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Author/Note 1: For the ones who know my previous stories, you'll understand everything quite rapidly, since Our Dawn 4 is the sequel from Our Dawn 3. For the ones who don't know anything about Our Dawn Series, you can always read Our Dawn 1, 2 and 3 or read the summaries I wrote in the first chapter.
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Alert: the characters in this story curse a lot. Some chapters are rated M.
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Our Dawn
Part IV
Book 2 – White Sun
Lance Dunne
Chapter 20 – The First One
'Cody, I need to borrow your clothes.'
'Okay.'
'Kinley, Dominic…you search the perimeter and see if he's alone.' I ordered.
'I don't sense anyone else.' Dominic said.
'I know but you can never be sure.'
'We'll be back soon.' Kinley said and left with Dom right behind him.
'Be careful.' Cody and Glenn said to me as I prepared myself to go back to my human form.
After phasing back to human I detached Cody's clothes from his ankle and put it on so I could face the new wolf properly.
"That's a pretty good idea." He said and I arched my eyebrows. "To tie down some clothes to your ankle…I never thought of that before."
I didn't tell him that I had also borrowed this technique from another pack because I didn't know if I could trust him.
"So…who are you?" I asked. "And what are you doing here?"
"I live here." He stated simply. It was kind of disturbing to talk to a naked dude but I really didn't have a choice.
"I never saw you in the Reservation."
"That's because I live here and not in the Reservation." He said.
"You live in the forest?" I asked surprised.
"Yeah. Up in the mountain. I was hunting when your…friends found me. We kind of ran into each others…"
"Do you live alone?"
"Yes. I lived with my parents but they died years ago."
"What's your name?"
"Jack…Russell…"
"Well…Jack, do you have any idea what you are?"
He nodded affirmatively.
"I'm a wolf. It's my job to protect the ones I love from the pale faces with red glowing eyes. They kill people to feed…they're bloodsucking monsters with no soul."
"How do you know all that? Are there others like you?"
"I haven't seen anymore wolves except for me and your group."
"Did you know about us?"
"Not really…I had a feeling that there could exist more wolves but I never cared to look around."
"Why not?"
"I can take care of myself on my own."
"Jack…you belong in a pack. You should've searched for us. When did you phase?"
"About three years ago."
"Three years? Are you sure?"
That was awkward. I had phased two years ago and the rest of the pack had phased after me. But Jack seemed to have been the first one to phase.
"I'm sure. I knew it would happen sooner or later and if I didn't phase I knew that my children or grandchildren would."
"What do you mean? How do you know all of this?"
"My father told me everything I needed to know so I would be ready for when the time come."
"Your father?"
"Hugh Russell."
I didn't know anyone by that name.
"Was he a local man?"
"Yes. My family has been living here for four generations. I only go down to the Reservation when I really need something. I know all the legends about the wolves' warriors and the cold ones."
"Why did your family come to live here?"
He shrugged.
"Something about my great-grandfather not wanting to live in the Reservation…I don't know. What I do know is that he was also a wolf."
"That means…he was probably the first wolf from our tribe." I stated.
"I don't know about that but when he died he told his son the truth and made him promise he would keep the legends alive."
"Was your father a wolf too?"
"No. Neither my father nor his were wolves but they knew that I or my descendents could become wolves although they never actually told me the reason why that happens. All I know is that this gift is passed on from father to son. So I presume your fathers told you all of this too, right?"
I shook my head negatively.
"We didn't know anything about it when we first phased. Recently we discovered that the wolf's gene is activated when a vampire is around."
"I see…so I guess there was a cold one here three years ago…that's why I phased."
"Yes although…I only phased two years ago."
"Really? So that makes me what? The first one?"
"I guess so."
"Well, that's good to know but now that we kind of talked about this shouldn't you go back home? I think it's pretty obvious that I don't represent a danger to anyone and I was just hunting…we're allowed to do that, aren't we?"
"Sure…We just got a bit confused because we didn't know who you were and because we couldn't hear your thoughts."
"Hear my thoughts? Why would you be able to do that?"
"I guess there are a few things your father didn't tell you."
"It might…"
"A pack of wolves shares a mind link." I explained.
"Seriously?" He asked surprised.
"Yes."
"In this case that means I'm not a part of your pack because I can't hear a damn thing when I'm phased."
"Probably. And I actually think I know why."
"Why then?"
"Can we talk again tomorrow?"
"Can't you tell me now?"
"Like you said…we should go home. I have someone waiting for me and…I would like to have this conversation with both of us wearing clothes. What do you say?"
"Fine…Meet me here tomorrow at noon."
"Okay."
I watched him turning into a wolf again and my eyes followed him until he was completely out of sight. Then I joined the others.
'What the hell is happening?' Dominic asked. 'Who is he?'
'His name is Jack.' Glenn informed and Dominic growled.
'I know that Einstein. I heard it too. But who the hell is Jack Russell?'
'I don't know who he really is…' I confessed.
'I never heard about a family named Russell.' Cody said. 'I didn't even know there was someone living in the mountain.'
'That makes two of us.' I stated.
'Three.' Kinley said.
'Four.' Glenn joined us.
'I presume you didn't know either, right?' I asked Dom.
'No…Isn't that weird?' Dominic questioned.
'What's weird?' I asked him.
'He knew about the legends and about wolves and vampires but he never went to find us.'
'I guess he didn't care if there were others like him.' I suggested. 'He seems to be the lonely type.'
'Lance is right.' Cody agreed. 'What I really want to know is why he's so different from us.'
'What do you mean?' Glenn asked.
'Didn't you notice? He's fur isn't like ours. He's not white, he's dark brown…almost black. Plus he's much larger than us.'
'Well he was the first one to phase.' I reminded Cody.
'So…that's all very interesting but what are we going to do?' Dominic asked.
'I'm going to talk to aunt Penny tomorrow and then we'll sort things out.' I decided.
'Are you going to ask him to join us?' Dom insisted.
'I believe that's the most logical thing to do.' I declared.
'Since when there's logic involved in this shit?' He complained.
None of us replied. Dominic was right.
'Do you need all of us tomorrow? I have a job to keep you know?' He kept whining.
'Fine, you can have the day off if you like.' I told him.
'Great. See you around guys.'
We had reached the first houses and he was the first to phase back to human. Cody and Kinley put their clothes back on and left too. Since I was the only one without clothes I asked Glenn to sneak into my house and get me something to wear.
He easily accomplished the mission.
"Should we call the Quileutes?" Glenn asked me.
"No…We can handle this."
"Why are you coming with me?"
"I have to talk to your sister."
"Tonight?"
"Yeah…" I didn't look directly at him because I was afraid he would realise what had happened between Jena and I earlier.
I knew he would know soon but that didn't mean I was okay with it. I mean I really didn't think it would be funny to tell one of my friends, one of my pack brothers, who just happened to be able to read my thoughts when phased, that I had slept with his sister.
But right now I was trying to concentrate in one thing at a time and first I had to talk to Jena. I was shitless scared about her reaction so the only thing I knew was that I had to take her out of the house.
I walked inside the Masters' house with Glenn and fortunately his parents weren't home yet.
"Jena!" He yelled. "Lance is here to speak to you!"
I knew she was still in her bedroom because I could hear her heartbeat.
"I'm going to have a shower…make yourself at home, okay?" Glenn went upstairs and I walked inside Jena's room.
She looked at me with a confused expression and didn't move an inch.
"Are you okay?" I asked and she simply nodded.
"What happened, Lance?" She asked in a whisper. "What the hell was that?"
"Come with me." I pulled her by the hand and we left the house while Glenn was still in the shower.
She stopped walking when she realised I was taking her to the woods.
"I'm not going to hurt you." I promised. "Trust me, please."
She let me pull her again and when we reached the trees I let her go. She glanced over at her house to be sure that she could run for it if I tried to hurt her or something and then she faced me.
"What I saw…was it a dream?" She questioned.
"No."
"I saw you turning into a…"
"A wolf." I stated.
"A wolf…" She repeated. "This isn't a joke, is it?"
"No, Jena…This is real."
"How is it possible?"
"We have this…gene…"
"We?"
"I'm not the only one…Cody, Dominic, Kinley and Glenn have it too."
"Glenn? Are you sure?"
"I'm pretty sure."
"For how long?"
"Two years…more or less."
She gasped.
"I'm sorry, I should've told you." I added. "I wanted to tell you but I was afraid you wouldn't believe me."
"This is crazy, Lance. I can't believe this is happening."
"I was as confused as you are now when I first phased…Actually I was even more confused than you are now. Since then I learned a lot of things about this…about what we are and what we're supposed to do…and I was going to tell you tonight before we…"
She just stood there watching me without saying a word. I was starting to feel anxious and scared.
"Jena…please say something." I asked. "Did your feelings for me change?"
"I don't know…I thought we were going to talk about what happened, I thought you were going to tell me some sort of a secret…"
"This is a secret. Only the Council knows what we really are."
"Yes, but I thought you were going to tell me something about another girl in your life or…I don't know…I never imagined you were a wolf…"
"But now you know and I want you to tell me what you think. Do you wish I hadn't told you?"
She shrugged.
"Or maybe you wish I had told you before sleeping with you…"
"Look…What you've told me is a lot to take in." She finally spoke. "I'm glad you told me the truth and I don't regret what happened between us but I need some time."
I took her hands in mine and nodded.
"I'll call you." She said.
I watched her going back home and I felt hopeless. I didn't know if I had done the right thing by telling Jena our secret but I couldn't turn back now. I would have to deal with it soon and the next day didn't look good for me either. I was going to spend my day off talking to the Council and then to the new wolf.
Jack Russell was a mystery. Assuming that he wasn't lying to us Jack was the rightful alpha of our pack which meant that I would have to back down from my position. I just hoped that we could solve everything properly.
A/Note 3: And we finally meet Jack. I don't know if I'm going to like this character much. I guess I ended up liking Lance a bit. I know I said the La Push's pack would be in this chapter but I was wrong. My bad…sorry.
Wolfman inc – I do get your point when you say it's unusual the lack of knowledge that the new pack have about their powers. It might seem weird to you but I promise there's a reason for that. You need to keep in mind that this tribe never faced vampires before Joham so Lance and the others are the first of their kind (except for Jack, but he's a different story). As for the Quileutes Sam only knew about the legends and traditions because Old Quil is still alive (he's the only elder alive who had contact with the last pack), otherwise I believe Sam would be as lost as Lance. They also only know that they have 24 pair of chromosomes because Carlisle told them and as you know Lance doesn't have a vampire as a private doctor. So as you can see both packs were formed in two completely different environments (with a few years apart too – eight years to be precise). You are right about the fact that the white pack should be different from the Quileutes. I totally agree on that. I don't know if I'll make them imprint (probably not) and as I said before this pack is smaller and the wolves aren't as large as the Quileutes. They're all wolves in the end but they are different in some aspects. As I stated above Jack will fill in a lot of questions for you along the way so if you want me to be a spoiler PM me and I'll tell you a few more details, alright? If not, I hope you enjoy the rest of the story. Thank you for sharing your opinion, I always take your words into consideration and I confess I really like to answer your reviews. :)
Rafaela - Oi, ainda vou continuar com o POV do Lance por mais alguns capítulos. E provavelmente ele já não irá imprimir. Também gostei da Jena.
Take care,
Karisan