Legend of the Wolf Demon

By SugarHighNutcase

Once again, thank you to all my reviewers. They always mean a lot to me, and I doubt I'd be writing this were it not for your support. So THANKS: )

Secondly, I want you all to know that I had this amazing outline for the story; I'd completely planned out every bit of this piece. However, I've completely forgotten what I want to do with this chapter. What's more, I've- ahem- misplaced that handy-dandy outline. So, until I find that outline, I'm going to have to wing it. I'd planned on finishing this by about the seventh chapter. Now, I'm not too sure. Please bear with me while I get my act together.

That being said, enjoy!

Chapter 6

Will studied the crudely drawn map the man had given him. There were all sorts of comments and side notes scrawled on the paper, making it difficult to read in places. Will turned the map around a few times, not really sure which side was north. He tried to get a feel for where he was, and where he should head to next.

Of course, it didn't help his concentration any that Jack was standing beside him, singing to himself and swinging around a dagger he held. Upon closer inspection, Will saw it was the same dagger the girl- Kara, her name was- had stabbed Elizabeth with.

Will didn't know whether to be angry or amused. He settled for annoyed as Jack moved on to a drinking song (for drinking songs had always been Jack's favorites). Will went back to trying to make sense of the map. Sighing, he decided that he, although the map wasn't entirely useless, it was not very helpful, and he was probably better off just wandering around for the time being. He looked up, chose a direction, and began to walk.

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Will and Jack had been walking for what seemed to be hours. They were hot, they were thirsty, and they were getting tired. Jack was getting particularly annoying as he continued to sing, quite badly in Will's opinion. Will was sure that any hopes of finding Kara had vanished the moment Jack opened his mouth; his songs were a warning to any who stood in the way.

Will pulled out the map one last time, just to double-check that he really had no idea what he was doing. Determining that he really didn't know what to do next, where he was, or what he'd even do once he'd found Kara, Will was just about to turn back when he heard it.

There was a rustling in the nearby trees. Will carefully turned in a full circle, examining every bit of the area around him for the source of the noise. A low growl sounded behind him, and Will spun around. He'd lost Jack, he guessed, around the time he pulled the map back out, and he was now completely alone. Well, maybe not completely. Will could feel something out there; he could feel its eyes on him as another growl sounded, this time from his left.

Sure that the creature was moving, Will listened carefully, and tried to follow any sound he could make out. He would hear rustling in one place, and then growling in another. It took Will a moment to realize that there were more than one creature out there, watching him.

He took a step back nervously, and stumbled over a rock. He straightened, and looked up, only to find himself looking into the yellow eyes of a wolf. It was large, baring its teeth at Will, who was fully prepared to bolt, were it not for the fact that he couldn't move his legs, due to shock. He did, however, manage to back up a couple steps before falling backward, still shocked and unable to actually make an escape.

The wolf advanced, and behind him followed three more wolves coming out of the trees. All four had their eyes fixed on him, and to Will, none looked happy.

There was more rustling from the trees, and out came the girl, who was escorted by a smaller wolf, a female wolf, who looked quite a bit kinder than the first ones.

The six of them came toward the stunned man, who was still on the ground. The animals stopped a few feet away, as though unsure whether they should go on. But the girl kept walking, until she stood directly above him. Kneeling, she looked straight into his eyes, no fear or hesitation evident on her features. She smiled at him.

"Hello, Will."