Authors Notes: I wrote a new chapter pretty quickly after the first one, because I wanted to get one of the main characters POV's done.

Not Without A Fight

Maddy

I've been the happiest female wolfblood ever since that day with Rhydian in the woods. Yeah we have little rowls now and again, but there tiny really, and nothing to worry about. Though Shan still worries that he is going to hurt me, and when Rhydian can't hear our conversation – even with advanced hearing – she asks the same question every time, "Are you sure about him though Maddy?" and I always respond with the same thing; a raised eyebrow and that look that says ' are we really going through this again?'. I know she only does it because she cares, and I'm thankful. I'm also thankful that she still stays so civil towards Rhydian and for my sake talks to him nicely, but I know what's hidden behind all the niceness.

Tom still hasn't plucked up the courage to ask that Sapphire girl out yet, I did say I'd help him, but when I went with him he still chickened out. And its frustrating how he is always moaning about my relationship with Rhydian, or Shans with Harry – yes thats still going on. And their all round tonight. For dinner. That I'm cooking. I'm terrible at cooking, but since mam just couldn't resist the urge to have me and Rhydian in the kitchen together, alone. Apparently to deal with our latest fight. So they'll all have to suffer with an over cooked, or under cooked meal.

Rhydian wants me to move in with him in his flat, but I want to stay here, and this argument is the king of arguments that have come up in our relationship. Now don't get me wrong, I know me and Rhydian haven't always seen eye to eye, but I do not want to leave this house, yet he wants me to move in with him, and he is so desperate I think it could kill him.

"Mads, I think you know what I'm going to say next." Rhydian says with a sigh, he got that right, I do know what he's going to say next and my answer is still no.

"Yes, I do, and you know what the answer is." I say continuing to dice the carrots without looking up at him, but I can tell that he's rolling his eyes or leaning against the counter top in defeat, but he won't leave it, and I won't back down.

"Maddy, please. You can't live with your parents for the rest of your life." Rhydian tells me, already bored of the situation, though I can't say I'm not bored of the situation either, I just don't see why I have to leave the house I have lived in my whole life – except for the five years spent in the wild. But still, I continue to dice at the veg.

"Rhydian? Why are we discussing this again?" I ask irritated, I can sense the roll of his eyes at my tone.

"Right, so you would rather live with your parents, other than live with your boyfriend, which by the way, most girls our age are doing, moving out of their parents home, and living with their boyfriends." He tells me, I begin to growl and he scoffs, "Don't growl at me Maddy. We need to deal with this, and I think it would be great to do so before dinner." He says adding emphasis into his before, I glare at him putting the knife down.

"I don't want to move out!" I snap, he rolls his eyes, again – I'm pretty sure he'll get dizzy soon.

"Why not? Is it because you've never moved house before?" he asks, I shake my head and he places his hands on my shoulders, "Then what Maddy." He says in a stern voice.

"Because... because," I try, but growl as I don't think of what to say – or in fact, don't know what to say, I just don't want to move out – "It's hard to explain! Ok?" I snap again going back to dicing the veg for dinner.

I hear the door creak open slightly, and turn to face whoever it is that walks in. Mam, obviously hearing us shout and getting concerned, "Is everything alright in here?" she asks in a soft and concerned voice. I take a quick glance at Rhydian before nodding with a fake smile. Rhydian dries his hands with a towel before walking closer to me.

"We'll discuss this later." He whispers to me before walking on past. I roll my eyes, whats there to discuss, my answer is always going to be the same, and Rhydian knows that, but if we keep on 'discussing this' then sooner or later it'll ruin our relationship. So as both my mam and Rhydian leave the kitchen I continue to work on dinner. Tom comes in only moments after and he has the same concerned expression on that me mam had.

"You ok?" he asks, throughout the school years that I spent in Stoneybridge Tom seemed to be the only person I could trust, with anything. So I suppose I could tell him, and if I told him half of my problems would be solved – a problem shared is a problem halved.

"I don't know, Tom." I say leaning against the counter facing him, I take a deep breath.

"He's asking again isn't he? But, Mads. I can see his point, what would you rather? Spend the rest of your life living with your parents? Or move in with Rhydian?" he asks me, but his voice is much calmer than what Rhydians had been. Tom begins to help me with dinner, I'm grateful, if I'd been left alone with the knife for another minute we'd be having bits of wolfblood fingers in our dinner.

"I know, but its just. She used to live there with him, and my family have lived here for so many years." I tell him, maybe both of them are my reasons for not wanting to leave the house.

"Yeah, but you've also lived in the wild for five years. One little change Mads. Its not going to hurt. And yeah, so the crazy girl used to live there with him. Doesn't mean she still does, and it doesn't change the way he feels about you does it?" Tom tells me, I smile slightly, but I groan, although Tom has a point, I've hardly ever moved. "I think, maybe you should tell Rhydian, the real reasons behind you not wanting to move. And stop all this arguing." He add's.

All the arguing makes all my friends feel awkward. "Thanks Tom, but to be honest with you, I think he heard the conversation." I say with a small smile as we continue to cook dinner. This will get sorted. One way or another.

Authors Notes: I should've put on my last story the name of the sequel. Oh well, most of the readers have found this story. Also I might be doing a chapter or two a day, but its hard since I started this during half term, I'm going back to school soon. So is it good, do you think its a good enough reason for Maddy and Rhydian to be fighting?