The Weight
**Chapter 1: On a Rail** Tiny particles of dust zipped back and forth like thousands of little insects through the thin beams of light that trickled in through the crack in the door, casting a frail halo of light into the otherwise tenebrous train...
Time
Time Time had aged the omega and trauma made him wise. Stress had long since turned his dark face grey, and the adventures of his youth had deteriorated his joints to arthritic pins. Claudette ran the pack now. Nobody had seen Stinky in years...
In the Negative
**Chapter 1: Meager Moments** Kate was both grateful and bitter about her father's decision to send Humphrey away to Alpha School, and for quite obvious reasons. Reason one, was that, while they had been courted to each other for quite some time now,...
The Weight Chapter 2
**Chapter 2: Life as we Know It.** Humphrey did not realize that he had fallen asleep until he felt the lively rays of the coming sun beating against his eyelids. He groaned in annoyance and pinched his eyelids tighter together for a moment then...
A Hero in the Making
Chapter1 A young brown and tan pup sat alone in his favorite spot; a pile of rocks that overlooked a river frozen over with ice, the river itself making itself known only by the shallow gorge of which it had carved. A sizeable distance behind this...
In the Negative: Chapter 9
**Chapter 9: Public Enemy #2.** The wolf in the mouth of the den scoffed out a laugh and shook his head. "Now is that any way to greet a guest, runt?" he asked sarcastically. Humphrey scowled. "What are you doing here?" he asked dryly as he...
The Weight: Chapter 3: Where Have You Gone, Charming Omega?
Chapter 3: Where Have You Gone, Charming Omega? "What happened, dad?" Kate asked him, "what did you do?" Winston was so ashamed that he could barely speak, but swallowed and lifted his eyes. "I kissed another female," he replied softly, "intimately,...
In the Negative: Chapter 3
**Chapter 3: A Demanding Plea for Unity.** The hours seemed to roll along almost as though on a normal day for Kate. She worked her shift, taking care of whatever tasks needed done, and once that was finished, she had spent the remainder of her day...
In the Negative: Chapter 8
**Chapter 8: The Lighter Side** Humphrey laid alone in the den, bored out of his mind, as without Kate, and without the company of any individual, he found that his current situation was rather drab after a while. In his time alone, he had tossed,...
The Weight: Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Fate's Fickle Hand By the time Kate had reached the main grounds of her home, she realized that something big was about to happen, as a mass had begun to gather near the base of her father's speech rock. She cared not to question what the...
In the Negative: Chapter 7
**Chapter 7: Second Chances** The discussions hushed as Kate exited the den, and everybody turned to her, but when Humphrey stepped into view behind her, a noticeable tension filled the air. Those who sat rose to their paws and a few of those who...
The Weight: Chapter 8
Chapter 8: Divided We Fall Humphrey's eyes popped open and his head shot quickly up from the ground as a faint, but oddly familiar scream assaulted his ears, but he quickly regretted such an action, for as soon as he moved, he felt his entire body...