We jumped off the roof from my window and landed as we ran for the woods. It didn't take us long to get to the edge before we started to strip into our bare skin. He stood looking me over before I changed and took off running. I wasn't going to make this easy. I looked back to see that he had changed and he ran after me. I started trying to catch my tail between his teeth, but I just moved faster. Soon, we were greeted by four other wolves, the five. I howled and they joined me. We all stopped in a circle, and they tackled me to the ground. They turned half way back.

"Is that you, Vivian," Willem questioned. He was always the kindest one out of the group. I half turned also.

"I'm back guys," I yelled with excitement. They all rejoiced as they got off of me and pulled me up.

"I knew our singing would do you good," Gregory stated. We all laughed.

"I'm sure that my mother liked it more than me," I replied. "She was the one that was laughing the most." We all laughed as Gregory pouted.

"So you can change back into both forms, right," Ulf questioned. I nodded. "Gabriel's going to be happy to hear about that."

"There's no need for that," Gabriel stated as he came up behind me and put an arm around my waist. The boys looked at each other in surprise. "She's with me."

"So you've finally accepted him, Viv," Finn questioned. I shrugged with a smile.

"He hasn't caught me in wolf form yet," I smirked. Gabriel growled playfully at that.

"You better run, Princess," he replied. "Because I'm not going to let you off that easily when I start running." I yelped and changed into my wolf form before I started running. I didn't look back, but I could hear his paws hit the earth as he ran after me. I ran passed the river and ran into a meadow before he caught up with me. He tackled me to the ground. I put my legs up in the air as if surrendering myself to him. He liked my snout before circling me. He was starting the ritual that would take place between us. He jumped over me after a couple times of circling, and I got up also to circle. We both met in the middle after that and howled to the moon, our throats connected. After that we took a few steps back and circled again before meeting in the middle and half turning. His lips engulfed me at once. It didn't take long before our compassion continued. He laid me down as he kissed me and we both turned back to human form.

"I've loved you since the moment that I've met you, Vivian," he declared. "When you entered the bitches' dance to save your mother, I loved you more and more. I don't think that I could find so much love for someone, especially after what happened to me. Will you accept my love though?" I stared into his eyes, and I immediately knew the answer.

"Gabriel, I know that I never displayed any affection to you at all before, but I didn't really want you because of the emotions going through me, so I just tried to duck out easily and leave you alone, thinking that you might leave me alone with time, but that never happened. I'm thankful for that now though. Now, I realize that I've loved you since you saved me from Aiden. I didn't think I was going to live through it, and then I decided that I wasn't going to go with you guys at all because I didn't think that I would be able to turn back into anything that I was before. And then you came to save me again. I saved me many times over, and I'm very thankful for it."

"I'm always going to be there to save you, Vivian," he whispered as he stared into my eyes as I stared into his icy blue ones. "I love you."

"I love you too," I whispered back when the shock of those words blew over. He kissed me hungrily then, and I kissed him right back. "Gabriel," I stated as I pulled away for some air. "It doesn't mean that I'm ready for the next step." He looked at me with confusion. "I know that a loup-garou girl is a woman at sixteen, but I'm just not ready yet for that step because really, I'm not ready for what consequences may occur if we actually have sex. Can you accept what I am saying?"

"Do you mean that you're not ready because you aren't ready for having pups," he questioned hesitantly as he tried to understand. I nodded. "Why?"

"I've just never really liked them," I replied. "I don't think that there's anything wrong with them, but I just don't feel ready at all for them. I'm sorry if this is a lot to accept, but I'm just worried about that."

"Vivian," he sighed as he pushed some hair out of my face. "I'm fine if you aren't ready for pups. It doesn't mean that I don't love you any differently. I will always accept you the way that you are." He gave me a reassuring smile, and I smiled right back.

"Thank you," I stated before I gave him a kiss.

"Do you want to head back," he questioned.

"Do we have to face my mother," I asked. He shook his head with a smile. "Alright, let's go." We both got up and started running in our wolf skin. When we got back home, I noticed cars around our house. What now?