January 5, 2011 (5:30 pm)
Really... really annoyed with my computer. It won't let me post chapter 11, but I will once I am able to get on my other one. Dur, if computers are so smart, why do they always get viruses and break all the time? This one is ancient and it's stupid! But I have to be nice to it because there is no way I would be able to live with out technology. Just saying... I am not a techno-freak and I do not look like one. I just happen to be good with computers and phones and stuff like that. I think I get it from my dad....
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Jace's P.O.V.
The next morning, I woke up with Dani in my arms. I smiled to myself and looked at her. When she slept, she looked peaceful and still beautiful, as always. It was Saturday. Crap. I have a council meeting today.
Council meetings consisted of pack alphas. Today, I was meeting with the Redsin, Wavetty, Castlelog, and Yurama Packs' alphas. They were all pretty calm about the whole territory thing. I liked most of them, except for Redsin alpha. He was just a couple years older than me and very arrogant. His pack wasn't even that strong. They just had a big territory, that he was only able to obtain from inheriting it from his father. Sometimes, I just wanted to put him in my place, but I was new on the job and it wasn't my place yet.
Then, Dani started to stir. I heard her take a deep breath, which she stopped in the middle of. She smelt my scent. When she looked at me, I smiled at her. It took her a moment to remember where she was.
When she did, she just collapsed back on my chest. I chuckled at her. "Tired?"
She groaned and nodded. "Is it time to get up?" she asked pressing closer to me for warmth.
"For me it is," I told her. "I have a council meeting in half an hour," she looked at me and nodded. When she started to get up, I pulled her back down. "You stay here," I told her. "I know you're tired and you should sleep."
"It's fine Jace," she said to me. "Really, I'm okay."
"Please, Dani. For me?" I asked giving her my best puppy-dog face. I must've looked like an idiot.
Dani smiled and put her face in my chest. "Fine, but you need to do something for me," she said.
I was confused. What did she want? Don't get me wrong. I would do anything for her. "What is it?" I asked.
Then she laughed and looked at me. "Never make that face again. Seriously, you look like a pedophile." I laughed with her and wrapped both of my arms tightly around her waist. I pulled her so she was on top of me. When our laughing died down, I was looking at her and she was looking at me. I leaned my face towards her, but she turned away at the last moment.
"I'm sorry," I whispered as she pulled away from me.
"It's okay," she said. "I'm just not-"
"Dani, I understand," I told her as I started to get up. "Don't worry about it." She started to get up also, but I stopped her. "No you promised to sleep," I told her.
She scowled at me and then rolled her eyes. "Fine," she grumbled.
I smiled at her and then leaned closer. "Don't act like you don't like sleeping in my bed."
Again, she rolled her eyes. "Just go to your stupid meeting," she muttered as she pushed me away.
"See you soon," I laughed as I left her alone and went to the meeting. She was so right. It was stupid. Plus over-rated and unnecessary. All packs were at peace and everything was fine. They all thought since I was newest, that I don't know much what is going on. It is even more annoying when Alpha Kane of the Wavetty Pack explained things to me that I already knew. He was very nice and meant well, but I knew what was going on. I just couldn't wait until it was over and I could go see Dani again.
Dani's P.O.V.
Really, I wanted to keep my promise to Jace, but I really couldn't. After he left, the space where he was turned cold and I felt more alone than before. I couldn't sleep without him near me. What even scared me worse was that I think I am beginning to fall in love with him. Shit.
Right now, I needed to get out. I just needed sometime to get away from Jace and clear my head. That wouldn't be able to happen here, though. His scent surrounded me in this house.
Right now, my title still stood. I was an outsider to this pack and didn't belong in their alpha's house. I was still Dani Cameron, the lone she-wolf that didn't belong in the world of werewolves. Until and if I accepted Jace, my title would stand. And the only way to accept Jace was to accept his pack, too.
You see, if I was to accept the pack and Jace as my mate, I would become the alpha female. Sure, Jace would be mainly in charge, but I would occasionally get my say in what I thought was best for the pack. Two things were wrong with that. One, I didn't want to lead a pack. There was always the possibility of me making the wrong decision.
And two, I can't follow and obey orders. I absolutely hate when people tell me to do things. Never do I listen to them. It just bugs the crap out of me. I don't follow me. That's another reason I stand as a lone werewolf. I don't know how some people can follow their leader's orders even when they can make the stupidest mistakes.
One of the loners that had passed through my town once told me about this one pack. Their leader was a very cocky, and arrogant werewolf. He commanded and led his pack straight into a battle with one of the strongest packs in continental North America. The pack lost half of their wolves, including their alpha, which wasn't really the worst loss to them at the time. Hey, I mean I would through a party if that idiot was no longer the leader.
But the point I was getting at was sometimes the alphas did not always make the best decisions for the pack. Still, the pack had to follow their leader. That pack just proved my two points.
Anyway, I looked for a sheet of paper and a pen. Quickly, I scribbled down a note to Jace telling him that I had to go. Before I left it on his bedside table, I looked it over.
Jace -
I had to go home. I couldn't sleep and just needed some time on my own to think about things. Thank you for everything you did for me. I'm sure I'll see you soon, though. Until then, don't freak out because I left. I'm sorry.
- Dani*
Satisfied, I put the note down, but didn't realize I'd left the window open. Without me knowing, the note blew under the bed. When I left the room, I ran into none other than Barbie.
She looked at me and must've smelt Jace's scent on me, but she didn't glare like the time I'd first seen her, instead she apologized. All the while I was thinking: what the hell?
"Hey," she said. "I'm sorry about the other day. I didn't realize that you were the alpha's mate. I kind of thought you were, well flirting with my mate. I'm Savannah, by the way. And my mate's Henry, the beta."
Still kind of lost in complete and utter shock I nodded. "No, hard feelings," I said to her. "I guess I would've felt the same way. "I'm Dani, it's short for Danielle. And I'm not Jace's mate. I didn't accept him."
"But you will, right?" she asked. "I mean you didn't see how frantic he was when he'd realized you'd been kidnapped last night. He was on the verge of losing it, Dani. How could you not accept someone that loves you that much?"
"It's complicated," I said. "I've got to go. It was nice meeting you," I said and left before she could say anything else.
Once I was outside of the house, I went to the woods. Soon I was out of sight and I removed my clothes. I didn't bother taking them with me, I just threw them off to the side. The only thought that occurred to me was that I had to get away.
My head needed to be cleared, my thoughts sorted out, and my emotions....
Well those always sucked either way. I could never, ever get them to what I wanted them to be. I tried to cut myself off of Jace, and it only made me want him more. I tried being angry with my family, but it only upset me because I should be happy with them. When I tried to be happy, I couldn't be.
Shifting was quick. I bolted after that. Towards my house at first, but then I changed courses to Katie's house. Really, I didn't want to see my family right now. Katie would be better to talk to. She understood what was going on with me, well for the most part. Honestly, she really didn't know that much about Jace.
As her house came into view, I found my stash of clothes that I'd left and put them on. I'd always left stashes of clothes where ever I could find them again. This made it easier to go into the woods as a fully dressed human and not come out naked or just in wolf form. The less suspicion, the better.
After dressing, I went up to Katie's house and walked through the door. I was always here, so no one really cared whether or not I knocked. That's how close Katie and I were. I followed her scent to her bedroom and opened the door. She was still sleeping, so I just jumped on her bed next to her. Her surprise showed the moment she fell off the bed.
Okay, so I had to laugh at that. She just cursed and looked at me. "God, Dani. You scared the crap out of me."
"Aw, come on," I told her. "It was only me."
"Yeah, you. A hostile werewolf."
That only made me laugh harder. "Thanks for the complement," I said.
"Yeah whatever," she grumbled. "What's up?"
And that's when I told her my story.
Jace's P.O.V.
The council meeting was so boring, well up until Alpha Dom of the Redsin pack started talking. He wanted to expand his territory into the Freeland. The Freeland was land in which no alpha owned. It was crawling with loners of every sorts. Just male loners, though. No threat to a pack unless it wanted to take one over, which rarely happened. We all protested.
"He wants more power," Alpha Kane explained to me. I knew this, but didn't want to be rude. So, I muttered a thank you.
Alpha Cray of the Yurama pack opposed first. "We set of that land for our packs to travel through in peace, Alpha Dom. It is where loners reside as well. Leave it to that or you will start a war among all packs and loners."
Dom didn't like this. "A war for a scrubby piece of land that no one uses?"
At this, I interjected. "If it's just a scrubby piece of land, then why would you want it?" I asked.
He glared at me. "Stay out of this," he said. "You are too young and too new to say anything." Did he really just go there.
I stood and narrowed my eyes at him. "I have as much a right to say what is on my mind as anyone else in this room. I'm as much an Alpha as everyone else. If you take that land, my pack and I will be glad to help the Yurama pack eliminate you and yours. There is also a high chance that I may be able to get most of the loners on our side."
"Why? Because you're sleeping with one of them?" he asked smirking. All of the alphas in the room gasped. I growled at him.
"She is not the reason. You will leave her out of this," I demanded.
Alpha Aaron of the Castlelog pack spoke up. "You are with a female loner?" he asked. "I was unaware of there being such a thing. Is she your mate."
Dom smiled at his handy work. "Yes, please tell us all about your little... toy."
That really pushed my buttons. "You will not talk about my mate like that, Alpha Dom. I've shown you respect even when you didn't deserve it. Now you shall show me mine. My mate is a loner and she is female. Before I moved my pack, I had no knowledge of her presence there. She had been unknown to the werewolf society for quite sometime, but she doesn't want to have attention brought to her and neither do I."
None of the alphas said anything. So, Alpha Aaron finally finished. "I think we are finished here," he said. "If the Redsin pack decides to take Freeland, they will be omitted. Meeting adjourned."
Once he said the final words, I bolted. When I got back home, I went upstairs to find my room empty. Then, I panicked. Dani wasn't here and I didn't know where she was. All I thought about was the need to find her.
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January 7, 2011 (9:15 am)
Sorry I couldn't get this out yesterday. I had a really long night! I'm home sick today, so I will probably be writing more if I can stand it.
Please vote, comment, do whatever. So glad you all like my story!
I've thought of an idea for a newer one. MidnightRose66 doesn't like how it's kind of....dark. But I do. It gives female werewolves an edge. I'm probably going to post it today, hopefully.
Anyway.... TTFN. :~]