Summery: Faberry. Rachel's always been treated badly but will this new her will she finally stand up for herself? Will she finally find a family? Or will she go mad trying to make her love fall for her?
Prologue.
"Why are you taking this so hard, we all thought you knew seeing as you act and look completely different to us." He litterally growled glaring at me with rising anger.
A part of me broke within me as I looked at my once cool headed joyous brother his piercing brown eyes holding pure hate while he ran a soothing hand through newly cropped short black hair. I could feel my so called loving parents watching from inside the secluded wooden two story building which they said was a safe home while to me it was just a place where my hope was shattered and rebuilt over and over. I tried not to feel as his words churned something deep within me but they cut me deep however that was not what frightented me, no, it was the fact that he was starting to hang around these three beefed tall guys. They apparently helped people get rid of certain things that no one would talk to me about and help other people with their redecorating or what ever, all i knew is since he was hanging with them my brother had become secretive and highly built in muscle along with a very bad temper. All he said was they where preparing him for events that i would never be able to know about and ever since he was acting like a total douche bag about it.
"So what? I'm supposed to guess all of this, guess that my ass hat of a brother was going to through me in the mud because i wanted to know what happened to him. I'm supposed to guess that ever since i was adopted by you and your parents at the age of five where i was treated like you were my dream family, to recollect that i in fact was rejected by my birth mother and my father beat me continuously hoping that i would just disappear." I shouted holding down the tears that threatened to escape as the memories attacked me like they did at night.
"YES!" He snarled begining to shake furiously as his fists cleched in to white tight balls as if he was going to hit me. "You should've left when he tried to apologise so you would leave me and MY parents alone. You never fit in here so just LEAVE!" He snarled something inside his eyes snapping as he began to shake even more.
"FUCK YOU PUCK! I loved you like my own brother and stuck up for you and became your wingman when you asked me, i did everything you asked and in return you treated me like i was one of you. You know nothing you arrogant asshole!" I screamed getting in his personal space so he could see my dead eyes deaden and the light they relit fade to darkness. "Fine you want me to leave so bad fine."
Turning around to pack my stuff and leave an incredible roar burst through my ears making them ring as if i had just been to a rock concert while I turned back fearful for my stupid pigheaded brother all i saw frightened me to my core. Anger filled clear light brown eyes of my brother glared down at me from around six feet although that wasn't what scared me for it was the fact that a giant wolf of that size with brissled black fur and gleaming white teeth that were bared with dripping saliva stood in his place. Frozen in fear I duck automatically when a giant paw swiped down missing me by an inch, spinning around to run I didn't see the other paw with it's razor sharp claws come smashing in to me tearing deep in to my back causing nothing but a slilent cry to huff out my mouth. All i could feel was pure agony as a sense of knives digging in to me shoulder down and around my back to my right hip before another wolf this time smaller but a deep brown fured wolf created a thunderous clap as it collided heavily with the attacking wolf knocking it to the ground giving me a chance to fall to the grouned and crawl away.
Shock and fear settled in to my bloodied body as I crawled in to the house uncaring about ruining the cream flooring however before i can reach for the phone my body goes limp as my breaths come out in shuddering pants. Outside i hear screams but i can't care as my lungs burn and something within me snaps in to place before all goes black.
The first thing I hear when my body decides it wants to thrust me in to the world is a rhythmic slightly to fast human heart beat beeping in my ears acompanied by two slower heart beats and a regular human heart. The second is multiple footsteps outside my room along with rushed voices but i can't seem to care because i know where i am and all i want is to roll over and die however even as I know that i'm in a hospital it dawns on me that I don't know how I got here unless...
Shooting upright i open my eyes not caring that some how my eye sight is much clear by incredible standards as has my hearing due to the fact that they are in my room staring at me with pity, sadness, guilt, surprise and fear. A rumble deep in my chest almost inaudiable allows them to know that i know and i'm thoughroughly pissed off and scared because i didn't know i could do that. Glancing next at the doctor i take in his pale complection and blonde short hair that has a bit of a flick up of his fringe that at the moment covers his eyes since he's looking at a grey clipboard.
"Ah, how are you feeling this afternoon Miss Berry." His soft southern voice drawls friendly.
"Like i just got attacked by a monster." I chuckled wincing and hissing in pain at the painful twinge in my back.
"Well i'm surprised you've been out this long but seeing as you lost a lot of blood due to the deep gashes we can't complain know can we?" He smiled grinning at my confused look. "You have been out for four weeks know and although you shall have definate scaring they seem to be healing rather nicely so i'm guessing as long as you do no heavy lifting or sleeping on your back they should heal in about a month tops."
Nodding I flinched when I saw Puck move towards me from the corner of my eyes which haulted his every move as pain flashed in his own eyes that made me think of the monster that attacked me. Thanking the doctor he left to gather the discharge papers leaving me alone with the Puckerman's that instanly tried to move towards me however with each step I moved further up the bed away from their a tempts at soothing the rising anger and fear within me.
"Rachel, i'm so sorry -" Mrs Puckerman tried getting out getting silenced by her son.
"Rachel i've been told to made sure to make sure you keep your mouth shut -" He said angrily with clenched fists as he once again glared through me.
"Oh Puck really, would any sane person believe me that my ex brother transformed in to a wolf and tried to kill me. I think no so why don't you go fuck off in to the woods where you belong and go meet up with the rest of your boy scouts." I snarled taken aback by the animalistic undertone but i quickly hid it glaring at him flinching as i felt adrenaline and strength i'd never felt before surge through my limbs.
"As long as you keep your trap shut." He snarled storming off out the door slamming it behind him as he walked the halls of this place.
"He's having trouble controling his inner wolf." Mrs Puckerman sighed sadly while I felt my eyes shift in to one of disbelief.
"I think it's best when we get out of here I move out." Flinching at the pain on Mrs Puckerman's face she merely nods her eys watering. "Thank you for saving me though." I smile hesitantly reaching out to take her hand in my own. "You're still my mother even though... well you know."
Freezing as she smooths her thumb over the back of my hand I slowly relax that is until the door is slammed open and Puck walks through shaking with anger and stopping in front of me walching as my body loocks in to place for either fight or flight mode.
"I'm sorry ok, I've got to many people to worry about along with traditions and elders breathing down my throat because my pack doesn't have a leader and apparently because i'm the beta that instantly makes me the Alpha until someone steps forward." He growled a hint of pain in his crappt apology.
"This the reason you ditched me." I stated more than asked merely getting a 'hurumph and a nod. "Dumbass." I grumble smirking when he growls but holds it as the Doctor walks in again handing Mrs Puckerman the papers to sign.
Sighing I inch towards the edge of the bed preparing myself for the pain that was surely to come with standing, holding my breath i gritted my teeth as I placed one foot than the other on to the ground slowly standing up. Holding down the loud whimper I blinked back tears at the pain of stiches or skin tries tugging apart, it didn't work very well seeing as my body shook with either anger but mainly the pain rippling throughout me. With Puck in front of me and Mrs Puckerman standing beside me I quickly grasp her hand squeezing it as we made our way down the halls my half assed attempt to hold my whimpers down slipping as I focused on walking.
Once we had gotten in Puck's blue Ram truck and made our way home I was ushered straight to bed where Mrs Puckerman happily brought me whatever I needed to my room scolding me when I tried to move all the time or trying to escape out the window to get to school since it was my last day of my first year in high school and even then i'd barely shown much. Finally, finally Mrs Puckerman after two weeks allowed me to get up and move about but even still it was only to go to some restaurant named Breadsticks with them. I felt queasy as Mr, Mrs Puckerman, Puck and I sat in the family BMW M3 Touring driving on the highway. While Puck talking wolf with his parents I sat back silently looking all around for fear that i might through up or this feeling had a reason but Puck merely said I was being stupid and that I was hungry. Smacking him straight in the arm he looked down at me shooting question after question about how i was getting taller and looking a bit more muscular I shrugged it off telling him he was stupid. Ever since he snapped we were seperate and got in fights all the time because of the stupidest things but after a stern talking to by Mr Puckerman we merely glared at each other and stayed quiet.
The feeling in my stomach got much more painful along with my healing back to feel as if it was on fire however before I could question it we were spinning out of control as a yellow taxi cab flew in to Puck's side knocking him out as glass shattered and cracked as metal groaned at the crash. Lunging instincly towards Mr and Mrs Puckerman I looked out the windshield in horror as the look of dark gloomy water awaited smiling as it engulfed our car. Blinking I gasped as freezing cold water began filling the car through Puck's window chilling me to the bone but I couldn't think of myself as I looked at the people around me ripping off their seat belts. Slowing my rapid heart I took calm breaths before turning to Puck assessing his injuries that weren't that bad seeing as they were already starting to heal with his exstensive healing properties in his blood. Fumbling with my seat belt i got it off in time to feel dread as the car was half way full with icy cold water, pushing it all down though i began barking orders out trying to figure out what to do.
"Are you hurt?" I directed it at Mrs Puckerman seeing as Mr Puckerman was out cold probably due to shock but I wasn't worried yet for his over heated body would keep him safe for now, it was only after too long a period that I had to worry.
'How the hell did I know that.' Sighing I waited for an answer.
"Not to bad but I wont be able to carry anyone, there's to much glass in my body." She rushed out gaining a nod by me as fear and heartache worried her eyes.
"Ok, here's the plan. I am going to smash the window so the car fills completely allowing us to open our doors, once that is clear you are going to swim to the surface no looking back okay?" I ordered fidgeting around as the water continued to rise. "I-i am going to take Puck first then come back for Mr Puckerman okay?"
Nodding to each other we took a deep breath before I uncaringly smashed Puck's window pulling him fully to me as the water came rushing in causing the car to sink to the bottom of the large rocky lake. Gicing the ok to go I watched Mrs Puckerman open the door and leave before I followed kicking the door open while throughing one arm around Noah, kicking and using my free arm I pushed to the top thanking the lord that my head broke the surface along with Puck's. Swimming as fast as I could over to were Mrs Puckerman now lay on the grassy bank gasping for air I shoved and heaved until I stood clumbsily whimpering as my back pulled open again, I lowered Noah to the ground taking deep breaths to calm myself. Turning around I plunged in to the water again after gasping for another breath slowing my panic as I went deeper and deeper in to the water until I found the ruined car with Mr Puckerman's body lay waiting for me to rescue him.
Growling inside my fingers brushed his crushed door where I urgently pulled at the his door that only groaned but wouldn't move so swimming over to the passengers side I moved in my stomach aching with that familliar bad feeling that I dismissed only caring about getting Mr Daniel out. Wrapping an arm around him I yanked pulling until he was out the car and I was filled with releif that was swept away as my happiness got in the way. Losing my grip on Mr Daniel Puckerman I swam back down grasping hold of him with my white numb hands however without a thought I moved to swim again urging my dead arms and legs to move as the cold water grabbed hold of me. Snarling i threw Mr Puckerman in the direction on the surface causing a stir in the water were fear stuck me like a two by four to the face. The groan of the threatning car was all I heard as it did what I what afraid it would do what with the strength of the currents. My burning icy limbs felt frozen but as the car croaked over laying over on it's side so I could see all it's parts I tried to hold on to my calm that was slowly slipping. A dim pain snarled in my arm which brought me to look down in horror at where the car now lay covering my right arm and partial shoulder however as I saw Noah's body glide through the water I sighed internally as he took Mr Puckerman to the bank. Knowing I could die happy seeing as all the people that I loved was safe now, so what if I didn't get to broadway I hummed thinking it was a stupid dream anyways. I'd been told to many times but maybe it was fate.
Looking up at the surface I could see a fuzzy full moon and I couldn't help but laugh as I took in the fact that the family I stayed with were wolves, so stupid. A warm tingling curled through me but that was nothing as every ounce of showing skin began to glow like a freaking tourch. Freaking out I tugged to frozen to feel am trapped arm anymore however as the glow brightened I jumped as the water shifted around me and a burning white hot pain erupted through me like a tourch setting my blood on fire. A hand on my upper arm brought me from my panicing and with a swift move I saw Noah gapping at me with wide eyes that widened as he saw my situation. Snarling I pushing him away guesturing wildly to tell him to leave me, to go back to your family, leave in general but the stubborn ass stayed. Growling at him I whimpered as the pain in me rose to new hights but that was the least of my worrys for a pained looking in Noah's eyes foretold what he planned. Continuing to push at him to leave he ignored me pushing at the car but it only caused me more pain for it wouldn't flip ove, no instead the stupid thing slid causing a fog of red to cloud our gazes. Looking away i felt his warm hands wrap around where i was trapped and in a blinding moment he pulled with all his strength sending pure agony through my whole body, I couldn't as my last breath was released in a high pitched scream that came out groggily since a minute later i passed out drifting in and out.
Red, blue, red, blue. Pain, agony, burning, agony. Groggily looking around I grumbled as I saw two people crying in to eachother and I knew in that second he was gone, Mr Puckerman was gone, I hadn't been quick enough. My heart broke for them, it was my fault, should've taken him first, should've taken both of them at the same time. Idiot.
Eh! Stupid hospitals. Wait hospital, water. Oh crap!
Flashes of the accident attack my vision ending in me gasping and sitting up as my eyes flutter open to see two unmade cots on the floor while silent sobbing ceases as a warm hand is in my left. Squeezing the hand my eyes met Mrs Puckermans grief stricken red eyes pulling the woman on to the bed she threw her arms around me sobbing in to my shoulder covering it with wet tears that only pulls on my heart strings more.
"I'm so sorry, please forgive me." My whispered plea is pitiful and when angry eyes meet mine I can't help flinch away at the utter agonising pain swirling witin her.
"Now you listen here missy, even if you were to have taken him first he still would've died. It's not your fault ok?" She whimpered but I couldn't believe her words so I merely pulled her to me and let her cry until it hit me.
"Um..." I trailed off pulling away and glancing down expecting to see a stub however pinching myself I still see it, my arm.
"You were transforming, which we'll get to later, so they had to work quickly and since the army charities pulled their resourced together they came up with this as a sort of prototype for injured see because your transformation was happening to quickly they kept you sedated to slow it as the doctors worked assembling and attaching your new arm which with skin grafts heald as if a normal arm with hardly any risidual scaring due to your own 'weird wolfy healing'." Nodding I carefully lift my arm humming as I clenched and unclenched my hand hear the wires tighten with it before moving so to crease my elbow.
Testing my fingers I glanced up breifly to see interns and doctors hanging around out side ready to see if it worked while my doctor came in smiling happily at my testing. My body ached but besides that I felt fine, better than fine even, until I saw what I was sitting in, a hospital gown. Grumbling I heard the best thing of my day, Mrs Puckerman chuckled. Grinning I waved at the people who smiled at me although all was forgotten as Doc began explaing what they did to me but all it sound like was fixing a car but with much blood instead of oil. Noah came in after the doctor said that I should try eating something causing a random nurse to walk in with a tray of food that was covered by plastic bowls. Sitting a little straighter as Noah sat next to his mother I glanced at him checking for any signs he was at the crash with us but found only small dotting healing scars from the glass that entered him. Smiling politely at the frozen nurse a smirk twitched at my lips temporarily as I worked over a plan.
"May I help you mame?" I smile but it comes of halfassed and forced.
"N-no, it's ok I just, no have a good lunch." She smiled shakily turning away however with careful movements I reach for her hand chuckling when she jumped.
"Here have a feel." Chuckling when Puck snorted in amusment I watched as she turns back slowly as if I was a deer about to run.
I frowned when I could actually feel her smooth her hand over mine as she counted, twitching as she went higher up my arm and to my shoulder stopping when she came in to contact with my neck before she made her way back down my arm. Humming she smiled a look in her eyes that showed amazment but I couldn't think about that when I heard a loud gulp of food and a smack. Glancing over I saw Noah smirking as he had finished eating a dish of some sorts but I smelt meat so I shrugged and grasped the jello before he could.
"It had meat in it so I very nicely decided to take it upon myself to stomach it." Shaking my head as I chuckled I hummed innocently before smaking him in the head lightly with my artificaial arm.
"Hey! That hurt." He frowned rubbing his head as I faced the nurse again.
She had shoulder length hair that had a slight curl to it while her face was long and edged as if sculpted, she had dark blue eyes that brightened as I looked back to her with a gentle smile. Apart of me wanted to persue her but another wanted me to stop and hold back because there was someone close who would change me forever, growling lowly I looked back to Mrs Puckerman frowning when the nurse sighed and left.
"What was that all about she was totally in to you?" Puck huffed in disbelief guesturing to go after the nurse.
"She can't dear, she's feeling the pull." Mrs Puckerman sighed softly taking my hands in hers.
"Already?" Huffing as they had their own talk I raised an eyebrow waiting before they finally faced me in confusion.
"You know i'm in the room right." Grumbling I waited taking calming breaths to sooth the anger within me. "I wouldn't mind some answers now if it isn't to public."
Only getting nods I hurumph as the doctor walks in and begins prodding my arm causing it to react like a normal one would. crazy people in their own ruddy worlds. Muttering under my breath I look down to see the Doc writing down stuff which made me blurt out a question that held my inner emotions that I would have to pull back and work on for I'd slipped up from my years of practice.
"Why can I feel?" Gaining his attention I can see a hidden annoyance from my blatant ignoring him earlier. "Sorry I was distracted with actuall having an arm."
"Of course," He smiled understanding my problem. "Due to your 'abilities' we took some nerve from you right leg and placed it in your arm so it would be as if the accident never happened, and due to said abilities your healing would have already made you brand new." He smiled brilliantly forwning slightly when we all flinched at him but realisation soon dawned. "Sorry."
"It'll be ok." I whispered patting the doctors hand that rested on my bed however the freezing temperature stunned me. "You should get some gloves of heated bean things that'll warm 'em right up."
"It's not that easy but i'll keep that in my thank you." Seeing my confusion he chuckled running a hand through his silver blondeish hair. "Your family seem to have not told you yet so I'll leave it to them."
Smiling at us I turned a questioning glare on the Puckerman's awaiting my answers only seeing a pained smile from come from Noah.
"Well you see you're not like me, Finn and Matt so all I can tell you is you're a werewolf." He smiled halfassed ringing his hands.
Shock, anger, ignorance and anger again filled my body stunning my movements until I opened my mouth to speak only for a uncertain 'huh' to come out. Doc chuckled pulling my attention back to him but I was filled with shock once more as I saw red crimson eyes stare at me while he brought out a white box.
"I guess it is up to me to answer your questions then." He smiled showing off dazzling white teeth that sent a chill of fear and anger down my back. "You are a southern werewolf mixed with a hint of British, a very deadly combination that scares even me a four hundred year old vampire."
Motioning for him to continue I tried to take all the information in staying silent as word after word frightened and partially excited me. The things I could do, I could finally stand up for myself in the only way I knew who even though it would mean i would be like my so called father who was neather British or things through my head I looked back up at the Campire noticing his pale color that had a small flush to it but he indeed had no heart beat, wait no no he did but it was so faint that you would never be able to hear it with out a silent room. The blood he drinks must give him a barely there heart beat again, hm.
"What do you mean deadly?" My voice came out a little clearer yet husky and groggy from sleep.
"Well Southern Wolves are ment to be the best fighters out there along with Russian wolves however Birtish wolves supposedly are incredibly smart so combine the two and you have a very powerful wolf but it all depends on the characteristics of the person." He smiled eyesing me with knowing eyes. "From what I see from your aura you are going to be one of the bests however you mustn't let your pain consume you."
"What about this 'pull'?"
"Ah, why's that?" He smiles his voice taking on a weird accent, maybe Italian.
"I didn't hit on a girl." I shrug chuckling when the Doc smirks laughing happily.
"Yes well, that pull is to tell you that your mate or soul mate is near." Chuckling as horror appears on my face he continues. "It is much like a vampire's matting for when you see your mate you'll feel drawn although for you when you see your mate with your wolf eyes you shall forever want her to be happy if it's with you or not. However if she flat out rejects you you'll want to commit suicide and die which in cases i've seen has happened before but don't worry every one is different."
"Who are you?" It came out as a double meaning and he knows it but instead of getting angry he laughs again causing a warm sense to ripple down my back but not in the romantic sense, no in the sense that he was like a father.
"You remember me." He smiles brilliantly laying a comforting hand on my shoulder ignoring the rumbling growl coming from Noah. "I'm the man who saved you from your father but I am deepyly sorry for leaving you at the orphanage, I swear I was going to come back for you it's just they gave you away when I strickly said to leave you alone. Those rascals, I even payed them too." He sighed patting my shoulder gently. "Alas I found you again." Smiling I couldn't help but lean in to him because it was as if I could breath when I was with him, as if he cared. "As for your question I work for a sort of company if you will who sorts out the crimes in all supernatural beings." He glanced at the door frowning. "It seems I must go but I will see you around I promise, I will always find you."
Grinning as he hugs me staring at Mrs Puckerman with a look unknown to me, I watch him leave feeling confused but happy and content with what I know. A deep guteral growl turned my head to see a high angry Noah shaking as he glared at the door where the doctor went.
"What's wrong Noah?" I sigh aggitated with his constant anger.
"You're just going to leave us alone?" He snarled calming slightly when I shook my head chuckling before laying a hand on his shoulder.
"No you dope, I would not leave you right now-"
"But you're planning too?" He snarled shoving me away.
"You're the one that screamed at me to leave so I will when I know I feel I can but I'm afraid that wont be for years." He huffed at my words while Mrs Puckerman started crying however the smile on her face told me the tears were ones of joy. "Hey, don't cry."
"I'm happy, after all this I'm happy. What is wrong with me? I'm not supposed to be like this surly not this close after." tilting my head confused I pulled her in to a hug soothing her as best I could.
""What are you talking about?" Noah growls trying to calm down.
"I found my mate." She cried while Noah looked on at the door mouth gapping like a fish.
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