A Virals Fanfic- Strike

Chapter 5

The paw print had grown. Now a design of leaves and ivy trailed down around my wrist, like it tied the paw to my wrist. I had forgotten Hi and Shelton had never seen the 'tattoo,' so I allowed them to poke and prod at it. Apparently Ben didn't explain why he needed the pack together in my room.

Huh.

Ben's POV

    Resist the urge... "Guys, stop!" I snapped. They jumped away from her quickly. I turned to Tory. "Tory, why do you think...that happened?"

    She grimaced. "I'm guessing its either about the blue flares, being alpha, or the fact that three people are tracking us." She winced at our shocked expressions. "I didn't tell you about the dreams... right?"

    "No," I said. "You did not tell us about the dreams."

Tory's POV

    "Well... I may have found another Group..."  I gave a weak grin. I frowned. "I think it's Jason, and the Trio."

    "Just because the guy likes you doesn't mean he's in a group." Whitney said, standing by the door. "And besides, you don't have proof."

    I jumped. I didn't expect Whitney to be listening. "I do have proof. And not that type of group!" I closed my eyes and let the wolf come out to play.

SNAP

    I felt the boys flare too. I looked at Whitney. She looked back, not even a bit confused.

She must be Viral then, huh? Shelton.

I still don't trust her. Ben.

Yay! Ally! Hi.

I mentally groaned. Guys, look. I showed them my dream. They looked through it, taking in every detail.

    Time was around noon. Ben said.

    Sounds like the Trio. Hi confirmed.

    They were in a dark cave or something. Shelton complained. Very dark for human eyes.

    The middle girl said Ja-. The only person we know with J and A in their name is Jason... I trailed off.

    "Yeah, Its definitely the Trio. Maybe also Jason." I spoke so Whitney could hear.

Ben came over and hugged  me. "It's fine." He whispered. "Though you might want to check your flare."

    I frowned. "What do you mean?" Ben smiled, and went into my bathroom, rifled around, and came out with a mirror.

    I took the mirror, questioningly. He motioned to go ahead. "No one's said anything because they thought you already knew."

    I looked in the mirror and gasped. Instead of electric blue pupils, like I had expected, I was flaring gold and purple. "What...?"

    Shelton came over. "We think it's because you're the Alpha."

    Hi nodded and grinned. "Check out Ben's."

    Ben, who was talking with Whitney, came back over to us. He had flared again, but instead of the normal, steady light blue I expected, he was flaring gold and deep dark green?!

    "So where's Chance?" I asked, conscious about everyone staring at me and Ben.

    Ben was the first to answer. "Bunker having fun fixing some technology." He laughed. "He's actually really bad at it."

    Shelton laughed too. "He tried to fix the monitor and instead broke it." He hesitated, then frowned. "Wait. Isn't that bad?" We all cracked up.

    Whitney laughed. "You all might want to leave before Kit comes and freaks out." She thumped downstairs.

    Ben shrugged, but Hi and Shelton followed her.

    "You should get some sleep." I told Ben.

    He grinned. "I did, when you blacked out. I'm a light sleeper." I processed that, then slapped him lightly on the arm. He leaned down and kissed me, and still flaring, jumped out the window. For the third time that day, Ben had gotten into my house by window. I sighed. It'd better not become a habit for him. I don't want spider man for a boyfriend.

    "Dramatic ass." I muttered. I swear I heard his laugh on the breeze. I started fixing my bed, knowing Kit would be up soon, when Ben suddenly yelled Jason! in my head and the door crashed open. Now it was three painful mind attacks, all in quick succession.

    I started getting groggy, and for the third time that week, I blacked out.

    "Everything's just about ready." It was definitely Ashley's voice, now that I thought about it. I was tied up, watching their shadows move around in the other room.

    "Good." That was Courtney.

    "I don't feel good..." Madison's voice. She walked over to a door.

    "Well, now Ben knows it was me." Jason. I felt a flare of rage when I heard his name. Traitor! I thrashed against my bindings...

    "Tory!"  Ben's panicked voice came from the doorway.

    "Is she okay?" Shelton ran into the room panting, hands on his knees.

    "She's glowing... Is she supposed to be glowing?" I heard Hi ask.

    I bolted up and rubbed my face. "Third time today." More gasps. "What!?" I was irritable. Ben sighed, strode over, and showed everyone my wrist again.

    Now the pattern looked full, with six wolf eyes of varying sizes intermingled with the ivy, and one set of large eyes right under the paw print...

    "Don't we only have five pack members?" Of course it was Shelton who asked the question that was on everyone's mind after seeing the print.

    "Umm..." Ben shifted. "Whitney might be in this..."

    "Hullo, ya'll talking about me?" Whitney crossed her arms in the doorway.

    I face palmed. "Why are you still here? Aren't you supposed to be with Chance?" I groaned into my tattoo. "Why me? Why do I keep on having these dreams?"

    "What dreams? I thought you only had one!" Ben was incredulous.

    "You had a dream?" Whitney was surprised.

    I moaned again. "Yes. Ashley and her troop are almost ready to go." Before anyone asked anything, I raised my hand and said, "I have no idea what they're planning."

    "Great! We know that they are going to do something but we don't know what!" Hi gave us a shaky smile. "We aren't going to do anything, right?"

    I crossed my arms, facing him stubbornly. "When have you known me to give up on anything?"