As promised, second day of updates, I still don't know if I'll have the next chapter finished by tomorrow, if it's not, I'll finish it, then post it as soon as I can. First I must share a quote by a true scholar, as long as scholar means crazy, my friend K. "Families stick together through thick crowds of zombies, and thin-crusted pizza."-K. Now don't forget to review.

Chapter 6: Tag With Wolves

The man who had welcomed them, Firestorm, guided them to a house near the top of the first mountain; it was no different than any of the other houses besides a red mark on the door. It was the home of the chief, Fallingrain.

"So long Jack," Aerynn began casually walking away from him. "Where are you going?" "I'm not the one who's an outsider here." She walked on, never once turning back to face him. But he still saw how some people veered from her path, their heads turning in whispered conversation she could surely hear; and he could tell it hurt her. It was then that he spoke to Fallingrain, "they don't like her?"

"No, they don't trust her; many parents believe that if their children are near someone like her, a vampire, then a great power would consume them. Some see this as a gift, and welcome her like family, for she greatly enjoys being around children; others see it as a curse, and avoid her for it, and attempt to teach their children to hate her."

"Sounds harsh," in their childhood, Jack remembered that anyone thinking she was odd never bothered Aerynn, these people must be really important.

After several hours of questioning, during which the topic of Aerynn and vampires were mentioned frequently, Jack was allowed to stay in the valley.

"Your sister should be in the forest between the mountains Keil and Laku." (A/N: it took forever to think of those random words) Jack turned to see a young woman, her face covered by the hood of a dark cloak. "Apparently everyone knows who I am."

"News here travels fast… Jack Sparrow." Before a response could be made, a large oak tree crashed to the ground in the forest below. When Jack opened his mouth to question, the woman cut him off with her answer. "Aerynn is playing tag with the wolves, she's 'it'."

Another tree fell over, as if it had been broken in the middle. "She's not 'it' anymore."

They descended the stairs to a path that entered the forest. No one was on the actual dirt track, but a large amount of noise was coming from the bushes on both sides.

Suddenly, Aerynn simply walked out of the undergrowth as if nothing was going on. It almost seemed like she had forgotten about the game going on around her. When she turned to say something, the noise on the other side of the track increased, and she turned and disappeared, as if she hadn't been there in the first place.

"You said she was 'playing tag with the wolves," Jack began, "what, exactly, does that mean?" The noise was coming closer very fast. The woman turned to Jack, still completely shadowed by her cloak, "it means what it means. Aerynn is playing tag with the…"

Before she could finish her sentence, a wolf the size of a horse burst through the trees and on to the path. It immediately changed its course so that it was now hurtling towards the. Its fangs were the size of knives, its silvery-grey pelt standing on end as it charged. "Wolves."

Well, it may or may not be a while before I can update again, depending on time management. Please review, I like favorite as well, Felan out!