When the Sky is Gray

Sam, can I go home now? I heard Quil unhappily whine while we patrolled our homeland in Washington State. I knew that Sam wouldn’t like that and didn’t want to be there when he turned his wrath loose. I turned to dash even deeper into the forest when I heard a jet above me breaking the calm silence.

Quil-no you cannot, though the rest of you can. Sam responded and I gave a happy sigh of relief and ran behind a large bush.

I quickly changed and pulled on the pants that I had had tied to my leg.

I wasn’t exactly sure where I was, so I rapidly found a road and started walking. Normally, I would run home in wolf form, but I didn’t want to get into trouble with my pack, or more specifically, my leader.

There was a nice breeze blowing but the walk was still unpleasantly long.

Suddenly, a fume filled the ocean air. Gasoline. I grunted and continued forward. Stupid polluters were going to kill our poor planet.

Barely five seconds later, a red Volvo was driving past me. I didn’t look at the driver. I didn’t care who was polluting the earth. However, the driver must have seen me, because the car soon came back towards me.

“Want a ride?” a feminine voice that must have belonged to the driver shouted through the wind that was picking up.

I jerked my head up to say ‘no’ when I saw her. She was beautiful. Her brunette hair blew wildly in the breeze and she was grinning at me.

As I nodded at her dumbstruck, I dully realized that I had just imprinted. I nearly ran forward and opened the passenger door which I hurriedly slid into.

“So, what’s your name and what are you doing wandering around by the forest?” She asked me as we started to drive.

“My name’s Seth Clearwater.” I quickly responded. I could have told her about being a werewolf right there and then, but I wanted Sam with me so I decided to lie. “My friends and I were camping and they decided that it would be funny to leave me during the night. So, what’s your name and what are you doing wandering around the Pacific Northwest?” I asked mocking her style of questioning.

She giggled lightly and I smiled.

“My name’s Kimi Gou. I’m here to meet my friend Lauren Pit for a vacation. She should already be here in La Plush, but I’m not sure if she is.”

“Where are you staying?” I queried looking sideways at her.

She shrugged at me and then looked over at me. Suddenly, a grin spread over her lips. “So why don’t you have on a shirt or shoes? Do you like being so ostentatious?”

I felt heating running to my face, so I turned away. “I’ll tell you when we get to La Plush. I’d like you to meet my friends and I could meet Lauren. In fact, you should come to a bonfire that my friends and I are having tonight.”

She smiled. “I can’t wait.”