I bound onwards gleefully, excitement buzzing in my mind as I wonder what the smell is. As I reach a clearing my wolf sighs, "Here" she says, "Within a minute it will be here."
"How do you know?" I reply.
"It has been heading steadily in this direction... I went a little ahead so you can prepare-"
"Prepare?" I question.
"You'll see!" My wolf smirks. "I am giving you control back... You'll need it" she adds.
I sit upright in the clearing waiting, my ears prick and the smell is suddenly very concentrated. Then into the clearing walks a wolf...
"Harris!?" I bark.
"Celia! What are you doing here?"
"No" I shake my head, "It's not you" I get a feeling, it's not... I wait two seconds more, another wolf teeters in...
I'm instantly ecstatic, I bark playfully, but the wolf appears scared.
"Who?" I bark at Harris. Harris sighs, and looks at me knowingly, as if I should know. I do!
"Mate!!!" I bark joyously, Harris nods.
"But who?" He pushes.
I sit back down, pushing my wolf, who is exceedingly jumpy, the captivating wolf. Who is in the small side, with a sleek raven black coat, approaches me tentatively.
"Turn." Harris urges me.
"Clothes?" I say forcefully.
"Turn" he insists.
"She needs to know who you are"
I'm confused but comply with Harris' demand, after ensuring his back is turned.
As I do so, the beautiful wolf gasps and falls backwards. I instinctively to to stop her falling, forgetting momentarily that I'm naked. But I sense the wolf is not surprised at my lack if clothes.
"Who are you?" I ask, staring into her eyes as she sits down in wolf form.
"How do I turn?" she barks at Harris.
"You're newly turned" I confirm to myself.
"Just want to and it will happen" Harris coaxes.
I am breathing heavily in anticipation.
She stands up in wolf form and shuts her eyes pushes her head forward. She's willing it to happen, trying to concentrate, I guess.
Then she relaxes, defeated. I smile. I know who it is. I know what to do. I smile cautiously. I reach out. And I embrace her. I feel her change whilst I still have my arms wrapped warmly around her neck. Once the process is over. She steps back.
"Celia" I smile.
"Cara" She returns my smile.
"How did I never know?" she says softly.
"How didn't I?" I laugh. "You're mine." I say, and hug her once more.
Some time passes and Harris disappears to find some clothes for us.
"I didn't even know I wasn't straight!" she laughs "It all makes sense."
She smiles, "You're mine" she says and grips my hand in hers.
Harris returns with clothes held tight in his mouth.
"Slobber?" I question in despair, hearing a cute laugh from Celia.
"You're a black wolf?" I state, "That's rare."
"I'm a rare gal!" she jokes
"True." I answer sincerely.
"This is so weird" she admits, "yet, I wouldn't have it any other way-"
"You're jaw!" Harris exclaims " What happened?
I had forgotten about it, but now it sting a little and I rub it, simultaneously Celia does likewise and we laugh, but then she's concerned. "Cara what happened?"
I turn to Harris, "We need to talk about your brother." I say my happy stupor temporarily taking leave.
"He did that?!"
"Yes"
"The brother that advised you to tell you parents?" Celia questions angrily, "Harris filled me in" she informs me.
"Yes" I nod gravely. " I should never have trusted him. Celia wraps her arm around my waist comfortingly. It's a new sensation, this amount of closeness. But I like it and would never want it to end.
"He's angry, he wants to be alpha male, he dislikes females because, apparently, they are to inferior for him to fall in love with. Now he has told someone, I shouldn't be surprised if he tries something, perhaps even tries to take you on for the alpha position. Whether or not the wolven society would accept him." It's a lot of information in a very short space of time, so I am forced to repeat myself several times.
"What exactly did he do?" Celia asks defensively.
"Nothing much, but he would have done more had I not got a whiff of you and become totally infatuated."
Celia blushes and slaps my arm gently.
"If you can get passed him, surely I can." Harris states.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Well... I'm an alpha, sooo..."
"Sure... That's what you meant."
"It was!" he pleads indignantly.
I smile, " I know, I was just pulling your leg.
He sighs, we should call a meeting at my pack house.
"Are we lowly females invited?" I joke.
He looks slightly annoyed, but smiles " Yes, of course, come on." He begins to shift.
"Harris" I butt in, "perhaps we could walk so we can stay clothed"
"Oh," he nods, "That's probably a good plan."