Great news, My husband's surgery went off without a hitch. Bad news, somethings wrong with my liver. I'll have more testing in three months.
I'm sorry it's taken so long to get this next chapter up but he's home from work and between that, our doctor's appointments, I've now come down with a cold/flu or something which means this author is not a happy camper. So I am attempting to get this next chapter out.
I don't have this story planned out on paper. I just know where I want it to end up.
Chapter 4
At three am the girl slipped through the woods and to the outskirts of La Push. She was exhausted, having to study for her tests in her classes but now she was having to do this. Honestly she was so sick and tired of people telling her what to do. Had she been more aware, she would have noticed the two huge wolves following her through the trails.
She came out in the clearing and saw the person leaning against the tree. "I'm here. What do you want?"
"Your going to be my little spy."
"What? Spy on what?"
"Not what, who. That pale face bitch is who. I want to know who she is, where she comes from, who she's with, everything. She's an outsider, she doesn't belong here."
"And if I don't?"
"Then I tell it all."
She crossed her arms and glared at the person. "You ain't got shit on me."
The two wolves cocked their heads, hearing Sam phase in. He didn't say a word, picking up on the conversation between the two humans.
"Oh I don't, do I?"
The older person started to pace around the young girl. "I know that currently you you share more in common with Brady Fuller than anyone realizes. How long do you think it will be before they figure out that your parents are dead and that they didn't send you back to La Push for school before their return? How long before everyone finds out about that soft little spot you have in your heart for Brady Fuller? It would be such a shame if something was to happen to him. Did you actually think you could bide your time and he would notice you? You will do this or I will call Child Protective Services on you and her. I know the laws. Unless she is a tribal member, she can't live here. So what are they hiding? You will meet me here in a week or Brady dies, and you get blamed. You remember that. I can make your life a living hell."
The young girl ran past the two wolves and into the darkness, leaving them to glare at the second one as they left La Push land.
"Follow them. I'll make sure she gets home safe. What are we going to do?"
"We can't take this to the pack without letting Brady know."
"We watch. This stays between us three."
Jared and Paul stalked the adult as Sam made sure the girl made it home.
The next day at school, Brady sat down with Collin and a few of his friends. John threw a fry at him and nodded over his shoulder.
"Hey, Rain is staring at you again."
Brady looked over his shoulder at her and the girl dropped her head. He shrugged and then looked over as Carol stood up.
"That's it."
The boys turned to watch as Carol walked over to Rain and sat down.
"Look. We've all seen you staring at Brady you need to.."
"I'm sorry.", Rain whimpered.
Carol bent down to the table and lifted the girl's hair to see tears in her eyes. "Oh no no no. I'm John's girlfriend. I was just coming over to tell you that you need to tell Brady how you feel because he's not going to come and talk to you. Just talk to him."
"Sit up Dude.", Collin said as Carol sat back down.
Rain swallowed as the entire cafeteria went silent. "Brady?"
"Yep?"
"Can I talk to you?"
Brady looked up at her. "Talk."
"Away from this."
Brady nodded. "Come on. Is this private or can they come?"
"I'd rather they not come but if you need a witness, Collin I guess."
The three made their way outside and to the fence where Collin stood leaned against the fence and Brady in front of her. "Well?"
Rain sighed. "Look, I really like you, a lot. I don't think you could ever know just how much and that's why I am telling you this now. Someone doesn't like your..um.."
"Mom.", Brady said.
"Mom being here. They want me to spy on her. Figure out what she's doing here, where she's from, who she's with. Everything. If I don't.." She took a deep breath. "She's going to call Child Protective Services on both of us."
"Both of you?", Collin questioned.
Rain nodded. "My parents didn't send me back for school like I told everyone. They're dead. Murdered. I was gone from the motel when it happened so they don't know I was even there. An outsider figured this out and is threatening me not only with that but they know how I feel about Brady and they threatened to kill him and plant the murder on me. I just thought you should know so your family could be prepared."
Collin watched as she vanished back into the school. Brady still not saying a word.
That night there had been a pack meeting held with Kaylynn being there also. Brady and Collin told everything that had been said to them, with Sam, Paul and Jared confirming what she'd said. Kaylynn glared at Sam.
"Is it true?"
"What true?"
"That I can't adopt Brady unless I'm a tribe member?"
Sam nodded.
"Then if I was to get pregnant, my child wouldn't be a member of the tribe?"
"If it is born on our lands, yes. If you marry into the tribe then it doesn't matter."
"I'm going home, I can't deal with this right now. Brady, do you have patrols tonight?"
Brady nodded. "Yeah, Mo.."
"Don't call me that. You heard your Alpha."
"Your still my mom, I don't give a fuck what the tribe says. Come on, I'll walk you home."
The next day, Brady was standing by Rain's locker, waiting on her to show up at school. He'd figured it out last night while he was patrolling and couldn't wait to tell her. He had the perfect answer to their problem. He checked the time and made his way to class, shaking his head at Collin who looked in wonderment.
"Don't know.", he mouthed.
Rain was sitting on her couch, surrounded by boxes. She'd called Child Protective Services herself earlier that day and reported her parents deaths. She told them that she'd been living by herself for five months and hadn't reported it to the cops. The worker then checked with the police and saw there was indeed a death in the motel in the room she had stated but there was no names to the bodies. She wasn't old enough to care for herself and she wasn't going to be shipped from home to home like Brady was.
She looked up as there was a knock on the door, with a sigh, she got up and answered it.
"Miss Rain Whitefeather?"
She nodded. "Yes, Mam."
"I'm Miss Johnson from Child Protective Services. I've come to take you to your temporary home until a more permanent one can be found for you or until we have to move you. Do you have a suitcase?"
The two turned as a loud thump was heard and the woman's eyes widened in shock seeing Brady leaning against the door.
"Going somewhere, Rain?"
"And you are?"
"BRADY!", a woman yelled.
Brady turned his head to see Kaylynn walking up the drive with Sue right behind her. "Yes, Mom?"
"Go home."
"But, Mom.."
"BRADY NATHANIAL FULLER! NOW!", she screamed.
Brady pole vaulted over the railing and dropped down to stand beside Collin. "Fuck, I never knew she knew my middle name."
"HOME! BRADY!"
Brady threw up his hands and walked off, Collin right behind him.
Kaylynn walked up and glared at the worker. "You have no right and no permission to be here. There has been no court ruling giving you permission to take her into state custody and even then you wouldn't have the right to remove her. As long as there is one home on the reservation that can take her in, you can't touch her. So the best thing you can do is get in that car and leave."
"There are no certified caregivers.."
Kaylynn held up her certification, causing the woman to spit and sputter. "Yeah, I thought so, take it up with the state. Do you honestly think I would have entered this unprepared? Oh and just so you know, Any child that is reported on, I will gladly take into my home. Plans are being made to build onto my home right now. Expand it so that I can expand my family. Now, be a good little worker and scurry along."
She turned to Rain. "You, pack a duffle and let's go. You don't have to tell me now but sooner or later, you will."
