It was the day of the full moon and Kagome, Rhydian and Maddy were all walking to school together. The trio headed down, chatting animatedly about many different things.

"I hope Jana's doing well with her pack." Maddy muttered. Kagome and Rhydian both looked at her.

"She'll be fine. Like Mr Jeffries and mum said, she's a born leader." Kagome replied, smiling brightly. She couldn't wait until the full moon came around. Finally this cast would be gone and she wouldn't be as helpless as she felt. Rhydian looked at her with a raised brow.

"Why do you call her mum now?"

"Oh, she told me too." Kagome shrugged. She then paused, feeling a dangerously... Angry aura. The other two stopped.

"What's the matter?" Maddy asked. Kagome looked around.

"I can feel a dangerous aura... I think it's a Wolfblood." She stated and just at that moment, a familiar, scruffy man appeared, glaring at them.

"Rhydian!" He howled angrily.

"Oh, no." Immediately, Rhydian picked Kagome up, knowing she couldn't run, and followed Maddy across the field while the furious Alric followed them closely.

"Who's that!" Kagome asked, gripping onto Rhydian's shirt and feeling helpless as they ran from the man.

"Jana's dad, Alric. Original pack leader." Rhydian informed. They darted into the forest, making many cuts, twists and turns to try and lose him but he was hot on their trail. "What does he want?"

"I don't know!" Maddy exclaimed at him. "But I don't wanna find out! Keep going!" The chase was long and terrifying, especially since Maddy and Rhydian remembered what happened last time. They kept on going until they stopped, panting.

"We lost him." Rhydian muttered. He set Kagome down and rested his fingers against the soil, looking up at the sky.

"What's he doing?" Kagome asked quietly.

"Eolas. It's like an extrasensory ability that can allow you to see the whereabouts of others and it's used mostly by wild wolfbloods." Maddy explained to her just as Maddy's phone went off and then Rhydian's. Kagome immediately went to his side when he cried out in pain, grabbing his head.

"Rhydian!" She immediately grabbed his phone and cancelled the call when Rhydian writhed on the ground. He panted heavily and sat up.

"That's it!" Maddy muttered. "Pylons."

"What?"

"I've got an idea. Quick!" Rhydian got up and picked Kagome up into his arms. They sprinted through the forest, Alric appearing in the distance. "Here!" Maddy yelled and they stopped. They turned to see Alric growling.

"No humans to hide you this time!" He snarled.

"What do you want, Alric?" Maddy stood in front of Rhydian and Kagome.

"I want my pack, I want my daughter! But as I cannot have them, I will have the one that took them from me!" He glared his yellow eyes directly at the blond boy. "Rhydian!"

"Well you can't have him because my pack will be here any second!" Maddy defended. Alric scoffed.

"What's that to me?"

"Jana's with them." The brown-haired girl stared him in the eye and he looked shocked.

"She can't be." He mumbled. Maddy glanced up at the pylons and then back down at Alric who used Eolas only to have it interfered with the pylons.

"Jana's a trick, right?" Rhydian asked as they dashed off.

"Duh! Come on!" The trio hurried to school. "I'll ring mum and dad and just tell them that Alric-"

"No way! If they come rushing out, they'll be like sitting ducks!" Rhydian shook his head. "They can't even use Eolas!"

"Rhydian, you're in danger. You need all the help you can get." Kagome told him with a worried look.

"But they don't have to be. And neither do you two." Rhydian shot back and they stopped at the sight of Mr Jeffries.

"So what time do you call this?" He asked sarcastically. The trio stood there awkwardly. "And Kagome, where are your crutches?"

"Oh, uh, I couldn't find them this morning." Kagome lied as Rhydian put her down only to have her lean on him.

"Okay, well, come along." The group went inside and into the hall together. It was then Tom walked over.

"What happened to you three?" He asked.

"Alric." Maddy admitted.

"What?!"

"He ambushed us on the way to school. We've been running from Alric."

"But you've lost him, right?" Shannon asked, standing by them. It was then the teacher walked over.

"Well, Rhydian, you're cutting it fine!" She said.

"Miss?"

"Come along. You're next." The teacher beckoned him up on the stage.

"So, you've basically got to give a presentation. Good luck." Tom told him. Maddy helped Kagome over to a seat and They all sat down to watch Rhydian try and talk his way through this.

"Our next presentation is from Rhydian." The teacher declared. While she walked off stage, Mr Jeffries came over with a spare pair of crutches which were in the office. Kagome nodded her thanks.

"Er, hi." He said awkwardly and Kagome giggled. "Erm, my presentation is on..."

"Mud wrestling?" Jimi called mockingly.

"Eeerm, being in foster care." He stuck out his hand and thought for a couple of seconds. "Being in foster care is... It's sometimes... it's basically when..." Rhydian sent Maddy and Kagome a look that said 'help me' and they both sighed, giving him a shrug. He continued talking. "It's... okay, really. I've not, you know... I don't mind." The bell ring and Kagome laughed behind her hand again. It was lunch and the group were in the dark room, talking.

"We tricked him into using Eolas under the power lines and got away." Maddy told them.

"We just bought time." Rhydian muttered.

"But you're safe here, right? It's not like he'll risk coming back here again?" Tom questioned, looking at them all.

"He's got nothing left to lose! The school's not gonna stop him now. Alric won't give up. Not until he has me." Rhydian sighed and paced the floor. "I'll face him in the woods. I can't put you all at risk because of me."

"We're your pack." Maddy held him back from getting out. "We'll put ourselves at risk for you whether you like it or not." Kagome used her miko ki to feel around the school when she felt the same aura again, only this time it was a lot more dangerous.

"He's here. You have to get away." She said. "But you're not facing him alone."

"I have to!" Rhydian glared at her.

"I'll come up with a plan. Wait here." Maddy looked at Shannon and Tom. "We'll have to move. Fast." Rhydian, Maddy and Kagome exited the dark room and headed down the halls when they spotted Alric talking to Mr Jeffries. Alric shoved Mr Jeffries away. "Meet us at the river!" Maddy told Kagome and pushed her into the corner so Alric went past her. Rhydian and Maddy ran off. The two headed out of school with Alric following and Tom, Shannon and Kagome exited the building.

"I'll see you guys later." She muttered and made her way into the woods. Using her powers to heal bones wasn't such a good idea, especially since it would be healed that night. Plus, if her power was drained, it wouldn't be helpful if there was an actual serious problem at hand. She sniffed the air with her heightened senses and made her way past the trees in the forest, searching when she was suddenly hauled over someone's shoulder. "Hey! Put me down!" She screamed as the person started running. An unpleasant scent assaulted her senses and she groaned. Oh great. It was Alric.

"Rhydian!" He yelled out his name and continued running, taking a detour to the other side of the river. He set Kagome down and held her in place. Maddy and Rhydian were dashing through the water and got into the shore when they saw Kagome being held back by Alric, an arm across her throat.

"Kagome!" Rhydian exclaimed. "Let her go, please!"

"I've lost everything! Now it's your turn!" Alric growled at them.

"Look, Alric, I'm right here! You can have me!" Rhydian spread his arms and Alric snarled at him. "I give up, I'm all yours! Just don't hurt her!"

"Why! Why should I when I can make you suffer like you made me suffer? Why should I show her mercy when you showed none to my daughter!"

"Rhydian saved her! You abandoned her, Alric! He didn't!" Maddy yelled at Alric angrily.

"Jana was left by you, Alric!" Kagome understood it all now. "Your own daughter. And you shouldn't take it out on Rhydian! Now get off!" Kagome yanked out of his grasp and turned to him fiercely with a strong glare. Alric froze on the spot and collapsed to his knees. He could see his little girl.

"Jana..." He muttered.

"Maddy!" The trio looked up to see Emma and Daniel along with two other people. A woman and a man. They hurried down and stopped in front of them, Kagome's crutches in Daniel's hands. "What did you do to him?" Emma asked.

"Told him the truth." Maddy murmured, walking towards them. Alric began to sob and let out a scream of pained anguish. Kagome fell backwards and into Rhydian's arms and he helped her up and away from Alric and towards Maddy and her parents. They got a lift back to school only to have Mr Jeffries call them up to his office where a policeman was. It was then everything was explained.

"He was Jana's Dad." Rhydian said.

"She's a former pupil. Traveller family." Mr Jeffries told the policemman.

"He blamed me."

"He blamed you?" Mr Jeffries looked at Rhydian with a raised brow. "For what?"

"Jana leaving." Rhydian muttered.

"Because him and her were close. Weren't you?" Maddy looked at Rhydian. He nodded.

"Alric thought that I was something to do with Jana."

"But we've sorted that." Daniel added in. "We've talked to him about it and her well on his way back to Wales."

"Well. Anymore trouble, just give me a call." The policeman told Mr Jeffries.

"Sure. Thank you. Will do." Mr Jeffries nodded.

"Can I just say, getting involved like that - very brave!" Daniel told the teacher.

"No, no, no. Perks of the job."

"Right. Well, we'll pick you guys up later for dinner." Emma let out a joking howl and they exited.

"Why didn't you come to me sooner?" Mr Jeffries looked at Rhydian.

"I thought I could handle it." Rhydian shrugged.

"You know, sometimes, Rhydian, the bravest thing you can do is ask for help." Mr Jeffries told him. "Lecture over. Go and get some lunch." The trio headed outside and went along with their day. The day slipped past and when it was half way through the presentations, Rhydian looked puzzled.

"What's wrong?" Maddy asked.

"I'm worried about him."

"Alric?" Maddy raised her eyebrow. "Why?"

"Because ..." Rhydian paused for a bit. "I can't get it out of my head, the look on his face."

"He tried to kill you. And he tried to kill Kagome. Your Crossblood mate." Maddy sent him a serious look.

"I know, it's just... he's lost everything, Mads." Rhydian frowned.

"So what? He deserved it."

"Not if it was my fault." Rhydian looked away from them all.

"You did the right thing for Jana, for all of us." Maddy reassured him.

"I really hurt him, I can't pretend like I didn't."

"Then don't. But it's done now so let's leave it at that." Maddy stated. Rhydian stared for a bit before heading off while everyone else applauded Katrina. Kagome frowned.

"I think we should give him some time."

"But-"

"Maddy." Kagome sent her a look. "I can sense that he needs time alone. Now, nobody understand his emotions like I do. The connection seems to be surprisingly stronger than what we thought." Maddy leaned back and sighed, deciding to listen to her. School finished soon enough and Maddy and Kagome were picked up by Emma. They drove to the house and as soon as they got in, Kagome noticed two other beings there while Daniel made dinner. She glanced at the two strangers. They were there when Alric had his breakdown.

"These two are our friends from Kinross." Emma stated. "Catherine and Gerran McLeod. But I guess we'll have to wait for Rhydian to get here." Kagome rubbed the back of her neck gently and sat on the couch.

"Are you two crossbloods as well?" Kagome asked.

"Smart one, here." The woman, Catherine, smiled at her. "Yes. It is the reason why it was us that were asked to help."

"Right." She muttered. She perked up when she caught Rhydian's scent and he got into the house. "Rhydian!" Kagome smiled brightly. "So he didn't eat you?"

"How did you-?"

"We're not stupid." Maddy sent him a joking smile. Rhydian laughed quietly. "What?"

"Nothing. It's just good. Everything's good." Rhydian muttered. He noticed the other two wolfbloods in the house.

"Rhydian, this is Catherine and Gerran. They're here to talk to us about crossbloods since they are crossbloods, too." Kagome informed, getting to her feet. She forgot about her ankle and fell forwards until he caught her.

"Be careful!" Rhydian muttered. "Jeez, you'll give me a heart attack one day." Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Paranoid, much?" She teased as he helped her back into the couch. He sat beside her and Gerran looked between them.

"So, you've been told the basics." He stated, earning two nods. "The bond between a wolfblood and a human like this also forms deeper connections. You can understand what the other one is feeling. What they need. Some have even gone as far as being able to communicate from long distances through mind messages. The bond can either strengthen your bonds with others or shatter them. Not all of them will be accepting." The two listened carefully.

"Since tonight is a full moon, I'm guessing you're excited to find out what will happen." Catherine spoke up. "In our relationship, Gerran was the human who was destined to be with me. The transformation isn't completely full-bodied but parts of you will change." She explained to Kagome. "It'll be easier to reveal when tonight comes."

"Before we go into more detail, Dinner is ready." Daniel called, setting everything out. The group had their dinner and before they knew it, it was time to get into the den. Everyone filed in together and shut the gate, gathering close. Each of them transformed, a tingling washing over their bodies as they changed. Kagome felt features grow on her as the others collapsed into all fours when there were suddenly wolves. The transformation was complete and she looked around. She was vaguely aware of everything. Her body had changed, a tail swishing behind her back and veins across her skin, yellow eyes darting about and wolf ears on her head along with sharp teeth. Gerran looked much like she did and she tried to speak, only letting out a whine. Her ankle no longer hurt, though.

Rhydian's wolf made its way over to her and pawed at her leg. She crouched down on all fours and playfully growled while the two swatted at each other, chasing each other around the den. What they didn't notice was someone filming at the wall when Maddy jumped up and scared whoever was recording. They wouldn't know until tomorrow.