"Hunter! GET IT BY THE LEG!" My hunt mate said. I sped up and put my jaws onto the elks kicking leg. The elk fell down, and my hunting mate, Thorn, began to bite and claw it. Soon enough, the elk was our meal. But, just to tell my pack, I ran to the top of a rock, stood up, and howled. "The MEAT of elk! DOWN! DOWN! RED! MEAT!!" That was my message. I got a howl back, "COMING FAST! PAWS! SINK! DUST! FOOD!" wow. my kind of canines dont know how to talk! I waited for a bit before eating, and i saw a little speck of grey in the distance. Why did we choose a mountain den? hmm. The rest of my pack is here now, and i looked for chunks of meat that Thorn had left me. After we all got our fill,

we quickly ran back to the den. i really wanted to stay outside and enjoy the breeze, but the pack sensed a snow storm coming. i walked inside, kicking up some dirt to make a little door. We began a meeting. "Guys, I really think we should start tunneling for the winter." Blaze said. I put my tail up in agreement. I saw that 8 of the other pack members agreed. so..... 9/12......."I say that tunneling is the winner." i said. "OKAY! LETS START!" Blaze said. he is very loud. I ran to a corner of the damp den and began to dig. dust flew. when we heard Harold, the owl, HOO HOO, we knew that it was getting pretty late. I slept in my small ditch. it was about.... 2 wolf legs long (Wolf feet in my world. 15 inch

es, so about 30 inches deep.). i was pretty cozy, i have to say. i also was cold without thorn. i walked over to her. "Hey thorn? Can we cuddle up tonight?" i ask. "yeah, hunter." she said as she gave my muzzle a little affectionate lick. "QUIET DOWN!" blaze said as he bared his teeth. me and thorn padded over to my ditch and put our heads on oppisite sides (Hunters head by thorns tail, thorns head my hunters). ohhh.... i slept nicely. she cuddled nicely.

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The next morning, i woke up with my muzzle right by Thorns. "Glad your up! The pack went out to get some chow already!" Thorn told me. "Well, i couldn't help it.

your just so comforting, i slept like a pup!" i laughed. "Welp, wanna dig some more?" thorn asked happily. "Sure!" I replied. thorn began to dig in my ditch. I think that she TRUELY wants to be my mate. When we heard the howl of breakfast, i stumbled out of the den and tripped, rolling down the side of the mountain. i stood up, dazed. "Hunter! are you okay?!" Thorn said worredily. "I think so, thanks for checking." i said and gave her a lick. she followed me to the meat, and we ate while all the rest of the pack stared (stare, stared.) at us. "what?" i said. "I think we have our first mate couple!" blaze said. i must not have noticed that thorn put her tail on mine. oh, that little sweetheart! i blushed. sort of.