I looked around and then looked back at him and said,"C'mon.We're gonna have to get you to my den somehow so you can sleep."
"How the heck do we do that?"
"Our 3 choices are degrading,sadly;there's dragging,limping,and crawling. Oh,and there's just sitting here."
"Ummmmm..limping's out;how strong are you?" I smirked and said,"More than you think."
"Okay,I trust you."
"Good,your probably gonna need to trust me if your sleeping in my den," and i gently clamped my teeth on the loose fur of his neck and pulled him to my den..it took awhile. I let him go and said,"Okay,there's half a caribou for you to eat right there for when your hungry,and umm..sleep wherever you want,really."
"Thank you," and he made his way over to the caribou and was about to take a bite,but then he looked at me. "Do you want some?" I blushed and walked over by the caribou and sat down. "No..thank you though. That was actually my caribou from earlier this morning..I woke up,hunted it,ate some,and brought...oh whatever..you get the idea.Sorry 'bout that.." Ski laughed and said,"Its fine,Im happy with this.I haven't eaten in 3 days;I was looking for a pack to join and I came across a bear and got scratched. I stumbled around for a little bit and fell down and passed out by that tree back there. Thats how I got here." I was surprised and I felt sorta bad for him. He'd been through alot lately.."So,did you leave your pack? Did they kick you out or something?"
"Yeah,I left." He paused to bite the caribou."I just felt sorta out of place,you know?
"Yeah....I know well.."
"Did something happen to you?" I sighed and said,"Well..I had a little sister.Her name was Shine..and she was constantly getting teased..she um.." I actually cried a little right there,"she threw herself in front of a caribou stampede..she killed herself.." I was sobbing by then. Ski came over to me and comforted me,and I was still crying and I wanted to say thanks..but I couldn't stop bawling my eyes out. I thought, "Shut up, you baby. HE is the one hurt!" I stopped then and looked at him,"Thank you.......Sorry,I'm such a baby,you're the one hurt; h-how are you feeling?"
"Actually,I'm pretty good. It still hurts and all,but yeah. Im a little tired,can I, uh, sleep?"
"Oh,totally,of course! Where do you wanna sleep?" I looked around,thinking about where's normally the most comfortable.
"Here's fine,actually." He was still sitting by me,and I looked at him.
"OH,NO,not like that,I-I just meant--" He stammered.
I burst out laughing and said,"Its okay. I know what you meant." I grinned at him,messing around.
He sighed in relief,and I looked out of the den and saw the lake,then I looked around for the cup I saved. "Do you need anything? More water?" I stood up,ready to get the water.
"Nope,Im fine. Thank you for helping me and letting me stay here, Marceline." He yawned then,and I said,"No problem," and walked to where I normally sleep. It was dark outside by now,I guess we'd been talking for hours. He lied down and yawned again. I smiled gently and said,"Goodnight,Ski." He smiled back and said,"Goodnight,Marceline." I saw his crisp blue eyes flutter shut,and soon I was sleeping, too.