Part 5
Wolf started up the slope of the roof, doing his best to calm himself. The crystal couldn't have been more than ten feet away, and still felt like it more around a hundred. His heart was pounding in his chest as he tightened his grip on the shingle he was leaning on. In his mind, he was screaming, 'Just jump for it, grab it! Stop wasting so much time!' But his feet wouldn't budge.
Tony watched Wolf helplessly from behind, not daring to say a word that might throw Wolf's concentration off, causing him to back step and slip. He stared after Wolf, silently mumbling 'Go go go, get it, you can do it!' He persuaded himself to calm down and maybe Wolf would pick up on that as well.
Wolf shifted his weight, and made another move upwards. He was nearly going up the roof on his stomach, and he didn't like that feeling too much. Once again, he made another move upward, this time, it was just a little bit easier. He was starting to get the feel for it, and it was becoming easier since he calmed himself down. He sighed steadily, and moved his leg up a few more shingles, then pushed.
He shifted his weight to his right foot as he released the left and move it up as well. For what seemed to travel on as hours, Wolf slowly and carefully climbed the roof of the mountainous tower. Finally, he was only a few more feet away. His heart began to speed up once more, but this time, not in fear, but in joy.
He rested his left hand on a roof tile and as soon as he was sure he could lose the grip from the right without falling, he moved it. He reached out for the crystal. The red gem sparkled into the starlight, causing a beam of scarlet to travel down onto Wolf's sweaty face.
With another push from his feet, he gripped the crystal and gently took it from it's hold on the tower. He smiled as he held the crystal tightly in his hand. A step close to Virginia, to his mate, his one true love. He unconsciously put the red gem into his coat pocket. With his head in the clouds, his concentration skipped and his footing began to become uneven. He fell and with a thud, landed onto his stomach, and began to slide down the side of the roof.
As he slid down, he began to pick up pace. Without footholds or ledges to grab, he was unstoppable. He couldn't think. His fingers dug into the roof, desperately trying to stop or slow down. As his hands grabbed the edges of the tiles, he felt a sharp pain coursing through his hand. That was soon forgotten though as he tried anything to stop himself from plummeting off the tower.
Then, before he knew it, the roof disappeared from under him and instead of sliding down a roof, he was free falling. 'Oh cripes! This is it!' He thought to himself as he tried to grab the edge of the tower, but failed.
It all seemed to go in slow motion. Nothing seemed to happen at all. It was true what they say, his life began to flash before his eyes. He saw his happy days as a cub, playing in the fields with his siblings. Then, the horrible night where he lost his parents, and the events leading to his prison time. Prison. Such a terrible word. Such a terrible place.
Finally, his memories filled with Virginia and all they had gone through. 'I think I love you.' rang blissfully in his ears, as he recalled her hand softly caressing his chin. This was it. He would never see her again. There was no way to live through this. All had happened in a matter of seconds, and Wolf could almost taste the pavement.
Just as his hand lost the end of the ledge, he was stopped. He looked up desperately and saw Tony straining to hold onto Wolf's jacket. The sweat began to pour and his face turned red from the stress, but he didn't let go. The fabric of his coat began to tear from the weight, making Tony work even faster.
"Hang on Wolf!" Tony yelled through clenched teeth. Wolf grabbed the side of the tower and with Tony pulling on him, he did his best to climb up. As soon as the window ledge was in reach, Wolf grabbed it and pulled himself in.
Tony grabbed the back of Wolf's coat and helped him through the window. They both sat there a moment, desperately trying to regain their composure and breath. As soon as Wolf did, he smiled thankfully at Tony.
"Thanks for saving my bacon!" Wolf shouted appreciatively and gave Tony a huge hug.
"All right, all right, enough of that. Are you ok?" Tony asked, wiping the sweat off his brow.
"Yeah, except I cut myself on the way down the roof." He showed Tony a slash along his hand from his pinkie finger down to his wrist. Tony turned away in revulsion, he hated the sight of blood. Wolf checked the wound, nothing too bad, might leave a tiny scar, but not much to worry about.
They sat there for another moment. Tony watched him clean his wound with a piece of cloth that he ripped off from the inside of his shirt. Suddenly Wolf's head shot up and he beamed a bright smile at Tony. "What?" He asked. Wolf dug into his pocket and brought out the crystal. "We've got it Tone, the first crystal!"
Wolf started up the slope of the roof, doing his best to calm himself. The crystal couldn't have been more than ten feet away, and still felt like it more around a hundred. His heart was pounding in his chest as he tightened his grip on the shingle he was leaning on. In his mind, he was screaming, 'Just jump for it, grab it! Stop wasting so much time!' But his feet wouldn't budge.
Tony watched Wolf helplessly from behind, not daring to say a word that might throw Wolf's concentration off, causing him to back step and slip. He stared after Wolf, silently mumbling 'Go go go, get it, you can do it!' He persuaded himself to calm down and maybe Wolf would pick up on that as well.
Wolf shifted his weight, and made another move upwards. He was nearly going up the roof on his stomach, and he didn't like that feeling too much. Once again, he made another move upward, this time, it was just a little bit easier. He was starting to get the feel for it, and it was becoming easier since he calmed himself down. He sighed steadily, and moved his leg up a few more shingles, then pushed.
He shifted his weight to his right foot as he released the left and move it up as well. For what seemed to travel on as hours, Wolf slowly and carefully climbed the roof of the mountainous tower. Finally, he was only a few more feet away. His heart began to speed up once more, but this time, not in fear, but in joy.
He rested his left hand on a roof tile and as soon as he was sure he could lose the grip from the right without falling, he moved it. He reached out for the crystal. The red gem sparkled into the starlight, causing a beam of scarlet to travel down onto Wolf's sweaty face.
With another push from his feet, he gripped the crystal and gently took it from it's hold on the tower. He smiled as he held the crystal tightly in his hand. A step close to Virginia, to his mate, his one true love. He unconsciously put the red gem into his coat pocket. With his head in the clouds, his concentration skipped and his footing began to become uneven. He fell and with a thud, landed onto his stomach, and began to slide down the side of the roof.
As he slid down, he began to pick up pace. Without footholds or ledges to grab, he was unstoppable. He couldn't think. His fingers dug into the roof, desperately trying to stop or slow down. As his hands grabbed the edges of the tiles, he felt a sharp pain coursing through his hand. That was soon forgotten though as he tried anything to stop himself from plummeting off the tower.
Then, before he knew it, the roof disappeared from under him and instead of sliding down a roof, he was free falling. 'Oh cripes! This is it!' He thought to himself as he tried to grab the edge of the tower, but failed.
It all seemed to go in slow motion. Nothing seemed to happen at all. It was true what they say, his life began to flash before his eyes. He saw his happy days as a cub, playing in the fields with his siblings. Then, the horrible night where he lost his parents, and the events leading to his prison time. Prison. Such a terrible word. Such a terrible place.
Finally, his memories filled with Virginia and all they had gone through. 'I think I love you.' rang blissfully in his ears, as he recalled her hand softly caressing his chin. This was it. He would never see her again. There was no way to live through this. All had happened in a matter of seconds, and Wolf could almost taste the pavement.
Just as his hand lost the end of the ledge, he was stopped. He looked up desperately and saw Tony straining to hold onto Wolf's jacket. The sweat began to pour and his face turned red from the stress, but he didn't let go. The fabric of his coat began to tear from the weight, making Tony work even faster.
"Hang on Wolf!" Tony yelled through clenched teeth. Wolf grabbed the side of the tower and with Tony pulling on him, he did his best to climb up. As soon as the window ledge was in reach, Wolf grabbed it and pulled himself in.
Tony grabbed the back of Wolf's coat and helped him through the window. They both sat there a moment, desperately trying to regain their composure and breath. As soon as Wolf did, he smiled thankfully at Tony.
"Thanks for saving my bacon!" Wolf shouted appreciatively and gave Tony a huge hug.
"All right, all right, enough of that. Are you ok?" Tony asked, wiping the sweat off his brow.
"Yeah, except I cut myself on the way down the roof." He showed Tony a slash along his hand from his pinkie finger down to his wrist. Tony turned away in revulsion, he hated the sight of blood. Wolf checked the wound, nothing too bad, might leave a tiny scar, but not much to worry about.
They sat there for another moment. Tony watched him clean his wound with a piece of cloth that he ripped off from the inside of his shirt. Suddenly Wolf's head shot up and he beamed a bright smile at Tony. "What?" He asked. Wolf dug into his pocket and brought out the crystal. "We've got it Tone, the first crystal!"