AN: Hey guys I'm back for another chapter! :) I just want to say thanks to rosejack617, zacharaels-pain, and NinjaWizardGleek15 for reviewing the last chapter. This chapter is dedicated to you :) Thank you to everyone else for reading. Without further ado, here's chapter 2!

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Chapter 2: A Wolf's Fear

Paws aching from the lengthy run, I slowed to a walk within a mile of the old farmhouse that Sam lived in while he watched over the pack and waited for our return to the human world. That last mile was probably one of the toughest walks of my life though the footing and the path that I followed were clear and easy. It was my mind that I wrestled with.

I couldn't help but think that maybe Sam wouldn't be happy to see me. At the very least, he was going to be very confused. The only way a wolf (or in our case a werewolf) would dare to go near humans was if it were sick and most likely dying. Seeing as I was neither sick nor dying, he would be extremely confused as to my appearance.

I halted within seeing distance of the large house, at war with myself. Crouched in the bushes so that I would remain nearly invisible, I watched and thought. Okay… a list of pro's and con's.

Good: Get to see Sam, probably get fed, stop being harassed by Shelby, get out of the cold and often snowy weather.

Bad: Don't really get to be as close to Sam as I want to be, confuse him, perhaps it'd just make it worse when the time came that I needed to leave the house and return to the woods.

So…there were more good things than bad things, but did the bad outweigh the good? Frustrated, I laid my head down upon the frozen ground, ignoring the cold and icy feeling of the snow against me. I needed my Sam back, but could just being near him be enough for me or would I just constantly drive myself crazy by wanting more than I could have when I was stuck in a wolf form.

Ugh…too many questions. I closed my eyes and tried to rid my mind of all of my doubts. Either I was going to see him or I wouldn't. Simple enough….well it sounded simple enough anyways. However, I was quickly learning that it wasn't quite so simple.

The small part of my mind that made me a wolf urged me to return to the woods and get away from all signs of civilization and the dangers that human beings signified for a wild wolf. The larger part of my mind kept drawing my attention towards the house though, and the boy that was sure to be there, waiting for spring to come so that he wouldn't be so alone.

That larger part of my brain won out though I was still unsure of what the right decision was. Rising to my feet, I padded slowly along the border of the woods, staying under cover of the trees for as long as I could. Reaching the point closest to the house, I took a deep breath and stepped out of the woods that had provided me with my safety for what seemed like such a long time.

As I crossed the snowy yard, that small wolf instinct of mine refused to shut up. I kept walking though; I needed to see my Sam. He was everything to me and it was getting too hard to continue to live in the woods while he took over my mind: waking or sleeping.

Ears fully raised, I listened carefully for any signs of approaching cars or movement but heard nothing. Continuing my slow but steady trek across the yard, the doubts threatened to take back over. The woods loomed behind me: safe and secure. But the house loomed in front of me, beckoning me towards Sam.

Sick of arguing with myself, I abandoned all of my cautions and watchfulness and sprinted full out across the rest of the lawn, arriving at the door with plenty of breath left in me. Shaking slightly from an unfounded fear, I looked around the porch.

Nothing had changed from the last time I was here, which probably meant that everything else was also still the same. How was a wolf supposed to get into a house if she couldn't exactly work a door? Frustrated by the flaw in my plan, I walked up to the back door and pushed gently on it with my nose, jumping back in shock when I found that it hadn't been shut completely.

Happy with my stroke of good fortune, I pushed it open so that the opening was just wide enough for me to squeeze into the house. Sliding carefully between the door and the frame, I stepped a foot inside the house, listening carefully. When nothing happened, I fully entered the house and looked around the nearly empty room.

Boxes were pushed up against the one wall of the kitchen while the other was still just counters, the stove, and the fridge. I walked slowly over to the boxes and peered inside. Cans and boxes of food taunted me to rip them open and devour the contents. Sam would feed me though, at least I hoped, and that would be much cleaner and easier.

Reluctantly turning away from the food as my stomach tightened in protest, I made my way out of the kitchen. Wandering the house slowly, I found it odd that none of the lights were on. With my wolf eyes, I was able to see perfectly in the darkness though, so I didn't really mind it. It was definitely strange though.

Reaching the staircase, I hesitated a moment and looked around one last time. Still seeing no movement or lights anywhere, I made my way upstairs step by step. As I rose higher from the lower level, I was able to see the faint glow of a light somewhere ahead of me. Excited but wary, I quickened my pace up the stairs.

Finally at the final landing, I hauled myself up the final stair and headed towards the light which I was able to decipher was coming from Sam's room. Hesitating slightly outside of the bedroom door, I pushed it open slightly with my nose and peered in.

Sam was sprawled across the bed, staring blankly at the paper cranes that dangled from the ceiling. With his iPod turned on, he hadn't even heard the door squeak with my intrusion. Shouldering my way past the door, it swung open more as I carefully walked towards him.

At the edge of the bed, I sat and watched him for a moment. If it weren't for the steady rise and fall of his chest and the occasional blink, it would have been hard to tell that he was even alive. Steeling my resolve, I slowly stretched my neck out to touch my nose to his dangling leg….

AN: Over 1000 words! :) I feel accomplished now XDD Please leave a review to let me know how I'm doing or how to further improve my writing. Anyone who reviews gets mentioned at the beginning of the next chapter and gets a virtual cookie! Haha thanks for reading.