Oh boy," Wind sighed good-naturedly, watching May and Maple wrestle. He chuckled, leaning over to Scarlet. "Not so many moons ago, that was us.
"I know." Scarlet sighed, smiling. Her eyes wandered to a tiny brown male pup with chocolate eyes. "He reminds me of Nike." she said softly.
Wind smiled, licking the pup's forehead.
The tiny pups squealed, pawing at his father's tongue. His vision was blurry, even though his eyes were open, so he kept toppling over.
Wind chuckled, nudging his son back to his paws. "What should we call him?" he asked Scarlet, glancing at May and Maple. He was still in awe that these were his very own pups.
"I'm not sure.. something strong though. He's going to be great. I've already decided that." Scarlet winked, rolling so her belly was more exposed.
Wind smirked. "Hmm..." he gazed at his pup intently. "Maybe... Sorin?" he suggested.
"Oh I like that." Scarlet replied, nuzzling her son.
Wind frowned as he looked over at one of the pups. It had barely moved since the birth, and Wind was growing increasingly worried.
Scarlet caught his expression. "What's wrong?" she asked softly, looking at her pups again.
"That one," Wind frowned, looking at the sickly pup. "It... hasn't moved."
Scarlet's face paled. "What?" she whispered, her voice shaking.
"It's breathing... but it's just..." Wind let out a low whine, nudging the pup gently.
Scarlet's face turned deathly white. "No.... no Wind.... please..." she whimpered, staring in horror at his face. She couldn't bear to look at her pup.
Wind sighed sadly, his ears shooting up in alarm as he heard a deafening *BANG*, along with Sitka's warning. He remembered it from his pup-hood. He had very little memories of his father, Hades, but he remembered his death. Vividly. "Scarlet!" He shouted, "we have to get out of here!" He immediately dove for May and Maple, who were frozen in fear from the bang.
Outside, North was barking orders. "Pups first!" Stone and his sister scrambled by, in a panic.