(Author's note: Hey everybody! Here is chapter 2! I hope you all find this story interesting. Oh, and just to let you know, I promise Derek will appear in the story soon! Don't stop reading, please! Next chapter is Derek central. Lol Let me know what you guys think so far. I love to hear your guys' opinions! Hope you enjoy!

*12 p.m. Sunday afternoon*

"Are you still thinking about your imaginary wolf?" Elizabeth asked Aurora looking exasperated.

It had been two days since their unfortunate incident in the woods but Aurora couldn't get the memory out of her head. Speaking of her head, she also couldn't get rid of the awful headache caused by the horrific face plant she did while trying to keep up with Elizabeth in the woods.

"I just can't help but wonder why he saved me. I mean, he's a wild animal! Shouldn't he have been more skittish? He let me pet him Lizzie." Aurora mused at her best friend.

Elizabeth turned to face Aurora, resting her weight on her right elbow. They were lying on Aurora's bed watching a movie, trying to enjoy their last day of winter vacation.

"I don't know A…Maybe you were hallucinating? I mean you did suffer a pretty nasty concussion. You are still having side effects and you know it!" Elizabeth said quickly before Aurora had a chance to argue.

"Okay, fine. I know I pretty much pulled a Wyle Coyote because it definitely feels like an anvil was dropped on my head but I really don't think I made Silky up." Aurora protested.

With that Elizabeth couldn't help but let out a cackle.

"What?!" Aurora asked narrowing her eyes.

"I just can't believe that not only could you possibly have imagined this wolf but you also found it necessary to take away his dignity by naming him Silky." Elizabeth laughed.

"I'm not taking away his dignity! Silky is a cute name!" Aurora yelled as she simultaneously hit Elizabeth with a pillow.

"HA! That's my point A. He's a big bad wolf, not your pet Chihuahua!" Elizabeth said giggling.

"Whatever. He's name is Silky and that's final. Damn it." Aurora retorted picking up the remote to push play on the movie they had paused.

"Yes princess." Elizabeth taunted.

"Shut up. I'd like to get back to watching Jeremy Renner shoot arms and be sexy…and fantasizes about licking his arms…" Aurora pouted.

"I guess that's better than fantasizes about emasculating an imaginary wolf." Elizabeth joked right before she received a pillow to the face courtesy of her best friend.

*4 p.m. Sunday afternoon*

It had been an hour since Elizabeth had gone home and already Aurora was bored. She took some Advil to try to stop the aching in her head and wondered what she could do to kill the time. She didn't even want to think about the fact that she had to go back to school tomorrow or the teasing that would probably ensue once Stacy got done telling everyone about how she and Elizabeth had managed to get lost in the woods.

'Stupid bitch.' Aurora thought.

Making her way to the kitchen, Aurora found a note on the counter addressed to her:

Aurora,

Your father and I have a business dinner to attend. We will probably be home a little late because it's across town. I didn't want to disturb you and Elizabeth while watching your movie or I would have told you in person. Anyway, make sure your brother has something to eat and you both need to be in bed at a decent hour. See you later.

Love,

Mom

'Awesome.' Aurora thought.

"Hey, brat! Get down here." Aurora shouted from the kitchen to her brother.

A few seconds later Aurora heard him making his way down the stairs and into the kitchen.

"You called?" asked her little brother with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

"What do you want for dinner buttmuch?" Aurora asked crossing her arms over her chest pretending to be agitated.

"I'm going to Ben's for dinner tonight." Her brother said with a sly smile.

"Oh yeah? Did you ask mom and dad if you could do that?" Aurora asked knowing all too well the answer.

"Not…exactly…but since you are holding what looks to be like a note from one of our very busy parents, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say they won't be home to make that decision will they?" Her brother asked with a wide grin.

"Nathaniel, I swear-" Aurora began but she was cut off by a bone crushing hug from her brother.

"Please Aurora! It's Ben! I've known him my whole life. He lives across the street not in Russia. Plus, it's a school night so Mrs. and Mr. Carter won't let me stay late. I'm be home by…9?" Nathaniel pleaded.

"Oh fine. Just get off me!" Aurora agreed wiggling free of her brother's death grip.

"YES! Thanks Sis!" Nathaniel cheered. "I'm gonna head over there now, Ben and I want to play HALO before we eat."

"Be good, munchkin. If you need anything just call me." Aurora said ruffling her baby brother's hair affectionately.

"Will do! Love you Sis!" Nathaniel called back as he ran out the door.

"Love you too baby brother!"

*5:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon*

Aurora wasn't quite sure when she made the decision to go find Silky, all she knew was that she was in her car headed to Mountain View woods.

'This is the worst idea you have every had Aurora Rose.' Was all she could think when she pulled her car up to the camp site she had been at two days prior. When she got out of the car, a sharp gust of wind hit her like a ton of bricks.

'Thank God for multiple layers.' She thought as she opened the door to her back seat to grab the shot-gun she had brought with her. Growing up in the South had its perks and guns were one of them. She had learned to shoot when she was ten and had tons of practice at the range. However, unlike most country girls Aurora was not into hunting. There was just something about killing a defenseless animal that didn't sit right with her. It's not that Aurora had a problem with people who hunted; her dad was a hunter himself. She defiantly got that a lot of people did it for food; it just wasn't her cup of tea. Nevertheless, Aurora brought her shot-gun for one reason and one reason only, to protect herself. If she ran into Golden Eyes or her buddy there would be no running for her life this time. Of course, Aurora didn't want to have to use the gun on the wolves, regardless of her personal feeling; she knew they were just wild animals acting on instinct. Hopefully firing a warning shot would be the only defense Aurora needed.

Heading off into the woods Aurora was extremely careful to remember which way she had come from and this time she brought a compass. Oh, and a flashlight, with extra batteries. No way was she getting lost in these God forsaken woods again, no sir.

It wasn't too long before Aurora had made it to the clearing where she first met Silky. She looked around for some sort of sign that the wolf had been there recently, but she couldn't find any.

"Here boy! Are you out there?" Aurora called and immediately felt ridiculously stupid for doing so.

'He's a wolf not a dog. Why did I even think this was a good idea?' Aurora thought.

Why did she think this was a good idea? This was not even a little bit like her. She was an honor student, ranked number one in her class; she never had adventurous ideas like this. The only thing she could attribute this new found boldness to was Silky. From the minute she saw him the only thing she wanted to do was take care of him.

'It's official. I've lost it.' Aurora concluded in her mind.

With a small internal struggle, she finally decided that she should get the hell out of the woods before the sun went down completely and she was alone in the dark. During the winter the sunset was always earlier and light was fading quickly from the forest.

"Alright, which way did I come from?" Aurora asked herself out loud lifting up her compass.

Her head was starting to feel a little dense, the Advil had no affect at all on the monstrous headache she had. Feeling a little woozy, Aurora started walking in the direction she hoped was the way back to her car.

'Dear God in Heaven. I swear, if I got my dumb ass lost in these woods again, I'm gonna get a psych evaluation if I make it out alive.' Aurora thought chastising herself for the unbelievably dumb decision she had made.

On top of feeling completely stupid for putting herself in danger again she was beginning to believe she might have imagined Silky too. An overwhelming disappointment flooded over her. Becoming even more nauseous from her headache, Aurora decided to rest for a moment on a large rock. She had just closed her eyes to try to make her surroundings stop spinning when she heard something move in the bushes.

"Are you lost?" she heard a man's voice ask.

Aurora nearly jumped out of her skin. In a flash she was on her feet, shot-gun in hand.