A Foxy Destiny

Chapter 2: On the Hunt

~Unknown's P. O. V.~

My alpha and I were hunting fox shifters. They spy on us and take food from us. Vermine. All of them. Our Beta and Gamma were back at the pack, running it for my Alpha. We were chasing after a small group of them. The little ones got away, but we caught the male and broke his neck. Well, my Alpha did. I tried to chase the smaller ones. But they were darker and hid in the shadows. Their scents went different ways to stop us from giving chase.

My Alpha came up to me and dropped the dead fox. He shifted back to his human form and put on his clothes. "Nasty. Spies need to be put down."

I shifted back too. After getting my shirt on, I bowed to him in respect. "Do you ever wonder why they spy on us?" I leaned against the tree.

He shook his head. "They get their paws on vital information, we have to kill them. Simple as that."

I looked up at the moon. "Vile. Well, we got one male. What should we do with him?"

We both watched the shifter go from fox to human. His eyes were wide open. Black hair and yellow eyes. Fair skin. "Let him rot here. Maybe if we leave him, the others will get the message." I nodded and followed my Alpha back to the pack.

There was something about that guy, though. I couldn't explain it. I looked back at the dead man. Nah. It's nothing. The others greeted us home. It's not like we were gone for hours. It was just an hour. We didn't go very far either. I rolled my eyes as my Alpha and Luna kissed. It's not like I am not happy to see them happy. I am just bitter that I haven't found my mate yet. Oh, well. I went through the rec hall where I saw many young she-wolves eyeing me up and down. You would think at the age of 27, I would have my mate. I saw one in particular. I motioned for her to follow me. She giggled and said goodbye to her friend for now. Yeah, I don't need a mate. I have all of these gorgeous ladies to satisfy me.

Cobalt: Stop fooling around! We will find mate!

Tch. You're such a c**k-block.

Cobalt: I pity you. Hope she is a good f**k, then. After that, he put up his block from me. Tch. Dumb mutt.

I had my fun with this she-wolf. Most know the deal, though. They don't get attached to me or fall for me. Since I will not reciprocate the feelings. She left in the early hours of the morning. Doing the walk of shame. I merely laughed at her attempt to hide my scent from the others. These she-wolves are nothing to me but playthings. I fell asleep and had a very weird dream. I was running with a fox. She had midnight blue eyes and black fur. Her human self reflected her fox form. Black hair, blue eyes and a killer body. Wait! Why am I lusting after a fox?! I woke up in a sweat.

"The f**k?" I held my head. "Why did that happen?" I shook my head and went for a shower. What was that? How could I lust after a fox? They are vile creatures. They spy on us. Steal from us. Again, I think back to the foxes from earlier. They didn't have any food with them. Did we get them before they did? Or did they not take anything to begin with. I slapped myself. "Stop it." Get your s**t together. Jeez. Me? Mate a fox? Like hell I would. It wouldn't even be possible. It was unheard of for a wolf and fox to be mates. Then again, my dream from earlier. She was pretty. And her coat being black? That's rare too. Most are orange or white foxes. Hm. Maybe I should see if black fox shifters are rare or not. But who would I go to? I don't know anyone who would know.

I laid back in my bed and looked up at the setting moon. How could I be infatuated with a fox? Perhaps if I saw her, I could see what's up. If I find the woman in my dream, I could stop thinking about this. And kill her. She's a fox after all. It's just the circle of life.

~Scout's P. O. V.~

I fell to my knees. No. Father. "Tell me that's a lie." My mom and brothers were summoned to Okami's and Kioshi's boardroom.

My Okami looked down at me with sorrow. "We're afraid so, Scout. He was killed by wolves." I screamed out in pain.

Mom held onto me. "How... He was so careful."

Kioshi came down from the top of the room. "Scout, Marcella, Reen, Roan. Forgive me. I sent him to look at that pack's whereabouts. I sent him to his death." We never refer to them by their names.

"Kioshi..." My brother Reen looked down and started shaking his fists. "I-I want to kill them!" He screamed out. "That was my father!" Oh, Reen.

Roan was holding him back. "Stop it, Reen! You know they are stronger than us!"

Okami's hand touched my back. "Enough, gentlemen." Her tears dripped onto my lap. "We felt his death. Do you remember why us fox shifters have 2 forms of groupings?"

Reen stopped resisting. "Our Earth is our immediate family. Should the Kioshi and Okami die, we run and start over. The Okami and Kioshi are the mother and father of fox shifters. Their souls are connected to ours."

Roan spoke after Reen. "We have to make sure our Earth is never to be seen. Hidden from our enemies."

Kioshi pulled my brothers into a hug. "I am so sorry, boys. He was a good friend of mine."

Okami held onto me and mom. The three of us were crying as the boys were trying to hold themselves together. "I am so sorry." She repeated. But it wasn't her fault. "We will find his body and give him a ceremonial bural."

"Thank you, Okami." I sobbed on her shoulder.

Later that night, our warriors found my dad's body. We all stood and watched his body go into the dirt. I kept trying to tell myself to stay strong. But I couldn't. Dad and I were so close. Damn those wolves. Damn them. All we can do is just watch them so we could move away. We don't steal like they claim we do. We don't hurt anybody like they say we do. I cried onto my dad's coffin. Begging him to come back to us. Dad! They broke his neck. The ones that were with him said that it was an Alpha and a Delta. It took several people to get me off of his coffin. I screamed and begged. Cried until I couldn't anymore. Our warriors had to sedate me. The last thing I saw was a woman standing at his headstone. Looking sad.

I woke up in my room. Looking around, I saw that my door had been nailed down. Daddy. No. I continued to cry even though I was alone. How dare they? How dare they kill my dad? Roan was right, though. We are too weak to fight any wolf. Even an omega wolf was too strong for us. I wanted revenge. I wanted to kill those wolves myself. Something flickered out of the corner of my eye. I looked up to see the same woman I saw at my dad's funeral. She didn't say a word. She just stood there and looked at me with sadness. Her black and white hair was split in the middle. Her red eyes didn't read malice. She shook her head and came over to me. Her hand rested on my cheek. It was so warm. She wiped the tears from them and kissed my forehead. Who was she? She was also glowing. When her lips touched my head, I saw an image of a man. A wolf? He was running with me. I heard our laughter. He called me mate. She pulled back and took my hand in hers before disappearing.

"Scout?" My brother Roan knocked. "Are you awake yet?" He unlocked my door and came in. "Hey." He closed the door and sat next to me. "I know you and dad were super close. How are you holding up?" I shook my head. "Me too. I miss him too." I just cried into my brother's lap. He cried with me. I have never seen Roan or Reen cry. But this? It made this 10 times harder. I screamed and cried. How? How could he just leave us? Later on, Reen and mom joined us. We were all crying together. My dad is gone. Permanately. And it's their fault. It's their f*****g fault. I'll kill them!