Scent of a dream

earily mornings

Sorry this chapter took so long I still feel like it needs something. How you guys like it. If you have any thoughts please feel free to share them I'm always open to new ideas.

Panic sets in as the sweet smell of blood fills Scott. The pain in his jaw vanishes as he realizes that the other Beta is missing. Scott jolts up, scanning his living room for any signs of struggle. For any clue as to where Isaac might be. But there is nothing. The room looks the same as the night before, except it is one beta down.

Jumping off the couch, true panic sets in, as Scott surveys his surroundings again. Finding only empty sodas and discarded junk food littering the floor, Scott takes a deep breath in trying to clear his mind, maybe even in hopes of catching a scent. In doing so, he discovers that the initial whiff of blood wasn’t quite as strong as he thought.

With his now clear mind, Scott’s enhanced senses kick into overdrive and he finds himself listening to soft, whispered words coming from his kitchen. Curiosity overcomes Scott as his body starts to mindlessly move toward the kitchen. Breaching the threshold of the room, he finds Isaac sitting atop the counter next to the sink and his mom wielding paper towels and a bottle of peroxide cleaning the wound on his brow.

The wave of relief that washed over Scott at the sight of Isaac is immeasurable. Seeing Isaac sitting there Scott notices a change in his friend. He is smiling, that perfect crooked smile that Scott so rarely see. His once tense shoulders are hunched, relaxed. His beautiful blues eyes were shining in a way Scott has never seen. It was almost as though this friend was, dare he say, happy. It was like Isaac was finally home.

“Look who finally decided to join us,” Isaac jests seeing Scott standing in the doorway.

“Morning Sunshine.” Melissa says not turning from her project.

“What happened to you?” Scott questions, still dazed from the sight.

“You happened.”

“What do you mean, I happened?”

“I don’t really know. You were tossing and turning. I thought you were having a nightmare, and tried to wake you. And as reward for my valiant effort, you threw me off the couch and into the coffee table. Just then your mom walked in, and she forgot to leave her nurse at work.”

“Mom, you know he’s a wolf like me and it will heal. Actually, it should already be healed.”

“I know right. It usually only takes this long when it’s a strike from an alpha.” Isaac states.

“Maybe it’s taking longer because hitting your face off of a coffee table isn’t exactly supernatural,”Melissa interjects, “Or maybe because you weren’t fully awake and your body is taking longer to process the damage that was done.”

“Either way,” She continues, “there is a bleeding boy in my house and I am going to take care of him”

After a slight moment of not so awkward silence, Melissa turns to Scott and says“So Scott, when where you going to tell me?”

“Tell you what, Mom?”

“Well, Isaac has been filling me in on the events of the last couple days. And though I don’t mind sweetie,”She says look at the other boy, “you should probably ask your mother before offering to let someone live with us.”

“I really meant to mom. But with you on nights, we really don’t see one another.”

“Being versed in all things supernatural, I would think that you would have heard of these magical things called cell phones. And from the myths I have heard, teenagers are really good at sending these mysterious messages called texts.”