The Normal Life
By Didi
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters that are recognizable and I certainly don't own the show. Don't sue me cause all you're going to get is lent, and not much of that either.
Summery: Life is hard enough as a teen without in the problems of being wolf. Sequel to "Eyes of Brown... or is it Green," kind of.
Timeline: Hum...this is a toughie. Okay, Eyes was written after the cancellation of Wolf Lake from CBS. I had assumed that it was never coming back again so I can do whatever I wanted with the story without interfering with the show's canon.
Note: For those of you that read my first Wolf Lake fan fic, this story will follow a similar but slightly altered format, you're get it when you read it. And for those of you that have not read my first, it's pretty easy to pick up once you start.
Rating: R for restricted under 17.
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-Vivian's POV-
Ruby was married... to a human. I had to shake my head at the irony. The first white wolf in god knows how long and she chose to marry outside the clan. Looking at her, I couldn't blame her. She was happy, I can see it in her eyes. They were both glowing, light starlight against a dark night sky. She stood there with him, exchanging vows that would bind them for a lifetime. Unlike the humans, we mate for life. There's no turning back now, not for either one of them.
"John," Ruby's hand touched his cheek. "I love you."
"And we just proved it in front of a priest and four other people," he replied, smiling wide enough to split his face in two. I envy them, I don't know think I've ever experienced that kind of heart-expanding joy.
I didn't want to interrupt them, I really didn't. They should be allow some time alone to celebrate, but time is not on our side tonight. Phase one is completed, now we have to move onto phase two. Oh Willard, please watch over us as we walked into the den of the lion. "I'm sorry to break this up..."
Ruby looked startled for a moment, her big gray eyes turning sad before the hint of steel hard determination returned. She was her father's daughter and no one could ever call Willard weak. Nodding, she lifted her skirt in one hand and grabbed Kanin's hand with the other. "John, I need you to change and do something for me."
The confusion clouded the boy's handsome face. His head swiveled back and forth between us. I have to remember that the man is a cop, with all the instincts of one. His innate sense of intrigue was peeked. "Something I should know about?"
"The night's not over yet, Romeo," I replied and led them toward the back where Ruby's evening dress was waiting for her. "Get changed into your normal clothes and meet us at the alter." I turned to Luke with a stern look. "Lucas, go keep an eye on things." My son was no fool; he hurried without questioning the order. "Matt..."
"I have to tell Sophia," he replied quietly, watching his daughter from the corner of his eyes as she spoke quietly with the priest. "She needs to be prepared."
I hurried Ruby into the changing room and shut the door behind me. By the time I turned around again, she was already pulling the garment bag from the charcoal gray silk I had brought for her. She stared at it for a moment. "Lovely."
"I thought I was appropriate." Plus it matched her eyes and gave her a regal look that she will need tonight. She was powerful but she was young. "Your father always liked you in light colors. Said that it made you glow like a jewel."
"Gray is not exactly light," she fingered the material again as she pulled the wedding dress off. "But it certainly is beautiful."
"Ruby..."
"I'll do my part," she said as she turned to me, dressed only in her slip and stockings. "And I'm grateful for your support in tonight's...events." And she was too; I could see it, smell it.
"I do it not only for you but for Luke. We're family and we stick together." I wanted to make that perfectly clear to her. I did not need her in my debt, didn't want it. "Luke is my only child. I've lost Willard, I don't know what I'd do if..." I didn't want to think of it. I will do what it took to protect him.
"I understand, and it will work," she pulled the slip off and stepped into the dress that flowed around her like liquid. Zipping up the back, she adjusted the cowl neck with a careless hand. "I'll have to tell John sooner or later."
"Make it sooner," I put the makeup bag into the large trunk we had brought of the occasion. "Especially if things don't go as we planned tonight. He'll need to be on his toes." More now that ever.
"I'll see to it," Ruby put her mother's wedding dress away carefully. "I'm glad that I got to wear it."
She looked so pretty in it, almost like a clone of her mother. Regina Cates was a beautiful woman, and so was her daughter. "Would you have worn it had it been Tyler tonight?"
Turning, she stared at me for a moment, "No."
I understood perfectly. "I didn't think so either."
We hurried outside, not wanting to dally too long. It was twenty to nine and we were almost ready. Kanin stood with a concerned Matt and a troubled Sophia at front pews. Father and daughter were holding hands. Sophia would not be joining us tonight, and that no doubt has Matt more than a little jumpy. Closing the distance, I watch as Ruby rushed to her new husband, who opened his arms to her without hesitation.
"Mr. Kanin..." I began, thinking to relieve some of Matt's concerns.
He gave me a laughing look, "Don't you think you should start calling me John?"
I nodded in response. "Fine. John..." I paused for a second and scowled at him. "You are not allowed to call me Mom."
Tongue in cheek, he nodded. "Yes, Madam."
Suppressing my laughter, I shook my head at him. He is definitely going to be fun to have around. "Vivian will do." I turned to Ruby, who smiled in approval. "John, I need to ask a favor while we're at the board meeting."
Kanin stared for a moment, then turned to Ruby. She shook her head. "You can't come. I need you to stay quiet and hidden for a little while, especially while I go to this meeting." There was questions in his eyes, questions that she won't be able to answer tonight. "Trust me. I do it for us." It took a moment but he nodded his agreement. She turned to me. "What is it that you want him to do?"
"Sophia needs protection," I nodded toward the girl, who watched with wide eyes that were too wise for her age. "John, we'd be very grateful if you took Sophia and hid for a bit."
Sophia turned to her father, who was looking both surprised and relieved. "Dad..."
"I'm sorry, honey, but you can't come either." He kissed her forehead and hugged her tightly. I could see the thousand worries that he felt passing before his eyes. "I need you to stay safe."
She shook her head, eyes filled with fear. Sophia was smart; she knew what was coming. "Daddy, I love you."
"I love you too sweetie," his eyes glowed for a moment, faced away from Kanin. Anyone that says mother wolves were the fiercest animals when protecting their young, haven't seen Matthew Donner with his only child. "I won't let anyone hurt you." He blinked and the glow was gone. Turning to Kanin, "Can you protect her until I come back?"
John Kanin looked surprised for a moment. "You've got shares in the brewery as well?"
"All the old family here does," he answered before pulling away from Sophia. He reached around back and pulled a small handgun out. "Honey..."
Kanin eyed the gun cautiously. "Does she know to use that thing?"
Sophia took the gun, flipped the chamber open to check for a full load, flipped it back and spun the chambers with an expert hand. Matt taught his daughter well.
Kanin shook his head. "Right." He chuckled and rolled his eyes with a sigh. "Why do I bother asking?"
"You'll protect her?" Donner asked again. A father's anxiety was not pretty to watch.
"Yeah, I'll protect her," his hands slipped into his jacket, probably to check in weapon. "The question is who am I protecting her from?"
"You'll know it when you see them," Donner answered before giving his daughter's shoulders a squeeze.
"Hey," Lucas voice called from the church's front door. "I've got the car out front. Time to go." His eyes sought Sophia's and I realized with a bittersweet feeling that my son was in love.
Turning, I watch Sophia exchange silent promises with him before turning back to her father. "Be careful, Daddy."
"I will," he kissed her forehead once more and turned to me. "I'll go around back and take my car."
"It would be wiser," I replied, motioning for Ruby to follow. "Let's go."
The battle was ahead and I can only hope the maneuvering of the last two days would pay off. I may have always stayed within the shadow of my late husband, but as the alpha female of the clan, I'm not without some influences. Tonight, I'm about to put my power to the test. Willard, wherever you are, I pray that you will give me the strength to save our family.
TBC...
By Didi
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters that are recognizable and I certainly don't own the show. Don't sue me cause all you're going to get is lent, and not much of that either.
Summery: Life is hard enough as a teen without in the problems of being wolf. Sequel to "Eyes of Brown... or is it Green," kind of.
Timeline: Hum...this is a toughie. Okay, Eyes was written after the cancellation of Wolf Lake from CBS. I had assumed that it was never coming back again so I can do whatever I wanted with the story without interfering with the show's canon.
Note: For those of you that read my first Wolf Lake fan fic, this story will follow a similar but slightly altered format, you're get it when you read it. And for those of you that have not read my first, it's pretty easy to pick up once you start.
Rating: R for restricted under 17.
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-Vivian's POV-
Ruby was married... to a human. I had to shake my head at the irony. The first white wolf in god knows how long and she chose to marry outside the clan. Looking at her, I couldn't blame her. She was happy, I can see it in her eyes. They were both glowing, light starlight against a dark night sky. She stood there with him, exchanging vows that would bind them for a lifetime. Unlike the humans, we mate for life. There's no turning back now, not for either one of them.
"John," Ruby's hand touched his cheek. "I love you."
"And we just proved it in front of a priest and four other people," he replied, smiling wide enough to split his face in two. I envy them, I don't know think I've ever experienced that kind of heart-expanding joy.
I didn't want to interrupt them, I really didn't. They should be allow some time alone to celebrate, but time is not on our side tonight. Phase one is completed, now we have to move onto phase two. Oh Willard, please watch over us as we walked into the den of the lion. "I'm sorry to break this up..."
Ruby looked startled for a moment, her big gray eyes turning sad before the hint of steel hard determination returned. She was her father's daughter and no one could ever call Willard weak. Nodding, she lifted her skirt in one hand and grabbed Kanin's hand with the other. "John, I need you to change and do something for me."
The confusion clouded the boy's handsome face. His head swiveled back and forth between us. I have to remember that the man is a cop, with all the instincts of one. His innate sense of intrigue was peeked. "Something I should know about?"
"The night's not over yet, Romeo," I replied and led them toward the back where Ruby's evening dress was waiting for her. "Get changed into your normal clothes and meet us at the alter." I turned to Luke with a stern look. "Lucas, go keep an eye on things." My son was no fool; he hurried without questioning the order. "Matt..."
"I have to tell Sophia," he replied quietly, watching his daughter from the corner of his eyes as she spoke quietly with the priest. "She needs to be prepared."
I hurried Ruby into the changing room and shut the door behind me. By the time I turned around again, she was already pulling the garment bag from the charcoal gray silk I had brought for her. She stared at it for a moment. "Lovely."
"I thought I was appropriate." Plus it matched her eyes and gave her a regal look that she will need tonight. She was powerful but she was young. "Your father always liked you in light colors. Said that it made you glow like a jewel."
"Gray is not exactly light," she fingered the material again as she pulled the wedding dress off. "But it certainly is beautiful."
"Ruby..."
"I'll do my part," she said as she turned to me, dressed only in her slip and stockings. "And I'm grateful for your support in tonight's...events." And she was too; I could see it, smell it.
"I do it not only for you but for Luke. We're family and we stick together." I wanted to make that perfectly clear to her. I did not need her in my debt, didn't want it. "Luke is my only child. I've lost Willard, I don't know what I'd do if..." I didn't want to think of it. I will do what it took to protect him.
"I understand, and it will work," she pulled the slip off and stepped into the dress that flowed around her like liquid. Zipping up the back, she adjusted the cowl neck with a careless hand. "I'll have to tell John sooner or later."
"Make it sooner," I put the makeup bag into the large trunk we had brought of the occasion. "Especially if things don't go as we planned tonight. He'll need to be on his toes." More now that ever.
"I'll see to it," Ruby put her mother's wedding dress away carefully. "I'm glad that I got to wear it."
She looked so pretty in it, almost like a clone of her mother. Regina Cates was a beautiful woman, and so was her daughter. "Would you have worn it had it been Tyler tonight?"
Turning, she stared at me for a moment, "No."
I understood perfectly. "I didn't think so either."
We hurried outside, not wanting to dally too long. It was twenty to nine and we were almost ready. Kanin stood with a concerned Matt and a troubled Sophia at front pews. Father and daughter were holding hands. Sophia would not be joining us tonight, and that no doubt has Matt more than a little jumpy. Closing the distance, I watch as Ruby rushed to her new husband, who opened his arms to her without hesitation.
"Mr. Kanin..." I began, thinking to relieve some of Matt's concerns.
He gave me a laughing look, "Don't you think you should start calling me John?"
I nodded in response. "Fine. John..." I paused for a second and scowled at him. "You are not allowed to call me Mom."
Tongue in cheek, he nodded. "Yes, Madam."
Suppressing my laughter, I shook my head at him. He is definitely going to be fun to have around. "Vivian will do." I turned to Ruby, who smiled in approval. "John, I need to ask a favor while we're at the board meeting."
Kanin stared for a moment, then turned to Ruby. She shook her head. "You can't come. I need you to stay quiet and hidden for a little while, especially while I go to this meeting." There was questions in his eyes, questions that she won't be able to answer tonight. "Trust me. I do it for us." It took a moment but he nodded his agreement. She turned to me. "What is it that you want him to do?"
"Sophia needs protection," I nodded toward the girl, who watched with wide eyes that were too wise for her age. "John, we'd be very grateful if you took Sophia and hid for a bit."
Sophia turned to her father, who was looking both surprised and relieved. "Dad..."
"I'm sorry, honey, but you can't come either." He kissed her forehead and hugged her tightly. I could see the thousand worries that he felt passing before his eyes. "I need you to stay safe."
She shook her head, eyes filled with fear. Sophia was smart; she knew what was coming. "Daddy, I love you."
"I love you too sweetie," his eyes glowed for a moment, faced away from Kanin. Anyone that says mother wolves were the fiercest animals when protecting their young, haven't seen Matthew Donner with his only child. "I won't let anyone hurt you." He blinked and the glow was gone. Turning to Kanin, "Can you protect her until I come back?"
John Kanin looked surprised for a moment. "You've got shares in the brewery as well?"
"All the old family here does," he answered before pulling away from Sophia. He reached around back and pulled a small handgun out. "Honey..."
Kanin eyed the gun cautiously. "Does she know to use that thing?"
Sophia took the gun, flipped the chamber open to check for a full load, flipped it back and spun the chambers with an expert hand. Matt taught his daughter well.
Kanin shook his head. "Right." He chuckled and rolled his eyes with a sigh. "Why do I bother asking?"
"You'll protect her?" Donner asked again. A father's anxiety was not pretty to watch.
"Yeah, I'll protect her," his hands slipped into his jacket, probably to check in weapon. "The question is who am I protecting her from?"
"You'll know it when you see them," Donner answered before giving his daughter's shoulders a squeeze.
"Hey," Lucas voice called from the church's front door. "I've got the car out front. Time to go." His eyes sought Sophia's and I realized with a bittersweet feeling that my son was in love.
Turning, I watch Sophia exchange silent promises with him before turning back to her father. "Be careful, Daddy."
"I will," he kissed her forehead once more and turned to me. "I'll go around back and take my car."
"It would be wiser," I replied, motioning for Ruby to follow. "Let's go."
The battle was ahead and I can only hope the maneuvering of the last two days would pay off. I may have always stayed within the shadow of my late husband, but as the alpha female of the clan, I'm not without some influences. Tonight, I'm about to put my power to the test. Willard, wherever you are, I pray that you will give me the strength to save our family.
TBC...
