Ricks POV

"That's your girlfriend?" the teacher asked as she walked me back to class. I chuckled.

"No, I wish though" I said, causing her to laugh.

"Yeah. she seems like a sweet girl, never seen a wolf with her colors before. It's pretty" she complimented. Yeah she was definitely right about that. "You two seem pretty close," she said as we turned the corner.

"I like to think we are, but I'm too scared to tell her how I feel," I admitted. She laughed again.

"Oh you kids and your young love, although i dont think ive ever seen a pair as sincere as you," she said. I turned to her and squinted.

"You just met me," I said.

"Well she was the one that got hit by the car right?" she asked. I turned away from her and my ears lowered.

"Yeah" I said sadly.

"Well from what I heard you took her to the hospital and saved her by doing so. If what I heard is true the ambulance couldn't get her quick enough" she explained. I nodded before she did the same. "You care about her, and that's all that matters, and if what I caught a glimpse of is what I thought it was, you and Her are close to making a real cute couple," she said. I snickered before reaching the class.

"Well. this is my stop" i said.

"Okay, it was nice talking to you mister…" she started as she reached out her hand. I grabbed it and shook her hand.

"Rick," I answered.

"Mrs Carione" she said as she shook my hand back. "Nice to meet you, and remember what i said, i think she likes you" she whispered before walking off. "See you around Rick," she said. I nodded to myself before stepping back into class.

I sat in my chair waiting for Kate to come back from the office. I hope she's okay. She didn't end up coming back for the remainder of class so I grabbed her bag along with my book bag when the bell rang. I carried it to the second period and placed it neatly on the chair next to me. It was about half way through class before Kate came back.

"Miss Hunter you're just in time" our teacher said as he handed her a paper. She took it and sat down next to me.

"Thank you" she said to me, referring to her bag. I rubbed her arm.

"Of course Kate," I said.

"So what was the assignment?" she asked. I looked over the instructions on top of the paper as I remembered what the teacher said.

"Just sit this one out Kate, i'll give you the answers" i said as i started doing the worksheet. I felt Kate's moist lips on my cheek again. I loved that feeling.

"Thank you" she said again. I let Kate relax and calm down as I did the paper. It was quiet as I did so but Kate needed the silence. She just sat there resting her head on her hand as she looked down at the paper. When I was done I looked up at the teacher to see him on the computer. He wasn't looking our way so I slid the paper over to Kate. "thanks" she said as she started copying my answers.

"So what happened once I left?" I asked. She sighed before answering.

"Mr Lundy asked me what was upsetting me, i told him that i didn't feel comfortable talking about it and that i already talked about it with a good friend so he let me hang out for a bit" she explained. I put my hand over hers. Glad she was a righty like me. She stopped writing and stared at our hands for a moment before looking over to me.

"I'm glad you're okay" I said, earning me a kind smile from the beautiful wolf that sat next to me. She always had a way of slightly showing her fangs through her smile. I don't think she meant to but it was so cute when she did. I loved everything about this girl.

Not long after the bell rang and we started to pack up our things.

"I don't want to leave you" Kate whined as I finished putting my notebook in my bookbag.

"It's only two periods Kate, i'll walk you to your next class and see you at lunch okay?' I offered.

"Okay" Kate nodded. We turned in our papers before walking out the door. As expected Kate held my hand the whole way there. I didn't mind though, I loved holding her hand and never wanted to let go of it. We reached the class before Kate hugged me and whimpered as she kissed me on the cheek again. "I'll miss you" she whined. I put my forehead to hers. She always seemed to relax when I did. She let out a long, warm exhale as I did.

"I'll see you at lunch and we can go out and get away from school for a bit, okay?" she nodded as she breathed. I rubbed behind her ears and gave her forehead a quick kiss before heading off.

It was a rough two classes without Kate. but when the bell for lunch finally rang i felt joy. I needed to see her again, see if she was doing okay. I didn't want her getting upset again. I reached the lunch room and glanced around it. I spotted Humphrey sitting with Angel, Lilly, and Shaky. Humphrey waved to me and I waved back.

"Hey" I heard behind me. I turned to see the love of my life. I smiled and took her hand.

"Ready to go?" I asked. She nodded with a warm smile. We got about two steps before we heard a familiar voice behind us.

"You didn't hear a word I said did you?" me and Kate stopped before turning around to see Garth standing there looking pissed. Not as pissed as I was though. Where the fuck did he come from?

"Haven't you done enough?" I asked, sounding pissed.

"Im not talking to you, you God damn fuck up" Garth said before turning to Kate. "honestly Kate how stupid are you?" he asked. I felt my anger build up instantly.

"No Garth, I heard every word, and you know what?" Kate started as she walked up to him in anger. "All it did was make me realize how much I was in the right, and how sad and wrong you really are. You know Garth when I first saw you I did have a crush on you. But after i actually met you i hated you. I still… fucking hate you" she said through gritted teeth as she got into his face. Garth shook his head.

"Then you're even stupider than I thought," he said. I pulled Kate back a bit before Garth did something stupid.

"Come on Kate, you don't need to give him the time of day" I said. She tried to turn to come with me before Garth stepped in again.

"Playing hero again? I think she can take care of herself, let her talk" Garth snapped. I ignored him as me and Kate started walking away. "What are you gonna go fuck again? Guess I would run the risk of looking like a pussy bitch to as long as I got to get that pussy in return. Tell me Rick, how easy was she?" he asked. As hard as it was, I ignored him. I felt Kate squeeze my hand. She must be getting as angry as I am. I heard footsteps speed up behind me. "Hey, i'm talking to you" Garth said as he spun me around quickly. "Who the fuck do you think you are?" he asked.

"Piss of Garth" Kate growled.

"Everythings been going to shit because of you, youve fucking brain washed everyone into thinking your some sort of fucking hero" Garth said as he pushed me back.

"Step back" I said as he stepped closer to me.

"No come on, show me what a hero you are '' he said, pushing me again.

"Come on Garth leave these two alone" Hutch said as he walked over to us. A scene was starting over this and I couldn't be bothered. Hutch put his hand on Garth's shoulder but it was slapped away.

"When you punched me, I let it go but now… now i'm thinking what you did was more for your self image than for Kate" Garth said. I cocked my head to the side in anger.

"You would know a thing or two about creating a scene to promote your self image, wouldn't you Garth? But unlike this. That situation was completely unavoidable, and as of right now you still have the chance to fuck off" i said. Kate grabbed my arm and tried to lead me away. I obeyed, or tried to before Kate grabbed my arm again.

"Don't walk away from me" he barked.

"Garth PISS OFF!" Kate yelled.

"Look at what you're doing. She would never be like this if she didn't start talking to a loser like you" Garth said as he gestured to Kate.

"no Garth, we all wouldn't be in this situation right now if we hadn't even met a loser like you" i said through fitted teeth. Next thing I knew Garth charged me into a wall and slammed my head into it repeatedly.

"You little. Pussy. Bitch!" he yelled between slams.

"Garth STOP IT!" I heard Kate yell before I grabbed his shoulder and kicked his leg to throw him off balance. It worked as we toppled over a table and landed on the floor.

We both went to get up but before I could I felt Garth kick me in the stomach. He then grabbed my throat and started choking me. Kate ran over to try and get him off. It didn't go too well as he backhanded her away and she hit her head on one of the other tables. That was all the motivation I needed. I kicked him off of me and kicked his foot to get him on the ground. I then stood up and lunged at him, grabbing him by the collar of his shirt and punching his face. One, two, three, four times before I felt someone grab my arm.

"That's enough" I heard a low voice say. I turned to see Angel holding my hand with tears in her eyes. Instantly I felt bad and looked around me to see the whole cafeteria staring at me. I got off of Garth and made my way over to Kate who was on the floor unconscious. She must have hit her head hard.

"Kate?" I asked, turning her over to me. Garth's football buddies were checking on him while I scooped up the unconscious wolf in my arms. "Humphrey, follow me" I instructed. He did as was told of him and followed me as I pushed past the audience.

I walked into the hallway with Humphrey close behind me.

"What did you need me for?" Humphrey asked as I carried Kate down to the nurses office.

"I don't want to risk Garth's buddies or that son of a bitch himself coming up for seconds. If that happens I need you to take Kate" I instructed.

"Okay" Humphrey nodded as we continued walking. We got there in about thirty seconds. I ran up to the door and stood to the side.

"Humphrey. Door" I called. Humphrey ran over and opened it up as I stepped in. Humphrey followed close behind. The nurse took one look at what had walked through her door and stood up from her desk.

"What happened?" she asked as I laid Kate down on the shitty nurse bed.

"Someone hit her and she hit her head," I said. As I laid her down I noticed a small red mark on her face. That mother fucker. I rubbed it gently with my thumb.

"I cant believe Garth actually went that far" Humphrey said as he and the nurse stood next to me.

"Garth? Garth the football player?" the nurse asked, getting me and Humphreys attention. We didn't answer. I guess we were waiting for one another to answer for us. Either way our silence answered the question as the nurse sighed. "I'm gonna let her rest, she should be fine. You kids should get going" the nurse said. Humphrey took my arm and walked me out into the hall.

"Thanks" I said as we stepped out. Once the door was shut, me and Humphrey just stood in silence.

"It was bound to happen one of these days, '' Humphrey said after a while. I just stared at him in silence. I slumped against the wall and slid down it, taking a seat on the floor. Humphrey walked over and sat down next to me. We both just leaned against the wall in silence.

"It was bound to happen one of these days," I repeated. Silence again. "Thanks for coming with me," I said to Humphrey. He turned to me.

'Of course," he said. I laughed as I thought of something messed up.

"What?" Humphrey asked.

"This is the second time Kates got hurt, and each time I had you open a door for me to get her someplace to heal up" I explained. Humphrey just turned away from me and chuckled silently. It was silent again. "You know… Kate had a run in with Garth earlier… he told her that she was a slut, that she was spending too much time with me and that we practically just met. He made her cry Humphrey" I explained. Humphrey once again turned to me before he scoffed.

"Why didn't you go after him then?" he asked.

"Because… i didn't want to put Kate through anything" i explained. Humphrey turned away and rested his head against the wall.

"I don't know… if it were Lilly I'd have to do something about it as soon as I heard" he said.

"Be glad that it wasn't," I replied. Humphrey just exhaled as he was most likely still trying to process the situation. "Are you any good at fighting?" I asked. Humphrey laughed.

"I like to think so," he said. It was quiet again. We then heard a pair of footsteps walking towards us down the hall. He turned our attention to the corner of the hall to see Mrs Carione walk around it.

"Hey" I said. She walked over and knelt down next to us. "Humphrey, this is Mrs Carione," I said.

"I know her, she's my English teacher," he said. I nodded as I turned to face her.

"I heard about what happened," she said. I looked down at the floor expecting to be scolded. But to my surprise, that didn't happen. "The principal wants to see you. He'll probably suspend you but I want you to know that what you did was the right thing" she explained. I looked up to her puzzled. She smiled. "I know. You werent expecting that, just don't tell anyone I said that" she said. I turned to Humphrey and he just shot me a smile. "Come on. I'll walk you" Mrs Carione said, standing up and reaching out her hand. I grabbed it and she helped me up. I did the same with Humphrey.

"Thanks, Humph, I owe you one," I said. Humphrey patted my shoulder before he started walking back to lunch. Me and Mrs Carione started our journey to the office, walking side by side.

"So is she okay?" she asked me. I shrugged.

"She was unconscious when I dropped her off, but I know she'll be fine," I answered. I knew she would be okay but I was still worried about her.

"Poor girl," Mrs Carione said. As we walked I found the guts to ask Mrs Carione a question I've been wondering since I met her this morning.

"How are you so cool with all of this?" I asked. She laughed.

"Just because I'm a teacher doesn't mean i don't have a personality" she said as we reached the office door. She held the door open and motioned me to go inside. "Stay out of trouble okay?" she asked. I nodded before she smiled. "Have a good day Rick" she said as I stepped inside. She shut the door gently behind me as I took a seat, and waited to be brought in.

"Rick?" I heard the principal call. I stepped in and sat across from him at the desk. "So… you got into a little scuffle I hear" he said. I nodded. "Can you tell me what happened on this?" he asked as he slipped over a paper and pen. I took it and started writing. He did work on his computer while I did so. It took about seven minutes to write. I just slid it back over when I was done. He took it and gave it a quick read. "Okay, i'll bring Garth in here to do the same thing, in the meantime no matter what happened there was still a fight between you two. So I'm sorry to say that for the next week you'll be suspended" he explained. I nodded again. Exactly as expected. I heard a knock at the door before it swung open. It was Shaky.

"Hey. they wanted me to bring this to you" he said, handing me my book bag. I took it and placed it on the floor next to my chair.

"Thanks," I said.

"Yeah, no problem man" he said before shutting the door. I turned back to the principal and sat back down.

"Okay, I'll call your parents and let them know what happened. I'll see you on Monday okay?" he asked. I nodded again. I just couldn't find words to say to him. He nodded back before gesturing to the door. I stood up, grabbed my bag and walked over to the door before I was stopped. "Rick?" I heard the principal say. I turned back to him. "That girl is really lucky to have you," he said. I nodded awkwardly before stepping out. As I walked to the front door I texted Humphrey asking him to bring Angel home and then messaged Kate telling her that i was sorry I couldn't stay and to text me when she wakes up. I stepped outside into the cold November air. I shivered as my phone vibrated. It was a text from Humphrey.

"Hey. no problem bro, well hang out soon okay?" it read. I sent him a quick okay before walking to my truck and driving home.

When I got home I stepped inside to the warm house.

"Rick?" I heard my mom call as she walked around the corner to greet me.

"Hey" I said as I placed my bookbag down and hung up my jacket. I turned back in her direction to have her check my face for bruising. There was none.

"What happened?" she asked. I motioned towards the living room. She started walking in there and when we reached it we sat on the couch. I then proceeded to tell her what happened. She understood.