The Human's Wolf (Skylar.Rose)

It was easy and simple, they were best friends. The walk in the forest was relaxing and he trudged alongside her. They were in their Senior Year of High School. Oliver Stanton was Nineteen, and the Alpha's son of the town's Werewolf Pack. They lived among the humans, unseen and unknown. However, recently, Oliver has had barely anytime to be with his best friend and he felt empty as he was fearful of if she would no longer want to be friends. But they had been froends despite everything since they were in Kindergarten.

The dirty blonde wolf's ears were pinned back, it's hackles raised as a long growl escaped the large form protecting the human. He could hear the taunts of the three wolves but ignored them. His hazel-amber eyes were the only thing that remained the same on him. He took the first wolf, the white one, as it lunged forward as he was not going to leave Sky unattended.

Oliver let off a pained yelp as teeth broke skin on the back of neck. And more teeth bit into his shoulders. The weight of the white one, which was larger than Oliver, crushing him and forcing him down. His own teeth snapping and his powerful jaws closing sharply around the White Wolf's leg forcing a startled yelp of pain from the larger. He shook the the wolf off and moved to stand when the brown wolf struck from the side, pinning Oliver on his back.

The lone pack wolf struggled as teeth clamped into his fur but didn't reach his throat. His hind legs finally taking hold and flipping the larger wolf off of him. He moved quicker now, tackling the white, who had moved towards Sky, away once more. His powerful jaws clamping around the white wolf's neck. He felt a warm liquid fill is mouth and he released as a yelp of pain ripped through his dirty blond form and toppled over.

The black wolf had attacked with the brown wolf at it's side. They were mocking him their voices teasing him in a cruel way, "Where's your pack, Alpha?" "Not an Alpha without a pack." He didn't answer them but heard howls not far off. Familiar and causing a wave of relief to wash over the young alpha. Pack Mates were on their way. He yelped again as teeth sunk into his side and he tried to keep them away from him. He broke free of the two wolves to return back to Sky, his large muzzle could easily engulf her head if he wanted but he gently nudged her as if asking if ahe was alright or checking to see if she was still alive.

His ears flicked back once kore as the white wolf approached again. His large form moving over Sky so he stood over her now. His ears pinned back he let off an angry bark like howl, as he snarled out, "Leave now."

The White wolf had it's warning now before it lunged again and this time Oliver lunged forward as well. The large frames met with a clash of tooth and claws and angry growls. Oliver yelped as teeth sunk into his back and dragged him downwards as the White wolf lunged for his belly, only to be tackled away by a slightly smaller than Oliver, dirty blonde wolf.

Oliver felt the teeth that had been between his shoulder get yanked away with fur and skin as the wolf was tackled away from him by a large brown wolf whose muzzle has long since started to turn grey.

The several other wolves emerged from the bushes, each helping to pin a wolf down. The large brown one with a greying muzzle moved away Oliver struggled to his paws, his left shoulder a bloody mess along with the back of his neck and between his shoulder blades. He wasn't paying any attention to the what was said between the white and the brown wolf but watched as the white wolf and it's two comrades were let up and escorted away.

The brown wolf's greying muzzle turned to oliver in a snarl, "What as that, Oliver? You have revealed our existence to her! You attacked a group of rogues, and now I have to figure out what to do with her."

Oliver's large form had shrunken down now, ears pinned back not in anger but more in a submissive manner. He was not Alpha yet, his father, the wolf in front of him, was. Which meant his word was law within the pack. "I'll fix it, Dad, I promise. She had to have hit her head hard enough and she has lost blood... so I can play it off as she was hallucinating it all."

"You better." With that the brown wolf led the pack away leaving Oliver with sky once more. Oliver changed back, grateful having listened to his father and gotten the gym clothes enchanted so upon changing back he would be wearing something. He moved towards Sky, his fingers brushed the hair from her face as he moved to pick her up and head back out of the forest towards his old green and white ford bronco.

His steps were unsure and painful, and he had to stop several times as the pain in his back was excruciating. The blood had soaked through his shirt and the entire back of the plain grey t-shirt was a dark red. His black gym shorts were clearly wet in the back and the back of his neck and even the front of his neck was covered in red. Along his arms were long gashes. Werewolves have a fast healing, however, it is only two times faster than that of a human's. So he knew if he didn't get help soon at the tiny emergency care center (and by tiny it held four nurses and five doctors), the wounds would be fatal to him. Thankfully one nurse and one doctor were part of the pack, so they often were the only ones who ended up treating any wolf who went in.

He stumbled slightly, catching himself as they passed through the forest, she in his arms. The young Alpha finally, after about an hour made it to the car, he got the door open and set her in the passenger seat. He moved around and climbed into the driver's seat. He sat there, leaning forward, everything was painful and his breathing was becoming more difficult now from exhaustion. He turned the Bronco on and down the road they went.

His vision started to become blurry, but he forced himself to stay awake. He no sooner made it to the Emergency Care, got them in to see the nurse and doctor that were part of the pack did he end up sitting down in the chair beside Sky and everything drifted away.

//I hate when that happens!!! It bothers me so much!!//

Oliver had come too shortly before, his dark amber-hazel scanning the room so see the doctor sitting there. "You're in trouble with your father, Oliver." The old man spoke from where he sat in the chair next to the young Alpha. "The whole Pack knows you revealed the supernatural to a human... and your father is threatening to make your sister heir to the pack not you."

"Is she alive?" The dirty blonde managed out, his entire body was sore and in pain but the doctor nodded. "Then let him."

"If he strips you of your title, we both know that you will be exiled from the town. I got him to grant you time but you must lie to her about what she saw."

"I can't because I have never lied to her. Yes I've lied but this is so much bigger than that." Oliver protested, but knew the doctor was right. He moved to get up and as the doctor didn't move to stop him he forced him up. Both males froze when they heard Sky calling but Oliver wasn't able to move as quickly he watched the Doctor leave the room and go towards where Sky was.

Oliver had a bandage wrap around his neck, and could see the red staining. He knew there were stitches there and his chest to his naval was completey wrapped as well due to his back. He looked to his arms and saw the scratches along his arms were covered in bandage wraps.

He pulled a t-shirt over his head, as his gym shorts were still on. He moved out the bedroom and down the hall, his senses still on high alert as he entered the bedroom he could tell had Sky behind it. He saw Doctor James Newman in there and moved in quietly as he did he spoke in a joking tone, "Risen from the dead and at your service." He laughed at his own little joke as he did look a little like a mummy with his arms and neck wrapped in bandages including his right leg.

He sat down in the chair and said more lightly, "See you met my family friend, James Newman. He's a doctor, don't worry and his wife is a nurse. They were the closest to the forest and the Hospital was further so came here. How ya feeling?" He asked curiously.

The young alpha was still alert and had seen and heard James excuse himself as he left the room, leaving the two behind in the bedroom. Oliver knew better than act on the feelings he had for Skylar. He was not allowed to be with a Human, he had to be with another Alpha. He knew that. And that was what kept him from acting on his feelings towards her. That and the fear of losing his friendship. He wasn't sure what he would do if he lost his best friend.

"Perhaps the woods was not the best place today, huh?" The Young Alpha asked with a light laugh trying to lighten the mood knowing she was probably going to scold him or yell or maybe nothing at all either way he was fearful what she was going to say.

Oliver sat on the bed beside his friend, listening to her speak. Didn't remember? Well that was good. Less he had to explain. He nodded and lied, "We got lucky a hunter saw and shot at the wolves, spooking and chasing them off." He hated lying to her, and knew she could most likely see through the lie. But he hoped she was too tired to see through it.

Oliver could tell she was tired and spoke, clearly trying to change the subject, "So, I was thinking when the Doc lets us leave we can go get ice cream or to the diner for dinner." He said happily. He tried to change the topic. But knew it was probably useless. She would probably end up asking a lot of questions and he would have to try to figure out how to explain what happened without actually telling her.

Maybe I can lie to her. She didn't see me change into the wolf or she doesn't actually remember it. Either way that is useful. I can use that. The young Alpha had no idea how he was hoping to pull this off as he wasn't even sure how she was feeling about the attack other than scared. He knew why the wolves attacked. It was because they were rogues, more wolf than human, and intruding on pack territory made them more hostile than they should be.

But he couldn't explain that to her. He could say they were regular wolves, which wasn't true, but he could play it that way. Maybe that would be a better explaination than anything else? This would be easier if you would just tell her if she asked. But you can't because the Pack will exile you. He was conflicted, and unsure of himself.

"You know, I was afraid I almost lost ya for a second. Mr. Newman said you'd be alright but still." He shrugged, not really admitting anything but at the sometime he had been fearful of her. She is his beat friend and losing her.... well he was sure it would have been like losing a part of him. That was how close they were together.

You can't be with her, Oliver. You two can onlu be friends. You know that. He thought to himself as he sat beside her on the bed. His dark amber-hazel eyes watching her before they shifted to her leg. He should have caught the scent sooner. If he had she wouldn't have been injured. How had he missed that? He couldn't have. But he had. And now his friend was hurt by another wolf because of it. He felt horrible.

Oliver's amber-hazel gaze focused on her leg, as he beat himself up over the fact that she was hurt and he couldn't have prevented it. But yet where did the over protectiveness come from? He had no idea. He assumed it was because she was his best friend.

-sorry rushed-

Oliver leaned towards her as she pulled him in for a hug. Oliver, however, knew partly more than she did of the situation they had been in. He also knew that he should have been able to smell or hear them before he did. But he hadn't. Which is what bothered him. He saw that she could tell he was lying and was grateful she didn't say anything about it. He partly knew that she would ask later. He embraced her but didn't say anything to her 'I love you' for a moment before he pulled away and cheesily smirked as he quoted Han Solo, "I know."

It was often his response when she said she loved him, he didn't think it was any more than just friends but he still liked to tease her with a cheesey quote. He pulled away as he said, "Newman had said before I came here that we could go when we were ready. So up to you. Maybe we could go watch a movie instead?"

He winced slightly as he moved from how his back stung but other than that he really didn't mention anything of the attack, as the young alpha really wanted to avoid the conversation. Maybe if he played it long enough she would not bring up the attack again? That was a far cry. He knew she had to be curious about what happened and only more so as her memory came back to her. It was natural to be fearful and curious of things that you can't explain, so he was expecting her to change the subject back to the attack when she could remember things.

Oliver thought back to what his father had said and knew he had to figure out how to play it off so she couldn't figure out what he was or about the Pack and cause a Wolf Hunt. Granted, he was being a little extreme but a Wolf Hunt was possible if word got out it was wolves that attacked and his pack would be forced to move deeper into the forest for the full moons and it was extrenely dangerous as it was on the full moon.

Oliver knew a full moon he often would make it through school but he would get home and transform the second he could. Full Moons made it extremely difficult to have a human thinking brain and often the wolves would run, hunt, and act like completely wild wolves with no morale. Any human who came in contact with a werewolf on the night of the Full Moon often ended up being mauled, dead, or barely alive by the end of the night.

He snapped back into reality as he realized she was talking once more. He was piecing together what she was saying and figured out the conversation. The Young Alpha heard footsteps down the hall as it passed the open door to the room but the person did not enter and kept on their way. He wanted to groan as he had caught the smell of who it was, Cody Johnson, a friend of their's and a pack member. In fact most of their joined friends were pack members. Out of the ten friends it was probably six, including himself, that Sky was friends with.

Well eitherway it would probably get out that Oliver and Sky had been in an attack as there were a number of pack members who where in high school and LOVED gossip. He knew they would probably alter the truth but it would most likely get out, and he worried what Sky would remember by First Day or even later tonight and the questions she would ask.

The dirty blonde haired young man nodded and got to his feet, his eyes watching his friend cautiously as she moved to get up. He stayed where she was but offered to help if needed. He heard somone approach before even a sound was made. He turned as the floorboards creaked by the doorway. "Oliver, a word?" The Doctor said, clearly looking disgruntled. Oliver nodded an said he would be right back to Skylar and for her tocontinue getting ready to leave. He left the room and James closed the door behind them. They moved a few feet away down the hall before the Doc started talking in a low voice, "The Rogues have been interrogated, said that they were following orders to attack you two. But they haven't said who told them to."

Oliver nodded and went to answer but the Doc held a finger up and continued, "The two alphas to chose from are arriving next week. They will be spending Senior Year at your school. By the end of the year tradition has it that you must pick which one will become your wife when you turn 21."

"Dad said I had until I was Twenty Two." Oliver said clearly confused.

"He is saying that this incident is changing things. He says you need to have someone alongside you to lead the Pack. He isn't happy about this, Oll, he says he needs someone to help control you as you are becoming out of hand."

"Out of hand? I just saved Skylar's life and he thinks I need to be controlled?" Oliver's temper flaring as his already short fuse was shorting since the rogue attack. "If he thinks I need to be control after one incident-"

"It's not just this one, Oliver. He is referring to the recent fights, border fights, and just your short temper. Keep it up and you are pushing his hand, Oll."

Oliver snapped back, his anger flaring as his face contorted slightly, his eyes flashing more amber, "I am not one who needs to be controlled."

"You are proving his point right now. You have a week before the two get here, and less than a year to decide between them. If you chose not to your father has the roght to strip you of your rank and let your sister take over as Alpha. She already found-"

"Yeah I know. Sasha already found her soulmate. I'm still trying to find mine. If he wants her as Alpha so bad why doesn't he make her Alpha Heir?"

"You were groomed to become the Alpha and law states the first born must become Alpha unless he or she disobeys the law of the-" The doctor's voice was cut off as his eyes saw Skylar standing in the hallway.

Oliver growled out low, "Fine." If he was in his wolf form he would be bristling with irritation. But turned to see skylar and trying to hide the irritation he smiled and said, "Ready, Sky? Let's head out." He shot a glare to Newman, who stepped aside to let them pass.

Doctor James Newman gave a small smile and nod to the girl as Oliver Stanton moved slowly alongside his friend, leading her out of the home. The dirty blonde was still irritated when they got to the car. His amber-hazel eyes looking to his best friend as she spoke to him now.

"I'm fine. Just got some news from my dad... looks like the Old Doc decided to tell the old man and now I'm in trouble." He said, telling only the partial truth as he opened the passenger door of the old ford bronco for her. He helped her up into the Bronco before closing the door and climbing in behind the wheel.

He let off a sigh as he closed his eyes for a moment trying to get himself under control. The beast inside was not happy with what he had been told and neither was he. The young man sat silently before he opened his eyes and turned the key. The old car roaring to life and he pulled from the driveway of the family friend's home.

He was lost in thought, and hadn't heard Skylar's words at first. He looked to her before back at the road as he drove down the road. He pulled to a stop at the red light. A week before the two other Alphas that he had to chose from arrived. A week. How was he suppose to chose between them? He couldn't he didn't even know if they were even his type.

If his sister hadn't found her soulmate she would be in the same boat as the two coming as his two choices. She is technically an Alpha, which means unless the Apha finds their soulmate they must marry another Alpha by their 21st birthday. Which sucks. Oliver hated the rule but it had been in place in the Werewolf Society since the begining of time. Alphas can only marry Alphas unless the Soulmate is found. Granted the age has changed over time from sixteen for girls and seventeen for boys to 21st birthday regardless of gender.

"Maybe I can just get them leave... back out...." he muttered to himself, forgetting that his best friend was in the car with him. "Maybe Cody could me get them to back out." He muttered to himself. Oh the rumors will be flying by the time the First Day of school will arrive. He already knew it. He will have rumors of him and Skylar's attack, and now the rumors of the two girls moving to the small town fod senior year and it isn't like they won't be trying to win him over. Which will be the source of all rumors.

"So, sorry about what happened in the forest...." He trailed off. "I probably shouldn't have asked to go for a hike." He added as he pulled down her street and towards her driveway. The old Bronco slowly turned into the drivway and lurched to a stop as he put it in park. "Welcome home!" He teased.

"Are you going to stay?" He heard her soft voice as the truck lurched to a stop in the driveway. He looked to her and shrugged, "Well, I would have to postpone dinner with Me, Myself, and I... but I think they would understand." He smiled lightly as he popped the door and got out before moving around the otherside and opened the door for her, helping her out and then up the front porch. He pulled his key, which he pretty much lived here through eighth grade through sophmore year od High school, so her parents had given him a key.

He unlocked the door and gave a dramatic bow to his best friend, "After you, Stinky." He said with a teasing laugh as he followed her in and closed the door behind him. "So what movie we watchin' and are we doin' our usual buttered noodles?" he asked heading for the kitchen first. He was starving, and although he could go for a good fresh roasted rabbit or even an almost raw rabbit... he would settle on whatever she wanted and if she chose buttered noodles so be it.

He easily found the pot and looked to see what she wanted before asking, "Oh! Want me to go and get you a change of clothes?" It wasn't like he hadn't slept in her room on the floor before. He had seen it, and frankly he was sure he could find whatever she needed so she wouldn't have to go up the steps just to come back down.

He pulled his phone as he heard his sister's ringtone sound. He answered it easily, "Uh?"

"Dad is going to kill you if you don't come home tonight. Just warning you. Said he wants you home, so I advise not to stay at Sjylar's tonight."

"Why not? He knows I would want to stay here."

"Well you can tell him that when you get here. He is pacing and ready for fight, so jisy be careful... I just left to go to Barry's."

He heard the click of the call ending and let off a grumble of a groan. He wouldn't be able to sleep here tonight like he wanted so he would leave after the movie and dinner. seems reasonable. "Sorry. Sasha called to tell me Dad isn't happy and wants me home tonight. So after ths movie and dinner I'll head out and you can get some rest." He flashed a toothy smile at her.

He then asked, "I'm sure you'll be alright or more so in a few days. You always had a pretty good healing time compared to me." He lightly teased about all their little wrestling matches when they were younger. She often left bruises on him and although he had let her win most of the time he had still left some decent bruises that seemed tl heal almost within the week while his lasted at least a full week. Granted, he also wrestled in wolf form as a much younger kid and often ended up with a harsh bruises and scrapes from the matches.