As he stepped back, the sun shone through the blanket of leaves. It hit the back of his neck slightly, sending the lightly flying back towards the trees behind him. Her eyes narrowed at him, and she snarled. She needed to phase, but also knew that it would mean standing naked in front of him. Then she remembered the cord around her ankle. She smirked mentally, and then backed up behind a tree. She could see him, yet he could not see her.
She phased, quickly pulling the cord, she slipped on the dress it held. She popped back out from behind the tree, still cautious. She took a few dainty steps forward, and sucked in a deep breath. "Who are you and why have you crossed the treaty line?" She remembered what Jake had told her, and put on her 'poker face'. She waited for the boy to talk, but she could sense that he was never going to.
She took another step forward, forgetting about her bleeding foot altogether, and looked at him. She frowned, growling her warning softly. The boy just stood there, ignoring everything, yet focused on something. In the same moment, she realized what he was focused on, and he leapt at her with inhuman speed and grace.
The next thing she knew, she had her arms out pushing against the boys chest. She looked into his eyes for a split second, and he gave up. She could see the hurt and the disappointment in them. She tilted her head, "Are you going to talk to me or do I have to take you back to the pack? They might decide to use you as a chew toy though." She smiled at him, hoping to let him open up to her. She waited, and sat down on the fallen tree. She lifted her foot, and wiped off the blood. She saw his eyes flash to her foot, and then focus in on the blood.
"That's why you lunged, isn't it? Theā¦the blood, it drove you wild. That's why you rushed off. You didn't want to hurt me." She smiled at him, and leaned in to hug him. She apprehended that this was the wrong move, just a moment too late.
