I was talking to my friend and she convinced me to finish the story even though I only reached half the amount I wanted to (-_-), but my friend is usually smart, so I'll listen to her and update the story for the few people that did review.
The wolves lived in harmony with the humans. When the wolves needed protection and a place to stay, the humans would provide. And when the humans needed food and supplies, the wolves would provide. It was a teamwork that lasted for several centuries. One day, one of the Alphas spoke up against the Great Alpha Male and the Great Alpha Female. He questioned why superior beings such as the wolves needed to work with such inferior people. The Great Alpha Female responded that it was the way Q'wati said to live, but that answer didn't satisfy the Alpha.
Asha smiled as her moccasins finally touched smooth ground. The pack had made it through the mountains in three days, and it would only take about three more to reach the Quileute people. The young Alpha Female congratulated herself on her safe voyage before beginning to herd her pack forward. If she had been paying attention to the smells around her, she would've noticed the sudden smell of an enemy pack. If she had just kept her wolves focused for a moment longer…
The wind picked up, and Asha's pack grew tense. Someone was here. Someone had been waiting for them to come.
Asha shifted closer to her pack noticing how Kato shifted Bali so the boy was in the middle of the group. Beside her, Neima crouched down scanning the earth around them for any sign of attack. Asha wasn't aware of how long they stood like that, but eventually a man walked out of the woods with three wolves behind him.
"What do you want?" Neima spoke her in native tongue. The man seemed to be evaluating the pack, so Neima repeated her question, but this time with more venom behind her words.
"Neima, do you not remember me?" The man asked also speaking in Quileute. He clicked his tongue, and moved so that he had a better view of the Beta. "I am the one who you used to spend your lonely nights with. Remember how we had so many memories together? Do you not recognize your mate?"
Neima growled before throwing several insults at the man. "You are no mate of mine," she hissed. "You sold your soul to those Cold Ones. You picked your side that day, and I picked my side."
"Neima, please," the man took a hesitant step forward, but immediately stepped back when Asha growled. "You do not understand. I only did what is right for us. I did this for you."
"Take one more step forward and I will kill you." This time it was Asha that was threatening the man. "You will leave now, and I will spare you your life."
The man seemed to be weighing his options. He bit his lip nervously, and then shook his head. "I am afraid," he began, "that I cannot leave here without my mate by my side."
A growl forced its way out of Asha's throat and the Alpha Female lunged at the man while phasing in mid air. The man phased as well and the two met head on falling to the ground in flash of angry limbs and teeth. Asha's pack followed their Alpha's lead and phased as well.
Neima moved to help her sister, but the moment she headed towards the two Alphas the other three wolves began circling her. When the first wolf moved to attack her, Amory's wolf leapt into the circle and easily knocked the approaching wolf out of the way. The massive brown wolf glanced back at his Beta before moving close enough to her that his grey fur was constantly rubbing up against her black fur.
Antaeus's wolf howled and Amory glanced over worriedly. The rest of Asha's pack was being circled by four Cold Ones. Neima noticed Aden standing near Bali protectively.
"Aden, take Bali and run!" Somewhere in the fight between the Alphas, Asha had phased back to human to avoid being hit, and managed to yell at Aden. The older she-wolf nervously glanced at her Alpha before scooping the child onto her back and leaping over the vampires. One of the Cold Ones ran after Aden, but the rest continued to watch the wolf pack as if nothing happened.
Neima leapt at the wolf closest to her while Amory distracted the other two wolves. Neima's claws slid down the wolf's face, but she was quickly thrown to the side by another wolf. The she-wolf quickly got to her feet keeping her eyes on both of the wolves. She could her pack's frantic thoughts, and she knew her pack was losing, but she focused on her enemy.
The largest wolf tried to tackle her, but Neima slid under the wolf managing to swipe at its belly before sliding out and shoving her whole body into the other wolf. The pair fell down giving Neima a couple of scrapes, but she rose to her feet anyways.
Amory's pained yelp distracted the Beta and she looked over to see where her pack mate was, but one of the wolves managed to sink his teeth into her hind leg and force her to the ground. Neima swore mentally before phasing back to human and punching the wolf in the eye. When the creature stumbled backwards, Neima phased into her wolf and clawed the wolf down his side.
The second wolf chose that moment to slam into her causing the she-wolf to lose her balance. The first wolf jumped on top of her successfully pinning her to the ground. Neima struggled to get out from under the massive wolf, but she only managed to phase back to human.
"Dammit," Neima cursed as she tried to shove the wolf off of her, but before she could, something heavy and very hard slammed into her head.
From across the field, Asha saw her sister get knocked out, and she abandoned the fight with the other Alpha to try and reach her fallen pack mate. She only made it three steps before a cold one tackled her and somehow managed to wrap his arms around her torso. Asha slammed the Cold One onto a side of the mountain forcing the two to fall.
The Alpha shakily rose to her feet noticing that the other pack – including Neima – were gone. The only ones that remained were the Cold Ones and even they were retreating.
Asha would not lose her sister. She simply wouldn't, and that Alpha would pay for what he did.
The she-wolf took off the way the other pack had disappeared while following her nose. Yes, those wolves were fast, but Asha was faster. Asha would always be faster. The Alpha Female moved with grace keeping her mind completely focused on the hunt.
Behind her, Asha could hear Amory and Dilwyn calling her name, but she ignored them. She needed to get her sister back and the other wolves need to help or leave her alone.
Amory whimpered as he picked up speed. But didn't Asha notice that their scents were gone. The Alpha stopped midstride and sniffed the air before swearing loudly.
WhereweretheyWhereweretheyWherewerethey?
Asha, calm down. This time it was Antaeus who spoke through the mental link. They will get their Beta back and that Alpha would pay, but they need to focus on finding Aden and Bali. They do not know where the other she-wolf and her pup are and remember the Cold One that is hunting them; remember the–
But didn't they understand? Didn't they understand that the Alpha that took Neima will rip her from Asha's pack and force Neima into his own? Didn't they know how weak and vulnerable the pack mind would be after having the Beta forcefully ripped out? Didn't they –
Asha, calm down. Amory's thoughts washed over his Alpha and he fought to calm her. Asha, please, the pack needs you to calm down. A pup is out there. He could get killed.
So could Neima! She was Asha's only sister! Her only sister!
The Alpha Female's emotions were going out of control and it was driving the pack mind into chaos. She couldn't focus enough to calm down. She just couldn't focus after feeling that loss.
Asha lifted her head and let out a long pitiful howl.
Deep in the woods, a white she-wolf ran as fast as she could with a small child on her back. She knew that a Cold One was chasing her, and so she pushed herself to run faster. She would do it for her child. For her little Bali that was clinging on her back. The she-wolf could hear the Cold One's footsteps move closer, and the she-wolf forced her legs to move faster.
The Cold One smashed into her side, and the impact caused the wolf to stumble in her run. Despite how the hit didn't seem to affect her, it had enough force behind it to send the child flying off of her back. The she-wolf felt the weight on her back disappear, and she immediately stopped.
"What do we have here?" The Cold One grasped her child's arm, and the she-wolf felt her body run cold. "Is this your precious little pup?" The Cold One's red eyes seemed to stand out even more, and the child began to tremble when the Cold One's fingers played with a lock of hair on his head. "I always enjoyed killing children the most."
The she-wolf lunged at the Cold One causing it to drop her child's arm and attempt to move out of the way; but it wasn't fast enough and it now had a large scar running from its shoulder to its hip. The Cold One hissed angrily and rounded on the wolf. Its body was a white blur that she was barely managing to avoid.
The she-wolf batted her paw at the Cold One to keep its fangs from reaching her, but the demon still swiped at her. It managed to grab the she-wolf's leg and snap it easily in its hands. The wolf howled in pain, and the child lunged for the demon that attacked its mother.
The Cold One was shocked when the child phased into a wolf. Of course, the shock wore off and was eventually replaced with amusement. How could the Cold One be scared of a little black wolf with white paws? It was just so… cute.
The Cold One smirked and lunged for the pup expecting it to be an easy kill. It wasn't prepared for the pup to twist out the way and sink its teeth in the Cold One's arm. The pup's teeth weren't sharp enough to rip the limb off, but damn it still hurt.
"Let go you little fuck," the Cold One pried the wolf's jaw open before flinging the pup into a nearby tree. The tree swayed from the force of the impact, but it didn't break. The Cold One wasn't sure if the same could be said for the pup on the ground though. Oh well, it made his job easier.
The Cold One turned to face the she-wolf that was still struggling to get up, and it placed its hands on either side of the wolf's head. "This won't hurt a bit." The Cold One cooed at the wolf before easily snapping its neck.
The pup began to whimper on the ground and the Cold One spared it a glance. The demon stood still pondering whether or not to kill it, but he remembered the Alpha's orders. Only kill the third she-wolf. So the Cold One nudged the wolf's body with its toe to make sure it was dead before leaving the pup half conscious with a broken back. It would die eventually.
"Jacob, it's my entire fault."Asha's voice was lacking any emotion and Jacob felt a surge of pity for the Alpha Female in front of him. "If I had paid more attention to the scents around me, I would have been able to get ready for the attack earlier. Now my Beta is missing and so are my other she-wolf and her son."
"It's not your fault, Asha." Jacob whispered. "They caught you by surprise."
"But if I had recovered from the shock quicker, than Aden and Bali would still be here." Asha stood up angrily. "I need to find them."
"Asha, you sent them ahead of you. They're going to keep moving until they reach La Push." Jacob argued. "You're best bet is to continue moving towards La Push, and if they aren't there, go looking for them."
"Why are you only focused on us getting to La Push?" Asha yelled. "You only want us to come so you can prove to your council that you aren't making this up for attention. Is that all we are to you, a chance to prove that this isn't some sort of stunt?" Asha growled at the Alpha Male in front of her.
"Asha, that's not the why I want you to come to La Push."
"Sure, it isn't Jacob."
"Asha, please just listen to–"
"Three of my pack mates are missing Jacob, and one of them was abducted. Does this not mean anything to you?"
"Asha, listen to me." Jacob grabbed Asha's arms so that she was facing him. "I care about your pack mates, but when I say that you need to get to La Push it's so that we can protect you in case that Alpha comes back."
"Get out my dream, Jacob Black."
"Asha-"
"GET OUT OF MY DREAM!"
Jacob jolted awake with beads of sweat rolling down his face. His chest heaved up and down as he struggled to breathe properly. When Asha forced him out of the dream, Jacob's whole body felt like he was being lit on fire. The feeling was so real that for a moment Jacob thought that he had been on fire.
The young Alpha wiped his brow before taking several shaky breaths. If Asha didn't go to La Push, then that Alpha might come back with more Cold Ones. As much as Jacob wished he could, he knew that he couldn't force the Alpha Female into going to La Push. He would wait until Aden and Bali came then he would try to contact Asha.
Grunting silently, Jacob rose to his feet ignoring how the room seemed to sway. He needed to tell Billy and the others about what happened. They needed to know, and they needed to know now.