Chapter 4 out of my mind

Leo woke up in the trawler with the sun shining in his eyes. A cold shiver went down his spine as he looked at the carved in name. Leo turned over on the other side only seeing the ocean from door of the trawler. Leo couldn't sleep any longer, in fact he was scared to go back to sleep. If he ever went to sleep on his own, Leo stepped outside the trawler and breathed in the fresh clean ocean air. On the right side of Leo he heard someone clear their throat. Leo turned and looked towards his left, it was his great grandfather Balto. "Hey grandpa what are you doing here?" Leo said with a smile. Balto chuckled. "I live here remember?" Balto said as he walked over to the wolf dog. "You okay?" Balto asked Leo stepped back. "Yeah why wouldn't I be?" Leo answered. "You're mother told you've been acting funny around her and I was just making sure," Balto answered. Leo nodded, "yeah well I'm fine grandpa," Leo snapped a little walking past his grandfather. Balto turned and watched his great grandson walk away. "This can't be normal," Balto thought to himself.

(Flash back)

"Grandpa what are you doing this hurts..." Little Leo cried. Balto felt tears running down his muzzle. "It's only going to hurt for a moment okay," Balto said trying to comfort the small pup. "I'm going to kill you all!"

(End of Flash back)

"Grandpa..." A voice said behind Balto. Balto turned around and saw is oldest grandson Ross. "Hey Ross what can i do for you?" Balto replied. "I need to tell you something of what I did," Ross replied. Now walking into town with his head down and low, he walked passed a bakery with a boy about the age of seventeen years ago carrying a big bag of flower into the bakery. Leo looked up watching the boy and noticed something about him. His name tag had the name of Thomas on it. "Atticus Parker," echoed a voice in Leo's head. Leo then feel to the ground with a sharp pain going up his head and into his head, he blacked out. Leo woke in a alley in between two houses and heard two people talking. "Atticus Parker... Long time no see huh?" Thomas said he turned around and look at his old friend. "That's the kid from the bakery," Leo whispered. Leo looked at the other kid who was named Atticus Parker he had blue raven hair with white pale skin and green eyes. "Come on Thomas I know your looking for Emily," Atticus confronted Thomas getting into his face.

Thomas smiled and looked into his friends green eyes. "I'm sorry but Emily moved away to her mom's house," Thomas lied. "What does this have to do with anything?" Leo asked himself. "This has to do everything your family started," Raiders dark voice said in Leo's head. Leo felt dizzy but tried to control himself. Leo shook it off and watched Atticus get into his car. "Follow him!" Raider order. Leo felt drained but did what he was told. Leo stepped out of the alley and saw Thomas and his uncle Max walking down the street heading for the police station. "Cut them off at the other side of this alley!" Raider ordered. Leo did as he was told and turned around started running down the alley way. Feeling very dizzy Leo knocked himself into things along the way. His vision also started to fade.

He reached the road with burly vision and dizziness. Leo turned and looked to his left and saw a car heading his way. Leo then fell over and passed out as the car came to a full stop. Leo woke up in the back of the car hearing someone talking. "Yeah Zane I should be back in Sunnyvale in a week or so I just have something's here I have to do," Atticus talked through his phone. "What?..." Leo said weakly. Atticus turned around and looked at Leo for a moment then turned back and looked back at his dash. "Hey I'll call you back in a little bit I have a wolf dog in the back seat that passed out in the middle of the road," Atticus added. "Alright Zane see you soon," Atticus said as he hung up the phone and looked in the rear view mirror. "Well you seem to be a little bit sick I think," Atticus said. Leo didn't know what he was talking. "This humans a weirdo," Leo said as he stood up. "Hey I heard that!" Atticus snapped. "What! You can hear me?" Leo asked. Atticus chuckled. "Um yeah. Why do you think I waited for you to wake up," Atticus explained. Leo nodded.

"So where's your family?" Atticus asked. Leo opened his mouth to say something but then was cut off. "Lie!" Raider roared in his head. "Gone," Leo replied. "Lie better!" Raider roared again "I never met them hunters killed them while my mother saved me from them I never seem her since," Leo explained. It hurt to lie about his family since they were everything to him. "Oh I'm sorry to hear that," Atticus replied looking in the rear view mirror. Leo looked down. "Yeah..." Leo simply said. Atticus nodded. "So where are you headed?" Atticus asked. "Lie again!" Raider roared once more. "Well I was think just to hang around here in town," Leo said forcing a smile. Atticus nodded. "So what's your name?" Atticus asked. Leo opened his mouth but was cut off again. "Lie about your name," Raider said simply. "Jude my name is Jude," Leo replied. Atticus nodded once more. "Nice to meet you Jude I'm Atticus," Atticus said with a smile. Leo smiled back. Atticus looked forward and saw Thomas and Max walked into the police station. Atticus then lowered his head and sank into the seat. "You okay?" Leo asked. Atticus sighed. "Yeah I just... My best friend that I ever had is a little mad at me," Atticus explained. Leo cocked his head to the left. "A little?" Leo asked. Atticus laughed. "Okay a lot," Atticus answered. Leo nodded. "So... You want to make it up to him?" Leo asked. Atticus looked into the rear view mirror, now looking at Leo. "Yeah that's about right Jude," Atticus answered. Leo nodded again and jumped into the front seat of the car.

"Then show him that you care," Leo said Atticus looked at Leo. "How do I do that?" Atticus asked. Leo smiled. "Just go in there and say you're sorry about everything and if he doesn't want you to say you're sorry then do the unthinkable," Leo explained. Atticus smiled, "Your right," Atticus said as he opened the door of the car and step out. "I'll be right back! Stay here," Atticus said with his head up and heart in his hand. Once Atticus closed the car door and headed inside the police station. "You think you helped him…" Raider said darkly in Leo's head. "Not you again," Leo said out loud. Raider laughed, "Every move you make in thinking you're helping them just makes it clearer in the present!" Raider roared.

Leo lowered his head and closed his eyes from the pain of a high pitched sound ringing in his head. "Ahh! Please stop!" Leo screamed. "Stop what?" a familiar said in front of Leo. Leo opened his eyes and saw his great grandfather. "Grandpa," Leo simply said looking at his grandfather in the eyes. Leo looked to the left and noticed that Thomas was locking the door to the bakery and heading home. Balto looked behind him and noticed that Thomas was leaving. "Grandpa… you know who that is?" Leo asked. Balto turned and looked at his great grandson.

"No," Balto lied.

Kodiwolf321 A/N: Alright guys here it is! Chapter Four still more to come and well things are getting like what? And huh? But don't worry things will clear up soon… and Mr. Clay342 I am now planning some plot and story ideas with my buddy and good friend AtticusParker17 if that's alright with you if he jumps on the project :D and as for the sequels hmmmmmm… I'll do them! :D