36Chapter 1: Startling Occurrences
Humphrey's P.O.V.
I can't take it anymore! I heard myself screaming inside my head. The pups were growing up, and I couldn't take their attitude anymore.
"EVERYONE SHUT UP AND GO TO YOUR CORNERS!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.
The pups have just been bickering at eachother for the last few hours. Each little thing they did somehow pissed off another.
"But dad…" Claudette started.
"No, I don't any excuses! Everyone just be quiet!"
I got an eyeroll from Runt, but I decided to not pursue that one.
"I'm sorry for yelling, but I need everyone to just get along right now. I can't focus with you constantly fighting."
I got an "Okay" from all of them, almost simultaneously.
A few weeks ago, I got so angry that I went and dug all of the corners myself. Now, my den is in sort-of triangle shape where there in the entrance, then three sharp corners. The alpha den had never been touched before, it was something that you were never supposed to do, but I did it out of rage. It is highly working to my advantage.
I looked at all three of my pups in their corners, granted they were forced to stare at the wall so they didn't notice when I was looking at them. I just couldn't believe what my pups had become. I know it was just a phase, but It couldn't take it. Just a few months ago, we were fighting our way away from the hunters. They were disrespectful then, but Kate was there. Now with Kate on her 'hunting trip', she couldn't be here. Garth went too. She said that she was going to be at least a few weeks, but now it has been more like five. She told me before she left to not go and look for her, but now, I was concerned. She just left me here to run the pack and handle the pups. Last time she went on her trip, was during the Great Games. I had Winston and Eve to help me, but now they can't help. They were at first, but Winston caught an illness and is now being cared for by Eve.
Eve assured me that it wasn't fatal. It was just something small and that he needed rest. Last I heard was that crying could be heard from outside the den. No one has seen either of them since. Some are afraid that if they do go in there, that Eve will rip them to shreds in pure emotional violence. Others believed that both Eve and Winston were dead and that Eve contracted the disease from taking care of him. They don't go in because of fear for contracting the disease themselves.
By now, I was sure that Kate ran off with Garth and left me and the pups behind. Lily hasn't been seen either, but it is said that you can hear her crying from outside her den.
I never could test these out myself. I was always in the alpha den. I never see my friends anymore, actually, the last time I saw them, they were at the games.
I thought about what Salty had said to me before the wedding. He told me that this would happen. "Don't let her corrupt you. Stay an omega!"
I thought that he was crazy before, but now I understand. I had to go through alpha school, I had to give up my recreation, I gave up my life. Salty hates me now as well.
"I screwed up." I said to myself.
"What dad?" asked Stinky.
I always hated him the most. He always tried to show how mature he was by ending up doing the exact opposite. And who would name their pup Stinky? I didn't, it was Kate. She thought it would be a cute name. And then there are those rogue packs. Is that really how I was going to be known. Was I really going to be known as Humphrey, father of Stinky, or vice-versa. What the hell! I wasn't even mentioned, it was always Winston's grand-pup.
"Shut the hell up!"
"What's wrong dad?" Runt asked, very scared.
"Your mother ditched us for that Eastern wolf. She hates me and she hates you. Just listen to your names. Runt, Stinky? She doesn't give a shit about you."
"Dad stop." Runt said as he started to whimper.
"Go right ahead. Your mom abandoned you, your grandparents are dead, and all you'll ever be good for is back-up meat if we have a caribou shortage again."
He ran out before I could stop him.
"Run you little runt, that's what you are and will always be. Do you really think it is impressive that you can climb trees? Do you think that it's 'cool' being the 'king of shadow forest' or whatever the hell it's called."
Claudette came out of her corner and started snuggling me. "Dad, please stop. This isn't you."
"No, this is exactly what your mother has made me." Then, before I knew it, my claw slashed through the air and across her throat.
She gave out a few gaping sounds before falling to the ground, grabbing at her throat.
"I told you to shut up!" I yelled at her dead corpse. Now all that was left was Stinky.
"Stinky…" I said turning towards him.
He was frozen with fear, but was still able to make a sound. "Y-y-yes D-d-d-dad."
"You want to become leader of the pack correct?"
"Mhmm?"
"Then I need you to go find Runt and dispose of him before he can tell anyone about this."
"Yes F-father."
"Good boy." I said to him, insulting him by treating him like a dog.
"Wasn't that nice?", I said to myself while washing the blood off my paws at the river. "I always liked you Claudette, but I told you to shut up. You need to learn to listen." I said while smirking.
"And when that stupid brother comes back, I will kill him as well." I started to laugh to myself. Kate, see what you have made me? I thought.
Suddenly, my entire attitude just changed. "What did I just do?" I said to myself. I started to pant not being able to control it.
"What did I do?" I yelled to myself.
"What did I do?" I said again.
"What did I do?"
"What did I do?"
"What did I do?"
"What did I do?" I said finally crying by the last one.
I woke up in a huge startle. I jumped up and looked around. It was the middle of the night. My eyes were extremely blurry. I always had this problem when waking up. I started blinking them rapidly in order to clear it faster. Once it was clear enough, I started to look around. Kate and all of the pups were there, fine and breathing. The walls of the den were still rounded, like they should be. Kate seemed to notice my sudden startle.
"Humphrey? What's wrong?"
"I had that dream again."
"I already told you that I will never leave you, Garth and I are just going to hunt together. You aren't as good as us, so we are going. Its for the good of the pack."
"That's what you said when you were going to marry him."
"That was then, and that was different than this."
"Okay, do you promise that you will be back by the first snowfall of the season?"
"Humphrey, you already made me promise that six times already."
"Do you promise?" I said hearing the worry in my own voice.
"Yes Humphrey, I promise." she responded with a yawn.
We started to fall asleep again when I remembered something different about my dream.
"Kate?"
"Yes?" She said irritated.
"There was something new about this dream."
"What was that?" she asked curiously.
I sighed before giving my answer, "I killed the pups."
Alright everyone. I know that this hasn't been updated for a while, but this is it. I posted this almost a full two months ago, anticipating that my other Fanfic, Humphrey's Darker Side, was almost over. Then if you read that one, I decided to make it much longer. It is still not over, and far from it, but I promised this one, so here it is. I don't think that I'll be able to write these as often as my main one, but I write this when I'm in a good mood. (And you see how often that is.)
Anyways, I would love any suggestions and any reviews, and as always, read for your own enjoyment.
-Hikers123