It was nearly 2 in the morning when Sage had finally let everything fester enough that it was too hard to ignore. Getting up Sage silently slipped out from Macy's bed and headed to the door where he carefully opened the slider then after locking it and shifted back to wolf form on the other side. Carefully Sage moved to Macy's window and threw snow balls at the window till he heard Macy stir. Shifting to wolf form Sage sat down tail wagging. He watched as Macy drew her drapes and opened the window

"Sagebrush? What are you doing outside? How'd you...oh go to the door and I'll let you in" her voice sounded racked with sleep
He padded into the house a few moments later and waited until Macy had latched the door shut before shifting up.

"Hi."

Macy nearly screamed when hearing a voice behind her and tried throwing a punch.

Sage covered her mouth and held her tight.

"Macy it's me...Sage calm down I'm not going to hurt you. Now I'm going to let you go if you promise not to scream and let me explain. Do you promise?" Macy nodded her head.

"What the heck," Macy whispered, staring at him with wide eyes.

"Sorry. I didn't know if there was a more… subtle… way to do that," he looked down, blushing a bit.

"I'm in one of those stress dreams again aren't I." Sage watched as she pinched herself on the arm several times and he couldn't help but laugh softly.

"No, 'fraid not. I'm as real as you can get," he offered a small smile, suddenly feeling shy now that the conversations weren't just one sided.

"Why did you…" Macy stared at him with confusion and Sage could practically see the puzzle pieces shifting into place in her head, "Why? For over a month…?"

"I couldn't shift," he shrugged, "I couldn't figure it out at first but it was the pins. They kept me from being able to shift."

"I don't believe it...Tommy and his friends were right," Macy muttered, not sure if she just said that.

"I, um, sneaked into your dad's office last night and sent them an email with your address," he chewed on his lip and searched for the right way to explain himself but he knew none of it sounded right. "I'm sorry. I thought that maybe if you thought my real owners had found me that it would be better than you thinking I ran away or something. I'm… This is kind of against the rules. Not kind of, it IS against the rules and I thought that would be the best way but then I just got so excited to see my mom again that I didn't even say goodbye and… yeah." He raised his hands in a sort of shrug and then let them drop, ready for Macy tell him off.

"Oh my god, this means I hit a person why my car," Macy groaned, "You're gonna sue me aren't you?"

"I find it odd that THAT is what you're focusing on right now," Sage smiled and led them both back to the couch that was so familiar yet seemed so different now.

"I don't know what I'm supposed to focus on," Macy shook her head, flopping down onto the sofa in a heap.

"This whole time, my life just went from terrible to just plain weird,"

"You don't have to focus on anything," Sage shrugged and it was all too natural for his body to gravitate towards Macy's, "I just wanted to say thank you for everything you did to take care of me."

"I'm the one who did it in the first place," Macy swallowed and Sage could tell she still struggled with the guilt of the accident.

"If it wasn't you it would have been someone else. It was my fault honestly for not paying attention. But you could have left me on the side of the road, but you didn't. Thank you."

He rested his forehead against Macy's temple and maybe it seemed a little too affectionate for his human form but he only knew how to be a pet with Macy. Macy didn't seem to mind, either, pulling him in closer for a hug that lasted long enough to be considered a cuddle.

"Don't run away on me again, please?" Macy asked, her words mumbled and pressed against his cheek.

"I won't," Sage whispered and he realized it was the only promise he ever wanted to keep.

"Sage...thanks for making my time here more interesting,"

Sage smiled softly. "Your welcome, do you have any questions?"

"I don't even know where to start,"

Sage smiled. "Well I guess first off my kind aren't blood thirsty monsters. Silver doesn't work on us and we can change anytime really the full moon just makes us stronger."

"Right. So this whole Wolfblood thing. Is any of it true?"

Sage cocked his head. "Is what true?"

"What my brother told me earlier when first finding the legend of Wolfbloods,"

"Oh that...most of it's true. It's at least the narrative version."

"So, what's the actual truth behind that legend?"

Sage smiled. "Truly a male wolf fell in love with a female woman she grew to love each other. One day the wolf while out hunting got killed by a shot gun while looking for food. When he returned he found his mate unconscious and their newly arrived pups."

"Yikes," Macy cringed a bit.

"Apparently a man from the woman's village was jealous of the wolf and tried to take the woman but she refused ended up falling and hitting her head on a rock. The wolf wanted revenge so he asked the Earth Mother to change him into a man. She agreed and soon a wolf inhuman form was traveling in search of an abuser. It was later after days of travel that he traveled he found the man on the side of the ditch apparently beaten to near death by bandits.

The wolf took pity on him and brought him and ended up treating him for his wounds. The man asked. "Why help me and not hate me."

The wolf said "Because I'm not like you."

"Wow...That's deep,"

Sage shrugged. "Anyway over the years my kind have just been around. People think we go back as the first hominids."

"What got them thinking that?" Macy questioned.

"Well no one really knows how old wolfblood kind is some speculate we came and were the actual first dogs that befriended human kind."

"Sounds like you have some interesting good tales on your history,"

"Well you know the statue of Balto in Central Park, what if I told you that he was a Wolfblood?"

"Now that's something," Macy remarked

"There are a few Bloods that stay in animal form and stay close to people to help them."

"Like how you stayed as one with my family?"

"Yeah in a way. Sometimes like in the story or legend a Blood will fall in love and they have kids. Just depends on the people."

"Something tells me it is nothing like those wolf romance novels my friends and I usually read,"

Sage chuckled. "You'd be surprised."

"How so?"

"Some of those romance novels were built on real life."

"No way!"

"Cross my heart and hope to fly."

"You can't be serious! There is no possible way that those books were actually based on real life Wolfblood stuff," Macy asked astonished

"Oh you know that scene where that girl is about to get torn apart by a mountain lion and a brown werewolf saves her?"

"That was real?!" Macy exclaimed

"Mmm hmm yep. Like in the scene girl was a wildlife photographer and accidently got too close to a mountain lions cubs. The wolfblood was a guy she had bought gas from and well as they say the rest is history." Sage replied with a half-smile.

"Unbelievable. And I can only imagine how the next wolf romance will go. A teen girl who accidentally ran over a wolfblood and keeps him nurtured for a month,"

Sage laughed shaking his head. "Na I'm not interested in getting this experience published. It's going to stay between us."

Macy sighed in relief. "Thank goodness. Because that first meet was absolutely terrible. No offense."

Sage waved his hand casually. "None taken. Have to say though I like you smiling better than frowning."

Macy rolled her eyes, lightly blushing. "Whatever."

"No not whatever, Macy you have a beautiful smile and when you and Tommy are smiling it makes everyone happy." Sage said taking both Macy's hands into her own.

Now Macy felt her cheeks burning more and more. "Uh..."

Sage smiled. "You know I'd like to hang out with the two of you more, in either form...I like hanging out even if it's just to look at photos."

"R-Really?" Macy asked.

"Yeah...I actually wanted to ask you something."

"What?"

"Well...I was wondering if maybe I could take you out on a date sometime. Maybe go bowling or to the movies."

"...Sure!" Macy replied.

Sage smiled. "Umm...would it be okay if I hugged you?"

Macy nodded her head.

Sage carefully wrapped his arms around Macy and pulled her to his chest. As he held her Macy could hear the familiar thump of Sage's heart proving that the person that made her happy and at ease was really there.

For once, Macy didn't want this moment to end. It felt right to her, for some reason.

Sage pulled back gently. "Macy I have to ask you for something and it's important that you do so."

"What is it?" Macy asked

Sage held stern yet concerned eyes as he looked into Macy's. "You must not ever tell anyone about me. Not your brother, mother, father...not anyone. It's dangerous what I just did, however, I did it for you."

Macy nodded her head understanding. "Don't worry. I won't say a word."

Sage smiled as he watched Macy yawn. "I think we should head back to bed...that is if you still don't mind me sharing it in my wolf form?"

"Not at all. I honestly don't mind at all," Macy replied.

Sage smiled changing to wolf form and following Macy back to bed. After they settled down Sage laid awake after Macy had drifted off feeling her hand on his back fingers curled onto his fur as if worried he would disappear. Sage's tail thumped a little as he listened to Macy's small even breathing in was like a lullaby. A few minutes later Sage began to think as his eyes slowly shut what his life would be like now with Macy beside him. Adventures, romance, heartache, thrills, and chills and it all started when the Monroe's claimed a werewolf for a pet.

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