Chapter 4

Daniel walked along with Sonja, Balto, and Jenna. It seemed like Jenna didn't really like him that much. He chuckled, maybe it was because of the bullet wound that made her feel uncomfortable. He had been thinking of what would happen if he and Sonja ever got back to White Lake, let alone 81 years in the future. But what that wolf in his dreams kept saying was gnawing at the back of his head. It wasn't that he wanted to know why he HAD to make the choice, he had long since cared, it was the choices he had to make. He could take Sonja with him back to White Lake, stay here as a wolf, or leave alone. He looked at Sonja and felt strange.

They had been through a lot in just the last week. Though she had been here alone for a YEAR, without some one she knew to be with. He couldn't even begin to think of what that felt like. But every time he saw her since he had played that song for her, she had given off this radiant glow.

When they had gotten finished with their "tour" Sonja and Jenna went back home and it was just Daniel and Balto.

"so Daniel" began Balto "I know that theres more going on between you and Sonja"

Daniels heart skipped a beat "really? Like what?"

"don't try to fool me, I actually have a Mate. You are beating around the bush kid"

Daniel took a deep breath, he thought that he knew about their mysterious trip through time. "what do you mean?"

"look, you like Sonja right?" he said stopping

"yea, and?" Daniel asked turning to face Balto

"listen Daniel, ask her on a date. Cause if you don't, someone else will. Thats all I'm saying"

"Balto, we have been through more together than you can possibly know" Daniel said "Its no problem asking her on a date, its the next step I'm worried about"

"next ste... ooohhh" Balto said raising an eyebrow "THAT step"

"Not asking for help Balto" Daniel said turning around

"no you aren't, but heres a question for you" Balto replied "when that time comes, if at all, will you let it happen?"

Daniel thought about it and then stated "ill deal with it when the time comes"

"yea-huh sure" Balto said "okay, Daniel, now I'm sure that I am missing something about you!"

"whaddya mean?" asked Daniel

"I mean that you aren't from around here" he said

"oh crap..." Daniel muttered "listen Balto, I don't know if you can handle what iv got to say right now"

"try me" Balto said sitting down smiling.

Daniel sighed "sorry Balto, but I need to go talk to Sonja. Later"

Sonja laughed as she looked back on old memories. Then Daniel came in, except he wasn't a wolf anymore. He walked over and sat down. Soon after Sonja got up and walked over to him.

"whats the matter Wolf?" she said sitting down, then she looked at the cut she had given him. She felt a pang of regret at what she had done. There were now three parallel

scabs on his cheek.

"Wolf?" he said looking into his hands

"thats your new name isn't it?"

"yea, Balto began to talk to me" he replied

"Oh I'm so sorry did that big mean Dog say something to hurt you?" Sonja said attempting to make a joke.

"oh that was so funny I forgot to laugh" Daniel said sarcastically "Seriously, I think that he's beginning to catch wind of what happened to us!" he said getting up on his feet.

He suddenly sat down again clutching at his leg. "Dang leg!" he said laying back.

"so what, tell him" Sonja said "I talked to Jenna about it"

"YOU WHAT!" Daniel yelled "do you even know who they might tell, or what might happen because of it?"

"Chill Wolf, listen she promised to only tell Balto" she said

"oh great" he said "now he'll be on me about that tomorrow!"

"which part?"

"what did you tell Jenna?" Daniel asked in a worried tone

"just that you and me used to be humans" she said going over to her food bowl.

"oh sh..." Daniel said

"well I'm going to see if that sunk in, know where she lives?"

"yea" she said finishing eating "If you MUST go there than I guess I'll take you"

They went to Jenna's house and Daniel became the wolf in a flash of light. Jenna must have come out just when that happened because she ran up as if the dog of her dreams, other than Balto of course, had just came to her front door.

"so it IS true!" she yelled jumping

"yea, its true" Daniel said looking over to Sonja who bowed her head,

"what else did Sonja tell you?"

"Well" Jenna began while sitting down "she told me that you were humans once, that I just found out was true, and that you had been through a lot with each other since you were pups!" Jenna said

"so Sonja WAS telling the truth!" Daniel thought turning to Sonja "Man I feel like a jerk!"he thought turning back to Jenna

"could you excuse us for a moment Jenna, we'll meet you in the back?" Daniel asked turning around to face Sonja.

"sure" she said getting up and moving.

"so Sonja... I'm sorry" Daniel said sitting down "I should have believed you"

"its alright Wolf" she said smiling

"you know" Daniel began "I think that I'm starting to like the ring of that name!" he said smiling "come on, lets go tell Jenna everything!" he said

"really? I thought that you had something against that?"

"No not anymore, at least as long as Balto and Jenna keep it behind closed doors" he said walking to where Jenna was waiting for them.

As Daniel and Sonja explained everything, Jenna sat patiently for them to finish before unleashing a Salvo of questions.

"So..." she began "you went through time somehow and ended up here, right?"

"well, Sonja disappeared a year before I came here. It was just a matter of time before I finally connected the dots" Daniel said "with a little help from a 50 pound dog on top of me!" he said rubbing where Sonja had tackled him.

"okay, I guess I get it" Jenna said "so have you told Balto yet?"

"aahhhhhh no" Daniel said "I was going to go see if he was still awake though"

"oh he's probably awake" Jenna said

Balto stared up at the sky, it was beautiful. He had been thinking about what Daniel had said about him and Sonja going through some hard times together. He knew there was something that he wasn't telling him though. He then heard foot steps and looked behind him to see Daniel, Sonja, and Jenna climbing onto his boat.

"Balto these two have something to tell you" Jenna said nodding her head in their direction.

"JEESE you sound like my mother!" replied Daniel. At that Sonja couldn't help but chuckle.

"alright" Daniel started "well, to start off, Me and Sonja used to be humans. Well I can change from Wolf to human, she can't" he said

"but ho..." Balto was interrupted

"hold on Balto" Daniel said "let us tell you our stories"

As Daniel and Sonja shared their adventures together leading up to the last night they saw each other. The night he lost in a Battle Rap against her. They covered their dreams of the White Wolf, and Daniel covered how she had stressed numerous times a choice that he had to make. All the meanwhile Balto sat and listened, just letting everything sink in. A moment passed by when Daniel finished that there was silence.

"I knew... there was something that you weren't telling me!" Balto said smiling

"so how do you plan to get back, and what are you going to choose?" asked Jenna

"well, I actually want to go back. There are things that I really need to do back in 2006" Daniel said "I don't know about Sonja though"

"Dan, I'm your girlfriend ill do whichever you choose" She said smiling

"DANG! Did she just say that she was my GIRLFRIEND! Not a friend whos a girl, but a GIRL-FRIEND!" Daniel yelled inside his head.

"appreciate it Sonja" he said moving closer to her.

What happened next didn't surprise anyone but Dan.

Sonja watched as Daniel got up and walked over to her. She had made the first move by saying that she was his Girl Friend, now she was ready to see if he would carry it a step further. She was pleasantly surprised at what he did. He got up, walked in front of her and nuzzled her. No one did anything and Sonja knew that what he just did took guts. Even for a kid like Daniel. She closed her eyes and did the same. Maybe there was a chance for them yet.