Take me Home

Kohaku Amarok · 05-21-2012, 10:05 AM

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After all that waiting, it's finally here! Early morning.

Kohaku emerged from the dark den and was bombarded by the morning light. He winced and blinked several times to get used to the bright world. Beside him was his sister Lucia, who let out an enormous yawn. Ahead of him was his mommy, her white form towering over him. They had just woken up and he was more than ready to go on an adventure. He was two moons now and he wanted to see the whole world. Kohaku's puppy-blue eyes had started to change, a rim or turquoise had formed around the pupil and in a few months they would turn into a brilliant green.

The colorful puppy turned his changing eyes to his mommy to gave her a big smile and a wagging tail. He began to wander over to her, but was stuck on his side. Growling, Kohaku turned to find that Lucia had playfully attached herself to his hip. He twisted around to grab onto her ear and thus playtime began. The two siblings wrestled for a long time, but neither was able to come out victorious. Eventually, they both stopped out of exhaustion and hunger. Kohaku and Lucia turned their attention to their mommy and ran over to suckle. She allowed them to drink, but because both puppies were nearly weaned there was little for them to drink.

Unsatisfied with his meal, Kohaku ran over to her face and licked her muzzle, whining and complaining of his empty stomach. Lucia, who preferred meat over milk, was quick to join in and it didn't take much convincing for their mommy to decide to start hunting. As was usual, she herded them back into the den. "Nooooo," he complained. Kohaku hated being put back into the den. He couldn't see why he had to hide whenever his mommy went out. He was old enough to stay outside.

The impatient puppy waited in the tunnel while Lucia bounded quickly into the den's main chamber. There she began to wrestle with her rag doll. Kohaku looked back into the light of the outside world and his heart sank. His oversized ears stood erect as he listened to his mommy's fading footsteps. When he could no longer hear her he quickly scrambled out of the den. The puppy's changing eyes glistened in the sun, a mischievous flame burned inside his eyes. He quickly looked around and his heart pounded as he slowly stepped out of the hole. A bush rustled and he flinched, expecting his mommy to come scold him. But no words came and his mommy was nowhere in sight.

Satisfied that no one was going to stop him, the young wolf took off into the forest. His tongue hung out as he ran and a look of pure joy was etched into his face. There was no one to stop him, no one to say no, no sister to annoy him. He could do whatever he wanted. Kohaku ran for quite some time in puppy terms before he began to inspect everything around him. He jumped from one tree to another, bush to bush. Everything was new and exciting. If he saw a bird, Kohaku would run after it howling and barking in his wolfish fashion

After what seemed like hours of playing and pestering small wildlife he finally settled down in tiny a clearing. Kohaku looked around, just realizing that he was completely lost. Even so, it didn't bother him. If he got in trouble his mommy would come and rescue him like she always did. No longer satisfied with scaring birds, he began to look around for something else to occupy his young mind. A flash of movement from the corner of his eyes caught his attention and he turned excitedly. On the ground was his own tail wagging quickly behind him. Kohaku let out a growl and contorted his body so he could grab the grey and white appendage. It took several tries, and the process was extremely loud, but he finally managed to grab ahold of his tail and promptly began chewing on it.

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