"Normal Talking" "[Whispered Talking]"
"Thought-Speak" {Sign Language}
D/C: I do not own or wish to claim ownership of the characters from Stephenie Meyer's books. I'm just writing this story for fun, my characters and plot are mine, there may be some elements from other Fanfic stories I have read but no direct copying.
Chapter 17: Alpha Dark's Angel
~Edythe~
I still had 10 minutes to wait for him, with the 30-minute delay he told me. Closing my eyes, I concentrate on listening for Red. Ever since I jumped him while he was taking a nap. He has taken every opportunity to sneak up behind me. If my heart still beat, I would have died of a heart attack, multiple times.
I did not hear a thing, but I felt the radiating heat behind me. I did not jump when a large Wolf head rested on my left shoulder.
He leans his head against my neck. I did not feel his arms go around me and I turned my head to look at my Wolf.
With my left eye, I see his right. It was Indio and instead of glittering Voilet, It was flecked with moon silver, glowing flecks.
Turning, I wrap my arms around my Wolf's neck and bury my face in his fur. *grr* I let out a low pleasing growl as I took in his scent. After he got rid of that seawater smell he had on our first date. I have not been able to resist his scent.
That is what made me decide to tell Jason that I was seeing someone. That we could be friends but nothing more.
"It has happened sooner that the rise of the Frost Moon." I felt his head nod yes in my hands. I step back to get a full look at him. He was in his full Wolf form. With his fur long and dark red. So dark I could not see any hint of the red amber in it.
With both my hands I brush aside his fur, until I can see glittery red amber fur and my hands touching his hot skin.
*grr* He lets out his own pleased growl. Bending his head, he pushes into my chest. With his strength, he knocks me back onto the ground.
I land on my back, onto dry snow-free ground. Looking around me I see that the 2-foot-deep snow has been pushed away from around us.
Before I could get up to look more, he laid down on top of me. My whole body gets hotter when he put his mouth under my jaw to Wolf kiss me.
He moves his mouth down to my collarbone to nip at my shirt top. That had a thin strap to hold it on. "Red." I *Gasp* as his teeth carefully rip, just my right strap. I see his eyes as he moves to the other and even though I want this, I stop him.
*Grr* He lets out an annoyed growl as I held his head to look me in the eyes. His eyes were no longer Indigo but dark gray, rimmed in glittering moon silver.
I pull his head down to kiss him on the nose, "Red, wake up it's not time to sleep." I told him in my charming voice.
After a few more kisses to his nose, I pulled back to look into his eyes. They were back to Indigo flecked with moon Silver.
I felt him moving off of me, but I pulled myself to him. I start running my hands through his fur and kissing his throat. Causing him to shudder and emit low *growls*.
After a few minutes of running my hands through his fur, I got him to lie back down. His head was on my chest. In his current state, he radiated so much heat my cold body was as warm as him.
"Red, could you get up for a bit?" He lifts his head and I move out from under him. The air was cold once I was no longer under him.
"Ok, lay back down." He did as I asked, and I sat on top of his back. Pulling off my ripped top I laid my bare chest on top of his back. My breast press into his fur and I wrap my arms around his neck.
My body instantly heats up. "Red, I remember what you said about the supermoon making you stronger. That you could not easily judge your strengths and have caused injuries and destruction in the past because of it. I promised that I would leave you for the full 72 hours, that you do not like to be disturbed."
I slide forward on his back to speak into his ears. "I read Alice's mind so I know that she will come for me before tomorrow night as she promised you."
He did not speak to me, but I felt his body relax. After 10 minutes of lying on his back his breathing slowed and he closed his eyes.
I spent the rest of the night running my hand through my sleeping Wolf's fur.
-Hours pass-
Red was still sleeping when I heard someone approaching from my left. I turn my head toward the scent of the approaching Wolf.
From its scent, I could tell it was a female Wolf and its size told me it was a Supernatural Wolf. "[No, he is mine for the rest of the night and tomorrow. Go away.]" I whisper to the Wolf trying not to wake Red.
The Wolf opened its mouth, and I knew it was going to make a noise to wake Red. I gave her a glare to not when she turned her head and her ear flicked up.
The Wolf turns and runs off without making a sound. I laid my head back down and wondered how great it was meeting Red.
-220 Winters (242 Human years (using 365 days excluding leap years with 366 and leap year skip years)) Earlier -
~Kiama~
It was chaos, people were screaming. The Vampires were killing her people for no reason. I ran for the forest. The moon was full but small in the night sky.
Others were following me, and I could hear their screams as Vampires ripped them apart.
I made it to the edge of the forest just as a Vampire grabbed me. "You are a doll, it's a shame you have to die for knowing our secret."
I twisted in the vampire's strong grip. He was shocked and reached for me. I duck and punch him with my full strength. My claws went through his chest and out his back.
I lifted my arm up, slicing up his chest to decapitate him. Turning I shout into the forest.
"Guardian of this forest and Wolf Protector, help us." One of the Vampires came up behind me.
Turning to face him I see his smile. "We will kill this Protector as well after we kill…"
He was cut off as a dark red Wolf flew past me. The Wolf knocked him to the ground and before I could look away or he could push the Wolf off.
The Wolf opens his mouth, brings it down, and snaps it close. Biting off the Vampire's entire head. "NO" Another Vampire screamed and lunged for the Wolf. He jumped off the dead Vampire and sinks his fangs into the female Vampire's waist.
In less than 5 minutes he took out four Vampires. He came over to me. "(Red) What can I do for you? Dragon Protector."
-Present day-
~Angel~
I have been driving for hours in this truck I stole. I was tired and the truck was running on fumes. The ones chasing me were getting closer. My head droops with exhaustion and the voice. "(Voice) Do not pass out now. We are almost free."
"What do you mean we? I'm alone, you're just a voice who orders me around." My head droops again as the truck started to shudder from running out of fumes.
The truck began to slow down no matter how far I pressed the pedal. "(Voice) Once the vehicle dies, drift off the left side of the road. You need to run straight into the forest."
That was the moment the truck die and continued to just roll. I turn the wheel to the left, driving down the snowy bank, the truck came to a stop.
Opening the door. *Awww* I cry as I peel my dry bloody back off the seat. I felt fresh blood running down my back.
Letting out more cries as I ran into the forest. I feel my blood running down the back of my legs.
I stumbled over something in the snow. "(Voice) They are coming, do not stop. You are almost there."
"Where are you taking me?" The voice did not answer but I could feel its compulsion for me to keep moving.
*Clink, Clink, Clink*
With my enhanced hearing I could hear their footsteps, guns clinking together, and their breathing. "You cannot outrun us freak."
I stumble over a tree root, falling to the ground. My head throbs from the blood loss and hunger. "(Voice) Get up, keep moving."
Getting to my feet I make it another few feet and past the wide trunk of a tree. "I can't go on." I said to myself. "(Voice) Now, you must say it."
Their footsteps were getting closer, and I could hear their snarls. "[Guardian of this forest and protetor…]" my voice trailed off from exhaustion. "(Voice) Again, louder."
I turn to face the mutated wolf-hybrids. "We would take you alive, but it looks to be too late for that. We might as well put you down."
The leader of the monsters raised his gun. The fear of death gave me strength. "Guardian of this forest and Wolf Protector help me."
*Hahaha* He laughs, "asking a wolf for help that is…."
He was cut off as a white blur shot past me to land on his chest. It pushed him to the ground with its weight, letting out a menacing *Growl*.
I stubble back at the huge white Wolf. With my strength gone, I fall backward onto my but. My back comes to rest on something soft and warm, not the cold ground.
*Aww* The leader let out a cry and I saw two of his men raising their guns to shoot the white Wolf. I do not know if it was because of my exhaustion but even with my sharp night vision. Two dark gray Wolfs seemed to materialize out of the dark to clamp their jaws onto the men's arms holding the gun.
A female voice spoke in my head, and it was definitely not my voice. "(SunAlpha) What brings you to my Forest without permission?"
He snares, "We do not answer to you, Wolf." Shotting his arm out to punch the she-Wolf in the jaw.
She is sent flying to the side but rolled in the air to land on her paws. *Grrr* The thing I was leaning against rumbled as it growled.
More Wolf-hybrids started approaching pointing their guns at white Wolf. The *Crack* of gunfire started. It was so fast my eyes could not see what happened. One second the white Wolf was alone then two large gray Wolfs appeared in front of her.
The bullets bounced off the gray Wolf's fur and I could hear the *hiss* as the bullets hit the snow.
*Grrrr* A long deep growl emanated from behind me. More gray Wolfs started appearing taking down the other monsters with guns.
The leader of the Wolf-Hybrids snared and reached for me. He was a few steps from me, when the white Wolf leaps on top of him. She shot her muzzle down to clamp her jaw around his biceps.
I could not help my flinch as her jaw made a *click* sound. As she bit through his biceps taking his whole arm off. Jumping back to stand just in front of me. If I had eaten recently, I would have through up as she was standing tall, growling while holding his arm in her teeth.
I scrambled back, hooking my arm around the neck of the large gray Wolf holding me up. I was afraid of the white Wolf more than this gray Wolf baring his black fangs. Her voice was commanding with power in it.
"(SunAlpha) Leave you are not welcome here. I am Alpha here, not this weakling."
The Alpha's fur started to glow bright like the sun. I could hear the sizzling and cracking as the snow around her began to melt. I could feel the heat on my face from her.
A male voice spoke in my head. "(Dark Claw) She is such a showoff. She knows not to do that at night. It will just make her exhausted. Now, tell me Avian what happened to your wing?"
"I'm sorry, I'm getting you all bloody." I watch the monsters back away from the white Alpha Wolf and run back toward the direction of the road.
"Who are you?" I ask the gray Wolf behind me. He did not scare me as much as the white female Wolf.
"(Dark Claw) Dark Claw. the Hunter-Wolf Alpha. She is the SunKing. SunWolf Alpha. What are you called and your wing?"
"My name is Angel. There was a battle and a budling came down on top of me, It crushed my wing. The voice in my head that gives me guidance told me to come here."
The white Wolf came up to us and I noticed she was flicking her ears and tail. I also notated that she no longer had the monster's arm in her teeth.
"(Dark Claw) Angel, can you stand?" "I do not know but I will try." I use him as a support to push myself to my feet. My feet were shaking and I would not be able to walk.
I was leaning over Dark Claw's back when he spoke in my head. "(Dark Claw) Good now, on my back. I will go slow."
He lowered himself to the ground and I managed to get onto his back. Grabbing a fist full of fur on his neck. Standing my legs do not touch the ground.
I had not realized he was so tall, not as tall as the white Alpha Wolf but close. He started moving through the forest. I could not tell if the other Wolfs were following us.
"Is she your mate?" I do not know why I'm asking him this. "(Dark Claw) No she is not. I have no mate."
"Oh, how old are you?" I was silent waiting for his answer. "(Dark Claw) Young enough to carry you."
"Ok, where are you taking me?"
"(Dark Claw) To the Wolf-House where a healer can be called."
"No doctors." I shuddered from the memories of evil doctors in lab coats."
"(Dark Claw) Do not worry, healers not human. Mostly Fae healers or Dragon. You need help, blood still running. Have been shot?"
I heard the question in his tone about me being shot. That is when I remember the other Wolfs taking bullets for the SunKing.
"Yes, What about the other Wolfs shot?"
"(Dark Claw) Will be fine. Make them sore will self-heal."
The Wolf does not just have tough skin, but also quick healing like me. If my bones were not pulverized by the wall fall on my wing and the getting shot in my escape. It would have healed already.
I wonder what would hurt this Wolf I feel a connection to. I was not going to ask that, seemed like a question he would not like to answer.
"(Dark Claw) What are you thinking?"
"That my blood is matting your soft fur." He makes a light huff noise that I thought could be a laugh.
We were quiet for the rest of the trip. My eyes kept trying to close from exhaustion. I just kept running my hand through the soft unbloodied fur on his neck.
I was jolted awake by a female voice. "What happened? Wait she is not a Wolf or has been invited inside." I heard and felt the Wolf *Growl* underneath me. Another female voice "I have to go, I cannot be around that much blood, if I slip the Guardian will have my head."
The first female spoke. "Ok, go but not too far, remember what he said about testing you first. Dark Claw what is her name?"
I did not hear Dark Claw's voice in my head, but the female spoke. "Angel Avian, I Leah Clearwater, Shifter, invite you into the Wolf-House."
I felt the air around me change. Opening my eyes, I saw the interior of a house with the tallest ceiling I have ever seen.
I tried to make a joke "What lives here as Dragon?" The one called Leah spoke "No, but they apparently built it. Now if you could crouch down, I can lift her off you and get her to a bed."
I felt him crouching down and then arms colder than my Wolf's skin lifts me off him. What? Why did I think of him as my Wolf?
I did not have time to think about it as pain shot through my back. *Awwww* I let out a scream and I heard my Wolf snarling his abjection.
"I'm sorry but I have to move her and take a look to see where the blood is coming from. I have very little first aid experience for Shifters, not an Avian."
I can feel her tearing off the rest of my shirt and felt strangely exposed with Dark Claw watching me. I ignored it as I was lying on my stomach on a bed, I put my left hand out toward him. "Come here."
He came closer and I was able to run my hand through his fur. Touching him seemed to calm me down and ease the pain.
"I know he would call you for this, but I know that you know that it's the Frost Moon tonight. He is not available to make this request. I'm in charge of the house for now. If you would like me to tell him that now, I will."
There was a long pause from Leah. "Who is she talking about?"
"(Dark Claw) The Werewolf Guardian. This is his den. He would take care of you. The moon will fill night soon. No Wolf, Fae, Dragon, anyone will bother him on a sky-filled moon."
"Ok, now that we understand each other. I need a healer skilled at repairing Avian wings and removing bullets. Just a second. Angel, what type of Avian wing structure do you have?"
"What do you mean by what kind of structure? My wings are light, hallowed boned like a bird's."
"Thank you. She said they are light and hollow like a bird. You do have someone. Ok, what should I use to holt the blood."
Even with my herding not working to its fullest, I could hear the shouting on the other end of the phone. P: "YOU SHOULD HAVE LEAD WITH THAT."
"I'm sorry what should I do? Ok, I got it. Yes, it smells like you described. Yes, I have the wrapping to hold the bleeding, I will put you on speaker until I'm done."
I heard the sink running, then Leah's footsteps as she approaches me. She started by cleaning the dirt away from my bloody wing.
I felt my blood begin to flow out of my wing once she cleans the dry blood off. My head began to pound. My abilities allow me to replace my blood fast but without food and constantly opening the scabs it was taking its toll.
~Leah~
*Howl* I was sleeping until the Wolf started howling outside the house. Ignoring it I tried to get back to sleep when *Bam, Bam, Bam* Jane started pounding on my door.
"Wolf girl, wake up a gray Wolf is howling right outside, pacing back and forth. It looks like it has a dead girl on its back.
Getting out of bed I open my door to see Jane standing there, she was wearing pajama pants and a slightly large T-shirt. Being a Vampire that does not need sleep her hair, eyes, and makeup looked perfect.
With my messy hair, I glared at her. Jane took a step back. "Hay don't go all Wolf on me."
"What?" I said tiredly.
"Your eyes are glowing."
*Hhh* Sighing, I rubbed my forehead. I head towards the door as the Wolf started howling louder. "I'm coming. [you're going to wake the neighbors.]" I mumble the last part even though the Wolf-House is in the middle of nowhere in the Olympic Forest.
On my way to the door, I was thinking it was good that Red first taught me Shift control. None of the clothes I had on were Shift proof, they would have shredded. It would have been embarrassing if I had to go back into my room to change in front of Jane.
I opened the door to the same dark gray Wolf from before. He stopped pacing to approach the edge of the porch.
"What happened?" I asked him. He puts his paw onto the porch and the heptagrams begin to glow. I look at the girl on his back to see bloody wings protruding from her shoulders.
Red explained that the barrier around the Wolf-House prevents anyone without the blood of a Wolf, Dragon, or horse from crossing it. Otherwise, they had to be invited inside by someone trusted by the Wolf-House.
A week after living in the Wolf-House, Red gave her the key to invite anyone inside. The Wolf tried to push his way through the barrier. "Wait she is not a Wolf and has not been invited inside." The barrier would not hurt a Wolf but forcing the girls through could kill her.
He let out an impatient *Growl* and bared his teeth at me. I *Growl* back and I knew my eyes were glowing. Feeling the Wolf tug, I pulled it back to prevent my Shift.
Calming my breathing I was about to ask her name when Jane spoke. "I have to go, I cannot be around that much blood, if I slip the Guardian will have my head."
Jane was clenching her hands into fists and her eyes were burning bright red. The gray Wolf bares his fangs at Jane instead and looked to be about to snap at her. I wave my hand at the Wolf, {No, No}
I turn to Jane. "Ok, go but not too far, remember what he said about testing you first.
Jane scoots past the Wolf to run into the trees and I caught the scent of Red on her.
Turning to the Wolf, "Dark Claw, what is her name?"
"(Dark Claw) Angel." That was all he said and I got that she either did not have a last name or he did not know it.
That did not matter just that she accepted it as her name. Red explained the enchantment, but I did not get it. "Angel Avian, I Leah Clearwater, Shifter, invite you into the Wolf-House." After I saw the glow of the heptagrams dim.
I turned, held the door open, and waved him into the house. Inside the house, Angel spoke out. "What lives here as Dragon?"
I felt a smile on my face and made a light chuckle. "No, but they apparently built it. Now if you could crouch down, I can lift her off you and get her to a bed."
Dark Claw tucked his legs under him making it so I could reach Angel. Putting my arms around her I was shocked and worried that she was warm to my tight. My normal body temperature is 104F and I had no idea what her temp should be.
She was way lighter than I thought, and it caused me to jostle her a little more than I wanted to. *Awww* Angel let out a scream and Dark Claw started Growling at me. "(Dark Claw) Hurt my Angel, Shifter. Leave her. Wait for the healer."
"I'm sorry but I have to move her and take a look to see where the blood is coming from. I have very little first aid experience for Shifters, not an Avian."
"(Leah) I do not know her healing abilities. If I do not stop the blood she will die before I even call the Healer."
"(Dark Claw) Alpha Red more careful." He made a huffing sound with his statement.
I made my own huff sound at him as I set Angel down in the first room on the left. Laying her down on the bed I rip off her shirt easily, with my Wolf strength.
Looking at her back I had no idea what to do. Heading over to the phone in the room, I watched Dark Claw come into the room to let Angel run her hand through his fur.
The head healer started arguing that the Werewolf Guardian needed to make the request. "I'm in charge of the house for now. If you would like me to tell him that now, I will."
P: "I call your bluff. Not even his friend the Dragon Guardian would disturb him on a moon like this. Even if there was another apocalypse needing to be stopped."
"You may be right but if the Avian dies I will point my claw at you. I will make sure it is on the third night."
P: "Fine what kind of healer do you need? [get me in trouble with a Guardian.]"
I ignore her comment, "Ok, now that we understand each other. I need a healer skilled at repairing Avian wings and removing bullets."
P: "What kind of bone structure does the Avian have?" I look at Angel still petting Dark Claw and asked her what type of wing she had.
She looked confused but said her wings were hollow like a bird's. That explained why she was so light when I picked her up.
I told the healer this and asked about halting the bleeding until the healer could get here. She shouts so loud I drop the phone and jump away from it.
My sensitive Wolf hearing caused my human ears to ring. They were still ringing as I carefully pick the phone back up.
P: "Did you hang up on me?"
"No, I'm sorry what should I do?"
P: "Since you are in the Wolf-House there should be an ointment used for clotting injuries on native wolfs. It smells like aloe and lemon mint so wolfs do not lick it off."
Opening a few draws I found a few short tin jars. The first smelled super strong and my nose started to run like crazy. I remember chemistry lab and my teacher said to never stick your nose into a vile you do not know.
I turn the tin over for the health information as my nose continued to run. The label said for a stuffy nose. Wave under the nose, do not eat.
That was helpful, as I started flipping over the tins. All the tins said, what they are used for and do not eat.
I found the one that said for deep cuts or bleeding. Clean with water and apply to cuts. Do not use alcohol, eat, or apply to muzzle.
This time when I opened the tin, I just sniffed it from a distance. It smelled of aloe and lemon mint which just tickled my nose.
"Ok, I got it." I told the head healer, and she started asking more questions about clean rags if it was the correct smell, do I know what I'm doing. Most of them I said yes to but asked her to stay on the line to help me if I needed it.
Taking the ointment in one hand I sat on the bed next to the winged girl. With a rag I hoped was not too hot for her. I wipe the old, dried blood and dirt from the base of her left wing.
Getting it cleaned a small flow of blood began coming out, so I applied the ointment around her wing bone and to her shoulder.
The flow of blood seemed to stop the instant the ointment came into contact with it. Her left wing was not that bad, just the base of her back was bleeding. The ends with the feather had already healed. The old, dried blood just made it look bad.
Her right was the one that looked awful. The bones that branch out to her feathers were all bent and had cracks in them.
I started with the spot with the least amount of damage. From what Red told me. Our Wolf healing repairs the life-threatening damage first. If you patch up the smaller wound our healing will repair the life-threatening damage and the smaller injuries will not cause us to pass out in their healing.
Red's example was if we got a leg nearly ripped off and the healing fixed it, but we get sick due to our shoulder getting infected by a small bite.
Starting on the first large injury to clean and it began to go wrong. "Healer there is a problem. This large wound will not stop. What should I do, it is the fifth branch up from her wing bone. I do not know its name."
P: "This is what you need to do. Put the ointment on before the bleed from her back to after it toward her feathers. Take the bandage and apply ointment in the middle of it. Then from the beginning of the branch wrap it sum what tightly around all the way to her feathers."
I did as she said, and I tried not to make it too tight with my Wolf strength. Since Angel had passed out during my cleaning, she was no longer petting Dark Claw. He was pacing back and forth. If the floors were not designed for Dragon or Lycan claws he would have made grooves in them already.
He was even more agitated when I was trying to stop the flood of blood. "(Dark Claw) Stop no more. Wait for healer, she will bleed to death."
"Ok, I will stop. The bleeding has stopped, and I do not wish to cause her death by trying more. What time will he get here?"
P: "Fairwind, is on his way. He is in Forks now seeing his girlfriend for one of the human holidays. He will be there in 20 minutes."
"(Dark Claw) Watch her Shifter. Be back soon." He left the room leaving a trail of blood behind him. I was wondering where he was going when I heard the pressure shower turn on.
Red showed me how to use the pressure shower as a Wolf and that all the handles in the house were paw friendly.
~Dark Claw~
I was going to stand next to SunAlpha to scare off the intruders, but the scent of the Avian girl hit me. She was falling, I had to help her.
Running with her on my back was wonderful and terrifying. Her scent made me want her but the smell of so much of her blood made me sick.
I almost lost it when the Shifter caused her pain. I would have used my Alpha command on her, but Angel needs her help. I came to Alpha Red's den for help. Entering another Alpha's den and demanding obedience from a non-pack is like a challenge.
I knew she was helping but I could not help my pacing after Angel passed out. It gets to be too much when the Shifter started to panic that Angel was bleeding too much.
"(Dark Claw) Stop no more. Wait for healer, she will bleed to death." I project my thoughts to the Shifter. I could see that Angel was no longer bleeding. The smell of her blood was still all over the room and on me. I could not stand it anymore.
Walking out of the room, I head for Alpha Red's water room. The door was easy to open with my paw. The room was large with a glass inner door and behind that was a flat gray room with holes in the walls.
Alpha Red showed me how this worked. On the floor in the wall near the glass door are things to step on. They click forward into the wall and the holes in the walls shoot water.
I turn them on and use my snout to turn a lever that changed the water to a colder one.
Angel's blood flows off my body in the screened drains in the floor. Getting most of the blood out with water I close my eye and put my paw on a thing that sinks into the floor.
My nose fills with the scent of the morning breeze as I'm covered in the soap, Alpha Red said removes blood from his fur.
I have used this water room twice before. Standing on the spot for a minute before I lifted my paw. The water lost the soap, turning back into clean drinkable water.
Rinsing my face off before opening my eyes I shook with the water still spraying me. Closing my eyes again, I repeat the soap and rinse three times.
I step on the first thing that clicks back, turning off the water. Shaking out my fur in the water room I walk back out to find my Angel.
~15 Minutes Later~
I was lying next to the bed Angel was sleeping on. The Shiter insisted I lay on a large cloth to hold the water I was dripping. She even threw one over me to get the water off my back. I snapped at her for trying to rub me down, so she just put a dry one over me.
The door out of the Wolf-House opens and I hear a male voice. "Where is the Avian? Were you able to stop the bleeding?"
The Shifter spoke, "She is in this room, and I was able to stop some of the bleeding and patch her up. I did not want to try patching the already scabbed wounds fearing she would bleed out and have him attack me for it."
Their footsteps were getting closer. The door opens as the healer said. "Him?" I locked my eyes with the Elf Healer that walked in. "Oh, hello Dark Claw. you found her, good for you."
I when to stand up but he waved me to stay there. He stepped around to the right side of the bed. Putting down his bag, he began to touch her.
*Grr* I struggled to hold in my growl. "Dark Claw, I know what you're feeling but I have to touch her to help her. If you cannot control your instincts I will have to ask you to leave."
"(Dark Claw) I will behave, healer."
I watch the healer get to work. He ran his hand along her spine between her wings. With my hearing, I could hear the *crackling* of her bones as he set them back into place.
"If you are wondering, I am healing her from the inside out. That will stop any internal bleeding and force the bullet to come out of the same hole it went in. If something is stuck, I will remove it after repairing the large breaks in her wing."
It felt like a long time before the healer stepped away from Angel. "Ok, I'm almost done just need to remove the last two bullets that are stuck."
He dug in his bag, pulling out a stick that smelled like after-fire. Taking the stick, he makes black lines on her back.
"Extraction warp." Two things pinked to the floor covered in Angel's blood. "This is strange." The healer suddenly took several steps back from Angel and he smells of shock and fear.
{What, What} I frantically flick my tail at him. He looks at me, so I sign again. {What's wrong}
He pulled out a small object from his coat. Hitting it he puts it to his head. "Terrien, this is Fairwind I need you at the Wolf-House now. Yes, I am aware it's the last day you can spend with Mia before the Frost Moon. [I would not ask if it was not important.]"
He turned away from me at the last part, but I was listening intensely. He was speaking to Terrien, this had to be bad.
I stood up and put my head down next to my Angel's head. Closing my eyes I lay there listening to her, even breathing and taking in her scent.
I must have slept some, because the next second I was jolted awake as something came through the door.
He was far larger than me with his wings tucked along his back. He was moss-green with bright green eyes. I could tell he was not in his full form because his tail was way longer than his body.
The powerful moss-green Dragon looked down at Angel and me. In a deep voice that had commanded behind, he spoke. "Fairwind explain this emergency quickly so I can get back to my mate soon as possible."
"Excuse me Terrien, I would like to get into the room, sorry if I touch you by mistake."
"Just climb over my tail I'm in a hurry."
Fairwind made it into the room. He came over to Angel and pointed at her neck. "I used a Heptagram to remove two bullets and this shows up on her neck."
Terrien's form shrank just a bit so he could move closer and stretch his neck over Angel.
I looked and saw that on her neck were black numbers, they were changing. {What meaning?}
I made sure Terrien could see my sign. He looks at me. "I will try to tell you what this means. Someone used Magus to put a killing sickness on this Avian. If not removed she will die in four moon cycles."
I butted my thoughts against Terrien's mental block, and he let me in. "(Dark Claw) Can you remove the sickness?"
Instead of answering me, he spoke aloud. "Kalo Magus Grimoire, Sophiris"
The room trembles slightly under my paws as a book flew into the room stopping in front of Terrien's face, flipping open to a page. Nodding his Dragon head, the book turned its page.
I did not have time to ask what was going on when Terrien said "Kalo next."
Another book flew into the room and he began to read that one. After reading the fifth book he summoned. He walked up to Angel and put his large right claw on the center of her back. His first lang right front claw touched the black number on her neck.
"Nobody interrupts me will I say this incantation. The others along with me nodded our heads.
~Chief Swan~
-Three Nights later-
Sitting in my police cruiser waiting for Isabella to come out of the airport. My work phone started ringing. Looking at the id to see it was Deputy Marks.
Hitting the answered button. "Marks, I hope you are call with good news." I knew it was not, Marks does not call unless it is an emergency, especially on my day off to pick up my daughter.
P: "Sorry it is bad news Chief."
"Tell me it's not a wolf problem?"
Marks was silent for a little too long, that I began to rub my temples.
After a minute of me rubbing my temples, Marks spoke. P: "Wellll…., I would not say it's a wolf problem now."
"Marks, just tell me what happened." If he could, he would ask the moon goddess for no more full moons that filled the sky.
"Stuart called the station and we could hear wolfs snarling and howling on the phone. He said he was angry that his son was attacked and shouted killing threats into the trees."
"If he wanted to rant about killing the wolfs, could he not do it next week? When the Alphas are back to manage the pack."
P: "Ya, that would have been a better time. What should we do about the wolf pack while the Alphas are away?"
"Lisson Marks, ask Jenn to call the person left in charge of the wolf pack. Call Stuart and tell him to stay in his house until Monday night or better Tuesday morning. Do not let him wave guns or shoot into the forest. When I get Isabella settled, I will call him later tonight as well."
*Tap, Tap, Tap* looking up I see Isabella taping on the passenger door. Waving to her to open the door. "Marks, I have to go."
"Hay dad, how's it going?"
"It's going great sweaty, here let me help you with your bags."
Getting out of the cruiser I walk around to help her put her suitcase in the trunk.
Getting back into the car I automatically tell her to put on her seat belt, as I drive out of the airport terminal.
I was worried about what I was going to do about the wolf pack problem and Stuart.
"Um, Dad, I can tell you are thinking about something. What is wrong?"
*Hhh* Sighing I said, "Bell, you know that the Wolfs in Forks are stranger than other wolfs."
"Yes, I have lived in Forks before. What about them?"
"I found out that the wolf pack is managed by three Alphas and during a moon like this one. The Alphas and Batas of the pack leave for some reason, I do not know."
"Ok, what does this have to do with your worry expression?"
"It comes down to, when the Alphas are away the pack will play/"
"You are saying that the Forks pack is free to do whatever?"
"No, someone it left in charge, and a member of the pack would not do something to get chewed out later by one of the Alphas."
"You mean it's like a kid throwing a party after their parents left for a few days."
"You got it Bells.
We were quiet for about thirty minutes of the drive then Isabella asked. "What about the Wolf Lord? Can he manage the wolf pack when the Alphas are away?"
"Oh, he is one of the Alphas."
"Ok, then who is in charge?"
"I do not know. Before you go into the car, I told Marks to ask someone who would know."
We fell silent again until we reached the house. I watched her head turn to look at the old red truck parked at the edge of the driveway. "Whose truck is that?"
"Well, it's yours, I got it from Billy Black. He has a newer truck that lets him drive in a wheelchair. He gave it to me to give to you."
"Wow, thank you." She smiled at me and I knew she meant it. I pulled close to the house, shut off the car and held the front door for her to enter the house.
After getting her upstairs to her room I when to the kitchen phone to call Stuart.
~Leah~
After I helped the Avian girl take a shower and find something to sleep in, she slept for two full days.
Angel, Dark Claw, and I were sitting on the huge couch watching a movie on the third night. Jane was sitting at the table drinking one of the shakes she liked so much, watching the movie too.
*Ring* The phone on the kitchen counter rang, cutting through the movie. "I will be back."
I kept my eyes on the TV as I moved back to the counter. Glancing down I saw the caller ID said Human, Jennifer Marks, Mated. Answering the phone, I said "Hay Jenn, What's up?
Jenn spoke low into the phone. With my Wolf hearing it was not hard to catch all her words. P: "[Leah, my dad would like to speak to the one left in charge of the SilverWolfs while the Alphas are gone. I have not told him who you are.]"
"Jenn, I'm not in charge of the Wolfs just the Wolf-House."
P: "If you're not in charge, then who is?"
"I… Wait just one moment." I was going to tell Jenn I did not know when I looked at Dark Claw, snuggled up to Angel.
"Alpha Dark." He turns his head to look at me. "Who is in charge of the other Wolfs?"
Spending time with the Wolfs I picked up their expressions. I saw the oh shit on his face as he jumps off the couch. I barely have time to turn my head from left to right to see his tail disappearing out the door.
*HOWL* The noise was so loud I'm sure Jenn could hear it through the phone. "Jenn, can you put your dad on the phone?"
P: "Yes. hear you go, Dad."
P: "This is Deputy Marks, who is this?"
"I am not at liberty to say, Deputy. I will tell you that Alpha Dark is heading out to check on the Wolfs. Could you tell me what is going on, that you needed Jenn to call me?"
P: "I'm not a liberty to say, Miss."
"Oh, bye then." Before he could say anything else I hung up the phone.
I turn to see Angel's disappointed face and Jane with her mouth hanging open in shock.
"What?" I said, looking at Jane.
"He…, He moves so fast. If he really tried to kill me, I would not stand a chance."
"Of course, he could, he is an Alpha for a reason. A distracted one, but still powerful."
I was looking at Angel when I said the last part.
Angel spoke. "Your friend on the phone said Alphas. What does she mean?"
I was not shocked by her Avian hearing.
"That is a long story. Let us have the Alphas explain it later. For now, we watch our movie and wait for Dark Claw to come back."