His boy was gone for nearly four snowfalls. It was so different without his small smiles and his affectionate hand, but he would have to do without his boy. The human pack his boy left behind was sad, especially the youngest one that goes by his boy’s den everyday.
That boy hasn’t smiled since the old alpha and his boy disappeared. Don’t get him wrong, even though the human pup hasn’t been happy, it didn’t mean he didn’t growl and defy the new alpha. It meant little when it was no different from puppy squabble. More than once, when he passed him at his boy’s den, he could see the sullen look on the young human’s face and the lack luster energy in his movements. He missed his boy too.
As time passed on, the human den looked darker and distant as the elder human slowed. He was old and he worried for the day when he stopped moving. Even so, the old human never neglected him. He would always leave food out and groom him every so often. He was treated well, but it wasn’t the same. The old human wasn’t his boy.
Krypto, the alien mutt, lost his boy too. The other lost his boy sometime before his and frequently visited when his boy was still here. Nowadays, he came less and less. It was for the best, that alien mutt was too much like a pup sometimes.
The light came and went. The new alpha was always busy with his shiny lights, he smelled of sweat and smoke, while the old human continued to scavenge and hunt for their meals. As for the young pup, he smelled of dirt and metal. The den was in sorrow it wasn’t until the other human returned that life dared to resume. Even so, the sullen look never left the boy’s face.
Not long after, intruders attacked. The humans fought and protected their home. Ace joined in the battle by with the traps his boy left around the den. The same ones he used on Krypto on occasion when the alien mutt was out of hand. They won, but little changed after the battle. They returned their routines with the exception of one human with female scents on him.
It never felt right for him to stay in the den without his boy there. He slept outside when the weather was kind. It was then he heard a movement on the grounds. His ears perked as he woke and searched the grounds. He saw no one, but he knew someone was there. He pounced up as he gave a warning growl.
When nothing responded he raised his nose to the air and sniffed. Nothing, but the crisp night air… No, there was something more. He sniffed again. A familiar scent, one he hasn’t smelled in ages. He barked happily when he realized who’s scent it was.
It was his boy!
He padded around, whining quietly as he searched for his boy. His tail wagged excitedly he wanted to see him, but there was nothing. He whined as his ears drooped. Where was his boy?
A familiar hand touched his head. He glanced up excitedly but still he saw nothing.
“Hi Ace.” He heard the soft whisper at his ear as the hand continued to pet him and scratch his ear.
His boy was back! He wasn’t gone! He gave a playful growl as he pressed his hand against the invisible hand. He wanted to pounce his boy, to rub up against him, to shower him with affectionate licks. But all that would have to wait. There was someone else on the grounds. He stood firmly as he turned towards the source of the noise.
“What is it Ace?” His boy asked him.
He growled. It was the man that hurt his pack.
“Easy Ace.” His boy patted him calmly. “Take me to him.”
And he did, he took his boy into the dark den down below with the noisy flying creatures. There his boy made him stay as he ran off to anger the man. He wanted to jump out to help his boy, but he couldn’t see where his boy was. The man growled. He was annoyed. His boy appeared, he looked very different from what he remembered him was he wearing fake skin like the other humans? The man lost his patience. He pulled out a dangerous thing and pointed at his boy.
“Sic’im!” His boy shouted out before he charged at the man with a feral growl. He couldn’t let his boy get hurt!
While he kept the man busy, his boy ran off deeper into the darkness. He felt a change in the air before the man yelled. Before he knew it, the man kicked him away and ran into the light where his boy disappeared. He struggled to get up, but by then the light was gone.
His boy was gone again.
He whined pathetically as he padded towards the lingering scent of his boy. Whatever this thing was, it was in pieces. He whined again as he lay down, his side was still in pain from the kick.
He wasn’t sure how long it was before the old human came down, but when he did he could hear the worry and disapproval in his voice. He couldn’t understand him, but he knew whatever this thing was, it was important to the pack. The human that carried the scent of females was upset.
“If he knew, Ace would be skewered in no time.” The old human murmured quietly.
He padded up to the old human and nudged his head under his hand. He was sorry to see the old human sad, sorry that he couldn’t see his boy before he disappeared again. The human was old and tired. He really wanted to see him happy. And the rest of the pack felt the same.
Though… he does not approve of the human pup’s methods.
“Quit moving you stupid mutt!” The pup growled at him.
He wiggled and snapped at him. He didn’t like how the pup was grooming him. He was rough and scratched at all the wrong places. He was nothing like the old human. Ace shook furiously and drenched the human pup.
“Argh!” The other growled.
The old human laughed at his attempt and took over the grooming again. It was a while before the pup managed to groom him properly. And boy was he good. He had to show the boy he was good. The next time the boy groomed him properly he made certain to shower him with rubs and kisses.
“What are you doing mutt?” He said in annoyance as he tried to push him away.
The old man chuckled.
He was happy!
“Master Damian, that’s how dogs show you they like you.”
He continued to rub up against the human pup until he placed a hesitant hand over his eyes and rubbed his head. He wasn’t his boy, but he’ll do for now.
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