Recently did a favorite content poll and of the few people who voted lol, Komisch got a vote as well

The reader is gender neutral. I originally wasn't going to do that since I planned on adding a lemon scene but then I was like, Dream, you just wrote two lemons already so just write something short, sweet and wholesome this time. Idk, I just feel like when I don't do gender neutral I end up alienating some of my readers so....prepare to be un-alienated!

For context, you and Komisch are both feral children--well, more like feral adults. Feral children are essentially children who spent a significant period of time living among animals away from human society. So even though you think you're a wolf in the story, you're actually just a human who was raised by wolves. Same with Komisch, only he isn't a human, he's a vampire. If you're interested, I'd suggest doing more research on feral children cuz it's actually pretty interesting, albeit sad since they usually ended up that way because of neglect and abuse.

Idk how much y'all are familiar with his story, but Komisch himself was a feral child. He lived in the forest from the early 1800s to the early 1900s before going back again in the 1960s to about the 1990s, when he was adopted by Ryuu (basically new Bowser equivalent). In this alternate universe, he never left the forest in the 1900s and just grew up there into an adult. As a result of not having the same life experiences as canon Komisch, this AU Komisch is not exactly the same, but I hope no one will cry into their pillows because of this.

Speaking of which, there will be no dialogue in the story. You both grew up among wolves, so neither of you can speak. I wanted to try writing something unique and different, but hopefully you guys still enjoy it!

Anyways, I'm FINALLY done talking so let's get this show on the road!

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SUMMER

You scanned what was to be your new territory.

That new wonderland had rolling hills of vibrant green, tall trees, and babbling brooks. A small man village sat in the basin of the valley but it was far away enough to be easily avoided. The sun peaked out from beyond the hills, rising through the sky and basking everything it's light touched in a warm, amber glow.

You inhaled deeply before bellowing out a mighty howl. You waited for a response from any nearby wolves.

Suddenly, you heard a loud howl erupt from the trees in response. The howl wasn't like those of your wolf family. Whoever had responded was all on their own. The howl had a thinness too similar to the one you had in your own. You wondered if this meant your search was over.

You'd only recently left your own pack. You'd figured that summertime, when prey was most abundant, was the best time to set out on your own. Now that you were an adult, you were hoping to start a new pack with a group of creatures who looked more like yourself. The wolves were great and all, but you'd always had this lingering feeling that there was something different about you. Your frame was built entirely different and you had much less fur covering your body than the others did. And though you'd always hoped you'd have a mate of your own one day, none of the other wolves seemed all that interested in you. But maybe now was the time when all of that would change.

You moved into the cover of the dense forest to explore your new territory further. There was a nice meadow full of wild flowers and bridges for getting to different parts of the forest that had been built by man. Convenient as they may have seemed, you'd steer clear of them to avoid encountering the humans.

After a bit of exploring, your belly was overcome with hunger. You passed a stream earlier, so you figured you'd try to catch some fish there when you heard a rustling in the undergrowth.

You proceeded in the direction of the sound cautiously. Eventually you were close enough to discern that a small rabbit caught in a metal snare was the cause of the ruckus. Though you tried to avoid men and their contraptions, you decided it would be okay to make an exception if it meant less work for you. You picked up a nearby stone and bashed in the rabbit's head. Then you simply undid the snare as you'd seen human hunters do before.

Before settling down to enjoy your meal, you decided to check the perimeter to see if the human who set the trap was still nearby. You sniffed around and you caught a whiff of something...interesting. You had never smelled anything quite like it before, but whatever it was had marked its territory on a nearby tree. The strong odor told you it was definitely male but it wasn't a wolf.

You searched the ground for clues and noticed a print in the soft, brown earth. It had five long protrusions--just like your own front paws. You put your hand on the depression and it fit almost perfectly. You scanned the area for any other traces of the mysterious creature, but it seemed you were alone.

You grabbed your rabbit and took it to-go just in case.

Over the next few days, you trailed the elusive scent but to no avail.

Today, all your searching had made you thirsty, so you stopped to refresh yourself at a secluded stream. As you lapped up the cool water, you wondered if you'd simply made the creature up out of sheer desire to quell your loneliness.

When you brought your head up, you smelled the scent again. You heard a subtle rustling in the trees once more, but this time you were sure whatever was causing it was a lot bigger than a rabbit. You began to consider the possibility that the creature may be hostile and dangerous. But soon enough, the rustling stopped. His scent remained, so you figured he was silently watching you.

If he was hostile, he sure had a funny way of showing it.

FALL

The green hues of summer were eventually replaced by the reds, yellows, and browns of autumn. Crunchy leaves littered the forest floor, making it even more difficult to slink about silently.

You were brooding over another lost meal when you spotted a shade of blue in the trees. It wasn't the same blue as the sky, so you knew it couldn't have been that. But the smell was back again, and you wondered if it could have been the creature.

You stood on your hind legs, your hand resting on the tree's bough for support.

You barked up at it to see if it would move. The lump of blue shifted until you realized it belonged to a brown face. The creature's dark eyes stared down at you. How the heck did he get up there?

You began barking at him again. He barked angrily in return. The creature scaled down the tree, his thick claws puncturing the rigid bark. He leaped off and landed in front of you, startling you and forcing you back onto your haunches. He growled at you, baring his set of sharp, bloody teeth. You retreated slowly, but there was nowhere to run.

As a last resort, you drew upon what you'd learned living with the wolves. You laid down on your back, soft belly exposed to show you meant no harm.

He stopped growling and looked down at you, cocking his head to the side. He seemed just as curious about you as you were about him.

It was likely his first time seeing someone so much like him, yet so unlike him at the same time. His body was covered in a layer of fur much thicker than yours that matched the shaggy patch at the top of his head. His body was covered in clusters of dots and his teeth and claws were also much sharper than yours.

He lowered his head and sniffed at your face. His nose tickled you as he moved down to your neck, chest, and stomach.

He stopped abruptly and stood back. He was evaluating you, trying to see if you were friend or foe. You approached him and gave his jaw a friendly lick, hoping that would help him make up his mind. He stared at you wide-eyed before running off.

He didn't get too far away before he stopped and looked back at you, as if checking to see if you were chasing him. You had nothing better to do so you ran after him. When you caught up to him you gently tackled him, pinning him to the forest floor. You leaped off of him and fled; it was his turn to chase you now.

He bounded after you but you didn't intend to make it easy for him. You darted around a tree and tried to hide. He came running around the tree so fast that he didn't have time to stop before crashing into you. The two of you rolled into a field of wildflowers, the sharp grassing tickling your skin. He pinned you down, declaring that you had been captured by him. He panted, his tongue hanging loosely out of his mouth.

His face looked so goofy that it made you laugh. He stopped to stare at you wide-eyed. He likely wasn't expecting that sound to come out of you. After all, there weren't many animals that could laugh. After a bit he calmed down and he laughed too and even licked your face. He seemed happy to have found someone like him.

He let you go and ran off in search of a hiding spot. You gave him a bit of a head start before following him. You'd seen him run back towards the cover of the trees, so you followed him there. You soon came upon a suspicious looking pile of leaves that twitched in places every so often. Bingo.

You swung your arm through the pile of leaves, sending them flying everywhere. The green serpent you had disturbed lunged at you, sending you back onto your rear. The agitated beast hissed at you. It prepared to lunge again, but before it could bite you, the creature's hand pinned its body down. He took the snake's neck in his jaw and clamped down, shaking it around every which way to make sure the offender stayed dead. He spit it back out on the forest floor, licking at the blood around his mouth.

He booped the snake corpse with his nose, rolling it over to you. He ran along further into the forest, and when he stopped to look back at you, something in his face told you that your little game was over for now. As you dug into the snake, you wondered if you'd ever see him again.

WINTER

Winter came crashing in like an unwelcome bear trying to steal a deer carcass. The trees were barren and naked, and the days grew shorter and colder. Everything was either hibernating or hiding under the cover of thick snow or ice. Hunting was even more of a challenge.

Back home, you relied more heavily on the wolves for food and warmth, but out here, you were on your own. You mainly stayed inside a vacant cave you had miraculously stumbled upon, conserving your energy and trying to keep warm on your own. But the whines and groans of your empty stomach were a potent repellent of sleep.

You heard a loud crunching noise in the distance. You couldn't see it, but whatever it was, you knew it was big. You wondered if it was a large animal coming to claim your cave as its own. You hoped not, you were too weak to fight, but if you were forced out into the cold you didn't stand much of a chance there either.

You were startled when the creature jumped through the entryway of your cave. Snowflakes clung to the fur on his head and body. He shook his body to dislodge them.

You growled and moved away when some of the cold particles landed on you, stinging your skin. He looked at you, seemingly perplexed at your anger. He approached you and dropped something onto the cold stone floor you hadn't noticed he had been carrying in his mouth.

It was a rabbit, still warm and fresh. The creature's fangs had already pierced it during delivery, and the rabbit's blood flowed freely from its wounds. You wolfed the kill down hungrily.

He watched you feast and when the rabbit was gone, he turned tail and disappeared into the cold. Though your hunger had mostly subsided, you were now lonely. You still hadn't gotten used to being on your own. You'd left to find others, but you weren't doing a very good job of it. You...wished he could've stuck around a bit longer.

A long stretch of time passed before he hopped back through the cave entrance. He shook off the snow again, but this time you were ready and sat at the back of the cave to avoid the splash zone. He lowered his head and placed the corpse of a fat rat on the ground. He used his nose to push it gently towards you. The rat's body met the same fate as the rabbit's.

When he tried to run off again, you stood in front of the exit and blocked his path. He stood and stared at you, unaware of what you were doing and what to do about it. You approached him nervously, leaving a shy lick on his spotted cheek. You nestled your head on his broad shoulder. You weren't sure if it was your closeness or the cold weather that made his body quiver against you. You assumed it was likely the latter, for he turned and walked deeper into the cave--away from the harsh, cold winds at the entrance--before lying down.

You went over and laid down on top of his exposed belly. If he was cold, lying together would allow you to share each other's body heat. You tried to get more comfortable, but your knee accidentally stabbed the warm, soft dangly bits between his legs. He yelped and leaped away from you, whimpering in pain. You tried to approach him to apologize, but he only avoided you. You sat down and stared at the floor of the cave sadly.

The creature came back towards you and nestled your neck, and you were seemingly forgiven. He rammed his body into you, causing you to fall over onto your stomach. He laid on top of you, keeping you down with his hands and body weight. It seemed if you were going to cuddle up together, it would be on his terms. You could still feel his soft bits resting against your leg, but you would ignore them for it seemed that was what he wanted you to do.

You felt the warm softness of his tongue on the nape of your neck. He was grooming you--or at least trying to--but you had a lot less fur to work with. The patch of fur on his head tickled your skin as he rubbed his head on your upper back. He reached up and put his front paw on your head. He tried to run his fingers through the fur on your head, but it was so matted that it just hurt. You told him so by whimpering and shying away from his touch. He whimpered in response as an apology. He licked your head, perhaps hoping to help the pain subside.

You stayed cuddled up together for quite some time. His warm presence eventually allowed you to succumb to sleep. However, you woke up in the middle of night.

You expected him to have left (after all, you were asleep so you wouldn't have noticed if he had gone) but he was still there. He was on the other side of the cave and his mouth was bloody. It seemed he had gone to get himself a midnight snack.

When he noticed you quietly watching him, he went over to one of the cave's dark corners and offered a small piece of carcass he had saved for you. After you downed your midnight snack, he settled back down beside you and fell asleep.

From that day onward, the creature slept in your cave every night. And during the day, he never left you alone for long periods of time. When he would return, he would come bearing kills.

You wondered if he stuck around because he was interested in you or because he pitied you, believing you didn't know how to properly survive in the winter. The latter wasn't technically wrong but you hoped it was the former.

You wondered if this meant you were mates now. You hadn't technically mated (yet) but maybe he had plans for the spring.

SPRING

You were awoken by the sound of loud barking.

Your mate was standing at the entrance of the cave, barking at you. He must've sensed your confusion for he leaped over to you and nuzzled the sides of your body, trying to force you to get up.

When you were up on all fours, he ran back to the entrance of the cave and barked for you to follow him. You lazily walked over and joined him to see what the big deal was.

Outside of the cave entrance, green grass was peeking out from beneath layers of melted snow. The air was warmer and some of your animal neighbors had already woken from hibernation. Spring was finally here.

Likely craving fish for breakfast, your mate led you to a nearby river. The icy layer had melted, but there were still chunks of ice floating on top of the waters. He hopped on one of the rocks in the stream, waiting for the fish to leap up.

A rainbow trout smacked him in the face. When he reached out to catch it, the slippery fish slipped out of his grasp and he fell into the river with a loud splash. When he lifted his head out of the water, you saw that the fish had gotten away and he was soaking wet. He seemed okay, so you decided it was okay to laugh.

When he made it to the shore, he shook all the water off of his coat right next to you out of good natured spite. You yelped, shielding your face. Since he wanted to play it that way, you dipped your hand in the river and splashed more water on him. He grimaced and splashed water back at you. The two of you got into a splashing match that ended with him tackling you into the grass to finally make you stop. You gave him a sympathetic rub with your head to sincerely apologize for laughing, but he wasn't paying attention to you anymore.

He stared into the distance at something you could not see. You heard him sniff the air. He proceeded in the direction of whatever had caught his eye. You followed him, for you were on edge and if living in a wolf pack had taught you anything, it was that there was strength in numbers.

You walked until you stumbled upon a clearing. It was filled with various objects you had never seen before. You explored while your mate sniffed around for whatever he was looking for. There was a small circular black object with what seemed to be some sort of food substances on it. You tried to grab the food but it was so HOT!

You yelped and cowered away. Your mate ran up to you, barking at the food for hurting you. He attacked the black circular object, sending it and the food flying to the ground. While he growled at the black thing, daring it to try hurting you again, your hunger got the best of you as you tried to pick up the food again and put it in your mouth. It was still hot, but more manageable this time.

It tasted like nothing you'd ever tasted before. There were so many flavors. You barked at your mate and motioned to the food. He looked at you skeptically but you rolled it over to him. He gobbled it up and you could tell he'd enjoyed it just as much as you had.

He ate one of the little yellow objects that had fallen off of the black circle too. Immediately, his face contorted into a tight grimace and he shuddered before spitting it out. You laughed at the funny face he had made as he stomped the little yellow thing into the ground.

All of a sudden your mate sat still and his head perked up. He made a low warning noise before slinking off into the bushes. You followed him quickly. As you sat beside him and waited with baited breath, you heard loud crunching noises approach. Two humans emerged from the other side of the forest.

They were making loud noises but you could not understand their human speech. One of them shouted, causing your mate to bristle against you. They seemed just as mad at the circular object as you had been. The other human approached the angry one, and the angry one grew silent. They both sat down around a pile of rocks and wood.

One of the humans did some sort of strange gesture with their front paws and a bright, red flower appeared in their pile. It radiated with a glow of its own, bathing the human's faces in yellow light. You watched, mesmerized as it waved and danced freely. You had never seen anything like it before--this clearing seemed to be full of surprises.

Your mate slowly backed away from his spot in the bush. He seemed to know as well you did that the further you were away from man, the safer you'd be.

The two of you were fast asleep in your cave when you were awoken by a strange scent. You opened your eyes and noticed a bright light coming from the cave entrance. You slowly stood, careful not to wake your mate, and proceeded to check it out.

The source of the light resembled man's red flower, only a lot larger. In the distance, it blossomed on anything and everything. It made the sky hazy and dark, blocking out the sunlight. The scent was much more intense out there. It burned your nostrils and made you cough.

Your coughing must've disturbed your mate's slumber, for he had joined you at the cave entrance. His whining told you the smell bothered him just as much. Now that you didn't have to hide from humans, you wanted to take the opportunity to examine the flower in closer detail.

You tried to get closer to where it bloomed, but the hazy mist and overbearing heat it gave off made it difficult to continue.

You found a small bud and tried to pick it, but it stung you. You cried out, licking your hand. Your mate barked at the flower for stinging you but didn't get too close. As he was preoccupied with the flower, you looked to the dark sky and the canopy of amber flowers above you.

Over his growls, you heard a faint crackling noise coming from the trees. The bark on the bough of a nearby tree began to snap and splinter as the tree began to fall. Without thinking, you smashed into him from the side, pushing him out of the way. The fallen tree created a huge cloud of dark fog and blooms.

When you opened your eyes, the tree had blocked the path, allowing new flowers to bloom on the forest floor. One of them landed on your foot, and you recoiled in pain. Your mate helped you up and the look in his eyes told you that he knew as well as you did that it was time to flee.

He started in the opposite direction of the barricade. He ran fast, but slowed down a bit when he noticed you had trouble keeping up.

The two of you ran until you stumbled upon an old bridge the humans seemed to have forgotten about. It was placed over a large ravine that separated the two sides of the forest. The space was large enough that you doubted the blooms would be able to make it to the other side. You knew if you made it across, you'd have a greater chance of survival.

Your mate went first, for if the bridge would hold him it would be strong enough to hold you too. You waited with bated breath as he placed his hand on the first wooden slat. When it held, he proceeded to the next one, keeping low to try and disperse his weight more evenly.

He was almost there when one of the slats his back paw was resting on gave away. He leaped as he felt it fall away and the crisis was avoided.

In no time, he was on solid ground on the other side. He barked, beckoning you over.

You gingerly placed your hand on one of the slats, slowly putting your weight on it. It held, so you proceeded. You were conflicted between going slow so the bridge wouldn't break or going fast to get it over with. You could hear a loud pounding in your ears and beads of sweat ran down your face. It made your hands so moist and clammy, you had to wipe them on yourself so you wouldn't accidentally slip.

You made it to the gap he had made in the bridge. Through the hole, you could see the river that ran through the ravine below. The slat that had fallen had shattered into the tiny pieces.

You heard your mate bark and you refocused.

You jumped over the gap and landed on one of the slats on the other side. The board beneath your left front paw broke away.

Your foreleg went in between the boards until it was too thick to go further. You were stuck.

You heard your mate scream. He came over and tried to push you from the side, but that only twisted your forelimb further. You howled in pain as the jagged splinters pierced your flesh. He seemed to realize this wasn't going to work.

He leaned down and licked at your wound, and though he was trying to help it wasn't working.

Desperate, he positioned his jaws around your foreleg. He bit down with as much tenderness as he could muster in such a situation, and yanked upward. You were freed, but your limb was covered in jagged gashes and scrapes. You tried to put your front paw down to walk but the pain was too much to bear.

Your mate made sure you were a safe distance away from the bridge of death before lowering down so you could climb onto his back.

You secured your forelegs and hindlegs around his abdomen and thorax as best you could before he proceeded forward at a quicker pace.

You closed your eyes and laid your head on his warm back. You could hear a pounding beneath his skin and his labored breaths as he carried you to safety.

You felt a wet droplet splatter on your face. Then another and another and another. Soon warm rain was pelting your bodies.

Your mate stopped abruptly. He lowered himself and tilted his body so you rolled off gently. You opened your eyes and the two of you were atop a hill. From above, you could see the forest whence you came.

All the spring green was gone, replaced by a dark black. The trees that had held the blooms moments before were now naked once more. The meadow of wild flowers where you and your mate played for the first time was unrecognizable now.

All of it was gone.

Your mate licked at the blood that had never stopped spewing from the gashes on your limb. He walked off, and since he left you there, you assumed he wanted you to stay put.

You closed your eyes, hoping that when you opened them again, the valley would be back to normal.

You opened them....nothing.

The only thing that remained on the other side was the man village.

Eventually, the rain stopped and the clouds parted. A beam of colors stretched across the sky. You were admiring its beauty when your mate stood in your way, blocking your view.

He placed the fish in his mouth on the rocks before you. The escape had left you starving, but you were too tired to move and too weak to eat. He pushed it closer, but you gently refused it so he settled down next to you and ate it instead.

The two of you laid there together, reflecting on everything you'd just been through and what would come next.

The sun slowly sank behind the hills, transforming the sky into a sea of colors. It was beautiful, but you were too tired to appreciate it. You felt as if you could sleep forever.

You cuddled up closer to him and closed your eyes for good.

Peace, at last.

~The End~

Moral of the story guys: if you ever go camping in the woods or something, make sure to practice good fire safety 'cause one mistake could kill so many plants and animals, and render tons of others homeless

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