Immortal Protector [l.r.h] (A.U.)

Five

The feeling of Luke slowing down to a halt roused me out of the peaceful nap that I was taking whilst laying on his back, making my eyes open a little. They opened more I found that the surroundings were more like the scene of a forest. I sat up, my eyes widening when I realized that I was actually inside a forest. I wasn't imagining things. I swung my legs off Luke's back, placing them on the ground. I'm so glad that I was wearing slippers.

     I stood up off his back, my eyes directing upwards toward the sky, seeing that it was only covered by leaves. The smell of the oak trees and the grass met my nose, making me take a deep breath, then letting it out a few seconds afterward. "Where are we?" I asked, bending over and picking up a fallen leaf, twirling it around with my fingertips.

     Luke changed back into his human form, brushing the imaginary dust off his upper body and jeans. "We, my love," he said, taking a look around before looking at me, "are in the forest behind your house. Welcome to Guilderene Forest. I live in here with Calum and the others."

     I didn't hear what he said; my gaze was trained on his bare, muscular upper body. It looked so good; strong and frightening. He smirked, noticing that I was staring. "See something you like, Rose?" he asked, his smirk growing when I felt my cheeks heating up. I covered my face with my hands, trying to hide the red that was blooming.

     His footsteps crunched on the dry leaves on the ground as he approached me, his hands grasping my wrists and pulling my hands away from my face. I slightly looked up at him, black ink on his right arm catching my eye. I moved to the side, blushing harder as I saw that it was a tattoo; the letter A with a full moon around it.

     "I like your tattoo," I said quietly, staring down at my feet, shuffling them a little. I heard him chuckle, laying a gentle kiss on my cheek, a smile gracing itself onto my face. I heard him say, "Thanks, love, and you're adorable when you blush."

     Feeling my cheeks begin to heat up again, I heard him chuckle once more, laying another kiss against my cheek, his lip ring brushing it a little, making me shiver. I looked up at him, seeing that his eyes were looking back into mine, a small smile going onto my face. He smiled too, his lips putting themselves on my forehead, giving it a sweet kiss.

     "Okay, you two crazy lovebirds," said Calum, approaching the both of us, laying his hand on Luke's broad shoulder and pulling him away from me. I frowned, my lips forming a pout as my hand pathetically reached out for his to hold mine. A small smirk made its way onto his face as he looked at my hand, putting his hand into mine. Calum playfully rolled his eyes. "We got to get back to the cabin before Ashton and Michael begin to worry."

     Luke nodded, seeing Calum change into his wolf form, his tan skin replacing with silky, black fur. He gave Luke a slight growl, heading into the wood, going into the direction of the "cabin" that he spoke of a few seconds ago.

     "Who's Ashton and Michael?" I asked sheepishly, my eyes going up to look into his. His head turned towards me when he heard my voice, his baby-blue eyes staring into mine as a small smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

     "Ashton and Michael are my other two friends besides Calum," answered Luke, grasping my other hand in his free one, interlocking our fingers. "They've basically been there for me ever since we became friends, really. Michael and I hated each other back in grade school. Now that I think about it, it was actually kind of funny."

     I giggled, having the smile on his face grow larger than it was before. "Come on," he said, chuckling. "We have to go before they start to worry."

     Luke transformed into his majestic wolf form, waiting for me to hop back onto his back. I swung one leg over his back, threading my fingers through the fur on the back of his neck. A low growl came out of his mouth as I felt a shudder run down his back, a smirk finding its way onto my face. He began running again, dodging trees and jumping over fallen ones.