Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:44:47 +0100
From: Ryan <kasaihowler@gmail.com>
Subject: The Wolfish Stalker Chapter 06

Hi there guys, another chapter for you to read. This one took like three
weeks to write mostly due to me trying to figure out all the ins and outs
of the wolves in the story. The next one "shouldn't" take as long as this
one did because as I said before I know pretty much what I'm doing. I just
changed some of the details around for this chapter.

Anyway I hope you all enjoy this one and if you have any comments,
questions or concerns then please feel free to write to
kasaihowler@gmail.com.


Mike kept on running through the forest heading for an unknown
destination. He did not care where it came out just as long as he could get
away from the three wolves in the forest, or four if he counted the black
one. He did not truthfully know which one scared him now. Derek, and his
two companions or the devil who had tried to attack and rape him before.

Mike's chest hurt, his heart was throbbing and his feet felt ready to fall
off. He had been running now for over fifteen minutes and he wasn't even
sure if he was running in a straight line or zigzag. It didn't matter to
him though.

Mike fell over a small branch protruding from ground and tripped and landed
on the ground. His shirt ended up all muck and his running pants, forget
about it. They would never get clean ever again.

Mike got up after a few seconds but his muscles felt so weak. After running
all day, getting scared half to death and then running at light speed
through the forest had left his body running on empty. He did not even have
his bottle of water anymore and he did not think there was even a small
lake nearby. That didn't matter however and soon enough he was off running
again.

Mike listened out for any breathing in the forest around him. His speed
changed from faster to slower to faster again shifting at various
intervals. He kept his concentration on where he was going but his fear of
hearing the footsteps or the panting, or even the snarls of a moving wolf
kept him aware.

Mike did not stop until he reached exit of the forest.

Around 45 minutes later after departing the area he finally arrived on the
outside of the forest. When he looked around he seen that it had gotten
darker since he had went in and even since he had noticed. He stopped for
around five minutes to catch his breath and sit down at the side of the
road. This part of the forest seemed to have led him out to next to the
road. It looked like the one that Derek had taken them up when they had
went for the trip in the car.

Mike scoffed at himself for even thinking that Derek was that good with
direction. No wonder he knew the forest so well. He probably spent all his
time in there.

Mike got to his feet and cast his boyfriend situation out of his head and
concentrated on getting home. He knew the road to take and he knew it would
not take too long to get home. He started on his way and before long he was
on his way.

As Mike travelled on the road, his whole body trembled. What had he seen,
he did not want to think about it but his mind was never far from going
back to that encounter.

Finally Mike got into the street that led to his house. He slowly walked
into the house as soon as he got to it. He seen that the door was still
locked, which meant that his parents were still out. Strange for that to
happen so late. Maybe they went out for a while together. It did not matter
at least they would not be asking questions about the mess of him, or why
he looked like he had been scared half to death.

Mike went up the stairs after depositing his clothes into the washing
machine and then putting it on for a load of washing. He slowly made his
way to the shower where he could try and calm his thoughts. However nothing
could change the fact that his life had now changed in a way forever.



The silver wolf tore yet another smaller tree down with his large silver
gleaming teeth. It landed with a large crash and sent dirt flying into the
air. The other two wolves watched it come down as they moved out the way of
it. The smaller wolf of the group sat on its haunches and then made a
whining noise. As it did it slowly began to revert back to something
else. The smaller wolf began to stand up on its hind legs and the hair
began to revert into its body. It's hair stayed as it's normal shape and
then the human features began to show again. Smaller, rounded ears, human
eyes, a normal mouth and nose as well as a human body shape.

When the transformation was finished there stood the shape of Dimetri. His
eye color had turned back from green as a wolf to gray again. Dimetri
pulled out a pair of large shorts from the bag a little bit away from the
clearing. He had ones for all of them.

The larger of the three wolves shifted also, the large gray wolf shifted
back to a human. This time it shifted into Bobby. He adjusted his eyes back
from their brown shape to his usual green. He too put on a pair of shorts
and then sat next to Dimetri. "Come on Derek, shift back nothing is going
to bring him back until we tell him everything" said Dimetri to his older
friend.

Derek looked at Dimetri with his blue wolf eyes and then snarled at
him. However other than that Derek sat down and then looked at the ground
with a sniff in his nose. He felt cold and sad inside despite his much
higher body temperature. How could he have let this happen. His own
boyfriend had ran away from him, looked at him like he was a monster and
then even asked him What are you? The words kept on ringing in his head
until he let out a loud howl into the darkening sky.

When he was done he let the sadness run itself through itself until he felt
his body begin to change back to its other shape. When he was done Derek
sat on the ground being watched by his two best friends in the whole
world. He got to his feet slowly and then got a pair of shorts from
Dimetri, one of his size. He then sat down on a log and put his head into
his hands.

"I am going to kill that fucker the next time we meet, he has cost me my
boyfriend" he said as he punched the tree next to him and left a large dent
in it. Both Dimetri and Bobby looked at each other. However as much as
Derek wanted to blame the black wolf he couldn't do it altogether. He had a
good few days to tell Mike, he should have done it before asking him
out. He didn't, and that was his own fault.

Dimetri definitely knew this but he didn't voice it to Derek, he was
beating himself up enough for this. Instead he pointed out something else.

"Who is that fucker?" asked Dimetri to Bobby more but included Derek in it
also.

Nobody answered right away as Bobby sat with his thumb digging into the log
they were sitting on. However he then said "I don't know, I couldn't detect
his scent so if he is human, like I think he is then I can't tell which
human he is!" he finished on a sour note.

At this Derek got up and then looked at both his pack mates before looking
at the sky. "There can't be too many of the wolves in town. We are too
little as we speak for someone to come barging into our territory" said
Derek as he began thinking about what they knew about their own
species. There weren't a lot of wolves to speak of and this attack was
unusual. Most wolves were peaceful.

"Well regardless, we need to keep our eyes peeled and our noses to the
ground. We have his scent and if a human matches it, we kill him" said
Bobby as he made a motion of cracking someone's neck.

Normally Dimetri would have stopped Bobby from saying stuff like that but
in this occasion he didn't say anything especially with how Derek was
feeling. He was their pack leader after all, stronger than Dimetri and
faster than Bobby it made him the perfect choice.

"I agree, I will kill that little fucker before he hurts Mike. I don't even
know if he wants to know me anymore but I'll be damned if I'm going to let
him get raped by this son of a bitch" he said with such venom in his words
which meant that he would if he could.

Bobby stretched and then said "I don't know about you guys but I'm
starving" and then got to his feet and awaited their transformation back
into wolves. They would need the speed of four legs to get back to town
fast enough. Soon enough Bobby shifted back into his furry self.

Dimetri followed likewise and then Derek brought up the rear. Once they
were all shifted into wolves they began running through the woods. It was
quite easy for wolves to know where they were going. Their scent and
clockwork like senses gave them almost like an inbuilt compass. It was
quite handy especially if they travelled outside their own territory.

Derek was not sure what was going to happen for the rest of the week at
school but he knew that he could not let Mike get away from him. Somehow he
had to make his boyfriend listen to him. He had to make him understand that
he didn't mean to harm him in any way and that he was only protecting
him. He just hoped that he would understand.

However as Tuesday came and went Mike was nowhere to be seen at
school. Derek had looked out for him all day today and had even been put
out at dodge ball third. Something that had never happened, it left
everyone speechless.

He had looked out for him in the lunch hall but still nothing. He didn't
see him eating with his friend Kyle and when Derek had asked Kyle about
Mike's whereabouts Kyle had answered that he didn't know. Derek didn't
think that Kyle would lie to him like that.

His girlfriend Amanda on the other hand looked at him like he had the
plague though which was strange for a girl that could wear that size of
earrings.

When school was over for the day Derek had an overwhelming urge to visit
Mike at his home to see if he was there. He decided against it however, if
Mike was going through something he would need at least a few days to a
week before Derek could visit him. If Derek visited too soon he would
destroy any chance of friendship, or by a bigger stretch a continued
relationship. Derek was not wanting that to happen more than anything in
the world.

Derek made his way home with Dimetri while the two of them talked. Bobby
was going boxing with his Father that night but he wished Derek luck and to
call him if anything happened with their black wolf friend.

Derek had agreed with that, it was a very strong wolf considering that it
took three wolves to frighten him away. It was lucky that it did not have a
pack nearby to help.

"So what's going through your mind mate?" asked Dimetri to his best
friend. Derek did not answer right away, he might as well have had his head
up his ass for all the things he had said today.

"I don't know man, Mikey boy is like.....I don't know I have never felt
like this with anyone and it feels like now it's been taken away" he said
as he picked up a leaf and crushed it in his fingers. He could have
probably crushed a log with his bare arms with his mood but that might have
looked a little out of place with humans close by.

"I know how you feel mate, he is a nice enough guy and you smile quite a
lot when you think about him" said Dimetri as he felt Derek's pain. He then
continued by nudging Derek a little on the arm to try and cheer him up. "I
still can't believe you thought I was into him!" he said while smiling in
his goofy smile.

Derek did not budge on the joke and his face remained as gloomy as it had
since Monday. "Well you have to admit how it looked to me. I honestly
thought you wanted him?" said Derek.

At this Dimetri let out with a bark of laughter at the thought. "Hey mate,
I'm on the level with this one. I don't have that kind of interest in
him. Best thing he does for me is shows me how to work a computer" he added
through a burst of laughter.

Derek let out a small smile but let it fade before saying "Well man, I need
to get home and see what my Dad thinks of the wolf sighting" he
finished. He began walking from the split from Dimetri as his house was the
opposite way.

"Yeah mate, you go do that. And don't worry too much we'll fix Mike up soon
you'll see I mean who doesn't want a furry bath mat?" he asked Derek
sarcastically as a last ditch attempt to cheer him up.

It worked in part as Derek let out another smile, bigger than last time. He
didn't laugh however as that would be too much happiness for how he
felt. "See you tomorrow man?" he said as he walked up the street. He
wondered what he was going to about the whole thing. What a mess, and one
that he needed to clean up fast.

Derek went to school for the next three days straight and still no Mike. It
was not only Derek who had noticed, the teachers seemed to notice when he
stopped answering everything in class, the bullies especially Kevin noticed
when their favourite target for dodge ball wasn't there and more than
anything even Kyle had come across and asked if Derek had seen him.

It had not escaped Derek's notice that Kyle had used an almost accusing
voice with him. Mike must not have told him yet about the two of them. It
did not bother him as Mike had said he didn't want to broadcast it yet but
it didn't make things any easier when Mike was not there to break them up.

Derek simply walked away from Kyle, he hoped that Mike had not jumped off a
cliff somewhere. It would not have been the first time that someone had
committed suicide from learning about the wolves. It was something that he
could not think he could handle if it happened to Mike. However at the same
time he was sure that it would not happen to Mike, he was a lot more
rational and sensible than most people.

That was it, if Mike was not in by Friday tomorrow then he was going to his
house to find out what was wrong with him and to hopefully to snap him out
of it. Of course he might not be able to but it was something he had to
take a chance on.

Derek had football practice tonight so he couldn't go then but tomorrow he
was free and he intended to use the time well enough.

Friday came and went and as Derek thought Mike did not appear at school. He
kind of knew that he wouldn't but he had hoped that things would sort
themselves out. It was time he got into it.

As the final bell of the day rang for the school Derek quickly packed his
books into his bag and began to rush past everyone in the school to get to
the front door. He got more than a few "Excuse me?" and a couple of "Fuck
you asshole!" from passersby. Derek ignored them all, even Mr. Edwards
their football coach.

He finally got out the school and began to run home. He decided to take a
short cut through the forest and did not wait for either Dimetri or
Bobby. He had told them during the lunch break what he intended to do and
they understood that he had to do it alone. He bolted through the forest
faster than any human possibly could thanks to his enhanced muscle
strength. It allowed Wolves' bones to withstand a lot more, meaning they
could run faster and put more pressure into it without feeling pain or
anything of the sort. It was useful for getting around also.

Derek finally reached his house which was located quite close to the
school, much more so than Mike's was but at the same time it was a little
further away from town.

When Derek arrived back he found his father out working on the car, the
same one that Derek had gotten a loan of. "Dad, how's things going?" asked
Derek to his Father.

Derek's father bumped his head on the car as he came up from the front of
the car. He held his head for a few seconds before looking at Derek. "Your
home quite early son, I thought you would be hanging around with your
friends" he said as he wiped his hands on a small piece of rag.

Derek didn't say anything at first but looked at the ground without moving
for a minute or so. It was in that time that his Father caught on. He
sighed quite loudly which brought Derek back. "I still can't believe that
this kid knows our family's secret. Are you sure he won't tell anyone about
it?" he asked Derek.

Derek looked slightly angry and then said "I don't fucking know do I? He
hasn't appeared at school!" and then began to walk past his Father.

Derek's Dad grabbed his shoulder and then said to him "I'm sorry son, I
didn't mean it that way. It's just been so long since a human has known
about this secret. We just don't want the whole world to know about it". As
he finished Derek was about to say something but his Father interrupted
before he did and continued. "At the same time, you saved his life
Derek. That is an admirable thing to do and I would have done the same
thing. If you weren't there he might be dead by now and that would have
looked bad for everyone" he said before letting Derek go.

"Go son and try to help this kid" he said as he began to work on the car
again.

Derek smiled a little and then said "Thanks Dad, and I'll try" and then
vanished into the house to get changed. He knew that it was likely he would
have to change again through the course of the day so he elected for a pair
of shorts and a simply shirt. That way he wouldn't ruin his best clothes.

That was one of the worst parts of being a shifter, the whole ruining their
clothes really did get old very quickly but at the same time it was an
unavoidable part sometimes.

Derek quickly made his way out of the house from his room and this time
went the opposite way so his Dad would not seen him. He made his way into
the forest again as he was going to take the shortest route to his
boyfriend's house. As he made his way in he began to run faster and
faster. He was running so fast now that it would almost be run to shift
fully into his wolf self and run like the wind as most wolves could.

He couldn't do that however he had to do this as the form that Mike had
seen before, the one he liked.

Around ten minutes later Derek let out a small pant as he came out of the
forest in the street of Mike's house. Derek had to remember which door it
was since he had only been there a few times but soon enough he laid eyes
on it. Derek then took a deep breath and made his way up the stair and rang
the door bell.

A couple of minutes later someone opened the door, he remembered that it
was Mike's Mum. She opened the door slightly and then seeing it was Derek
she said "Hi there can I help you?"



Mike tossed in his bed again for the fourth time in the last hour. He
stared at the dark ceiling as he lay facing up to the roof. He held up his
phone and flicked through the photos he had took over the last two weeks of
school. He had himself and Kyle in a few of them. Even a few with himself,
Amanda and Kyle which were a lot rarer. There was a few of the day out with
the guys. He felt extremely happy on that day. That was until the attack
had happened. He rolled over again and put his head under the pillow as if
it would let him hide from the world. How could this have happened. He
played the events over and over in his head. From the moment he had first
seen the wolf and almost been raped by it to the moment when Derek had
revealed himself.

Mike remembered how many times over the last five days he had searched for
things on the internet about what Derek might be. He had searched
tirelessly but only came to find things about werewolves in books and
movies. None of it was helpful and except from the occasional video on
YouTube which looked slightly real he had nothing else to go on. At this
time he was at a dead end.

He got up out of his bed and then stretched. He looked once again at the
picture of his grandparents that Derek and Dimetri had stared at. It made
him wonder what had piqued their interest in it. They were alive way before
any of them were born and Mike had only met them a few times when he was
young. He replaced the picture and then went into the bathroom and took a
couple of painkillers.

He had been off school for the last week as he had said to his Mom that he
was ill. It had been a lie the first day but since Tuesday he had gotten
worse, he seemed to be warm at the head all the time and his face always
seemed to feel swollen as well as his hands. Mike could not think as to
what it could be but figured he must have caught something on the forest
from all the time being in there. The timing did fit he had to admit to
himself.

Mike went and sat on his bed again and then felt himself slowly lie
down. He lay down for a while longer. It was so long that his computer had
time to go onto the screen saved. The Matrix logo and design. The same
thoughts kept on running through his head about the past week. What was he
going to do? The thought of going outside terrified him, although he was
much calmer about it than the day it happened. He thought he had taken it
much better than most people would have if they had found out.

He stared over at his mounting home work that Kyle had been bringing
him. He had seen his best friend twice over that period but Kyle had not
stayed because he felt like Mike had wanted to be alone. This was true but
he appreciated Kyle coming to see if he was OK. This was not a problem that
he could ever understand. Humans who could become animals. It was something
unnatural to the world.

Mike could not stay in his room for the rest of his life. He already felt
drained and wanting to leave the house but he could not bring himself to
face what he knew what outside. He had never been a coward from much
before. Mostly bullies since he was scrawny as hell but this was much
different. Kevin's gang scared him but that was in a human way. He was a
bully, when he left high school he would more than likely never see him
again but Derek on the other hand, Derek was something super natural.

Mike leapt up from the bed and then went and ran into the toilet. He washed
his hands and then went back to his room. However when Mike turned from
shutting the door his heart skipped a dozen or so it felt beats as he
beheld the thing that had been giving him nightmares over the last five
days.

"Hey Mikey, it's....." said the voice of Derek sitting on his computer
chair. Mike just stood and looked at him before he slowly began to open the
door again. However before he could get it fully open he felt it being shut
again, by Derek who had leapt off the chair and intended to stop him.

As soon as he did this Mike leapt away from Derek as if he was carrying the
plague. Derek did nothing to stop him. It was only to be expected from him.

Derek didn't follow him but looked into Mike's eyes. He looked scared of
him and this more than anything hurt the jock. They were going out with
each other. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt the one he cared
about. Especially after everything he had been through already with getting
bullied. He had to do something about this, today and he was not going to
let Mike leave before that.

"Mikey, please...just listen to me?" said Derek as he held up both his
hands to show Mike he wasn't going to harm him and then simply said "You
look pale, hope you haven't stopped eating?" he said as both a joke and a
question.

Mike narrowed his eyes in disbelief and then sat down on his bed, a second
later Derek sat on the chair again. Neither boy said anything for a few
minutes as they simply observed each other. Mike looked a little more sick
than Derek remembered. However Derek looked as he normally did.

"How have you been Mikey, I have been worried about.....?" asked Derek
before Mike interjected rather violently as he got off the bed and then
knocked over his lamp.

"How have I been Derek? What kind of question is that to ask? How do you
think?" he shouted to Derek as he felt his temper rising. What kind of
question was that to ask him? Mike shook with anger at Derek ever showing
his face to him.

"I....Mike, you have to calm down while I try to....explain what you need
to know about me" he said to Mike trying to talk to him man to man. "Mike,
what you seen the other day.....it was me. It was still me, no matter what
I looked like or what shape I took. It was still me and I still feel the
same way about you" said Derek to Mike trying to get him to understand
everything and how his feelings had not changed.

Mike looked at Derek, seemingly for the first time since he had came into
the room without the hatred. "What are you?" he asked to Derek wanting to
know exactly what his boyfriend was.

Derek looked at Mike and straightened his face and then looked Mike eyes to
eyes. "Mike....I'm a Moon-Born" he began by saying. Mike cocked his head
slightly to the side and then gave him a questioning look. "I am a human
with the ability to shape shift my body to that of a wolf, you see
Moon-Born are a rare breed that are named after our birth being that of a
full moon" he said to Mike.

Mike stopped him and was about to ask a question but Derek put his hand
gently over his mouth which made Mike feel like a child.

Derek then continued when Mike finally stopped trying to ask
something. "You see certain people are born with a repressed gene in their
families which is passed down from parent to child. And when certain people
are born on the day of a full moon. Odds are they will become Moon-Born, a
wolf" he said as he went on to explain more. "We aren't like wolves from
movies or anything. We don't stand on two legs or anything or go around and
hunt and kill people. We look like normal wolves except for the size
difference we have to normal wolves" he said.

At this he stopped to allow Mike to speak, for the first time he was able
to ask Derek a question without a snapping or uncertain voice. "You are a
human wolf then, for lack of a better word. OK then tell me this then. Who
were the wolves you were with the other day. The dark brown, the dark gray
and the....black one?" he asked to Derek.

Derek growled slightly as he heard the black wolf being mentioned. Mike
noticed this and also noticed that it made Derek angry to hear it. "The two
other wolves....the gray one is Bobby, and the shorter brown one.....that's
Dimetri" he said as he seen Mike react to the Brown one. "The black one I
don't know who that son of a bitch is. I can't get a scene off of him and
without it I don't know" he said as he waited to a reply from Mike.

Mike was shocked to hear that not only had Derek saved him but Dimetri
also. Dimetri had saved him when he had been foolish enough to go into the
forest the second time. He had even given him a ride home. It had been an
exhilarating experience. "So the brown one was Dimetri, he has a nice color
to him. Bobby too. But you....I....I guess you have the nicest color" he
said as he put his hand over to Derek.

Derek took his hand in his slightly larger one and then said "Well, they
will be glad to hear it" he said as he shifted over to the bed to sit next
to Mike.

"What does it feel like....you know...being a four legged canine" asked
Mike to Derek as he felt his warm hand.

Derek looked up to the roof and then said "Well, I'm not an animal, at
least not in that sense. You see my mind is still the same no matter which
form I take, which means that I can understand everything you say. However
in saying that my whole awareness totally changes when I'm a human to when
I'm a wolf" he said as Mike listened quite intently.

"As a wolf I can hear, smell and see things ten times more clear than I am
as a human. When I'm a wolf I have instincts that are far beyond anything I
have as a human also. You see Moon-Born are also stronger and faster of
body and keener of mind also which makes us different to normal humans" he
said trying to go over everything that he knew to Mike.

Mike heard this and was amazed when he did. It explained certain things he
already knew about Derek, like why he was so naturally gifted with
sports. Then again wouldn't that be cheating.

"As wolves our human forms change also slightly. For one thing we have much
higher body temperatures than most people even sick ones" he said as he put
his hand to Mike's head. To Mike his hand felt warm even against Mike's
warm skin itself. "Plus, because of our high body temperature Moon-Born,
that is I myself I can't get any kind of human sickness or disease" he said
to Mike once again.

Mike's eyes widened at this news again. The more he learned about Derek and
his race the more amazed he became. He really was more than he appeared to
be and now that he knew more he felt himself becoming less afraid of what
Derek was.

"But that wolf, the black one what did it want with me. I had never even
seen it before and it wanted to.....to rape me" he said as he shuddered at
the memory of the first time his wolf....no Derek had saved him. He didn't
even know it at the time that Derek had been watching him. It was how he
knew so much.

Derek almost put his hand through the bed at this mention. He said to Mike
"Trust me, I will never let that thing hurt you. I have heard....that when
a Moon-Born rapes someone. Male or female they become bonded for life. They
become mated in a sense, it is almost like rape" he said as he put his
eyebrows up. "But much worse, because when a Moon-Born rapes a victim they
can't be away from the Moon-Born for very long otherwise they will die" he
said as the look of Mike's face made Derek furious.

Mike put Derek's hand closed to his own and then said "I couldn't imagine
being bonded to a.....Moon-Born like that. It would be a fate worse than
death" he said. As he did Derek looked at the ground disappointed in what
Derek had said since he was also a Moon-Born. However he had it hidden as
Mike looked at him.

They both sat in silence for a few moments longer before Mike had said "Why
didn't you tell me?"

Derek looked quite stung by this and then said "I'm sorry Mikey boy, I
really wanted to tell you but I didn't know how you would take it. You're
doing it better than I thought you would" he said as he pulled Mike closer
to him.

Mike smiled slightly and then said "I need a bit of time to get used to it
but I think I'll be OK. This is a lot of take in for most people" he said
as he breathed deeply.

Derek nodded and then felt Mike shake near him. He was still slightly
afraid. "I promise I would never hurt you Mikey, you have to believe that?"
he said as he knew that he had to get Mike to at least understand. This
might be his only chance to do so. "Mikey, can....can you come with me
tomorrow?" he asked Mike.

Derek's request caught him off guard slightly. It was going to be the first
time he had left the house all week. On one hand he had to do it sometime,
and this might be his chance to overcome his fear. "I.....I'll....Yeah,
I'll come and see you tomorrow but what for?" he asked as he considered
what he should do.

Derek smiled him that sly evil looking smile and then said "You'll have to
wait and find out but I promise it'll be worth it" he said to Mike as he
got up off the bed and then pulled something from the side of the room and
then gave it to Mike. In the box was a pair of gloves, black leather
fingerless gloves.

Mike looked at them with a strange expression on his face. He clearly did
not expect this and that was what Derek had wanted. He came back on to the
bed and then said to Mike. "Come tomorrow to meet Dimetri, Bobby and me and
I'll explain everything" he said as Mike put them into the drawer and then
looked at Derek trying to get something out of his eyes.

Mike then nodded and then said "Fine then I'll be there but you better
explain" he said as he made a threatening face toward Derek.

Derek nodded and then lay down on the bed next to Mike. "I will don't
worry, but I promise you I'll never leave you unprotected again" he said as
he took Mike's head onto his chest. The two of them sat like this for a few
minutes not really doing anything but it was then that Mike felt Derek's
chest vibrate slightly faster despite the fact that he was not going
anything. Was it something to do with him being.....Moon-Born. He still
could not get used to that foreign word.

Finally Derek got up from the bed where he sat with Mike and
stretched. Mike got up also and then silently took in everything he seen
with Derek. He seemed different than before, and not because he had found
out he was a different race. It was more like he understood him properly
now.

"See something you like?" asked Derek again as he winked at Mike and then
grabbed his jeans where his cock was.

Mike smiled back at him and then said "Yeah, I guess you could say that"
and then made his way over to Derek and kissed him again. He wouldn't have
done so for fear of spreading what he had to Derek but since he had told
him he could not get sick he might as well take advantage. They kissed for
a few minutes with Derek listening for anyone coming in.

"I'll go and let you get some rest Mikey, I will see you for longer
tomorrow" said Derek as he let go of Mike rather reluctantly. He knew he
wanted to spend more time with him. In fact he wanted to ravage him like he
did the other day but he knew there were more important things like
that. Mike needed some rest for tomorrow because Derek had something very
important to teach.

"Come to my house tomorrow Mikey, I forgot you haven't been to my place" he
said as he began to write down the address on a bit of paper that Mike had
on his computer desk. He then handed it to Mike who studied it.

"So you live quite close to the forest also, that's why you were always in
there when I went to meet with.....well you I suppose" he said referring to
the times he went for comfort with the silver wolf only to find out that it
and his boyfriend were the same being. He had felt comfort with him when he
didn't even know it was him. It was very strange in Mike's head he wasn't
even going to try and put it into words.

Derek nodded at Mike and then smiled at him with his evil sly smile. "Yeah
my family lives close to the forest, we go out on runs there all the
time. As Moon-Born we love running and playing more than anything, It's
also one of the reasons that we eat more too. Because of our healing factor
and constant shifting we always need more energy" he said. For Mike this
also explained the reason that Bobby, and Dimetri and Derek didn't get
fat. How could they when they could run for miles without getting tired.

"Ok I'll come to yours and see what you have in store, you sure you can't
tell me more" asked Mike as he looked at the leather gloves with some
doubt. He had no idea what Derek had planned but it would be interesting to
see at the very least.

Derek then kissed Mike again before saying "Get some rest, believe me
you'll need it for tomorrow" and with that he headed toward the
door. However before he opened it Derek's face went a little darker as
though he had stepped on a nail. He then turned back and looked face to
face with Mike.

Mike studied his features for a few seconds, even when worried or angry he
was still fucking hot. "What's wrong" asked Mike to his boyfriend. He
wasn't really worried as more concerned about what Derek was thinking.

"Well, when you come to my house tomorrow. You'll meet my Mum and Dad. My
Dad and Mum aren't Moon-Born but they do know about everyone who is,
including Bobby and Dimetri, both of their parents as well as mine are
friends" he said making sure Mike knew who to look out for and who else
knew about them.

Mike took in the information quite well, but he didn't say anything for a
minute which got Derek a little concerned. "Mikey, are you OK?" he asked.

"Well that's strange enough to know Derek, I'm fine just...... I'm
just.....well more overwhelmed with what you are. I mean how does it
happen, I mean can anybody be one?" Mike asked to Derek rather curious.

Derek shook his head at the question about becoming Moon-Born. It was not
something that just anyone could have. "Nope Mikey, as I said you usually
have to be born with it. For a human to become one a Moon-Born had to bite
this person in a special place, although nobody is sure where this place is
or what it does" he said to Mike hoping he wasn't getting any ideas. "How
come you want to know?" he teased him slightly as if trying to get him to
confess that he was curious about the subject.

"I was just curious is all!" he said in one very fast sentence. He thought
he knew what Derek was hinting at though. "No, I don't think I would want
to become a wolf even if I could become one. It looks like too much hard
work" he said in as he yawned slightly while trying to hide it from
Derek. "Though I admit not being able to get sick must be nice" he thought
as he went to the bathroom and looked at his face. His wasn't as swollen as
when Derek had first arrived but anyone looking could tell that he was red
and sore looking.

"Don't worry about it Mikey, you'll get better soon it's only a bit of
swollen....ness" he said not knowing the plural for the word.

Mike kissed Derek one more kiss and then said "I am going to get some sleep
for a while, and so that I'm ready for tomorrow" he said hoping that he was
better enough to go outside.

"Count on it Mikey, I'll come get you in the car if I have to" said Derek
to Mike as he kissed Mike this time forcing his tongue into Mike's
mouth. Both of them enjoyed this for a few moments before breaking it off.

Mike took Derek down to the door and past his Mum before she came up with
any witty comments about him being out and about. She didn't yet know about
he and Derek but he would tell them when the time came and he felt it was
right. "OK I'll see you tomorrow Derek, I promise" he said as he stood by
the door waiting for Derek to cross it.

Derek couldn't help but look around to the pictures that surrounded the
hallways. It always felt like a living person was looking at him. As he
walked by it Derek picked up the picture with Mike's grandparents, Johanna
and Noah Ryanson. Derek studied it for a few seconds before putting it
down.

Mike looked at him with his eyebrow raised, and then gave Derek a
questioning look. Derek however just shrugged his shoulder and then said
"They remind me of someone, I just can't put my finger on it" and then
proceeded to cross the threshold of the door frame.

"I'll see you tomorrow Mikey huh?" Derek asked to Mike, although it wasn't
really much of a question, more a comment. Derek stepped out the door and
then went down the garden and out of the gate before he turned and looked
at Mike still at the door. Mike was still looking at him. When Derek looked
back he waved slightly.

"See you tomorrow" said Mike as he shut the door and then looked at the
window at Derek leaving.

Derek walked a little down the road thinking through everything that
happened that week. Mike wasn't well but he would get better soon enough
and what's better is that he was going to come to Derek's house
tomorrow. He didn't tell him why which was probably the best thing. Mike
knew the pack's secret now and he was confident that he could trust him
with it. He was the first human in over 200 years to learn the secret. This
not including anyone married to or related to someone who was a Moon-Born.

Derek stopped by an opening that led into the forest. He quickly got his
clothes off out of sight of any potential onlookers. When he was done he
put his clothes into a bag and put them onto a special bag on his
back. They had designed the bags for use in emergencies when they needed to
shift quickly but didn't want their clothes ruined, which seemed to happen
a lot as Dimetri and Bobby found out when the black wolf had attacked.

He needed to find out who that fucker was, or else they wouldn't be able to
let Mike out their sight. Dimetri had saved him and Derek had saved him
once but the fucker kept on coming back. Derek felt the familiar shimmer
over his body of it changing from man to beast, he landed on the ground his
large silver colored self. He let his paws feel the dirt under his feet,
his mind changed to become more predatory over the land, his nose took a
sniff of the late evening air.

As he let out a breath he began running into the forest. After he was in a
respectable distance he let out a large howl into the sky that reverberated
over the forest and the landscape. This was to let anyone around know that
he was here.

Around two minutes later he heard two other sets of paw sounds striking the
earth around him. Considering that Derek was running nearly 80 miles per
hour this was no small feat.

As he looked to the side he saw that both Dimetri's Dark brown form and
Bobby's large gray form. Both of them soon enough got into formation next
to him. Out of anyone they could count on them more than anyone. The fucker
who was on their land would either get out or be killed. He was beyond the
realm of reason when it came to Mike or any of their families.

They ran for over an hour around the forest, consistently keeping up the
pace they had set. It always made Derek feel better when he did it made him
feel alive on the inside.

Finally Bobby and Dimetri left him still in their Moon-Born state, they
didn't leave too far away which meant they could frequently go running
together. They didn't talk in this state but their instincts were so strong
that they could run together without even a word. Packs could usually have
great instincts but theirs were some of the best.

Derek came out of the tree line that was next to his home. He made sure
that nobody could see his animal self and then feeling the shimmer of his
body turning back he slowly made his way to his feet and put on his clothes
and shoes. He finished putting on his last shoe and then made his way to
his back gate.

Derek's house wasn't as big as Mike's but it was nice enough. It had two
floors, three bedrooms, one bathroom and a garden. Just what everyone
needed. He opened the back gate and then went inside the house up the small
stairs.

He sniffed through his nose and noticed the lingering smell that told him
that his father was in but his mother had recently gone out. "Dad?" he
called out but he didn't hear anything from the house. His human senses
weren't as keen as his animal ones so he could tell that his dad was around
but not exactly where he was. He then went out the front door and
looked. Sure enough his Father was fixing the Ferrari. His father seemed to
like fixing things outside his usual job. He worked at a small garage in
town and it paid a pretty good income for the family but his Mother also
worked.

"Derek?" his dad asked as he got up off the ground and cleaned his hand
slightly. His father looked a lot like Derek in some ways, except older
than him. He was pure muscle like Derek but had lost a little of his
hair. He hoped that was something he wouldn't inherit. Daniel Bradshaw was
6'2 with the same brown eyes that Derek had. His hairstyle was nearly the
same except that he had a bit less. Overall he was still in good
shape. "Hey Kid, what were you up to?" asked Daniel as he walked into the
house following Derek. He could tell that there was something wrong with
his son.

Derek sat down in the kitchen and then pulled out a can of cola from the
fridge and then offered his father one. Daniel nodded and then Derek threw
it to him. "What's up Derek?" asked Daniel again.

Derek drunk once before he sat down on the kitchen counter and then closed
his eyes remembering the events of the week. "It's my.....friend Mikey from
the school" he said as he looked outside the window to see the night
sky. "I went to see him today" said Derek.

Daniel's eyes opened wider and he concentrated harder taking the can away
from his mouth. "Is he alright?" asked Daniel.

Derek stopped him and then said "Yeah, a little ill and a bit swollen but
yeah" said Derek as he took another sip from the can.

"And....." said Daniel as he looked quite eager to see the end of the
story.

"Well I went to his house and his mum let me in. He was in bad shape but I
managed to shake him out of it and get him back to his old self. He won't
tell anyone I know that but I am going to bring him over tomorrow and show
him the ways for him to defend himself" said Derek to his Dad. At this he
got off the counter and then went to the cupboard and pulled out a packet
of nacho chips.

"So you're going to show him everything, why?" said Daniel as he looked at
Derek trying to figure him out. He looked for a few seconds later and then
sighed and then said "Ohhhh!" in a way that let Derek know he figured out
the connection.

"I'm going to show him everything because this black wolf is going to keep
on attacking him. He has done it three times so far, Dimetri saved him
before and I did also. I can't be there for him all the time Dad" said
Derek. He knew why his dad asked but he didn't know if he should tell him
or not. But why not it's not like he was ashamed of Mike or anything he was
the best thing to happen to him in ages.

"Are you sure there's nothing.....more than that?" asked Daniel

Derek closed his eyes and then admitted it, "Yeah Dad there is something
else, you see me and Mikey, were a thing" said Mike as he let out a large
breath. It wasn't every day that you admitted to your dad you were going
out with another guy.

Daniel looked surprisingly calm at the revelation. He then approached Derek
and then said "Well done son, as long as your happy. I mean you handle some
amount of responsibility. A lot more than I do" said Daniel as he shook his
son's hand. "Your mum and I would like to meet him if he makes you this
happy. Least now I know why you have been such a crabby bitch this week" he
said as he smiled slightly.

Derek did also and then said "Yeah, I know he does mean a lot to me and I
want to protect him". Derek then said "I have to get some things ready for
tomorrow, I'll see you later" said Derek as he left the room to find the
object he would need for tomorrow. It was going to be interesting to say
the least.

The following morning Derek had awoken early. He was already outside on his
motorbike looking at the handle bars waiting for Mike to come to his
house. He had showed him where it was on his phone to he would know which
one was his, and he had told him the address. Mike was smart he wouldn't
get lost.

Dimetri had come to help out with the lesson but with it being Saturday
Bobby had boxing practice he needed to attend that day.

"He probably got a bit lost mate, don't worry about it" said Dimetri to
Derek as he sat down on the stairs leading up to the house. Dimetri was
worried about Derek, he had been for the whole week but he had seemed
better today. Derek got off the bike and then looked up the road.

Dimetri did also and to his relief and evidently to Derek's also they seen
Mike carrying a bag over his shoulder. It was obvious that he still looked
ill but not as badly as yesterday. Derek began walking toward him while
Dimetri waited back.

"Mikey, your late man" said Derek as he smiled quite wickedly at Mike. It
made Mike slightly nervous about approaching his boyfriend.

Mike began walking alongside Derek and then said "Yeah, I don't come to
this part of town a lot so I got lost a bit. It's a nice place" he said
looking around and then toward Derek's house. It wasn't as big as Mike's
but his family must do well enough. "Well what are you going to do to me?"
asked Mike as he made a mock voice of being terrified.

Derek rolled his eyes and then speaking in a hushed tone he said "Well,
Dimetri and I figured that if you're going to have to defend yourself one
time then you have to know your enemies strengths and weaknesses" said
Derek. They finally reached the house a minute later where Dimetri
continued.

"Listen Mate, and listen good. Moon-Born are faster, stronger and more
agile than most humans and can kill any human in a matter of seconds. This
black wolf of yours seems to have taken a liking and until we find out who
it is, you need to be able to defend yourself" said Dimetri in a rather
serious tone unlike what he normally used.

Mike noticed this and was going to make a joke but thought better of
it. "OK Dimetri, so where do these things fit in" said Mike as he pulled
out the leather gloves from his pocket. He looked at them and then put them
on with Derek's help.

Dimetri then pulled out a long rod looking thing that was wrapped in a
white sheet. It was long, about three feet. Dimetri was trying his best so
that he could not touch what was underneath.

He threw it to Mike who caught it with his hands, he took the white sheet
off of it and then expecting something astounding he was a little
disappointed to see a kendo stick in his hands. That must have been what
the gloves were for. Mike looked at either of them for an explanation.

"You see, we have given you that kendo stick, or a shinai as they are
sometimes called because of the material it's made of" said Derek. He then
looked at it and then to a tree across from them in a neighbour's garden.

Mike looked puzzled by this but let Derek continue. "Moon-Born, we are
powerful creatures but we aren't invincible. Our one greatest weakness is
the wood, bamboo" said Derek as he hinted to the stick. "Whenever we touch
bamboo, our body burns almost as if we had touched fire and it's much
stronger on a Moon-Born in full wolf shift" said Derek.

Mike looked at the stick in disbelief, in his hands was the best weapon he
could use against a Moon-Born, or more specifically, One in particular. "I
see why you would give me this but I'm not sure I'm comfortable with using
it" he said as he held it a bit away from his body.

Derek came over to him and avoiding the stick he said "You have to use it
Mikey, I don't want to think what that fucker might do for you but despite
my protection and the pack's I can't be with you 24/7 and this is the best
protection I can give you outside that" he said.

Mike still looked a little uncomfortable with this but Dimetri dropped down
and then picked up another stick from the ground, One almost the same
size. "Come on Mikey, we'll get you in fighting form" he said as he held it
at the ready. Mike wasn't sure what to do but he held his stick up at the
same distance and almost the same angle. He wasn't sure how this was going
to end but he hoped he could master it.

Mike was clearly not used to using a sword, or in this case a
stick. Dimetri was very powerful despite not normally using his human form
to fight. Mike held his own most of the time but he had been clubbed and
had a few bruises on him. Mike never actually hit Dimetri's skin, he did
try not to because he didn't want to hurt him.

By the time it was dark Dimetri had left and Derek and Mike had been left
alone. Mike had done really well with this training throughout the day and
Dimetri had even been impressed. If he continued training he could even
take it up professionally.

"How you feeling now?" asked Derek as he sat on the back step with
Mike. The both of them simply sat next to each other in silence. It was the
nicest thing Mike had done all week.

Mike looked at Derek and then smiled like a child who found his favourite
toy. "I feel much better now I know all of you and what is going on, I
don't feel so in the dark and I have my wolf" he said as he put his hand on
Derek's warm chest. Derek took his hand in his own and hugged Derek. His
parents were out so Mike would not be so self conscious of himself.

"So, you going back to school then?" asked Derek to Mike. He knew Mike had
decided to but he wanted Mike to say it.

"Yeah, I am I have to. I can't keep letting poor Kyle bring my homework to
me" said Mike as he imagined the look on Kyle's face on Monday when he came
back. He put his head on Derek's chest and then felt the heat coming from
his body. He strangely didn't feel his ears cold anymore.

"Yeah, I seen him a few times during the week I don't know why he always
looks at me like that. It's like he hates me for some reason" said
Derek. He didn't want to say it about Mike's friend and perhaps he had said
a little too much.

"I haven't told him about us yet, I will soon though don't worry about it"
said Mike, he couldn't keep putting it off for long soon enough the whole
school would know. It was getting obvious by now to some people the way
they sat at lunch and spent time together outside of school. It went beyond
friendship. This for some reason made Mike smile.

"I'm not pressuring you Mikey, you have to do it when you feel right not
because people look at me funny" said Derek.

At this Mike burst out laughing, it was such an un-Derek like thing to say.

"Hey a laugh, guess you are feeling better" said Derek as he slid his arm
around Mike. Mike simply nodded to this.

"Hey guess what I remembered this week, it's someone's birthday next month"
said Derek in a mocking voice.

At this Mike put his hand to his face and then said "How did you know I'm
pretty sure I didn't tell you. Who do I have to kill?" he asked. Mike was
pretty sure nobody would have told him but he was pretty self conscious
about his birthday but then again he would be the same age as Derek.

"Facebook man, it told Dimetri and he told me" said Derek making the
mocking evil smile he sometimes did. It sent a shiver up Mike's spine.

"Well I had an idea, what about I rent the small truck from my dad's garage
and then we can go away for the weekend somewhere?" said Derek proposing it
to Mike trying to get him to say yes.

Mike was shocked that he would suggest it, it sounded a lot like a romantic
getaway. "I....Ummm" he said as he thought about it a bit more. "Yeah sure
why not, it might actually be fun" said Mike as he considered leaving the
town for the weekend. It might be fun as he had not been on holiday for a
few years now with studying.

Derek nodded and then said "Well it's sorted, I'll arrange everything and
all you'll need to do is get your things together" he said and then kissed
Mike for a bit enjoying the feeling of his boyfriend's dick. He made
moaning sounds in Derek's grasp.

Mike enjoyed it also until they broke the contact. Mike then smiled at
Derek while still holding him and then said "I'm looking forward to this
now".