Hi everyone! It's Maddy again!

Yay! A new story! This is my first go at a multi-chapter fic, I hope you like it. I have rated it T just in case but I don't think there's gonna be anything too bad in this story. Please tell me if you think it's any good or if you have any constructive criticism please tell me and I will try to fix it.

This is set after the end of season 2 when Maddy and her family have left to go and live in the wild and Rhydian, Shannon and Tom are back in Stoneybridge. Three years have passed since the finale so they are all 18/19 years old and have finished school.

Hope you like it!

Maddy xx

Maddy's POV

Maddy wandered through the forest keeping her eyes trained on the scent trail in front of her. She was tracking a rabbit because, much to her disgust, they had to hunt for raw food in the wild and often they would eat it raw as well. Now, for any other wild Wolfblood, this would be a simple and perhaps even fun task as many enjoyed the chase but for Maddy, it was awful. She hated the idea of killing something so innocent and longed for the comforts of home.

It goes without saying that she missed Rhydian, but recently it had been much worse. She would got to sleep at night and feel a strange pull in her chest; as though her heart had other, more important things to do than stick with her. It was like she was being drawn back towards home and out of the forest.

Rhydian's POV

Little did she know, Rhydian had been feeling the same thing. Though he didn't have as much self-control as Maddy and, at feeling the pull in his heart (or was it all in his head?) he was quick to follow his instinct and wander off into the woods with only so much as a letter on the table for his foster parents. Tom and Shannon however, were another matter altogether. Over the three years Maddy had been gone, they had grown closer and closer until is was almost blatantly obvious to everyone that they had feelings for each other.

Finally, after much convincing from Rhydian, Tom worked up to courage to ask Shannon out and he was planning to ask Shannon to marry him. Rhydian wasn't too sure about the last part but he was happy for his friends nevertheless. Before leaving to follow his heart (I know it sounds corny but it was all I could think of) Rhydian had a lengthy conversation with both Shannon and Tom, who encouraged him to go and find Maddy again. They hadn't had much contact with Maddy over the years, just the occasional birthday or christmas card and once, a letter for each of them (Rhydian's letter was the longest by far).

All agreed that it was best for Rhydian to go alone, as they weren't sure if Tom and Shannon would be accepted into the pack. Although they knew Jana, they hadn't seen her since she left years ago. Shannon had some conditions, however, on Rhydian's departure, earning her the name of 'Mother Duck' as she had definitely become the mother of the group, always caring and looking out for the boys. Rhydian was to write letters, email or call whenever he could and both Shannon and Tom expected to see him and Maddy in person as soon as possible. As a side note from Tom, Rhydian was told to look after Maddy and to 'go and get your girl back'.

With that, Rhydian was off. He ran deep into the forest and from town to town, finding it easier as he went to know where he was going and trace Maddy's scent. After a few nights and definitely losing hope of finding his girl, Rhydian heard a howl which he recognised as Maddy's. As it turns out, Maddy had felt this pull growing even stronger as Rhydian came closer to Jana's pack.

Rhydian immediately perked up and raced as fast as he could to the source of the sound he had been waiting to hear for three years. As he reached the hill on which Maddy stood (in wolf form at the time) tears began to well in his eyes.

Maddy's POV

Maddy looked over her shoulder at the boy who had appeared from the forest. He had short, blonde hair and seemed familiar to her. She transformed back to human and stood up.

"Rhydian? Is it really you?" She questioned, eyes shining.

"It's me Madds, it's really me" Rhydian replied, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

Maddy let out a sob and ran over to him, reaching up to wrap her arms around his neck and run her hands through his hair. Rhydian reached down to grab her waist and spin her around, laughing gleefully and leaning in to kiss her.

As their mouths met, they shared an embrace so full of love and longing that they could feel their hearts speed up, (Gods, that sounds corny, sorry!) they broke apart and Maddy looked up into Rhydian's beautiful eyes.

"I've missed you so much Rhydian, I never stopped loving you, but are you going to be allowed into the pack?"

"We'll work it our Madds, besides, we can always start a pack of our own if they won't let me in"

"I would like that a lot, but we're only 19, are we even allowed to do that?"

"I dunno, are their any young pairs in Jana's pack? I mean, it's pretty normal to be paired at 18 or 19 isn't it?"

"Well there are a few young pairs in Jana's pack, Jana's actually already paired and pregnant with her first cub"

"Awesome, so technically, we could be paired and, well, you know…" Rhydian muttered

"Jeez, Rhydian, trust you to get to that so quick. We've only been reunited for 15 minutes and you're already bringing that up."

"I just wanna spend the rest of my life with you Madds, and I know you've always wanted a few cubs, we talked about it when you were still in Stoneybridge, remember?"

"And was that ever an awkward conversation!" Maddy giggled.

"Well, yeah. But I'm glad we had it because now we know each other better." Rhydian gave a small smile.

Maddy looked out over the hill at the sun, which was starting to rise and burn the fog away.

"C'mon then, let's go back to the pack and see what's gonna happen"

Maddy reached out and took Rhydian's hand as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her close. Maddy was glad to be beside Rhydian as he offered extra warmth in the cool morning air. They then stared the short walk back to the pack's cave.

So yeah, how did you like it? Please read and review! I already have the first couple of chapters written and updates will probably be on either Monday or Friday (I'm not that great at sticking to schedules though so I might just update at random sometimes!)