The New Wolf

Author's Note

Thanks for all the story alerts you all have put up; it's nice to know that I'm not just jabbering to myself! ;)

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Disclaimer: I do not own the Twilight Saga.

I do own Tam, and any other made-up characters and this plot.

-Marie Ray

Chapter Two,

Leah's POV

As I lay in bed that night my thoughts were in a snarl. It would be nice to have another girl around, even if said girl was thirteen. I was glad Sam had decided not to come to our little soiree; when he dumped me he left a hole in my heart that still hasn't healed.

Another thing kept popping into my mind, Tam din't look Quilete, not by a long shot; so how could Seth hear her mind? I turned it over, but after a while I fell asleep.

Tam's POV

Although Seth had invited me to sleep on the couch at his house I declined, preferring to sleep wolf outside. So I was now curled up in a pile of leaves in the forest, nose to the wind. It had been nice to have human food for once, heaven knew I was pretty tired of falling asleep with a half digested deer in my gut; but I couldn't afford to be to picky.

I thought about my mom, how she'd bake cookies that I could smell all the way down the block as I came home from school. That had been before she got sick and died; and I had run away to keep out of foster care. A tear dripped down my Wolfy cheek. Those memories were still to painful to touch.

I sighed, propped my chin on my front legs, and closed my eyes.

The next morning when I pried my eyes open the air was fresh and the sun was out. I stood, shook myself of and lifted my nose to the wind. It was time to hunt. I smelled what I distinctly knew to be rabbit so I crept along in that direction.

Ahead of me, a twig snapped; a fat rabbit was obliviously nibbling a shrub in front of my nose. I flattened my ears back and leapt at him. I grabbed the rabbit by the throat and bit down hard, leaving him lifeless in my jaws.

I carried the rabbit to the clearing we were at yesterday, then dropped my kill and I phased back. After I rekindled the fire from the night before I set to work on the rabbit, first stringing him up in a tree, then skinning him with my hunting knife and cutting off his head and carving out the organs. I strung the rabbit on a spit, to be turned once in about half an hour, then scraped the hide completely clean and set it out to dry.

I threw the remains far away from camp and walked back to eat breakfast.

Seth's POV

I was running wolf through the forest when I smelled smoke in the wind. Guessing that Tam had build a fire heading in the direction it was coming from.

The source of the fire was the clearing we had a barbecue the night before. Tam was leaning against a a tree, eating a thick chunk of meat. Judging from the drying rabbit skin though, it was probably a rabbit.

I phased back and walked over to Tam, who was still eating. "Morning,"I called.

Tam smiled, " Morning Seth, you want some?" Tam gestured to a rabbit, roasting over a low fire.

My stomach growled, reminding me that I hadn't eaten ."If you don't mind." I said, "I haven't had breakfast yet."

Tam pulled a knife out of its sheath, "do you want a leg or a steak?"

" A leg," I replied; as Tam cut deftly, then handed me the leg. She wiped the knife on the grass, then sheathed it.

I paused uncertainly, then took a bite. I was surprised to find that the rabbit was actually pretty good. The meat was white and lean, and had a slightly woodsy flavor.

Tam arched an eyebrow, "Well,what do you think?"

I smiled, and swallowed a bite."Pretty good, thanks." Tam nodded then walked over to the skin and stretched it, holding it in in place with some old nails, then coming back to sit across from me.

"What are you doing today?" Tam asked, trying to look like she couldn' d care less.

My lips twitched into a smile, " I was thinking I would introduce you to the council, that is, my mom, Quil Atera Senior, our Quil's grandpa, and Billy black, that's Jake's dad, you met him, right?

Tam nodded, "Jake is the tall boy who likes cars, right?"

I laughed, " that's Jake, though he's not a motor-head or anything."Other than that, though, I'm free."

Tam nodded thoughtfully then her blue eyes sparkled." Well, if you aren't busy, can I show you someplace?"

To be continued!