The Hunters Mate

Chapter eight; Mountain Ash

Allison P.O.V

I smile to myself as I watch Colton rapidly barks orders to his guards. My little game has been going on for about 15 days now, Colton is sleep deprived thanks to my constant messages every time he falls asleep. I have left him too afraid to even catch five minutes of sleep.

During this fortnight and a day I have switched their water tank from water to what they think is rogue blood. But really? That much blood collecting is to much work. My scent removal potion also works as a scent changer so what I really did was pour loads of food colouring in the tank along with some herbs to make the water thicker and some of the scent changer potion and viola! 'Rogue' blood.

I have also sent a few more messages to my dear Colton and his Beta, Delta and Gamma in 'rogue' blood. I have scared the living shit out of his guards more than once, leaving them quaking every time its their shift which leads to them not doing a proper job. Painting random X's on doors then the next night doing something like cutting someone's hair or moving their pup into the kitchen has been working wonders for me as well.

Many more wondrous yet subtle things have been slowly driving Colton crazy but lately I have noticed Randal has been in charge more and more often. These things don't seem to be affecting Randal. Good for him, I think he is the only person I will be sad to see die.

I know I probably over reacted to Colton's accusation, I mean the minute I show up someone is murdered but really I was hurt and I also saw it as an opportunity to escape my mate's clutched before I got to clingy to the pack.

I watch as Colton's Beta, Jackson as I have learned from stealing Colton's files of each pack member, comes into view and grabs Colton by the shoulders. I focus, interested in what is about to unravel. When Colton growls at Jackson, he doesn't even seem phased. In fact he does something so stupid I am tempted to go out there and create a distraction so he can run away to the moon so Colton can't get to him. Jackson punches Colton in the face. I stifle my laugh at the face Colton pulls, pure shock. Then anger. I think Jackson should bolt to Pluto 'cause the Moon isn't far enough to hide from Colton's anger right now.

Where's the popcorn when you need it?

After a few seconds of watching intently I realise nothing is going to happen. Colton is just going to let it slip.

Who are you and what have you done with the Colton I have observed through the years?

"You need to get a grip on yourself Colton! You are tearing the pack apart. Yelling at guards because The worlds best assassin got through, seriously? Cant you see? She is trying to get inside your head. To drive you crazy so you will do her job for her. We will find her. We will kill her." After Jackson's very amusing speech I decide I should make my presence known. I throw a dagger right into a tree in between the boys. About two centre meters from each of their faces. They pale as they turn and face me.

"But Jackson, I have done nothing wrong. Well nothing too drastic." I announce from the safety of my tree.

"You have done nothing wrong. You! Have done nothing wrong? Death threats and changing out water into blood is nothing wrong to you?" Jackson replies angrily while Colton still hasn't gotten over his shocked phase. Some Alpha he is. I snort at the Beta's comment.

"My messages said nothing about killing you and do you really think I would go through all that effort just to change your water from water to blood? It is just herbs, food colouring and a scent removal potion. If the Alpha is tormenting his pack and the Beta is so naïve how does your pack even survive?" I ask. Jackson subtly nods his head at an unknown source but I still catch it. I smile and throw another knife into the bushes and Cindy's scream fills the air as it finds its target. 

You shoot me in the leg, I put a knife in your shoulder.

"Sorry Cindy, but I need to stay alive a bit longer. I don't want to kill you but next time you try to attack me the knife will go through your heart." I shout at her. Colton finally seems to snap out of his daze and focuses his gaze upon me, then to Cindy who has hobbled out of the bushes. His eyes flare up in anger.

"Get her! Bring her back to me, alive not dead but unconscious is ok. GO NOW!" He yells ferociously.   

"Oh Colton, I did have fun but the only people who stand a chance against me are Cindy who is hobbled for a few hours and you. But you just lost your opportunity to catch me." I say cockily and jump from tree to tree with about thirty wolves trailing along the ground underneath me. I pull out a particular potion I have been eager to use.

Sorry boys. I think to myself before smashing my befuddlement potion on the ground effectively working on all of the wolves, leaving them looking around the woods like they were told free kitkats were being given away here but they cant find them. I however make my way back to the tree where I have been camping out for the past fortnight.

Once I reach my tree I lay there until dark when I grab out my one of my special bottles that hang around my neck. One with a dark purple powder and the other with a black powder. The one I pull out is the one with the black powder which is filled with none other than;

Mountain Ash.

A/N

I felt really bad about having a really short chapter so I wrote another short one in the same night.

My logic was that if I had two half chapters in one day that equals one whole chapter right?

For those of you who don't know I love teen wolf and in that series Mountain Ash sort of works as a barrier for werewolves. So if you like made a circle around you with no gaps using mountain ash and stood inside it no werewolf could touch you so...

yeah.

I am really tired so goodnight people :)