As a spirit, your life is different from any other lifeform on the earth. Your life is eternal, you wander alone and you have to make judgement decisions on your own upon the lives you are assigned to protect. All spirits felt the same compassion towards every creature they protected. All spirits knew of each other's whereabouts, but were to not interfere other's territory. A spirit was not to let a creature see their face unless they were to be saved or to die and pass to the next.

A spirit's life was a lonely one.

Lukas never forgot the day he saved the wolf pup and made him human; he had always been gifted with his magic however he had no idea that he could change a creature's species at the flick of a wrist. After he had changed the wolf pup he stayed far away from him deciding to let nature take its course. Yet once he sensed that the Wolf had returned back to the forest Lukas found that he could not stay away. The Wolf had grown into a beautiful man; tall, muscular, intelligent, and strong. And how could he forget those piercing blue eyes he had: Lukas loved the color of his eyes the most.

Lukas had never been fond of a human before.

In any other situation it would've been considered as creepy and strange but Lukas soon began following the Wolf, knowing how he chose construction and building as a career path. Lukas knew the dangers of the jobs the Wolf would face, and wanted to be sure that nothing would ever happen to him. He was a Forest Spirit after all and so it was his duty to protect the forest creatures. Soon, however, Lukas realized he could no longer keep his distance from the Wolf.

After reuniting with the Wolf, who had claimed his name as Mathias, Lukas visited him often. He began to look forward to the Full Moon just so he could run along side with Mathias, exploring the forest from a different perspective. Lukas could tell that Mathias grew fond of him and would invite him to "keep him company" often, whatever that meant. As a spirit Lukas knew that he was not to be too close to creatures, especially humans. But he was fond of Mathias as well, and soon he accepted the invitation.

"Do you like cooked meat?" Mathias asked, closing the door behind him. Lukas appeared in the cabin and walked about, looking at the small pictures hanging on the walls of Mathias' human family. He smiled to himself, knowing that he had something to do with giving Mathias a happy childhood.

"I am a spirit, I do not need to eat." Lukas replied. He touched one of the picture frames gently and sighed. How he wished he could be like the rest of the creatures that roamed the earth. Mathias rounded the corner, holding a plate with leftover wings.

"You don't eat anything?" he asked. "Do you drink water, at least?"

Lukas shook his head. "I am a spirit, I am neither alive or dead, I do not need nourishment." he answered. "However, if you are hungry, Wolf, eat until you are no longer hungry."

Mathias frowned. "It's rude to have a guest over and eat in front of them unless they eat with you." he muttered, setting the plate down.

"I can pretend to eat," Lukas offered, glancing at the table. "I can pretend. That's what humans like to do for fun right? They pretend?" Mathias laughed as he sat down at the table, pulling apart the raw meat. Lukas pulled the chair next to him and sat down.

"Most humans would think eating raw meat is disgusting, wouldn't they? Shouldn't you cook it first? Won't you get sick?"

Mathias smirked, his bright blue eyes beaming. "I'm a wolf, remember? Plus, it's leftovers." he teased. He reached to teasingly punch Lukas' shoulder, but as always, his hand went through Lukas' shoulder. "Right...sorry, Lukas." Lukas laughed awkwardly and leaned back. "If my hands go through you, how come you don't go through everything normally?"

"The rules of a spirit do not abide by the rules of the physical world. I can come and go when I choose, I can move through different worlds with ease," Lukas explained. "That's why if an animal needs my help, I am able to come to their aid quickly."

"Like when I was a pup, right?" Mathias asked, chewing.

"Yes, even though I was not able to save your mother." Lukas sighed.

"It wasn't your fault that she died," Mathias assured. "And you saved me, and I'm thankful for that. If you hadn't, I wouldn't have met you, and I wouldn't have…" His voice trailed off as he looked down at his plate. "I wouldn't have been able to experience what it's like to be human, or human emotions. I would've been just a wolf, hunting with my pack. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be who I am today." They sat in silence as Mathias ate, Lukas closed his eyes, telling himself that he should leave, that he should be wandering the forest. He was assigned to the forest to protect, not to forget.

"Wolf, can I ask you something?" Lukas asked. Mathias nodded, wiping his mouth with a napkin. "You refer to yourself as a lone wolf; what do you mean by that?"

"Wolves aren't meant to be alone, they stay in packs. Considering you're a forest spirit, I would've thought you would've known that already." Mathias answered.

"So that means that you are lonely?" Lukas continued. "Do you know that a spirit's life is a lonely one. We are surrounded by life and given the gift of compassion, but the life around us has its own companions. We are just to care for and protect but nothing else."

"You have me, don't you?" Mathias asked. Lukas looked up and met his gaze. "That's why we're friends, because I'm the only one you can speak to. I'm the only one who can see you."

Lukas nodded, looking away.

"Neither of us are alone, Lukas; I've got you and you've got me." Lukas remained silent, with his head hung low as Mathias stood up to take his plate back into the kitchen. "I think I'm going to get some rest; tomorrow will be a long day." Lukas smiled.

"Yes, that's right; tomorrow is a full moon," Lukas whispered. "May I stay here with you through the night, Wolf?" Mathias walked out of the kitchen and made his way to the staircase.

"Of course you can," he answered. "I know you don't sleep, but feel free to sit next to me in the bed." Lukas nodded as he stood up and pushed in the chair.

He followed Mathias up the stairs and stepped into the bedroom, staring at the king sized bed. "You sleep in this?" Lukas asked. "Why do you need such a big bed?" Mathias laughed, pulling his shirt off and tossing it to a pile of clothes in a corner.

"It's really comfortable," he said, taking off his pants as well so that he was just in his underwear. He crawled into the bed, pulling the blanket over himself. "Are you just going to stand there?"

Lukas shifted his feet and glanced away, considering vanishing back to the forest. I shouldn't have agreed to come inside his house. Lukas thought to himself.

"Spirits don't sleep." he mumbled, stepping backwards.

"Please stay," Mathias begged. "Or at least stay until I fall asleep. It shouldn't be too long because I'm exhausted."

Lukas hesitated, thinking, but sat on top of the blanket next to Mathias, staring straight ahead. It was silent once again, and Lukas could hear Mathias' breathing deepen as he began to drift into sleep.

"Lukas, I just wanna say thank you, for everything you've done for me. I wish I could help you, but it seems you're already perfect, considering that's how spirits are."

"I don't need your flattery," Lukas said. "But…have you ever kissed anyone before, Wolf?" Mathias shook his head, rolling onto his back.

"Nope; have you?" he asked back, yawning.

"No." Lukas answered.

Silence.

"Well, do you want to find out or what?" Mathias asked, chuckling. Lukas looked over his shoulder to give Mathias a glare. "Hey, you can't ask a question like that and be silent. I think you were going somewhere with that sentence, weren't you?"

"Maybe, maybe not." Lukas muttered.

"Oh come on! Don't lie!" Mathias teased. He sat up and scooted closer to Lukas. "Look, I would kiss you if I could, but your spirit rules don't allow me to. So it's up to you, Lukas." Lukas sat still for a moment, locking his gaze with Mathias' blue eyes. He slowly inched forward towards the Wolf, his lips parting just slightly, staring at Mathias' lips in hesitation. Lukas closed his eyes and pressed his lips against the Wolf's, feeling the warmth of his lips. Only a few seconds passed until Lukas pulled away from the kiss. He glanced at Mathias to see that his cheeks were pink.

"Well?" Mathias asked, breaking the awkward silence.

"It was nice, I suppose." Lukas quickly said, looking away. Mathias laughed.

"Hey, your aura has turned a light pink color; are you blushing?" he teased, smiling brightly.

"Don't mock me, Wolf," Lukas muttered. "Don't act as if you're not blushing as well." Mathias' laugh grew louder and much more contagious; Lukas wasn't sure he was laughing because the kiss was that good or that awful. "You need to get your rest." Mathias groaned and lied back down on his back.

"Alright, fine," he mumbled. "Party pooper."

There was silence once again, and in an amount of minutes, Mathias was asleep. Lukas sighed with relief, and sat next to him, watching the sleeping Wolf. He reached to brush a stray hair from Mathias' face and leaned over him to kiss his forehead. Lukas smiled as he let his body hover in the air slightly, admiring Mathias' peaceful face as he slept, whispering: "Jeg elsker deg."

The Full Moon shone down on the forest, illuminating several pathways for Mathias and Lukas to explore. The night was going well as usual, but Lukas could sense that there was something terrible lurking about in the forest. Mathias was eager to run ahead, to which Lukas kept telling him to slow down; though he could appear anywhere at will, Lukas still wanted to be sure that Mathias did not run into trouble. The Spirit was certain that there were hunters nearby, and knew their intent was for a wolf pelt.

"Slow down," Lukas said, jumping in front of Mathias. Mathias tried to stop, but ended up running through Lukas' image and rolled on the ground until he stopped. The Wolf looked up, letting out an angry bark and rested his head on his two front paws, waiting. "Sorry, but I think we're in danger," Lukas whispered, standing and peering around the tree.

Mathias made a disgruntled whine and rolled onto his back, rubbing against the crisp fallen leaves. "Shh! I know you think this is funny but there're hunters! You're going to bring them here!"

The two of them remained still for several moments before Lukas let his guard down a little. "You know how to get to the Tree of Life from here, yes? Go there and wait for me; I will deal with the hunters." Mathias rose to his four legs, stretched and walked towards Lukas, whining; he wanted the Spirit to follow him. "Now's not the time to be stubborn! Go, before you bring attention to yourself!"

Finally, Mathias listened and turned away, to the direction of the Tree of Life as Lukas made his way to where the hunters were. Humans typically could not see spirits, no matter how hard they tried, so Lukas stood beside them as the two men reloaded their guns.

"You really believe in werewolves?" the first one asked.

"Hell yeah; I hear there's one that lives in this forest. Do you know how much their fur would be? We'll be rich!" the other cheered.

"Yeah, but isn't that like, murder? Because it's also a human?"

"Don't get all philosophical now!"

They paused when they saw Mathias running far up ahead. "Hey! D'you see that? I think that was it!"

The hunters began running after Mathias, and Lukas followed after them, thinking of what to do to chase them away. The Spirit muttered under his breath, causing the winds to pick up speed and cause the trees to sway back and forth heavily. Of course, wind never scared people away (at first) and so Lukas let a storm quickly develop over the forest with his magic, making it downpour on the hunters. Still, the hunters did not falter and continued in their chase.

The hunters managed to catch up with Mathias, one running behind him and the other running next to hit. They held their guns close, occasionally lifting them up and ready to shoot. Lukas snapped his fingers, making one of the hunter's guns to fire and made sure that it would be jammed the next time he were to use it.

"The fuck are you doin'?!" the one shouted.

"It just fired on its own!"

Soon they began to approach the Tree of Life, and Mathias stopped and turned towards the hunters, snarling. He barked at them, a warning of what he would do to them if they came any closer. The hunter whose gun was jammed raised his gun and pressed the trigger several times, only to realize that it would not work. Lukas smirked and waved his hand so that a gust of wind would send the man flying into a tree and fall into unconsciousness.

"What are you waiting for? Go to the tree! You'll be safe there!" Lukas hissed at Mathias. The other hunter pointed his gun at the Wolf with an evil grin on his face.

"You're gonna be mine, you mangy dog!" the hunter yelled, laughing.

Just as he was about to pull the trigger, Lukas appeared behind him and yanked the back of his collar, throwing him to where the other hunter had banged his head. When he believed he had won, Lukas heard a loud gunshot ringing in his ears. The hunter's gun had landed onto the ground with enough force, it triggered the shot and the bullet hit Mathias. Mathias let out a yelp as he fell limp on the ground. Lukas screamed, which shook the earth and the trees and made lightning strike against several tree trunks. He did not care at the moment if the hunters died in his forest; he was angry with himself that despite that he was protecting Mathias the idiot Wolf still managed to get shot.

The Spirit ran to the Wolf's aid only to see that the bullet had manage to cause him to bleed heavily. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no!" Lukas said, quickly, trying to find the wound. If he could find the wound, he might be able to heal the Wolf.

"Mathias, can you hear me? You're going to be okay! I can heal you, okay? I can...I can…"

Lukas was startled to find that tears were racing down his cheeks and gathering near his chin, dripping to the earth.

The Wolf was dead, there was nothing Lukas could do to save him. "Mathias…" Lukas cried. He leaned over the Wolf's body, trying to muffle his sobs. "You idiot, why didn't you listen to me when I said go to the tree? You would've been safe there, Mathias, you would've been safe." He sobbed, stroking the fur of the lifeless Wolf and cradled its head.

"You were my only friend, you're the only one who understands me, Mathias. If you had only listened," Lukas paused, taking a moment to catch his breath from crying. "If only I had been better at protecting you."

"Lukas?"

The Spirit felt a gentle touch on his shoulder and quickly he sat up and turned to see Mathias sitting next to him.

"Mathias?" Lukas muttered. "But you're...you're…"

"I know! It's weird, right?" Mathias said, laughing. "If I'm a spirit now, how come I'm not a wolf or something? How does this stuff work?"

Lukas stared at him blankly, confused. He had seen plenty of deaths in his lifetime, human and animal alike, and never saw them become a spirit like him. This wasn't possible, or rather, it shouldn't be possible.

"Wait, Mathias, are you able to touch me?" Lukas asked, lifting up his arm.

"In what way?" Mathias joked with a grin.

"Don't be stupid." Lukas grumbled.

"Wait, did you call me by my name?" Mathias asked.

"Answer my question first, please!" Lukas hissed. Mathias laughed as he grabbed a hold of Lukas' forearm. "This...this can't be…"

"Hey, if I can do that, that means I can do this!" Mathias said, cheerfully. He cradled Lukas' jaw and pulled him closer to him, kissing him softly. Taken by surprise, Lukas froze, unsure what had just happened. But he relaxed, closed his eyes and kissed back passionately. Mathias pulled away and gave Lukas a bright grin. "How was that, Spirit?" he asked.

Lukas rolled his eyes and gave a tiny smirk back. "Don't scare me like that again," Lukas mumbled. He leaned forward to kiss Mathias once again and when he pulled away, his smile was wider.

"Wolf."

The Wolf became like the Spirit, no longer worrying about the phases of the moon, and having to hide his true nature. And so the Wolf's cabin was left empty, and his disappearance was questioned, but his family knew that he was well and safe. The Wolf kept the Spirit company and the Spirit was no longer lonely. The two Spirits tended and guarded the forest, protecting every creature that lived within its trees.

As the years continued on, the love of the Wolf and the Spirit grew ever stronger, making the forest to grow and expand its boundaries. There was nothing that could break them apart, even if the earth died along with the sun. And so they carried on with an eternal life, and their love for each other was endless that bonded the two as one.

Wolf and Spirit.