Zeeke got up and looked at him with relief but his tone didn’t seem very grateful.
“I never asked for your help.”
Balto stopped and walked back. “Asked? Do you really need to ask for help on a life and death situation?”
“Well-”
“If I hadn’t come when I did you would be dead! Lets go they’ll come back if the know we’re here.”
Balto walked off, Zeeke stayed behind.
“Now Zeeke!”
Zeeke ran picking up the mutton on the process and caught up to his father.
Night fell and everyone was already asleep, well to Zeeke knowledge. He sat at the edge of the boat and looked out at the auroras. They were nightlights of dazzling colors. There were times when they would look like a wolf or dog in a howling or running motion.
“Son?” Zeeke heard a voice. His ear flicked once and he turned his head to see Balto. Without a reply he turned his head back to facing the aurora borealis.
Balto walked up and sat next to Zeeke.
“It’s beautiful.” He said quietly “I remember when Aleu and I would sit and watch the northern lights.”
Aleu? Who was Aleu? Assuming it was Balto’s old girlfriend he didn’t bother to ask.
Balto sighed “Son I’m sorry about what happened. I never meant for you to live life like this.”
Zeeke shook his head in disbelief and walked into the boat to get some sleep.
