Disclaimer: S'cuse me, I must slap my muse ~slap~ BACK IN YOUR HOLE! AND I'M TELLING YOU FOR THE LAST TIME, NOBODY CARES WHO OWNS THE DAMN RIGHTS, SO CAN WE JUST GET ON WITH THIS? Insert your own personal disclaimer here

Rating: R, just cause.

Summary: VALENTINE'S DAY, that's all you really need to know.

A/N: ~beats the hell out of her damn virus ridden computer~ DAMMIT THAT REALLY SUCKED!!! I FUCKING HATE THOSE DAMN VIRUSES!!! And I had such good Christmas and New Year's story lines. Dammit. Oh well I'm back, ~watches as people reading this drop like flies~ yes, I'm not dead, and I haven't given up on this story line. So now I'm ready to torture my loyal fans hehehe. Ok so, since I want to keep in real time, were going to say that Matt sent Sophia to Florence over the holidays to see her uncle one last time, because she was going to Flip soon, and gets back just in time... thought I was going to say to flip weren't you, sorry, nope just in time for Valentine's Day. So what has Luke been up too while she was gone. Is he still an asshole... you bet your asses he is. Also, I remembered the last member of the Brat Pack (used to be call Alex) name was really Randy, so he shall be called that from now on. And, I've decided that Sophia shall be half Italian, from here mother's side, and half Celtic/ Native American, from Matt.

A/N 2: Lisa, and anyone else who might me wondering, the colours of the Ancients are their pelts, they've been in they're 'Flipped Mode' for so long that they have gained many special abilities. And for all those wishing and hoping, we get to see some of their powers, not saying how though ~evil snicker~. And I'd like to thank Lisa for her e-mail. I was hovering over the idea of continuing, and then I got your e-mail, which really made the decision for me. Much praise.

A/N 3: Was anyone else excited to see Paul Wilselewski (dude who plays Luke, whose last name I cannot spell) on Smallville? I was.

Thanks,

~Stigmata_Crow~

Episode 12: Bleeding Bitten Hearts

(We open to see the Seattle Airport. Very busy. Enter Sophia pulling 2 wheeled suitcases, and a carry-on on her shoulder. She searches the waiting area, finally finding her father, knocking over a stand of postcards in the souvenir shop. She shakes her head laughingly and walks over too help him before he gets kicked out of the airport Music: Friends and Family, Trik Turner...I don't know, it just works)

Sophia walked up to Matt and picked up the card stand, then gave her father a big hug. "I missed you dad," she said as she gave him a peck on the cheek. "I missed you too, hon, it's been a real mess since you left." She looked up at her father. "Yeah? What happened?" "Luke," he said with that familiar 'Help-you're-the-only-one-who-can-deal-with-that-bastard' look. Sophia rolled her eyes. "What did he do now." "Nothing out of the ordinary, vandalism and what not, but I'm thinking that he's not sanctioning it, at least not all of it. He's not keeping the younger pack in check. Randy and Sean have tried, but they're just Seconds. This week alone I've had 4 attacks in the high school, against humans, and 15 inter-pack brawls, resulting in some pretty serious injuries," he said as they started for the exit. "How bad?" "Jason Montaghy is currently regrowing a leg. I've had to arrest over 30 people this month most of them repeat offenders." "Sophia raised he eyebrows. "So Luke is just letting it happen?" "No, not quite. He is letting the pack run wild, but the attacks on human teen look organized, like someone planned them. And I've been getting some pretty strange comments from him." Sophia's brow furrowed. "Like what?" "He told me the reason he could control the pack was the females. He said you think you understand them, then they go off and do something stupid." Sophia's confusion suddenly cleared up. "Oh my.... But he wouldn't do all this just because." "Because what?" said her father cutting her off. "When I left for Florence, he told me not to go. I of course said that I would do whatever I want and he could piss off, and then he said that, as my alpha, he was giving me an order not to go. I slapped him, like I've been doing very recently. God, just when you think that you've gotten to know him, and that's he's not all that bad, he turns around turns into a big...arruso! (For anyone who wishes to know, arruso means asshole is Italian)"

Matt chuckled. "See you've been spending some time with cousin Leo. I think that Vi might be in on this too. She was far from happy when I told her that you were going to Florence to see your uncle. She was outright against it, especially since Raph knows about our... situation." "So I have not one, but two Alphas mad at me. And I was doing so well too." (They now are at the exit, and walk out the doors and into the freezing parking lot, then they head for Matt's pickup.) "I wouldn't worry too much though, it's not like you Flipped in the middle of the Piazza della Signoria... right?" Sophia laughed. "No dad, the citizens of Florence are safe." "Good, now maybe Luke will calm down." (Matt puts the luggage in the back, he and Sophia get in the car and drive off.)

***

(Cut to Wolf Lake High. Sophia just walked out of the Principal Wood's office, from handing in the homework that she was given to go to Florence with. The heads down the hall and a short flight (six) of stairs, then finally gets to her locker. Music: Soul to Squeeze, Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Sarah came up from behind Sophia, and practically jumped on her. "Hey you," said Sophia as she got her books from her locker. "So why weren't you in any of your moring classes? It's lunch, and I haven't seen you all day." Sophia rolled her eyes. "I had five pounds of homework to hand it, and it turns of Mr. Wood loves Italy." Sarah laughed. "Bet that was a lot of fun." Sophia playfully swatted Sarah's stomach, but was surprised when she lurched over grabbing her abdomen. "Sarah!!! What's wrong?" "Sarah pulled herself back up. "It's nothing, Soph, really. Presley decided to start calling you a coward for leaving when things got a little intense, and wouldn't listen when I tried to say that you were just seeing your uncle." Sophia lifted up Sarah's shirt to see a large bandage covering almost her whole stomach. "So she did this to you?! I'll kill her!" Sarah shook her head. "Don't bother, it's not worth it. Besides, you haven't seen what I did to her." "Oh yeah?" said Sophia lightening up a little. "Yeah, ripped the poor bitch a new asshole, which would be the reason she's at home licking her wounds."

Sophia giggled. "So, Soph?" "Yeah." "You're coming to sixth period? I heard your father and Mr. Blackstone saying...." "No, I have my own class of one after school. Sherman thinks it's important that I learn Skin Walker Lore." Sarah retrieved her books from her lock, then turned around. "Uhoh...." "Sophia picked he books up off the floor. "What?" She turned around to see none other then the Big Bastard himself, Lucas Cates making a beeline for her. (Luke is across the hall. He happens to be wearing the very jacket that Sophia bought him. Randy and Sean are on either side of him, along with many members of the younger Pack.. As he starts for Sophia, "What's his problem?" Sarah gave her a funny look. "He's been really pissed ever since Christmas. I think it started when he came over to gave you your Christmas present." Sophia remembered how he stopped by and gave he an amethyst bracelet, made by a local jeweler with local gems. She was very appreciative, even though it made the new leather jacket she bought him, a thoughtful gift, to make up for ruining his other one whilst catapulting him into his GTO, pale in comparison, so she did have to buy him some very expensive Italian cologne, and some very old, very authentic Italian florins for his birthday. But as she was giving him the jacket, he did notice a few open suitcases on her bed and asked her if she was making room for new clothes. When she said what they were for, he blew up at her, telling her that she couldn't go, and that he basically owned her.

Luke strode over to them in his usual fluid style. The hair on his whole body, arms, neck, head, seemed to stand on end. His once blue eyes seem to deepen until almost black, with the slightest tinges of yellow around the outside of his iris, and his pupil. The muscles underneath his skin strained and twisted, as if trying to pull right out of him. The wolf inside was just begging to be let loose, and get its jaws on Sophia. All together, he was damn angry. 'And if he wasn't so scary,' Sophia thought. 'He'd be damn sexy.' As soon as she finished her thought, the muscles in Luke's jaw seemed to relax ever so slightly, and his lips turned up. She then realized that she had subconsciously broadcasted her thoughts to him, which only seemed to make him more pleasing to the eye, and for a second, just a second, she, for some reason, wanted to walk up to him and lay the back of her neck under his jaw, to see if he would bite it. 'Wait just a hot minute!" She thought, after making sure that she wasn't broadcasting. 'What the hell am I thinking?" She then remembered one thing that Sherman said, which happened to be on wolf marriage/mating habits. She remembered how red she turned when he had to explain the difference between human dating, and Skin Walker dating. The particular point that she remembered was on the habits of the female. When she came into contact with a male that she might want to have little Skin Walker cubs with, as Sherman had so delicately said, she would become incredible submissive, and act as a female wolf would, by letting the male bite her on the neck. Sophia blushed so hard she almost went purple.

Luke stopped right in front of Sarah and Sophia. He looked right into Sophia's espresso eyes, then turned to Sarah.

"Take a walk, bitch," he said with utter disdain dripping from his every word. Sarah began to walk away, when Sophia grabbed her arm. "No Sarah," she said with the erotic cloud drifting away from her eyes. "She doesn't have to go anywhere, Luke. Like I said before. You. Don't. Own me." Sarah put up her hand. "I've had my guts ripped out once this week. I'll go." She walked away with an obvious limp. Luke then put a hand on either side of her head and positioned himself so she couldn't get away. His face was milimetres away from her face. "What the HELL did you think you were doing by pulling that shit?" Sophia's eyes glowed. "I was seeing my uncle for the last time. Did you hear me? The last time. I've probably never going to see him again. Did you really want to take that away from me." Luke steamed even more. "He knows about us, he can come here anytime he wants-" Sophia cut him off. "No he can't. He saw what they did to his little sister, and he, nor I, nor my father want to see that happen to him." "He would have our protection, and don't say so did your mother. I know the hate that went on there, but my mom wants that to stop. If he died, she'd execute every adult she got her hands on until someone piped up." "Fine, then it was the last time I got to go outside of Wolf Lake, ok?" Luke shook his head. "You don't get this. What I say goes. I DO own you, why? Because I'm Alpha. I could have killed." Sophia was raging. "Then why don't you?" Luke slammed his hand into the locker inches from he head, then grabbed her head and kissed her. She tried to pull him off her, but eventually gave up and leaned into him. "That's why." He walked away, leaving her standing there.

***

(Cut to the diner. Busy day, it has to be, it's Sophia's first day back. She's in the middle of trying to give 30 customers theirs orders all at once, but then Luke comes in. Just great ehh? Like she needs anything else to ruin her already bad day. Oh yeah, the rest of the Brat Pack is there, and Presley is sticking to Luke like stink to a dead dog. Yep... this is gonna be a loooooooooooong night. Sophia is a mess. Hair falling out of a sloppy bun, covered in grease and hot from the broiler. Luke on the other hand is a picture of fashion. Damn him, and that jacket too.)

Sophia was just moping up table four when Luke walked in with who else put Miss Bitch-A-Lot on his arm. Sophia looked at him with utter disbelief, but when he saw he, an all out grin broke out on his face. He then ignored three empty tables to sit in Sophia section.

"What a nob," said Sarah walking up behind her. "You want me to take this one?" Sophia shook her head. "He'll probably just order you to send me out there. I can't argue right now." She walked up to the table with her pen and paper. "You want the specials?" Luke's smirk grew. [Maybe I want the waitress,] she heard in her mind. She shook her head and turned to Randy. "I take it he wants the regular?" Randy nodded. She turned to leave.

"So how was Italy?" She turned to see Presley smirking at her. "Great, you should go sometime. Oh that's right, you can't." Presley's smile almost faltered, but then she noticed Sarah. "Hey bitch, how's the stomach?" Both Sophia's and Sarah's eyes immediately went gold. Soph stepped forward, but Sarah held her back. "It's great, how's the ass, whore? Can you shit regular yet? I beat you pretty hard." Randy and Sean practically fell off the table with laughter. Luke got up and pulled Sophia into the back while Presley got up and left, leaving Sarah a huge victory and a smile.

Luke pulled her thought the kitchen and outside to the back, all the while with her yelling at him to let her go. He slammed her into the wall. She tried to claw his face but he grabbed her arms. "Stop it!!" She let he arms drop. "What the HELL do you think you're doing Luke? Before I leave things were going so well, and now...." "Exactly, you left! Why the HELL did you have to go? I know you missed your uncle, but I thought that once in my life, a holiday would mean something more than an argument and a few gifts." "Look Luke, I'm sorry that your Christmas sucked ass, but I needed to go, I had to say goodbye. Can't you get that? Can't you think of someone other than yourself? Couldn't you just swallow your pride and let me have that?" Luke's face softened. "I'm trying Soph, I really am. I cut Presley off, and practically mark out that we're exclusive, then you leave, and the whole town thinks that I've gone soft, so I-" "So you let the town go to hell." "Soph...." "Luke... I know that you don't do that for just anyone, but I need some time to just figure out how to deal with this. Haven't I made this clear that I won't be another girl that you seduce, help Flip and then leave? We haven't even been on proper speaking terms in almost five years." Luke face swiftly hardened again. "Fine. Go ahead, take your time I know where I stand and you just better hope that I'm still available when you've figured this shit out." And with that, he went back inside.

Sophia's eye burned yellow. "ASSHOLE!" She screamed as she punched the brick wall, leaving a large indent as her Skin Walker strength made another appearance. She sunk down to the cold ground and began to cry.

"What wrong child?" Sophia looked up to see an old woman. Looked like she could be Sherman's mother. Native American, decked out in deerskin with an eagle feather in her hair. The old woman patted her head, then reached out her hand. "You come with Old Mother. I dry your tears." The woman brought her up, wrapped her shawl about her and leads her into the woods (Cut Scene).

A/N: So yes, I'm back, yay me! I know it's past Valentine's Day, but I had to re do some stuff. Hope you like!