Chapter 10

I broke the intense silence with believable laughter,"Your not seriuos, right?" more hacked out gigles busted out,"What did the big bad wolf blow down your bricks our something! There are no such things as werewolves, obviuosly! If there were, we would be dead by now." They both turned to look at me. The man seem to be embarrased while Drew's tension started to fade.

"I didn't say I believed in werewolves." The man muffled out.

"Well, you sure as heck didn't say you didn't." I retorted. Okay, maybe I'm being a little mean with the subject.

"Were not hunting real werewolves," The man sighed and pulled out a rumpled out piece of paper and handed it to Drew."It's a contest. Who ever finds the biggest wolf in the forest gets 10 gran." He shrugged, still hiding his blushing face. "Since i answered your question, I would like it if ya'll answerede mine. What are ya'll doing out here in the middle of no where." Drew opened his mouth but i interupted him to soon.

"Were sherpa's, we guide tourist around these parts. Lately the animals have been acting up and it become hard for us to get them to the mountians safetly. So, we came here to check things out." I explained. Yeah, that sounded like a reasonable answer. The male searched our faces for a long while before carring on with his meal. I had already finished my horrible sandwich and was waiting for further question.

After swollowing down his last bite the man hestitaited and stood up. "I should be on my way." The hunter anounced. Drew got up to his feet and looked at him with a confused look.

"It's way to dark for you to even know were your going. How do you know if your following the right path or not?" He asked.

"All i need to know is witch way is east." He stated and started heading west. I cleared my throat and he turned to look at me. Then I pointed my index finger in the opposite direction trying not to smile. He nodded and went his way.

Once he was long gone in the woods Drew finally relaxed and took a seat across from me and the tiny fire. "So . . . did the Elders put you up to it?" He looked at me unsure for a momment. He didn't say anything ince he realized what I was talking about. "I should have known. I Knew my grandpa wouldn't let me go off on my own."

"All the Elders are trying to do-"

"I don't need a pitty mate!" I snapped.

"I'm not a pitty mate." Drew said firmly this time he was looking out towards the trees.

"Then why did you claim me?"

"You know, you don't have to say yes. It's a choice. You were my choice." He explained in frustration. He stood up and started kicking dirt on the fire. "If I was I pitty mate, then I wouldn't have gone through the trouble of branding myself." When the fire was put out I could Barely see and then I felt a hand pull me up from the ground.

"What are you doing?" He put me on his back and automaticlly I wrapped my arms around his neck securing myself. I could feel the warmth bleeding through his shirt and draining away the cold. He was like my personal heater.

"You have to know everything, don't you?" I could hear the smile in his voice. Before I could answer he started running. I Tightened my grip on him and closed my eye's.

'You know, you don't have to say yes. It's a choice. You were my choice. . . '

It's a choice . . .

It's my choice, now.

Mate or no mate . . .

with or without love?

with

or

without

with . . .

with

or

without Drew

w-

Something brushed along my face making me giggle and slap myself. When i opened my eye's they came in contact with Haden's hazel ones.

"Good morning sunshine!" She said with a hint of sarcasticness.

"Were am I?" I rubbed my tingling cheek.

"In our dorm. Where else would you be?" I ignored her and looked around.

"Where's Drew?" I mumbled stumbling over my feet trying to get out of bed.

"Probably eating breakfast like normal people,"Haden paused. "What were ya'll doing anyways?"

"Drew. . . " It slipped my tongue. I walked over to my drawer to collect some fresh clothes as Haden watched me very closely.

"Yes, he's at breakfast." She said slowly.

"I need to talk to him." Then she started following me to the bathrom.

"About what?"

I paused for a momment thinking of something that wouldn't give away any of yesterdays events. I looked up at her for a momment I little bit confused about what I was about to say,"Why?" She stared at me as if I was crazy and i walked into the bathroom leaving her confused but not as confused as I was.

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