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Background: See Chapter 1
A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while! I just got so caught in school and softball, which are not mixing well, that I totally forgot about this story! But I found this third chapter and will start working to write the next one tomorrow!
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Wolfe: Chapter 3
Hunters and Trackers
By diversity-is-possibility
(Time: 4:00 pm. Location loup garou community)
Horatio watched in silent awe as Ryan and his Pack's Trackers shifted. There was something spiritual about it. Their forms blurred and shifted as the transition from man to beast began. A glow came over them.
As it died down, five Wolves stood before him. At their head, stood a pure black Wolf, obviously the Alpha, Ryan. He barked something at the others, who instantly began sniffing and took off through the woods surrounding the loup garou community. Ryan shot off after them.
Horatio turned to Tripp, Selene, Luna, uh…Diana?, and Artemis. Luna and Diana were talking, and Artemis had fallen asleep, but Selene was staring at him, neck still bared and showing deep, red teeth marks.
"Why did Ryan bite you?" Tripp asked, staring at the wound.
"It's a traditional parting, and, occasionally, greeting, for Shrrgn, between mates, especially for Alphas." She grinned. "They feel a need to mark their territory. It'll heal in a few minutes. Our kind does have accelerated healing rates. You won't even notice it, if it even leaves a scar."
"How long do you think it will take until they catch up with the perps?" Horatio asked.
"It depends. On how far they got, whether they splashed through water, whether they drove or not. We'll be able to Track the scent no matter what they did, but it might take longer to find it." Selene answered.
"While they are tracking the perps, we should get a sample of the accelerant to compare to the perps scent and clothing."
Horatio walked over to the burnt building, taking out an evidence jar and scooping a mid-size sample into it.
"Do you want me to go back to the lab with you? I'll be able to find Ryan and the other Trackers faster than you would, especially if they catch the perps in the woods, or the glades." Selene asked from behind him, slightly startling him. Horatio jumped. "Sorry." She told him.
She stood there, Artemis sleeping on her hip, looking expectantly at him.
"I didn't hear you come up behind me." Horatio replied. "That is a good idea, though."
Selene nodded at him before wandering off to talk to her sisters. She rattled a list of names to Luna, the names of the people who were near the fire, and told her to check them for smoke inhalation. She told Diana to watch Artemis while she went to the police station.
"Why do you need to go?" Diana asked, worriedly. She obviously didn't want Selene to leave.
"Don't worry, I'm not in any trouble. But it is my job as Beta to be a liaison to the human authority, when the Alpha's not here. Which Ryan isn't, as you can see, Di." Selene told her, before giving her an awkward hug (due to Artemis) and handed the Princess off to her aunt, kissing her forehead.
"I'll be back soon, Di." Selene told her. "Make sure-"
"She gets her medicine, yeah, yeah, I know."
Selene smiled at her family before walking over to her silver car. "After you!" she shouted at Horatio and Tripp.
(Time Elapse: 30 Minutes Time: 4:30 pm Location: Crime Lab)
Horatio, Tripp and Selene walked into the lab. They stopped to allow Selene to get a visitor's pass, before proceeding to the break room. Delko and Calleigh sat in there, eating lunch, talking and laughing.
"Hey H, have you seen Wolfe, he hasn't shown." Eric asked upon noticing them, sounding slightly miffed at the fact.
"He's… busy. But don't worry, he's doing his job." Horatio responded.
"Who's the girl?" Calleigh asked.
"Selene. Wolfe." Selene told her, extending her hand to the blonde. They shook hands.
"Wolfe?" Calleigh asked. "Like Ryan Wolfe?"
"He's my husband." She responded nonchalantly, her eyes flashing golden-yellow. Eric and Calleigh's eyes widened. Selene smirked.
"You're a Wolf?" Delko asked, shocked.
"Yeah. I'm Beta of my Pack actually. And the Alpha's Mate." Selene unconsciously rubbed the place where Ryan had bit her earlier. She felt the skin slightly raised, Great, it scarred. Ryan, you are so in for it.
"Ryan's a Wolfe?" Came from Delko, as Calleigh said, "Ryan's an Alpha?"
Selene rolled her eyes. "You guys are geniuses. Your deduction skills amaze me." She said rather sarcastically. "Yes, Ryan is a loup garou-" she emphasized those words, obviously disliking being called a Wolf- "and yes, he is the Alpha."
"So, why are you here?" Calleigh politely asked Selene.
"Some Hunters attacked our community. Ryan is with our Pack's Trackers, mostly to make sure that they don't, you know, kill them. One of my responsibilities is to be a liaison to the human community." Selene told them.
"WHAT?" the two CSI's burst out.
"Man, you humans are slow. I said, some Hunters attacked our community, Ryan is with our Pack's Trackers, to make sure they don't kill anyone. I'm here because of my responsibilities as Beta." Selene said, twice as slow as before, enunciating every word.
Eric scowled at her. She grinned to let them know she was only kidding, before telling them, "Our Trackers are amazing. They should catch up to the Hunters soon. My only hope is that Gregory doesn't kill one of them, because I love the Pup. And my little sister would be devastated."
"Um, what?" Calleigh asked, voicing the question on everyone's mind.
"Oh, sorry, I forgot that you humans are mostly ignorant to our Laws. Unless we are in battle or the Council orders it, we cannot kill humans, because it clearly states in our Law, 'And seven times never kill Man.' And the punishment for breaking the Law is, always has been and always will be, death. That's stated in the Law too."
"Kinda severe, don't cha think?" Tripp asked.
"Maybe. But in your system, if someone kills someone, they should get the death penalty, right? That is our justice, Moon help us." Selene answered.
A comfortable silence fell over the group. Selene sat down, closed her eyes and propped her feet up, looking totally relaxed. It actually looked like she fell asleep.
A few minutes passed like this, Selene dozing off, Horatio and Tripp whispering quietly to each other, Delko and Calleigh finishing off their lunches. Then, Selene suddenly sat up, her eyes yellow-gold, and exclaimed, "The Trackers found the Hunters. Ryan says to hurry because a fight might erupt if we don't get them away from one another."
Horatio, Tripp, Eric and Calleigh all jumped up, the CSIs grabbing their kits. They started walking out to the Hummers, Selene pausing only for a millisecond to drop her visitors pass at the security desk. "Where are they?"
Selene briefly closed her eyes, before responding, "At the edge of the Glades. I'll ride with you guys and give directions." When they reached the Hummer, they all climbed into one, Selene taking the passenger seat with Horatio at the wheel. "Take a left out of the parking lot and then take a right at the first light. Keep going straight on that road until I tell you to get off."
"How do you know this?" Eric asked as Horatio speed off, lights blaring.
"Ryan's my Mate. We have an empathic and semi-telepathic bond, a damn strong one. And I also have one with every Pack member, though they are pretty weak. Comes with being a Beta. And I have lived in Miami my whole life; I know how to get places." She told them. "Turn left here. We're about five miles away."
She continued to give directions, until they reached a mini-forest and the Glades, where she finally said, "We're here. They are a few yards into the trees."
They all piled out. Selene shot ahead of them, moving faster than a human could. A minute later, the others caught up. The sight that greeted them was slightly funny and odd.
Funny Part: There were around seven humans, the Hunters, tied together in a circle, obviously fuming, mostly because the "animals" had caught them and tied them up with their own rope.
Odd Part: There were five Wolves, all lying down, resting, two gray, two brown, and one pure black. The black Wolf gracefully got up, and began running to the group. At the last second, he stopped, reared up on his hind legs, and shifted into the familiar form of Ryan Wolfe, barefoot, shirtless, clad only in a baggy pair of knee-length denim shorts.
He reached out and grabbed Selene, spinning her around so her back was pressed against his chest. Ryan kissed her neck in the same spot he'd bitten it earlier, saying in a voice barely audible to the humans, "Hello, my love."
Selene tilted her head back, nuzzling his neck slightly, before saying to him in a louder voice, "You left a scar, Ry. Again!" And promptly pulling out of his grip.
She walked over to the four other Wolves, and told them to change. They hurriedly did, turning into two teenagers and two older men, probably in their early thirties.
The CSIs and Tripp just gawked at the scene.
"Hey Delko, Calleigh," Ryan told them. They didn't respond. After a minute, Ryan snapped his fingers in front of their faces. "Hello, anyone home?"
"Oh, um… hey Ryan," Calleigh told him shakily. Ryan noted the expression and laughed.
"Surprised?" Ryan asked, laughing slightly. Calleigh nodded. Ryan then turned to Horatio. "H, Tripp, may I introduce our Trackers, Gregory, Ulf-" the teenagers "-Sam, and Orion."
"Pleasure." Horatio said. "That was fast."
"Well, they are some of the best Trackers in the country. You can take a sample to compare to the lab now."
"Would you like to help us interview them?" Tripp asked, as Calleigh and Delko and the back-up that had arrived sometime when they were talking went to arrest the Hunters.
"Sure."
"OH! By the way," Selene said, "That one's the leader." She pointed to one of the Hunters, the tallest, with brown hair and matching eyes.
"Ummm, how do you-"
"He's the most dominant. The others are submissive to him." Ryan elaborated, reaching for Selene. She protested, but allowed herself to be pulled into his arms. Ryan whispered, "I'm sorry," in her ear, before kissing her.
One of the Hunters, the "Alpha", started screaming at the police officers. "You can't do this to me! They are just animals…" he continued babbling.
Ryan and Selene tensed at the words, before shouting in unison, "Gregory, STOP!" their words had a sharp edge to them, which indicated an Order, but sent shivers up the spines of all the humans present
The Order stopped him, halfway in a lunge, arms extended, eyes yellow. Selene walked over to him, putting her hands on her shoulder. They had a muttered conversation, and Gregory calmed down. Selene then raised her voice, and released an Order on the Trackers, "Go home. Retrace your path. Do not destroy anything or harm anyone. Do not hunt. Obey the Law."
They nodded, shifting quickly before springing away.
Selene turned to them. "Back to the Lab!" she shouted, eliciting a laugh from Ryan and the others.