At Your Best

By: HugsandKisses

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, if I did Wolf Lake would have not been canceled and Luke would be my personal sex slave. Haha.

Spoilers: Anything is fair game.

Rating: M, they're are skin walkers. Of course they're going to have sex and be violent.

Summary: Luke/Sophia. Love is passionate. Full of ecstasy, pain, happiness, and grief.

Author's Notes: Saw Wolf Lake for first time on Sci Fi and I was instantly hooked. I fell in love with the characters, Sophia and Luke. I'm a bit rusty in my writing so your warned. I just had to write this about them even though I should be studying for my zoology exam. Title came from a song by Aaliyah, it fit with how I thought Sophia was feeling.

Chapter 1: Inner Turmoil

The nerve of that asshole, kicking a rock as she left the rave. He had the balls to ask her to come to the rave only for her to find him screwing that wench Presley into the tree. The memory of their grunts and moans emitting from both of them still stung as the scene replayed itself in her mind. Letting out a grunt of frustration Sophia picked up her pace. She needed to get away from Luke as quickly as possible. She needed to be in the comfort of her room to mend her broken heart caused by Luke again.

When Luke had slid her a note asking her to join him at the rave tonight she had thought that maybe he had finally come to his senses. That maybe he felt for her the tiniest fraction of feelings that she had for him. But no her hope was shot down to hell as soon as she caught them mating in the woods.

Time and time again Luke had brought her to the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. It was a game of cat and mouse between these two. But Sophia was tired of the games. Either he wanted to be with her or he didn't . She couldn't continue this any more. It took too much energy and it hurt too much. As much as she loved him she didn't know how much longer she could take his bullshit.

Loving Luke was the most easiest yet hardest thing to do. Since as far back as she could remember Luke had always been in her life in some shape or form whether she wanted him there or not. The two had been close once, he had always defended her against the other "Hill" kids who would torture and torment her, the half-breed. He was her hero, her knight and shining armor. That is until he flipped. As soon as the knowledge of his position in the pack could become compromised became known if he continued to associate with her all interaction with her had been brought to a minimum. Her knight and shining armor had abandoned her. Leaving Sophia to fend off the maliciousness of the younger pack.

Of course torment of Sophia was never done in front of Luke. It was unofficial knowledge that the future alpha was still protective over the half-breed regardless of his inability to fully interact with her. The hill kids knew where to draw the line when taunting Sophia, they knew the wrath they would face if they went to far. Presley, the bane of Sophia's existence was her main tormenter. She never physically attacked Sophia but her verbal assaults inflicted the same pain should they have been physical.

Finally exiting the woods Sophia slowed her pace. She found a small amount of comfort from the physical distance she had put between herself and Luke. But that small amount of comfort did little to ease the anger that boiled inside her as she remembered the look on Presley's face as Luke pumped in and out of her and the pain she felt knowing that Luke pulled this shit knowing that she would show up after he had invited her. Using the palms of her hands Sophia began to rub her eyes. Hoping that the act would some how make her forget or remove the images of the two in action from her mind.

Realizing that the images would not be easily dispelled from her mind Sophia continued on her walk home. The majority of the distance from her home was covered as soon as she exited the woods so there would be no need for her to ask for a ride home from her father. Not that she could, considering she had lied to him on her plans for the evening. Besides the walk home would be good for her she would be able to think things over.

She wanted to forget Luke. She wanted to stop loving him. But wanting something was going to make something happen. Deep down though Sophia knew that even if she tried she could never forget or stop loving him. Regardless of him being an ass Luke had another side to him that only she ever saw. When they were alone she would catch Luke looking at her with such tenderness and longing. Sometimes she would be caught off guard by the sweet nothings he would say to her and just get lost in the green sea of his eyes. But then the moment would be lost when he would make a crude comment. But that was her Luke.

Luke Cates was a mystery. But he was her mystery, only for her to solve. She loved him faults and all. Up until now Sophia knew for a fact that Luke wanted her for pleasure. She knew that he wanted to be the one to take her innocence away and be the one to trigger her flip. But during those rare moments where time ceased to exist and Luke made her feel like she was his world she wondered if maybe he felt more. Then again he could also be working that famous charm on her that he had.

Luke was not only handsome and charming but he had an air of confidence and authority surrounding him. He was an every sense of the word an alpha. All of this together and he was dangerous amongst the female population. There was not one single female who did not want to get with Luke Cates. Which was why he could have any girl he wanted and had. Much to Sophia's irritation. Luke wanted Sophia but Sophia needed more than just few tumbles in the bed with him. Before she gave in she needed to know that it would be more than just that. Sex had a deeper meaning for Sophia, it wouldn't just be about the pleasure it would be about the connection and love the two should have.

First and foremost, Sophia needed answers and she needed them now. But Luke would have to be the one to approach her first. She was still pissed and hurt as hell. As much as Sophia wanted to talk to Luke she had her dignity. She would not be the one to chase him after all he was the idiot to pull this idiotic and inconsiderate stunt. She wanted the stupid future male alpha to grovel at her feet for forgiveness. She would not chase him. She needed to know where they stood and if he felt the same way about her. Would she ever get those answers Sophia didn't know. Luke wasn't the type to be open about his feelings. But if he didn't let her know then nothing could ever happen between them whether it would be a no strings attached thing or a committed relationship. A feeling of determination came over Sophia, she would give him the cold shoulder at first, make him work hard for her to warm up to him again and then get the answers she needed. This game of cat and mouse needed to cease and desist.

If Luke didn't feel the same way about her fine. It would hurt her dearly but she would accept it. She would always love him but with that knowledge she would be able to let go. If he did feel the same way then it would it be fantastic. Of course the fact that she would need to flip in order for her and Luke to be able to be together would need to occur. But that could be brought on with a little help from Luke. She would make that huge step with him if he felt the same way about her. Yes, she was afraid of giving in to that side of her but she accepted that it would eventually happen whether she liked it or not. After being brought up to have distaste for that side of her she realized that it was part of who she was. It was her nature.

Finally reaching the safety of her home Sophia headed up to the bathroom. After cleaning and getting ready for bed she was completely and utterly exhausted. The events of the day were taking it's toll on her. She had so many questions and yet she was lacking the answers. The only one who could provide her with the answers was Luke and he wasn't in any position to give them to her at the moment. Crawling into bed Sophia began to cry. Letting out all her pain and frustration. Her walk home gave her time to think about a lot of things. Light was shed on certain aspects of her troubles but solutions to her inner turmoil would not be solved unless it was Luke who would be providing the answers. With these last thought Sophia fell into a restless sleep.