This is my first Wolfblood fic and my first fic I've posted in quite a long time. Reviews are welcome as well as constructive criticism. Anyway this story picks up at the end of season 2 and does not follow the season 3 plotline. Slight AU and OC included but the story primarily focuses on Rhydian/Maddy. Enjoy! Disclaimer: I don't own Wolfblood.
Three years. It's been three years since I've seen her. Three years since that scientist took her away, forced her to go; to leave me. Not anymore. I'd been searching for her for two years and I was getting closer. The trail they kept leaving behind smelled fresher every time I found their most recently abandoned den. Her scent kept getting stronger. I'll never forget it, her scent. It was forever imprinted upon my mind from the last hug we shared. On that fateful day when we had to part ways, the day I made the promise to her that I would come find her. I was keeping that promise. Her last words to me still moving my heart into action.
My blood quickened at her scent as I raised the blanket to my nose and inhaled deeply. They were a couple weeks out, give or take a few days. That's how far I was from her, how far I was from my Maddy. I inhaled one more time, closing my eyes and breathing in deeply. I took in as much of my Maddy's scent as possible. I set the blanket lovingly back in the corner and turned to leave the basement turned den when I paused. Something was different. I raised my nose, sniffing hard. There. My eyes turned yellow, black veins creeping up my neck and down my hands.
Who was this? Who is this new wolf that has joined them? And why does his scent weigh so heavily over Maddy's? I paused again, eyes going wide, growls tearing from my mouth in anger. No! A new male wolf in Maddy's life? I needed to find them sooner rather than later. Someone was moving in on my territory and no one takes what is mine. I needed to find them before they moved on again. Before Maddy made a mistake and before her parents could pressure her into making a decision she would later regret. I won't let them do it to her.
I sprinted up the stairs and back outside. Finding the newest scent of car that I could I took off south, in pursuit of the one person I cared about in the world.
~8 days later~
I stood in the center of the busy town square just listening. It was lunchtime and people were scurrying about, moving swiftly through their lives unaware of how their presence made it hard to focus. I'd lost it. The bloody trail had gone cold. Turning my head left and right I searched for it; it had to be close. There. I strode to the car, pushing my way through the crowd. I stopped next to the abandoned car and I felt the anger returning. The scents around it indicated that the car had been left over a week ago and hadn't been touched since. In a rage I slammed my fists on the hood letting out a furious growl. People around me stopped and began murmuring. I fought to regain control when there it was. Her scent was back. Not the car, no, it was—I spun around but couldn't see her.
Desperate, I did the next best thing I could think of. I shouted, "Maddy!"
When no one responded I ran to the nearest bench and jumped up on it, searching from the higher ground. Further down the street I saw a fast retreating form. I growled again and jumped down from the bench, taking off in pursuit. I got clear of the crowd just in time to see the person turn a corner. The chase was on. I followed the scent when I lost sight, but I was gaining ground. Then it hit me. It was him. My efforts redoubled as I pushed myself harder. He was the one trying to move in on my Maddy! I followed him out of the small town and down the road for a few miles where he turned off the main drag onto a gravel driveway. The driveway led to a two story farmhouse that butted up against the woods on the back.
Seeing him disappear into the house, I veered off, heading towards the woods that curved around the right and back side of the property. Once in the cover of the trees, I made my way closer. The woods provided protection from sight, exactly what I needed if he was going to try and get them to move on because someone was after them. Maddy was finally within reach again. My blood surged at the thought, almost giddy with how close she might be. My eyes changed to wolf at the prospect of my mate; of seeing her, smelling her, holding her in my arms once more. I prowled the woods, making my way to the back of the house. Once around back, I crouched, listening to my surroundings and for her voice. The world disappeared around me as I focused my senses, honing them in on what I was searching for.
"…do you mean someone was calling my name? Was it another wolf?"
There she was, my beautiful strong girl. I grinned upon hearing her voice, but snarled under my breath when the male answered.
"Yeah, it was a wolf. Some blonde headed guy who decided to smash up our old car in the middle of the square! Next thing I know he's yelling your name and chasing me down the street!"
"Wait, a blonde headed wolf? Who yelled for me?" She spoke these words softly, almost in disbelief.
"Yeah, do you know him?"
This time it was even quieter, under her breath, so much so that I barely caught it, "Rhydian…"
Hearing her speak my name again was ecstasy. It took all of my strength not to let the wolf out, not to howl my pleasure at finding her to the sky. But I held it in. I didn't know if my following them is what caused them to move so often and I was not about to take that chance. I would wait until nightfall, and under the cover of dark I would find my Maddy. I would bring her back to me. I settled into the woods, leaving the edge and making my way further in to await the dark.
Finding a hollowed out tree, I pulled some jerky from my pack and set to eating it and regaining my strength. I couldn't sit still, I was too excited about finding her after searching for so long. I had changed for sure. I was no longer the adolescent boy who had no control over his future. I was a young adult now, a wolf that was strong, fast, and determined. I had honed many skills that had sat unused before I began my search. Muscles filled in where once there had been only skin. I kept my hair short, preferring the shorter length as it stayed out of my eyes more easily. I could only imagine how Maddy had changed. I closed my eyes and imagined her brown hair longer than it was when she left, her body taller and stronger and soft in all the right places. A low rumble came from deep in my chest as I imagined how perfect my mate would fit me.
I had not gotten to this point without being a patient hunter, but the closer my quarry had been getting the more impatient I was becoming. Bringing myself to sit down and wait out the day was going to be agony, but pain that I would gladly endure if it meant I could be with her again. So I made myself sit down and wait for the day to pass. Too much activity in the woods would draw attention that I couldn't afford to draw. So I sat and waited. I was coming Maddy, I'd found you at last.
There you have it. Ch. 1 is shorter than I'd like it to be but I want to set everything up right and see the interest in this story. Again, reviews are appreciated!
