Ayla's View

We walked quietly back toward the car. Rolf's warm hand wrapped around mine. He pulled me into a long, strong hand. "I will never let you go, Ayla. Not now." He whispered in my ear.

I felt my whole body tingle with heat. "Don't let me go." I whispered back. "Stay with me." Rolf pulled back a bit and I stared at his amber eyes. I kissed him softly. The feel of his lips on mine made me sigh.

"I love you Ayla."

Those words said so much, but it didn't seem like quiet enough. "I love you too Rolf."

We both got in the car. The woods seemed so quiet now that we weren't howling in them.

Rolf's View

Ayla was extremely quiet once we were back in the car. I reached over and grabbed her other hand. I couldn't help it. If I didn't touch her I felt alone and cold. She glanced over at me and smiled. Her hand tightened over mine. "Thank you."

She looked at me but didn't say anything. Almost to soon we were at the grocery store. The moon illuminated the town. It could've been a fairy tale. Ayla cut off the car and, shivering, we both leapt out and ran into the store. I laughed as Ayla shook her hair like a dog. That only made her lean toward me.

She grabbed a cart and we explored the grocery store. It was extremely boring except for the constant presence of Ayla. We passed the floral section and stopped to smell some of the flowers.

I drifted from her and found a section called "Flowers with Meanings." A beautiful bright blue flower with a yellow center was front in center. On the tag it read, "Eternal love." I grabbed it and hid it from Ayla.

After she checked everything out I went back to the cashier. "Please check this out for me quickly. I want it to be a surprise." The boy looked shocked but smiled a bit and did what I asked. When it was paid for I ran back outside. She was waiting for me a little ways from the door.

"What were you doing in there?" She asked laughing. She held the one grocery bag left. "I went ahead and put all the groceries in the car. Well except for this," she said holding up the bag.

I held out the primrose. Her eyes got huge as she took the flower from me. Slowly she examined the flower and smelled it. "Thank you," she whispered.

"I know it's not much and probably not your favorite flower, but it means eternal love. So I just thought you might like it-" But her lips cut me off.

"I love you so much Rolf." Ayla said a smile on her lips.

"How sweet. I might just gag." Ayden said from behind us. I spun around pushing Ayla behind me.

"I thought you were going to leave us alone." I growled.

"Trust me pup I'd LOVE to do that, but I have my orders. They start with taking both of you to the academy. So are you gonna come easily? Or will this have to be the hard way?"

"Leave us alone Ayden." Ayla said behind me.

"Can't dear." He said smirking at me.

"Leave," I snarled. "this is your last chance."

Ayden tsked. "I do hate difficult people."

All of the sudden I was wretched away from Ayla. Two guys faced me as two others held Ayla. Her violet eyes were wide with terror. "Rolf," she screamed.

I lunged at the same time that the thow boys did. A huge black-haired boy kicked me in the guts. I grunted, but grabbed his foot and flipped him on the ground. Behind me another guy hit me in the head knocking me to the ground. A growl ripped through me as I leapt up and punched the guy in the face. He fell heavily to the ground.

The first guy I had knocked down was up again. The two of them swung. I moved barely out of their way and pushed them into each other. On the ground the primrose laid broken. I looked up quickly and saw Ayla kicking and scratching as the two guys dragged her towards a van.

My heart sped with anger and suddenly I was a wolf. I sprinted to the truck, but was hit by a huge bear. The weight knocked me against the corner of the store.

Ayla's View

At the sound of a hurt whine I stopped struggling. Rolf, in wolf form, laid against a brick wall breathing heavily. Slowly he got up and faced the bear. Ayden's smile in that form was horrid. "Rolf!" I screeched.

He turned toward me a fraction of and inch. It was enough for me to see the sorrow in his amber eyes. My eyes fell to the broken primrose and I almost started crying.

The two guys flung me in to the back of a van. I tried to jump out but the door swung in my face. I pounded against the door uselessly. Rolf saw me struggling inside the van and froze.

Then he looked back at Ayden and lowered his head in a submissive way. Ayden's paws clapped together as he kicked Rolf toward the parking lot. "Rolf, no!" I screamed throwing myself against the door.

The bear threw Rolf on his back and ran off into the woods. A dry sob ripped through me as the van started to move.

Rolf's View

Ayden's thoughts were loud and cocky. He acted as if he had just saved the world... or destroyed it. I slumped against him. I wasn't able to save Ayla and now I was going to pay for it. Ayden stopped as we reached a place I feared. The academy.

A/N: Okay I am so incredibly sorry about how long this has taken me. Hopefully though i will be writing more :) Of course this will be ending soon. I hope you guys still like it. I'm so sorry!