This has to be a dream or a nightmare

by yuricrazywolf

"Lexa could hear people telling her to move out of the way but she ignored them as the golden wolf turned its head up looking straight at her. Lexa bit her lip stopping herself from gasping as she stared into pale ice blue eyes, the golden wolf's snarls stopped immediately as it stared right back at her." What will happen next? You'll have to join this adventure to find out ;)

6. Chapter 6

Hello pups! So happy to have you reading again! So sorry the chapter is late! But it is worth it I am sure.

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NO BETA for this chapter my friends! Sorry about that, now I tried my very hardest to catch all the mistakes and if there are any, I hope it wont ruin the story for you guys.

Here's hoping that all of you will love this chapter, because it certainly is a "page turn" so to speak lol,

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Chapter 6

Lexa POV

Lexa was experiencing life through the eyes of a wolf, a wolf whose past was beyond different then her own. Wanh- or rather Clarke was so fascinating, she had slowly been teaching Lexa about what life is like as a wolf and how extraordinary her life was compared to what Lexa knew. In all of Lexa's schooling herself on the anatomy and customs of wolves it was all but a fraction of information compared to what Clarke's kind is like. Clarke was rather clear that she did not like to called a werewolf, (even though Lexa was fairly sure she was one) she instated that Lexa simple referred to her breed as wolves.

Amongst Clarke's breed, they had rankings for a pup when they turned four or five years old. Each pup at the proper age will give off a smell to determine what they were which is either an omega, a beta, or an alpha. The golden wolf has explained that each rank has a different scent and that it was very distinct amongst their kind. Omegas carry the natural scent of a flower, Betas a type of plant, and Alphas a type of fruit yet each wolf also had their own unique scent mixed in.

These wolves had a deity whom they looked up to, a being called Gaia from what Clarke described Lexa understood Gaia as mother earth. Which made sense to Lexa that this was someone the wolves looked up to, they naturally lived in the forest so of course they honored her. Lexa also knew Gaia as a Greek Goddess, the ultimate Goddess of raw, maternal power. She remembered the stores about the Goddess from her grandma considering how she grew up with their old customs Lexa was able to understand why Clarke believed in Gaia. Lexa knew her family did believe in the supernatural being as well; she wasn't as serious to following the path like her family but she honored and respected who they put their faith in. Clarke was ecstatic to know that Lexa actually understood who Gaia is and Lexa even shared the story of what her grandma taught her.

Clarke grew up believing in Gaia, her parents constantly telling her what Gaia approved of and what she didn't, how she created the living and what she removed, how she was kind when she desired and how she could also be cruel towards those that abuse her own world. There were several stories that the golden wolf had about Gaia but she sadly couldn't remember the tale well enough to recite them. Clarke has told her as much of her customs as she could remember saying there was more than just what she knew. The wolf just had a hard time remembering everything there was to her breed since she hadn't spent a lot of time with her pack as she puts it. It pained Lexa to know that Anya was right about Clarke having been taken away from her own family, Clarke's family must miss her terribly.

When Lexa tried asking about her family Clarke offered only a handful of information. Such as how her mom being a strong alpha and was feared because she was intimidating as she was gentle and her father was a thoughtful omega who never fought with a fellow wolf, instead he used his words to calm any wolf that wanted to challenge him. It was obvious to Lexa how much she loves them, the way she described them in detail and how a spark flashed across her eyes as she talked about them. Lexa had asked if she had any grandparents and Clarke was not certain she had any. Clarke told her when a wolf finds their mate it was common for the pair to break away from their current pack to create either their own or join another. Lexa was curious about how wolves' choices a mate but when she hinted at wanting to know the golden wolf seemed to grew shy and didn't want to answer.

Lexa has never hassled her to answer something she didn't want to so she'd ask personal things like what foods were her favorite. Clarke's favorites consisted of the typical foods the Sanctuary feed them and has expressed her curiosity for the foods that humans normal ate. It had surprised Lexa that the golden wolf had never even heard of chocolate, when Lexa explained what it was Clarke asked to try it. Lexa was hesitant in complying with this offer, chocolate wasn't meant for animals, it could kill them, but then again Clarke was a different kind of creature. When she had given Clarke a small amount of chocolate it made her laugh how fast her tail had wagged from enjoying it, she been sure her tail would fall off.

Clarke was like a kid when it came to normal things that Lexa has known all her life. Clarke didn't know the basic things that Lexa had grown up with, who understood the simple tools and basics things to life like it was nothing. One good example was telling the golden wolf when kids reached a certain age, they went to school a place in which they learned to read, write, and etc. Clarke actually found that outstanding that people could sit in a room and be lectured on lessons for roughly eight hours. Lexa describing school to the wolf made it feel like it was this huge incredible thing, like Lexa was telling her how to do open heart surgery but in a good way of course. Clarke had this massive desire to learn all that she could, Lexa found it rather cute.

Lexa had been stunned that Clarke hadn't been lying about defending herself from people that wanted to kill her for her fur. Clarke had brought every single item that was meant to end her, there were knives, needless still filed with something that had to be dangerous, a random broken phone, and even a gun with a silencer. Lexa couldn't believe it, that people like this were even allowed to be employed, she contacted Anya right away and showed her what Clarke brought out. Lexa lift out the details of how exactly she knew about them, coming up with a vague lie saying that they were gifts from Wanheda. Animals did tend to bring their favorite humans' gifts such as cats bringing a died bird or mouse and dogs brought what they loved to chew on.

Anya had been as baffled when Lexa brought the weapons to her and oh boy did the hiring management nearly got his head torn off that day. Lexa didn't know all the details but to say the least she was sure the manger wouldn't be making the same mistake again since he was fired right away. The man named Pike something was arrested and now being investigated by the police to see if he was working with an illegal group of huntsmen or some private provider. Now the assistant of hiring management took over for hiring the employees. Which was Rainer, an old friend of Pat, he has promised to do a far better background check for each new employee that applies for jobs and volunteer work. Anya had told Lexa something interesting about the weapons when the police officers were called to come gather the evidence. Apparently, each weapon had a carving of a pair of antlers with a small chain connecting them in the middle. Lexa had asked if Clarke knew anything about it but she hadn't known anything about the carving.

In the 2 weeks Lexa and Clarke had hung out Lexa has leaned many things about her culture and what her breed was like but Lexa didn't know Clarke on a personal level. Sure, she knew what foods she liked but when it came to anything close to touching on her history, she was quick to close off. Clarke may like her but still didn't trust her completely at least not yet. Lexa will change that in due time hopefully someday soon Clarke will tell her about her past and how it led her to be who she was today.

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"You know, I'm going to blame you if I get fat," Clarke bickered as she ate another cookie from Lexa's palm, "these last few weeks I've been sitting here and eating your treats all day. I barely freaking move, I'll be as fat as those bears if this keeps up," Lexa couldn't take Clarke's complaining seriously as she watched her golden wolf chomp away on the treat. The way that her tail was wagging hard enough to thump against the gate was surely a sign of Clarke being so upset over thinking she has gained weight.

Lexa wasn't going to confirm that she had gained weight but it was actually necessary. She also may or may not have been sneaking extra peanut butter into Clarke's treats. Though she was more surprised that Clarke hadn't noticed a difference in her treats. Lexa knew she had to notice that the snacks she gave her were different; sometimes when she didn't chew the cookie correctly it stuck to the ruff of her mouth. Clarke would sit there sticking her tongue over and over again trying to get the peanut butter unstuck. Lexa has collected a few adorable pictures of the golden wolf looking like she was sticking out her tongue for fun. She has offered help to get it out but Clarke was a stubborn thing instating she was more than cable of helping herself. Unlike Clarke, Lexa was happy to see the wolf had gained back the weight that the wolf had lost due to worrying about her. Thankfully the wound wasn't all that bad as long as Lexa made sure to treat it, sometimes she plain forgets that she had it in the first place.

"You know you're more than welcome to walk around. Didn't you say you can keep us linked?" Lexa teased as she messed with Clarke's fur, she was currently styling the fur on top of her head to look like a Moe hock. Clarke's fur was long enough that Lexa could keep her fur standing up with a little bit of water from the bowl not too far away. The golden wolf was not bothered at all as Lexa played with her fur, the gentle giant even laid her head on Lexa's crossed legs.

"Yes, I can, but I rather be close to you, it feels good," Clarke leaned in and Lexa felt her cold nose press against her bare stomach. Lexa glanced down at her for a moment the wolf had her eyes closed letting out a deep sigh,

"I enjoy being close to you too," Lexa chuckled softly teasing Clarke's fur, she got a little kick when the fur stood straight up before leaning over to one side, remaindered her of those rock stars.

"Tell me more about how you grew up," Clarke requested the wolf crawled closer a large paw resting on either side of Lexa's thighs as she rubbed her snout against Lexa's stomach. Lexa squealed when the wolf's whiskers tickled her belly and she gently gripped Clarke's muzzle and pushed her back,

"First off stop that, it tickles and second what would you like to know?" Lexa questioned as she now decided to mess with Clarke's cheeks. Lexa let go of her muzzle and pushed her head up so she could then run her fingers through Clarke's fur making them fluff. Lexa could feel Clarke staring at her as she toyed with her coat,

"Well you've already told me about being adopted and that your family follows old traditions. What would you do in your spare time? How did you make friends?" Clarke questioned curiously being patient with Lexa as she paused thinking about her question. The first thing that came to mind was doing after school activities but that also followed with being bullied. It was an innocent question, but she just wasn't able to think past being picked on for being so different.

"Well on the weekends I'd do a lot of volunteer work with animals like rescue camps and even at a vet office. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot from each place I helped out in. The nurses taught me how to look for infections or how to give CPR to a dog," Lexa explained as she moved down to the fur on Clarke's chest and began to make small little braids. "When it comes to interacting with other kids, I choose animals far more then I probably should have. It's just that animals have patterns that they follow and if you pay close attention to them you know what an animal will do. But when it comes to people, they are unpredictable and well I was never good with makings real friends. They can turn against you any time they want," Lexa stopped realizing she was about to ramble on about the girls that would bully her. Lexa bit her lip avoiding Clarke's gaze as she messed with the golden fur between her fingers.

"And you never know what a human will do...I can see why you're more relaxed with animals then with humans," Clarke offered as she leaned in nuzzling Lexa's cheek, she gave a smile in return grateful for the save. "What was it like the first time you meet Anya?"

"The first time I meet her was a month after being adopted by my parents. I'll be honest, I wasn't in the best place when Indra and August took me in. I was in a foster home for a few weeks they were good to me thankfully, not like other homes. My parents came around on the fourth week, when they set up a meet and greet with me, they told me out of all the kids they meet with they felt a deeper connection to me and just knew we were meant to be family. After they adopted me, they waited another month before bringing anyone else around the house," Lexa explained feeling this topic was easier since she had already told Clarke parts of it,

"Why did they wait so long?" Clarke questioned, Lexa had to remember the reason why, she hummed softly as her fingers ran down Clarke's neck, the golden wolf's eyes fluttered at the new touch and leaned into Lexa's hands.

"From what my parents told me they wanted to make sure I felt at home first and once I was comfortable, they slowly brought new people around," Lexa was sure that had to be it, those times were hard to recall having gone through something traumatic at such a young age Lexa knew she had repressed memories. Lexa could only remember the good times she's had with family but she had no memories of her birth parents. The most she'll remember from her past is the occasional nightmare of the accident but she always tended to wake up from those immediately.

"Sounds a lot like welcoming a new pup to the pack, new born pups are only exposed to their parents for 3 weeks. On the 4th week the pups are brought out for everyone to greet them. Parents won't bring the pups out sooner than that because the pups can easily be frightened and the birth parent can become very aggressive if set off in the wrong way," Clarke's tail wagged breaking Lexa away from her mind, she smiled at the golden wolf nodding.

"Exactly its similar, so my parents threw a party to welcome me to the family and invited all their friends, at this point I was used to the people coming around so it was no issue. I remember seeing this man come into the backyard of my home and that he was more enormous than my own dad, and my dad is 6'8 feet tall. I nearly had a heart attack until I saw this little scrawny girl with a dark blonde hair sitting on his shoulder. That mountain of a man lifted the girl off his shoulder as easily as flicking away a leaf and set her down on the ground before heading towards my parents," Lexa paused a moment seeing if she had lost Clarke's attention at all but she was still staring listening carefully.

"I was too fixed on the strange man that I didn't notice the girl had walked up to me. The only way I noticed her was when she kicked my foot, I was about to mean mug her before she threw her hand out. I just started at her not sure what she wanted until she rolled her eyes and said 'you're supposed to shake my hand dummy' then smiled like it was the funniest joke. I couldn't believe how mean she was so instead of introducing myself, I walked away," Lexa smiled remembering that day very well, Anya was so mad for being ignored that she had cried. Anya would never admit to crying to this day, far too stoic and believing crying was for the weak. Lexa found it hilarious she had such a belief when her own dad cried at seeing something adorable like a kitten being milk drunk.

Anya had then run off to her dad in tears that Lexa had ignored her; Lexa hadn't thought she'd make her cry. Lexa had figured that Anya was too tough and boyish to let her emotions get the best of her. When Anya ran off to be comforted by her dad Lexa actually felt guilty. After that Lexa had tried to make up for her mistake by introducing herself but it wasn't enough, Anya in return had ignored her. Lexa then went to the people who she barely knew to ask them for help. Younger Lexa felt so awkward to admitting that she had been rude and made the girl cry. Her parents didn't judge Lexa though instead of scolding her they gave her advice. They knew just how to cheer Anya up and advised Lexa to offer her new friend to watch some funny videos about cats in the living room.

Lexa had followed their advice she had approached the enormous man comforting his kid with such caution. Lexa was truly afraid of the man but she had swallowed her fears and went for it. Anya was hesitant at first but accepted the offer, of course after her father had persuaded her. Lexa had then led Anya into the house who actually knew the house better then herself. Anya had been the one to set up the tv to go on You-tube and searched for the funny videos. While they had watched videos, Anya began to tell Lexa all that she knew about cats. Lexa found herself feeling more and more comfortable with the girl after that encounter which helped Lexa open up. After that day they spent almost every day together watching funny videos or even watching movies. Lexa and Anya soon became fast friends for their mutual love of animals and their parent's history helped tie them together.

"I can't imagine my life without Anya, she's my sister and my best friend, she been there for me always, no matter what," Lexa sighed not noticing how Clarke's ears dropped a little,

"She sounds like a good friend, I'm glad you have someone like that," Clarke did her odd smile that still put Lexa on edge because it always seemed like she was angry. Lexa eased once she saw her tail moving just a tad she smiled back,

"Thanks...if I may ask do you have anyone like that?" Lexa wondered growing curious when Clarke turned away looking out towards the far end of the enclosure. Lexa was about to say she didn't have to answer if she didn't want to but then she spoke up,

"When you are born in a pack, everyone is family, it didn't matter if you were blood related to another wolf. Every wolf was close and everyone looked out for each other," Clarke paused letting out a sigh she looked back to Lexa instead of meeting her eyes the golden wolf laid her head on Lexa's lap, "wolves value and honor their fellow wolf and when someone in the pack had a pup or two it wasn't just the parent's pups but the entire pack considerers them their own pup too," Clarke shifted closer pushing her muzzle into Lexa's stomach tell her cold nose poked her. Lexa was going to push her back since it tickled but then she felt her shaking a little. Instead of pushing Clarke back Lexa rested her hands on either side of her temple rubbing gently.

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"I had two friends that I was closer too, they meant a lot to me especially one of them since she was raised with me like a sister. Since I was the smallest of the pups, my friends would help me find my greatest strength and because of them, I found out I was the fastest of all the pups," Clarke curled up, pushing closer to Lexa like she simply couldn't get close enough and wanted to mold with her. Lexa held her tightly she could feel the tears slipping down the wolf's cheeks. "I only spent 6 years with my best friends but I knew in my heart we would always be friends, no matter what...I miss them," Clarke whimpered, Lexa leaned down hugging the wolf tightly letting her cry out for as long as she wanted to.

Lexa had to swallow the pain she felt for Clarke, how much as the poor girl gone through? What led her to where she was today? In the 12 years that Clarke was raised by an awful monster how badly did they screw up her mind? Lexa couldn't ask any of that right now, it was much too soon, hell Clarke hesitated just to tell her about her friends. Lexa held onto Clarke rubbing up and down her neck to sooth her as the wolf grieved for a little while. Once the golden wolf stopped shacking only having a few tears escape Lexa choice to distract her before Clarke could try to distance herself.

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"What would you say is your happiest memories of them?" Lexa whispered, she leaned back to check Clarke's eyes the iris was a little red. She waited patiently as the golden wolf tried to remember a happy moment with her friends. Lexa occupied her time with cleaning away the tears that stained Clarke's cheeks. Lexa was hoping to switch to an easier topic and by the way Clarke exposed her teeth in that terrifying smile of hers, it had worked.

"Probably the time Raven choice to ignore dad when it came to our first-time hunting. Our dad would take us to a nearby mice field to practice our hunting skills. I went first to hunt after a mouse since I'm the alpha and Raven was a beta. I caught mine quickly with no issue which really made Raven jealous. She was very competitive and hated to loose so when dad was teaching her how to avoid a large nest of mice, she didn't listen," Clarke barked a laugh her tail swayed rapidly, Lexa tilted her head curiously doing her best not to show the shock on her face when Clarke used past terms for her friend. Did it mean that this Raven girl passed away before Clarke was taken from her family?

"Why avoid a nest of mice? Wouldn't that actually be better?" Lexa asked as she began to undue the braids she'd done to Clarke's fur. The golden wolf leaned back giving Lexa a better chance to unravel the mess she made of her fur.

"If you're an adult, sure, that be amazing but when you're a pup, not so much. See mice know their predators and they can calculate what needs to be done to avoid getting caught or if they can fight back. Well Raven sniffed out for a nest of mice to be a show off and boy did she find them. Our dad told her to leave them alone and she ignored him. Raven stared digging into that burrow and the nest of mice came flying out at least a good thirty of them. They all tackled Raven jumping on her everywhere you barely could see her own muzzle and dad had to race in to scare the mice away. Since then Raven has refused to hunt mice and avoids them as much as possible," Clarke smiled again shaking her head at the memory, Lexa couldn't help but chuckle both from the story and how happy Clarke had gotten.

"Raven sounds like she was a good friend," Lexa smiled, she glanced over at the bucket she'd brought in earlier to groom Clarke.

"Yea she was or is, I'm not sure if she is still alive or not...what's a happy memory you have with Anya?" Clarke asked as she watched Lexa grab the bucket filed with the grooming tools. Lexa picked out a brush then started to brush out Clarke's fur along her spin. Of course, avoiding her bottom, Clarke has made it clear she doesn't want her bum to be touched. She was kind of relieved to hear that Clarke's friend could still be alive, the wolf didn't need to have more grief. Lexa began to tell her about the time she had saved Reaper as a kitten and given him to Anya.

The golden wolf seemed to really like the story so Lexa had followed it with the time Anya had to teach the kitten to like water. In most cases cats didn't need to be bathed but if they wanted to be an outdoors cat, he needed to like water because they get really filthy with rummaging around everywhere. Anya spent weeks with Reaper teaching the kitten that water was safe and slowly started to introduce him to the liquid. Lexa had helped her out and they both earned quite a few scratches, Lexa mostly on her arms and Anya had one under her left eye. The scar was very faded but if one looked close enough then they'd be able to see four small scratches under her left eye that lead down to her across the cheek. The lessons with Reaper paid off in the end for the one time the little idiot decided to mess with a skunk. God that day was awful, Lexa been there to help wash the kitten twice in tomato sauce before an actual bath. Let it be known Reaper never again tried to fight with a skunk. That really got Clarke laughing that an animal would be stupid enough to mess with creature that reeked worst then rotten milk.

They stayed quite after that listening to the noises around them as Lexa pulled the brush down Clarke's fur. The golden wolf did not necessarily need to be brushed but Lexa really liked the feeling of her fur. The more it was brushed the softer the fur became and it almost felt like silk. Plus, the gentle purrs Clarke let out had a way of relaxing Lexa, she'd never say it to her kitten but she enjoyed Clarke's purring more than Jelly's.

As Lexa was brushing Clarke's coat, taking out small mats of fur she occasional would look up at the other wolves. The mindless wolves, as Clarke called them, were keeping a very far distance. Lexa was rather nervous being inside the cage again with the other wolves in the same space; but Clarke made thoroughly sure that they weren't allowed to touch or come near her. Which Lexa was grateful for, though she had her back towards the gate's door which was open enough for only herself to get through just in case. Plus, Clarke was in front of her too and when Cody had come close baring his teeth the golden wolf lunged knocking him back. She then let out a viscous snarl making Cody scamper whining the whole way tell he was back with the others. Now all of the wolves stayed away, though Molly would glance over now and again showing her teeth in a defiantly not friendly smile.

"What's a hashtag?" Clarke asked out of nowhere, spooking Lexa as looked back at her,

"Where did you pick that up from?" Lexa chuckled running the brash down the line of her neck.

"From Luna, I played nice as you asked me to and let her take a picture of me," Clarke held her head up as Lexa combed down her neck again. Lexa had to reassure Clarke that if someone wanted to take a picture of her it wasn't a bad thing. Lexa explained that Luna wanted to have picture of her because she found her beautiful. Clarke had gotten all embarrassed but agreed to the pictures as long as they weren't sent to anyone. Lexa hadn't been sure what that had meant but she had agreed letting Luna know she can take pictures but cannot send them out to friends. Luna of course gave her an odd look but agreed all the same, now and again when Luna came by and she'd take pictures of Lexa and Clarke.

Luna would send then send the pictures to Lexa later promising she hadn't sent them to anyone else. Lexa secretly loved the pictures, Clarke looked like such a teddy bear when she was cuddling up to her. Though it also reminds Lexa just how huge the wolf was when she sees herself next to the wolf or when Clarke was wrapped around her. Lexa might as well be a stuffed toy when she compared herself to Clarke. Luna was a sport and has kept to her promise of not sending it to friends though did ask if posting them on her Facebook page was alright. After Lexa explained what the sight was Clarke seemed to be fine with it though Lexa wonders if she even understood what the internet is.

"She said something like, I'm so going to hashtag this moment. What does that mean?" Clarke was purring softly as Lexa gently grabbed her muzzle pulling her down to brush her head. Lexa wanted to make sure to undue the hairstyle she done to the wolf she didn't want Clarke to get embarrassed when people cooed at her for having messy fur.

"The best way I can explain it, without confusing you is that it's like explaining a certain topic. Like hashtag wolf or hashtag best picture. Stuff like that," Lexa explained, she moved closer to the golden wolf so she could brush behind her ears.

"You humans are so weird with all your social websites, internet, and TV, these things sound like a bunch of excuses to stay inside your dens," Clarke rubbed her snout against Lexa's thigh, since it wasn't ticklish Lexa let her be as she continued to brush her down,

"Well, you're not entirely wrong. People do rely on their technology too much. I'm guilty of being the same way though, I like being able to be in my own bed and watch a show on my phone," Lexa was startled when Clarke lifted her head suddenly, the wolf meet her eyes and Lexa felt her own heart betraying her. Lexa could feel her heart thumping hard as she started into Clarke's beautiful marble blue eyes that were filled with awe. She is always thrown off when she meets Clarke's eyes because looking into them made Lexa feel like she was more human than wolf. That thought kept leading Lexa to hoping to see Clarke in her human body one day; Lexa chastised herself for this crush she was developing for Clarke's personality.

"I thought phones were used to call humans far away from you?" Clarke titled her head, Lexa smiled at her and nodded telling her own heart to shut the hell up and stop imagining what Clarke would look like as a person. Lexa bet she'd be even more marvelous then she was now. She patted her thighs signaling for Clarke to lay her head in her lap,

"Phones still do that, there's a lot of things that phones can do, they can go on the internet, or play games on apps, or watch YouTube videos of just about anything, or order food delivery, or ch-" Clarke jabbed her belly out of nowhere making Lexa stumbled back almost falling over though Clarke nipped her shirt catching her before she could fall.

"You are making my head hurt, I barely understood any of that," Clarke's tail was wagging as she pulled on Lexa's shirt to sit her upright. Lexa playful glared at the wolf having to move her legs to sit back on her knees. Clarke strength never stopped amazing Lexa, it had her wondering just how strong she truly was,

"There are other ways you can ask me to stop or slow down you know. There is no need nose punch me," Lexa knocked her head lightly with the brush, Clarke's tail still swayed as she barked a muffled chuckle,

"Sorry, that's how you'd ask a wolf to stop doing something that confuses you or you put your muzzle around their throats," Clarke was still holding on to Lexa's shirt, her pointed teeth gripping the fabric gently something told Lexa she was liking this too much by the sway of her tail. Lexa reaches up tugging on her shirt lifting a curious brow when Clarke hesitated. But she did let go huffing in complaint, Lexa noticed her tail had puffed up a little.

"I'd rather the nose punch then. No way do I want to be bitten by your wicked teeth, I doubt you'd be able not to bite down," Lexa laughed when Clarke growled at her but then the golden wolf moved forward opening her muzzle. Lexa froze as Clarke got closer, next thing Lexa knew Clarke's pointed fangs were gripping her neck. Lexa hadn't even realized she had titled her head up while the golden wolf's teeth gripped her skin. Lexa felt her heart raising as she felt Clarke's muzzle fit around her neck, her hot breath tickling her flesh. A moment of fear crawled up her spin when Clarke's tongue touched the side of neck ever so softly. Just as quickly as Clarke had latched on, she instantly opened her muzzle and moved back. Clarke was showing her teeth in a playful smile,

"See made you stop talking shit huh?" Clarke taunted her tail held high as it swished back and forth, *WHACK* this time Lexa really knocked her head with the brush. "Ow! That hurt!" Clarke whined shaking her head, she lifted a paw to rub at the ache.

"Clarke you can't do that to me! Fuck I thought you were going to actually bite me," Lexa scolded her for real, her heart was pounding hard she practical could hear the beating in her ears. Clarke whined moving closer, she pressed nose against Lexa's neck.

"But I wouldn't bite you, you mean something to me. I may not know what it is that I'm feeling but I would never hurt you, Lexa," Clarke nuzzled Lexa's neck, her cold nose rubbing against her, she let out soft purrs Lexa guessed it was to sooth her. Lexa's heart rate slowly calmed down and she took a deep breath before stroking Clarke's muzzle.

"I know you won't hurt me but that freaked me out," Lexa scratched the top of her snout, she needed to remind herself more often that Clarke was a sweet gentle giant but she also can still be dangerous. However, Lexa did feel like she could trust her. "Anyways what's this feeling you don't understand? I could help explain it to you," Lexa offered, she told herself not to be getting excited. Clarke could simply like her as a friend nothing more, Lexa shouldn't be getting her hopes up like some high schooler crushing on her favorite senior. Clarke, moved back tell she meet her eyes,

"I've felt a lot of sad feelings, but this thing when I'm around you it's like I feel light as a feather. As though I am walking in a sweet dream that I never to wake up from. My stomach does this weird feeling like it's doing twirls but it's not painful it's actually very pleasant. My heart beats so fast that I think it's going to stop any second. I have this desperate urge that I never want anything or anyone to hurt you, as though I have to keep you safe for all the bad in the world," Clarke explained, Lexa's heart rate was picking up, this wolf had no filter. Most people think of what to see before saying it out loud. Clarke was like a kid, whatever popped up in her mind she just said it even if it could be embarrassing.

Lexa hummed nodding she needed not to meet Clarke's eyes, it was distracting her from forming any words. Lexa guided Clarke to lay her head down on her lap. Lexa knew the feeling Clarke was describing, she'd be lying if she said that it didn't affect her. Lexa's cheeks were on fire as she realized that Clarke was confessing that she has fallen for her. Lexa has felt something close to it but not full blown like Clarke was describing. Lexa couldn't stop her cheeks for growing redder and her heart was beating too hard, she worried Clarke would be able to hear it. Lexa was fighting with her own thoughts on how to answer Clarke, she couldn't just be like well guess what? You're in love with me; oh yeah, she sees that planning out so well. Lexa shook her head, maybe the type of love Clarke was feeling was different then what she was assuming,

"That would be really liking someone, it's a normal feeling to have when you've connected to another person, it means you know you can trust them," Lexa felt a sting in her gut for lying, it wasn't a complete lie but she wasn't sure if she was ready to explain what Clarke was really feeling.

Clarke couldn't actually be in love with her, she just can't be. Clarke was a werewolf; she was so unique and incredible; Lexa would bet that there were even more amazing things she could do. Lexa wasn't sure she'd be good enough for someone as remarkable as Clarke. Sure, Lexa knew she was attractive and she could catch any woman's attention but basic women were easy to impress. Then again Clarke has been more then honest saying even though she has been working to be friendly to other humans, it was only Lexa that she enjoyed spending her time with. Lexa bit her bottom lip letting herself enjoy this moment that someone as astonishing as Clarke would fall for her.

"So, this is liking someone, I've never liked someone before I've only liked foods or how I like water. Are you sure that's the word for this? It feels like something else," Clarke looked up at Lexa tipping her head in that adorable puppy way of hers. Lexa felt her cheeks heat up more and her gut was hurting even worst then before. Lexa will have to explain the emotion later when she was ready to accept them if they were real. She hoped Clarke wouldn't be mad at her for lying maybe she would understand why she had lied. Lexa noticed Clarke's tail had puffed up by a lot, when wolf's fur was rising that much it must mean there was a danger nearby, she glanced around looking for any type of threat,

"What's wrong? Is there someone dangerous close by," Lexa was all too happy for the distraction, Clarke looked around herself and her tail went back to normal size. Now Lexa was getting lost here, why was this cutie messing up her natural education on wolves?

"What? No, nothing's wrong. Why do you ask?" Clarke looked back at Lexa her eyes narrowed as she was concentrating,

"Your tail," Lexa pointed towards it and surprisingly it fluffed up again, "it keeps fluffing up like three times its normal size," Lexa explained again checking over at the other wolves that have kept their distance, so they weren't the cause of the alarm. Lexa noticed Clarke's tail twitched and she quickly tried to hide her tail under her back leg,

"There's no danger and it's not why my tail's getting fluffy, it's something else," it seemed Clarke didn't want to explain why because she kept looking away from Lexa not meeting her eyes. Lexa wondered why she wouldn't simply explain it to her and the longer Lexa started at her the fluffier her tail got. Was it wrong of Lexa to want to touch her tail to see how soft it is?

"Well alright, no big deal than. I've only seen that reaction when a wolf feels it's in danger though it usually only happens at the back of the neck," Lexa shrugged hoping it wasn't obvious that she wanted to pet Clarke's tail, she doubted that Clarke would be alright with that. The wolf was doing her best to either hide her tail or tame it, Clarke let out a snort and she pawed at the dirt,

"You got to remember, I'm different, in more ways than you think," Clarke zoned out at a bit as she got lost in her thoughts, Lexa wasn't sure what she was trying to say,

"I do remember that you're different, it's rather obvious how different you are," Lexa laughed though Clarke was lost in her thoughts and only offered a nod as a response. Lexa felt her phone go off in her pocket, she pulled it out checking the screen. Anya had sent her a message to not forget about her new rescue case and that she couldn't spend all her time with just Wanheda aka Clarke.

"Hey Clarke, I have to go now. Anya says since you been doing so much better, she wants me to work with some other wolf that needs my help," Lexa made sure to grab Clarke's sweater or as the wolf called if her mini Lexa; she had come up with the clever idea of stretching out the arms of the pink sweater so that it could be tied around Clarke's neck. Lexa had taken it off of her earlier when she had been messing with her fur before brushing the golden wolf's coat.

Lexa tied Clarke's sweater around the wolf's neck making sure it was not tight on her throat at all. Once it was secure and Clarke's tail moved excitedly, she got up and so did the wolf. Clarke moved closer to Lexa nudging at her back until she stepped forward, the huge wolf then circled around rubbing against her. "Do you do that to make my cat hate me? Jelly doesn't want anything to do with me until I wash off your smell you know," Lexa chuckled pushing Clarke away gently, Lexa tussled the fur on her head to mess with her. The golden gave a nip at her shirt before Clarke barked a laugh,

"No, not at all it's so the other animals don't try to hurt you. If another animal smells a wolf on you, they aren't going to be so quick to attack," Clarke moved back and began to stretch out her limbs. While Clarke arched her spine, Lexa grabbed the grooming tools before stepping out and closing the gate,

"Oh, ok good to know," Lexa put the tools into the bucket she had outside of the gate but she paused as she remembered something Clarke said earlier. "Hey, what did you mean when you said you were more different then what I thought?" Lexa questioned looking back at Clarke, the golden wolf was already turning around ready to leave but she looked back at her,

"You'll see soon enough; I may be showing you something you won't believe but I promise it's a good thing. At least I hope it is, I can't show you yet I need some practice first," Clarke barked a laugh when Lexa groaned this wolf was purposefully baiting her curiosity. The golden wolf gave her a small smile, "bye Lexa, I'll see you tomorrow," Clarke disconnected from her mind which felt like a light head rush as Clarke took off running down her land. Lexa watched her for a moment before remembering she need to go see Anya and get a file on the next animal rescue case.

"I wonder what she wants to show me? Maybe a new trick that she knows? Ooh maybe she'll show me something only her breed can do," Lexa muttered, she was happy to hear Clarke was going to open up more to her. It meant Clarke really trusts her.

Lexa heard one of the wolves barking, she looked over seeing Roxy chasing after Clarke. Clarke slowed down then turned around to face the wolf, from where Lexa stood, she could see Roxy's tail wagging excitedly. The beta even went up to Clarke and licked under her muzzle, Lexa felt a small pang of jealousy before she realized who she was feeling jealous over. Lexa scolded herself before turning away from the pair and walked off towards the other side of the Sanctuary.

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Lexa was heading over to the other animal enclosure that was further out towards the end of the Sanctuary. Any predators that were new to the Sanctuary were placed in a more secluded area that was to their comfort level. Most of these rescued animals were used to small confined places, so people like Lexa would slowly introduce them to bigger areas and begin to get them used to other animals.

Lexa was assigned a female wolf named Kiko, apparently, some family thought they could domestic the animal. But wolves are in no way a pet, it didn't matter if they were mixed with a dog genetics. Wolf-hybrids are equally as wild as their dominant genes and a wolf is what they will always be. Kiko wasn't an aggressive case, more like a nervous creature that wasn't comfortable with the other wolves. Lexa was told that Kiko has never been a part of a pack, she grew up alone and didn't have another wolf-hybrid or dog to play with. Which resulted in the wolf not wanting to step outside at all because of the other wolves that were kept nearby. Kiko would not even howl back to the wolves that had welcomed the new comer. Lexa's job would be to slowly introduce her to wanting to join the pack.

Lexa had Kiko's file mesmerized so she was prepared to help this wolf out. Anya told her the layout of the area and insured that Kiko could smell the other wolves so it wasn't too much of a shook. With a helpful tip from Luna she told Lexa about one of the senior wolves that they would use sometimes to familiarize the new wolves. Lexa wouldn't use the old timer if it wasn't necessary, the senior wolf was just calmer to help soothe the nervous ones. Lexa had a whole plan written out on how she'd work with Kiko, but what she hadn't counted on when entering the building was for there to be an argument going on between the new hiring manager and some roughed up grease ball. Rainer looked like he was about to pop a blood vessel from how hard he was clenching his teeth and the other guy practically looked feral as he grinded his teeth hard enough to crack a tooth.

"I will tell you one more time Mr. Collins, you get your ass out of here before I involve the cops!" Rainer snarled at the man, the man stepped up bumping his chest against the other,

"And then what? Have the cops here again twice in a month? That's just gonna fuck up the image to this company. I'm just getting the Queen's dog back!" Collins sneered; the greasy man jabbed Rainer in his chest with a finger. Rainer looked like he was seconds away from punching this guy's lights out. Lexa wasn't sure what was going on but she didn't appreciate the arguing and yelling near the rescued animals. These animals were already nervous and scared enough as it is, they didn't need this added negative energy,

"I don't give a shit how much that woman has paid you! You're not taking that wolf or any other predator here!" Rainer shoved the guy out of his personal space, Collins looked surprised before his enter face went beat red, his hands shook at his sides as he was getting ready to punch Rainer. Lexa looked around for a distraction, she saw metal bucket not too far off. Lexa went for the bucket she silently hoped the animals wouldn't hate her for this. Lexa grabbed the bucket using all her force she slammed the bucket against the concrete wall. The bucket range loud enough that the animals scattered outside and making the two boys cringe covering their ears.

"I don't know what the hell is going on here but this shit doesn't happen in here! These animals been through hell and back and they don't need to be hearing you two arguing!" Lexa yelled at them both fixing both of them with her curliest glare, Rainer gulped as he straightens out his clothes and stood up right. Rainer bowed his head in her direction as an apology yet Collins glared at her as he shoved his hands in pockets and spat on the ground,

"Ms. Woods, thank you for that. I'm afraid I let my temper get the best of me having to deal with this...individual," Rainer glared in the man's direction but Collins was still glaring daggers at Lexa. Lexa stood tall keeping her head up daring this damn fool to try something. This guy looked like one you're typic hypocritical assholes yet gave the air of demanding to be respected.

"I want that dog; you know nothing about that beast, but Queen Nia does. She will do anything to get her prized pet back," Collins finally looked away from her then towards Rainier. Rainer rolled his eyes shaking his head instead of answering him he began to take out his phone.

"I'm calling the cops; I'm sure Pat will be more then understanding of the local law showing up to remove such unpleasant person. I got more important things to work on then dealing with a boy throwing a tantrum," Rainer held the phone to his ear after dealing 911, he stayed in place as he mean mugged Collins. Lexa didn't feel comfortable that Collins didn't even look worried; no, he looks like he didn't give a damn not one little bit. He acted like he had had nothing to lose as he took out his phone tapping at the screen before shoving it back in his pocket. Lexa stayed by the door still she wouldn't let this rude person get a chance to run off, not if she could help it.

"Do you know where she is?" Collins demanded as he walked up to Lexa, he was way too close for her comfort but she wouldn't be intimidated by this nasty looking person. Lexa wasn't going to answer him but her curiosity was getting the best of her. Who was this guy after? Who was Queen Nia? What made either of them think any animal here could be a pet?

"Who?" Lexa hissed at him as he got closer, she could smell cigarettes and greasy foods all over this guy. It was like he'd never seen a shower before or didn't have a sense of smell, his long black hair looked like it seen better days. What bugged Lexa most was the look in his eyes, it was like looking at an empty shell that was only filled with fear, this person was desperate.

"Princess or Blue whatever name you guys have listed. She's an average sized wolf, you can't miss her she got b-"

"The cops on their way now, you will be arrested for breaking and entering along with harassment. You'll be coming up front with me willingly or I grab some ropes and hog tie you," Rainier interrupted before Collins could finish, Collins looked back at him with a sneer on his face before he moved past Lexa ramming his shoulder against hers as he shoved by. Lexa would have loved to trip him or throw the bucket at the back of his head but there is something far more important to tend to.

Lexa sighed, gently placing the bucket back on the ground, she brought her backpack in front of her to pull out the dog treats. Lexa then headed over to the cages beginning to search the name tags for Kiko's. As Lexa searched for the name, she made sure to drop two cookies into each wolf's cage as her way of saying sorry for scaring them. She found the name soon enough than looked inside it didn't take long to find Kiko. The wolf was hiding inside the fake igloo that was provided to them for them to sleep comfortably. Lexa leaned down peaking inside at the wolf, Kiko a rather small black wolf looked back at her baring her teeth.

"Hey there Kiko, heard you been a little nervous meeting your new friends," Lexa spoke softly, she lowered herself down until she was sitting on the ground. Kilo titled her head at her curiously, no longer baring her teeth but did not move forward.

"I'm sorry for all the yelling and loud noises, those are never fun to deal with," Lexa whispered, Kiko was getting more curious, she moved forward a little bit but then laid back down keeping her body inside the igloo. Lexa chuckled; this was normal behavior, curious but cations. Unlike Clarke who had no issue of getting in her face the first day they meet.

"Well Kiko, I look forward to working with you, I hope I'm able to convince you to step outside in a few weeks," Lexa smiled at the wolf, it only stared at her, yellow eyes very watchful and focused. Lexa had to admit she did miss Clarke's chatty behavior and bright blue eyes, she wondered what she was up to.

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Clarke POV

Clarke felt so giddy and excited, she really felt that Lexa would be able to handle that Clarke could change forms. Maybe it was too soon but Clarke wanted to move on and become a better wolf. Clarke felt she could have a chance to know to Lexa better since they connected in a new way today. She wanted more than anything to connect to Lexa as much as possible, now thanks to the human Clarke understood the emotion she felt for her. Though the word still didn't seem to feel right, her human mind was even nagging that it wasn't the right word. Clarke shrugged it off not wanting to rush whatever she was feeling for Lexa; she just knew she enjoys the emotion.

Clarke was excited to see what Lexa's reaction will be when she changes forms, she hopes Lexa will like her human form as much as her wolf. Lexa was always calling her beautiful Clarke could only pray she will find her human form just as pretty. Though she didn't have a clue what she will look like as a human. For now, she had to practice changing forms, which could take a while she knew where to start but she hadn't ever tried it. Well better late than never.

Clarke was heading over to one of the underground cements dens the humans had made for the wolves. It went rather deep into the ground it was meant for sleeping and to cool down from the heat of the summer. Clarke would use the area to practice changing her form, she didn't know what could happen but she wouldn't try it out in public. When Clarke stepped up to the entrance of the den, she rubbed her body against the outside of the entrance. She wanted the other wolves to stay away while she practiced, for her own safety and for theirs. Clarke moved on inside, she instantly felt the different temperatures right away it was rather cold in here, it felt nice. Though she still preferred sleeping outside beneath the stars and away from closed walls.

"Let's see, what did alpha Kane say about changing forms?" Clarke muttered having to dig through her memories from when she was a pup. "Gaia, what did he say again? Only alphas were allowed to change forms, you are allowed to do it once when you turn 15, changing forms is only for emergency," Clarke repeated the rules in her head hoping that could trigger another memory.

Clarke and the other alpha pups were made to take lessons on practicing changing forms and alpha Kane would teach them. He was a very nice wolf, he cared about his pack and loved to teach the alpha pups. Alpha Kane told the pups that they've only ever had to change forms a handful of times. Usual they would be in cases when alpha Kane was moving the pack through more popular areas filed with humans. Once their alpha had found a secure home for his pack him and many others had come to settled where their home was. Clarke remembered that much and knew that her parents had been the first of the wolves to travel with alpha Kane.

Clarke circled around the den a few times as memories were coming back to her. "Alpha Kane said when you changed forms you had to be calm and that it would hurt the first time," Clarke talked to herself, "stand up straight and imagine what you'd look like in your human form," Clarke paused really giving that last thought some insight, she reached down grabbing her mini Lexa sweater that was still around her neck. She tugged on it a few times having to use a paw to loosen it from her throat. Once Clarke got it off, she gently placed her mini Lexa to the side not wanting to damage it.

"Wait, what would I look like? I know my fur is golden and my eyes are blue, so I could have blonde hair and blue eyes. That sounds easy enough to picture," Clarke hummed, she closed her eyes picturing in her mind as she remembered seeing alpha Kane change forms. Alpha Kane would stand up tall he'd shake himself loose then she and the pups could hear loud cracks. Which was normal, their alpha told them it was their body's rearranging while his own fur shortened and his limbs grew longer.

Xxxx Heads up! Description of pain! Xxxxx

Clarke felt her fur shifting, it was a little itchy, she ignored it for now continuing to focus. She could feel something different inside of her wanting to stretch out, she took a deep breath allowing her human self to take over. Her spine stretched out which stung a little, but it wasn't too bad Clarke did let out a whimper escape. Suddenly though her legs buckled under her and she fell down to her side unable to push herself back up. All at ones she felt her bones broke, she howled out in dire pain. The sounds of her own bones breaking down was almost deafening in this small confined space. The agony of changing her natural form felt like the time Finn had broken one of her ribs from his horrid kicking. But the pain didn't stop, it continued all the way down to her toes, each single toe cracked and stretched out. Her muzzle was shrinking like someone was shoving a brick right at her nose, she howled out again the pain was too much.

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"Stop!" Clarke screamed out snapping her eyes open, she gasped out tarring away the control she had given to her human self. The breaking sounds stopped automatically and her whole body stung. Clarke could feel where her bones had broken, how they began to bind and shrink with in her own flesh, she trembled all over. Clarke was beyond thankful that it stopped, she cursed at her human mind for rushing like it was some Gaia damn race. Letting out a frustrating growl she lifted her head with some difficulty to look herself over. Her body was stuck between her wolf form still covered in fur but her limbs where long like a human. Clarke groaned laying her head back down, everything felt so painful yet she hadn't even full changed.

"I didn't think it be this painful," Clarke whimpered, as she tried getting up but fell back on her side harshly, she cried out again feeling her bones locking in place. Clarke realized she was in a rather horrible decision-making choice. She either had to finish changing forms or go back to shifting her body to its original state. Clarke couldn't move a single one of her limbs the way she was now, it had to be one or the other but either way it was going to be painful. Clarke heard shifting outside the den, she sniffed at the air to see who it was, it was Roxy she was whining at the entrance clearly wanting to come inside.

"Leave me alone Roxy, go play or something," Clarke growled deeply making the beta whimper before she ran off her scent fading as she went. Clarke imagined there was only one solution to this, she still had to fully change forms. Clarke whimpered at the idea, the pain was horrific but either it was now or never. She has felt worst pain, at least that was what she was telling herself as motivation. She has a reason why she was doing this, or rather she has someone she is doing this for. Clarke smiled when she imagined Lexa's glee at seeing what Clarke could do. Gaia she really hoped that Lexa will be grateful that Clarke was exposing her own kind and how much trust she was handing over to the human.

"Lexa is worth this pain, I can feel it in my gut that this well lead to a better future," Clarke took a deep breath and resumed changing. She cried out again as her bones resumed to break down and shift inside of her. Clarke continued to imagine how happy Lexa will be to finally see her biggest secret, that she knows the female has been dying to know. She did her best to ignore what she was actually doing, trying to keep a positive mind. Clarke didn't even care about that annoying blinking red light that kept flashing up in the corner of the den. It was probably some bug or something, Clarke howled out closing her eyes tightly she wasn't even sure she'd be able to with stand this pain any longer.

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Clarke woke with an excruciating headache, it felt as though someone slammed her head against the concrete. She opened her eyes for a moment before squeezing them shut again the small amount of sun light that streamed into the den pricked at her eyes. Clarke figured she would pass out after all that pain, shot she was hoping for it to happen and let her human mind take over. Clarke pushed herself up on all fours but something felt different, Clarke forced her eyes open growling in irritation as the sun messed with her again.

Once her eyes adjusted, she couldn't believe what she was seeing, where her paws should have been where instead hands. She couldn't see any of her fur except for the one dangling at the side of her face. Clarke pushed back carefully looking at her arms and hands completely fascinated. Her skin was pale, she had a number of different dark pink scars covering her body, they must be from her old wounds.

Xxxxx slightly NSFW, it's not sexual it's more like exploring xxxxxxX

Clarke looked down at herself, she had these two large things abstracting her vision she grabbed them they were kind of heavy and squishy. Clarke left them alone deciding she'd ask Lexa what they were, the female did have a pair of them. She wondered why hers were bigger though, she hoped Lexa wouldn't be bothered by them.

Clarke touched down her sides feeling her ribs and down to her stomach she poked at her belly it is spongy and soft. Clarke remembered feeling Lexa's belly, hers was kind of squishy and it definitely was soft but it was firmer than her own. When her whiskers touched her flat stomach, it made Lexa squeak but Clarke didn't feel ticklish. She continued to touch down to her legs poking her pink skin in wonder. Her hands drifted to between her thighs as she ran her hands up legs and flinched when she felt a peculiar tingle in her lower stomach. Clarke moved her hand away not sure what had caused her body to become aroused, she would have to ask Lexa about that to.

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It felt so weird yet exciting to be in her human form for the very first time. Clarke smiled overwhelmed with joy that her tail swayed rapidly si- Wait humans don't have tails. Clarke looked back seeing her tail was still there, she checked the rest of her new form finding she still had her wolf ears and all of her fangs.

"Ok, so still need to pra-" Clarke stopped as she heard a human speak, she listened carefully looking around for the source but couldn't find the new female. But then it hit her, Clarke was hearing her own voice, she had never heard her own voice before was it supposed to be so raspy? "I still need to practice changing forms," Clarke spoke hesitantly, the feeling was abnormal having her tongue and mouth move to make words. Wolves barely used their human forms let alone communicate, they have always used a mind link not their tongues to talk. Clarke pushed off the dirt only to stumble back down, she looked at her legs not seeing anything wrong with them.

She tried again reaching out to the wall only to jerk her hand away, leaning close to look at what had poked her. But it was only a wall with small rough bumps she tried again touching the wall hesitantly, this was so weird for her. Clarke could actually feel the bumps on the wall they didn't hurt but the sensation of touch was unusual. Clarke used the wall to push herself up on to her feet, everything felt so aberrant.

Clarke could feel the dirt at the pad of her feet she wiggles her toes digging into the cold soil. Clarke grinned this was so amazing, she looked around herself she could still see pretty well so that was good. She pushed off the wall to try standing on her own but stumbled back hitting the wall and this time it hurt a little. The wall was so cold it made Clarke want to move away but she will fall if tried standing on her own. Sure, Clarke has done tricks with standing on two paws but going from paws to feet were two completely different things. All her life she has only walked on four paws not two legs, it felt like she has lost two limbs here,

"Humans make it look so easy," Clarke muttered to herself, her tongue clipped against her teeth it tickled. A cool breeze below into the den making Clarke shiver, that's right she had no fur right now, humans used clothes to keep themselves warm. "Where would I even get clothes? Maybe Lexa could help me. Wait! Lexa! oh Gaia I'm supposed to be meeting her soon," Clarke panicked a little, what time was it? How long had she been passed out in this human form? No wolf had come into the den that much Clarke as able to tell but she had no clue how late in the day it is,

"I need to change back; I can't go out there like this. The wolves won't recognize me and they'll probably attack," Clarke bent her legs slowly reaching out tell she touched the ground again. "Maybe it won't be so painful? At least I hope not," Clarke closed her eyes picturing her normal body, her bones broke down again it still stung but not nearly as bad. She felt her spine shrink and her limbs readjusting stretching out tell she stood on all fours. Clarke whimpered as her bones slipped back in place and she felt her fur poking through her skin. Clarke opened her eyes letting out a deep breath, happy to be in her original body even though she was still excited about her human form. She circled herself making sure that her body was intact and nothing stood out.

"Clarke? Clarke, where are you?"

Clarke knew that voices, she smiled right away shacking her fur out she grabbed her mini Lexa first before making her way out of den. Clarke reached out to create the mind connection,

"I'm here, just give me a second. I'm sore right now, I was umm running too much last night," Clarke thought of the first lie that came to mind, she didn't want to show Lexa she could change form yet. She wanted to perfect the skill first, the idea of seeing Lexa's shocked face filled her with delight.

"You soar? That's different, you're always patrolling your land you haven't been soar before," Clarke could picture that smug little grin of hers, she snorted finally making it outside. Only Lexa was brave enough to challenge her so boldly, Clarke stretched out her body feeling more relaxed as she felt the sun on her fur and the wind blowing softly. She didn't feel nearly as cold as earlier when she had no fur, Clarke didn't understand how humans kept warm with just clothes and the fur on top of their heads. Clarke looked towards the front part of the cage, seeing Lexa standing there with her hands on her hips.

Lexa was looking around trying to find her, Clarke moved her tail feeling like being a bit mischievous. She crouched down close the ground and quickly moved forward keeping out of Lexa's sight. She jumped behind some trees when Lexa looked this way. Once she was sure Lexa looked away Clarke peaked out seeing Lexa looking in the other direction where Gabby and Molly were roughhousing. Clarke grinned wickedly, taking this moment for granted she crouched low into the dirt as she slowly crept forward, Lexa blissfully unaware. She wiggles her hips then bounded forward avoiding an area to alert Lexa she was close. Just as Lexa was turning in her direction, Clarke pounced on the gate making Lexa nearly jump out of her skin and yelp. Lexa stumbled back pressing a hand to her chest as she openly glared at Clarke.

"You would not make a good wolf," Clarke barked a laugh seeing Lexa trying to get her breath under control. Clarke could hear her heart racing rapidly; she barked another laugh as she got off the gate. "You should have been able to at least see me, I'm not exactly hard to miss," Clarke taunted, she crouched down like a pup ready to play she had her hips high in the air her tail moving fast enough to wiggle her body. Clarke nipped at her mini Lexa eagerly as it dangled in her muzzle, scaring Lexa brought her a thrill like she had been hunting the defenseless female. She would never actually hurt Lexa of course; but Clarke wasn't able to lie how much she enjoyed scaring her. Lexa scowled, her brows creased like she wanted to throw something at Clarke the human was at least fighting back a smile,

"Well sorry that your little mind trick makes it seem like you are actually close by. It doesn't exactly give you an idea how close or how far away you are," Lexa argued, she reached through the bars, Clarke was all too happy to move forward and place her muzzle in her hand.

"That's the beauty of it, my kind use it so we can communicate as far as... actually I'm not sure how far out," Clarke pondered, she nuzzled Lexa's hand as she chuckled at her honesty.

"Well it is very nifty trick, wish I could do something that special," Lexa said it so wishfully, Clarke looked her over carefully if she didn't know better, she'd say Lexa was kind of envious. She let out a small purr rubbing her muzzle against Lexa's palm as breathed in Lexa's scent. Clarke pawed at the ground wanting Lexa to come closer and the human got to her knees as she leaned into the bars.

"I think you are extraordinary; you are the first human to ever gain me trust," Clarke sniffed at Lexa again, something smelled off. Clarke leaned in closer to Lexa and inhaled her scent, there was something weird about the way Lexa smelled today. Clarke dropped her mini Lexa thinking maybe it was messing with her sense of smell but no, the human still had an odd scent.

"What? Do I smell bad?" Lexa laughed as Clarke stuck her muzzle through the bars following where the odd smell was. "I am wearing the same shirt from yesterday, I forgot to do laundry when I got home last night. Kiko that wolf I'm working with, she-" Clarke zoned out as she looked for the smell, sniffing all along her arm and slowly moved up finally making it Lexa's shoulder. Clarke sniffed harder at the spot and she felt her heart clinch as the smell finally reached her memory. It was the smell of oil and cigarettes, memories of a cruel boy tossing her around like a rag doll shot into her brain; it was like a bad dream coming back to hunt her. Clarke shoved away from the gate, baring her teeth right away letting out a deep threatening snarl.

"Where did you get that smell," Clarke demanded far too busy focused on Lexa's shoulder, she didn't even see Lexa's uneasy expression. When Lexa didn't answer right away her frustration grew, "On your shoulder, it smells like grease and cigarettes," Clarke clarified trying to keep herself in check but Clarke couldn't keep herself from growling. She knew that smell, Clarke was hoping it came from anyone else, anyone other than who popped inside her mind.

"O-oh that's from this rude guy yesterday, he ran into me when he was being guided out of the Sanctuary. I think his name was Collins?" Lexa spoke softly keeping her voice calm but Clarke felt her blood rushing through her body as her brain being to prepare her to run. Clarke knew that name like a bad taste in her muzzle, someone that was responsible for the start of her hellish life and destroyed the only family she's known.

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"No... No! How did he find me!?!" Clarke snarled out viciously, she batted at the dirt her claws cutting across the dry surface like paper. Clarke started at Lexa as she began to pant, her fur rising at the back of her neck Lexa's worried look expressed the fear she felt. Lexa had even taken her hand out of the cage, Clarke didn't blame her, in fact she preferred that Lexa wasn't within reach.

"You know who that is?" Lexa asked her voice continued to stay calm but the human's heart rate told Clarke what she was really feeling. Clarke snapped her teeth angrily not wanting Lexa to be afraid of her, she let out a whimper and panted more. Her tongue hung out of her muzzle and she licked at fangs trying to let out her fears in a different way,

"Of course, I know him! It's thanks to him and his asshole of a father that I have no pack!" Clarke moved away from the gate choosing to pace back and forth in front of the cage; her heart raising more and more at as memories practically slapped her on the snout. She could feel Lexa gaze on her as Clarke continued to pace almost running back and forth, "It's thanks to him that I end up in the hands of the worst, soulless, demonic women to ever walk the earth!" Clarke snarled out; her heart was beating too hard she felt like she was on the verge of having a heart attack.

Lexa was trying to call her over to comfort her, but then a new smell came from the wind. The smell of bitter perfume and old mint leaves, Clarke froze up stopping right on the spot and her heat literally stopped beating for a moment. "No... no, no, no, no, I rather have Finn then that soulless she- devil," Clarke whimpered shrinking up right away, the mere smell of the fowl women forced Clarke's body to drop to the ground; head between her paws, no moving, be a good girl, or disobey and be punished. Clarke's whole body trembled not being able to stop herself from panting, she could already feel the ghost of a small knife stabbing into her side.

"Clarke? Sweetie you need to calm down, you are going to hurt yourself. Who's Finn? Was he one of your owners?" Lexa questioned, Clarke managed a nod keeping her eyes to the ground, "alright... who's the she-devil?" Lexa whispered, but Clarke was losing focus, the scent was getting stronger, closer. "Clarke, please take a breath, it's go-"

"Where is she!? I want my Blue; I will not hear your trifling excuses about not having her! I legally own her!"

Clarke did the only thing that she felt was logical, she ran, heading straight for the concrete den. Praying to Gaia that Nia hadn't seen her, she felt so guilty leaving Lexa behind. But Clarke couldn't let that women get a hold of her,

"I won't go back to her, Lexa. Please please please don't let her take me," Clarke whimpered as she shot into underground den. She disconnected far too quickly she hoped she hadn't caused Lexa a head ache. But Clarke's deep-rooted fear of Nia won out her desire to be close to Lexa it didn't matter how much she liked the female. Clarke feared Nia more then she liked Lexa something that made her feel like garbage.

"Please Lexa, please please please keep me safe. I need you more than ever, please save me," Clarke curled up in a tight into ball right in the corner of the den, tears fell down her cheeks as she hid her muzzle under her paws.

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Lexa POV

Lexa had never seen Clarke be so afraid, for a wolf the size of a small horse she quivered like a leaf in the autumn winds. All it took for Clarke to be completely terrified was to hear that women speak. Clarke's words still rang in her head, she was like a pup shrinking right up and whimpering like she was expecting a beating. Lexa felt such a rage fill her as she stood back up and turned around towards the aggravating women that was hollering like some toddler.

Anya was standing there with Pat (the owner of the Sanctuary) her best friend was scowling at the women her arms crossed over her chest looking like she was ready to shove this woman inside one of the bear enclosures. The woman had her back towards Lexa, so she wasn't able to get a good look at her but she did notice a cane in her left hand.

The older woman was shouting some nonsense about wanting her pet back and that the Sanctuary had no right to keep her Blue. Lexa moved forward to join the group not considering what she was going to get herself into, she couldn't understand why Anya wasn't telling her off. Anya wasn't one to hold her tongue, though she was giving this woman the deadliest glare. One that Lexa was happy not to be on the receiving end, that glare could strike a person like lightning,

"Did you not hear me?! I showed you my papers, I have given you proof that Blue belongs to me, I have the bloody space to keep my wolf!" The women shouted out at Anya and Pat, he was a nervous rick trying to calm the woman down,

"We heard you the first time, Mrs. Queen. Yes, you have provided the necessary license to keep Wanheda b-b-but the wolf is very happy here. I'm hoping you'll reconsidered," Pat was trying to reason with the woman, but it seemed she wasn't going to listen no matter what. Lexa took in this woman, it was obvious she had money, all of her clothes from her tailored suit down to her shoes spoke she only were top of the line fashion trends. She even had a walking cane that was covered in different animals' furs but the way she leaned on it seemed like it was more than for show. This person stood out worst then a purple tiger doing back flips, this woman didn't remotely fit into this environment.

Lexa meet up with the group looking to Anya, who caught sight of her she only offered a stiff nodded. Lexa looked at the women's face and flinched, she was shocked to see a number of large scars running across either side of her forehead. The wounds looked old but it was unmistakable noticeable, it looked like some kind of injury done by an animal. Lexa must have been staring too long because the woman turned her cold gray eyes in her direction,

"What the hell are you looking?! Didn't your low-class mother teach you not to stare!" The woman hissed out, Lexa clinched her fists, yes, she shouldn't have been staring that was rude on her part but the insult towards her mom wasn't called for.

"She did actually, didn't your mother teach you not to be yelling like some crazed lunatic?" Lexa shot back keeping her voice calm so as not to stoop to her level. The woman gawked at her stunned, clearly no one has ever talked back to her before. "Or perhaps your aging mind has made you forget how to act like a civilized person?" Lexa questioned she knew she was poking at a hungry bear so to speak, but her coworkers' soft chuckles gave her more confidence.

"Why you vile little brat, have you any idea who I am?" The women snarled stepping up close into Lexa's personal space, but Lexa didn't back down, she wouldn't let this woman push her around. Lexa gave no answer she doubted that she was done talking, "I am Queen Nia, owner of Azgeda the highest valued company that sells the finest materials to create just about anything. My company creates perfection making anything from furniture, bedroom sets, and even clothing lines. I sell to everyone around the world who buy my items by the thousand," Nia hissed out, Lexa really didn't have a clue what she was talking about nor did she care but Anya did seem to know what she was talking about. Anya stepped forward forcing the women to step back making her stumble,

"The only reason you are so rich is thanks to the animal's pelts that you seem to always have at hand. You use the furs of animals in every one of your damn items. You feed lies about how you buy those furs legally but any sane person knows that fucking bullshit," Anya spoke with a deadly tone that even Nia gulped as she backed away from Anya,

"I have my sources, you have not a single proof of what you so clam child," Nia scowled, she turned her attention to Pat who jumped in place when she looked back to him, "I've had enough of this mess, get me my wolf. Blue will be going home with me today and if you step in the way your stepping in the line of legal course actions," Nia turned on her heals beginning to head off towards the main building and Pat sadly had to ran after her. Anya cupped her hands over her mouth and shouted one last thing at Nia.

"You use the dead to make your materials! Those animals you've slaughtered in cold blood, their spirts well hunt you for the rest of your days!" Nia didn't turn around only continuing to walk forward while Pat followed after. Lexa could hear him actually agreeing to start the process of transferring Wanheda to Nia. Lexa turned back to Anya, she was still glaring at the retreating forms,

"Pat isn't actually going to give her Wanheda is he?" Lexa felt very uneasy, as Anya looked over to her with disappointment written all over her face,

"He doesn't have a choice Lexa; this stupid woman has a wolf permanent from Fish and Games. It's literally out of our hands, you know I wouldn't allow it other whys," Anya sighed she pressed a hand at either side of her temples and then headed over towards Wanheda's enclosure. Lexa walked besides her; she felt her gut twisting uncomfortably. Clarke would be devastated to hear she was being forced out of her happy home, no Lexa had to do something, anything to prevent the golden wolf from leaving with that horrible person.

"But there has to be something we can do. Wanheda is terrified of that women. Just earlier she was out here with me and the moment she heard that women speak she took off running heading straight into the underground den." Lexa argued as they reached the enclosure, Anya cliched her jaw as she was searching inside the compound.

"We can't do anything unless we want to lose our jobs and be arrested. Lexa you know me, I don't want to release Wanheda in her care but my hands are tied," Anya faced Lexa her expression spoke of the sadness she was feeling, Lexa didn't want to see that face. The one that said they had to give up and let this fucking woman take Clarke. "It's out of ours hands, it's not like we can grab Wanheda and sneak her out," Anya lifted a brow curiously, her lip twitched a bit like she wanted to smile. Lexa didn't find this one less bit funny, Clarke can't go back to this she-devil!

"We've done it before, when we saved those animals from the hunters. We broke their traps and set animals free," Lexa growled back her fist clinched at her sides when Anya bit the corner of her lip. Anya was literally trying not to laugh and Lexa has never wanted to smack her friend so much,

"Yes, we did, but for foxes and lynxes not a damn wolf," Anya glanced back towards where Nia and Pat had long since disappeared it was only the them here currently, the other employees had gone off to do their own jobs throughout the Sanctuary. Anya had then looked up towards the security cameras. Lexa looked over as well not understanding why Anya was acting so weird and it was also odd not to see the red light blinking to signal it was recording. Out of nowhere Anya broke out in a loud howling laugh then punched Lexa's shoulder,

"Jesus, that was some really good acting Lexa, I almost fell for it myself. Way to fool them," Anya grinned at Lexa while she rubbed at her shoulder looking at best friend like she has completely lost it. Anya turned back to the cage cupping her hands over her mouth she called out for Clarke, "Wanheda! Come over here, your girlfriend is waiting for you!" Lexa was baffled she didn't know what her friend was trying to pull.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Lexa questioned her cheeks felt hot as she blushed that Anya was calling Clarke hers. Lexa looked over to the enclosure seeing something move closer to the them. Clarke crept forward sniffing at the air before she walked up to Lexa and pushed her muzzle through the gate. Out of habit Lexa reached out to scratch under her chin, her forehead tickled as she felt Clarke connect with her.

"Why is she yelling at me? I can hear just fine, what's she going on about? Where is Nia?" Clarke asked equally confused as she looked over at Anya with some cation, Lexa wanted to answer at least one of her questions but her own mind had to be screwing with her. Anya was being very weird though she was practically bouncing in her in place as she went over and opened the gate's door. Lexa felt like she needed to check her temperature to see if she was developing a fever. Anya had willingly opened the gate door to the wolf she has admitted to being afraid of,

"Come on then, we can't waste any more time. I disabled the cameras for 40min after that time they will turn back on," Anya gestured to Clarke to come out but the wolf stayed in place; the golden wolf titled her head at her before looking back to Lexa. Lexa hesitantly clicked her tongue twice for show to give Clarke a "command" to come out. Why was her childhood friend acting a like a kid on Christmas morning?

"Anya seriously what has gotten into you?" Lexa demanded though her friend was more focused on Clarke, who was hesitantly stepping out of the gate's door but the door wasn't open widely enough and the wolf practically had to wiggle her way out. Once Clarke fully stepped through Anya left the gate's door open,

"Like you don't know? Lexa this has been our dream since we were dorky kids. We always played pretend that werewolves like Wanheda existed," Anya scoffed, she randomly lifted her shirt rubbing the gate's bars from where she had grabbed it. Clarke was looking at Anya for a moment before she moved forward and got in Anya's face, she let out a low growl. While Lexa was over here back tracking in her mind trying figure out how the fuck Anya knows Clarke's secret. Lexa has given maybe one hint about Clarke but she never came close to actually using the word werewolf,

"I'm a wolf! Not a werewolf! Lexa did you tell her?" Lexa was going to protest right away that she wouldn't betray Clarke that way but then Anya smirked at Clarke and she grabbed the sides of the golden wolf's cheeks then leaned down kissing her nose. Lexa's eyes widened in shook and Clarke obviously wasn't expecting that either because she jerked back before she ran off behind Lexa. "She kissed me! I feel violated," Clarke bared her teeth at Anya growling, but that only made her laugh as she kept smiling.

"Come on gorgeous, we don't have any more time to waste here," Anya winked at Clarke before turning around then ran off towards the small buildings. Lexa glanced down at Clarke then back at were best friend had gone. Lexa shook her head reaching over she grabbed some of Clarke's fur then tugged on it gently tell the wolf looked back at her.

"I swear to you that I didn't say anything to her. On Gaia's name and powerful strength, I would never go behind your back spreading your secret. A promise is a promise I wouldn't betray your trust," Lexa had bent down gripping Clarke's face between her hands making the wolf meet her eyes so she knew she wasn't lying. Clarke had hesitated but did looked up to stare into Lexa's eyes, she watched those blues orbs dart back and forth as she searched Lexa. Thankfully Clarke gave her a smile and nodded,

"I trust you Lexa, I know you wouldn't turn against me that way," Clarke leaned in pressing her cold nose against Lexa's cheek, Lexa let out a shaky breath then nodded to herself before she leaned back and then followed after Anya. Clarke stayed close besides her this time her fur rubbed against her arm as they quickly meet up with Lexa's childhood friend,

"She's the really deal Lexa! I can't believe you didn't tell me. We always share everything," Anya pouted, she turned around checking their surroundings, Anya then pulled out a key from her back pocket and used it to unlock the storage unit. Once she opened it, she stepped inside followed by Lexa, Clarke stayed outside sitting by the door way,

"It wasn't my secret to share, it was Clarke's, how the hell did you find out?" Lexa sighed there would be no point in trying to lie to Anya, she believed things that only she had witnessed. So, it wasn't as though Lexa could come up with some clever lie to cover for Clarke, she was a bad liar. Plus, Anya knew her far too well to know when she was and wasn't telling the truth. "And obviously you didn't tell her anything right?" Lexa looked at Clarke, the wolf shook her head,

"No, not once, I haven't even hinted towards her how different I am compared to the mindless," Clarke looked back outside and took a sniff at the air her shoulders dropped a bit like had been tense.

"Wait you're talking to her right now? I thought werewolves couldn't talk in their wolf bodies?" Anya asked, Lexa looked back at her seeing she was holding onto some old employee clothes and an old black hoodie. Anya was now giving her the impression that she was the one who was lost, Lexa laughed wondering if had looked the same way like when Clarke had linked with her,

"That's what I thought to, but Clarke is a whole different kind of wolf, she doesn't like being called a werewolf just so you know," Lexa added to be sure Anya wouldn't get on Clarke's bad side she'd prefer if this two to get along. Clarke snorted at the door way making them both look her way; she gave a firm nod to confirm what Lexa had said.

"C-could you do it to me too? I mean like talk to me?" Anya asked she bet at her bottom lip and walked over to Lexa handing off the extra clothes. Lexa checked for Clarke reaction the wolf's tail was flickering nervously as she eyed Anya up and down.

"Can she really keep a secret? You trust her with all your heart that Anya won't tell anyone?" Clarke kept her eyes on Anya as she asked Lexa the question, it made Lexa feel good to know that she was relying on her judgement if this was a good idea.

"Yes, I do, she'd never tell anyone all you have to do is ask her to keep it to herself," Lexa held on to the clothes bringing them close to her chest, she wasn't sure why Anya was handing this to her. Did she expect Lexa to change clothes? What for?

"What did she say?" Anya whispered glancing over at Lexa, she didn't answer her friend though because Anya had reached up to scratch at her forehead. Lexa already knew what that meant, Lexa sighed she felt a pang of jealousy when Clarke linked with Anya. It was silly to be jealous but it had been just her and Clarke mind linking for quite a while, they talked about so much when it was only the two of them. The wolf was free to do what she liked, Clarke wasn't hers and even if she was Lexa had no right to be telling Clarke what she can and cannot do. Lexa didn't feel the golden wolf discounting she was surprised that Clarke apparently could do more than one mind link,

"You're not allowed to tell anyone; I am putting my faith in Lexa when she says you are trustworthy. I'm only doing this for her," Clarke growled out baring her fangs a bit, Lexa fought back a smile there really wasn't any need for her to be jealous after all. Lexa glanced at Anya's expression; her eyes were so wide an owl would be envious. Anya burst out in a small laugh nodding vigorously,

"You put your faith in the right person then; I've known Lexa almost all my life and never once has she broken my promises or spilled a secret," the pair looked over at Lexa and she deliberately focused on a random string that was stuck on her collar. Lexa was feeling a little embarrassed as the two of both chuckled at her reaction,

"Shouldn't we be hurrying this along? We have like 20 or 30mins left before the cameras come back on," Lexa hoped to distract them while she tried to calm the rising blush on her face from being randomly put on the spot light. She didn't miss how Clarke showed her teeth in a smile her tail swaying like she enjoyed Lexa's embarrassment.

"Shit! Yes, time limit we'll mess with you more later, Wan- I mean Clarke, I need you to do something weird," Anya stepped out of the door way and pointed to the far end of the Sanctuary. Anya then went into detail that Clarke was going to fake that she had escaped through the Sanctuary's back gates. She told the golden wolf that she needed to run to the gates and shove through the gate's doors. Anya said that an employee had failed to close it properly last night and it will Clarke's ticket to get out of here,

Clarke needed to make it look like she escaped on her own, Anya knew the back cameras would be the first one to operate again and will catch Clarke escaping. Once the golden wolf had "escaped" Anya instructed her to run out towards a blind spot in the back of Sanctuary where her and Lexa would be waiting for her after she was done. Clarke took in all the information focused on Anya while Lexa leaned against the door way waiting. Lexa hoped Clarke was actually able to understand what Anya was instructing the poor girl kept looking over at her narrowing her eyes.

"Did everything make sense to you Clarke?" Lexa asked her before she had to follow after Anya who had already taken off down towards the back gates. The golden wolf clawed at the dirt but nodded with confidence,

"Yes, seems simple enough..." Clarke let out a sigh she looked back towards her enclosure,

"But?" Lexa encouraged Clarke to say what was troubling her, she leaned down to stroke the side of her cheeks lightly. Clarke looked back to her giving a small smile she pressed her nose into her palm then gave a small lick,

"It's nothing bad I promise, just my plans got ruined in how I wanted to surprise you," Clarke licked her palm again before she wiggled her way behind Lexa and nudged her forward. "Go on hurry up, the cameras will turn on in a few minutes here," Clarke pushed on the small of her back again when Lexa tried to turn around,

"Alright, we'll be waiting for you ok? I'll see you soon," Lexa petted the top of Clarke's head before she took off in a brisk run down the path. Lexa felt odd leaving Clarke behind not that she actually was, but still felt weird to turn her back on the wolf she's come to care about her greatly. She felt Clarke discontent from her as Lexa ran through the gate's door leaving it open just a tiny bit. Lexa looked back towards the golden wolf who wasn't looking her way but at the opposite side, she wondered what caught her attention.

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"How'd you find out Anya? You didn't answer me earlier," Lexa asked her old friend who was at the blind spot leaning against the wall. Anya looked up taken by surprise that Lexa had shown up so soon,

"I found out she was a werewolf on the video cams last night. Do you remember how I got home late and was being all weird?" Anya questioned, she moved forward grabbing Lexa's arm to pull her more into the blind spot of the camera. This part of the Sanctuary had been made a blind spot on purpose which had been done way before any of this mess.

The Sanctuary got their meat delivery drop offs here and the manager responsible for checking the products always paid the vender a bribe to be allowed to take the best of the meats. The blind spot was fairly wide and the cameras were angled to only pick up when employees were bringing in the food supple. The second camera was pointed towards the back road that lead to the Sanctuary and it wasn't motion censored so it only focused straight ahead. The only things back here were company cars and dumpsters.

"Yes, I remember you not getting home tell it was about 11:00 at night. You were completely out of it," Lexa messed with the clothes she still had in her arms not even sure why the hell she brought them in the first place. Lexa set them on the floor besides her as she looked to Anya waiting for some kind of answer. It was true Anya had come home late, she had been acting so weird like she had seen a ghost or something. Before Lexa had went to bed, she had made sure Anya at least ate some food before she passed out. Yet this morning Anya had been completely composed even eager to get to work, she actually beat Lexa this morning when she left hastily.

"That's because I saw Clarke changing herself into an actual human, I saw it myself literally on one of the video cams. When I checked the security room to make sure the cameras were running, I saw Wanheda was actually in one the dens. I thought it strange to see her indoors, she always sleeps outside. On the video cam I noticed she was shacking pretty badly, I thought she was having a seizure and kept on eye on the video feed to make sure she was ok," Anya spoke softly to Lexa, as she looked out in front of them to the open filed with one road leading to the main streets. Lexa waited for her to continue kicking at a few rocks that were by her feet,

"But she wasn't having a seizure, she literally went from a wolf to half human it was the most amazing yet terrifying thing I've ever seen," Anya paused, Lexa could feel her staring at her face, Lexa couldn't help feeling offended that she wasn't the first one to see Clarke change the shape of her body. Yet at the same time she was grateful that it had been Anya to witness it and not some stranger, "I thought you knew,"

"I did know, I know she had to be a werewolf the moment she talked to me. But that silly thing didn't even know what a werewolf was, she just keeps calling herself a wolf," Lexa sighed she looked to her friend not wanting to lie she decided to tell her the truth, "I'm actually really jealous right now, I know it was by accident, I get that, but I honestly thought I'd be the first one to see her other half," Lexa explained, saying the words out loud started to sink in how ridiculous it was for her to be resentful. Lexa looked away grabbing the closest rock by her shoe she threw it hard across the open field. "Sorry, forget what I said, I shouldn't be act like some jealous girlf-"

"Shut up," Anya lightly punched her in the shoulder tell Lexa looked over at her to cast her a glare, "You have a right to be jealous, hell if our places where switched I'd be legitimately jealous," Anya slug an arm around Lexa's shoulder pulling her in for a sideways hug, "you been working with Clarke for a month minus the weekends you spent every single day with her. You two probably talked about a whole lot of personal things and it must have been amazing for you to be acting this way," Anya squeezed her shoulder and Lexa didn't bother trying to hide her grin at how close on the head that Anya had been. Lexa moved her arm behind Anya's waist to return the hug,

"You have no idea how much I have learned from Clarke, the culture in her breed it's so beyond what we know," Lexa's smile was practically stinging her cheeks from how hard she was smiling. "Not sure if I can share any of it though, I'd need her permission first. It's not my information to share," Lexa added not wanting to give any false promises. Anya chuckled then leaned in and kissed Lexa's temple, it wasn't a form of romance it was a kind way Anya reassuring Lexa that things were good between them,

"Don't worry about it, oh by the way she is totally yo-"

"I'm I interrupting?" Lexa and Anya jolted neither of them had felt Clarke linking with them or even heard her creep up. The golden wolf had popped up beside them and she didn't look very happy. Clarke's front claws were digging into the dirt and her lips pulled back over fangs, but the smile wasn't exactly the kind Lexa has come to know. Lexa noticed something red on her forearm and was shocked to see there was a bite mark. Lexa flung away from Anya and got to her knees in front of Clarke.

"What happened?! Who bit you?!" Lexa panicked she reached out grabbing the wolf's paw trying to pull it towards her, but the wolf didn't budge.

"Did one of the other wolves get aggressive?" Anya asked joining Lexa besides her, she didn't miss how Clarke showed more of her teeth but it wasn't aimed at Lexa. Why was Clarke being rude to Anya? She's hasn't been disrespectful from what Lexa could tell. Lexa tugged harder on Clarke's leg and now she gave in letting Lexa pull her leg up so she could check the wound. The bite wasn't deep but it was bleeding, Lexa didn't have anything to stop the dripping.

"No, I did it myself. No one going to believe that I escaped easily, I made it look more serious," when Anya leaned down to check Clarke's bite the golden wolf growled softly, "leave it alone, we need to move now. Nia's scent got stronger not too long ago" Clarke instead, the golden wolf took her paw back standing properly Lexa wanted to asked why she would deliberately hurt herself. But it didn't seem like the inflected wound was actually hurting her since her stance was normal,

"Smart idea Clarke, your clothes are over there. Me and Lexa will give you some privacy while you do what you need to," Anya checked around them one more time before she moved back towards the edge of the blind spot. Lexa was going to join her but before she got up Clarke had nipped the front of her shirt. She looked down at her titling her head,

"Don't look no matter what you hear ok? It's not going sound pretty at all but I don't want you to see me before I fully change," Clarke's tone was far sweeter this time, the wolf tugged on Lexa until she bent down a little more.

"I won't look, you have my word," Lexa cupped the side of her muzzle rubbing it gently like she knew the wolf enjoyed. The sweet purrs that came from her muzzle confirmed the joy she felt. Clarke let go of Lexa's shirt then moved closer to caress the side of Lexa's temple. She then gave a small lick before moving away and heading over to the bundle of clothes. The golden wolf pawed at the clothes as she studies them for a moment and then closed her eyes. Lexa turned away and joined Anya who had kept her back to them,

"Clarke really likes you huh?" Anya said when Lexa stood beside her, she let out a nervous laugh nodding. Lexa knew her body was going to betray her and she'll end up blushing,

"Yeah, she does, honesty I think it's more like she likes likes me," Lexa fidgeted with her hands to keep herself busy, they both jumped when they heard a horrible loud cracking noise followed by a pain filled whimper. Lexa wanted to turn around and see if Clarke was ok but she had said she wasn't going to look. Though the noises she was hearing made Lexa's skin break out in goosebumps and by the look on Anya's face she felt the same way,

"That's even better, I was trying to tell you earlier before that one got all possessive that she's totally your type," Anya teased knocking into her, Lexa looked at her friend puzzled she was going to ask what she meant but then the loud noises stopped. Lexa could hear as Clarke struggled to put on the clothes letting out iterated snarls, she going to offer to help her but then she spoke up,

"You guys can look now," a new person spoke yet Lexa knew that voice, she has been hearing it in her head for hours on end. There was no way she could mistake that deep raspy voice, Lexa turned around first and froze up, a woman was standing were Clarke had been.

The women's hair was so long it reached down to her waist and the color a bright blonde. The clothes she had on hugged her frame, the shirt was a little too small and way to exposing of what she wasn't wearing underneath. She had the hoody on but it wasn't zipped up and the selves were too long, her fingers barely poked out at the end. The open V-neck collar of her shirt displayed her neck and just a little below to her collar bone. From what Lexa could see her skin was covered in dark pink scars and the one that stood out like sore thumb was right around her throat,

"The video, where is it? No one else can see that, I will be in danger if someone finds that," the woman was looking right at Lexa before she looked away from her than towards Anya. Lexa gulped notching how her eyes were a magnificent marble blue. Just like Clarke's.

"I-I deleted that video feed right away, I didn't think anyone else should see it," Anya stuttered as she stared at Clarke equally astonished. Lexa could see Clarke nodding seeming to relax a bit but her shoulders were still tense. The woman became shy as she noticed Lexa and Anya were openly staring at her. Clarke leaned back against the wall behind her tugging at the end of her selves nervously as the silence was making her uncomfortable,

Lexa swallowed hard feeling light headed as she looked the woman over again slowly piecing together that this woman was in fact Clarke. The women's figure was curvy like an hourglass with an ample chest and wide hips, her plump pouty lips were a vivid pink, and her eyes as luminous as sapphires. Clarke was as gorgeous as a person as she was a wolf. The only difference between them was how Clarke glanced at her and Lexa's heart decided to stop beating for a second, before pulsing so fast in her chest Lexa had to press a hand over her heart to stop it from bursting out. Lexa mouth felt bone dry, she had to look away for a moment or else she may die on this very spot.

But then Lexa noticed something moving behind Clarke realizing it was a fluffy tail; one that Lexa actually recognized and not like this beautiful woman. Not as though Lexa was offended by her looks in any way but she was going to have stroke if she kept looking at her. It helped to notice that Clarke's tail nervously flicked it was something to focus on; being able to see this, it set Lexa at ease, it was like a weird comfort and reminder that this was in fact Clarke. Lexa couldn't let herself think about all of this right now even though there was such a beautiful woman right in front of her, she needed to stay vigilant. Yet all Lexa wanted to do was to feel how soft those pouty lips were,

"I know my forms not perfect...this is literally the second time I've done this. I haven't seen my human form yet, but the way you two are acting is making me think I must be ugly," Clarke muttered, she looked at Lexa but she had averted her gaze. Still Lexa shook her head keeping her sight off towards the side of Clarke and not directly on her.

"Not at all, yo-u you ar-e very cute," Lexa managed to get out feeling like a fool for stumbling on her words even Anya was giving her a weird look and Lexa failed to notice Clarke's disappointment at the use of word,

"Not just cute, but beautiful Clarke, very beautiful," Anya told her instead, Lexa glanced at her to see what she thought of what they said. Clarke only offered a nod before she looked to the ground, she moved a foot forward but tripped and then the woman was falling. Lexa shot forward catching her before could hit the ground.

Instinctively Lexa wrapped her arms around Clarke's waist keeping her leveled while the blonde struggled to get her legs back under her. Clarke flinched as she looked up, her cheeks colored red at how close her face was to Lexa's. Lexa was sure her cheeks were just as red if not even more so because she could feel Clarke's body pressing against her in all too pleasant way.

"S-Sorry, I've never walked on two legs on my own before. I'm used to walking on all four paws," Clarke chuckled nervously, her tail had twitched low proving how nervous she was right now,

"You're fine, don't worry about it. Umm we need to get you out of here now before Pat shows up again," Lexa let Clarke take her time as she used her own forearms to push herself to stand up right. She was doing her best not to notice that Clarke's breast was still pressing against her and that the blonde was remarkably close enough Lexa could literally smell her natural scent. The scent was the same from when Lexa had been pressed close into Clarke in her wolf form, such as a freshly baked peach pie but this time there was an under tone similar to Irish soap. Lexa was busy yelling at her brain to stop making her body feel aroused because this was not the time or the fucking place to be getting all frisky. Clarke held onto Lexa still as she stood on her own, but her legs shook quite a bit Lexa couldn't help thinking of her as some new born puppy. Clarke nodded her head firmly, she looked to Anya who was looking far too amused,

"How were you planning on getting me out of here?" Clarke questioned clearly directing the question to Anya, Lexa noticed her tail was swaying but this time it was from being happy. Lexa pondered what randomly made her happy enough to wag her tail that way,

"I was planning that Lexa lead you out of here, while I create the scene that "Wanheda" has escaped. The Sanctuary well go on full lock down sealing all the exist minus the main doors," Anya gestured for the girls to follow as she hurried off already making her way towards the open gate. Clarke looked back to Lexa curiously and she smiled apologetically,

"She's not one to waste time, can you walk on your own?" Lexa pulled back a bit though Clarke gripped her forearms harder probably afraid of falling. Clarke must have noticed what she done because she quickly let go and managed to stand on her own.

"I'm not sure, I can try?" Clarke took a step forward shacking a bit before taking another step. Lexa held her hands out just in case the blonde lost her footing,

"Lexa, you useless lesbian! Just pick her up we can't waste any more time!" Anya's shouting made Clarke lose her concentration her knees buckled and Lexa caught her again. Clarke landed face first into Lexa's chests, Lexa grunted from the sudden impact, it was only then that she realized Clarke's wolf ears where still showing. The tip of her ears tickled under Lexa's chin; Clarke shot back quickly her whole face had went red.

"I'm sorry! That was an accident," Clarke stuttered out she looked to the floor now, Lexa saw her tail moving rapidly the fluffy tail had puffed up. Lexa chuckled as she helped Clarke stand on her own and once, she was balanced she moved back.

"Don't worry about it, you can improve with practice but for now let's get you out of here," Lexa then helped Clarke zip up the baggy hoodie up then she pulled the hood up and gently tucked Clarke's ears underneath. She felt Clarke's gaze on her as she pulled some of her hair forward to frame her face and looking at Clarke now, she looked like a normal person. Lexa then bent down and she wrapped an arm around the back of Clarke's legs then behind her back and quickly lifted her. Clarke gasped as Lexa stood back up holding on to her, she held the blonde close to her body,

Lexa smiled gently as Clarke looked up at her, a small blush rose on the blonde's cheeks something Lexa didn't mind seeing; it was good to know that she wasn't the only one who felt an attraction between them. Clarke nodded her understanding; she kept her arms tucked to her chest as Lexa quickly took off towards Anya. Anya had her hands on her hips she had a random blanket in her hands, Lexa wasn't sure were on earth she gotten it from. Lexa glanced around for any cameras pointed this way but there wasn't any from this angle,

"Took you long enough, smart move with the hoody Lexa, can't see her ears at all. That takes care of one problem and now for the other issue," Anya was keeping up a professional demeanor but Lexa knew that look on her face as Lexa cradled Clarke in her arms. Anya had a mocking grin on her lips that Lexa knew she was going to be teased later. "Please don't bite me Clarke," Anya had moved closer to them and Clarke looked at her curiously but before either Lexa or Clarke could ask why not to bite, Anya had reached down and grabbed Clarke's tail.

"Hey! D-d-don't just grab me there!" Clarke growled out she yanked her tail out of Anya's hands. Lexa caught a glimpse of Clarke's teeth and gulped, most of her teeth were still raver sharp, now Lexa understood why Anya gave her a warning. Anya lifted her hands in defense,

"Alright my bad, didn't know you could still control it. Can you wrap your tail around yourself?" Anya smiled nervously when Clarke bared her teeth, Clarke huffed lifting her tail and brought it up to lay across her torso.

"It's a part of me, obviously I can move it," Clarke muttered, she reached out grabbing her own tail while Anya tossed the blanket, she had over Clarke. Lexa held the blonde away from her body as Anya tucked the blanket around to cover Clarke's tail leaving her arms and face free of the blanket. Clarke glanced at Lexa when she pulled her back towards her body. Lexa was surprised at how light Clarke felt, in her wolf self-Clarke was kind of heavy even when she'd just leaned against her. Holding on to Clarke in her human body it felt rather good, she was so warm and so attractive... Lexa shook her head quickly, her mind was trying to take a trip to where it wasn't supposed to go, again. As soon as Clarke was tightly bonded with the blanket Anya grabbed her walk talkie and turned it on,

"Code 18! Code 18! Wanheda has escaped her enclosure! Initiate code 18 now!" Anya was really good at acting Lexa almost believed the panic in her voice. There was a number of feedbacks coming through each one confirming to the lock down. "Wanheda has injured a volunteer! I saw the wolf heading north south, Lexa is coming up to the front with the injured girl!" Anya gestured for Lexa to go and they both took off running back through were they had existed earlier. Lexa pulled the blonde closet to her chest while Clarke held on to her still bleeding arm, the woman had tucked herself against Lexa.

Clarke was oddly quiet as she looked around while Lexa rushed forward, some employees passed them but their focus was completely on finding Wanheda. Anya broke off from running with Lexa to join the new employees that had come to help her track Wanheda down. As Lexa ran down the path, she saw a small trail of blood leading towards the back gates, even where Clarke's enclosure is the woman had splashed some blood around there too. Lexa was surprised none of the other wolves had taken advantage of the gate's door being open. Lexa will have to ask Clarke later how she managed to keep the other wolves from escaping too. Thankfully the back of the Sanctuary was coming up, it was restricted to only the employees. Lexa reached the back doorway and she saw Luna rushing forward to hold the door open for her. Clarke had reached up tugging on the hood to hide her face more and the blonde tensed up when Luna came close.

"How badly did she bite you honey? How'd you get mixed up with Wanheda?" Luna asked softly, Lexa could feel her nervousness as Luna reached out to grab her arm but Clarke pulled away from Luna's touch. Clarke let out a soft growl holding her wounded arm close to her chest, Lexa squeezed the back of her thigh which made her look up. Lexa shook her head just a smudge she hoped it be enough to convince for her not to growl like an animal,

"I noticed that the back gate was left open and I went to check who was out there, but didn't see anyone. I was heading back inside when Wanheda jumped out of nowhere, I tried to scare her to go back inside but she bit me instead and then ran off," Clarke managed to answer, Luna nodded she held her hand out this time letting Clarke put her arm into Luna's grip. "I was lucky Anya had found me back there and then Lexa came by not too long after," Luna pressed lightly around Clarke's arm checking to see how bad the wound was,

"That was very brave of you honey, but you could have seriously gotten hurt. Where had you been Lexa? I thought Wanheda had gotten better?" Luna's pressing at the wound had caused more blood to surface. Clarke was getting tired of Luna checking her arm as she pulled her arm away and held it against her,

"She had gotten better but then Wanheda's abusive owner showed up and practically threw all my progress out the fucking window," Lexa began to walk quickly towards the outsides main entrance, Luna followed for a bit,

"Oh god Queen Nia was Wanheda's owner? Are you sure?" Luna questioned clear baffled but she hadn't been saying it in a way that she didn't believe Lexa it was more so from being shocked. When Luna had mentioned the women's name Clarke let out a small whimper and curled up more in Lexa's arms,

"Yes, I'm very sure, I was with her earlier doing her grooming when we both heard that mad woman yelling. When Wanheda heard that women shouting it made her go nuts, she actually knew the voice of the person who had done her harm," Lexa was coming up with a lie on the spot her, god she hopped it was believable. "Wanheda began to get aggressive towards me and I took off to get the tranquilizer gun just in case. Sometime between me searching for Anya to get the key to unlock the shed must have been when Wanheda forced the gate open. That poor wolf was so desperate to get away she ended cutting herself or something because there's a whole blood trail leading out of the Sanctuary," they were passing the employees lounge now, Lexa could hear someone yelling it didn't take a genius to guess who was shouting.

"Poor baby, I hope we find her before the damn cops do. You know them, it's always shoots first than ask question later. Alright Lexa you get this girl to the hospital she's going to need stitches," Luna patted Clarke's knee before she turned around and ran off in the opposite way while Lexa continued heading towards the building's exist.

"You ok? How bad is the pain?" Lexa whispered to Clarke but then she suddenly felt her tense right up. Clarke turned her head and pressed her face into Lexa's shoulder gripping the blanket she pulled it up and over her head. Lexa was going to ask what was wrong but then she heard a door slamming open. Lexa looked over seeing Nia as Pat followed after her trying to explain the code lock down.

"You don't understand Mrs. Queen; we cannot go out there! Wanheda is extremely dangers! She will hurt you once she gets the chance!" Pat stumbled over his words while Nia ignored him heading down the same path Lexa was leaving. Clarke shook more in Lexa's grip she could hear her whimpering. Lexa's thoughts seeped into a dark place, what could one single person have done to make an enormous predator like Clarke tremble like a disobedient dog? Lexa knows the wolf's strength, the damage she can inflect, how she can make any other wolf submit to her, Clarke is a force that no one should ever screw with. Yet this she-devil shows up without even addressing Clarke and the horrid women had the golden wolf lying flat in the dirt.

"Then you people have failed to keep her in line! I have done it myself and I will do it again. I'll train her even harder than before, make that damn dog regret what she's done!" Nia hissed out, Lexa continued to rushed forward ignoring when Nia looked her way and at the woman she held in her arms.

"I'm taking the volunteer to the hospital sir. I can't waste any more time she needs medical help," Lexa hurried on as Pat told her it was alright and that he'd be sure to make up for the accident. Clarke never said a word to Pat simply kept her face buried in Lexa's shoulder,

"You girl! I need to know how that fool managed to let my pet escape," Nia shouted and began to walk towards Lexa, but the look she shot at Nia made her hesitant. Lexa stopped for a moment to fully face the women with not an ounce of fear she glared at the she-devil,

"Shove it up your ass, the world doesn't evolve around you. I'm taking this girl to the hospital," Lexa spat out taking a great amount of satisfaction at seeing the woman's shocked face. Lexa turned back around then ran off heading straight for her truck. Sure, she had some strong arms but she been carrying Clarke for a while now and had been running about. The adrenaline was leaving her fast, she needed to get to her truck before she could accidentally drop the blonde. Lexa could hear Clarke laughing as she pulled back from hiding her face in Lexa's shoulder,

"I can't believe you actually said that to her, no one has ever talked to Nia like that. That bitch is always expecting to be treated like she is better then everyone. Gaia I can only imagine how mad she is right now. Thank you, Lexa, you have no idea what you have saved me from," Clarke leaned up and pressed her face against Lexa's neck. Clarke has done this before in her wolf form, it was a friendly thing to do that wolves like to do with their pack mates. Though for Clarke to do this in her human form was entirely different. Lexa felt her heart speeding up again, Clarke's lips were touching a sensitive part of her throat and it was making her weak-kneed.

"O-of course Clarke, I want you to feel safe always. Now we really should get you to a hospital," Lexa reached her tuck in record time then gently set Clarke down making sure she could stand on her own before she let go. Clarke leaned against the truck while she used her free hand to keep the blanket around herself. Lexa unlocked her truck then opened the door for Clarke, the blonde struggled a little bit but was able to get inside on her own. Lexa closed the door heading over to the drives side she started up the vehicle. The truck roared awake making Clarke jump, Lexa bit her lip to hold her laugh she didn't think Clarke would appreciate it if she laughed at her reaction,

"What's a hospital anyways?" Clarke questioned turning in her seat to look at her. Lexa realized she hadn't buckled her seat belt, she leaned closer reaching over Clarke she grabbed the belt. She felt Clarke's breath on her cheek it was so warm it almost made her want to turn her head towards her. Lexa leaned away yanking the belt down swallowing thickly she locked the belt in place as she moved back. This was ridiculous why was Lexa feeling so feathered brained around Clarke? She was the same wolf Lexa had been talking to for a month, she knows this woman. Yes, Clarke was very attractive and she smelled really fucking good and Lexa wanted to kiss her so badly her own lips tingled at the idea, and...and...Lexa forgot what she trying to convince herself about,

"It's this huge place where they have medical care for people of all ages. Doctors help you with whatever type of injury you have and make sure you are in good health. But in your case, you need to see the emergency department," Lexa explained as set her truck in drive, she saw Clarke lifting her injured arm to her mouth. Clarke shook her head as she licked at her wound,

"I don't need humans to heal me, I can do it myself," Clarke argued licking at her bite, Lexa shook head setting her truck to park before reaching over and grabbing the woman's wrist.

"You're not supposed to lick your wounds. You'll get it infected," Lexa lectured, she felt a wave of deje vu since she had said this before to Clarke but that was a while ago. It reminded her of the time she had been attacked by Molly and Clarke had licked at her wound on her head. She felt the wave of the ghost pain pinching the back of her skull, Lexa shook her head to rid of the feeling. She examined the bite mark but was stunned to see half of the wound was gone. Lexa looked up at Clarke waiting for some kind of explanation because words were failing her,

"I know it's a lot to take in right now, but I can explain later?" Clarke smiled softly; Lexa had to ignore the blood that stuck to her lips. Lexa simply nodded not really sure what to do next, Clarke seemed to pick that up because she then added, "so I don't need to be healed, I just need to rest changing forms twice in row is really exhausting. Plus, I really want to be away from here, it's not safe for me anymore," Clarke's voice dropped low showing her disappointment, though she wasn't sure why Clarke was upset. The wolf was free now, isn't that what she wanted? Clarke looked away from Lexa towards the Sanctuary, she let out a deep sigh, "not even sure where I'm supposed to go now if that demon woman is after me again,"

"I can take you to my house? It's safe and practical right in the forest, I think you'd like it there," Lexa spoke before thinking but she definitely didn't regret saying it because the spark that let up in Clarke's eyes was adorable. Clarke's tail was wagging under the blanket proving her excitement,

"You'd accept me in your home?" Clarke questioned though her tail yet to stop moving happily. Lexa smiled giving her a nod as she turned back to the stirring wheel and set her truck into motion.

"You kidding? Of course? I'd be happy to have you in my home or rather our house. I share the house with Anya and Lincoln, they are my closet friends and all." Lexa explained while they existed the Sanctuary and headed on to the high way. Clarke looked outside suddenly interested in the things they drove by.

"Speaking of Anya, do you think she'll be alright on her own?" Clarke kind of mumbled as she got distracted with all the things they were driving by. Lexa chuckled at her amusement; all these stores weren't anything special to her but of course Clarke would find them interesting. Clarke had her whole body turned to the window making little noises similar to a curious pup,

"I'm sure she'll be fine, Anya was pretty convincing back there, I wouldn't have thought she'd be so good at acting," Lexa made a mental note to shot her a messing about the lie she had made up to Luna. She could have asked Clarke to do send the text message but Lexa doubted she would know how to use a phone. Lexa remembered very clearly that the wolf only understands phones to be for communication.

"You haven't mentioned a Lincoln before. Are they like Anya? I don't want to have to be fighting with him or her," Clarke's tail gotten loose from the blanket, Lexa caught a glimpse of it moving about. She oddly wanted to touch her tail but the way she acted with Anya earlier she didn't think that would be a wise move.

"Lincoln a guy, his nothing like Anya his actual a big teddy bear. His always polite and is resp-"

"He is a bear!?" Clarke spun around so fast the seat belt activated locking the blonde in place. She looked down at the belt letting out a growl she tried to yank it but Lexa reached out and grabbed her hand. Clarke was startled at first watching as Lexa held onto her hand using her thumb to be rub across her knuckles. The blonde let out a small purr calming down and as she did the belt unlocked so it was no longer forcing Clarke in place. The feeling of touching the blonde made Lexa's stomach feel like she swallowed a bunch of butterflies,

"No, his not an actual bear. I meant that he is a nice guy that it be impossible not to like him. And not like in a romantic way more as he'd be an amazing big brother," Lexa explained not able to hold back her laugh at Clarke's panicked expression from earlier. Clarke snapped her teeth a little showing her distaste for being laughed at. Though Clarke cracked a smile as she brought her arm back to her lips and began to clean her wound. Lexa focused on driving having to drive with one hand as Clarke held on to Lexa's other hand.

"How'd you meet him?" Clarke muttered after she licked off the remaining blood that begun to dry. Lexa would have to chat with her later about acting more human, it was a little obvious that she was far more different than an average person. Lexa had told her the story of how she and Lincoln meet and Clarke listened intently facing her and occasionally glancing outside as though she couldn't figure out how to divide her attention,

Talking to Clarke now felt the same as before but also very different, Lexa was able to read her expression a lot easier and it made her feel content. Once the pair was nearing the main road to get to Lexa's home, she wondered what other adventure was going to await her. Lexa had just been through so much in only a day it was overwhelming to have things be thrown off course.

Yet it had Lexa so excited that it scared her and she began to wonder what else Clarke was able to do. Was there more? Could she change her body any time she wanted to? Or was there a limit?

Lexa had so many questions she wanted to ask Clarke but looking over at the blonde she saw how she was nodding off. Clarke let out a yawn showing those sharp teeth of hers, Lexa shivered imaging what it would feel like to be bitten by those wicked fangs, which now came to mind that she might be developing a weird kink. Lexa decided to pull over to the side of the road to send that text message to Anya about the lie she came up with, she didn't want to risk forgetting. She was going to offer if Clarke would like to stretch out her legs for a bit since they weren't near the city anymore. But the blonde had fallen asleep, Lexa chuckled softly she tried to pull her hand lose from Clarke's grip though she had let out a whine.

Lexa didn't want to wake up her, she had said she was exhausted, leaning over with her free hand she unbuckled Clarke's seat belt. The movement jerked the blonde awake she blinked sleepily Lexa was going to apologize but then Clarke let go of her hand to instead lay down on the seat. Clarke moved closer to Lexa and she held her arms up not sure what the blonde wanted. Instead the woman laid her head on Lexa's thigh curled up and draped an arm over Lexa's lap. Lexa felt her cheeks heat up as Clarke held on to her and continued to sleep letting out a content purr as the blonde snuggled up to her.

Lexa wished more than anything that she could just hold the blonde while she slept but she needed to get home where Clarke would be safe. She sighed deeply not bothering to grab her phone since that would wake the sleeping woman. Lexa pulled onto the road again keeping her hands on the wheel as she drove down the length high way. Occasionally she'd look down at Clarke who continued to sleep peacefully despite Lexa pushing on the brakes or gas pedal.

When the pull off came up for Lexa to exist the high way she wrapped an arm around Clarke's shoulder keeping her from falling off just in case. The blonde let out a whimper suddenly and her grip tightened on Lexa's legs, once a stop light came up, she checked on her. Clarke was having some kind of nightmare she was shacking in her sleep her brows furrowed from fear, Lexa reached down to stroke the side of her face to soothe her. A small honk from behind informed her the light had turned green so Lexa pushed on the gas paddle to move on. Lexa gently ran her fingers through Clarke's hair occasionally stroking her cheek as well and soon the blonde stopped shaking then resumed to purr. Clarke mumbled something in her sleep something about running and about someone named Niylah, who was that? Clarke has never mentioned a Niylah before, was that the name of her other best friend? Lexa wondered what kind of nightmare she had been having about them, maybe she could ask her later about it.

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Gosh I know a lot went on in the chapter this was more so because I didn't want leave the chapter on a cliff hanger. Which I am sure many of you do apricate :D I am sorry if it sounds kind of weird to cut off there, but this chapter is literally 23,000+ words and I had to end it somewhere lol.

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Like to take a moment to point something out here, I had a comment (in the first chapter) that was rather blunt and kind rude in reference to Wanheda being so violent like her killing 8 employees and injuring so many (NOT talking about mous3r! you been a sweet heart)

The comment was blunt in saying that Wanheda in reality would have long ago been put down and yes that is defiantly true. Only reason I made the numbers so high was to be dramatic not realistic, this is a fanfic after all and in no way I'm bad mouthing The Wild Animal Sanctuary saying they'd allow something like this to happen!

I do this for fun my pups, if you don't like my fanfic that is perfectly you are free to read something else. But please don't leave rude comments on my story, if you are looking to pick a fight, I am not going to argue with you or curse at you. Instead I will be kind to you even if you are not kind to me, there is plenty of hate in the world and I won't add to it if I can help it.

But if you are pointing out spelling or grammar mistakes that I have made I am happy to hear about it so that I can fix my writing and do better. Just please be nice about it :D

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Anyways! Thank you for taking the time to read my story and my note! You know what comes next ;) Come back in 2 weeks for another fun field adventure!

Love ya lots and pretty please won't you be sweet enough to leave me a treat?

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