X Marks the Spot

A tiny squeak was heard as Thane had just killed a mouse. He was about to bring it back to the den for Ookami before something made him stop in his tracks. White lined ears perked up as he heard an all too familiar howl?it was Hureia, his sister?dead sister. No, it couldn?t be her. The brute shook his head as he started to walk again. But Thane stopped once more and let out a small whimper, he was unsure if it was her or not?could she have lived? But?.he had seen her! Laying there dead! In the bloody snow?

Next then and only then did he smell her?pine and honey? Aqua blue eyes fluttered closed as he took it in. It was so?comforting?that scent. Maybe it was Hureia, his sister! Back from the dead! He took no time to drop the mouse but ran with it swinging from his jaws! Gray paws drummed against the Earth as he ran towards the source of the scent and howl.

Aqua blue eyes scanned the forest for something white, anything! Suddenly they fell upon a dame, a white and gray dame. His aqua blue eyes met her aqua blue eyes and he came to a halting stop. The black and gray brute stood there in disbelief. Was this his PTSD acting off again? Did it really get this bad with all of the stress of Ookami?s condition? Thane shook his head and blinked?.yet she was still there.

Aqua blue eyes narrowed as he walked up closer to her cautiously. The male took one paw and gently touched her; he felt the fur?.she was real! His sister was alive! Tears brimmed his aqua blue eyes as he spoke her name.

?Hureia?..? he said out loud for the first time in years.

Thane leaned in closer and nuzzled her as his tail started to wag.

?Hureia?.Hureia?.Hureia?? he seemed to coo softly?it was her name.

He couldn?t seem to stop saying her name; it really was his sister Hureia. His PTSD wasn?t tricking him anymore. But then?..how had she appeared when he had those hallucinations? Talking to him? White lined ears perked up as he was confused. But when he lay on death?s door those two wolves?there were only two! His parents! He should have known she was still alive! But here she was in his embrace, safe?

The brute licked her muzzle and then gently nipped her ear. His sister was alive! He couldn?t seem to get over the fact that she was all this time, alive! Had she been searching for him? Aqua blue eyes looked down upon her chest searching for a scar. And there it was?the scar. Where Poxiterso had attempted to rip out her throat. A shiver went up his spine as he thought about that awful day. The day they had found her dead on the border. But she wasn?t dead?she was here!

?You?re quite hard to kill sister?this makes me glad and want to howl to the stars.? he said after collecting himself.

White lined ears perked up as he stepped back from her and sat beside her on his haunches. Aqua blue eyes turning towards her as he gave her a small smile. This is how it used to be?.if only they were on the overlook in the snow surrounded by barren trees. A cliff below them as they had a clear view of the mountains . a small sigh escaped his lips as he thought about it. No, he was here with her now, that is all that mattered. It was nice to know he still had family related by blood now, well besides the ones on the way. Realization came to mind as he picked up the mouse he had dropped and set it down in front of him. The brute then sat there patiently awaiting her own reaction and reply.