"Ren! Stop being a brat and get out of the hole!" My elder sister yells.
"No!" I yell back.
I'm the smallest in our pack. We're not even related by blood. We're just a group of wolves who didn't like our previous packs so we left to form our own.
I'm the youngest too. So I'm often treated like the baby of the pack. And because of that I decide to act more childish.
I mean might as well. Speed wise I'm the fastest. Strength wise I'm the third strongest. But that still doesn't stop them from teasing me.
The elder sister trying to dig me out of the hole I'm currently in is our alpha. She's the strongest one of us.
Then there's my second sister who's the Beta. She's the fourth strongest but she's great at pack management.
And training us. She's the most skilled fighter out of us all. Then there's elder brother. He's the second strongest.
But he also treats me like a baby a lot more than the others. It's pretty annoying. But I can't do much to stop it.
He just turns it into me acting like a baby. And finally is my second brother. He's the weakest of us all. But he's really flexible. And stealthy.
He can sneak up on anything and one. It's pretty scary. But also really cool. He's our main hunter.
Elder brother finds the herbs we need for medicine and food. Elder sister cooks the meals.
Second sister finds and purifies the water. And then there's me. I build stuff. So if we need weapons I got it.
Clothes I can do it. Pottery yep. I have to be doing something so I picked up those skills. Which might seem like a lot but it's not.
"You still can't get her out?" My elder brother asks.
"No! What the hell did you do to make her act like this!?" Elder sister yells.
"I.. she sat in a puddle when she went to fix my top after I tore it. And I said thanks pup but are we going to have to put you back in diapers? Looks like you had an accident..." Elder brother says.
I frown. I really hate how he teases me and that was just the worst one. I hear Second brother laugh.
"Oh that's gold!" Second brother says.
"Knock it off. We want her to come out not stay in the hole!" Second sister scolds.
"But you have to admit it was funny!" Second brother argues.
"You're impossible you know that." Second sister says.
"Hey how about instead of scolding us you help us get her out of the hole!" Eldest brother says.
"Ugh, you lot can be so stupid sometimes." Second sister says.
"Careful.." Eldest sister growls.
"Just watch." Second sister says.
I hear her walk off then come back. Then there was the sound of a snap. I was confused for a moment but then I smelt it.
I immediately climbed out of the hole and ran over to her. She had honey glazed deer jerky! I like it a lot.
"Seriously?! It was that easy?!" Eldest sister yells.
"Yes it was." Second sister says as she feeds me the jerky.
Which I happily allowed because it was faster than handing me it then putting it in my mouth myself.
Later that night. We found a cave to sleep in and we had roasted bear claws with a vegetable and herbal soup.
In the middle of the night Seconds brother woke us up.
"Wake up! Hunters are coming!" He says in a whisper yell.
We all soon wake up and are on our feet. We follow Second brother out of the cave and away from the hunters.
"What are hunters doing this deep into the forest?" Second sister asks.
"I don't know. But they're being lead by triplets. Who don't look easy to deal with." Second brother says.
"How many hunters did they bring?" I ask.
"42." He informs.
"What?!" Eldest sisters says shocked.
We were all shocked by the number. A normal hunter squad can be from 5 to 10 people. But 42 is an insane number.
Unless they're trying to start a war. But that wouldn't make sense. Us wolves stay in the forests and woods.
So unless some pack decided to cause trouble there's no reason to take war to us. And even then it's likely that pack is the only one that will be destroyed.
"Let's just hurry up before they find that cave and track us." Second brother says.
We all come to a silent agreement and pick up the pace. We get a good 25 miles away from the cave before we decide to stop and rest for a bit.
"Do you think there's anymore hunters?" I ask.
"Maybe. I didn't see any though." Second brother says.
"Maybe we should hide underground? That way we can just wait out whatever they're planning to do?" Eldest brother suggests.
"We don't have enough reserves right now. So we'll have to have some of us hunt while the rest stay to build the bunker." I respond.
"That's fine. As long as we can be safe about it." Eldest sister says.
"My, my, I didn't expect these beasts to be so smart!" Some says from the shadows.
We all jump up onto our feet. Slowly three figures step out of the shadows. They looks healthy and strong.
Mostly lean muscles with little to no fat. Sudden second brother gasps.
"Those.. are the triplets leading the hunters..." Second brother says taking a step back.
"What?! But there's no way for them to find that cave and track us down so fast!" Second sister says.
"Oh we noticed him and followed him. We were just waiting for you to stop. After all we had to see if you were going to warn a pack about us or not." One of the triplets says.
She was on the left. She gave off the air of calm composure.
"Why bother telling them that? It's not like they'll live after this." The one on the right says.
She gives off the air of calm danger. I didn't even think that was a thing or possible. But apparently it is.
"Why kill us?! Our pack is small and we haven't done anything!" Eldest sister says.
"Because we're not like the other hunters. We formed this group for revenge. We won't stop till all of you are dead." The one on the left says.
"You're taking revenge on people who had nothing to do with whatever happened to you?!" Eldest brother says.
"You aren't people. Just beasts." The one on the right says.
"Guys... We're surrounded. Their squad is hiding in the trees ready to shoot." I say quietly enough for just my pack to hear.
They suddenly look around and noticed we are in fact surrounded.
"Oh look the little one noticed our trap!" The one on the left says.
Suddenly the one in the middle holds up her hand. Her sisters immediately stopped talking and looked at her.
"You, small one, step forward. I wanna see your face." She says.
Her voice is smooth and almost hypnotic. Her tone even and bored. But I wasn't giving her the satisfaction of having me listen to her.
"If you don't step forward I'll have my men shoot your pack." She threatens.
I immediately went to the front of the group. That was a low blow. What wolf wouldn't do anything to protect their pack. Their family.
*Gasps!?*
"She's so pretty!" The one on the left says excitedly.
"She is pretty cute. And her body isn't bad either." The one on the right says.
Her comment caused me to blush. Who the hell just says that?! Eldest sister immediately stepped in front of me.
I grabbed her arm since it was right there. But our actions only seemed to piss off the trio. All of them instantly frowning.
"Step away from her now." The one in the middle demands.
Who the hell does she think she is?! Demanding anything from an alpha is a death wish!
Eldest sister, as if to prove my point, growled at her.
"Ugh. A mutt who doesn't know it's place. Sister I say we just end this now and take the small one." The one on the right says.
"For once I agree with her." The one on the left says.
"So all three of us agree. That makes things easier. Spare the tiny one!" The one in the middle says.
Suddenly right in front of me I heard multiple shots ring out and my pack falling to the ground lifeless.
I stood there frozen for a minute just staring at them. Then suddenly my legs gave out and I fell to my knees.
I kept looking at their faces only to see their lifeless eyes staring back at me. All the memories of us laughing, talking, arguing and the occasional fight came flooding at me.
The sight of Eldest sister smiling, the night where eldest brother fell into the river and came out looking like a cat who just got a bath and wasn't happy about it.
Second sister rubbing my head and singing, second brother hugging me or just holding me because he was feeling clingy.
I couldn't stop the tears from flowing no matter how hard I tried. I knew they were gone but I couldn't accept it.
I started shaking ther corpses as my vision blurred with more tears. I felt like a pup who just had a nightmare and is looking for comfort.
Except there was no waking up. There was no realizing it was just a bad dream and that it wasn't real.
The sudden realization that no more memories will be made. No more fights, no more anything with them hits me hard.
Next thing I know a howl escapes me. I never knew a howl could sound so broken and lost. Especially not one coming from me.
Suddenly a sharp pain hit me in the back of the neck and my vision went black.