Five

The rogue of rogues I'm called. I don't even know what my name is anymore. I just made up a random name. Five. The number of my fingers. I don't care if it's stupid. It's my thing. No one from my birthpack wanted me so the Alpha discarded me like a dead body. I walked for days without water or shelter. When I came upon a small rogue group the females felt sorry for my pitiful state. They took me in, fed me, clothed me, gave me a home. Of course, as always, it was only temporary. 3 years later when I turned 15 they said I was a disgrace to them, that I don't belong. I don't even understand what I did. Honestly though, being alone is better for me. I only have to worry about myself. The rogues taught me to hunt and build shelter. I steal clothes and other things the forest can't provide. It may seem sad to you but it's just how I am. A lone wolf per sé. I live by my own code.  If I see any sign of sentient beings I turn the other way and don't look back. The only thing that worries me is my mate. The story is pretty dumb if you ask me but it goes something along the lines of a lonely goddess and she made some f****d up hybrid creatures to keep her company but they got sad and depressed because there was no purpose in their lives, so somehow that equates to mates. Your other half, soul mate. Apparently they love and cherish you for who you are no matter what. Now that is complete and utter bullshit. The rogues I was with said that they've seen wolves rejected on the spot by their mates. The sadness killing them eventually. The girl I talked to was rejected but she had her sister and little brother to care for so she couldn't die. She had a purpose.  I'm just so worried I'll sniff him out when I turn 20 tonight and he'll hate me for being a rogue, a loner, a f**k up. I have no qualms about my appearance. I have ginger hair and ice blue eyes which compliment my pale skin. I always wear plaid shirts and black skinny jeans with combat boots. That's my go-to outfit. I also have a nice cowboy hat that I made from the skin of the deer I killed on my own for the first time when I went rogue.  Currently I'm camping out in a small cliff cave I scaled yesterday and I'm eating some pheasant I caught this morning. I have my sleeping bag and axe by the wall where it's dry and I'm sitting on a big ol' rock by the fire drying the mud on my boots. I'm freaking out about my mate because I could get suicidal and get myself killed from the pain of the rejection. Frankly I'm positive my mate will reject me. Maybe he'll do me a solid and kill me himself. Who knows!  I ran out of shampoo yesterday so my plan for today is to pack up all my stuff after I eat, and then go into town, grab some spices and shampoo for myself then head over by here and see if I can relocate the cave. Easy.  I left the cave about 3 o'clock since I slept in today till 1 in the afternoon. The town was pretty close. It's in the pack territory of the Amber Run pack so it's 1. Located in the middle of the f*****g woods 2. It's filled with packies. I'm always careful to hide my scent with perfumes or natural scents so it's a walk in the park.  I walked from the treeline onto the street and slowly got into the busier part of town. I saw a bunch of flyers on lamp posts, mail boxes and trees on my way here and they are all over the town square.  **HUNTER'S MOON FESTIVAL** **6 P.M IN THE TOWN SQUARE** I looked at my watch. "f**k. Me." The Hunter's Moon is special because it's the Alpha King's birthday. I need to get my s**t fast and get out. He's probably already here since this just HAPPENS to be his birthpack. Ok. Okay. I can do this. Go to the market down the street, grab the spices then go to the drug store, steal some shampoo and get out of town as fast as f*****g possible. Easy. I've done it so many times.  My walk to the spice store and drug store were uneventful. I sped walked out of the drug store, looking at my watch. f**k ITS 8 OUT HERE WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG??? I mentally scold myself to set timers. I walk away from the town and into the forest. Now, you may think this walk back to my car would be qliche, that my mate would be in the forest sniffing my beautiful self our but no. I walked into my cave, set up a fire and killed a hog. That's it.  I looked at the moon in the sky. Just a bit past midnight. As a werewolf, I can tell what time it is by just looking at the moon. It's pretty handy, not gonna lie. My eyes began to drift but right before I collapsed into the darkness I heard a bone chilling howl pierce the night air.  "The King is dead." It said. The howl was filled with sadness and defeat. I wasn't heartless so I shifted into my wolf and walked to the entrance of the cave and lifted my head into the air. My howl was strong and loud like an Alpha which was cool. "May he rest in peace." I got a few hundred howls in return from the village with the same. I probably sat there for hours just thinking what happened to the King. I saw the new day begin to rise up so I turned into my cave and cuddled into my sleeping bag still in wolf form and fell into a silent sleep.  ***** "f**k OW MY HEAD!!" Was the first words of the day. I shifted and barred my canines at the cave entrance. I let out a dangerously low growl at the intruder. His eyes snapped up and bore into mine. "I-uh-f**k I didn't know s-someone lived here." He said holding his head.  "Then move along before I rip you limb from limb" I growled through the mindlink.  "I- can't leave. I just can't go back." His eyes showed pain and anger.  "Then find another f*****g place." I snapped at him, stepping forward.  "Wait please can I just hide here for a bit. I can't let them find me." He begged.  "Too bad so f*****g sad." This guy was really starting to annoy me. "I'll give you money, a home, ANYTHING!! Please! Let me stay, just until they pass." He titled his head and barred his neck in submission.  "Why are you hiding then?"  "I killed someone important." His eyes turned guarded.  "The King." I sat down and put my ears down. "W-why did you? You respect me for it???" He asked quizzically.  I looked up at him and nodded my head. He stood up and walked over to the embers of my fire. He threw a log into the fire and sat down.  "Why'd you do it?" I waddled over closer to him showing I was no threat at the moment.  "Alpha's orders." He chuckled at my submissive demeanor. "Wow, betrayal much. Damn." I laid my head down on my sleeping bag. My eyes, still on the man.  "Yeah, I guess. The alpha would've killed my mate and daughter had I not though." His canines extended and his eyes darkened.  "Ok, I get it. So who's this alpha you keep talking about?" I watched him pull a rabbit out of his bag.  "You are a rogue right?" A bit of concern in his voice. "I asked first." I retorted.  "I can't tell you unless you answer." He snapped.  "Yeah yeah, sheesh. I'm a rogue. What of it?"  "Ok. The alpha I keep mentioning is the Roque Alpha. He is a... Ruthless asshole and a complete barbarian." He growled out. "Never heard of him." I stated matter-o-factly.  "Jesus, what hole have you been in??"  "This one actually."  "Eh-" He raised a finger. "f**k you got me there." He laughed. I laughed too.  "Would you be willing to take me there?" I asked after a few seconds of silence.  "Are you crazy!? The warriors there would r**e any unmated female without remorse...or consequence. You have to claim or mate the female for her not to be... Touched."  "Can you claim me? For the time being?" I tilted my head to the side.  "I- I don't know. I mean, my mate could see it as a betrayal." "You can mindlink her when we get closer."  "True, True." He scratched his chin. "Please?" I gave him my best puppy eyes. "Mm- ugh- fine!" That was easy. "Well, I'll let you rest up and eat before we head out tonight. Cover of darkness, and all that." I stood up onto my paws and walked to the entrance of the cave. "Where you goin'?" He looked at me. "Cover up your scent trail and catch myself a nice juicy buck." I drooled a bit thinking about the buck. "Feral bitch." He chuckled.  "I may be a female but don't you ever call me a b***h again." I growled and kicked a rock at his head.  "Ow! Ok ok, sorry. It's just how the pack calls females for some reason. Not used to the whole correctness crap." He lifted his hands in surrender. I shook my head, turned around and walked out sniffing his scent.  ***** By the time I got back the guy had fallen asleep in the corner by his bag. I dropped the quarter hind legs of the deer right next to him. He jumped up and screamed "OH MOMMY! WHAT?!!" I fell onto my back laughing my ass off and hugging my stomach.  "I- C-CAN'T B-BREATHE!!!"  When I stopped laughing, he was standing in front of me boring holes into me. "Do that again, and I might just kill you." He growled into my ears. My wolf was on full alert, my eyes turning pitch black. I grabbed his neck and slammed his head into the ground. I pushed him away and jumped to my feet against the cave backwall. "DON'T EVER THREATEN ME BOY!!" I growled so loudly the stone walls shook with fury.  He immediately dropped to his knees and barred his neck. Eyes wide with fear trembling throughout his body.  "Did I make myself clear?" Poison dripping from every word.  He nodded his head furiously fast.  I grabbed my sleeping bag and backpack. Strutting past him and shifting into my wolf, I leaped off the ledge of the cave and onto the soft ground.  "Are you going to lead the way or what?" I snapped through the mindlink.  "Um y-yeah right away." He grabbed his things and shifted midair landed quite hard on the ground a few feet next to me. Dashing off towards the rising moon I followed catching up quickly.  His wolf was much smaller than mine, maybe the size of a large tiger. His fur was a Sandy yellow with patches of white. His eyes were a beautiful green color.  "Nice wolf." He stated through the link.  "Thanks." I didn't want to brag but my wolf was beautiful. Her fur was black as the night sky. Her eyes were a turquoise with specks of gold in them showing I was an Alpha by blood. I usually don't show people my alpha genes but I think with this guy I could make an exception.  *****  "So uh. We don't know each other's names..." He said after roughly 2 hours of us running. "Holy s**t. Your right." I went to a jog next him. He looked really tired, his wolf was panting and his limbs were trembling slightly.  "The name's Shane."  "Nice to finally know your name" I laughed. "My name's Five."  "Quirky, I like it" He chuckled before sprinting off.  I narrowed my eyes at him before taking off after. I leap to push him over and my paw clipped his side right before he stopped causing me to slam into him. We stumbled threw some hedges and into a camp site looking place. All eyes were on us. I was upside down under Shane with his tail under me.  There was a growl behind me.. well more like in front but whatever. Shane shifted so quickly after the growl sounded and he stood in attention next to me. Someone threw him basketball shorts that he put on lightning fast. I rolled onto my paws and stood next to him. All I got was a glare in return and a growl in front of me.  I looked over to see a BIG ass man standing with a bunch of not so big men behind him.  "CLAIMED." I heard someone in the back yell.  A bunch of awes sounded but we're silenced when the man infront bellowed, "SHUT THE f**k UP ALL OF YOU." His eyes were pitch black.  "Psssst. Shane, what's going on?" "That's the alpha in front. But uh, I'm not exactly sure." "Coolio." I sat my rump on the soft grass and waited.  A cool breeze blew around us and I caught the smell of coconut and rosemary in the air.  "Did you smell that??" I asked Shane quickly. "Smell what? The musk of stinky men or the grass?" I glared at him seeing the ghost smile on his face as he stared at the Alpha.  "f*****g smartass. No it smelled like coconut and rosemary." I retorted. "Weird combo but no." He answered. "Huh. Ok must be my imagination." I shrugged. "Shane what did you bring me?" The Alpha questioned while nodding at me.  "She was a rogue and gave me a place to stay after I carried out my mission, Alpha." He said as he stood straighter and held his chin high. I kept looking in between the two. It seemed every time I looked at the Alpha he tensed as though I was going to strike him.  I stood up and walked over to the Alpha. I sniffed him and looked straight into his eyes. He was the one that smelled so good.  "FIVE WHAT THE f**k ARE YOU DOING??? HE CAN KILL YOU!!" Shane screamed at me through the link. I turned my head at him and growled dangerously before shutting my link and opened one with the Alpha.  "Hello pup." Was the first thing he said to me.  "Hello." I said nodding.  I looked around towards his pack members behind him then back to him. Out of nowhere a hand grabbed my neck tuft and yanked me backwards, or at least they tried. I didn't budge as the guy who yelled "Claimed" earlier stood behind me. His fingers twitching and eyes holding a lustful stare.  I heard a low growl come from the Alpha but I stepped in front before he moved. My ears were pinned back dangerously. I bared my teeth and my claws dug into the ground. The man backed up slightly. "I claimed you b***h. SUBMIT TO ME!" He yelled. The only thing he got in return was an ear breaking growl. He fell to the floor, pissing himself in the process as he backed up on his ass.  In a flash I had my paw on his torso, my claws ripping through his shirt and pressing into his skin drawing blood. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead and dripped onto his shirt. I opened a link with everyone around me. "I suggest you take your claim back before I rip your throat out." I said lowly, glaring at the man.  "S-submit to m-me bitch." He managed to stutter out.  In 2 seconds I tore his leg off and whipped it against a tree breaking the tree in half. His screams filled the silent night. I smiled my teeth on full display. Before I could finish my work his eyes rolled back into his head and his body went limp under me. I stepped off his almost lifeless body. I turned back looking at Shane who was puking in some bushes. The Alpha looked at me with a sexy grin, his eyes showing a lustful darkness.  I trotted over to the Alpha and touched my nose against his neck. His entire body shivered in delight. I shifted into my human form as he pulled me to his body hiding me from the hungry stares of his pack. I looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back at me, his eyes gold and full of happiness. I put my head in the crook of his neck. My canines extended and I brushed them against him. His hands squeezed my waist. I licked his neck and quickly sunk my canines in. When I retracted my canines I rested my tired body in his warm and comforting arms.  "Mine." I said through the link.