Horizon Ridge If I fall for you, I'll never recover

Kisu stopped in his tracks and looked at Pied. His mouth turned to a slight frown as he stared into her eyes? What would he tell her? His past was a mess. Should he go into detail?

He searched for a place where they could sit and talk, and finding a small dune, walked past Pied and beckoned her forward. When reaching the hill (near the grassy field), he laid down, motioning the white and blue-grey female to come as well.

Where was he to start? At the beginning, he supposed. "My mother died giving birth to my twin brother and me. My father named me for her gentle nature, while my brother was named Inazuma, meaning lightening, for her sudden outbursts when protecting those she loved. My father was very noble, and always seemed like he had things under control, but I lost him and my uncles when I was a year old to a war with a neighboring pack; my family took the pack down with them, chasing the others off, but, suddenly, I found myself the Alpha of Shi kokoro."

He paused a moment, sighing. "But the opposing pack had left a young female behind named Red Heart. My brother urged me to kill her, but I let her into my pack, consisting of myself, my brother, and my two cousins through my mother's side. Soon... we fell in love and had a litter of three pups; two of them taking after my pelt but with her honey brown eyes, and the third with her honey brown pelt and my eyes.

"One day, after scouting the borders, I came pack to Red Heart and the two pups colored as I am slaughtered by my brother, my two cousins, and a third member from the pack I mentioned before. The third pup was unaccounted for, and I assumed -- hoped -- he had run to safety, since my brother had demanded where he was. The scar from my nose and hind leg are from fighting my brother and cousins. I snapped the other male's neck. My cousins died from blood loss, and I left my brother to the same fate."

Kisu inhaled deeply, eyes becoming somber at the memory of it all. He raised his eyes to Pied and continued on. "I was a lone wolf for a while, until I came upon a new pack called Terrapie. I was to become the mate of the Alpha there, before hearing that my brother was alive, so I left to track him down. We battled once more, and I killed two more from his rogue pack. He ran off like a coward. I received the scar on my eyebrow from that skirmish.

"A month had passed by this time, and my prospective mate took another, unable to wait for me. Another month passed, and I left the woods of Terrapie, finding myself here in Wapun Meadow after a long time. I roamed these lands for three months before happening upon Blackfoot Forest once more and meeting you. Now I am here."

Kisu searched Pied's eyes for reactions the entire time he gave his life rundown.

"And what of you, Pied?" He asked the question out of genuine curiosity, but felt the definite need to change the subject as well.