Marked Pain

Shauntea's River

I know its been a while! But here you guys go, enjoy!(:

Chapter Seventeen

Skylar's P.O.V.

"Everyone in the car?" Caleb asks as Jade and Sam climb in practically eating each other with their kisses.

"Yup." I mutter to him and we close the truck doors and we are off.

The ride to the river was quite quiet, not much came from the back and not much came from teh radio either. Though when we reached the river, we all were excited and not being able to contain ourselves for the feeling of the water.

"I'll get the towels! You guys go ahead!" Caleb hollers at Sam, Jade, Matt, and Bella who are basically already in the water. "I'll help you." I smile at him wondering if its okay if I do help him.

"This is fun, I feel like we're not even wolves." He giggles and I grab the towels and the chips and a cooler. "Wait till you see what the water does to you." I wink at him and head for the beach, aching to get into the mystical water.

The river looked exactly the same, vines climbed the rocky walls, the water fall was more beautiful then ever, its cool blue water becoming  white foam. The river as clear as iced water, it was a beautiful place surrounded by forest trees that weave back and forth.

"Its beautiful." I hear Caleb say in my ear as I admire the river that my Father had brought the pack almost every summer. Now that things have changed, maybe we can continue this ritual. "It is." I hum and I feel Caleb wrap his arms around my waist. "Almost as pretty as you." He hums once again sending chills down my back and kissing my neck along with my collar bone.

"Hey! Help me with this fire!" Same bellows and we are broken away. I watch Caleb walk over to Sam and just stare. Where had he come from? I barely know anything about him and yet he means so much to me. How can this be?

I close my eyes and let the wind set me in. "Come on Sky! This water feels great." I hear Bella yell from the water. I come back to now, and I walk on the concrete floor and walk into the water that I know will quench my body.

I dip my toes in the cold water, but it feels so good on my hot body. I dunk myself in and enjoy the freshness of the pure water.

They say that this water is magical. It comes from Shauntea, she was a wolf and she had powers that could destroy a whole state. She was incredible. Though she is only a character from a story that my Father would tell me. He said I could be anyone I want, and I realized as I got older I sort of wanted to be like Shauntea, strong, powerful, obedient and a girl all at the same time.

I love being a wolf, and I don't knwo what I would be if I wasn't one.

The sun goes down and the water becomes look warm. We set up some torches to keep the bugs away from our water and away from our fire. We set up tents and sleeping bags from the truck as the sky becomes even more darker then before. I lay in my sleeping bag alone with the giggles and whispers of the pack roaming around outside and couple kissing in their tents.

I roll over and take a deep breath not sure where else to look. I close my eyes and then feel the tent shake with someone entering. I sit up quickly noticing its a man, bulky. But I can smell him, its only Caleb. "Just me." He smiles reassuring me and I lay back down frozen. Does he plan on sleeping in here with me?

I haven't gotten used to his cold shoulder that he has been giving me but I guess its time to forgive and forget. I still don't know what his intake is on the whole Jake thing. It feels like all a blur, like none of it had happened.

I feel his warm body lay next to mine and I feel his warm hands curve around my body turning me so I meet his gaze. "Thats better." I feel his sweet breath touch mine and I want him, but I don't want to make anything confusing like it has been a couple days ago.

"Are you doing alright?" He asks me when I don't say anything. I nod not sure if I can find my voice right away. "I do care about you, and I'm sorry for being short with you. I just want you to be safe, and I don't want that kid to get you into any more trouble. Okay?" He asks moving a piece of hair out of my eye lashes. "Do you love me?" I ask after a moment of silence. I don't know where it comes from but it just slips out.

"Of course, I mean I know we don't know eachtoehr very well. But after I seen you that way before, I can't imagine myself being any where else or with any  one else." He moves closer to me and I lay my hands on his chest feeling his heart beat and it makes chills run up my spine. "I want to thank you." I whisper already missing his soft touch. "For?" He asks and kissing my forehead.

"Keeping me uncontrolled." I whisper playfully wanting to see how he will react. "Oh babe, you don't know how to control your self." I feel the smile in his tone and I know he is in the same mood that I am.