Mate wanted

Ember smiles and says " I do to. "

THREE WEEKS LATER

Quest was in the den. She just became pregnant . In her stomach 2 little pups lay. Ember pushed some caribou in the cave for Quest to eat and said " hows it coming? "

Without saying 1 word Ember dashes forward. He waits for Quest to follow him through the icy storm.

Ember can sense something is wrong with Quest so he stops and says " Is there something wrong? "

" Are you sure? " says Ember. " Are you cold?"

" What! " said Ember. " Oh sorry... I was having a nice dream then you woke me up." Then ember saw the big wall of snow. His jaw drooped and his eyes did not blink. He stared at the wall. His eyes never moving and body as still as stone. Eventually he snapped out of it when a chill ran down his spine. It was freezing cold in the cave and he could see that Quest was cold too. Ember let his fluffy white fur warm Quest but he was still worried. What about food, water. If the pups were born what would they eat! Under his breath he whispered " please snow, melt. Lives of pups are on the line!"

Ember sees Quest struggaling and starts to dig when he hears a sound. It was a low deep growl. Ember knew what it was because it had killed his parents... a bear! Ember started to nuzzleQuest and said " ummmm... Quest... there's something in the cave... " suddenly Ember could hear the bear's pounding feet getting closer to them. " DUCK!! " Said Ember as he pushed Quest on the ground! But when they turned around there was no bear. Just a cub. Ember felt embarresed but if there's a cub there must be a mother bear somewhere. " Where is your mommy? " said Ember. " Don't have one " said the cub.

Before the cub could say a word Ember aggresivley pushed the cub aside and said to Quest " if we keep the cub he will grow up, become big and kill us and our pups. Or the cub's mother will find him and kill us. WE CAN'T TAKE HIM IN!!!!! " Ember's eyes were red and staring at the cub but then he saw Quest and his eyes turned back to ember and he backed up.

Ember then gave Quest the look that a pup gives to their mother when they say " but... but mom!" Soon Ember found out that puppy eyes don't work anymore so he gave up and said " we can keep the cub if she doesn't hurt or kill our pups."
Suddenly a mouse scampered across the cave floor and Ember caught it! " take this" said Ember as he handed over the mouse to Quest.

Ember gave the cub a stern look. He never had liked bears because one had killed his parents. " the cub needs a name." said Ember. " How about Darkfur because caves are dark and we found him in a cave" said Ember as he slurped up his piece of mouse. He was so glad that he could finally eat. The tender, sweet, juicy meat tingled his tongue. The flavors warmed his mouth and sparked a bit of energy in him.

Ember usually has a straight face but even he started to laugh! " We should get some rest'. " said Ember with a smile. The scar on his side was now just a faint line. He had completely forgot about it since he became Quest's mate.

Ember begins to curl up and shut his eyes when he spotted Darkfur. " You know. Your not as bad as I thought you were kid. " said Ember with a smile " Goodnight Quest. I love you. " said Ember. Under his breath he then said " I love you more then life itself. " Then he fell in a deep sleep.

Ember heard Quest's screeches and howls and he left the elk he was hunting be. He began sprinting forward when he saw Quest sleeping. For a moment relief spread on his face. The howling was probably all in his head. But then he saw the pups, including the still born. Just the thought of the pain Quest must had felt made a chill run down his spine, so to comfort Quest, Ember laid next to her to keep her warm.


OOC: I can't believe you wrote all that!!! I'm very impressed!!! Wow!!!