Post by Gin on Jan 19, 2006 21:33:46 GMT -6
Okay, a little background info: This was inspired by Warped Tour 2005. Wolfman is in reference to the singer of Motion City Soundtrack (since has wolf-like characteristics--definitely werewolf-like) and Deerboy is from the video of "Sugar, We're Goin Down" by Fall Out Boy. I hope to finish the whole story someday, but am currently lacking ideas at the moment...
One misty spring morning, Khalon and Maia were taking a leisurely stroll together through the forest. It was their first chance away from the pups since they were born a month before. They had asked Adelaide, Maia's sister, to babysit, which she agreed, knowing the new parents were in need of some time alone together. As they decided to return home, Maia heard an unfamiliar sound.
“Khalon, listen,” she said. “Did you hear that?” He was silent for a second, then said, “Yes, I did. I wonder what it was. I've never heard anything like it.”
The two wolves walked in the general direction of the sound. It kept getting louder and louder until they found themselves standing in front of the oldest tree in the entire forest. At the base was a bundle of blankets. Every few seconds it would rustle and deliver a loud cry. Khalon hesitated, then drew back a corner, to discover a human child, no older than four months.
“Oh, my!” screeched Maia in surprise. She'd never seen a human so close before. She never noticed how odd they looked, with their skin furless, except for the tops of their heads, and how they had no snouts, but instead flat faces. “Do you suppose its parents are nearby?”
“Probably, so we better stay away, or else they'll attack us,” Khalon responded, with a cautious look around them to spot any more humans. He didn't want anything to do with it. His father had been shot by humans when he was young. The thought of having one, even a baby one, near his children terrified him. “Let's go, before they get here.”
“We can't just leave it here, suppose its been abandoned or its parents were killed,” cried Maia, her maternal instincts in full gear.
“Be reasonable, we don't know how to care for a human. Besides, they're wild, you can't tame them. It'll be destructive when it grows up,” Khalon said, turning to walk away.
“You can't seriously be turning your back on a helpless infant! What if one of our pups were lost in the woods? Wouldn't you rather it live with humans than freeze or get eaten by a bear?” Maia said, gently picking the baby up by the corners of its blanket.
“No, Maia, we're not taking it back with us! What will the rest of the pack say?” Khalon said. Maia set the baby down. “They'd be appalled with us if they found out we didn't bring it back. Even if it is a human, it's still a living creature. An infant living creature, at that,” she retorted. “We are not keeping that thing, Maia,” Khalon snapped. “And why not?” she asked. “I already told you why,” he said, knowing his patience wouldn't last long. He hated it when she got this way. From past experience, he knew he wouldn't win this argument, but that didn't keep him from trying. “That's a not a very good reason. You don't know for sure if it'll be too wild for us,” Maia said. “But suppose its parents do come back and think wolves ate it? You've heard the stories from the elders. Humans don't that kind of thing lightly. They go about and kill every wolf they encounter because for some reason they think it's revenge,” Khalon replied, hoping this would dissuade his mate. “You still believe those silly, old stories?” Maia said. “You should know better; they're just a bunch of nonsense used to scare pups. We're keeping it, and that's that.”
“I'm putting my--” Khalon began, but was interrupted by Maia's loud bark of, “WE'RE KEEPING HIM!”
When they arrived back home, all the other members of the pack were curious as to what the two had brought back. When they revealed the bundle, there were a few gasps of shock, a few curious comments from the older pups and a few disapproving remarks from the elders. “You can't possible think you'll be able to care for it,” sneered Avalbane the eldest female.
“Of course I can. I have plenty of milk and certainly enough room in our den, what more will we need for the time being?” Maia said, a bit disappointed at the narrow-mindedness she encountered. She'd figured there'd be some, but not this much.
Khalon and Maia took the baby to their den to introduce it to its new siblings. At their approach, Adelaide emerged from the entrance to greet them. She stared curiously at the blanket in Maia's mouth. “Welcome back. What's that?”
The two wolves entered the den and Maia set the baby down to show her sister. Adelaide gasped in surprise, but looked at her sister admirably. “How are you going to care for it. I know I couldn't, I don't know the first thing about humans.”
“Me neither, but they can't be that different from wolf pups, can they?” Maia said.
Chapter One
One misty spring morning, Khalon and Maia were taking a leisurely stroll together through the forest. It was their first chance away from the pups since they were born a month before. They had asked Adelaide, Maia's sister, to babysit, which she agreed, knowing the new parents were in need of some time alone together. As they decided to return home, Maia heard an unfamiliar sound.
“Khalon, listen,” she said. “Did you hear that?” He was silent for a second, then said, “Yes, I did. I wonder what it was. I've never heard anything like it.”
The two wolves walked in the general direction of the sound. It kept getting louder and louder until they found themselves standing in front of the oldest tree in the entire forest. At the base was a bundle of blankets. Every few seconds it would rustle and deliver a loud cry. Khalon hesitated, then drew back a corner, to discover a human child, no older than four months.
“Oh, my!” screeched Maia in surprise. She'd never seen a human so close before. She never noticed how odd they looked, with their skin furless, except for the tops of their heads, and how they had no snouts, but instead flat faces. “Do you suppose its parents are nearby?”
“Probably, so we better stay away, or else they'll attack us,” Khalon responded, with a cautious look around them to spot any more humans. He didn't want anything to do with it. His father had been shot by humans when he was young. The thought of having one, even a baby one, near his children terrified him. “Let's go, before they get here.”
“We can't just leave it here, suppose its been abandoned or its parents were killed,” cried Maia, her maternal instincts in full gear.
“Be reasonable, we don't know how to care for a human. Besides, they're wild, you can't tame them. It'll be destructive when it grows up,” Khalon said, turning to walk away.
“You can't seriously be turning your back on a helpless infant! What if one of our pups were lost in the woods? Wouldn't you rather it live with humans than freeze or get eaten by a bear?” Maia said, gently picking the baby up by the corners of its blanket.
“No, Maia, we're not taking it back with us! What will the rest of the pack say?” Khalon said. Maia set the baby down. “They'd be appalled with us if they found out we didn't bring it back. Even if it is a human, it's still a living creature. An infant living creature, at that,” she retorted. “We are not keeping that thing, Maia,” Khalon snapped. “And why not?” she asked. “I already told you why,” he said, knowing his patience wouldn't last long. He hated it when she got this way. From past experience, he knew he wouldn't win this argument, but that didn't keep him from trying. “That's a not a very good reason. You don't know for sure if it'll be too wild for us,” Maia said. “But suppose its parents do come back and think wolves ate it? You've heard the stories from the elders. Humans don't that kind of thing lightly. They go about and kill every wolf they encounter because for some reason they think it's revenge,” Khalon replied, hoping this would dissuade his mate. “You still believe those silly, old stories?” Maia said. “You should know better; they're just a bunch of nonsense used to scare pups. We're keeping it, and that's that.”
“I'm putting my--” Khalon began, but was interrupted by Maia's loud bark of, “WE'RE KEEPING HIM!”
When they arrived back home, all the other members of the pack were curious as to what the two had brought back. When they revealed the bundle, there were a few gasps of shock, a few curious comments from the older pups and a few disapproving remarks from the elders. “You can't possible think you'll be able to care for it,” sneered Avalbane the eldest female.
“Of course I can. I have plenty of milk and certainly enough room in our den, what more will we need for the time being?” Maia said, a bit disappointed at the narrow-mindedness she encountered. She'd figured there'd be some, but not this much.
Khalon and Maia took the baby to their den to introduce it to its new siblings. At their approach, Adelaide emerged from the entrance to greet them. She stared curiously at the blanket in Maia's mouth. “Welcome back. What's that?”
The two wolves entered the den and Maia set the baby down to show her sister. Adelaide gasped in surprise, but looked at her sister admirably. “How are you going to care for it. I know I couldn't, I don't know the first thing about humans.”
“Me neither, but they can't be that different from wolf pups, can they?” Maia said.
