Alcide began to worry when she didn't come down. He heard her upstairs, so he knew she was awake. He silently went up the stairs and found her with her head in her hands, massaging her temples.

"You ok?" He asked, causing her to jump and let out yelp in surprise.

"Holy crap! How in the name of Samuel Colt does a big guy like you move so quietly?" She clenched her chest, feeling the one scar that took her life years ago, and let her hand drop to her side as he moved to her side and rubbed her back.

Once again he was shirtless. She nervously crack her knuckles until he took one of hands and held it.

"You seem distracted."

"Yeah. I just got a call that really shook me up." He stroked his thumb across her knuckles. The calluses left faint scrap marks, but she didn't care.

"Who was it?"

"My brother. He needs to say something to me and he couldn't do it over the phone, so he's coming in a few days."

"Should I be there?"

She leaned over and kissed his cheek and shook her head. "That's sweet of you, but this is a family thing. Trust me, this isn't first time this thing has happen to us before and no I can't explain right now."

"You know, just when I think you're the most normal girl I've been with, you throw a curve ball at me and make me that more interested in find out what makes you you." He leaned down a gave her a chaste kiss on the lips before picking himself off the bed. "I'll go finish breakfast."

As she walked his muscular backside leave the room. She couldn't help but smirk. Me normal? Yeah right!

It was a full moon that night, meaning he had to shift. He was debating how to say he wasn't available when she broke the silence.

"So I kinda have to do some stuff tonight and can't go out."

"No, it's fine. I actually need to catch up on some building permits, but we can do something whenever." He was relieved she was talking the news well. Most girls would throw a hissy fit at the mention of not doing something.

"Well, I have to work the next few nights, then I open till 6ish on Thursday if you're free, I have to double check my weekend." She said after taking a sip of black coffee.

"Should work for me. I can pick you up at your place."

"Actually, That's something I really need to talk to Sook about. I'm think of taking Sam up on his offer for one of the apartments complexes he owns. He offer one to me weeks ago and I really think I need my own place, especially if we continue this. I just wanna spend some evening on the couch watching some corny movie you, ya know like normal couples." They shared a smile as he took her hand.

What neither of them realized yet was there was nothing normal about their relationship.

"Just please be careful out there!" Sookie pleaded as I left the house that night with my gun and machete.

"Don't worry Sook. This ain't my first solo op on a full moon" I call back as I went into the tree line. There hadn't been any attacks lately, but I still wanted to patrol around, get my mind off the phone call earlier. I jumped as my phone went off. Reading the caller ID, Rufus, I couldn't help but smile.

"Hey Rufus, how's it going?"

"Fine baby doll. Listen could you help me with a favor for Bobby.?"

"I'm on a hunt right now, but give what you got and I'll look into it in the am." Listening to what Rufus said. "You guys found out Crowley's real name? Do we have 'death wish' tattooed to our foreheads?" My head snapped at a noise from deep in the bushes. "Rufus, I'm gonna need to call you back." Closing my phone, I reached for my machete from it's holster and gripped the handle.

Listening all around me I waited.

He ran as fast as his paws could carry him. His thoughts were on her all day. He had been honest on needing to catch up on his work, but his mind was never on the plans that sat in front of him for hours. So once he finished running with the pack, he head toward Sookie's . He had called earlier, but she said Angel had left earlier for something and wouldn't be back till late that night if not earlier tomorrow morning.

He was deep in the woods when he smelled her scent along with blood.

"Get off me you mother sucker!" He heard her growl. Once he reached the clearing, he found a vampire pinning her to the ground, her hands on his neck holding him from biting her.

He let out a loud growl, immediately regretting it as it distracted her causing her to lose her focus on the vamp and he bite her neck. She bit her lower lip to keep from crying out in pain.

He charged at the vamp, knocking him off his girl and wrestled with the monster when he heard her cry out.

"Hey Edward! Suck on this!" She swung at machete at the vampire when he looked up and decapitated the thing. Without another word, she grabbed the vampire's jacket and pulled him away toward some fallen tree limps and set the body on fire. She then threw the head into the flames as well.

Alcide's human side watched as his girlfriend burned the body as if it was nothing to her. He was glad she knew how to kill a vamp, but it was like she had done it before. He then notice how she winced and removed the button up shirt she had on and reveled a white tank top. She touched the bite mark. It was blistering red and seeping blood.

"Oh, fuck me!" She looked to the burning body and growled "buddy, if you turned me, I'm gonna go down as the first vamp to gank herself."

He went toward her and nudged her leg. She looked down in surprise and then knelt next to him, stroking his fur behind the ears. He licking at the wound. He knew his saliva would hear the wound, but she still ripped at the bottom of the shirt and pressed the cloth to the wound.

"Thanks for the back up and the first aid there, boy." She smiled when he leaned into her touch. "Looks like you need a clean up." Picking up her blade, she patted her thigh and summoned him to follow.

He stayed by her side the whole way home, but he was surprise to her go through a bedroom window instead the front or back door.

"Come on boy, I don't want my roommate to freak out. I'll be right back, I'm get a wet cloth and clean that blood off ya." She carefully backed out of the room, her eyes never left him.

Once she stepped out, he looked around. He saw a few boxes around, meaning she had talked to Sookie about moving out and was getting her stuff together. He was surprised to see she didn't have a lot, despite she had been in town for a little over two months. He would've investigated the boxes if he didn't hear her coming back.

"Ok, let's get the pretty coat clean." He moved toward her and loved at how she stroked his fur and wished it was his bare chest she was rubbing.

"You're a handsome devil. Maybe that's what I should call you; Devil." She let a dry chuckle. "Sam would say you're my animal guardian. He'd go into this speech at how certain animals will come to a person's aid and through that event they share a special bond." She continued to wipe at his chest till all the blood was gone. "There, that probably feels better, huh?" She scratched his ears again, then planted a kiss on his nose.

He wished he could have turned human and kissed her back, instead he lick her face and chuckled to himself when she wiped some of the slobber off her face.

"I'll take as a 'thank you'" She laughed and stood up. She turned her back and removed the tank top, reveal a nude back. The bruises were a fainter blue and black, but it was the scars he saw that made his wolf whimper. Slipping on a 'USMC' shirt, she knelt back down and rubbed his neck.

"Hey, what's wrong Devil?" She must have seen the sadness in his eyes. "You saw my scars and bruises huh boy? Don't worry, just a hazard of my job. I've had worse." She laid a soft kiss on his neck then sighed. "Well, sun's gonna be up in a few hours and I need to get some sleep." She pulled a phone out of her pocket before shedding her jeans.

"Alcide didn't call me back. Guess those plans are taking a while." She threw the bloody clothes into hamper and walked toward the bed. The shirt reached to just above the knees, meaning it must have been her father's shirt at one point.

Once she slipped under the covers, she patted a space for him.

"Come one boy. It's okay to sleep with me. Maybe you'll keep the bad dreams away." He leaped onto the bed and laid his head on her stomach as she ran her fingers through his fur.

"You have to be the most beautiful wolf I have ever seen." He head her mumble as she drifted off to sleep.

Once he heard her breathing slow, he shifted back and maneuvered himself so he could hold her. He was completely nude on top of the covers, but he still couldn't believe the way her body molded next to his.

"Alcide?" He stiffed as he heard her mumble his name, breathed a sigh of relief when she didn't wake. He let out a soft groan when he felt his reaction to her saying his name. He had to have a lot of control the night before when he held her, especially when he had watched her undress. He knew had to leave and get home before the sun came up. He looked down at woman in his arms and pressed a light kiss to her lips and got off the bed. He opened the window she had closed once he had entered the room and shifted back into his wolf form. Casting one more sad look he leaped out the window and ran into the woods.

Angel felt a cool breeze and it caused her to wake from the dream she was having about Alcide. She groggily looked around for Devil when her eyes fell on the open window. Waking up instantly, she opened her night stand drawer and grabbed some salt and holy water. Padding over to the window, she looked for sulfur, but found none.

"No demon. Could have sworn I closed this." She mumbled as she went to her duffel and got out her EMF detector. It barely mad a blip. "No Casper either. Two down, 98 other possibilities to go."

After a through inspection of the house, she chugged some coffee and began her research for Rufus.

"Hey Daph. Yeah, I'm good. Listen, Rufus asked me to get some info for Bobby. Think you can help?" She talked to a friend of hers in Scotland, Daphne Blake (A/N: I'm a Scooby Doo fan). "Really? Thanks! Hey if you ever in the US, look me up, I owe you."

She hung up her phone and dialed Rufus's number. "Hey Rufus."

"Where in the hell have you been? I though I was gonna have to track you down as well!"

"You called while I hunting! It was a full moon, Rufus! You know the crazies are out! Anyway, I found out the bastards real name. Fergus Rodric MacLeod, born in Canisbay, Scotland in 1661." She said as she read off the notes. "I'm sending it to you, so get to a computer and print this off."

"Thanks hon. You know Bobby and I appreciate all the help. And sorry about snapping at ya."

"Rufus, I love Bobby like a father, which makes you my surly uncle. I'd do anything you guys. Besides, I know you guys worry about me doing this stuff solo. Just tell Bobby to call me and let me know how it all went, ok?"

"Can do. Thanks again."

Later, right before she was about to go to work, her phone went off again.

"Hey Bobby, you get that final piece of the puzzle?"

"I did and thank you baby girl."

"Bobby, you told me a long time again that you don't need to be blood to be family. Well, you're family and I'd do anything for you. I just wish you would have told me about Sam being back.

"Honey, he made me promise not to tell ya. You took his death real hard. Those first few months all you did was cry and drink, then you up and left for Louisiana."

"I needed a change and man did I get one? Now I have a question you, think you can help me please?"

"Lest you ask nicely, what'cha need?"

"In all your years, have you ever heard of werewolves that don't come out on the full moon? I've been here for a while and haven't seen one. Vamps, ghosts, poltergeists, the occasional demon yes, but no Baltos."

"Maybe they have good control. Want me to come up and help?"

"No. The guys said they'd be here in a few days and I'm busy with work and moving and before you say anything, I have everything proofed my roommates place and will do the same with mine."

"I just…."

"I know. You worry. Glad you have your soul back, Bobby. We never really thanked you for giving it up when you did."

"Honey, you know I hate…"

"Chick flick moments. OK, roll credits and play some sappy song. I gotta go. Love you."

"Love you too, hon. Have a good night."

Bye Bobby." She smiled as she hung up the phone and began to walk past the mirror, when her eyes widen. The bite mark on her neck was gone.

"What the hell? Devil healed me? Oh that cannot be good."