Chapter One:

I sat down on a pile of fur blankets, staring intently at the beautiful woman that was softly singing a lullaby while rocking my baby sister, dressed in her buckskin dress with matching mocassins on her feet. I hadn't been there for long when I heard frightened howls erupting in the usually quiet night air. Alarmed, I edged closer, reaching a hand up to grab a hold of the lady's hand. "Mama..."

A small, worried smile flashed across her features as she looked down at me. "Hush my child. Everything is okay."

"That's what you think Queen Song of the Sea." A man that I didn't recognize stood in the teepee's doorway, a long metal stick that looked sharp in his hand.

Confused, I sniffed the air, hoping to get a hint of who he was from his Packsmell. I frowned, not recognizing the scent that teased my nostrils. It was earthy, but at the same time it was missing the twang of smoke that my Pack was known for. I glanced over at Mama as she carefully sat sister next to me, standing up as she turned to face the stranger. "I must say I am surprise to see you here, as you should know, we do not get many visitors from Mountain Pack here often."

So that was why I didn't recognize his scent. The Mountain Pack lived on the clear other side of Wolvania (A/N: Pronounced Wolf-Vain-Ee-Ay). The man shifted, before speaking in a low voice, glancing over at me and sister as if he hadn't expected to see us there. "Alpha Eagle caught Prey wants all Packs united under his rule and no one is to stand in his way."

"You must wait for my husband to get home... he is foraging with our men right now." Mama stepped forward, intending to lead him out of the small teepee.

"I was under different orders..." His voice came out as a low growl as his stick flashed suddenly. Mama screeched in pain, right before she dropped to the ground, a strange red liquid that smelled metallic dripping onto the ground...and all over his metal stick. The strange man turned to face me and sister, and lunged, his stick flashing in the air... it never made contact. A burly man that I recognized instantly as Sparrow Playing in the Field was tackling him to the ground, a snarl escaping him. Another man rushed to us, stopping briefly to crouch next to Mama. Glancing over at us, he spoke sharply, his voice brokering no arguments from us.

"Kids, change your forms now!" I quickly twisted, changing into my wolf-form. The man that was checking on Mama changed into a much larger wolf, picking my sister up in his jaw, jerking his head to signal me to follow him.

Paws skidding across the suddenly damp moss and leaves covered ground, I ran out of the teepee...and right out of the encampment. "Papa..." I softly whined as I left the only place I've ever been behind me.

"Do not look back son. Stay close to me now..." Papa growled softly around his mouthful of sister's fur.

"Alpha Ray of Sun that Warms the Earth! I am here to challenge you to a duel!" Another wolf appeared in front of us, his voice a low growl. I sniffed the air, my fur bristling as I realized that he smelled similar to the other newcomer.

Papa snapped his head back to look at me, dropping my sister at my paws. "Hide...now. I will deal with Alpha Eagle caught Prey." Turning, he snarled angrily at the much bigger wolf. "You will regret threatening our way of life Eagle caught Prey."

"We'll see about that..." Launching forward suddenly, and with no warning, Eagle caught Prey sank his teeth into Papa's ear.

A small whimper rose up from somewhere deep inside of me, even as I grabbed my sister by the ear, dragging her away from the fight. Paws tripping over the extra weight that I was now carrying despite my small size, I eventually got to a small hollow. By the smell of things, it used to be a rabbit burrow. Nudging my sister forward, I pushed her into the hole before turning to face the direction that we just came from. I could still hear the loud snarls and howls that permeated the air due to the fight that was going on. Worried about Papa, I glanced briefly over at where sister was now curled up, her small forepaws covering her ears as she whimpered in fear. "I'm gonna go check on Papa..." I ran back to where I had left him, paws skidding out from underneath me occasionally.

Peering through a low branch on a berry bush, I watched as Papa limped in a slow circle, his breath coming out in ragged gasps. Not good...Not good... I crouched low, even as I willed myself to wake up from this nightmare... Eagle caught Prey sprang suddenly, his claws sinking deeply into Papa's side. Papa fell down, his body hitting the ground with a solid thud. I gasped loudly, revealing my location to Eagle caught Prey. Snapping his head over to look in my direction, he opened his mouth and howled. "Kill the Alpha Prince of Volcano Pack!"

Wake up! Come on... just get this over with..!

I bolted upon hearing that, my paws scrambling for purchase. I ran all the way back to the abandoned rabbit burrow. My forepaws lost their traction on the slippery ground, and I shot forward, tumbling into the dark abyss below... No! Help! Awww!

With a loud gasp a young teen with light brown hair snapped his electric blue eyes open as he lay in the dark of his bedroom, his heart thudding loudly in his chest. Clutching a pair of nunchucks to his chest, he shifted ever so slightly, trying to reorient himself. Rolling over onto his side, he stared blankly across the room to his hotheaded roommate's bunk. That was when he noticed something off...

A/N: Hello! Rating will be because of the untimely deaths in this chapter. So...you do you think the young werewolf is? This is an AU that will only make sense, if you don't count Hands of Time. Just so you know. This chapter is the only one with first person in it, the rest of it will be in third person. (Thus the change at the end to third person...) I seriously do want guesses on who the werewolf is, just so you guys now. Please let me know what you think of this idea and this chapter!

Ella