Chapter XXX: Catch!

"Hey, Kylie!" Nolan called. "Catch!"
She turned and twisted into the air to grab the hare bone.
Kai smiled at her. "Nice."
"I smell romance!" Tanisha sang.
I rolled my eyes. "They're hardly a month old, Nish."
Aubrey laughed. "I don't know, we'll just have to see."
Kylie ran up to her mother, dropping the bone at her paws. "Mama, did you see that? Did you see it?"
"Yes, dear, I did," Aubrey said with a smile. Kylie had patches of steel gray fur and patches of auburn fur, taking after both parents with one brown eye and one green eye. "Good job."
"Hurry up Kylie!" Kai called, chasing after Major, Jericho, and Maria with Nolan. Kylie sped off to catch up, leaving the bone behind.
Kylie, although smaller than my pups, had been born two days prior to Kai and Nolan. The three of them aspired to be like Tanisha's pups, and spent all their time playing games they had seen their idols playing.
Reed and Korea, meanwhile, where on the cusp of adulthood. Korea had taken an interest in medicine, while Reed tended towards becoming a warrior.
Cora and Lily were just a week younger than Reed and Korea, and they often played together. Lily wanted to become a warrior, and Cora a warrior as well, surprisingly.
Ever since my siblings had joined the pack, Taylor and Skyler had become fast friends. He seemed to be the only wolf Taylor would talk to without snapping or just ignoring them altogether.
Often in the mornings you could find the six younger pups listening to Wish's stories, while the older four would be off training. Major and Maria were quite interested in her reminiscing about 'the good old days', so Jericho tagged along. And the younger three were mesmerized by her tales as well.
Wish was getting older, and since her mate's death she had been slowing down. Although Wash was the same age as her, he continued as he always had. Wish had retired from being a warrior, deciding it was time for her to come to terms with her inevitable end. She spent many of her days sleeping or telling stories, and hardly left camp. Every morning she would come outside and sunbathe. She'd tell stories and watch the pups play, then she'd hobble off to her den and sleep for most of the afternoon. In the evening she'd visit with her brother and Frito, and she'd scold them, mostly for nothing. She and Wash would share a meal before she would go back to sleep.
Ever since the thaw came and the dens had been fixed up, everyone returned to their previous sleeping arrangements. Tanisha, Rose, Aubrey, the pups, and I all remained in our den, while the rest of the pack was back in the warrior and hunter den. Wish, of course, slept in the seniors' den with Denny, who had also recently retired.
I smiled at the setting sun, watching as Wish retreated to her den with Denny and Wash bid them goodnight as he headed off to his own sleeping place. Everyone, even Tuff, was doing well, and it made me proud and happy.

A/N:
Just kidding! It's not a triple update, it's a quadruple update!
Mother of chickens, I am too good to you guys. I hope you enjoyed, and this will be the last chapter today, I promise.
Have a nice day, life, whatever you wanna call it.
Sincerely,
BlackpeltIsABoss