"Good girl"! My owner shouted. He patted my head , grabbed my rubber toy and tossed it across the yard. I darted to it. My owner was happy so I was happy. I grabbed the rubber toy in my jaws and ran to my owner. But he wasnt there. I looked around confused.

"Master"! I whined.

"Calm down!  Your master went inside!" The grumpy voice of Duke the yellow lab barked.

"Stop stalking me"! 

"Im not stalking you. Im walking to  my  house."

"Whatever". I took a look at him again , and he was gone. That happen to twice in less than 2 minutes.           

        I whined and cried by the door. Dakota was tired of sitting by the door. Sitting for noon to sundown. He never opened the door. His car was gone all his lights were off. I whined again. No answer. I lifted my paw. My paw could scracth the door and he will open the door and let me inside and pet me and feed me,,,,, no I couldnt. That would damage his door and he would be mad. I whimpered. As loud as I could.

"Dakota".

 I turned to see Duke.

"What"?I whimpered.

"Hasnt your master left you home alone before"?

"Yeah but I have a bad thought about this time". Suddenly the gerage door opened and my master`s beat up old car drove  into the driveway.

"See"? Duke smirked.

 I growled at the always-right-old-grandpa. Then I ran to my master. My tail was wagging so hard my butt hurt. I jumped at the gate. Yowling with joy.But my master didnt seem happy. He pulled out a big sign with words I didnt understand. It said:

For sale

See this house at newhomes4u.com

"What does that sign mean"? I asked Duke. It wasnt  a sirpirse he wasnt there. Great. So I turned for my master again.He was walking to the house door. I howled with hunger and loneyness. Why didnt my master pet me? Why didnt he let me inside? What does that sign ? Why didnt he feed me? The questions spinned around in my head makeing me feel dizzy.

SLAM!

 Now I was alone. Just me and the half-torn chew toy.

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 Opening my eyes slowly I caught a glimpse at my master with a family of humans. I jumped up, alarmed. Who are they? Why are they here? Why didnt he feed me yet? He showed them the door and walked in. Speaking in human langage he showed the door and then they were gone. Gone just like my chances of getting a bowl of food. Gone like  my chances of getting petted or loved today.

  "Who are they"? Asked the stalker.

"Leave me alone, Duke". I moaned.

"Whats your problem"?

"I was right. Somethings wrong with my master. He wont pet me or feed me. I think- I think I made him mad. He been taking boxes filled with his smell. I wonder whats he doing". I explained feeling worse then before.

 Duke looked a me sadly."Hes abandoning you". He said shaking his head.

"WHAT"!!! My heart felt like its stopped beating. My life stopped. The world stopped spinning. No! Duke was lying ."Yeah, yeah right. Master loves me too much".

"Doesnt seem like it".

"Right now...................... hes busy". In the back my mind I knew Duke was right. What else would explain the huger I felt and the pain of being without him for a day? But I would never well Duke know hes right. That would be like rolling over and allow Duke to scrach my soft part of my stomach.

"How about you ditch him and live with me"? Duke suggested.

"Anything but that"! I snapped.

"Fine". He mumbled under his breath."How about...... no, Dokota can`t do that, she too much of a whimp".

"What! Not true! Im not a whimp"! But it sound like I was trying to tell myself that.

  Suddenly a heard a howl. Not your nomal dog-howl. It was louder, fiercer, scareder. Then a pack of blood-stained wolves ran out of the woods. Growling, a huge brown wolf charged at a huge gray. The brown wolf locked his jaws on the grey wolf. The grey wolf howled with pain. Two black wolves jumped on a redish-brown wolf. The redish-brown wolf escaped just in time , to buddy up with a black wolf. Togther they charged the black wolves. Two white wolves were biting each other . And the other ones where runing around trying to pick a fight.

"What is going on"! I screeched.

"A fight between packs. Thats my idea. If you live with wolves you dont have to be with your non-caring master. You find your own food with the pack and you sleep in a comfontable place. Instead of sleeping on your masters trash. Your life would be so much better." Duke explained. He had a gaint smile on his face like he had the best idea ever. I think the exact oppiste.

 "In a wolf pack"? I asked. "Are you dumb? Im a dog there are wolves. We stay apart its only normal. You`re crazy".

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  Or maybe I was crazy. I whimpered my goodbyes to my master. And sniffed my chew toy for the last time. I walked to Duke's house. I clawed the gate and it opened. The dark light made me almost blend in completly.My sleek black fur stood up as I looked for Duke. There he was. On on the other side of the yard. I walked of as quietly as possiable.

"Duke! Wake up"! I whispered. He opened one of his eye lazly. "Im leaving -forever".

He smiled."Goodbye". The yellow lab mumbled.

 I slipped out of his yard and into the street. My eyes locked at my target-the woods. I looked around for the last time. And then I darted to woods. Everything else blurred. My past is over. I`ll mave a new life in the forest. With a pack. With a family that cares. Humans , my master they never cared. Living a lie is better then staveing sorrounded by things that didnt care about me. A new life! And thats what Im living from now on.

  Im lost. I been in the forest all night and I havnt found the pack yet. I was hungery and tired. My stomach was growling with hunger. My legs ached . Each step on the brocken twigs and dried leaves was painful.The trees were everywhere shooting up to the sky. I layed on the ground. And  fell asleep intantly.

      BOOOM!!!!!!!!! My eyes flew open. Rain was pouring. Thunder was never louder. I ran my paws were covered in mud and fur was soaked. I strike of lighting brighten the sky for a few seconds. Its rained harder. I was scared for my life. Back at home I was inside when storms like this happened.BOOOM!! It thundered again. I screamed in fright. I could hardly see anything. But I swear I see a dog-like figure by the bushes. BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!! And then the lighting apeared again. And I saw him. It was the huge brown wolf I saw fighting. He growled. I heard him over the pounding rain.

"Leave". He snarled. And thats all he had to say. I turned and ran as fast as my dog legs could carry me.

  The next day. And I still havent eat yet. I cant believe I listened to Dukes idea.I slowly walked to a gaint tree and layed down."Help", I moaned then my voison blurred, and I passed out.

  I dreamed that I was with my master again. He petted me and gave me a wonderful tasty treat. I gobbled it playfuly. I wagged my tail quickly. I barked and jumped . He therw my toy in the air. I caught it mid-air.I rolled over ready for a belly-rub. But non came. I opened my eyes to a dark place. My master looked at me coldly. He jumped into his car and drove away. Leaving me alone. Slowly my paws and legs started to disapear. Then my tail a back and neck. I looked around for the last time. And then my head disapeared.

 "Hello"! I heard a animal whisper. I opened my eyes.

"Hello"? I replyed. Stareing at a wolf prue black just like me, but minus the wolf. Her eyes were different. One eye was normal- big and brown, But the other was white. It looked like there was clouds in her eye.

"Im One-Eye, whats your name"?

"Were am I"? I asked instead of answering.

"In the middle of the woods. In Pines territory. Now whats your name? Pine and Sky whats to know." One-Eye replyed.Then the huge brown wolf  and a white female wolf walked near One-Eye.

"How is she doing"? The white wolf asked.

"Fine, but not answering my questions". The half-blinded wolf shoke her head sadly.

"My name is Dakota". I snapped

"Oh well she does answer then. My name is Sky. My mate Pine, me and him are the alhpas of this territory". Sky said.

 Sky`s mate a brown colored wolf finally spoke."Are you hugery? We got plenty of food". He said while pointing at a pile of food with a deer and moose remeins.

"Thank you". I got up and walked to the pile. I dragged the deer closer to me. This is it,I thought. No more kibble. I toke a bite of the deer. It was so good. Its felt so warm so fresh so good. I quickly took a other bite. And a other , and a other , and a other. Soon the deer was just bones. And I was full.

"Hey! You ate all the deer"! A reddish-brown wolf screeched. She was almost as big as the others but a little smaller.

"Im sorry I was just so hungery"!

"Its ok.Im Sunshine, Pines daughter. Behind her was two boys."These are Thunder and Bear". Thunder was Brown and Bear was snowy white just like his mother."Whats your name"? I was getting sick of that question.

"Dakota".

"Are you still a pup"? Bear asked.

"No! im a adult"! Then I relived. I was about a head smaller than Sunshine and her brothers. "Uhh family is very short". I lied.

"Oh". Thunder said ."Were are you from"?

"The other side of the forest. But we were on a hunt and I cant find them. I dont want to got back though. They were mean". I lied again. I had to make them think I was a wolf. I heard Dukes stories of what happens to dogs in a wolf pack. And I dont want that to happen to me.

"Are you a good hunter"? Sunshine asked cocking her head to the side.

"Not really. What up with all the questions"?

"Just wondering. Dont worry . One-Eye can teach you more about hunting".

"One-eye"? I asked.

"Shes the best". Bear stated.

"Ok then".

"We`ll show you around. C`mon".

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"Looks like the pups and Dokota are getting along. Don`t you think One-Eye"?

"I agree". I answered as I watched the betas show the small black wolf around.

"I wonder what was wrong with her"?Pine thought aloud. I closed my good eye and thought. What was wrong with her?Maybe she passed out from being hungery? But why didnt she catch her own food? Were was she from?

"One-Eye", Sky whispered. I opened my eye.

"Yes Sky"?

"Do you think that Thunder will fall in love with her? Do you think she could be a new Alpha of the pack"?

"I dont even think she should be in our pack and you want her to be our next alpha"? Pine accused.

       Intead of thinking if Thunder will fall in love with her I thought about  how that should of been me. When I  had two eyes. When I was the beta of the rival pack destened to marry Berry. But a bear entered our territory the day before the wedding. Then I was named Diamond. The bear destroyed my packs home. So we fought him. I was  I perfect wolf then , the best hunter, and best fighter. I jumped up to hit his face when he swinged he claw aross my face and knocked me down. In a wierd pose that did something to my eye. I was never the same again. Berry didnt love me anymore. No one did. So I ran away to here, were I pretended to born with a eye problem and was a lone wolf. So they wouldnt leave me for almost marrying there ememy. So I changed my name to One-eye.

"One-eye"! Sky shrieked.

"We will see what happens". I replyed. 

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"Annnnnnd thats the den. We sleep there. And other there is the sick and baby den. Were the pups are born and the sick wolves stay and get better". Sunshine explained. Thunder ran in and curled up in the corner of the sleeping den. Bear followed. "C'mon, I guess were going in".

 I crawled inside the large den. Leaves, flower petals, twigs,grass and bushes  smashed on the floor. Did they call this comfortable? I layed on it and curled up. It really wasnt that bad.

"Ok  lets go hunt". Sunshine said as she got up.

"Wait! But I dont know how to hu- I mean Im not that good and maybe you wolves hunt differently.How do you hunt"?

"Oh of course.One-eye!!" Thunder called. The half-blind wolf whipped her head around.

"What"!

"Can you teach Dokota how the Pine pack hunts"? Thunder asked while kicking rocks.

"Sure". One-eye gave me a wierd glare."This way". The sleek black wolf darted into the forest. I had no chocie but to fellow. I ran after her. Trees surrounded me once again. Soon I couldnt find her. I smelled her faintly. So I followed the scent. The forest became thicker with trees and undergrowth. Then smell suddenly vanished.

"One-eye!!" I hollered. "I lost I whispered

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 I looked back. Of course Dokota didnt catch up. She smaller than a normal wolf, she not fast enough, her sense of smell is bad,she doesnt know how to hunt and shes doesnt seen sure of what she says. Suddenly I heard rusling in the bushes. OUt popped the mini black wolf .

"I found you"! Dokota exclaimed!

"I know who are". I whispered.

"What do ya mean"?

"Your a dog.And a phony.   How can you lie to our faces?"

 TO BE CONTINUED........................