Butterfly

Butterfly was born to two loving parents, Angel Dust and Rhodochrosite. He was a dreamer, and had big dreams. His grand ideas were creative and he loved making things. He had a brother and sister, and he loved them deeply. His family were always willing to listen to his big ideas.

Butterfly was a handsome pup, just like his father, he was smart and creative, and he had his father's pretty eyes. He talked constantly, always coming up with new things. He found that he enjoyed following around the older pups, especially Junior, Angel Dust's oldest son. Junior's real Angel Dust Jr. because he looked almost exactly like Angel Dust, but Butterfly preferred calling him Dusty or Junior. Butterfly would stumble after Junior, yapping about his new ideas. Junior didn't seem to mind to much, but Butterfly noticed him glaring at him a few times.

Butterfly befriended the son of the Queen, Hurricane. They were both dreamers, always talking about their big ideas together. Butterfly started spending less time with Junior and more time with the Queen's son. They had so much fun together, telling tales and giggling.

When Butterfly and his siblings became teens, he felt like he was growing apart form them, especially because Lavender and Auggie decided to become travelers just like mom, exploring the world and meeting new people. During that time, Hurricane was always there for him, and during that time, Hurricane was there for him. Often they would talk for hours, pulling all nighters or running off to go race through the valleys. And watch the stars, bellies to the sky, laughing and pointing out constellations.

When Lavender and Auggie set off on their journey, they were all nine months old, which was the age that wolves in could become travelers in the pack. They gave him a comforting lick each and he walked them to the edge of the territory. Auggie watched them leave for a long time, until the shapes of them disappeared in the distance. He turned to leave, a tear trickling down his face, when he saw that Hurricane was standing right behind him. He had compassion in his eyes, and he touched his nose to Butterfly's gently. "It'll be okay, Butterfly. They'll be okay."

After Lavender and Auggie left, Butterfly fell into depression. He tried to forget them by becoming a scouting apprentice. Scouting was something Butterfly liked. It was something that required your full attention, so it left no room for him to think about his siblings when he was out there. And in a way, it was almost like what his siblings were out doing. Exploring new place, meeting new wolves and such. When he would come home from scouting missions with Glow Bug, it would often be late a night. He would be tired, and only have time to wash off in the river, grab a snack, and limp over to Hurricane's cave before passing out beside him. Sometimes Hurricane would be awake when he got home, and they would talk for a little while. Sometimes he would cry, and Hurricane would snuggle up to him until he felt better. Butterfly would dream. Dream of the stupid red bow on Lavender's ear that he found when they were little, or the way Auggie rolled her eyes when the two of them were being silly, or sometimes he would dream of Hurricane.