Wolfdog

Chapter 5

chapter 5

I wake up to the smell of cooking meat. But i'm back at camp, not in the forest with sam. I waited until dad and linda left and i was about to get up but i was lifted up into the same, strong arms as before so i just fell back to sleep. Wait-sam carried me back?!

I sit down next to sam, linda and dad on the wooden log bench and receive a bowl of meat stew.

"so..." My dad starts, trying to compress a laugh. Linda beside him is attempting to hold back giggles. oh no

" you two got quite close this afternoon..." They were both snickering now and nudging eachother like children.I was bright red and even sam who has a laid back, cool attitude looked embarrased.

"mmmm this stew's really nice" i say, trying to change subject

"When?" sam says "you have no proof we were together before" What is he doing? He was still asleepmwhen they took the photl. I still try to change topic but dad and linda have a different idea."Oh yes we do!" Linda gushed, taking out a camera. Oh no. Sam has also frozen to the spot.He walked right into that one. She gets up a picture on the screen and shows it to my dad and they both burst out laughing. She shows it to me and sam. We both have our backs to the tree, sat next to eachother. My head is on his shoulder and he has his arms around me. How embarrasing. We both redden and avoid eye contact.

Sam wakes me up.Wow. The. rising suns light catches every gold fleck in his eyes. we havea got tomstop making a habit of this."Quick! Lets go before matt and linda wake up and follow us! We sneak into the forest, leaving atlas behind who looks up at me as we leave the cave. He's curled up with the silver wolf i stroked yesterday. Awwww. Sam starts to run, and i follow, my feet pounding on the hard earth. When we are far away, we sit down together, and decide to find out more about eachother.

"Whats you favorite colour? mines red" He asks.

"Mines green" I reply. Silence. We cant think of any questions.

"Did you know that every guardian has a mate? When you turn 14, you can find your mate.Sometimes, though, if one guardian is older than the other guardian who is under 14, they can feel this... its like a connection, but the guardian who hasnt shifted yet dosent feel it." What is he trying to say here?

" Sam.. What do you mean?"

"I think your my mate." He says. omigod!!! i have butterflies

"Well, its my birthday in a week, we can fnd out then."

Throughout the week my muscle pain gets worse and worse every night. Every time i wake up screaming, either dad or sam come rushing over to comfort me. Apparently only the first time you shift is painful. The morning of my birthday came at last. I had already woken up screaming twice. I get up and walk towards the log benches where sam was sat.He walks up to me.

"hey" Then we boh feel it. A connection, that we have to be closer. We close the gap between us. As soon as my body touches his, it tingles. Then we both say in unision: "Mate" Linda and dad walked out of the hut at that very moment and gasped.

We stepped away from eachother. "um.. good morning dad!" He raised his eyebrow.

"so..." dad starts, but i cut him off

"What time was i born dad?"

"10am" What?! I only have two hours until i shift then! Sam starts to drag me into the forest.

"We'll be back by nine!" He calls, and we start to run, laughing. When we reach a stream, we stop. I have an urge to be close to him, and suddenly i'm pressed up against him. He must be feeling like this too.He pulls a strand of my long wavy hair back."oh, your so beautiful.." He whispers.

"Your not so bad yourself" I add and he grins. He knows he looks amazing. We just stare at eachother for what seems like minutes,amber eyes locked wih pale green. and then suddenly sams lips are pressing on mine and has his arms around my waist, and i curl my arms around his neck. We're interrupted by laughter, and as i turn, sams eyes widen and i see dad and linda laughing at us with a camera in their hands. "What are you doing here?!" i ask in horror.

"Didnt you know, honey?" dad asks innocently "It's nearly 10:00 you must have taken longer than you thought!" oh help, im so embarrased!! Sam seems equally stunned and red. Without warning, my bones bend and my muscles twist, sending my legs to give way under me. Although im relieved of the embarrasment now, nothing is worth this pain.I shift into a brown wolf with streaks ranging from light to dark brown and even muddy green! Then i unsteadily run away from both embarrasment of the photo and the curiosity of four legs.