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Chapter 13

Quinn was surprised that she was the first one awake for once. Usually the entire pack was woken up by Rachel every morning. She knew they were allowed to sleep in because of the weekend, but she felt suddenly restless. She crawled out from the pile of her pack mates and went downstairs where she found Shelby starting to cook some breakfast. She gasped when she saw Beth sitting in her car seat on the table. Shelby spun around at the noise and smiled kindly at Quinn. "I wasn't expecting you to be up so early on a Saturday. Do you want to hold her?"

"Can I?" Quinn whispered with tears in her eyes. "She's so perfect." She said as she held the baby close.

"Yes she is." Shelby agreed with a soft smile. "I was hoping you and Puck would both be a part of her life. I don't want you to have to go through the same things I did with Rachel. It killed me to leave her, but I knew it would be for the best for her to have a loving family that could take care of her. I am unbelievably angry at her fathers for leaving her the way they did." Quinn nodded with furrowed eyebrows. She felt the same way about the Berry men. They were soon joined by Brittany, who skipped into the room happily.

"Morning Q." She kissed the girl on the head and looked down at the baby. "Wow, she looks just like you." She giggled and kissed Beth's head as well before pulling Shelby into a tight hug. Rachel was the next to come downstairs followed closely by a grumbling Santana. Dave, Mike, Puck and Tina came down next from their shared room with the girls. Sam came downstairs from the guest room that he insisted on sleeping in. He didn't want to be a burden on the pack, not quite feeling close enough to sleep with them all. Judy slept in Rachel's father's old room. Sue and Coach Beiste planned on joining them in the afternoon to begin training. The pack sat down around the table and watched as Shelby, Judy, Rachel and Santana cooked breakfast. Quinn and Puck were huddled around Beth happily. Brittany was watching her mate hungrily and Dave was talking to Tina and Sam about the plans for the day.

After breakfast the pack decided to start on training. Sue and Coach Beiste were due there any minute and they wanted to get going. Shelby started them off by separating them into pairs to spar in their human forms. They would work in their wolf forms later. Rachel was paired up with Dave first and they squared off against each other. Rachel had a little self defense training, but not enough to do much. Dave was a lot stronger than her, but she was faster. Quinn growled every time Dave got a hit in and was subtly being held back by both Puck and Santana. As the sparring went on they made a list of everyone's strengths and weaknesses. The main weakness of the pack was the need to protect their mates and getting distracted because of it. Dave, Sam and Puck were incredibly strong. Rachel was the fastest out of all of them. Brittany and Mike were very agile. The Cheerios and Rachel were all quite flexible and Tina was pretty scrappy. After their training was over for the day they decided to go to the park. Puck brought a football and they broke up into two teams to play a scrimmage game for fun. Shelby went home to make some dinner for Beth and put her to bed. Judy, Sue, Tina and Coach Beiste sat nearby and watched the pack play. They played boys vs. girls and Coach Beiste was impressed by all of their abilities. She knew that Puck and Mike have always been good, but since they became wolves they were even better. Dave had improved considerably also. What surprised her the most were the girls. Rachel was an amazing running back as no one could really catch her. Brittany was also very fast and Santana took down the boys on multiple occasions. "Evans!" The Coach called once the pack was taking a break. "How would you like to be the new Quarterback at McKinley?"

"Really? That would be awesome!" He replied with a grin.

The entire pack stiffened when they caught the scent of wolves coming their way. They looked around and saw Finn coming up to them followed by Azimio, Jesse, Matt, Lauren, Jacob Ben Israel, Blaine, Sebastian, Rick. On the other side of the park were Dustin Goolsby, Dakota Stanley, Mr. Schuester, Sandy Ryerson and Russell Fabray.

"I will give all of you one more chance." Dustin spoke with a confident smirk. "Join us now or die." Brittany stepped up to flank Rachel with Santana on the other side. Quinn stood behind her mate and growled at the other pack. Puck and Tina took up their positions with their Alpha quickly. Sam didn't hesitate to stand with Rachel and his new pack and neither did Mike. Sue moved to stand in front of Rachel along with Coach Beiste. "All of you would stand with that pathetic excuse of an Alpha when you could be with us?" The man laughed maniacally. "You're loss." He said as he nodded to the others. Rachel and her pack were now surrounded by the other pack and she could feel their nervousness. She reached out and tried to calm them, but she herself was just as scared. Jesse and Matt both looked reluctant to do anything. Blaine and Sebastian also looked hesitant. "You know what to do." He turned to his pack smugly. Blaine hid slightly behind his mate Sebastian.

"No." Sebastian said with a smirk. "They are the better pack Dustin. What made you think we would stand by you after what you've said. You try to tell me I can't be with my mate because we are abominations…"

"Mates are only used to further our race and two men or two women cannot do that!" Dakota spat angrily. "It's why we had to get rid of some of our last pack.

"I will not stand with you." Sebastian said simply and dragged his mate out of the circle.

"More traitors!" Jesse watched the two leave and decided to act also.

"They're right." He said angrily. "You don't choose who your mate is! They belong together; it's destined to be. And I can't let you hurt Rachel." He said quieter. Quinn growled as she stepped in front of her mate. "I know she's your mate Quinn and I'm not trying to take her from you. It's just… I love her; I have for a long time. I let the others bully me into doing something I will regret for the rest of my life, but today will not be another regret. I won't try to join your pack; but I will not stand against you." He finished as he stepped over to Blaine and Sebastian. Matt silently moved over to stand with them and Lauren shrugged her shoulders as she followed. She didn't really want to fight Rachel's pack. Dustin looked around angrily before motioning his pack to follow him.

"This isn't over!"

"See you again soon Quinnie." Russell stated with a smirk and Quinn cowered slightly in fear. Jesse stepped forward and held out his hand to shake Rachel's.

"My pack will help if you need it, contact us if you need it." Rachel nodded as she shook his hand and watched the other group walk away too.

"Let's go home."

School on Monday was nerve wracking for the pack. Finn and the others seemed to be around every corner as they made their way down the halls. Jesse, Blaine, Sebastian, Matt and Lauren hung around them some of the time. They had quit the Glee club and were getting ready to start a new one with the pack. Sue decided to be the faculty advisor for them and Shelby was working on getting a job at McKinley so she could help also. Shelby and Quinn were worried about their mothers and Beth being home alone. They were also shocked to see Sunshine Corazon had transferred to McKinley and was obviously part of the other pack.

Rachel and her pack were sitting around a table outside eating their lunch which was packed into a cooler in Rachel's trunk. Shelby and Judy had packed them enough sandwiches to feed all the hungry wolves, some fruit salad, bottled water and Gatorade. Kurt and Mercedes came up to the group and their eyes widened when they saw the amount of food they were eating. "Hey guys…" Mercedes said when she realized no one really noticed them standing there; being too busy voraciously eating.

"Hello Mercedes, Kurt." Rachel replied. Dave looked up and blushed when he saw Kurt; quickly looking back down to his food. Santana noticed the reaction and smirked.

"We've missed you guys." Mercedes said with a smile. "Can we join you?"

"Sure. Are you hungry?" She lifted the lid of the cooler and the two humans gawked at the amount of food. "I think we can spare a couple sandwiches. Kurt and Mercedes watched in awe as the wolves ate sandwich after sandwich before Santana and Brittany disappeared for the last half of lunch. It didn't take long for Rachel and Quinn to leave too. Tina cuddled into Puck's side and talked to Mike. Dave was talking happily with Kurt. Mercedes seemed to be drawn slightly toward Sam and they got lost in a conversation.

Rachel laid on the floor to do her homework; sandwiched between Quinn and Santana. Brittany was cuddled up and asleep next to her mate. The boys were in the backyard playing catch. Shelby was sitting on the back porch with Beth, talking to Sue, Judy and Coach Beiste. Rachel sighed when the doorbell rang and got up to answer it. Jesse, Sebastian, Blaine, Matt and Lauren were coming over for dinner. "Hello everyone." She said politely and smiled when Quinn wrapped her arms around her possessively. She placed her hands over her mate's and leaned back into the embrace. "Please come inside. The boys are all out back playing catch if any of you would like to join them. The rest of us are just finishing up homework."

"I'd like to play catch." Lauren said as she moved out to the backyard along with Matt and Blaine. Sebastian and Jesse ended up going to talk with the adults on the porch. It didn't take long for Rachel to curl back into Santana's side to finish her homework. Santana was done, but hadn't gotten up yet; deciding to stay with Brittany, Rachel and Quinn to cuddle. Quinn nuzzled into her mate's neck lovingly as she watched her do her homework. They all tensed when they sensed the other pack coming closer. The others ran in from outside and locked the door.

"They are back in the woods." Jesse said quickly. "I think they want to meet with you, but my guess is it's a trap."

"I say we go out there and finish this once and for all." Sam growled angrily. The doorbell rang and they were met with Kurt and Mercedes.

"Now really isn't a good time…" Rachel said shakily as the pair pushed passed her.

"Oh so St. James and them can be here but not us? We're your friends Rachel." A few of the pack were shaking heavily and ready to phase from the intrusion of the other pack. Judy and Quinn could sense Russell Fabray among them and were getting more anxious by the minute. "What's going on?" Mercedes asked after she took in everyone's appearance.

"We need to get them and Beth out of here." Rachel said through gritted teeth; not thinking clearly enough to use their mind connection. Kurt and Mercedes' jaws dropped when Dave suddenly transformed into a large wolf. "NO DAVID!" Rachel yelled as he lunged for Kurt. They knew he was Dave's mate and he would want to change him. "SHIT!" She yelled when it was too late. Sam lunged at Mercedes before they could stop him and both of the newcomers dropped to the ground. They all went into the basement and helped them through the transformation. "Mom," She turned to Shelby with pleading eyes. "Can you take Kurt, Mercedes, Judy and Beth up to the attic and stay up there?" Shelby nodded and ushered the others upstairs. "I wish none of us had to go through this, but it looks like this fight is about to happen. Apparently it can't be resolved peacefully." The others nodded; all of them already being in their wolf forms now. "Quinn, Santana and Brittany; I want you three with me and we will go out to meet them. Sam, Puck and Dave I want you to stay back a little further and make sure we don't get surrounded. Mike and Tina; I want you to stay here in the house and make sure they don't come inside. Warn us if they are and we'll come back to help you. Sue, Coach Beiste, can you try to come in at them from the sides? Jesse… can you hear me?" She projected into the other Alpha's mind. He nodded and she sighed in relief. "Can you take your pack and try to get behind them?"

"Of course, just be careful out there… all of you." He said as he looked around at the other pack. "Finn and Azimio are incredibly strong. It's Dakota Stanley you really have to watch out for. He may be small but he is quick and very vicious. Good luck." He rallied his own pack and ran out of the basement and ran away from the oncoming pack so they could get around behind them. Rachel, Quinn, Santana and Brittany walked slowly into the woods and were met with Dustin, Dakota, Sandy Ryerson, Jacob and Mr. Schuester. They heard growling come from behind them and knew Finn, Azimio, Rick and Russell were there by their scents. Dave came up behind the four and Puck and Sam stayed back out of sight. Sue came up on their left while Coach Beiste took the right. Jesse's pack took a little longer to circle around and get behind the other pack; spreading out slightly to cover more of the circle they were making. Dustin growled lowly and suddenly Russell, Finn, Rick and Azimio rushed at the girls. Santana and Brittany spun around to fight them while Rachel and Quinn kept an eye on the wolves in front of them. Dave and Puck came forward to help out while Sam moved quietly through the trees to come closer to Rachel and Quinn. Quinn yelped when she was clawed from behind by Russell. Rachel growled dangerously and was soon on the older wolf's back. Jesse's pack, Sue and Coach Beiste all moved in on the other wolves quickly. Rachel was tackled off of Russell by Finn and pinned to the ground. Tina and Mike whined as they saw the fight through their pack's eyes. They hated sitting behind and not being able to help. Quinn had already taken Jacob down but Russell went back after her and had her on the ground quickly. Jacob got up and limped away from the fight, deserting his pack. Rachel struggled to get lose and finally bit into Finn's neck. He let go of her with a yelp and she moved toward her mate quickly, who was already shifting back into a human. She tackled Russell off of her and started biting at his throat with a feral snarl. It didn't take long for Mr. Schuester and Finn to both take off like Jacob did. Santana and Brittany took down Dakota Stanley together. The fighting paused when a heart wrenching howl echoed among the trees. Rachel was standing over a naked and bleeding Quinn Fabray who looked like she was barely breathing. Rachel's narrowed her eyes at the Alpha of the other pack and charged at him. It was all his fault this had happened. She snarled in rage as she tore into him with her teeth and claws. Azimio stood on shaky legs and watched in fear as his Alpha was torn apart by the smaller wolf. Once Dustin was back in his human form Santana moved forward to pull Rachel back.

"Come on Rach, you got him. He's done." Rachel looked back over to her mate and let out another howl. Shelby and Judy both felt their cub's pain and ran outside; leaving Beth with Mike and Tina. Rachel was also bleeding heavily and didn't know how much longer she could hold her wolf form. None of the other pack was left around them. Jesse's pack had chased the ones who ran away and some were dead. Once they got back into the house, Sue made some phone calls to get a healer who knew about wolves to come to the house immediately. Luckily, wolves healed faster than humans and some of their more minor injuries were already healing. Rachel collapsed next to Quinn and placed her head on the blonde's stomach. Santana was licking some blood off Brittany's white fur. Dave and Sam were checking on their mates while Tina was taking care of Puck's minor injuries. They watched as Rachel held her bleeding arm over Quinn's mouth and made her mate start to drink the blood to help with the healing process.

"Rachel, you don't have enough blood to spare at the moment." Shelby said as she placed a hand on her daughter's shoulder. "Let me help too." She used sharp canines to bit into her wrist and hold it over Quinn's mouth, who latched on quickly. Judy stepped forward and did the same for Rachel who was the second worst injured out of the pack. Soon after the healer came and was already mixing up some herbs to heal their injuries. The healer's assistant moved outside to find the dead wolves and work to get rid of the bodies and blood that covered the ground. The healer was singing and chanting while he placed herbs on the injured wolves. He was a very tall Native American man. After he healed them as much as he could he bandaged up what was left; their wolf healing would take care of it in a few days. Quinn and Rachel were both ordered on bed rest for the next week. Santana would have to stay in bed for a few days. It didn't take long for Rachel and Quinn to be cuddled up together sleeping in Rachel's bed. Santana and Brittany slept on the floor in Rachel's room. Sam took the guest room with Mercedes. Shelby and Beth slept in Rachel's dad's old bedroom. Puck and Tina took the basement while Dave and Kurt took the attic. Coach Beiste went home. Sue, Judy and Mike slept in the living room.