All dialogue between "-…-" signifies the character speaking in Japanese, just a little heads up :)
Yuki's POV
What a pain. First having to patrol the entire community outskirts on my own multiple times before the jackass finally sends someone to relieve me. Then I had to train a bunch of new wolves that are nothing but immature jerks who couldn't take me seriously for the entire training period. Just cause I look really young and inexperienced doesn't mean I should be taken lightly, especially not by pathetic little pups who think they run the joint just because they can lift things twice their weight. Jeez, I could lift more than that.
I felt myself sigh. I can do the patrolling without a care in the world, but I absolutely hate babysitting a bunch of wolves who refuse to respect me no matter how much I prove myself. And I hate having to release my Alpha abilities because than they cower before me and no training gets done. Besides, parents and other alphas hate when I use my abilities against their wolves. Not my fault they can't control their pack. The majority of the elders still don't even like acknowledging the fact that I am an alpha due to my age and youth. They all think Stella should've taken over but it's not that simple and I don't have the patience to try and explain it to a bunch of old wolves who should already know how it works. The strongest and most level-headed wolf takes the role and can only be overthrown if they willingly give up the position or they are beaten by another stronger wolf. And I don't have to worry about my sisters trying to forcibly claim the title, they don't want the responsibility any more than I do. As it stands, unless we're in major trouble or we're in public we all share the responsibilities equally.
Regardless, I'm underappreciated and looked down upon because my mothers were kicked out of the pack and no one but me knows why. Not that anyone besides my sisters would believe me but still…people come up with the stupidest things. All the rumors I've heard nearly had me busting out laughing at their stupidity on multiple occasions. Whatever, wolves will always hate Purebloods because they know we're stronger. So since they can't beat me they'll stick to spreading rumors about my family and trying to ignore the fact that I am the alpha of my pack.
"-Hey!-" I glanced behind me to see who had broken me out of my musings to see Kyle running up to me with his signature grin in place. His name was actually Kai but he preferred his Americanized name that his father gave him. I smiled when I saw him and stopped walking so he could catch up with me. I resumed my pace when he reached me and draped his arm around my shoulders as he walked beside me. "-Haven't seen you all morning Snow. Where ya been?-"
I dramatically sighed and placed the back of my hand to my head, "-I was forced to patrol all morning long! And when the next wolf showed up I had to play babysitter for four guys and a few girls who didn't want to do anything but irritate me!-" I made sure to play the damsel in distress role perfectly by leaning against him as if I was exhausted.
That made him laugh and I grinned as I straightened myself again, "-Explains why I didn't see you. Where you heading now? Back to report to the all mighty dicklord?-"
I giggled at the stupid nickname Kyle came up with and nodded, "-Yea, apparently I have to go on some stupid assignment outta nowhere. Which sucks cause it's finally Bella's turn to cook and she was gonna make my favorite and now I can't go home! Hell, it'll probably be nearly midnight before I can get back if I'm lucky enough. He always sends me on the most time consuming things ever!-" This time I wasn't acting as I pouted and crossed my arms in annoyance.
Kyle pulled a face that showed he agreed with me cause he knew just how good Bella's cooking was from firsthand experience. "-Well I wish I could help but now I have to go and patrol. I only have to do a few laps though cause my brother said he'd relieve me early so I could go spend time with Kaito.-" A quick twinge of jealously washed over me as I glanced sideways at my companion and saw the symbolic tattoo that sat on the left side of his neck, it was of a silhouette of the front of a wolf though you could only see the eyes, one was a green color and the other a light brown color that matched the shade of Kyle's own eyes. The wolf's silhouette was in the center of a sun whose rays reminded me more of a saw. My eyes drifted to the tattoo that wrapped around his neck like a collar to meet and stop at the symbol, around his neck where silhouettes of small wolves all in different stages of running and as they neared the symbol one jumped over while another jumped beneath the sun creating a circle around the whole symbol.
The symbol was what a wolf obtained when they had met their mate, or soul mate since wolves can technically be with anyone but the collar only appears when you're with your true mate. And it's usually really easy to tell whenever you find your mate. Least that's what people say. I haven't found mine and that was the cause of the jealously I felt when I looked at the collar around Kyle's neck that represented his commitment to his mate Kaito. I've never had feelings for Kyle that were anything more than a brotherly type of love. He's been my best friend ever since we were kids and when we both came out to each other about preferring the same sex we grew even closer, so close that people were under the impression that we were dating and were meant to mate with one another. We would always laugh when people asked us that because the strongest feelings we'll ever have for each other will always be a sibling type of love.
I was immensely happy that he found his mate but it made me sad when I realized that I once again couldn't find mine. It's what I've always wanted, a chance for love, to love someone whole heartedly in a way that goes beyond family ties, to be loved unconditionally by someone and then start a family with two maybe four kids. I just wish I had the same feelings I saw he had whenever he looked at his boyfriend. It made me smile but it also made me sad.
"-Yuki? Hello? You still there?-" I blinked a couple times and refocused my attention back to his face. His brown eyes were studying my face and I realized that we had stopped walking.
I felt my cheeks warm up, "-Sorry! I got lost in thought and totally spaced out.-" My cheeks only got warmer as he grinned his signature grin at me.
"-No problem Snow. Anyways, we're here so I guess I should go head out to relieve the wolf patrolling right now. I'll see ya later Snow!-" he kissed my cheek before running off. I waved bye to him as he ran off in the direction we had just come from, I couldn't keep from giggling when he almost ran into a wall because he'd been too busy waving back at me. Thankfully he had quick reflexes and managed to avoid face planting into the side of the building.
I shook my head glad that he'd managed to cheer me up before I had to go face the jackass who's our leader. I looked up at the giant mansion-like house complete with gates and guards. The gate was almost always open except whenever night fell, that was the only time they'd close. Ironic how our species is known for being more nocturnal than anything else and the gates locked our leader away from us during nightfall. Shrugging to myself I nodded to the guards who barely registered my existence as I walked through the gates and up the stone steps to the massive set of double doors that were the entrance.
I didn't need to knock since my appearance was expected so I merely strolled through the doors and walked through the huge entrance room to make my way upstairs. I passed by room after room and finally made it to the last room in the hallway that held the waiting area for all wolves who needed to know the details about whatever mission they were about to set out on. I walked in and frowned when I realized it was empty. The leather chairs and couches were almost always filled up with young wolves itching for their chance to prove themselves to win the leader's favor and be asked to join his, what he called "Elite Wolves," who were pretty much just a bunch of guys who held too much power and used it to torment the young upcoming wolves. Now they were empty and I felt a foreboding sensation fill me as I cautiously sat down in one of the chairs.
The feeling only increased when the only other door in the room opened and out came Nobuo, his unkempt shaggy hair was almost as dark as my own only his had random silver streaks littered about sporadically, his cold grey eyes looked at me from across the room and I instantly stiffened. I've never liked him and he made it obvious he didn't like me though he was forced to treat me kindly in public because of my Pureblood status. The fact that he's technically my uncle never made him gain any grace from me because for one, he a complete ass, two, there is no mate symbol or collar around his neck signaling that he wasn't in fact the true mate of my late aunt. And three, he just generally creeped me out.
"-Cross,-" he nodded and turned back into his little office expecting me to follow, which I had no choice but to do despite my desire to run in the opposite direction and not stop till I reached the safety of my sisters. "-Now the mission that needs to be done is an investigation on the movements of new Volturi members that have come close to our location.-"
I frowned, "-I thought you've already sent wolves down to check them out. Why would I be needed?-" The feeling I felt when I first entered the waiting room intensified when I saw his back stiffen. He hadn't turned around since reentering his office so I couldn't see his facial features. I felt something behind me move but before I had the chance to react in any way something cold and heavy was closed around my neck. Looking down I found that it was a silver collar. Now contrary to popular human belief, silver doesn't automatically burn and kill us, it just weakens us enough so we're easier to kill though silver alone cannot kill us. And upon realization of the collar beginning to take away my energy I immediately turned to attack whoever placed it around me only to find a slamming door. The sound of the lock was drowned out as I was suddenly aware of the high amount of silver around my neck already sucking away my energy causing me to collapse painfully on the floor.
I bit down on my lip to keep from crying out in pain as I desperately tried to break the collar around my neck to no avail. My vision began to blur and I could vaguely make out the shape of Nobuo standing above me. "-Hm, look at how pathetic you look there Cross. The daughter of the mighty and undefeated Vivian Trueblood, powerless at my feet.-" He chuckled as he kneeled down and reached out to caress my face. I jerked away from his touch but instead he grabbed hold of my face tightly and in my weakened state I couldn't break away, "-Your eyes are so much like hers…-"
The next few moments became a blurred memory filled with pain and useless struggle as the man tore away my clothing, marked my body with cuts that would later become scars, the man who took away my innocence. And I was helpless. I couldn't move, the collar has sapped away all my energy and I couldn't do anything. When he had finished with me I was curled up in a fetal position, tears were streaming down my face at the pain I experienced all over, and my eyes were tightly closed as I tried desperately to call any sort of strength to aid me in escape because I knew he had no intention of letting me go. He knew the second the collar was broken off I'd recover and become stronger then him again. He knew I'd go to my sisters and enraged the three of us would end his pathetic life before he even knew what hit him.
"-You'll be a good pet. A little irritating if I ever allow you to speak but with that lovely collar around your neck I doubt you'll put up much of a fuss.-" His laughter infuriated me and the tears stopped falling as anger began flowing through my veins granting me a little strength. I slowly reached up to my neck and placed my hands around it. I pulled and unlike earlier where nothing had happened I managed to snap it and the silver collapsed away from my neck and I somehow managed to lift myself slightly. His laughter faded when he saw what I'd done and I heard footsteps quickly closing in on me but I couldn't do anything to stop his advance. The small strength I'd been given had all been used to break the silver collar. Now I'm powerless again…
I figured this would've been the death of me had it not been for the door suddenly slamming open. I barely had the energy to lift my head and through blurry eyes I saw the horrified look of my sisters Bella and Stella. Those stares only lasted seconds and they had instantly leapt into action. Bella jumped over my collapsed form and shifted midair colliding with Nobuo who had shifted in response. Growls filled the room as the two fought behind me and Stella gently wrapped me up in her lab coat. I had managed to sit up and she was about to pick me up when a searing pain exploded against my back causing me to cry out in pain for the first time since entering the room. I heard a growl grow in intensity guessing that it was Bella's shout of anger at the new marks at my already weakened body. And while I could both hear and feel the growls emanating from Stella beside me she still hadn't shifted, instead she picked me up being careful with the new found slash marks that riddled my back, she ran and I heard a painful howl before I saw Bella's chocolate brown wolf following after us. Her bright red eyes were watching me closely and I saw the worry reflected in them.
I closed my eyes again and felt a whimper escape my lips as the pain in my back intensified. I kept them closed for a while trying to focus on the comforting words Stella kept whispering to me as she ran. When I finally managed to reopen my eyes I noticed we had stopped in the forest. "-Yuki I need you to lean your front against Bella, I have to check your back.-" I weakly nodded and felt her shift me to the ground so I was kneeling and Bella lied down in front of me so I could collapse against her while giving Stella full view of whatever had happened to my back. "-Shit…we can't keep carrying her like this. She's too weak, these wounds aren't healing. She needs blood but everything's back home…neither of us can run that fast…no doubt they're going to begin the chase after us soon.-"
"-YUKI!-" Bella growled beneath me but stopped when Kyle came into view. From how I was slumped against Bella I saw him approach with horror written in his eyes as he took in my weakened appearance. "-What the hell happened?!-"
"-That's not important! She needs blood and we don't have much time!-" I heard the panic in Stella's voice and Kyle looked at her and seemed to be thinking
He made up his mind about whatever he was talking about and nodded. He marched over and sat beside me placing his wrist by my mouth. "-Drink from me Yuki. I know that because I'm a wolf it won't do much but it should grant you enough strength for you and your sisters to get away from here.-" I couldn't speak but I heard myself whimper my resistance. He ignored me and used his other hand to cut his wrist just above his vein and pressed his bleeding wrist against my mouth. My eyes shut as the blood entered my mouth and I drank the sweet liquid of my best friend. When a little of my strength returned I lifted my hand up to press his wrist against my mouth harder and he gave no resistance.
When I felt like I had borrowed enough strength I pulled away and breathed in a great gulp of the fresh night air. I slowly stood up holding Stella's coat against me tighter as Kyle helped me stand. I looked into his warm dark brown eyes that were just a few shades lighter than Bella's, "-Thank you Kyle, I can't thank you enough.-" My voice finally returned to me and I wasted no time. The borrowed strength Kyle had given me wouldn't last forever. "-Stella, head home and gather up everything. Run along the lake's edge up to the west side of it. Bella and I will wait for you there. We have to leave immediately-." Stella nodded and immediately disappeared into the foliage. I felt Bella stand behind me and I quickly wrapped my arms around Kyle who carefully held me, completely aware of my still wounded body. "-Stay safe Kyle. We'll contact you as soon as we're safe and healed. Thank you,-" he placed a soft kiss on my head as I released him. I immediately turned around shifting into my wolf form ready to venture into the unknown.
Bella and I ran off into the night and I heard Kyle's voice drift towards us, "-Stay strong and be safe Yuki, Stella, and Bella.-" I heard him call out to the guards that he'd found us near the east side of the town and I heard him shift and run off in the opposite direction howling for the guards to follow him.
Bella and I ran along the lake to the point in which we knew Stella would arrive. We hadn't waited long when a dark grey wolf with one brown ear approached us carrying a bag that I knew held more than one would ever believe. Stella's bright blue eyes studied me and I nodded to the both of them as we took off into the forest desperately trying to get as far away from the place that was once our home and into the hands of safety. If such a place existed I didn't know. My sole thoughts were lingering on the pain and anger I felt but most importantly the desire to keep me and my sisters safe. So I led them far away from Nobuo and his men towards a path which could be our salvation or our destruction. But right now, it was our only option.
A/N: Ah so sorry for the wait, I was busy with classes and the amazing fanfics regarding the pair Bellatrix/Hermione…so much amazingness…oops ahh forget that :p I just wanted to apologize for the wait.
And for people who may not get what I did here, this is Yuki's memory being shown to all the Cullens and the reason the even understand the Japanese is because it is again from Yuki's POV.
I hope you enjoy the chapter and it would mean a lot if you leave a review :) Thank you!~
