Rouge

Chapter 5

***Two Years Later****

It has been two years since I escaped from the Thunderous Sky pack. So far they have not come after me but i've always been on alert, always sniffing the air around me and being ready for an attack at any time. I have gotten used to being a werewolf and gotten the hang of it. I've fought off a couple rouges but after beating 3 at once I quickly got respect from most of the rouge community. I have yet to find Adela's hid out. I spend all my days looking but I have not been successful. There are multiple times I have wanted to give up, times I have said that it isn't worth it.

I haven't heard from Alexandria since the day i escaped from the pack, the last thing she asked me was if I had seen my wolf yet. 2 days later I finally figured i could look into the water during the night and see my reflection. I found out that I am a white wolf, with aqua blue eyes. But most of the time I look brown from rolling around in the mud. 

Its hard to live out here alone. Wolves are known to be social, but it is very rare for a pack to accept a rouge so i don't ever try, plus it would ruin my plan for once i find Adela. 

I have claimed a small cave next to the river that I had first found, and this is where i've lived for the past year. The last time I saw another werewolf was 3 months ago when he was getting a drink of water from the river, most rouges know I live here but don't bother me. Its a struggle getting food but for the most part I just hunt in wolf form and either eat like that or drag my prey back to the cave and cook it.

I was sitting with my feet in the river just relaxing when I heard a twig snap in the forest to the right of me, I was used to it with all the animals that are around here it was never a threat. I stiffened up but just ignored it, trying to go back to the peaceful state that I was in seconds ago. But that's when I was tackled from behind and i went tumbling into the water. 

I quickly jumped up and shifted as I turned around facing my attacker with a low growl. I saw a large brown wolf in front of me, it was radiating power so it must be an Alpha, but why an Alpha would come into neutral land was beyond me. Normally they wouldn't even look this way with their noses turned up as they pranced away from the 'disgusting' rouges. 

I lunged at the wolf taking him by surprised and I was able to knock him down. As I was about to bite into his shoulder he shifted into a human below me.

"Relax rouge, its just me!" Nick shouted below me.

I quirked my head to the side, very confused as to what was going on when i was tackled again, but this time from the side. I fell off of Nick and onto my side, and i swear I heard a crack. There was a big, but not as big as Nicholas, wolf on top of me fiercely growling at me. I just looked back at Nick was a confused face. 

"Jason stand down." Nick said firmly. Jason, which i figured was the wolf on top of me, looked at him and back at me before sending one more growl my way and getting off and going to stand at Nick's side. "Now Rouge why don't you go shift back and put some clothes on." he says while smiling. "Oh and can you bring some for me and Jason?" 

I continue to stare at him before shaking my head and running off towards my cave to put some clothes on. 

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Ten minutes later I was heading back towards my unexpected visitors with a pair of men's shorts and a pair of my largest sweat pants, hoping that they will fit one of the two boys. 

"Hey so uh i don't normally have guests, so this is all i could find. Sorry." I tell them. 

"Its fine." Nick responds before throwing the pants at Jason. "Here Jase you can wear the pants and ill wear the sweats."The wolf catches the pants in his mouth and trots over to a tree to change, with Nick following but going to a different tree. When they come back I am still standing in the same place just staring at Nicholas. 

"Nicky." I say only barley above a whisper before I start laughing and run towards him. He opens his arms and picks me up as soon as I get to him. 

"Rouge i thought you were dead. I wasn't sure you would be able to make it out here." He says into my ear. I look at him shocked.

"First of all, you thought about me? I thought you would totally forget. And second, is your faith in me really that minuscule Nicky?" I cock an eyebrow at him waiting for a reply as I unwrap my legs from his torso and jump down. But he wont have it and he quickly grabs my waist and pulls me closer to him giving me a bone crushing hug.

"No I-" He was cut off by my groan of pain as i push away from him and clutch my side, falling down to my knees. "Rouge! Are you okay?" He asks while crouching down to my level. 

"Yeah," I take a shallow breath. "I just think i broke a few ribs when Jason tackled me, but ill be fine." Nick growls a bit towards Jason so I add the fact that it wasn't his fault he was just protecting Nick. 

"Are you sure your okay?" He asks again.

"Yes Nicky i'm fine, i'm a werewolf remember. The ribs will be healed in a couple minutes it just hurt when you squeezed me." I sigh. " Just let me sit for about 5 minutes and i'll be fine again." He growls a lightly again but this time it is directed towards me. 

"What did I tell you about calling me that?" He says. I only laugh

"Well Nicky, I simply just don't care, cause we both know you love it." I wink at him and he laughs at me before shaking his head.

"You are unbelievable." He tells me before lightly kissing my forehead.