"Give us the child, " The huge white one growled, stepping forward and extending a huge taloned hand/paw.

"We do not have it," Luke said slowly, transformed enough that his eyes were cobalt and his canines were showing, top and bottom. He could feel Adako taking ragged breaths against his back. She was probably feeling him do the same. As if she knew he was thinking about her, she reached back and grasped his hand, holding on for dear life. He squeezed hers back.

Luke's answer angered the wolf and he roared, getting in Luke's face. "You have alot of guts, you little wimp of a wolf. Where is it?"

"I said we do not have it!" He roared again, reaching around Luke with both arms and grabbing Adako by the throat, his large hands having no problem encircling it. Adako cried out and gasped for air, letting out a few terrified squeaks of despair. The wolf stared into Luke's eyes.

"If you do not have it, why are you here and where is it?"

Luke hesitated. "I'm waiting!" he growled, squeezing Adako's throat harder.

"We don't have it!" Luke yelled. "Let her go! I'll tell you everything I know!" The wolf looked unconvinced, but let Adako go. Luke spun around a caught her as she fell. Her face had a blue tinge to it, her lips slightly purple. After a moment she heaved in a breath and opened her eyes. She tried to say something then coughed, pointing over his shoulder. Without even looking he could feel the hot breath of Big White. Luke stared into her eyes for a moment, enough to send her a telepathic message.

Adako...listen. Just be quiet, ok? It will all work out. He left her lying on the ground.

He then turned around to face White. "What is your gift, White?" he asked, pushing his luck. He bared his fangs at him.

"Like I said before, you have guts. Now, tell me what you know!"

"Yeah, well. Maybe I lied. And maybe you really aren't that much stronger than me!" He balled his fists and stared at White, who drew back his jowls and lunged, roaring to the others to attack.

A smaller black wolf, one in White's pack, stood back a little further than the rest, keeping on guard in case they happened to escape. He could hardly tell who was who because it was all blurry cause of the fighting. The rest of the pack all lept on the small wolf, snarling and tearing at him with claws and fangs. Shaking off the notion, Black jumped in with the rest, taking a big bite of the little wolfs hind paw.

Luke snatched up Adako and made it out of the hubbub of fighting wolves to the side of the car, fumbling with the keys. He set her gently on her feet. "How are you feeling?" He stuck a key in the door.

"I'm ok." Her voice came out in a whisper.

"Crap." Luke mumbled under his breath. "I can't get this key out!"

"Stop it!" Came an extremely loud command from White. Immediately all the wolves stopped their attacks. Several audible gasps of surprise could be heard around the circle. "What are you doing?" White growled fiercely, his snow white coat dripping with blood.

"But we thought-"

"How the hell?"

"Dude, I'm so dead."

White pointed out the door. "He's got mind power! He made you think I was him! After him, you no good pieces of wolf meat!"

Through the static in her brain, Adako tried to even out and took small sips of breath. Eventually her vision cleared. She was holding on to the car for support, when suddenly there was static coming from elsewhere. She looked around, confused. Luke was still trying in vain to get the key out of the car door without bending it. The static came again, then a voice clear as day.

"Luke, Adako, can you hear me?" Her hand flew to her ear where the 'miniphone' was. Thank God! She crouched down, her hand to her ear. "Monty, is that you?"

"Yes! Adako, where the heck are you guys? It's almost sundown! What's wrong? You sound...hoarse."

"Monty, we need help. We came to the rendezvous place where Luke was supposed to come and-" she was interrupted by a series of enraged roars coming from inside of the building, then a line of them streaming out the door. "Monty! They're going to kill us! Help! "

A roar sounded in the earpiece and Adako screamed, and he could also hear Luke yelling in the background. Adako was screaming unintelligable words as crashing sounds sounded. Monty could stand no more. "Hold on Adako. I'm coming. I have to wait till the sun goes all the way down, but I'll recruit a group of wolves to come now. We will be on our way as soon as possible. Hold on, ok?"

"Monty!" She screeched. "Don't hang up! Don't hang up! Monty!" A click followed. Her shrieking attracted the attention of a couple wolves and they turned to her, starting after her with as much of a grin as dog jowls allow. She screamed and started running, running, running away as fast as she could. She could hear them gaining on her. Suddenly one was in front of her, sliding to a halt, and one was behind her, almost bowling her over. She herself slid to a stop, holding very still as the two wolves sized her up. She kept her eyes down, breathing deeply. She clutched two razors in each hand, carefully concealed. The two were emitting low growls as they conversed with each other, once in a while giving a huff which she supposed to be a laugh. The one in front of her grabbed her hair and pulled it, making her look up at him. She stared him in the eye, disdain and fear written all over her face, but she was unwilling to back down. He bent a little and lifted lip, showed her his set of canines, then his tongue sneaked out and slid across her neck.

That was it. Adako's right hand flew up and sliced at his throat with her razors, her left hand leading the way as she twirled around and caught the other one on the nose. She flew at them again, cutting them in all the places she could reach, in the most vital spots she could until they managed to stop her. The one that had been in front of her caught her wrists and twirled her around so that her back was facing him and her pulled her against his chest, his breath hot against her throat. He squeezed her wrists.

"Drop. Your. Blades." He growled.

"No," She managed, writhing against his grip. He squeezed her wrists her wrists harder, and his arms tightened around her rib cage.

"I will not tell you again."

When she didn't comply, he squeezed her wrists until there was no strength left in them and she could hold on no longer, and a small metal clang was heard as they dropped to the pavement. As soon as he heard it he shoved her away and she fell, trying to catch herself but her hands weren't working so she fell on the backs of her hands, pain searing up the bones in her arms. She tried to get up and managed to roll over but stopped when she saw the wolves standing over her. The one who had shoved her opened his mouth wide and let out a roar, doubling back his fist and letting it fly. Adako closed her eyes, counting on the inevitable, knowing that his blow would crush her skull. But instead, his blow landed deep in the pavement beside her face. She drew a shuddering breath, giving up.

Wet drops landed on her face, and she looked up. The other wolf was gone, or just out of her site line. She saw that the drops landing on her were wolf blood from where she had inflicted the cuts. They had gone deeper than she expected. Another drop landed on her forehead, and she found she had a small spark of hope left. They could be hurt. They could be brought down.

Suddenly she heard Luke give a triumphant shout and looked to where the real fight was going on, as did the wolf, and she saw that their reinforcments had arrived. She smiled for joy and tried to get up, but the wolf landed a foot on her back and kept her down.

About thirty of her friends had arrived and as soon as they jumped out of their cars they transformed and raced into the fight, attacking the bigger wolves.

As strong as they were, the big wolves were many times outnumbered. White called a retreat and all big wolves halted what they were doing and took off running in Adako's direction, passing her and the wolf holding her down as if they didn't see them. Adako screamed for Luke or someone, anyone to come and rescue her if this brute didn't get off her soon. All of them heard her frenzied cries and ran toward her, but the wolf had other ideas. He grabbed her around the waist and took off after the rest of his pack. Adako screamed, but a blow to the side of her head silenced her. Then he stopped and faced the others, seeming to beckon them to get him, and just when they reached him he disappeared into thin air.

They stopped, confused, until a torn up Luke reached them, panting. "His gift is teleporting."

He coughed, and morphed back into a human, falling on his knees. The rest of the pack surged around him and caught him as he fell the rest of the way, to weak to do anything else.

Adako rubbed her eyes. They felt like there was powdered glass or sand in them. When she did open her eyes, she couldn't see anything. It was very dark. It kind of reminded her of when she had first met the three guys. A bright idea popped into her head. Maybe all this had been a dream! She stood up then sank back down. This wasn't a dream, because before this all happened she wouldn't have been wearing knee high boots and those long gloves. Or a mini, for that matter.

She got back up again after roving the area with her limited senses and deciding there were no wolves in the immediate vicinity, she followed the wall, shuffling her feet so she wouldn't step on anything. Suddenly across the small room a door opened, letting a little light spill in. A silhouette filled the doorway, and the guy looked around.

"Adako?" He called.

"Luke!" She whispered loudly, her releif evident. "I'm over here!" He looked her way and saw her, and a broad smile lit his face. Adako ran to him, her arms outstretched. When she reached him, she immediately began crying, her pent up emotions letting loose at once. He wrapped his arms around her and stroked her hair, soothing her as best he could. He shut the door.

She looked up, confused. "Shouldn't we leave now?"

"No, I narrowly made it in. We need to wait until we know they are sleeping, and they probably will sleep tonight because they were up during the day."

She nodded against his chest. He picked her up easily and strode to the other side of the room, sitting her on his lap with his arms still around her.

They were silent for a few minutes then he felt her shiver.

"Are you cold, or scared?" he asked.

"Both," she managed, wiping her eyes.

He tipped her chin and turned her face to his. "Me, too." he whispered, leaning towards her, closing the distance between them. Ever so softly he captured her lips with his, and she didn't resist. He deepened the kiss and she let him, pulling away after a moment. "Not here, Luke."

"Why not?" He asked, sounding agitated. He turned her face to his again.

"No!" She said adamantly, getting up off his lap. He got up too.

"Come on, baby. We have all day long."

Her eyes widened and she backed away. "Luke?" She asked, her voice shaking.

Just then the door slammed open, and they both turned to see who it was. Adako gasped. There, standing in the door way, was Luke! He strode in and stood in front of Adako, adressing the other Luke.

"Get out of here, damn you!"

The other Luke glared at this new intruder and growled, transforming into a seven foot giant of a wolf.