Tigers Rival Chapter 6

To all my readers: I know it has been a hell of a long time since I updated any of my stories but life has just gotten in the way. In the four years since I have updated I have finished and graduated from college and have been job searching not only that but I have had the worst case of writers block on the planet. I wouldn't be surprised if you have given up on me and this story I just hope there are a few of you out there still hoping for an update. This chapter is for you thanks I hope you enjoy!

Tessa couldn't look at Tiger the next day without blushing. She knew the others were wondering about her strange behavior be she just couldn't help it. That dream had felt so real almost like a memory and the image of Tiger in human form would not leave her head. Every time she looked at him and into those blue eyes all she could think of was the feel of his arms around her and the passion of the kiss her dream self had shared with his.

Sighing Tessa shook her head trying to dispel those images for the 100th time that day. She was just fooling herself there was no way Tiger would ever be human or that she would want him to be. To her he was perfect in every way and yet if he did become human they could be together in a way they could not now. 'All right that's it no more day dreams back to the real world!' Tessa whispered to herself and continued to make her way to the stream they had camped a few miles down from. It was her night to procure water for their little rag tag group of hero's and that was what she was going to do without anymore thoughts of a certain blue haired monster.

Walking the last few yards to the waters edge Tessa took the water skins she had brought with her and bent to the water and began to fill the thirsty leather bags. She had finished one and had begun another when she heard a sound behind her, one that sounded much like a growl and could have sworn she felt hot breath on her neck. Sighing she closed her eyes in annoyance. She had spent all day trying to ignore him and now here he was sneaking up on her as though he were some kind of thief. Taking a deep breath she turned around ready to give him a piece of her mind.

"Tiger I-

Her thoughts were interrupted when she looked into a pair of gold eyes filled with coldness and cruelty. Those eyes were attached to a wolf like creature much like Tiger except this one was completely gray and did not look friendly. And yet it just stood there looking at her as if studying her still as a statue. She felt a cold fear run through her ten times stronger that when she had been held down by Tiger. She trusted Tiger, knew he would never hurt her but this monster; she had no such qualms that it would tear her throat out with no hesitation.

"Wh-, She cleared her throat and wet her now suddenly dry lips, "Who are you, what do you want?" The big gray seemed to smirk at the question and moving bent forward and began to sniff at her neck and clothes. Moving back after lightly licking the racing pulse on her neck it once more looked at her this time with a strange glint in those golden eyes. He then turned and gave a sharp howl after which 10 other wolf like monsters began to surround them.

"I finally have you alone human." It took Tessa a moment to realize it was the big gray who had spoken. So he was a male monster she thought judging from his deep roughened voice, he then growled gaining her full attention once again.

"It took awhile but I knew you would separate from your pack sooner or later you were feeling too safe out here and let your defenses down a bad move but not one unexpected of a weak human," Tessa glared at this she hated being referred to as weak and considering how she had been dealing with all that had happened to her in the last month she felt she had gone above and beyond brave. Now to have some monster who didn't even know her criticize her for being human which was beyond her control in the first place stoked her anger which overrode her fear.

"You mangy dog how dare you call me weak, I have gone through being sucked into another world, dealt with interacting with creatures I never knew existed and putting up with a stubborn insufferable Tiger and you are calling me weak, I'd call needing ten of your lackeys to take on one small defenseless girl weak, but that's just me." The big gray just looked at her in shock for one second before bursting out with laughter. Then suddenly without warning two of his so called lackeys were on her and had each of her arms in there large mouths. The Gray was now looking straight at her all laughter gone.

"Such spunk yet I would expect nothing less from my brothers choice in a mate, you will make our journey very interesting," Turning to the monsters around him he gave another howl before barking (no pun intended) out orders. "Take her back to the lair I will stay and leave the message for my brother, now go!"

Before she could scream the many monster wolves had grabbed her and she found herself on top of one of them racing away from the river and the camp where her friends lay unaware of her situation. Finally finding her voice Tessa began to scream for the only one she knew could save her; "TIGER!" All of a sudden she felt a sharp pain in the back of her head. Before she succumbed to the blackness surrounding her last thought was that she hoped that Tiger would find her so that she could tell him she loved him before she died.

Tiger sniffed the ground and began to growl when he realized that Tessa's scent was already hours old. He mentally beat himself up, Tessa had been in trouble and he hadn't been there to help. With a growl he began to search around the river bank the last place Tessa had been seen heading too. It didn't take him long to find the message left for him it hadn't been hidden very well. Scratched into a tree next to the water skins Tessa had taken with her were the words:

'We have your mate, come alone to our canyon see you soon older brother' The silence of the night was broken with the pained howl of a Tiger who has lost his mate, it also held a warning to those who had taken her, it said I am coming.

To be continued….

Hope you enjoyed this latest chapter, yeah Tiger's brother has finally decided to play his hand! Hey by the way if anyone knows the actual name of Tigers brother I would appreciate it other wise he will be known as Gray in this story. Thanks again for your support! –StuffedAnimal18-