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"Jane, we have two bodies. It looks like another animal attack."

Jane felt a chill go down her spine.

"You might want to get here soon. We're gonna call Ma..." Jane cut Frost off. "Don't bother, she's here with me." Once she got the address, she looked over at her girlfriend. "Time to get up."

Maura yawned and sat up to stretch. "Was that Frost? Do we have a body? Are you even off medical leave yet?"

Once both were dressed, they headed out together to the address given. It was out at the pier and Maura headed straight for a sick looking Frost, noticing a lot of blood behind him. "What do we have?" She asked as she glanced behind him, noticing the mangled bodies. Her eyes locked with the young detective's as she tried not to show her fear. "Not more," she whispered and walked over to the bodies.

Jane took a deep breath, inhaling the scent of blood. She wet her lips and swallowed hard. "I thought there was only one." She said softly and walked over to the scene. Squatting down, she looked at the paw prints then the flashback of the dream came to her. Flinching and closing her eyes, she stood and backed up from the bodies.

Maura was examining the male when Jane came over. She glanced over at her girlfriend and noticed her reaction, thinking dealing with another creature scenario was too much too soon after her own attack. "Jane, are you okay? We can take care of this if you want to go home."

"I-I'm fine, Maur. I just got a weird feeling is all. I'll be okay." She sighed softly and went over with Frost. "I thought there was only one..." She whispered and closed her eyes again, taking a long, deep breath.

Maura nodded. Now wasn't the time nor place to speak more in depth. She inspected both bodies and then had her lab techs take them to the morgue.

Frost glanced at Jane concerned. "You okay? We thought there was just one, too. Maybe there's a pack of them or something. Which is terrifying, but we'll get them."

Golden eyes looked into Frost's. "Those things are huge... if there's a pack of them, we're all fucked." She said, swallowing hard. "I was lucky," she whispered. "I can't handle it if another one attacks. What if I loose Maura?"

Frost's brow furrowed a bit as he looked into Jane's eyes. "Hey, are ya wearing contacts or something?"

Jane shook her head. "No, why?"

"Your eyes, they look lighter." He shook his head. "Nevermind. If there is a pack, we'll get 'em. Like I said." He put a hand on Jane's shoulder. "We're just glad you're still here. What are the chances you'll get attacked again? Or Maura? You were in the same place at the time, right? Just take a deep breath, Jane. We'll all be okay."

She sighed and nodded. "Yeah, but what if that thing marked its territory or something at Maura's house? Or what if it goes after my family or you or Korsak?" She sighed again, this time a little heavier.

"I doubt it had time to mark its territory between trying to kill you and Maura. But, we could check with a wolf expert or something and get advice. I highly doubt the wolves are targeting you and your people, Jane." He patted his partner's shoulder. "Relax. It'll be okay."

With a nod, Jane sighed. "I hope you're right. I mean, I love wolves so they shouldn't have anything against me, right?" She chuckled.

Frost laughed. "Right. Wolves never attack their handlers or admirers. Wait... that's not making you feel any better. Scratch that." He chuckled, Jane joining in.

Maura headed over to the two and took a deep breath as she waited for the detectives to get ahold of themselves, releasing it before speaking, all business. "The bodies are on their way back to the morgue. Jane, would you like to accompany me back to the station?"

Jane nodded. "Yeah. I'm not leavin' your side."

Once they got in the car, she put her hand on Maura's thigh. "Pull over... there's something bothering me and I need your undivided attention."

Maura looked down at Jane's hand and then up at her face quickly before glancing back at the road. "Alright. Just a moment. I need to find a spot to pull over." They soon came upon an old restaurant building and Maura pulled into the empty lot, putting the car in park and turning her upper body toward Jane. "You now have my undivided attention."

Jane looked at Maura then down at the dash. "I um... I had a dream last night. The reason I had that weird reaction was because of that dream. I had attacked those people, then I came home that same night and took a shower, watching the blood go down the drain. Why would I have a dream like that, Maur?"

"The people in your dream, were they the same people at the scene today? I mean, I know the man's face was too mangled, but the woman? Did she seem familiar?"

Jane nodded. "She did. That was the woman in my dream. I remember every flesh tear, every bone breaking sound. Every scream, every growl."

Maura thought for a moment, not wanting to believe such a notion. "Well, it might just be a coincidence. That dream and the actual scene. The piers are a popular place in Boston. You were attacked by one of these creatures. It makes since it'd be in your nightmares."

Jane shook her head and stared down at the floorboard. "What if it wasn't a dream?" She looked up at Maura. "The myths say that if you get bit by a werewolf you become one. Maybe that thing was a werewolf?"

Despite the oddities she had noticed in Jane, the lighter eye color, the more defined muscles, the fast healing of her wound, Maura's logical mind still couldn't grasp onto the werewolf concept, she still didn't believe in them. There had to be a scientific explanation. The thing is, she'd been thinking about it and what that explanation could be since Jane opened her eyes. "Seeing her face today, maybe this nightmare has frightened you so much you're now picturing her in place of the girl. Werewolves aren't real, Jane. You didn't kill those people."

Jane nodded her head. "Okay. I'll believe that for now, unless things get too coincidental."

Hell, if things got too coincidental, even Maura would start to wonder.

Once they got back to the morgue, Jane looked at the bodies on the table and raised her head slowly as her stomach started to growl. "I'm hungry. I'll be right back." She quickly walked out of the morgue and took the elevator to the lobby floor and went to the cafe.

Maura looked up from one of the bodies as Jane walked out and raised a brow. "I don't think I could even stomach anything." She shrugged and resumed her work.

Angela spotted Jane and waved from the register. "Hey, honey. Back at work already? Maura must be takin' good care of ya. Hungry?"

"Hey, Ma. Yeah, she's taking great care of me." Jane smiled as she walked up to the counter. "Had another mauling so they thought they would bring me in for it." She took a seat at a table. "I'm starving. Got some bacon sausage and mac and cheese back there?"

"Another mauling? There's another one of these wolves out there!? Jane Clementine Rizzoli, I do not want you chasing after another one of those creatures!" Angela set a hand on her hip, a stern look on her face.

Jane cringed. "I'm not planning on it. But I am staying with Maura and keeping her safe just in case that wolf marked its territory or something on her house. I'm just glad I was there or I wouldn't have my gir…" She swallowed hard. "Maura today."

Angela waved Stanley off as he was griping about serving paying customers and nodded. "I'll be right back. Let me grab that food." She headed to the kitchen and then brought out the bacon sausage and mac and cheese a few minutes later, setting it in front of Jane, who smiled. "Thanks, Ma."

"You're welcome, hun." Angela had caught the earlier mistake, and now that she was standing in front of Jane again, asked. "Janie, instead of saying Maura, you started to say something else instead. What was it?"

Jane took a deep breath then stood up, taking her mother by the arm and leading her into the quiet hallway. "Don't be mad but... Maura and I are in love. I was going to say 'my girlfriend' instead of just Maura. And please don't tell anyone, we want them to find out on their own. They are detectives after all." She smirked

"Be mad!? Why would I be mad? I love Maura!" Angela said squeezing Jane's cheeks. "Oh, if you two get married, which I'm sure you will someday, we'll have a doctor in the family for real." She said a little too giddy. "Keep it on the DL?" Angela winked and nodded. "Okay, I can do that."

Jane laughed hard and hugged Angela. "Thanks. I love Maura too and I can see a future like that. So go ahead and get prepared for a doctor to upgrade our family."

"Yes!" Angela fist pumped. "When you're ready, I can assist with wedding plans." She smiled. "I'm really happy for you, honey. You and Maura have been giving each other the eye for years, after all." Angela smirked and got back to work.

Jane laughed and went to sit down and finish up her meal. Then she went back down with a bunny pancake for Maura and set it on her desk. "So... did you find anything worth looking at?"

Maura glanced at the bunny pancake on her desk and then smiled as she looked up at Jane. "Thank you, babe." She sighed and shook her head. "So far, Tom Reynolds seems to have been attacked by another wolf. Similar markings indicate that. I'm sure Elizabeth Reynolds will tell a similar story."

Jane nodded. "Can't get DNA to peg the wolf, huh? Good luck picking out which one it is."

"Honestly, I highly doubt we'd get this wolf's DNA to match any zoo or sanctuary animal. Someone would surely report a wolf of that size missing." Maura sighed. "Why don't you sit with me? While I eat the cute little bunny pancake."

Jane smiled and picked the smaller woman up, sitting down in her office chair then setting Maura in her lap. "Mm, much better." She smirked and kissed her shoulder. "Enjoy that."

Maura gasped in surprise and then smiled as she wrapped an arm around Jane's shoulders. "You're a lot stronger than you look, you know that?" She kissed Jane's cheek and cut a piece of the bunny pancake off using a fork with her free hand, taking a bite. "Mm…" She covered her mouth as she chewed and swallowed. "I don't know how your mother makes something as simple as pancakes so fantastic."

Jane chuckled. "In regards to your first question it's cause I'm awesome. I keep telling you this, but you don't believe me." She grinned and wrapped her arms around her girlfriend. "She's Italian that's how. Oh, and by the way, she knows about us. I kinda slipped up."

Maura laughed. "Oh I know you're awesome. You're my awesome badass to be exact." She smiled and held a piece of bunny pancake up to Jane's lips. "You told her? How'd she react?"

Jane smirked. "You know it." She took the bite that was offered. "Yeah, she's freaking pissed babe... I know that I said I wouldn't care what people thought but Ma's opinion means alot to me." Seeing Maura's facial expression she couldn't play anymore. "Nah I'm just kiddin.' She's happier than Betty Crocker in the kitchen." She grinned.

Maura was actually on the verge of tears and slapped Jane's shoulder once she told her the truth. "You're horrible sometimes. She was really that happy?"

Jane smiled. "Yeah, she was that happy. Ma already thinks of you as her daughter and she said we've been eyeing each other for years." With a laugh she rested her chin on Maura's shoulder. "Oh, and she's already talking marriage so beware."

"She's noticed the eyesex, too?" Maura asked with a raised brow and smirk. "I'm really not surprised she brought marriage up." She chuckled. "She has been trying to hook you up with a good man for years. I imagine she'll be bringing grandchildren up soon, too."

"Oh yeah, you can count on the subject of grandchildren." Jane smiled up at her lovingly. "Of course getting married and having a family would be great, but not for a while. I want to enjoy just you for now."

"Agreed. I need a lot of alone time with you first. We've got to make up for lost time." Maura winked and finished her pancake. "Alright, as much as I'd love to sit here with you, I need to examine Elizabeth's body." She stood and kissed Jane's cheek. "So shoo." She smiled.

Jane smiled and stood with her, pulling her lover close and kissing her on the lips. "I love you. Call me if you need me."

She walked back up to the bullpen and sat at her chair greeting Frost and Korsak. "Hey, boys."

Korsak and Frost were both thrilled to see Jane back at work. "Hey, Jane, how's that shoulder doing?" Korsak asked. Frost had the pleasure of seeing her at the crime scene. He didn't.

"It's doing better. It healed nicely and I got a killer scar from it." She chuckled and showed it off.

They all enjoyed catching up. Soon though, Crowe had made his way over. "Yo, Rizzoli, I hear you're out late at night now, howling at the full moon and doing our lovely ME doogie style." He made a crude gesture and a howling noise.

When Darren came in and said the first half, Jane just gave a small chuckle. But the moment he brought Maura up and made the gesture, she was out of her chair so fast it flipped over. Jane had Crowe pinned against the wall, in the air by his shirt collar, her eyes practically glowing gold.

Crowe was struggling to get lose, the change in Jane's eyes and her strength scaring the crap out of him. "Come on, let me go you crazy bitch."

Frost was up quickly and trying to pull his partner back, though her strength even frightened him a bit. "Come on, Jane, he isn't worth it."

Jane let out a deep low growl then threw the man to the floor. "Don't EVER talk about Maura like she's a dog again! You hear me, bitch?!" She shouted through her teeth as she stood over him. Finally straightening back up she shook her head. "Get up, you're making yourself look like a pansy."

Crowe scrambled to his feet and moved away from Jane. "You really are a crazy bitch, you know that, Rizzoli? What are you, the She Hulk? Just be glad I'm not reporting you to the lieutenant." He walked off quickly, his ego bruised.

"No! I'm THE crazy bitch! Get it right and run to your mommy." She laughed. "You don't have the balls to report me."

"Damn, Jane." Frost commented from behind her. "You must be eating your veggies."

She cut her eyes toward her partner and smirked. "It's all that spinach." With a chuckle she walked back to her desk, picked up her chair and sat down. "I'm tired of his smart mouth. I can't even do Maura doggie style." She chuckled.

Frost laughed and raised a brow. "But do you do Maura in other styles?"

Korsak sighed and slipped his face into his hands.

Jane smiled and shook her head. "What I do with Maura behind closed doors is for me to know and you never to find out." She chuckled. "Pictures in your heads now?" She smirked and looked back down at her paperwork and continued to fill it out.

"Oh snap!" Frost laughed. "Pictures in my head? Oh yeah! Bow chicka bow... ouch." He glared at Korsak who'd thrown a pen at his head.

"Have some respect, Frost. Jane, is there a new development between yourself and Dr. Isles?"

Right then, Maura stepped out of the elevator and headed for the detectives.

"I saw that comin' a mile away, Frostie." Jane laughed and was about to answer when she heard the clicking of her girlfriend's heels. "Heads up, they know too due to Crowe being an ass." She mentioned, looking back at her.

"Oh?" Maura asked as she sat on the corner of Jane's desk and crossed her legs. "I wonder if they would have figured it out on their own otherwise." She smiled at Jane and winked at the boys. "So what did Crowe say or do this time?"

Jane smiled and moved her hand to Maura's thigh, rubbing it innocently. "I'd rather not sa..."

Frost cut her off. "Oh geeze, Crowe came in here and started talking to Jane about being a wolf girl and howling at the moon while doing you doggie style. He even acted it out. Sheesh, but you should have seen Jane defend your honor!" He got up to show her and acted out what Jane did.

"C'mon, Frost... I wasn't that animalistic..."

He raised his brow. "You weren't watching you. Hell, I was scared."

Maura listened to and watched Frost closely with a raised brow, quite taken aback by Jane's apparent super strength. She leaned in close to whisper in her detective's ear. "I'd reprimand you, Jane, if I didn't find you protecting my honor so sexy. But we do need to talk later." She leaned back, questions filling her mind, but her admiration for the detective pushing them aside for the time being. "You have been a little more… animalistic lately." She winked. Maura turned her attention to Barry and smiled softly. "You're acting skills are actually quite impressive. I'm sure, though, that Jane would never actually hurt anyone."

Jane looked at her and smiled. "So are you taking a liking to my animalistic side, baby?" She whispered and kissed her lips quickly then looked back at Frost.

Maura grinned and nodded. "I am."

Korsak laughed, obliviously to the girls' current conversation. "I dunno, Doc. Jane hurt that man's pride pretty damn good."

Jane chuckled and leaned back in her chair.

Knowing Crowe decently well, Maura wouldn't be one bit surprised if his macho ego had, in fact, taken quite a blow. "I imagine Jane hurts his pride quite often actually since he usually loses anything he starts with her."

"Aww, you give me too much credit." Jane chuckled. "So did you find out anything else on the woman? Anything different anyway?"

"Ah yes, the whole reason I came up here." Maura went into medical examiner mode, any sense of lightheartedness disappearing. "The wolf's teeth tore her jugular vein wide open. She bled out almost instantly. Her death really doesn't seem any different than her husband's or our former victims'."

Jane tapped her fingers on the desk as she thought. Frost spoke up. "Seems this wolf is a swift killer. Maybe the beast has a sliver of a heart and doesn't want these victims to suffer. I know it's far fetched, no pun intended, but maybe it knows it has to eat but doesn't like the killing process."

Jane looked at her partner and narrowed her eyes. "You may be right."

Maura shook her head. "That would give this creature reasoning skills comparable to humans. It's highly unlikely a wolf would have such a conscience. They operate on instinct. It likely just went for the quickest kill to incapacitate its dinner."

"Yeah, well, maybe Swiftkill has a conscience. Maybe it's a werewolf." Frost said.

"Oh geeze, first you name your new puppy then you go and call it a fictional creature. Alright, Maura, have at it." Jane laughed.

Maura rolled her eyes. "Werewolves aren't real. I've already given Jane the lecture." Then she laughed. "The next time I see a large wolf standing in my bedroom, I'll remember to tell Swiftkill that if he's a good boy and doesn't kill me, I'll give him a treat."

Jane laughed and Barry cowered slightly in his chair. "What if Swiftkill is a girl, Maur." She asked with a sarcastic smirk. "You gonna put bows in her hair?"

"That would be quite the waste since she'd dig them out in no time. Sort of like a certain detective I know who doesn't like very many feminine accessories." Maura smirked.

Jane laughed. "Yeah, if that beast is anything like me she'd be pissed with bows in her hair. Oh hell, just try painting her claws pink." She chuckled and reached over holding her girlfriend's hand. "However, the animal may be taken back by your beauty and let you do what ever you need and want."

"I think I'd rather try painting Swiftkill's nails pink than yours." Maura laughed. "Twas my beauty that tamed the beast? Wouldn't that be quite the story?"

Jane laughed. "I would, too. At least you know you would die a quick death with the beast. With me, I'd have to torture you a bit." She smiled. "Well hey, you tamed me didn't ya?"

Both Korsak and Frost said "awwww" in unison.

Maura chuckled. "And what would your method of torture be?" She winked. "I'm not sure if I tamed you that much."

Frost snorted as he sat back in his seat. "Oh, she's still a beast all right."

Maura was fast asleep that night when a howl right outside stirred her awake. She thought that it might've been a part of the nightmare she was having. She'd dreamt about the wolf that attacked Jane every night since the incident. But it was so loud and sounded so real.

Then she noticed that Jane wasn't in bed with her and went searching through the house. Not finding her lover, she grabbed her phone and called the detective, just to learn her cell phone was still sitting on the nightstand. The ME was in a pure panic.

Jane came home hours later and opened the door from the balcony. She was covered in blood, her clothes ripped. She walked right past Maura, her eyes still glowing gold, and headed for the bathroom to start up her shower and wash the blood off. Hearing the woman's voice behind her snapped Jane out of the trance. "Hey... Sorry I woke you. I had another nightmare and thought a shower would help."

Maura had called Korsak who'd had uniforms out searching for Jane. After the wolf attacking them in Maura's own bedroom, he figured it was best to play it safe. Maura was sitting on the bed, waiting for him to call with news when Jane walked in and right past her, covered in so much blood. It was shocking and terrifying and Maura immediately got up to follow Jane. She kept repeating her name until the detective finally spoke. "Jane, you're covered in blood!" The doctor didn't give the detective time to react, she immediately began searching her body for any wounds, tears streaming down her face. Not finding any cuts, she looked up at her girlfriend. "What did you dream?"

Jane looked completely dazed and worn out. "There... there was a car. I dreamt that I was the wolf again and that there was this car. I saw like three girls get in it and drive off. I charged from the side and sent it into a barrel roll then broke into the car... leaving no survivors." She sighed and got in the shower letting the hot water hit her.

Maura's cell began to ring, snapping her out of her trance like state. "Isles." The unis had actually come across the scene Jane described. It was Frankie on the phone actually, wanting to give them a heads up and claiming he couldn't reach Jane. Maura watched her girlfriend as he spoke and told him she'd be there as soon as she could. "Jane's not feeling super well so I'm not sure if she'll be coming." She hung up and went to grab a bag to put Jane's clothes in. "Frankie said they found a wrecked car... with three girls in it. I'm going to go. You should probably stay here."

Jane looked at Maura and tilted her head, almost the way a dog would in curiosity. "Yeah? Okay." She ran her hand over her face then put her hands against the tile as the water ran down her body, washing away the blood. "Be careful out there, okay? There's a wolf still roaming the streets." She felt like she was still dreaming.

Maura nodded and walked off towards the bedroom, whispering to herself. "Or sleeping in my bed."