*Writer's Note: This is my first story on this site, I hope you like it.*
The Encounter
Dax's P.O.V.
Dax Reed was enjoying a evening run with his pack mates, something they don't do often enough in his opinion. His wolf loved the feel of the forest floor beneath his paws and the feel of the warm Spring breeze blowing through his fur. Everything coming back to life after the Winter season always excited him. The nocturnal animals beginning to wake for their nightly routines began to call out. The twinkling of lightning bugs throughout the forest made it look magical. Dax let out a huff, wolf equivalent to a human sigh. "Yes, we should do this more often", Dax thought.
Dax and his pack mates slowed their pace, they all seemed to be enjoying the forest. Dax thought of the land, Forest Hill it was named many generations ago. The pack owned several thousand acres of land in Blue Ridge, Texas. The small town gave them what they wanted, privacy. The humans in town didn't ask them questions, but there were rumors. Several pack members worked in the town and made friends. Other pack members, mainly the older shifter's, seem to stay on pack land. Forest Hill was heavily wooded, the pack kept it that way so they could hunt and run without being caught by a human. Keeping their shape shifting a secret is very important. The north side had a large lake that many pack members enjoyed fishing, while others enjoyed swimming. The south side of land ended in a large cliff that has the most amazing view of the small town and more forest. The east held nothing but forest and the west part of their land held their small community.
After splitting up from the others to hunt Dax stopped at a small creek. Looking down at his wolf's reflection, a large midnight black wolf with striking blue eyes looked back at him. At only 17 years of age his wolf is large, bigger then normal wolves, but he still wouldn't reach his full size until he hit adulthood. Lowering his muzzle to the water to get a drink a faint scent caught him off guard. Snapping his head up, twitching his ears around to listen, but hearing nothing. His wolf eyes scanning the forest taking in all the details his human form couldn't, again there wasn't anything out of the ordinary. Lifting his snout up and pulling in air deeply he found the scent. Not being able to place the scent to anyone or any animal in the forest he decided to investigate. Slowly and silently he made his way towards the scent. He stopped when he heard some twigs snapping a few yards ahead of him. Going down on his belly to hide himself he watched and waited. Quickly deciding to take another sniff, Dax pulled more air deeply into his snout and froze. It was a human!
Was this just another human that didn't read the signs? Dax wondered. Pack land had no trespassing/hunting signs posted everywhere on the property, but the occasional human would ignore them. They have found humans wandering around either hunting or fishing, they even found a woman taking pictures of varies plants. Dax shook his head to clear his thoughts. He hadn't heard anything since the snapping of the twig moments ago, so he decided to get a little closer. As he inched forward the scent got stronger, "Was that a female scent and why was his wolf feeling excitement?", Dax puzzled. Something odd was going on and he felt compelled to follow the scent. He was close to the edge of the pack property when he heard a sniffing noise. Cocking his head to the side for a moment he inched forward. Just around the wild rose bush was the human. Curiosity killed the cat, would it kill the wolf too?, Dax wondered. His wolf wanted to go forward, Dax wasn't so sure. The inner battle won moments later with his wolf rounding the rose bush.
Dax's heart started pounding, he felt his wolf tingle all over with awareness because in front of him was the most beautiful female he has ever seen! He was frozen, he couldn't move if he wanted to, she wasn't looking his way. Was she crying?, Dax wondered. She had no clue a big black wolf was only a few feet away, frozen, helpless to do anything other then hang his tongue out of his now gaping mouth. Am I drooling?!, Dax thought, silently praying he wasn't. A scream broke his thoughts and made him jump. She was screaming and backing away from him. He didn't want her to be afraid of him, for some weird reason he felt this connection with her. Dax laid down, now that he could move. He laid his head down on his paws and wagged his tail a little, to seem less threatening or at least he was hoping. He has never been around a human in wolf form.
She was staring at him, but at least she stopped screaming, it was hurting his sensitive hearing. "What was she thinking?", Dax thaought. He stared at her noting her long chocolate brown hair, what he wouldn't give to run his hands through it, he imagined it would be as soft as silk. She had a heart shaped face with beautiful hazel eyes that reminded him of the sun setting. Her lips, pink and full, totally kissable. She wore a white v-neck shirt that hugged her curves in all the right places. Her low rise jeans were tight and showing off her petite gorgeous legs. He just knew if she turned around he would see an amazing butt too. Mentally shaking himself out of the direction his thoughts were going he realized she was talking to him.
Kira's P.O.V.
"I can do this, I will not let this move get to me", Kira said to her reflection in the mirror. With a sigh she stuck her tongue out at the reflection not believing any of it. Walking across her new bedroom she looked around with her hands on her hips. So much left to unpack. She missed her friends and boyfriend so much, unpacking will help keep her mind off her loneliness. Her family made the move three days ago. Her father lost his job back in Houston. Blue Ridge a small town in Collin County, Texas is where they moved, her father was born and raised here. "Small town", Kira said with a humorless chuckle. This place is barely on the map! "I'm used to the big city Mr. Catshup", Kira said to her cat. The white fluffy cat was laying on her bed, but at that moment looked up at her and then started licking his paw and giving his face a thorough cleaning. "Thanks for the talk", Kira said and patted the cat on the head. She walked to her window an looked out. Being on the second floor of the house gave her a great view of the yard and the forest behind it. "I have to admit, this is a pretty place", Kira said to Mr. Catshup. Of course the cat was now sleeping, the way he was curled up made him look like a ball of fur on her bed. Chuckling, Kira got to work on her room.
"Kira...Lunch is ready!", her mom called from the bottom of the steps. Kira managed to get a lot done, hooking up her Ipod to their speakers and listening to her favorite music helped. She hadn't noticed how hungry she was. With her stomach grumbling at her she went down the stairs and went to the kitchen. "Sweety, all I have are sandwiches, with so much to unpack I haven't been able to go to the store", her mom said apologetically. They have been living on sandwiches and fast food for the past few days. "It's okay mom, when I finish my room I will help you", Kira smiled at her mom. Her parents have been busy making everything official. And then there was some kind of trouble with the house, it was like someone didn't want them living there. Sitting down at the cluttered table Kira started eating her sandwich and watching her mom. She always admired her mom. Trisha Jade, a strong woman her mom, she was beautiful. Her shoulder length light brown hair would always have a slight curl by the end of the day. Eyes as green as emeralds, Kira loved to look at them. They would sparkle a little when she laughed or when her dad would walk into the room. Her mom was wearing a blue summer dress that flowed out and ended just below her knees. A matching thin belt around her waist to complete the outfit.
A few hours later Kira finished her room and started helping her mom who was now working on the study. "Why do we have so many books?!", Trisha voiced her thoughts as she pulled books from the boxes and put them in the overly large bookcase. It took up an entire wall. Kira laughed at her mom as she was placing pictures where her mom wanted them. "Seriously Kira, I don't know why we have a book called Old Tractors and The Men Who Love Them!", her mom laughed. Kira joined her mom laughing at the odd book. It seemed her dad liked to collect books, they had a few more laughs as they continued unpacking when they came across more odd books. With the two of them working together the unpacking went faster. They were done by early evening. Sitting on the couch with their feet propped up on the coffee table they both sighed in relief to be off their feet. A few minutes later her mom gets up with a groan, "I really need to go to the store so we can have a good home cooked meal". Trisha paused and looked at Kira, "Will you be okay here by yourself or do you want to come with me?". Kira rolled her eyes, "I'll be okay mom, I'm not a little kid anymore, I'm 15 you know". "Okay, I won't be long, Oh FYI your dad is working late", Trisha said as she was grabbing her keys and purse. "K", replied Kira.
The ringing of the phone startled Kira. Suppressing a yawn she looked at the caller id, seeing the name and number was like a splash of cold water to her sleepy face. Instantly awake and eager she grabbed the phone and pushed talk. "Hi Tyler!", Kira almost shouted into the phone. Cringing, she tried to compose herself as she waited for him to say something. "Um, hey Kira", Tyler sounded weird. "What's up? How is everyone? God, I miss you all", Kira said in one breath, so much for being composed. "Everyone is fine, look Kira...we need to talk", Tyler said with no emotion. With a knot forming in her throat Kira breathed out her response, "Okay, let's talk". Tyler started and Kira felt her heart break in a thousand pieces, "Kira, I think we should break up, I can't do this long distance relationship thing. I'm sorry, I don't want to hurt you, but I think it would be better to get this out now then later. You'll always have a piece of my heart. Do you think we can still be friends?", Tyler waited for her to respond. It took Kira a few moments for it all to sink in. Tears were rolling down her cheeks, but as calming as she could she spoke, "I wasn't expecting this, but I do see where you are coming from. And to answer your question, we can be friends." Kira choked up on the "friends" part, her body feeling numb all over. She wanted to be strong and not show him how this was tearing her apart. He started talking, but she quit listening. Soon after they ended their call she went up to her room.
Letting her emotions free in the comfort of her pillow. She wasn't sure how long she cried, but now she was suddenly angry. They had been together 2 years! How dare he ask to be friends?! She grabbed the picture of him that she taped to her mirror and tore it into tiny pieces. Going to her bathroom she flushed the toilet and dropped the pieces into the swirling water, "Here's what I think of your friendship!", Kira said through gritted teeth. Fuming, she went back into her bedroom and threw away everything that reminded her of him. Finishing, she tied the trash bag closed and went downstairs to the back yard where the trash can was. She threw the bag in the can with more force than necessary. Wiping away the tears Kira wanted to take a short walk, maybe it would help. Looking at the woods she decided she would explore a little. As she walked little critters scattered around. A squirrel not to happy that she was there started barking at her. "Oh shut up", she said and frowned that she's taking her anger out on a squirrel. She walked a little more and leaned against a tree. She starting crying silently, sadness hitting her again.
Not sure how long she'd been leaning on the tree having a pity party, she suddenly felt someone watching her. She turned slighting, her eyes locked onto the most breath taking eyes she ever saw. But wait, those eyes belong to the biggest wolf she ever saw, not that she has seen any in life, just on tv. She started screaming, suddenly afraid for her life. "Dumped then mauled, life at it's finest," Kira thought bitterly with a touch of twisted humor. She started to back away remembering that running would be asking to die. Then the wolf laid down and put it's head on it's paws while wagging it's tail. "What the...", Kira was confused. She stared at the wolf not knowing what to do. She decided to talk to it.