Sacrifice

Chapter One

A stranger

Vivian ran threw the dark woods, the light breeze rustling threw her long hair. The smell of Gabriel enveloped her as he ran beside her keeping pace easily. Behind her she could here the yips and short howls of the rest of their pack and a grin spread across her face. She had been accepted as their queen quickly before she even accepted it herself, but now that she knew she loved Gabriel she felt the rush of adrenaline that came with the position of power. They made beautiful leaders, they didn't abuse their power and sense they had moved to the almost totally unpopulated area a few new wolves had joined their pack. They lead runs every night and almost all of the pack joined though sometimes they stayed at the Inn just in case…

This particular night no one had stayed and they ran underneath the smiling quarter moon. It was early fall and the leaves had just turned a reddish color, the branches and leaves they rushed over swirled in a small whirlwind behind them. Vivian smiled, now that they had moved they had such freedom, the few packs that were near by didn't even test them. Only one pack who was staying at a broken down mansion, which sat directly behind their 45 aces of thick forest. The pack who called themselves the "lunluepsine's" was large and intimidating, though one of their females had come to Vivian and Gabriel, a pretty little teen girl, with long sliver-blonde hair, and large dark eyes. When she changed she was a small white wolf, Vivian liked the girl though she was quiet with few words for anyone. She went by the name, 'Luna' which was a stupid name in Vivian's eyes. Being named after the moon but her mother had passed years before so she kept her name with no complaint.

They ran for an hour at least, chasing after the rabbits and nipping at their heels with fierce grins of the true hunters they were. When they got back to the Inn which was empty at the moment a young man sat on the front steps, he stood with a formal bow to Vivian and Gabriel. Vivian's eyes darted to Gabriel, this boy was a "lunluepsine" she could smell the wolf on him. She frowned what could this boy want?

"My name is Liam," he said with a friendly smile, though Vivian was sure she wasn't the only one who noticed that his canine teeth were a little longer then normal. "I am…. Luna's protector you might say." He added with another charming smile at Luna who stood a little back, her long bangs falling in her eyes. Vivian noticed the sickly sweet sent of fear on Luna and frowned,

"I'm not going back!" the younger girl said as fiercely as she could with a quake her voice. "I'm to young!" she added in a scared whisper that everyone could hear.

"Lets give these to lovebirds some space hmm?" asked Rida a twenty year old female, the pack laughed an went into the Inn all but Vivian and Gabriel who stood waiting to find out what this was about. It was easy to tell that there was no love lost on these two.

"You were chosen, it doesn't matter your age." The boy Liam said a little sadly.

"Whoa there, hold on one moment Loren, your not taking the girl anywhere unless she wants to, and as far as I can see, she doesn't want to." Gabriel said his lags spread slightly in a fighter's stance. The boy looked at him with a disdainful glare,

"It's Liam, not Loren. And yes she is coming, she is our packs property. She is our chosen sacrifice." He said his voice was deep for appearing only of about sixteen.

"Property, Luna is no ones property, she has the freedom any pack member has." Vivian said confusion in her voice.

"Well then why may I ask did she come to a good for nothing meat boy loving pack of foxes?" he asked, a growl rose in Vivian's throat but she felt a hand on her shoulder which squeezed gently. She hadn't known that the story of her ex human boyfriend had fallowed her, and she didn't like him calling her pack foxes. She brushed off Gabriel's warning hand,

"He's not worth my time." She murmured, running her tongue over her canine teeth that had sharpened so quickly. The boy smiled,

"Your nothing but a pretty little fox, you couldn't hurt me even if you tried little one." He said, this time it was Gabriel who growled the warning,

"Watch what you say little pup, you might lose your tongue on the last word." He said musingly.

"Liam don't be stupid, your on our turf now, I would hate to see anything happen to you." Luna said though the tone in her voice suggested other wise.

"Oh so now this is your turf is it?" The boy glared his sapphire eyes glinted with red and the finger he pointed at Luna had long finger nails. "Don't think this is over Luna, you have a duty you need to take care of… just as your mother did." He said and with a snarl at Gabriel and Vivian he slipped into the shadowy arms of the night.

"I hope he chokes on a rabbit bone." Muttered Luna and she walked quietly into the now brightly lit Inn.