Chapter two:

Xxx Trey xxX

Sam's face was ridden with an emotion that didn't match the fury in his voice, anxiety. I kicked my bare feet up onto the coffee table and turned my head away from him "So what?" I challenged "It's not like it's me."

Artemis suddenly seemed engrossed in her magazine, avoiding partaking in our little argument. Sam's shoulders sagged and his gaze lowered "You don't get it Trey," he growled, his furious golden hues now capturing mine. "If this gets out of hand we have a repeat of what happened a few minters ago and alot of us were killed..." he grimaced as if remembering a particularly agonizing memory.

"Well you cant just go blamin' us for that," I pointed at the blurred photograph "For his or her shit!" From the expression that spread across Sam's face I was quite aware of the fact he wanted to clobber me and I'm sure my smug expression didn't help the situation- not that I cared.

Artemis finally glanced up from her intriguing makeup article "Don't worry Sam; I'll take care of him," she shot me a venomous glare, as if she had more idea of what was going on than I ever could have hoped to. With a scoff I pushed myself from my cushioned haven, sending them both a poisonous glare before stalking up the staircase, I wasn't stupid! And this situation wasn't even my fault!

Xxx Pan xxX

The kitchen light grazed the crumbling planks of the porch as I pushed my way inside, the door slamming shut at my heels. My mother was out again, having left me a brief explanation in the form of a sticky note on the kitchen table which I barely glanced at before wandering into the lounge where she'd left the TV on, again... and she wondered why her powers bills were always so terrifying...

On the screen lingered a poor shot of what was supposedly a "Wolf" but from the angle the photo was taken and the poor quality the white blur could have been just about anything. "If anyone sees any of these vile beasts please contact us immediately, after all as your police body we wish for noting more than to keep our citizens safe."

Liars...
I glanced over at my mobile, sitting uncharged and abandoned on my mum's puny coffee table. With a scowl I hoisted ma's woven shawl over my bare legs and peered at the box just as Trey's photo flashed on screen, I reached for the remote but my thoughts wandered. What had happened to make everyone so terrified of them? Had others been taken?" forcing my heavy lids closed I absentmindedly changed the channel, shoving my thoughts away and relaxing to the gentle hum of some foreign news.

Xxx Trey xxX

I flopped down onto my tattered mattress, Sam's words still leaving a stinging wound; running my fingers through my flaxen locks I let out a groan. "Trey?" The knock finally came, causing my teeth to instantly clench. "Get lost," I spat. Clearly ignoring me Artemis stepped in, her piercing cerulean eyes gleaming from behind fair bangs "Why can't you just be co-operative for once? Sam's only trying to do what's best for all of us." She droned, violating my bed with her presence; hairless legs elegantly crosing over one another as she sat down.

"I don't remember saying come in."
Rolling her eyes she scoffed "Don't avoid the question; Sam would not be so upset if it had not been for you- your actions are effecting all of us!" My expression bitterly contorted as my eyes met hers. "You just want him to be fuckin' happy," I jeered "I hate to tell ya Artemis but he has a mate! He's taken so you can't sink your pretty little nails into him!" Her fierce expression quickly dissipated into embarrassment and I smirked, satisfied with her reaction.
"Asshole..." She seethed, clenching my blanket between manicured fingers "These people will kill any wolf no matter who it is! Me- You, they don't care! Not about any of us! And I won't let the others get hurt because you're a selfish prick!"
"Get out..." I wanted to rip her apart, to shut that smart mouth of hers once and for all.
"So you can sulk?!" She retaliated rising to her feet and flashing me a distasteful glare "Maybe instead of giving everyone a hard time you should just leave!" She growled, feebly attempting to gut me.

Lurching from my bed I grabbed for my thick woollen jumper, tugging it over my head and making my way over to the window, jostling it a few ties before it finally pulled open, the frosty window gushing in and causing Artemis to take a cautious step back "What the hell are you doing-?" I flashed her a mouthful of teeth before clambering out of the window, vanishing from sight "Following your advice!"

Xxx Pan xxX

By ten o'clock the TV offered nothing but atrocious adds and my mother's absence left the house feeling oddly- empty.
Tugging her shawl over my shoulders I padded through the dark, dust covered floorboards groaning under my feet in protest. Hushing them I squinted out the window, longing for mum's old, creamy Ford to roll into our gravel driveway but every car that spend along the high way seemed destined for some far off location.

Missing, the words along with Trey's ruggedly handsome features haunted my thoughts- Wolves, I'd seen one for myself, an observant predator but I hadn't dared to tell anyone, unlike most others in these parts I didn't particularly want a stuffed wolf head mounted above my mantle.

Why was everyone so afraid? What could have happened? I doubted my curiosity would fade until I knew, so cautiously- despite my home's vacated status I made my way over to mum's laptop- the only working computer in our house and forced it open, light enveloping the room, chasing away the ominous shadows. I searched 'Wolves' and 'Mercy Falls', what came up next made my skin crawl- there had been a wolf attack! But it was years ago - and the girl had been found and came out OK however she went missing again around five years ago. I manouvered the mouse, searching for similar cases and to my dismay many other faces appeared, Trey's smling face within them. There were petite girls with kind faces and guys who looked as if they were reserved, with unfahtomable pasts. All I knew was that Trey was not the only one who'd vanished without a trace.. but why?

The eerie sound of wolves crying to the full moon almost made me jump out of my skin, almost. Then a knock came- hesitantly I crept across the foorboards, praying that it was my mother who had arrived late, maybe on foot? But as I cracked the door open I was met with the face of a dead man and as his eyes met mine I thought I felt my heart skip a beat "Help.." he mouthed, only to collapse in a heap on the deck. I was looking into the unconscious face of Trey, the kid who everyone assumed to be dead.