Chapter XXIX: Life And Death

I bowed my head as Wish helped Wash push Advil into his grave, tears streaking down her muzzle.
Wish, the only original she-wolf remaining in the pack, had not been killed during the extermination because she was a valuable warrior.
Wish couldn't have pups, but Advil took her as his mate anyway. And now, as several others pushed dirt into his grave she cried into Rose's shoulder, who was comforting her gently.

Tanisha

I watched as Cheeto was pushed into the shallow hole in the ground and covered in dirt. Gravy, who was his brother was devastated, and he howled that night with Wish. They held a vigil to mourn the loss of their loved ones, and everyone stayed up at least late to honor their memory, except for, of course, the pups.
I had been absolutely exhausted, so Rose and Mira put the pups to sleep with Casey and I.

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Since the battle, Casey's wounds had started to heal and he was barely limping anymore. Ember had healed as well, and he was back to hunting and patrolling with his leg working good as new. He had a terrible scar, but that didn't seem to stop him.
"Mama!" Maria called. "Mama! Jericho and Major are making fun of me again!"
I sighed. "Boys! Get over here!"
They trotted up to me. "Yes, Mama?" Jericho asked.
"Stop making fun of your sister," I scolded. "Both of you!"
"Fine," Major whined as he slinked off. Jericho hurried to catch up with him, followed closely by Maria.
I sighed, laying back down and watching them run around as the morning sunlight sank into my fur. A sigh sounded next to me as Aubrey took a seat.
"Morning," she mumbled with a yawn.
"Morning," I said. "How're you holding up?"
"Alright," she said.
Aubrey was progressively growing rounder and rounder with Needle's pups. At the same time, Rose, with her pups still young, had been only talking to Fudge. But Mira was convinced they'd have pups soon. Mira herself was having a second litter of pups within a fortnight, she guessed.

Mira

I laughed. "Ember, you're stupid."
He rolled his eyes. "Sure, sure. Whatever you say, Mira."
I cracked up again.
He trotted away, amusement flashing in his eyes.
I sighed, plopping down for a nap.
Pups are exhausting. But Emma and Tanisha had started helping me watch them since I announced that my second litter was on the way.
Smiling, I slipped off into a peaceful sleep.

A/N:
Holy schnitzel, that's a lot of pups.
Anyway, since I'm so awesome, I have brought you not one, not two, but THREE updates! (It may or may not be because I want to hit 100 votes, but shh, that's irrelevant)
You are welcome, children.
And YAY, Tanisha's POV, finally.
Also, doesn't that last part make it seem like Mira's high lol?
Now, have a nice day, life, whatever you wanna call it.
Sincerely,
BlackpeltIsABoss