Chapter Two - A Unfair Banishment.

Under a moonless night  a little Grey female pup jumps at another little white male pup in hopes to entise play. several other pups are resting together as if the night had warn them all out. The pups are under the watch of an older male pup who sits and wags his tail observing the play antics. The little Grey female lundges at the little White male's throat and pins him down. the little white male yelped in pain. The larger Male pup sat up in alarm and went over to the two pups rough housing, "Lila becareful, Ted has been sick for a long time, don't hurt him."

Lila the little grey female pup looked up at the older male pup and licked under his muzzle a little and barked happily. "oth kae. Zeke i carenful" she replys innocently not really understanding what the larger male pup (Zeke) ment.

Zeke looked at Ted, he had a little bit of blood around his neck from where Lila had bitten him. Ted being the runt of the litter was also the weakest pup Zeke had ever seen. Zeke himself was a runt from his mothers first batch of pups and the only pup to servive. Zeke licked Ted's neck and nuzzled him. "Its alright Ted you rest." Lila ran over to Zeke and tackled him nipping at his paws. Zeke turned to Lila and licked her, "its time to rest lila" Zeke said soothingly.

upon eairly morning a large black wolf with a greying muzzle aproched Zeke and the other pups. his booming voice sounded agressive, "Zeke what have you done!" the male demands.

Zeke woke and jumpped up looking at his father. "Father i-" Zeke was cut short.

"Don't call me Father Zeke. I am Jet to you and you better remember that." Jet snarled and half snapped at Zeke.

Zeke coward and lowed his body down his ears flat, "yes Jet."

Jet snarled, "what did you do to Ted?"

Zeke's eyes went wide and he looked around Ted was gone and he sniffed the ground. "I fell asleep he must have-"

Jet growled, "Zeke your brother is dead we found him this morning, with your scent all over him. You killed your brother didn't you." Jet's voice was unforgiving. It was painfully clear that even if Zeke protested Jet would only see it as a lie, so Zeke lowered his body.

Lila whimpered and slowly approched the two, "ohn Daady, we sleep and Ted sleep too. I plawy." She tries to explain, to her inraged father.

Jet turned to Lila then signaled for a female wolf, a grey wolf to come forward, "Fury take the pups inside then gather the wolves. we have to set an example of what pup killers get for killing a pup." Jet picked up Zeke by his scruff and carried him to the center of the territory, then dropped him. Backing up several feet he glared at his son.

Slowly other pack members begain to suround Zeke and his father. then Fury Zeke's mother came beside Jet. She softly whispered to her mate, "don't kill him he is still our first born to live." Jed nodded slowly.

Lila ran out of the den and raced over to the others but stayed  hidded as Zeke had taught her. she silently listened and watched.

"Zeke stand tall as a pup killer should." Jet said as he glared at his son.

Zeke flenched at his fathers words but raised his head to meet his fathers eyes.

Jet glared down at Zeke, Zeke's black coat reflecting the sun's rays. "you have killed your brother Ted and so much be punished for your crimes. Do you have anything to say in your behalf?"

Zeke sat down looking at his father and mother, "I didn't kill him. " Zeke pleaded. Steaming tears slipped from his eyes to his muzzle.

Jet glared at Zeke, "I'm sure you didn't mean to kill him, but that doesn't change the fact that he is dead Zeke and its your fault. Your punishment. Is banishment." Jet took a step towards Zeke and snarled as did the rest of the wolves. All but Fury who knew what banishment ment for the little male.

Zeke jumpped up and backed up whimpering, his eyes full of fear as his fathers fangs continue to come ever closer to him snapping the air. Zeke yelped as his father's fang dug into his shoulder. Zeke turned and ran into the forest as fast as he could, several of the wolves gave chase after him snapping at his feet to make him run faster. Zeke collasped and gasped, turning his head seeing the others over top of him he closed his eyes.  as a large male like his father spoke, "You'd better never come back Zeke. Your father went easy on you. only banishing you. then again maybe he didn't want to be called a pup killer also." the wolves turn and leave Zeke. Zeke whimpered and lay down his shoulder aching from the bite and the run. he sniffled and rubbed his nose.

Lila after watching her Brother's exial ran out and barked at her father, "Zeke no hurt teddy. I biteded him." Lila whimpered watching her mothers reaction.

Fury turned to Jet and snapped at him. "you sent off Zeke to die because you assumed he killed Ted."

Lila whimpered and turned, "Ted no deaded he sleepy. sleepy hard like he awas do."

Fury's eyes went wide as she raced past lila and jet. she came to where they laid ted, and ted was just barely waking up, he coughed and whimpered. and Fury's eyes softened as she begain to weep silently. her little male was alive, and her eldest male was gone. fury Gently picked up Ted and carried him back to his father and sister. Ted upon seeing lila growled and struggled to break free and jumped at Lila and nipped her neck just like she had done the night before.

Jet's face seemed blank as he thought about what he had done. He let out a howl for the entire pack to come. Every member of the pack appeared and seeing Ted alive and moving they froze, looking at Jet. "Find Zeke. I. I have done wrong." Jet finaly says after a few moments.

Zeke was roaming now outside the territory, he came across a fox and its kill. Zeke licked his jaw's he wasn't old enough to really eat meat but he was starving and figured he could take the foxes kill. he jumped from the bushes, but the fox turned and bit him. ripping some of Zeke's fur out and Zeke ran away yelping.

The pack was out looking for Zeke they soon picked up his trail and chased after it. upon coming to the fox who had black fur in its mouth and a black kill, the pack backed up. they couldn't believe there eyes. Fury amoung them froze and her ears pulled flat. She silently whispered, "no." The wolves were ready to kill the fox but then fox kits popped out of a den. Fury stood, "No, lets go." Fury turned regreat in her heart as she lead the wolves back to the den. Fury then told Jet of what had happened to Zeke.

Jet lowered his head and pulled back his ears. "Zeke wasn't a pup killer, I was." Jet turned his head away from his mate. the other wolves sat by.

the male who had spoken to Zeke before spoke again, "Jet if any of us were in your paw's we would have done the same thing."

Jet's eyes were closed tight as he began to tear up. Fury moved to Jet and pressed her muzzle against his chest and silently the pack mourn Zeke's demise. Lila whimpered hearing everything. She ran back into the den and tackled Ted and growled at him, "its your fault ted its your fault." lila was repeating what her father had said to Zeke but to ted insted. Ted whimpered and watched as lila laid down crying.