From the Ashes

Watch Your Back

To say she was f****d was an understatement. Sure teaghan knew how to survive but she didnt know how to actuall live on her own. She no longer had the human material things to go back to. No house. No extra clothes. Suddenly all gone. and she damn well knew if she remotely even tried to go back to their manor Elijah wuld stay true to his word and finish ripping out her throat. 

She walked barefoot in the woods for what felt like hours. Suddenly the red tint of dusk creeped through the trees. "shit." she thought to herself. " if i dont find shelter fast ill be a sitting duck for the people in the old tribe who were just waiting for my banishment" She turned into wolf form to pick up speed. She had to find somewhere that had a scent that was unbareable. Plus side to being half human instead of full moon child her sense of smell was AS heightened as the rest of her pack. 

She found an old factory that had some kind of smell that was pretty awful about 30 mins on the outskirts of town near the docks. She decided to take shelter within its walls. The smell was a mix of burning rubber and melting steal. And it was just enough to make her lose any appetite and hopefully more than enough to keep the old pack at bay.

She climbed up the rusty ladder to the lost. So she would have a better of view incase anyone found her. The building made so many noises the chances of sleep were few and far between. She looked at her phone it was at 80% thank god. It was now 830pm. She knew the pack called it a night at 1am. So she only had 4.5 hours to get through before she could truly let her guard down. Her fear kept her from settling so she decided to go sit at the docks. The water would help heighten her smell to give her an advantage at their possible incoming.

She sat down and let the waves fit her feet that hung over the edge. 

"Well look at who we have here. Its mrs.thinks she hates me"

Teaghan jumped up with a low growl in her throat. She hadn't smelled anyone in her presence. When she finally could focus she was stunned.

"Speechless? See you do you like me. You remember me right?"

Teaghan regained her composure and her eyes went wide in a laughable disbelief. "Yeah its edward right?" 

He nodded his head "right twilight douchbag hair cut.  Edward. ha ha funny. actually i just go by Mitch." 

She rolled her eyes. She didnt care for polite conversation

"What are you stalking me now?" Counting they were in the middle of no where. To assume he was stalking seemed only fair. He def looked the part.

"Nope i live on that boat" He pointed to a simple one person sail boat. You could tell the captains quarters were small.

She tiled her head at the confusion

"Oh right you think i have it perfect." She said as he began to walk around her in a circle mocking her previous judgement of him

"Well let me fill you in. My clothes well ive become good at stealing. My douchbag hair cut....youtube is a great teacher. My parents...ironically lost at sea. And this boat. The only thing i truly have to my name. So do you still think i got a chance with those cheerleaders?"

Teghan swallowed hard. "Actually yes. You fooled me. and i have brain cells. where they lack them. And plus if you say lets go back to my place then bring them here they will think you're s rich you have your own adorbs boat." She said emphasizing adorbs in a high pitch girly matter. 

Mitch stopped circling her. "why do you legit hate everyone and anything?"

She looked up taken back at his abrupt personal convo

"Because people think i owe them things for just being another human. And most like yourself are nosey." She said walking past him. Her peaceful moment completely ruined by him.

He ran backward to be infront of her. "Ok fair we do suck. but like it or not you're......one of us." He whispered the last part. stepping infront of her and stopping her from walking

Teaghan broke into laughter. "Right. of course." she pushed him out of her way. He grabbed her wrist and spun her into him. Their chest colliding. She could feel his heartbeat through his chest. And she felt her blood get warmer.

He looked down at her. "Told you id change your mind." 

She pushed him away from her. "You still haven't"

"thats why you haven't pulled your wrist from my hand yet." He smirked.

She looked down to see he had a hand of her wrist still. She ripped it back fiercely. 

"Look can you just g bug another girl. Any other girl. Who has time for well whatever the f**k you're doing here." She said folding her arms on her chest.

"Its kinda cute how strong you're pretending to be. When i can tell you just want someone to stick by your side for once."

"you don't know s**t about me." She said feeling the wolf inside wanting to come to life. f*****g get it together. Its just some new student who thinks he's king s**t. She sighed and walked past him again.

he yelled out to her. "We are pack animals. us. humans. We need people."

She froze. She turned to look at him. 

He walked up to her. 

"i dont need anyone and i sure as hell dont need any pack"

"Then why did you stop." He said with a grin