The Sound of the Moon

Jessica. 7

It was my birthday, as in wolf birthday, and we celebrated by going on a hunt and killing about 7 deer between us. The other wolves call it the lupus natalis. I don't. The next morning when I woke up Donovan was the only one awake, he was spit roasting one of the deer. He looked at me, "After you went to the bed the others found a pack deer and will probably sleep until noon." I laughed, "Really, I leave for 1 minute and that happens?" Donovan shrugged. I sat next to him and took a deep breath in through my nose, taking in the smell of beautifully cooked deer. Donovan looked at me with an expression of guilt "I need to tell you something," I nodded to signal ok. "Jess... Kollr Vargr wants to meet you." I looked at him, puzzled "I'm sorry the what now?" Donovan chuckled "he is the head wolf, also don't address him like that when you meet him." I looked over and Donovan took a sudden interest in his shoes. I looked at him "why?" he looked at me and looked at the meat "I will let the Kollr Vargr explain..." I shrugged "okay."

Wehad no issues travelling to the arctic. Donovan said that the wolf councilalways met there, I did argue that it was cold but he said it wasn't hisproblem. On the boat ride I was sat inside looking onto the sea, the otherswere downstairs. It was beautiful.

I felt a tap on my back and looked over my shoulder dark, yet warm, brown eyes looked back at me. My throat closed up. Troy smiled at me, he tilted his head and his golden hair shimmered like the sun. I stared at him. He motioned at the space next to me on the chairs "may I?" I nodded and he sat next to me. He reached for my hand and gently laced his fingers through mine. We were silent for a few moments. I looked out at the sea, the early morning sun shimmered on the blue surface of the sea. "Isn't it beautiful" I looked at Troy "not as beautiful as you." I felt my cheeks warm up slightly, we gazed into each other's eyes, and he leaned towards me and next thing I knew he was gently, but passionately, kissing me. I felt as if the part of me that died with Ben was back and we turned to see Ralph covering Dimitrius' mouth, I looked at Troy and we were both giggling. Donovan shouted from downstairs "we've arrived!" The boat had docked at the ice. A ramp had fallen to the icy, blinding white surface. Donovan gave us all warm clothes and goggles to protect our eyes from the low sun. Myles had a bright orange coat to match his hair. I looked at him "why?" he gave me a disgruntled look "me and Dimitrius had a bet and I lost." I chuckled "why am I not surprised Dimitrius had a part in this?" Dimitrius put his arms around our shoulders and smirked "wanna know what the bet was about 'my fair lady'?" I looked at him and shrugged "go on then." Dimitrius smiled "I betted you and Troy would get together before the kollr vargr and Myles betted otherwise." I looked at him "you betted on me." He shrugged "it was easy and as you can see I won!" he nodded to Myles. He started walking backwards chatting about how he 'loved' the colour orange on Myles until he slipped and fell onto his back. Myles and I snorted and started into mass amounts of hysterical laughing. Dimitrius stood up wearily and silently went to the back and walked with Ralph.