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Axel's pov : same

"BACK OFF NOW" I howled seeing that the pack was cornering what looked like 2 other shifters. I clearly told everyone do not attack any wolf that they come across, tell me and I will deal with it. And here they went attacking without my permission. I am going to have to punish everyone who was in on it. Everyone backed off as soon as they heard my voice; which I am thankful for I hate hurting my pack members. As soon as I showed up I smelt a newly familiar scent I became even more furious for a reason I am not sure of.

I walked right up to the blonde wolf "Roxas, Sora is that you?" I asked.

"Axel?" the blonde asked. "Yes?"

"Yeah it's us" Sora said.

"Are you hurt?"

"No".

I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding in, seeing that in fact there was no injures to the two. "Everyone back to the clearing NOW" I growled looking around to make sure I knew who was in on it "Your punishment will be later, everyone know why?" "Yes" they mumbled and took off running to the clearing. "Are you sure that you are ok?"

"Yeah we are fine"

I looked over at Roxas who acted as if this happened every day, and then to Sora who was standing right beside Roxas, flank to flank looking around nervously. "Come on I will walk with ya" I said and Roxas took off walking ahead, Sora following.

"You don't have to Axel we are just fine" said Roxas not looking back at me.

I sighed and shook my wolf head side to side. "Is he always so independent?" I asked Sora as I fell into step beside him.

"He had to protect me by himself my whole life, so ya". I nodded turning back to look at Roxas. His tail was up slightly obviously still on high alert. His ears were still straight up turning at every little noise.

"Roxas, the only ones around here are the pack" I said trying to reassure him.

"I know but I'm just token back" he replied staring straight ahead.

"What you mean taken back?" I ask curiosity getting the best of me. "The past" he replied obviously not going to say more.

" Sora?" I turn to him. He shakes his head "that he will not even tell me"

"Sora, Roxas" I hear as I turn from Sora to look at Riku up ahead. "Are you all alright?" he asked looking at Sora. "Riku? Yes we are fine thanks to dad, thanks for the concern" Sora said not looking at the silver wolf as he walked passed.

"Why do act like you hate me Sora?" Riku asked as he fell into step on the other side of Sora not paying attention to Sora's back off growls.

"If my son says back off then do Riku" Roxas says turning towards us with a low growl of his own. Riku looked ahead at Roxas then back to Sora. He huffed and turned walking ahead of us "Ya coming?" he asked no one in particular. We all followed, as silence fell over us.

Roxas's pov: the next day

That really took me back. The fighting, blood, and of course death I have seen in my years as a loner. Being jumped from behind, to me is a low blow. If you don't face your opponent head on you are nothing but a coward, full of nothing but false-pride in taking down your enemy from surprise. Luckily I was still on alert from the run in from whose pack? Axels? From the way they all backed off from just the sound of his voice he has to be high ranking.

I have a feeling that I knew the wolf that jumped me. I hissed as I used my one free arm to hop up in my truck to go pick Sora up from school. Sora being the worry child he is made me go the emergency room after it happened and they wrapped my shoulder up so tight that I can't move the other arm. When I find out who tore up my shoulder they will rue the day they were born.

Pulling into the school parking lot 15 minutes before school even let out, I sighed seeing Axel standing beside his truck looking at me as I parked a spot ahead of him.

"Hey Roxas" he said walking up to me as I slid from the seat of the high up truck.

"Hello Axel" I replied not rally wanting to talk. I watched as his eyes rolled over me and stop at my shoulder. Guess it wasn't a good idea to wear a white shirt with no sleeves. "What are those bandages for? It wasn't the packs doing was it?" he asked with an angry tone.

"No Axel it wasn't your packs or whoever's pack it is"

"I am the Beta not the alpha." He answered my unasked question "So what did that to your shoulder?" he asked again

"It is none of your concern Axel. Don't worry about me it was just a little….complication on the way home"

He growled "I can smell the trace of another shifter on you and it's not Sora. So I know something happened."

"Your right it was another shifter, so what of it?" I said. I watched as his hands clutched into fists by his sides. He closed his eyes and I guess counted to ten before he said "Roxas it wasn't my pack, so that means that a shifter was in the territory uninvited and I need to find out who it is"

"I don't know who it was but I could tell by the size it was a male and it had a dark silver coat." I said and his eyes went wide "Kind of like Riku's but dirtier?" he asked.

I thought about it for a minute "Ya I think so" I replied. He looked towards the school "Riku is not going to like this at all."

Confused I looked up at him for the first time today "Riku? What does Riku have to do with me being jumped?" He looked from the school back to me "I have a feeling about who it was" he paused sniffing the air. "Well tell me I am not getting any younger" I said anxious to know who it was so I could rip them apart.

"Riku's older brother….Shephiroth"

I growled as the name left his lips. It better not be the same guy I am thinking about.