Loving wolves

Chapter 4

Alex

I stepped on the leaves and patches of grass and listened to the heavy crunching sound. 
Chase and I walked in complete silence, he's probably thinking about that argument between him and Damien, but I won't ask him. It's obviously personal and I have nothing to do with it. 

I thought back at what David had asked me, why I had stumbled into the woods anyway? The answer was simple I wanted to explore it but by his question it suggests that nobody really walked into these woods. Probably nobody in years. Which also might be the reason why nobody knows about these wolves. Well it was my assumption anyway. If people did know about them they would be in science books and what not.

"You're probably wandering about the talk between me and Damien right?" Chase asked, stopping mid-way in his tracks to face me. What I wanted to say was 'Yes I have been wandering and my curiosity is killing me, please do enlighten me as to why you and Damien had fought' . But of course I had not said that.Although I wished to speak the truth, but that would mean scaring them off with my random behaviour.

"I did wander what you two were talking about but I didn't give it much thought" I obviously lied.
"Damien thinks you're not trustworthy he thinks you'll give away our secret and you have come here to seek proof of our existence that's why you carry around a camera" he blurted out all at once. It took me a while to process everything.I looked at him disbelievingly. "Chase, trust me it's nothing of that sor- I ranted.

He held his hand up and stopped me at mid sentence. "I believe you, you don't have to prove your honesty" He assured and I nodded."How so?" I asked. 

He furrowed his eyebrows as if he did not understand what I meant. "It's weird actually. I'm not aware how I randomly trust you without a word said" he answered. "So in other words the fighting was because of me?" I asked. "Technically yes" he answered. "I apologize If you want   I shall walk away this instant and never face you again" I suggested. "No, that conversation I had with Damien had come to a hault, and I would feel shame for eternity if I let you go so rudely after all we're friends now" he smiled. 

A cough escaped my lips as my brain tried to process everything. No one has ever bothered me with the idea of friendshio before. Especially someone who she met recently. "Are you okay?" He asked. His gentle eyes reflected the ray of the sunshine as he spoke with such care. I nodded. The word friend echoed in my mind reminding me that I have never actually had one before. I was inwardly panicking. What do I do? What do I say?

"So do you know every part of these woods?" I asked with curiosity. "I know everywhere around this wood, every tree and every rock" he replied. We finally came up somewhere that looked quite familiar. My bag was on the floor.

 
I knelt down and took out my camera out of the bag taking a sigh of relief. I pressed the back button to see my last picture, and it was the perfect shot. "It's perfect" I murmured under my breath.
"Thank you" Chase grinned widely. I chuckled at his response. I looked back at the tree that had been clawed. 

"Who made those marks?" I asked. "Some other wolf from another pack, they're bad news" he answered. "And this is their territory so I advise you not to come here" he said as he stared in to my eyes. 

Now the mention of another pack in these very woods caught my attention loud and clear. More excitement."Why are they 'bad news'?" I asked curiously. "They just don't like us" I was slightly confused at his comment. Why wouldn't people like them, they weren't horrible people. Then again you'll always find at least one person who dislikes you no matter how nice you are.  

."What are they like?"  I asked yet another glorious question."They think they're superior than us, somehow" he answered. "They make no sense for not liking us, we have never done anything wrong to them" he explained. "Yet they insult my family for blood differences"  he shook his head while staring at my camera. He let out a sigh.

"Should I walk you home?" he asked. "There's no need, I can go back on my own" I refused. 
"Nonesense I'll walk with you" he chuckled and we continued on. "So where exactly do you live?" He asked. "Just at the end of this wood" I replied. "Where do you come from?" he asked. "From California, we just recently moved here" I answered. "We?" he said, but it came out more like a question.

"Me and my dad" I answered. "Where's your mom?" he asked. I hesitated to answer at first. Mentally arguing with myself whether to lie about my mother's death or not. I never really liked telling people about my mom because I never wanted sympathy from anyone. but I decided to just go with the truth. He is after all my friend. 

"She died of ovarian cancer" I replied. His eyes softened from his usual dominant look. "Oh, I'm sorry" he apologized.
 
I didn't want  condolence because I don't have a mother, I was perfectly happy as I was , I don't need people's sympathy."Don't be sorry"I smiled. "What about you? do you have any family?" I asked. "Yeah Tyler and Brooke are my family and Damien and David are my cousins and my parents live somewhere else" he answered.

"Are all wolves like you?" I  asked. "No each species have something different, we are the only species that can turn human" he explained.

"So If werewolves are real then is there a chance that other stuff is also real?" I asked. "We're not werewolves, and yes some of that stuff is true" he said. "Like what?" I asked."Fairies, trolls, sirens" he said. "What about magic?" I asked. "The only magic that exists, is love nothing more" he answered.

"Well that's depressing, I was hoping for something like Hogwarts" I muttered. He chuckled at my response."You don't take interest in love?" He asked. "No not really, I don't have plans either" I answered scraping the sides of the trees as we continued to walk."Then what are your future plans?" he asked as he turned around and walked backwards while facing me.

"I'll lead a basic life in a small house, have a pet or two and work as an artist" I answered. He gave me a perplexed look. "So no marriage at all?" he asked. I shook my head.

"You're the first girl I've ever met to say that" he chuckled lightly. I didn't even see that my house had come to view."I think I should go now, my dad would be waiting for me" I said. dusting the soil off my black wash jeans. "Ok and Alex please don't speak of us to your father" he ordered. I nodded and walked off.