The Last Werewolf

Chapter:SIX

(Ricks POV)

Of course, I had a hard time trying to sleep. Max was even restless as well. I sat up and ran my hands over my face and through my messy hair, then looked over to see the time. UGH!!! I grunt, it's only 4 am. I might as well get up and get my morning run in. I can't wait to get to spend the day with my beautiful mate. After getting ready, I went to get the guys up to join me. I know they are not going to be happy about this, but oh well. I got to Chris' room first and knocked and waited, but I didn't hear anything, so I just let myself in. I find him fast asleep, taking up most of his king-sized bed. I just shook my head. I got a little closer, then launched myself onto his bed while yelling. OHHH MY GODDESS! I have never seen him move so fast in a long time.

"What in the hell Rick!!!!!" He yells, his face is as red as his shorts. I'm laughing so much that I'm having a hard time trying to catch my breath. "You my friend, you are a total asshole! Ya know that!" He says. I told him to get ready to go for a run to let our Lycans out for a while. He goes off to get Nate while I grab a few bottles of water and meet them at the door. Twenty minutes later, I see them coming down the stairs. "Dude, we're just going for a run, you really didn't have to get all dressed up with makeup." I tell Nate, he just rolls his eyes and mumbles something thinking I wouldn't hear. Chris just laughs. We head for the tree line and shift, then take off.

My beast is Max. He is mostly black, other than the tips of his ears and tail are a light shade of gray. Chester, Chris' beast, is a blonde with white socks on all four paws. Nate's beast, Merlin, is light gray and all four paws and the tip of his hair are white. We ran and tackled each other for a while. After a few hours, we got back to the pack house just in time for breakfast.

We still had a few hours till it was time to leave, so I picked my phone up to give Ash a call. (Ring, Ring, Ring, Ring) "Hello? Ash's Phone, Toni speaking." I hear her one friend say when she answers Ash's phone. "Hello, is Ash around?" I ask "She's laying down for a little while, Is this Rick?" She asks "Yes it is, I was going to ask Ash if she didn't mind us coming over early, we can also help out if needed." I say, and I can hear them in the background giggling. "It's alright with us, I'm sure Ash would love for you to be the one to wake her up anyway." I laugh.

Toni sent me the address, so the guys and I put our stuff in my truck, then we headed over to the barn where I was sure to find my mother and father would be. My father was cleaning up the tack room and my mother was in one of the stalls brushing a horse that my father just brought home yesterday. I let them know that we were heading out to go to Ash's place and to contact me if they needed anything. I'm so excited and, of course, Max is jumping and running around in my mind like a love-sick puppy dog. I laughed and shook my head. Max is 99.9% serious most days, so its a real treat to have him like this. . . It is very entertaining for sure.

(Toni's POV)

I was just walking into the kitchen when I started hearing a phone ringing. I looked around to find Ash's phone on the table, so I went and answered it for her. It was that guy, and he asked if it was alright if him and his friends could come over early and, of course, we didn't mind at all, so once we hung up, I texted him the address for him. We were putting up some decorations and even a gift table just in case Ash is brought any gifts, even though we said that they are not required. Ash is very big on no gifts unless it is something she really needs, but she never asks for anything, she has always worked for what she wanted or even needed.

(NOCKING!!!)

"Come in, we're in the kitchen!!" I yelled out to whoever was at the door. After a few moments, I saw Rick and his two friends walk into the kitchen. I noticed he was looking around for Ash. I smile and say"Hey, how are you guys doing? Thanks for coming. " They nodded, then I pointed over to the stairs and told Rick to go on ahead. He nodded and the others stayed in the kitchen.

(Ricks POV)

I go up to Ash's room and find her huddled up in a ball like a small child. I ran my fingers up and down her exposed arm. The instant my fingers touched her, the lingering sparks were felt, and they were pretty strong. "Mate is dreaming. . . Maybe us." Max says in a hushed voice. I sat on the side of her bed. She must have sensed me because she slowly turned her head with her eyes partly open. "Hey beautiful, I'm here." I said with a whisper. She looks at me for a moment then shows me her beautiful sleepy smile. "When did you get here?" She asks while rubbing her eyes. "I called your phone, but your friend Toni answered and said you were lying down, so I asked if it was alright for us to come over early." I say with a smile. I reach out to touch her cheek and to my surprise she leans right into my hand. I can hear Max purring like crazy.

"OH" She says, she looks away from me, like she has something on her mind. "What is it, love?" I ask, then she looks back at me. "Can I talk to you about something? It's going to sound insane because I really think that I just might be losing my mind." I nod for her to continue, she takes a deep breath. . . The night before last, I had one hell of a dream. " She stops for a moment like she is still trying to get her words in order. I then take both of her hands into mine and easily pull her onto my lap to hold on to her as close as I possibly can. "Love, there are a lot of things that are needed to be explained, and it is a lot to take in as well, but they must be said because today you turn 18." I say. She's still on my lap and I feel her snuggle into me as close as she can. I let out a small sigh of relaxation. "Well, that's a good sign, mate is trusting us." Max says. I can hear his tail thumping like crazy.