(Matt's POV):


ALMOST A FEW HOURS LATER!


We were all eating and enjoying the caribou's, that mom and them had brought for us.

I was still a bit pissed off about nobody allowing me in that bloody forest.

Not saying I'm mad at, or serprised about, Mom and Dad simply acting the way parents probably should. Being over protective and all that.

This isn't first time Uncle Connor has also been so over protective of me, as well.

I mean, for as long as I could remember, he always seems to treat me as if I were his own child.

I'm not sure rather it's because we spend so much time together and we've been good friends for a long time, or if it's just how he is.

What ever the reason, Aunt Mandy often the seems thr same way towards Linda. In fact, me and Aunt Mandy don't usually know each other all to well, most times.

But again, why is that forest so forbidden. Why are all the grown ups forbidding me to enter. I understand the dangers of it. But can you blame me for having curiosity.

I mean I never, ever, been outside Jasper, and I want to see what the outside world is like, at least, once.

Mom and Dad, been to the outside world, twice.

It's how they met Uncle Connor, who at the time was one of those so called, lone wolves, I heard stories about. They also met Aunt Mandy down there, who I believe was part of a small pack there, I believe the pack leader was her brother, I think his name was Tiller.

Aunt Mandy never says much about Tiller, in fact, I only heard about him, from Mom and Dad.

However. Not all of them saw the outside world.

As far as I know, Aunt Lilly and Uncle Garth have never been outside of Jasper, then again, I never asked.

Again, I hardly see them anymore.

Slowly I shook out of my thoughts, and continued eating. I still had lots of Caribou left. I took a large bite, and after a fair amount of chewing, I eventually swallowed the large piece I had in my mouth.


MUCH LATER!


It was late at night. While my family was now sleeping peacefully. I remained fully awake. My thoughts were focused on that damn forest, and I couldn't take it anymore.

'Ok, that's it' I thought.

I picked myself up, and slowly started sneaking out. But on the way, I felt someone's paw lightly grab my tail. I looked over, to see Linda, was also fully awake. And quickly picked herself up, after I spotted her.

"Heading to the forest are we" she whispered, with a evil smile. I was surprised. I mean how the hell would see even… You know what, who cares.

"Don't try to stop me" I whispered sternly, and got myself ready for possibly needed run.

Linda quietly giggled. "I'm not going to stop you" She whispered. "What?" I whispered with a surprised voice. "I'm coming with you, I'm ready to see the outside world as well" Linda whispered. I was surprised of this, because Linda is normally the good one, not the trouble maker like I am. But I was still convinced she was serious about it, and said she was free to come.

And so we quickly sneak out.


We also sneaked past Uncle Connor's and Aunt Mandy's den, witch was always next to ours.

"What made you decide on something like this?" I asked Linda. "Well, same as you I guess, I was tired of not being allowed into places like this, so I was waiting for a good moment to start going there myself" Linda replied.

After a large amount of walking my sister and I finally approached the forest. Though it was hard to see, because the large dark forest was hidden under the night sky. But I still saw all I needed to see, very clearly.

The trees were huge, like possibly 100 feet, easy. And it was pitch black inside. In fact it looked kind of… Scary.

"I'm not sure about this anymore" I admitted. Linda looked at me. "But, why not?" She asked. "I don't know" I said, feeling somewhat shameful. Linda put here arm around me. "We're be the for each other, I'll comfort you, and you can do the same for me" she said. "Ya" I said feeling more confident.

"We're work as a team" Linda said. "Ya, a team, and, we can protect each other from dangers" I said. "That's right, I'll scratch your back, and your scratch mine" Linda said.

I froze, and began stuttering, as I tired figuring out what the hell she could of meant by that.

"Forget it, can we just go before someone sees us?" Linda asked. I nodded in agreement.

"Running start?"

"You bet"

And with that, we literary ran straight into it. And we quickly disappeared into the pitch black darkness inside the big forest.