Wolf's Aid

Chapter 4

Sharps POV

I stretched sleep stiff limbs and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and decided to go check on Rose.  Gently I  opened her door and she was laying there looking peaceful and a soft snore echoed through the room.Deciding to go ahead cook breakfast instead of taking my usual run, I head down to the kitchen and throw some bacon and eggs ins a pan. The sizzle of bacon could be heard throughout the house with the eggs were coming along nicely. My ears perked up hearing Roses bed creek 'She probably smelled the food'. I made two plates quickly, leaving one for Rose, before going to my room and powering up my laptop. A picture of me, my mom, father, little brother, sisters, and our old Alpha showed brightly on the screen. He was standing in the background with his arms lazily dropped over me and my brother. I smiled as flashbacks of that day went through my head. My good thoughts were rushed away as Rose came to my door.

"Sharpclaw what's wrong? Somethings up I can tell." The worry in her voice was crystal clear.

Shutting my computer to where she can't see it, I set it off to the side and turn to face her taking a bite out of my eggs. "I got work to do and I want to get to the animal clinic. I have things to do there and people to see."

She raises an eyebrow at my direct tone. "What's wrong?" I can hear her edge to the words as she looks me in the eyes. 

"Look you want swift back don't you?" I ask her. She nods quietly; her brown eyes giving away her fear and worry.

"So do I, but I also want answers. Something is wrong and I think that she knows what it is. I need some peace so I can get the evidence that I need to get him released into my custody again."

Roses' eyes dropped to floor. She looked hurt and depressed. I knew she was missing Swiftpaw, but she needed to learn when to drop it. As she turns to leave, she stops with her small hand on the door frame. "Something else is bothering you, and I will figure it out. I trust you, it's time you returned the trust." She says quietly before leaving me with my work.

Pulling the laptop back up onto my stomach, I begin to go through my photos. I found one with my mother and brother situated in the middle of a clearing with her head rubbing up against his neck. My father was lunging at me to teach me how to fight, as I was crouched low to the ground with my vitals away from him and head craned up at him, jaws snapping at the air. The Alpha was sitting at the edge partially hidden in the bushes around the clearing as the others scattered randomly about the edge of the forest clearing. Happy with the way it looked I printed it off and threw on a white tank top and a pair of cargo shorts. Stuffing my phone in my side pocket, and grabbing a pair a short sleeved mechanics overalls and put them on over my clothes. Looking out the window the tip of the sun was just starting to peek over the edge of the horizon. It was highlighting the city below us and casting it in a warm orange glow.

As i walked to the kitchen i heard Rose in her room and put my plate in the counter and headed out to the garage gently shutting the door behind me. It was about time this truck of hers got an oil change I had noticed the warning light yesterday as she drove us. I grabbed her tool box out of the back and crawled under the Duelly looking for the oil drain. I had decided it was being elusive from me, seeing as I still couldn't find it after a minute of looking in all the normal places.

"What're you doing?" I hear Rose say scarring me out of my own skin. Her laugh fills the garage as I bang my head hard on the under carriage of the truck.

"Son of a bitch that hurt" I growl out and rub my now bruised forehead with the back of my hand

"Oh my god that was hilarious" she said in between fits of giggles

I shot her a glare to kill. "That" I all but growl out "was not funny. That hurt damn it."

"Aw. I sorry. Do you want to come down there and kiss it all better?" The teasing note in her voice was cute, so I just had to take her up on the offer.