a/n: Sorry it took so long, I got my butt kicked by life. Enjoy.
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I snap my head in the direction of my father, he has his paw lifted off the ground and a broken twig underneath it. I pull my lips back exposing my teeth in a snarl, he grins back, I roll my eyes. I look back over to the deer a few yards ahead of us, as soon as I spot him again my mother jumped on it. I growl and walk up to her and the now dead deer.
"Mom!" I snarl, "I thought we agreed to let me take him down?" The great thing about being a Walker and being blood, in Walker form we can communicate still.
"You were taking too long." She said back stretching out as dad walked around her.
"See this is what I've been saying for years, the male lion just watches the females hunt." Mom's head snaps over to look at him, she raises a paw and brings it down right across his face.
"Shut up Warren." She growls, he steps up bumping their foreheads together.
"Sorry love." He turns to me. "You need to get moving, you have class in a few minutes." I snarl and turn walking back to class. Not even 50 yards from them I smell her again, I stop and take a long breath in, scenting out the path. I run in the direction the young she-wolf headed in, leaping over fallen trees and dodging in and out of still standing ones. Suddenly I'm pinned to the ground with her standing over me, tongue hanging out the side of her mouth in a dog smile. I grin up at her, giving a quick nip to her shoulder. The wolf lets me up, laying her ears flat on the top of her head, baring her teeth. I cock my head to the side and fall into step with the she-wolf, we move quickly and silently through the woods. Suddenly it hits me where they are heading, right toward my parents. I sprint till I'm standing in front of the wolf, turning facing her I snarl. The wolf puffs up and snarls back at me, suddenly I see my father standing behind her, he roars and the she-wolf drops down, turning to face him. It must be the first time she's been this close to a lion because she starts shaking.
"Beca what is this?" He snarls, stepping up to me.
"It's the wolf I told you about." The young wolf is now hiding behind me as my father moves closer. Suddenly the she-wolf jumps up and runs away, back toward Barden. "Now look what you've done." I snap at my father and he rolls his eyes.
"Get to class Beca." He says before walking deeper into the woods, disappearing. I turn and run after the she-wolf, I really do need to figure out who she is.
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I sigh when the professor releases us from class, I was dreading heading over to Jesse's dorm. We had yet to talk about our latest fight and frankly I decided I was done with his shit. I just had to tell him that now, and knew it wasn't going to end well. I stop at my dorm dropping my school bag off and changing into a hoodie. I take the extra time to figure out how I was going to bring this all up with Jesse, before I know it I'm at his door. I knock and he lets me in instantly.
"Hey Jesse." I say and he hugs me.
"Hey Beca, haven't seen you in a while." He smiles happy to see me.
"Jesse we got to talk." I just bite the bullet and jump right into the conversation.
"What about?" He asks sitting down on his bed, I stay standing, walking around his dorm and around Benji's magic equipment.
"Jesse, we aren't working together. I think we should stay friends but not date." I wince at the hurt look that passes his face. How could I do this to him?
"But…Why Beca? I thought we were doing ok."
"All we have done lately is fight and I am so tired of it." I explain and suddenly a look passes Jesse's face, one I don't recognize.
"This is about Chloe isn't it?" He yells, standing up he walks toward me, I take a step back.
"No Jesse this is about you and me and us not working." I state standing strong.
"You like her, you can't even admit it but I know you do."
"Jess this has nothing to do with you." Suddenly Jesse is gripping my upper arms, hard enough to bruise. "Jess let me go." I snarl.
"Tell me why." He yells.
"Let me go Jesse, or you will never see me again." I order, instead he shakes me a little bit and I knee him in the stomach. He doubles over letting me go, I push him back onto his bed. "We are done Jesse, and because of your over reaction right there we can't even be friends." I snarl walking out of the room, I slam the door behind me. Anger and fear is coursing through my veins so quickly the only thing I can think of is running through the woods again, meeting up with the she-wolf. I get to the edge of the woods and change into my wolf, running as fast as I can through the woods, tears stinging my eyes. Stopping in the area where I had last seen the she-wolf I sat down and threw my head back howling. I couldn't help it, my emotions were running high and I just wanted some sort of familiarity. I curl up on the ground letting out a sigh, I close my eyes. Barely five minutes later the she-wolf was curled up next to me when her head on my back, instantly I felt at ease.
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The next morning I'm nudged awake by the she-wolf, she licks the top of my head. She stretches out and starts walking back toward the school, I stretch out and start following. We walk side by side for awhile before going out separate ways. I make my way to my dorm after shifting back, I grab my Bella's bag and look over at Kimmy Jin.
"Jesse came over last night." She says.
"What did he say?"
"You should report him now before he does something." She turns to look at me. "What ever you did, he hates you." I nod.
"Don't worry about it, I'm good." I smile at her. "Thank you though. We still ordering Thai for dinner?"
"Wouldn't miss it." The two of us might not always get along but we at least tried to get along once a week for dinner. After our first semester of hating one another we finally agreed to just move on and get along. It also didn't help that she woke up to a wolf in our room one night and me not there, till she realized the wolf staring at her like a deer in headlights was me. She waited till the next morning and then started bitching that I didn't tell her. That was when I learned she was from a long line of Fae, that day we agreed to let shit be.
"Bella practice, so I'll catch you later."
"Beca…" She waited till I turned back to her. "Jesse had a thought about Chloe, one you need to take action about."
"I will." I say and she nods. Walking out I sigh, I knew I should have been easier on Jesse, now he had his sights aimed at Chloe, and it was all my fault.