Chapter 21: One Big Night

Two years later... (Human Years)

 

  Things were happening now. Stormfast and Terra were making their own pack One big aspect of a early pack was none other than: Pups. Terra was pregnant. Ready to have pups at any moment. They had found a den east of Sparks' cave. A medium-sized den that was into a hill. Inside, the den split into two tunnels. Terra was in the left one and Stormfast was in the right one. He was walking in circles. He was waiting for the pups to come. He wasn't all worried. He knew in his alpha training how to take care of them. Terra also should know in her omega training. They were trained to give dating advice. What he did worry about was the pups themselves. Would they have defects? About thirty percent of wolf pups had a defect. Like a missing eye, paw, or even tail. How many would there be? According to Terra's belly, there must be more than three. The average for Easterns was one to three because of Isaac's curse. For any other wolf, it was three to six. But most of all, would they like him? At the Eastern Pack, some pups hated their mothers and sometimes their fathers. Rules overwelmed them, and it seemed to make them cute to vicious. Also, what would be their names? In the Grand Pack, it was forbidden to name a pup after anybody within the same pack. So it wouldn't cause confusion between who's who.

  After hours of labor, Terra shouted to let Stormfast know.

  "Stormfast! I think it's time." His heart started pounding fast.

  "Okay. Just take big breaths," he replied. "and when the time comes, push! Really hard." It sounded painful to her but that's what had to be done.

  It wasn't long before the first pup came. She did what Stormfast said. Then, the next thing she knew, he or she was out. She took a few breaths before continuing.

  This went on four more times. They had a total of five pups.

  "Stormfast, you can come in now." He went to the other tunnel. All the pups were nursing. "We're a family now."

  "Yes. We are a pack now."

  "Should we name them now?"

  "Sure. Let's start with the oldest." The oldest or first born was a light brown pup.

  "It's a boy," Terra told him.

  "Hmm... David."

  "David?" Terra never heard of such a name.

  "He was a wolf legend, my father told me, I wish I remembered it."

  "Okay. David it is." They moved on to the next pup. "This one's a girl." Stormfast picked her up. Her eyes and ear were closed. They wouldn't open in weeks. "I was thinking Martini," Terra suggested. "It's what my mum wanted to call me before my da thought of something better."

  "We could use that. Sounds pretty," agreed Stormfast. He put Martini down, then she continued nursing. She was was a light gray. Just like Terra's father. In fact, she even the two black spots on her flank just like him.

  Soon, they named another pup, Arthur, another boy. Then another girl.

  "Oh, I always wanted to name my daughter Hannah." Stormfast looked at her. She was a white pup, like Terra.

  "I think this beautiful pup deserves a beautiful name. Hannah." Stormfast smilled at his mate. Then, there was the last pup. Which was the smallest. and also a boy. His fur was black, like Stormfast's.

  "It's Stormfast Junior," said Terra.

  "I'm gonna' say... Henry."

  "Sounds handsome."

  "Luckily, none of the pups had defects There were three boys and two girls. Not too little, not too much.

  How could a perfect family happen during a curse?

 

 

Next: Chapter 22: First Sight

Author's Note

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