Authors Notes: Well I must say, I didn't get as much hate as I expected. Awesome!

You Said You'd Find Me, But I Found You

Maddy

Shannon made three detours on our route to the party, one back at her place to show me mam and dad all the things she looked after for us, the other was at the shops to buy some booze for the party – she believed they wouldn't have the stuff she liked – and finally again at her place. We were later than what she had wanted us to be at this party, but that was manily thanks to her fussing about anything and everything she could fuss about. Me and Tom kept exchanging glances at one another out of boredom and knowing exactly what the other one was thinking about this. Some things never change.

As we finally set off walking I stayed behind, my mind constantly drifting back to Rhydian everytime, "Where are you Rhydian?" I whisper looking up at the sky.

Tom turns slightly with a smile after something Shan says, though I didn't hear it, nor did I listen. When Tom notices my expression he stays back a little for me. I have the sadest face on, and my body language radiates misery. "Mads? You alright?" Tom asks, I look over at him, I make a weak smile and nod. I should know better. Tom knows me very well and knows I am lying, "No your not. Its him isn't it?" he asks, I stay silent and hide my face, "Come on Mads, its obvious." He tells me.

I look back up, "Its just, why didn't he fight, you know, to stay here, be with me in Stoneybridge. Thats what I don't understand." I tell Tom. He wraps an arm around my shoulders and I know he's going to say something along the lines of 'He did what he thought was best'. Which Tom does.

"Look, we're going out... to a party! So cheer up, it wouldn't hurt for even just a little bit of happiness today. Yeah?" he says, he loves a good party, so I try my best to not ruin this for him and cheer up. Even if I do feel and look as miserable as sin. Suddenly there is a stench that fills my nose and I begin to smell the air around me.

Then I am pulled back by hands with black veins. I look up and my eyes widen as I see him.

Lucas.

His hand clamps over my mouth as he shouts to my friends, "Humans! If you do not want to see your precious little wolf friend die then you'll do exactly as I say." I try my hardest to shake my head, but his hands are too strong. "Don't fight it, tame cub." He sneers into my ear.

Seriously, what is it with adults and calling me a cub.

He orders Tom, Shan and Harry to walk into a alley way where the walls are covered in green and the bricks look ancient. As he moves his hand from my mouth I beg, "Please let me go." I say, my voice giving off pain as he pulls on my hair. But as I sniff the air I feel another wolfbloods presence, I'm scared its going to be another wolf from his pack, but then Harry smiles, and I know it can't be another wolf except.

"Ah, Rhydian," he sneers, is breath so close to my ear, as he swings us both round I see Rhydian, the face I thought I'd never see again, but I can't say anything, not with Lucas around, "You finally decided to join your little tame friend and her human friends. Foolish, really. You and Victoria would've made such good wild pack leaders." He continues to snarl so close to my ear, and just hearing her name brings me pain. I can practically feel Lucas' smug smile. He sniffs my hair and whispers really quietly in my ear, "And he'd never see you again."

The words hit me and bring a tear to my eye.

"She's not tame." Rhydian says, it makes me smile just hearing his voice and what he says, but Lucas just laughs as he looks up at Rhydian, "Also I would never join your daughter-" Rhydian adds.

But he is cut off by Lucas' silent laugh and sigh, "You can't now, she's dead. And so will your little tame friend in a minute." He snarls, I'm shocked, why would he kill his own daughter? Unless she did something really against him. My thoughts are lost however when I see his hand with long nails high above my head. He's going to claw at my neck and kill me.

I close my eyes tightly and I hear growling, and then I am released. I look down and see Rhydian and Lucas fighting. I want to help him but I am frozen, and as if my prayers have been answered, Jana comes along and helps Rhydian tackle with Lucas. I don't know what to do, both their clawing hands slash away at Lucas trying to warn him off, but I am still just stood there watching, Shan and Tom have long since guided Harry away from the fight, knowing it could get very messy.

Rhydian turns and see's me, and shouts "Go!" to me, but I shake my head. I can't leave, not with Rhydian and Jana in danger of death.

Rhydian stares at me for a moment before his hair is pulled by Lucas and they are face to face with one another. "Release me! And I swear I shall leave you and your friends alone. My pack will not be able to survive without a leader." He tells Rhydian, and though his voice sounds sincere I know he is lying and I can't understand why Rhydian loosens his grip.

"I'm not going to kill him, I can't." He tells me and Jana, who is also not happy with his choice.

But Rhydian keeps an eye on Lucas as we leave, he pushes me away from the alley way and once outside in the open he takes my hand, and theres that feeling of completeness as he leads me to the party. Then suddenly we stop at a tree and he lets out a heavy sigh.

"I've missed you." We both blurt out, but theres something else I know he wants to say...

"Do you still love me?" I'm slightly stunned by how brave and bold he was to just randomly ask a question like that, but I know what answer he'd want to hear, but I'm scared to say my own answer. I've paused for too long though and he might think that- "Because if you... don't, then I understand... and I'll go, and never bother you again. I just need to know." he tells me, obviously my silence being too much for him to handle as he interupts my thoughts.

All I do is look at him, hoping he can read my eyes instead of having to listen to me say it out loud. But he can't read them, and he turns away. He believes I don't.

But I do.

Authors Notes: Maddy! Why didn't you tell him that sooner? So much hate!