Chains of the Crescent Moon

Ch. 6: Camps End - Break Down

The rest of the week passed much the same. Each night, Justin made me feel like I was the only one in the world. We would cuddle and kiss in the morning before he left for his meeting. We would eat and then split off to do our group activities of either hunting or pack planning. Finally, Friday rolled around, and I didn't want to leave Justin's arms.

"Eddy. Babe. We need to talk about whats going to happen after we head home. My pack may not adhere to all of the Sant Peter Pack Coalition rules and, I guess you could call it religion, but they are really against two men being together. I know I like you and I don't want to loose you. Will you pretend to just keep me as a friend until both of us get our wolves and we can run away from our packs?"

My smile fell. I knew this perfect bubble couldn't last. I may be thirteen. But, as a wolf, we all develop quickly. Justin tenses as I take too long to answer. "Yes, Justin. Please keep in touch. I will leave as soon as my wolf gets to me. I know you aren't that far from yours. Could you please let me know if you get a mate? I don't want to lose you, but I know the mate pull is hard to pass." My voice trails off towards the end.

I feel Justin pull me closer to him, and his chest rumbles at me. I smile as I feel him kiss my neck. I turn my head back and capture his lips with mine. The morning light brightens, and we both know that he needs to get up and head to his meeting. We have one more full day and a full night here before loading back into buses and heading back to the pack grounds. Natural territory is great as all packs use these grounds, and most packs get to meet each other. But now I have more time to panic on my trip home. I don't want to meet Kevin or the others. Maybe a swim will help me stay calm. There is the lack right next to the camp...

I rush to open the door and head out, only to have a very familiar hand push me back into the cabin. I look up to see K. His eyes seem to shine with a power trip.

"K-Kevin. I wasn't expecting you today. I have to head out to breakfast. Can we catch up after breakfast?"

"I would love to have breakfast with you and your group. I still need to talk to Orion and the rest of our pack's kids. Already finished seeing some of my favorites, but you are who I wanted to see the most. My wife is still over at the girls camp, so I have plenty of time. Afterall, I need to make sure my special friend feels good. Don't I?" He ruffles my hair and saunters out of the cabin. I collapse on the spot. It takes Eden shaking me and telling me if we are late, they will come looking for us before I jump up and jet out of the cabin to run to the cafeteria. Kevin is with the group leaders and the other adults here. His laughter causes the hair on the back of my neck to stick up. A very low and ominous growl echoes in my head like it is trying to break free.

Eden leans over and whispers into my ear, asking what's wrong. All I can do is plaster on a fake smile and keep thinking over everything that has happened until now. All the beatings, belittling, name-calling, and insults thrown at me since I was a kid. Faggot. Freak. Worthless. Useless. Runt. Waste of Space. Stupid. Retarted. Idiot. Incompetent. Disappointment. All of those by just my dad. My rapists say the same thing but belittle me and call me a good boy or a little man or add to the insults. Slut. Whore. Bitch. Cum Dump. Fuck Toy.

I need to get away. I can't think. The room starts to fade, and all I see is black. My consciousness fades.