Morning

Shiki Was In A Deep Slumber, His Paws Twitching As He Dreamt. The Den Was Slightly Chilly, Enough To Offer Him A Slight Shiver. Though It Was Summer, He Was Alone In The Den And Had Not Yet Realized It. Not Until He Woke Up With A Start. His Head Rose Instantaneously, Blinking Away The Sleep As He Grew Accustomed To The Light Pouring In. His Backside Was Warm From The Sun, And As Soon As He Came To The Land Of Reality He Realized With A Start That His Mother Was Not There. Yawning, He Shuffled To His Paws And Stretched, Fluffing Out His Fur He Made His Way Out Of The Den. It Was Not Quite Afternoon Yet, But The Morning Was Quite Warm.

Stepping Out Into The Clear Air, He Stood At The Entrance To The Den As He Glanced Around For Any Sign Of Pamela. Her Scent Was Still Warm. Maybe she went to get breakfast. We're His Initial Thoughts. Tail Wagging Slightly, He Decided He Would Hunt Her Down, And Surprise Her With His Growing Tracking Skills. And So He Set Off. He Followed Her Trail As Best He Could, Occasionally Getting Distracted With The Other Scents Crossing His Path. However Far She Chose To Go, He Would Eventually Find Her. And Yet As Minutes Passed, He Would Begin To Call For Her. "Mom? Are you out here?" He Wasn't So Afraid, But He Also Was Never Left Alone For Long. And To Be Left Alone For Too Long, Or The Fear Of Being Left Behind, Scared Him. But He Had Never Gotten The Sense Of Being Abandoned, He Was Always With One Of His Parents. But The Tales Of Hearing About Other Pups Being Abandoned For One Reason Or Another, Frightened Him. He Had Never Really Interacted With Another Pup Before, However. It Had Always Been Him, His Mother, And His Father. "Mom? DAD!?" His Heart Began To Race, As Did His Feet.