Chapter 6: Hiding
CHpov

I followed Adelaide through the woods, it was midnight, so our parents were asleep. She told me what her grandfather said about the feud. I couldnt beleive they would let a stupid fight stand between a wolf and his imprint. I was grateful her grandfather was letting us use his house to see each other. It was our first night meeting there, she led me inside and up to her room. she closed the door and led me to her bed.

"I missed you" she said, it felt like my heart was flying. "I missed you too." I said. I sat on her bed and she sat next to me. I wrapped my arms around her and she cured into my side. My nose burned with the sickly sweet smell of vampire, 8 vampires to be exact. HER scent didnt bother me anymore. actully, it didnt bother me at all. I heard the vampires downstairs moving around as I held her. she told me she was part vampire, part wolf. but it looks like her vampire side was dominant since she hasnt phased yet. but she was just 14, she had a couple more years until the gene would kick in if she had it.

I told her abut the imprinting bond. but I didnt tell her about the soumate part. I told her I would be what she needed me to be. a friend. a brother. I wont tell her about the sould mate part until she told me she had feelings for me. I didnt want her to stay with me because she thought she had to. we fell asleep shortly after 1 in the morning. having her in my arms felt like I was dreaming. if I was, I never wanted to wake up.

her grandfather woke us up early the next morning so we could get home before our parents woke up. we promised each other to meet every night we could. I ran home and quickly showered before I got back in my bed. my dad would smell the vampires on me a mile away.

what felt like only a few seconds later I felt a body jumping on mine, I groaned. "Chayton!" I shouted, he stopped instantly. I rolled over "you know better then to jump on me" I said, he gave me his best puppy dog eyes and I sighed. "your lucky your cute" I said, he laughed and ran off.

he didnt talk much. he was diagnosed with austism when he was 3. it makes it harder for him in school, he cant focus very well. he cant keep up with the class. I end up tutoring him alot after school. but I didnt mind. "Chayton Cilian time for school!" I heard dad call up the stairs. I heard tiny feet running then the door close. I sighed and turned back to my side. I did school online so I could sleep for a few more hours.

I woke up to the sound of my phone buzzing. I saw it was my mom, thats weird, she never called me while she was at school. oh my mom is a teacher at the middle school here on the rez. I answered the phone quickly "mom" I said tiredly. what she said next made my heart crack. "Chaske! Chayton is gone. the school called me, they cant find him anywhere" she said, she was panicking. "mom calm down, I will find him. what about Cilian?" I asked, "your aunt Emily went to pick him up and take her to her house" I nodded to myself. "good. dont worry mom I will find him. I promise" I said, I heard her sniffle. she was crying. "please hurry. I'm so worried" she said, I said goodbye and dove out the window, phasing right before I hit the ground.

the rest of my pack was on a trip to another tribes area where they had a vampire problem. I was left behind to keep our tribe safe. I howled as I ran, hopeing Chayton will hear me and know I was coming for him. we used to play hide and seek when he was little, I always howled when I finished counting to let them know I was coming. I ran to the school and sniffed around. I caught his scent, and the scent of blood. oh god.

I whined as I took off running. "Chaske?!" I heard Adelaides voice behind me. she ran up to me and jumped on my back. "Chaske whats wrong" she asked me, turns out she had inherited her grandpas mind reading gift. 'Chayton ran away from school, he is hurt, I caught his scent and the smell of blood' she tensed up on my back. "I'm calling my great grandpa, if he is hurt he can help" she held onto me as I ran, I heard her talking to her great grandfather, she told me he was a doctor. he said he would meet us at the border.

I ran faster when I smelled more blood, I ran as fast as I could until I heard crying. I barked and looked around. Adelaide slipped off my back. "Chayton!?" she called. I nudged her and shook my head, Chayton didnt like strangers. he wouldnt come out for her. she nodded. I howled as we trotted through the woods. then I spotted him.

Chayton! I ran over to him and nudged him with my nose, he looked up at me, his face had a gash on it, he had tears in his eyes as he grabbed into my snout. "Chaske, you came for me" he said, I froze. he has never said that much before. most of his scentences are one or two words. I whined and nudged him again. I rubbed my nose over his body, his arm was broken, and I smelled blood on the surface of his skin, bruises. I growled, someone was hurting my little brother! I was going to make them pay.

"Chaske" I looked at Adelaide and she shook her head, I sighed, she was right. it wasnt worth it. she wrapped Chayton in the blanket she brought and I carried him like a stork would carry a baby, atleast in the cartoons. Adelaide climbed on my back and I took off to the border.