Chapter 1
“Oh, isn’t he just beautiful?” A female’s voice was heard. “Yes, he is rather cute, but then again, all pups are cut, Lunadapple.” Another female pointed out.
Who are they, I wondered, where am I? A tongue rasped the pups back, “wake up, my pup” A female spoke reassuringly to the pup. The pup knew Lunadapple was talking; he squirmed for a heartbeat longer then began to slowly open his eyes.
He gazed around at his surroundings. He was lying down in a huge black cave, not much sunlight shown through the entrance; he guessed it must be close to midnight. He looked up, and noticed that he was lying against his mother’s belly, two other pups suckled beside him. They were both females, his sisters! Above him, two grown females starred down at him wide-eyed, as if he were a ghost.
“Are あなた sure that our leader will accept him?” One of the females asked. “He is, white. The most white I’ve ever seen on anything!” The mother bent her head down and gave her pup a reassuring lick on the ear. “I don’t know what will happen; I only hope that Thistletail will be wise about this, Starspots.” The mother pointed out.
The other female nodded, “Thistletail’s a good leader, and I doubt that he’ll kill his own son, Lunadapple. I know that I wouldn’t be that much of a fool to kill kin.” Lunadapple nodded to the female. “Thank あなた Whitetail, I knew あなた would understand. Just because he’s white instead of the normal color for our kind, doesn’t make him any different on the inside.”
“So what are あなた going to call him?” Starspots asked, curiously. Lunadapple looked down at the pup, their eyes met as he tried to 検索 her thoughts. “He will be called Sol,” Lunadapple finally answered after a couple of heartbeats. “What?” Starspots exclaimed amazed, “but sol means sun! And the sun is yellow which is bright! He’s white, and not even near bright!”
Lunadapple held Starspots gaze for a couple heartbeats then repeated, “He will be called Sol.” Starspots looked down at her paws, “alright mother, あなた are the alpha female, so who am I to argue?” Lunadapple smiled, her eyes shining, as she gave Starspots a lick on the cheek.
Then yelling was heard, it was coming from outside the cave. “There back! There back! The pack members are back from the battle!”
“W-what battle” Sol asked? Lunadapple looked down at her pup. “All will be explained soon, my precious” she promised.
Then Lunadapple stood and stretched, before following Starspots and Whitetail out of the cave. Sol wondered what they meant によって battle, he tilted his ear towards the cave entrance to listen.
There was a lot of commotion outside but then one voice range out above them all. “Our great leader is dead!” A male dog yowled, “He was killed によって the alpha male of our vicious rivals Moon!” Panic swept through the pack.
“What’s going to happen now?”
“Who will lead the group?”
“Can anyone match up to our old leader?”
“I will!” The males commanding voice spoke again, “I am the oldest and strongest of all our siblings so I shall lead our group” he announced. Sol could hear murmurs of agreement spreading through the pack.
Then Sol yawned and lowered his head on his paws, his eyes drifted lazily around the cave then he fell asleep.
Sol felt a paw poking him in the side, he moaned but the paw kept poking him. Then he slowly opened his eyes to see his mother, Lunadapple standing over him. She looked worried, Sol wondered why.
“Come on” Lunadapple whispered, “Follow me.” She turned around and tip toed towards the cave entrance. Sol rose to his paws, at first he was a bit wobbly then as soon as he was able to control his balance, he scampered after his mother.
As he reached the entrance, he glanced back at his sleeping pack mates. There were so many of them, he had never seen so many faces! Then Lunadapple reached her head in the cave entrance, grabbed Sol’s scruff, and tugged him out of the cave.
Once out, she lifted him fully off the ground and dashed away from the cave, with Sol dangling from her jaws. “Where are we going,” Sol asked his mother? “To your new home” Lunadapple answered through a mouthful of his fur. Sol glanced at her surprised but she kept her eyes on the trail that she was taking. Then Sol turned his gaze back at the cave but it was almost out of sight.
Lunadapple didn’t stop running until the first rays of dawn hit. Sol sniffed the air and noticed that he no longer smelled the scent of his pack; they must have been out of the territory.
Then Lunadapple stopped as she spotted another female dog up ahead. The female smelled of ミルク but no pups were in sight. Lunadapple walked over to her and dropped Sol at the females paws. The strange female didn’t look surprised to see them.
“Sol, this is my sister Darkspots, she used to be a member of our pack but was exiled not long ago. She is your new mother.” Lunadapple explained while Sol stared at his mother in astonishment. “What do あなた mean? You’re my mother!” Sol squeaked confused.
Lunadapple shook her head, “I’m sorry my pup, but あなた are no longer 安全, 安全です in our pack. Darkspots will raise あなた but no need to worry, I will be around every couple of days to visit and bring 食 for あなた and Darkspots.” Darkspots bowed her head, “what shall I call him, Lunadapple?”
Lunadapple gazed at Sol, “no one shall know who he is, if they ever found out that my pups alive, they would kill him, just because of his white fur!” Lunadapple decided, “Call him Apollo.”
Darkspots nodded, “fine, and when あなた told me that he was white well I wasn’t expecting him to be fully white. Now I see why he must be hidden.”
Lunadapple rubbed heads with her sister then turned to Sol, “you hear me? From now on your name is Apollo.” The pup nodded sadly but remained silent. Lunadapple smiled and leaned down to licked Apollo on the forehead. Lunadapple glanced at Darkspots before turning and disappearing through the long golden grass, heading back into her own territory, leaving Apollo and Darkspots to watch her go, in silence.
“Oh, isn’t he just beautiful?” A female’s voice was heard. “Yes, he is rather cute, but then again, all pups are cut, Lunadapple.” Another female pointed out.
Who are they, I wondered, where am I? A tongue rasped the pups back, “wake up, my pup” A female spoke reassuringly to the pup. The pup knew Lunadapple was talking; he squirmed for a heartbeat longer then began to slowly open his eyes.
He gazed around at his surroundings. He was lying down in a huge black cave, not much sunlight shown through the entrance; he guessed it must be close to midnight. He looked up, and noticed that he was lying against his mother’s belly, two other pups suckled beside him. They were both females, his sisters! Above him, two grown females starred down at him wide-eyed, as if he were a ghost.
“Are あなた sure that our leader will accept him?” One of the females asked. “He is, white. The most white I’ve ever seen on anything!” The mother bent her head down and gave her pup a reassuring lick on the ear. “I don’t know what will happen; I only hope that Thistletail will be wise about this, Starspots.” The mother pointed out.
The other female nodded, “Thistletail’s a good leader, and I doubt that he’ll kill his own son, Lunadapple. I know that I wouldn’t be that much of a fool to kill kin.” Lunadapple nodded to the female. “Thank あなた Whitetail, I knew あなた would understand. Just because he’s white instead of the normal color for our kind, doesn’t make him any different on the inside.”
“So what are あなた going to call him?” Starspots asked, curiously. Lunadapple looked down at the pup, their eyes met as he tried to 検索 her thoughts. “He will be called Sol,” Lunadapple finally answered after a couple of heartbeats. “What?” Starspots exclaimed amazed, “but sol means sun! And the sun is yellow which is bright! He’s white, and not even near bright!”
Lunadapple held Starspots gaze for a couple heartbeats then repeated, “He will be called Sol.” Starspots looked down at her paws, “alright mother, あなた are the alpha female, so who am I to argue?” Lunadapple smiled, her eyes shining, as she gave Starspots a lick on the cheek.
Then yelling was heard, it was coming from outside the cave. “There back! There back! The pack members are back from the battle!”
“W-what battle” Sol asked? Lunadapple looked down at her pup. “All will be explained soon, my precious” she promised.
Then Lunadapple stood and stretched, before following Starspots and Whitetail out of the cave. Sol wondered what they meant によって battle, he tilted his ear towards the cave entrance to listen.
There was a lot of commotion outside but then one voice range out above them all. “Our great leader is dead!” A male dog yowled, “He was killed によって the alpha male of our vicious rivals Moon!” Panic swept through the pack.
“What’s going to happen now?”
“Who will lead the group?”
“Can anyone match up to our old leader?”
“I will!” The males commanding voice spoke again, “I am the oldest and strongest of all our siblings so I shall lead our group” he announced. Sol could hear murmurs of agreement spreading through the pack.
Then Sol yawned and lowered his head on his paws, his eyes drifted lazily around the cave then he fell asleep.
Sol felt a paw poking him in the side, he moaned but the paw kept poking him. Then he slowly opened his eyes to see his mother, Lunadapple standing over him. She looked worried, Sol wondered why.
“Come on” Lunadapple whispered, “Follow me.” She turned around and tip toed towards the cave entrance. Sol rose to his paws, at first he was a bit wobbly then as soon as he was able to control his balance, he scampered after his mother.
As he reached the entrance, he glanced back at his sleeping pack mates. There were so many of them, he had never seen so many faces! Then Lunadapple reached her head in the cave entrance, grabbed Sol’s scruff, and tugged him out of the cave.
Once out, she lifted him fully off the ground and dashed away from the cave, with Sol dangling from her jaws. “Where are we going,” Sol asked his mother? “To your new home” Lunadapple answered through a mouthful of his fur. Sol glanced at her surprised but she kept her eyes on the trail that she was taking. Then Sol turned his gaze back at the cave but it was almost out of sight.
Lunadapple didn’t stop running until the first rays of dawn hit. Sol sniffed the air and noticed that he no longer smelled the scent of his pack; they must have been out of the territory.
Then Lunadapple stopped as she spotted another female dog up ahead. The female smelled of ミルク but no pups were in sight. Lunadapple walked over to her and dropped Sol at the females paws. The strange female didn’t look surprised to see them.
“Sol, this is my sister Darkspots, she used to be a member of our pack but was exiled not long ago. She is your new mother.” Lunadapple explained while Sol stared at his mother in astonishment. “What do あなた mean? You’re my mother!” Sol squeaked confused.
Lunadapple shook her head, “I’m sorry my pup, but あなた are no longer 安全, 安全です in our pack. Darkspots will raise あなた but no need to worry, I will be around every couple of days to visit and bring 食 for あなた and Darkspots.” Darkspots bowed her head, “what shall I call him, Lunadapple?”
Lunadapple gazed at Sol, “no one shall know who he is, if they ever found out that my pups alive, they would kill him, just because of his white fur!” Lunadapple decided, “Call him Apollo.”
Darkspots nodded, “fine, and when あなた told me that he was white well I wasn’t expecting him to be fully white. Now I see why he must be hidden.”
Lunadapple rubbed heads with her sister then turned to Sol, “you hear me? From now on your name is Apollo.” The pup nodded sadly but remained silent. Lunadapple smiled and leaned down to licked Apollo on the forehead. Lunadapple glanced at Darkspots before turning and disappearing through the long golden grass, heading back into her own territory, leaving Apollo and Darkspots to watch her go, in silence.