A/N: This is a new story ive had in my head for the last little bit and i finally decided and the slowest work day possible to get this out and into a document. I dont own any characters from the underworld series; they all belong to kelley. Only characters I own are Vivian and other OC's.


I wish i could say i was use to this; but i wasn't. Over a month ago my life had changed when i had been bitten by that... wolf. My mind was still trying to reject that idea but i knew better now. I was in school to become a nurse; probably the only reason i survived. After the bite; my body had become ill. At first i thought it was rabies. Would be suitable punishment if i do say so myself. What kind of girl goes out wandering the woods at night?

Still if it wasn't for my nursing knowledge i would have died. I had hid myself up in a hotel room outside of town for at least two weeks before the hallucinations and passed. You would be surprised how nice it was to sleep in a cold porcelain tub while your body burned with fever. It was hell; the worst pain i could ever imagine and when my frist shift came. I wanted to die, that agony of my bones snapping and reforming. It was a living nightmare.

Now a month has passed since that night, the hotel i had holed up with thankfully was abandoned. Did i forget to mention that? I wasn't really sure where i was just some rundown ignored hotel outside of an old town somewhere north of Toronto. Yeah I'm canadian as well. Surprise surprise. It was probably lateJuly now, since i had felt home and school i had lost almost all sense of the days and time. My mind at times didnt even feel like my own. I was always battleing my own instincts and changes now. Yeah i was slowley gaining control again. Yet i was human anymore, so no matter how hard my human mind pushed and pushed. The wolf always reared itself up growling loudly.

I whined slightly ears pushed back against my head as i laid down under a thick pine tree in the shade behind the old run down hotel. This was my home and territory now; i felt a sense of protectiveness and found myself scouting every few hours. I spent more time latley as a wolf than i did as a human. The human side of me slowley slipping away. Being a wolf was so much more easy, no hatred and guilt that came with a human mind.

Before being bitten i never really ruled out anything. I was the type of girl who would scare herself watchign old school horror movies, read about aliens and ghost and yeah i did believe in the paranormal; but i didn't really believe in werewolves till that night. Out of all the...monsters... i could have run into. It had to be a wolf.

Something snapped behind me, my ears twitching in the direction as i lifted my head gazing out into the forest behind me. My black fur soaking up the heat from the sunlight streaming through some branches above me. Something was watching me, over the past few days i could feel something in the forest around me. watching me, everytime i felt it though, it would vanish and was always downwind making it impossible to get a scent out of it. Briefly i would see flashes of color through the tree's sometimes pale gold or darker brown but to say that was an animal and not just the natural color of the forest would be a leap.

I growled slightly, scanning the woods. Everything was silent again. The sound of crunching gravel hit my ears as i turned back looking at the parking lot to the hotel. Fear shot through me, standing in the middle was a dark fured wolf. He was larger than i was; watching me with an almost curious shocked look. I growled shooting up to me feet. head lowered as a warning. He just kept on watching me, head tilted to the side in curiosity. Something snapped to my right, causing me to flinch slightly as a golden streak ripped from the forest. Another wolf zipping out to meet the male in the parking lot. They both just watched me with open amazment and curisoty as is shocked to see me. I growled again head lowering in a challenge.

The two just watched me before the male nudged the blonde wolf off behind him. She stood there for a moment watching me before turning back to the male and taking off again. He stood there and shifted slightly forward as if he was going to move. I growled again, the loud sounds echoing off the tree's. He stopped eyes watching me carefully before he turned and took off after the female. I stood there watching them as they went. Adrenaline coursing through my body but something else following behind it. Who were they?

Being this far north it wasn't uncommon to run into local wild wolves but there was something off about those two. I growled again, huffing slightly as I laid back down onto the forest floor. My body was on alert. They both had remained downwind making it impossible to scent them till they were right there. The wolf side of me was pacing feeling violated slightly by the invasion where as the human side of me was trying to avoid the conflict. still something inside me knew something was up.

My body shifted back into its human form that night, I still wasn't in full control of the shifts but it was getting easier and easier to remain as wolf. When i awoke i was i naked laying in the forest. I yawned stretching my arms above my head. my joints cracking; a few days ago i would have been terrified waking up in the woods alone now. Now i was use to it, i stood shaking off the leaves that were sticking to my skin and carefully made my way back to the hotel. There was backdoor which lead to the main room i had taken as my own. I skipped over some rough patches and carefully opened the old door slipping inside the building. I had hung a blanket before i had left so i grabbed that wrapping it around my body before venturing farther into the room.

My feet slipped as something kicked out just as the scent of a male hit my nose. i fell back with a loud thud, hands grappeling my shoulders as i struggled to break free. "No!"

My hand shot out, a sickening crunch followed by a howl of pain. The scent of blood flooded the air as I scrambled back away from my attacker. He was tall, probably a lot taller than me about 6 foot. well built with dark brown eyes which were now watering with pain. short dark brown hair and olive skin. He was wolf. I knew that by his scent, it was all over him. I gulped pulling the blanket tighter around my body.

"Who are you? What do you want with me?"

he made some kind of gurgling growling sound as he spat a mouthful of blood onto the floor. "You broke my nose? Ouch that hurts." He spat again, ignoring my question. I growled lightly, fear shooting through my body now. My clothing was folded up behind the man the only thing i had right now was my blanket and the exhaustion from the shift was still sitting in my bones. I wouldnt be able to shift now if my life depended on it. He must have somehow smelled the fear through all the blood as his eyes darted up to me, his pupils dilating as he shook his head, his blood covered hands reaching out slightly. "No it's okay you dont have to be afraid. My name is Nick."

I gulped not really believing his words. It has been an entire month since i had, had any contact with a human being. Yet here i was having contact with another werewolf. I pulled the blanket tighter around me watching him. he had reached over grabbing some rag and holding it up to his nose to stop the blood flow. His dark eyes watching me in the dimly lite room.

"whats your name?" He asked as a very awkward silence filled the room between us. My name? God it had been ages since i had a normal conversation with someone. "Vivian." I responded. "Vivian McVon."

Something flashed behind his eyes, as if he reconized the my name but didnt say anything farther about it. He just nodded his head pulling the rag away from his nose, it wasnt gushing anymore, looked as if the bleeding had stopped. He coughed slightly tossing the rag down the hallway behind me. "why are you here?" I found myself questioning as the thought crossed my mind.

He then gave me a smile and waved his hand in the air slightly. "Jeremy has been watching you for a few days now." He stopped as i fliched stiffening up. People knew i was here? I had chosen this place because it was so remote no one should have known where I was. Nick must have been following my train of thought cause his hands shot up again a look fo concern and 'oh shit' crossing his face. "No it's okay we don't mean you any harm."

"And yet you attacked me."

He stopped then, watching me with an unreadable expression before he sighed and scratched his head kind of awkwardly. "I thought you might be the mutt we are hunting. Jeremy had said there was two of you in this area. The male whom has been hunting in town and the women he had accidently bitten. Were surprised you survived the transformation. You gave Jer quite a shock earlier today when he saw you."

I gulped, those two wolves. No those two werewolves. Shit what was i going to do, i knew nothing of the werewolf work. Knew nothing about the history. hell i didnt even know who i was anymore. Was i more wolf than human or more human than wolf. The wolf in my mind growled slightly making herself known. Nick remained silent for a little bit the two of us just watching each other. I wasn't too sure what he was doing to be honest. He seemed totally at ease and relaxed. You would think being with a naked stranger would be...abnormal... right?

"why are you here?" I didn't trust this man. I didn't trust his words. I didn't trust anyone anymore. Not since my world had been turned upside down when that wolf bit my leg a month ago.

Surprise seemed to flash Nick's face before comprehension set in. "You don't trust me. understandable. We just want to help you and do you really want to keep on living here? In well this?" He questioned gesturing to the room around me. He was right though i didnt want to live here or the human half of me didn't. Yet the wolf in me was howling with outrage this was our home, our territory.

"Not really.." I emited watching him but to trust a stranger. That i didn't do right off the bat when meeting someone. Even as a human i couldn't. I had trust issues and always gaurded myself very well.

"Then come with me. I promise no one will hurt you okay and judging by that punch you gave me earlier. Your a natural fighter. We just want to help you and protect you. There are not many female werewolves out there."

I raised an eyebrow slightly watching him, yeah right. Was this some kind of sexist joke? Part of me became angry, the human half of my mind recoiling at the sexist joke but the wolf in my was oddly silent. I shook my head causing Nick to give me a werid look. I had to stop thinking as if i was split down the middle between the wolf and human. I was just me.

"why should I believe you?" I found myself asking through closed teeth. i was hungry. My stomach growled painfully so loud i was sure that Nick could hear it. He made no movement or notice to indicate he did but there was something about his scent that seemed very calming. Perhaps it was because he was another wolf; wolves traveled in packs so maybe this was what i was longing for. Companionship.

NIck tilted his head slightly as if he was considering how he should answer the question. "Well, I guess the real question then would be if you didn't believe me, why are you stil here? Would you not have run by now?"

The question caught me off gaurd but he was right in the past few weeks i had run from every single person or animal that had come near here. Besides the deer and rabbits i had hunted down and eaten i had hidden myself away. So why was i not wanting to run from this man? Even the wolves today i had warned away, this was my home for the time being. Still what did it all mean. I was so lost in my own thoughts i hadn't noticed that Nick had creapt closer i jumped, flinching as his hand met the bare skin on my knee.

It was as if his touch scorched through me, his nostrils flared and his eyes dliated slightly but he stopped there. Didn't move any closer just stayed there with his hand on knee as if he was trying to comfort me. Could he see the inner turmoil that was my mind at this moment. That my life which use to be normal and pieaceful had turned chaotic.

I gulped looking down at his hand, his olive tone stood out brightly against my pale almost transluscent skin. His hand was also huge, compared to me. Well in every aspect he seemed huge compared to me he looked to be about 6'2 which dwarfed my 5'7. I nodded my head slightly still very unsure if this was the right choice but right now the wolf in me seemed very close to the surface she wanted to go.

"I'll go with you but can i please get changed?"

Nick seemed to blink slightly his eyes darting down to my blanket covered chest as if he only clued in now that i was pretty much naked. He swore softley under his breath before looking around spotting my clothing pile behind me. He stood up crossing the room and handed the bundle to me. Caustiously i stood up taking the bundle my eyes not once leaving his before i backed myself up into the bathroom. Something in me didn't want to expose my back to this man, some primal instinct deep down. what it meant i didn't know but as i closed the door hearing the lock click shut. I found my shoulders sagging slightly and the real fear sit in. Where would they take me? what would they do with me? How the hell did they even find me?

I pulled my clothing back on, trying to be mindful of all the rips and tears. I only ddi have the one set and have been wearing it for the past month. Thankfully i had found a stream which allowed me to rinse them every now and then when the smell of them got to bad. Since the bite i had found all my senses had heightened by at least ten fold the first few days were horrendous as i was trying to get use to everything. It was either way to loud or bright or way to silent and dark. There was no middle ground.

A slight knock at the door brought me from my thoughts. I had been sitting on the toilet for a few minutes at that time lost in thought. Nicks voice echoed through the door. "Vivian? Are you okay?"

I cleared my throat slightly standing. "Yeah. Give me one second." It felt werid to be speaking like this again. Sure during the hallucinations i had been screaming as if hell hounds were eating me. Once that had passed through i had found comfort in the silence, barley any cars drove by this place either it was just the sounds of the woods outside. I stood opening the door Nick had moved back to the window and was looking out the thick drapes into the street. Was he waiting for someone?

He turned giving me a smile as i walked out the door, his eyes darting downt o my torn up clothing and he frowned. "Looks like we are going to need to go shopping." I shifted uncomfortably. With my dissappearance i probably would have been fired from my part time job at the coffee shop plus i was in debt up to my eyeballs from my student loans. So clothing shopping was out of the question not that i was about to say that out loud. Let him think what he wants right?

"Would you be okay If i stepped out to make a quick phone call?" Nick asked as he held up an Iphone. I just nodded my head taking a seat on the bed in the far corner. It was old but had served its purpose this past month. I tossed me another smile and slipped out the front door closing it behind it. I could hear him walk away mumbling on his phone. His voice to low to be understandable. I sighed flopping back onto the bed, the sheets were torn from a shift i had one night. I couldnt get myself outside fast enough.

It had happened during the hallucinations, so what had made me attack a bed god only knew. Still i was glad it was the bed and not some poor women walking through the woods alone like i had been. Nick came back in then, pocketing his phone he stopped as i flinched from the door suddenly busting open. He gave me an apologetic smile before crossing the room and sitting on the other bed oppisite of mine. "I know your probably really spooked right now, so whats going to happen is Clayton is going to drive a car up infront of this room." I flinched again bolting upright, more people?! Nick however held out his hands in a motion for me to listen. "Don't worry. Since i know your scared he's going to leave the car there and go get into Elena's car. There going to drive off and it's just goinf to be me and yourself okay?"

I relaxed a little bit, but what would happen after. I was scared. really scared. My heart felt as if it ws going to leap out of my chest.

"You just finished your shift right? Do you have control over it yet?" Nick asked cautiously watching me. I shook my head, my eyes darting to the drape covered window now.

"No not really. Its getting easier too shift but i can't control when it happens."

Nick nodded his head giving me another warm smile. "Don't worry about it then Vi, If you need to shift you tell me and I'll watch over you okay?"

Something deep inside me moved. He would protect me. I watched him for a moment, really watching him. Why was he sent in out of the other people whom were with him. Was he the best liar? the most convincing perhaps. Who knew i just nodded my head beliving his words. A few seconds later i heard the crunch of tires pull up as lights shone through the drapes. I flicnhed slightly but Nick just put his hand back on my leg. The heat through my jeans was comforting; it was odd. To be comforted from someone you didn't know. The sound of muffled voices reached my ears as i watched the drapes. Almost expecting them to burst forward and armed government agents rushing in to capture me. Then nothing happened. There was a car door opening and closing and then silence as the car drove off. There was just the low sound of an engine idling.

Nick patted my leg standing up and holding out his hand. "Are you ready?" I paused glancing around the room. Was i ready to leave this and move on with my life... I was and that convicting thought shocked me. I nodded and took his hand as he led me out of the stuffy hotel room. It wasn't a fancy car, just an older looking SUV. He held out the passenger door for me allowing me to slide in before crossing around and sliding into the driver seat. He gave me one more smile patting my leg before he pulled the car out.

I watched the small hotel fade away in the side mirror. What was going to happen next?


So i just finished my shift at work. SOO this chapter is now done =)
Enjoy my new story more to come.