Author's Notes: I want to clarify something. I didn't mean to imply that there are _no_ good Wolf Lake fics. Didi's "Eyes of Brown...or is It Green?" is quite nice as well as Mala's stunning "Call of the Wild." However, they're both not as Sophia and Luke smoochie filled as I would have liked. But don't get me wrong, there are some good Wolf Lake fanfics floating around the Net. Secondly, my operating procedure when it comes to Wolf Lake is to tape it and then fast forward to all the interesting looking bits. So as a result, I'm not very well-versed in canon. So say Sophia's mom died when she was seven or eight. And do expect me to get some of the supporting cast's names wrong. I love getting all of your feedback and I hope you like this chapter as well.
--Chapter One--
The wind was crisp, carrying a hint of moisture, tickling her nostrils. The soil was rich and lush beneath her paws, as she threaded her way through the forest. Leaves dotted with dew rustled to her left and she turned her head to see a gray-white wolf emerging from the underbrush. A canine grin is on his face, his tongue lolling out of his mouth. She pranced over to him, brushing the ruff on his neck with her snout. He licked her back playfully, but the playfulness soon turned heated as their hormones began to awake...
Sophia shot up in bed, sweat beading on her forehead. The dream always flickered at the end. She was no longer wolf, but human, standing in Luke's arms as he was kissing her, with force and passion. Soon it wouldn't just be a kiss but so much more. Sometimes in those brief seconds Sophia wondered what frightened her more--becoming a wolf or having it remain all a dream?
The feelings the dream invoked in her lingered on through breakfast and her journey to school. She expertly twirled the combination lock on her locker. With a click, it opened and she began pulling books out of her bag.
"Morning."
Sophia glanced over at Laura and gave an absent smile. Laura was fully human and lived in blissful ignorance of the reality of the Skinwalkers. Occasionally they studied together, but they were rarely social outside of school. Sophia didn't have her own car to travel to Laura's town and she couldn't ask Laura to come to Wolf Lake after dark. The fine hair on the back of her neck prickled as she listened to Laura recount the latest gossip. Sophia looked over Laura's shoulder and found herself meeting Luke's eyes. Laura noticed that Sophia wasn't paying attention and turned her head to see what her friend was looking at. She turned back and grinned wickedly. "Ah, the infamous Luke Cates. What *is* up with you two?"
Sophia reluctantly tore her gaze away from Luke to meet Laura's eyes. Flushing slightly, Sophia shoved her books into her bag and slammed her locker shut, saying, "Luke and I? We can barely be called friends. He's just a boy I know."
Just a boy she knows? Luke's sharpened hearing caught Sophia's last statement. He smiled, the wide toothy grin of a predator who has discovered his prey. Sophia's scent had begun to change as her body made the preparation for the Change. From the first moment he has noticed the difference, his body had tightened with the secret knowledge that there was nothing left to keep him from claiming Sophia. Just a boy she knows? Luke thought it was finally time to reintroduce Sophia to the man.
--Chapter One--
The wind was crisp, carrying a hint of moisture, tickling her nostrils. The soil was rich and lush beneath her paws, as she threaded her way through the forest. Leaves dotted with dew rustled to her left and she turned her head to see a gray-white wolf emerging from the underbrush. A canine grin is on his face, his tongue lolling out of his mouth. She pranced over to him, brushing the ruff on his neck with her snout. He licked her back playfully, but the playfulness soon turned heated as their hormones began to awake...
Sophia shot up in bed, sweat beading on her forehead. The dream always flickered at the end. She was no longer wolf, but human, standing in Luke's arms as he was kissing her, with force and passion. Soon it wouldn't just be a kiss but so much more. Sometimes in those brief seconds Sophia wondered what frightened her more--becoming a wolf or having it remain all a dream?
The feelings the dream invoked in her lingered on through breakfast and her journey to school. She expertly twirled the combination lock on her locker. With a click, it opened and she began pulling books out of her bag.
"Morning."
Sophia glanced over at Laura and gave an absent smile. Laura was fully human and lived in blissful ignorance of the reality of the Skinwalkers. Occasionally they studied together, but they were rarely social outside of school. Sophia didn't have her own car to travel to Laura's town and she couldn't ask Laura to come to Wolf Lake after dark. The fine hair on the back of her neck prickled as she listened to Laura recount the latest gossip. Sophia looked over Laura's shoulder and found herself meeting Luke's eyes. Laura noticed that Sophia wasn't paying attention and turned her head to see what her friend was looking at. She turned back and grinned wickedly. "Ah, the infamous Luke Cates. What *is* up with you two?"
Sophia reluctantly tore her gaze away from Luke to meet Laura's eyes. Flushing slightly, Sophia shoved her books into her bag and slammed her locker shut, saying, "Luke and I? We can barely be called friends. He's just a boy I know."
Just a boy she knows? Luke's sharpened hearing caught Sophia's last statement. He smiled, the wide toothy grin of a predator who has discovered his prey. Sophia's scent had begun to change as her body made the preparation for the Change. From the first moment he has noticed the difference, his body had tightened with the secret knowledge that there was nothing left to keep him from claiming Sophia. Just a boy she knows? Luke thought it was finally time to reintroduce Sophia to the man.
