Never: The Birth

Danny Dodger

Everything was so peaceful to Riley as she laid deep in the woods, nestled in pine straw. Her eyes were barely open as she let touches of the sun kiss her body through the tree tops. This was her heaven, her escape of the real world. It was funny how it seemed so quiet, yet there was so much noise around her, the animals moving, the wind blowing leaves, and the gentle sound of bugs. Riley found herself so comfortable she couldn't keep her eyes open. The warmth of a new spring day made her tired body fall into sleep.

"What is that? It must be the pine straw poking at me. No, this to soft, almost like hands..." Riley opened her eyes sharply to find herself seeing only a glimpse of a blur. She stood wildly looking from side to side, scanning everything recklessly. No matter how hard she tried she saw nothing in the thick of the woods, nothing but trees. "Must of been a squirrel". Riley tried to convince herself it was just an animal, something normal, something sane.

She called it a day with that odd occurrence along with the fact she'd slept the day away in the wild. The moon was high in the night sky, calling to her, but she knew it was time to head home. Little girls aren't suppose to be in the woods alone at night. Though Riley was far from childhood she ignored her gut feeling to stay and stare at the moon and started towards home. It was a long walk back to any type of civilization and she had to work in the morning.

Her steps were slow and calm as she enjoyed the night. That is, up until she heard a cracking sound beside her. She stopped dead in her tracks, hoping to see a deer, or something grazing in the night air. She squinted her eyes, looking and searching for any sign of movement. Then she saw it, something the made her shake literally in fear, two of the brightest yellow eyes she'd ever seen staring right back at her. Riley backed away, finding herself up against a tree, she closed her gaping mouth and couldn't take her eyes from the gaze of the others. The shadows gave way to the light braking through as this creature stalked forward, never losing sight of Riley. It's fur was shining black, reflecting the light of the moon, ears long and pointed, and teeth sharp and deadly. Though that was not what scared Riley, it was the fact that it was walking upright and twice the size of her.

She couldn't move, nothing was responding in her mind. The creature stood towering over her; a slow moved paw gripped around her stomach as it scented her. It bent it's long neck down and breathed in at the nape of her neck. It seemed to enjoy it as it looked toward the sky and howled. Then the sound of bones breaking was all she heard. The creature was shifting, changing into something more human, until it looked just like a normal person. His hair was black, with golden eyes and tanned skin, he was beautiful. Riley's mouth was open wide again, staring in complete awe.

"Your the one," was all he said. Then his grip became more sensual as his hands moved lower to embrace her.

Riley finally realized what he was doing and pushed against him, "Let me go." She stumbled to the side, crashing to the ground.

He looked hurt, "You don't accept?"

Riley was just scared and confused now, "Accept? Accept what? That there are freaky things in the woods?"

His face scrunched up in confusion, " Do you know nothing?"

Riley glared, "Just stay away from me." Although she was scared, she was hard headed when insulted. She stood and began to storm off.

He called after her, "Wait, hold on. Will you just stop for a second?" He latched on to her arm halting her immediately, " You don't sense it?"

Riley pulled at her arm to no avail, "Sense what?"

He looked at her funny, "You are wolf right?"

She almost laughed, but instead an eyebrow rose, "No?" Then it all went black.

Cole paced, trying to think but nothing was coming to him. There was a human girl, who smelled like wolf and not just any wolf, his wolf; knocked out in the next room. He grimaced, this could get him in trouble, big trouble. As a male still in his pack, he feared the alpha, and if the alpha found out he'd be turned out, a loner. He breathed deep, maybe they would understand, if they would just sense her.

He locked the door to the room the girl was sleeping in and raced out. He found him self pacing again, but this time in front of alpha wolf, Derick, "You have to come, there is something I need to show you."

Derick looked at him awkwardly, "Why can't you just tell me what it is Cole?"

He sighed, "You wont understand unless you see, just come on!"

Derick followed Cole back to his home, not far from his own. He sensed a new wolf almost in seconds, "Who is that?"

Cole took a breath and unlocked the door, "A human."

Derick laughed whole heartedly, "Oh come on Cole, she's as wolf as you or me."

Cole shook his head, "She had no clue what I was. I found her wandering in the woods alone tonight. She smells like mine, but she's not."

Derick's smile faded quickly from his face, "This is not funny Cole."

He nodded, "I know man, but I had no idea, you didn't even know she was human, and she was in the woods!"

Derick stepped to look over the girl, "No pack marks, nothing."

Cole nodded, "I know, I looked everywhere."

Derick's perverted smile crept back for a moment, "Everywhere?"

Cole rolled his eyes, "Well not everywhere you freak."

Riley heard them before she saw them, and her head was pounding so hard she couldn't understand, "Advil." She was so out of it she couldn't even sense something was different.

Cole rushed back to her side wielding two pain pills and a glass of water, "Here". His voice was so gentle, it soothed Riley.

Derick smirked, "Aww."

Cole glared back, "Stop."

Riley sat up quickly, becoming more aware, "Shit! You're that freak!"

Cole's gentle caring look faded into a frown, "I'm not a freak."

Derick sighed from behind them, "Well, we can't send her home; she knows about us now."

Riley's eyes grew wide with fear, "Wait, no. I won't say anything. Just please let me go."

Derick shrugged, "Sorry girl, I can't let you go back, knowing what you do".

He turned his attention to Cole, "Your fuck up, deal with it. I'll trust you to make a choice on her life".

Cole looked down to the wooden floor, "Alright". With that Derick left the house and went back to his own.

Riley let tears escape her eyes, "Please don't kill me, I promise on everything I am if you just let me go I won't say a word about anything."

Cole's heart went out to her, "I can't, I'll get in trouble. I won't kill you though, I promise."

Riley shook with distress, "I wont say anything, please".

Cole looked her in the eyes, "I wont ever hurt you, we could be happy."

Riley got up to run, ripping the sheets from her body. She didn't get far when a thick chain yanked her back with a hard thud on the floor. She clawed at the chains, "Fuck, just let me go."

Cole went to her side, just out of her thrashing reach, "I'm really sorry, if you'll just calm down we can talk."

Riley huffed, her wild brown hair falling into her face, "Fine". She crossed her arms, she was not pleased with him, or her situation.

Cole sat down on the floor with her, still staying out of reach, "I had no idea you were human, you smell like us, like a wolf."

She leaned back against the bed, "So? I spend a lot of time in the woods."

Cole sighed heavily, "I'll explain. Wolf is a certain smell to us; it's like nothing else in this world. Now, normally we would pass each other without a second thought, but you also smell like mine."

Riley furrowed her eyebrows, "What?"

He leaned forward and sniffed, "It's unique, personal. It's how we find our mates for life."

Riley's eyes widened at this, "I'm not your mate, I'm not your anything."

Again Cole looked hurt, "You don't feel anything special about me?"

She stood, turning from him, "No, just get away from me. If your going to make me stay, you could at least leave me alone." Cole stood too, but left silently.

Alone, Riley sat on the bed pulling at the chain around her stomach. This was a nightmare, but she couldn't deny anything he said, she'd seen it all with her own eyes. Saying that still didn't make it okay for him to keep her hostage, or claim to be her "mate". She gave up on the chain and stood looking around the room. She started to feel bad as she rummaged around, soon finding out it was his room. She stumbled upon his poetry, it screamed to her how desperate he was to find his love, his forever. It was sad, he was a softy underneath the pointed teeth and rippling muscles. Knowing this didn't change her mind that she wanted nothing to do with him, but that really wasn't up to her.

A shallow knock came at the door, Riley sighed, "Come in."

Cole brought with him a plate stacked with raw meat along with a litre of pop in the other hand. Riley scrunched her nose, "What is that for?"

Cole let the bag of chips fall from his mouth, "Thought you might be hungry?"

Riley stood up, "You didn't cook it?"

Cole made an 'o' shape with his lips, "You humans cook it, that's right."

He handed Riley the litre of pop, "I'll find something else."

Riley almost smiled, "Thank you." Manners were still called for, even when abducted by creatures of the night.

Cole came back minutes later with a loaf of bread and lunch meat, along with a stack of cheese, "This is good right?"

Riley laughed, "Please tell me that is not all for me?"

Cole looked at her funny, "Too much?"

Riley nodded, "Way to much, I guess you wolves eat a lot."

Riley made her self a snack with what he gave her, "That's all I need."

Cole looked at her funny again, "No wonder you're so small." He left with what was left over, Riley didn't see him again for the rest of the night.

She scorned herself for being so nice to him, but eventually got over it and stared at the four walls around her till morning hit. She found the window did open, but it did her little good with the chain around her. By sunrise, she had gained back her hate for Cole, and he found that out first hand as he opened the door. Riley slammed a book over his head, "That, was for kidnapping me."

Cole rubbed his head, "I said I was sorry."

Riley rolled her eyes, she felt confident knowing he wanted her alive, "I hate you."

A whimper erupted from his throat, "Please don't."

Riley pushed at him with no luck, "Get out, I said to leave me alone."

Cole stood strong with now hardened eyes, "I suggest you remember who is in control, or you will soon regret it." His voice was so different, hard, it scared Riley.

She stopped pushing at him, "What are you going to do? Your a sissy, can't even kill me."

Cole's animal side began to flourish in his anger and hurt, along with sexual impulses he was receiving from being around her. He pulled her up, making her eyes to eye to him, "I never said that I couldn't."

She took slow steps back to the bed, "And there is so much I could do to you with out hurting, or killing you".

He laid her back, letting his weight rest on top of her, "But I bet you would like that wouldn't you?"

Riley's breath was rapid, and her heart was beating so fast she couldn't think straight. Everything was such as blur, so shaky. Her legs locked around his hips and pulled him down to meet her. Her mind screamed out " No stop!", but her body followed with no action, as if it was turned off from sensible reactions.

Cole couldn't quite think either as the smell of his mate pulsed his senses. Her sweet smell of arousal made him completely forget everything prior to this moment.

An odd feeling washed over Riley, something that was a mix of freedom, passion, and love. She nuzzled her nose into his neck, a thick smell of furr and the earth filled her senses. She felt like there was a film sliding over her eyes and everything became very blurry. Her nails ripped at his shirted back as her knuckles cracked, her teeth bared as if a ravage animal. Cole pushed himself up with one hand and used the other to pull the buttons of Riley's shirt apart. A predator-like sound escaped from his lips, airy and choppy, in reaction to her barred teeth, his body forcably pressing down onto her delicate frame. Riley let go of her hold on his back as pants flew in different directions, along with the rest of Riley's inhibitions. Cole pushed into her, breaking Riley's cherry in the process. Her lips locked onto his in a sloppy wet kiss, a desperate kiss. All they could think about was the need coursing threw their bodies. Cole held her tight as their bodies slowed into a more loving pace and movement. Riley's moans ripped threw the air regardless of the beat. Her skin was laced with sweat, she'd never felt more alive. Cole's hot liquid poured inside of her as he climaxed. She held onto his shoulders tightly as he did. The feeling was like no other she'd ever felt. They laid with Riley wrapped in his arms, close as could be.

He kissed her forehead gently, " I knew you'd feel it." Riley heard nothing as she was already fast asleep curled up in his arms.

She felt so warm and safe as her mind began to wake. She stretched before opening her eyes then snuggled into what ever was next to her. She felt refreshed but she didn't want to open her eyes yet. Then she felt the breath on her hair. Riley opened her eyes to see the naked chest in front of her. Memories flooded back to her, along with sickened tears. She pulled herself from Cole's grasp, waking him in the process. He sat up and kissed along her shoulder, "Hey beautiful." Riley kept her back to him as she sniffed.

Cole turned her to see tears leaking from her eyes like a old sink, "What's wrong?"

Her mind panicked, a sickened feeling coursing through her as she remembered fuzzy like scenes from the previous night. She was lost, and confused, but mostly scared because she couldn't control any part of her last night. It was if she wasn't her self, but she was forced watch it like a bad movie, playing over and over.

Riley averted her eyes, "You tricked me, I don't know how you did it, and I don't even care. You ruined me."

Cole was just confused now, he thought they were past this, "I didn't do anything Riley, you started it."

She pulled herself further away from him, "You tricked me, I know it."

Cole knew already this was pointless, he'd have to prove to her animal instinct. He stood, pulling a sheet to cover his naked body. He left quickly and came back moments later, "Read this, I think you'll be more accepting afterward". He handed her a thick book and gave her a kiss, "Everything you need to know is highlighted, I did it that night you first got here". He left her again, closing the door behind him.

She looked for her clothes, finding them useless now. She gave up and wrapped another sheet around herself and sat in a leather chair in the room. She skimmed through the pages, reading everything he'd highlighted for her. It took her a good while to finish. She had another headache by the end of it. She didn't want to believe anything she read, because that would mean that the kidnapper, this thing, was her true love. She didn't want her true love to be laid before her, she wanted to find him, and fall in love unknowingly. She needed a cigarette. She stood up slowly, feeling the ache from the morning activities.

Her feet pulled her toward the door and she opened it, "Cole?" He was in front of her in seconds. She smiled slightly, "Do you have cigarettes?"

He nodded, "Yeah, do you want one or something?"

Riley nodded back, "It'd be nice about now."

Cole came back with a fresh pack and a lighter and handed them to Riley, "Do you want to go outside with me, it's a full moon tonight."

She looked down at her chains and shrugged, "I can't."

Cole smiled and dangled keys in front of her, "Promise not to run?"

Riley smiled back, "I promise."

They walked in silence for a while through the woods, enjoying the night and smoking to relax. Riley was the first to break the silence, "So has anything like me ever happened before?"

They stopped in a clearing and sat down. Cole kept a soothing hand on her thigh, "No, never. Your one of a kind Riley."

She sighed, "So what happens now. I mean, I have a life, a job, a house."

Cole closed his eyes for a moment, "You have to let that all go, everything changes."

Riley didn't want to accept that everything she knew was coming to an end, "But that's not fair, why cant we live a normal life, in the real world?"

Cole tried hard to explain, "We're not like them, they would figure it out, it's to dangerous."

Riley laid her head in his lap, "What if we never love each other."

Cole ran his fingers through her hair as he spoke, "I think we will, I've never met mates that didn't love each other."

Riley closed her eyes, her heart racing, "I'm scared."

Cole didn't speak, just touched her soothingly while she rested. Riley turned on her back and looked up at him, "It's weird though, you kidnapped me and I'm suppose to just get over it all, and make "puppies" with you."

Cole laughed loudly falling back in the process. Riley climbed on top of him, "I'm serious, it's like 'pup this, pup that' in that stupid book you gave me".

Cole looked up at her as the moon light crowned her hair, "Werewolves are very sexual creatures, breeders. It's automatic for us. To answer your question from earlier, another reason we can't go out with the humans is that we need our pack. We're a bonding type, we need to socialize with our own kind."

Riley frowned, "What about me? I need my own kind too."

Cole shook his head, "You have the pack now."

Riley couldn't help but lose her frown, just because she liked making new friends, "Do you have to work?"

Cole shook his head, "Not like humans, our alpha deals with our human-like needs, the rest is just nature."

Riley nodded thinking, "Do we get married or anything?"

Cole's eye lit up and he smiled wide, "Something like that, it's much more than the human way."

Riley sat up a little to get a better view of Cole, "Can I see the other part of you again?"

Cole sat up with Riley tumbling back into his lap, "Any time you want."

Riley sat up and let Cole stand. Again the sound of bones breaking sounded in her ears. She watched his flesh change and fur grow. The creature of the night was once more staring into her eyes. She reached out and patted his fur, still a little afraid. He nuzzled her hand affectionately like a dog would. He pulled her up onto his back, her sheet falling in the process.

She squeaked, "Cole". And odd sound came from his throat, resembling a laugh.

He took off through the woods with Riley holding on for dear life. They were back to his house in moment, Riley jumped off and ran inside cursing Cole playfully all the way. Cole shifted and followed her back, "Oh come on, don't hide it!"

Riley was hiding under the comforter in Cole's room, "You pervert!"

Cole laughed and pulled his shirt off, "If I get naked, will I make you feel better?"

Riley's blushed, "Hush, it's not funny."

Cole pulled his tight pants down leaving him in his boxers, "Is someone shy?"

Riley smiled and sunk further into the blankets, "Maybe."

Cole climbed up the bed laying on top the blankets, "How come?"

Riley turned even redder, "Last night was my first time."

Cole kissed her softly, "Your not alone in that."

She giggled loudly, "Nu uh."

Cole nodded, "Yeah, I was waiting on you."

She leaned up and kissed him deeply. Again that feeling of love washed over her, "Your so sweet."

Cole pulled the covers over him as well and grinned, "And it's only just begun."

She felt sick pretending to be so happy like that, holding him like they were a new couple. "Fuck this is messed up, I got to get the hell out of here" Riley nearly let the tears slip away from her but caught them quickly. Hiding her moist eyes she buried her face into his side and let sleep overwhelm her over worked mind.