{A}//{Strange}//{Stroll}

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It had been a couple days since Casper had found out the news as she preferred to call it. Yup, having pups was just news nothing more.

Casper stared at Bone as he trailed along. They were hunting together. Of course, he had insisted that she stayed behind, but she wouldn't have it. Having pups would not slow her down.

"Bone?" she asked, feeling a little queasy. She had been queasy all week, but somehow this was worse.

"Yes?" he asked, immediately slowing to stop. "Casper are you okay? We can go back." he barked, the worry showing on his face.

"Bone, I don't know. I feel sick. Can we stop for a moment?" she asked, not waiting for him to answer the question. She lied down.

"Of course!" he barked. "I'll go get you some water." he said, walking away. She watched him until he dissapeared into the shadowy depths of the forest.

Casper then felt something very painful and she knew what was happening. She let out a cry.

Bone raced back and one glance at her told him what was going on. His expression turned to horror as he raced away.

He stumbled into the camp, looking frantically for Phantom. "Phantom!" he called, bursting into the leader's den. "It's time!" he barked.

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"WHat?!" Phantom barked. He still hadn't gotten over the news. "Were is she?" Phantom barked to bone as he raced to the entrance

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"I had to leave her when I found out." he barked. "To get to you." he quickly added, staring at Phantom's face. Was he okay? He looked to be in shock.

"She's out in the forest! I'll lead the way!" he barked, his anger toward Phantom totally overlapped by this strange new feeling. Was it possible that he was actually excited? Strange...

He raced out of camp, not bothering to see if Phantom had followed him or not.

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Casper let out a groan as the horrible pain engulfed her. Then before she knew it there was a small bundle beside her. But there were still more to go.

"Oh wow." she whispered, looking down at the bundle. It looked almost exactly like Phantom except with a white tail. She thought for a moment. "I'll call you Spirit." she whispered, nudging her nose to the small bundle.

After a few more strenuous seconds there were two more bundles beside her, but still somehow she knew it wasn't over yet.

She looked down at the small pups, eying them gently. One appeared to be black like Phantom with her grey spots. She smiled. The other... had black ears and a black maw. A complete duplicate of Bone except for the ears.

"Ghost and Myth." she barked, looking at them dazed.

A few minutes later, there were two more pups next to her. Wow... five pups. She looked at them thoughtfully. One was completely black... like a demon. She smiled at that thought. The other was the exact image of herself. She smiled happily.

"You will be named Demon and Shaman." she whispered before lying down. She was weak after having the pups. But for some reason, happier then ever. She was a mother... She looked down at the pups and cradled them closer to her warm fur.

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Phantom Just looked at Bone before racing out. By the time he got to Casper had already had the pups. "Wow." He breathed.

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Bone stopped and gaped. Five pups were nestled into Casper's fur. His breath caught in his throat as he looked at each one in turn. One in particular. It's fur was white, like his own, with a black maw, again like his own. But it's ears were black... It seemed to be a crossover of Phantom and himself. He glanced at Phantom, trying to read his expression. Right now, it only seemed to be in awe.

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Casper looked up at the sound of Phantom's voice. And there he was the wolf-dog himself. "Phantom..." she whispered, looking down at the pups, her eyes filled with pride.

"Their names are Spirit." She nudged the small pup, who looked almost exactly like Phantom. "Ghost and... Myth." she barked, giving Myth another good look. "And Demon and Shaman." she whispered, giving them all a soothing lick.

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Phantom walked up and nuzzled Casper. "Perfect names for perfect pups." He Barked. Then he sat up. "They can't stay here out in the open." He barked more fatherly than leaderly.

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"No, they can't." she barked, getting up a little. She bent down slowly for her stomach still ached from the process in which she had to go to get these pups. Quietly, she grabbed Myth's and Spirit's scruffs. "Bone." She barked though the fur.

Bone suddenly perked up at the sound of his sister's voice. He was still slightly dazed from seeing the pups. "Yes, Casper?" he asked, his voice a hoarse whisper.

"Take Shaman and Demon." she barked, nodding toward the two small pups. She watched as Bone quickly made his way to the small pups, grabbing then gently.

"Phantom." she whispered with all the love she could at the moment. "Take Ghost."

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Phantom nooded and gently picked up his young pup by it's scruff. Then he padded foward to the camp.