Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:09:59 +0100 From: Ryan Stevenson Subject: The Wolfish Stalker Part 05 Hey guys, new chapter up again and what a chapter it was to write. It had quite a story behind it. I had to move house quite fast on account of my boiler breaking down and leaking some poisonous gas into the house. I was without my computer or the internet for a few weeks (Good few weeks). The good side about that is that I know fully what to do with the story now and even how many chapters it is going to be divided into. You will probably have noticed that I have not put a lot of sex into the chapters, it is just simply due to the fact that I am not very good with writing sex scenes and I am still a relatively inexperienced writer. This is my first story I have done and hopefully it will not be my last. Anyway same as usual any thoughts, concerns or questions then feel free to write to Kasaihowler@gmail.com. And I have a special thanks to everyone who wrote to me about the story. It was very exciting and humbling to know that many people do enjoy the story. Thank you. Mike moaned slightly louder as Derek's hand made its way down to his crotch on the inside of his pants. He did not know what Derek was doing to him right now but he did not want him to stop at all. He was simply enjoying getting lost in the passion he felt for the much taller, much hotter jock. Derek's mouth came away from his and Mike let out a small whimper as he liked kissing on Derek. Derek looked into his eyes with his own and made Mike look at him in return as he worked Mike's dick that his hand had found its way into. Mike put his hand forward and felt Derek's chest. It was hard, harder than anybody's he had ever felt. Not that this would be hard but he didn't care. He felt his hand go up and down to the unmoving flesh. Derek felt Mike's hand and with his other one and put it down a little further until it hit Derek's pair of jeans. Mike's hand fought with Derek's jeans to gain entry just as Derek's was doing. It was quite amazing that Derek had been able to get his hand in so easily when his jeans were much tighter. Although he was able to do so eventually and what the hell. Mike had known that Derek's dick was larger than his but this was something else it felt like a pole all hard and ready for action. Mike began to rub it up and down and to this Derek made a strange half growl half moan noise and actually moved forward slightly each time Mike moved his hand as if he was trying to fuck. Mike then put his face to Derek's for a kiss. And Derek did not deny him. They kissed passionately for a few minutes just enjoying the feeling of each other's dicks getting stroked. It was just then that a Derek broke all contact and then looking rather angry said "I think I'm gonna treat you Mikey" and then got onto his knees in front of Mike. At this Mike did not have a clue on what to do. He had enjoyed what they were doing before but was he ready for this thrill. Mike and Derek pulled up their pants quite slowly. Each of them enjoying the thoughts of what they had just done. Mike had no idea that he was that good at giving head and Derek had acted like it was the best that he had had ever. Mike wondered if he had put Derek off a little with the way he had resisted a little during their encounter. Mike turned to look at Derek who was now pulling up his zip. He noticed Mike looking at him and then smiled with that evil smile he usually did if he was thinking of Mike or thinking of something he probably shouldn't be doing. "Did you.....Ummm...you know enjoy that?" asked Mike. Derek left out a bark of laughter and then when his mirth had cleared muttered "Well if I had waited any longer to get you alone I think I would have done it in my boxers". Mike had not heard all of what he had said but picked out bits and pieces. Mike looked at him with one eyebrow raised and his mouth at an awkward angle before stating "I don't speak mumble". Derek watched Mike for a second his smile dropping and then said back "Yeah I did enjoy it Mikey, I wanted to milk it for everything it was worth". Derek picked up a small stone at his feet and threw it to see how far he could toss it. He went quite far into the distance quicker than Mike's eyes could follow. "Nice throw and.....thanks" answered Mike to the statement Derek had made. He then pulled his bag up to his shoulder and let it hang from one side. Derek did the same and then looking at each other. Mike with apprehension and Derek with a lot of excitement they headed toward the forest. As they approached Mike stopped for a second and then took in a deep breath. Derek noticed his reaction and then whispered to him "I promise nothing will happen". At this they both headed in. As they made their way through the forest Mike noted that Derek seemed to know where he was going. He owed it all down to different footprint markings, or so he had told Mike that they had made a couple of times and that they would follow during the competition. However like the sports car Mike was clueless in regards to such things and let Derek lead. The walk, or run as they did sometimes was quite peaceful. The forest truly was a beautiful place and he could tell that Derek loved being in it as well. "Yeah Mikey its true, me and the guys come in here sometimes just to run. Are you kidding me if you seen the amount of food and beer that Bobby and me can put away you would understand why we exercise a lot" said Derek as he stood on top of a log and then jumped down from it. Mike went over the same log but with a little more care as he did not want to come down on his face. "I still can't believe how much you guys do in one day, let alone the entire week. Makes me feel like a slacker" giggled Mike to himself. Derek noted a small opening in the forest that he wanted Mike to go through and pointed to it. It seemed to be brighter than the forest which indicated that it was out in day light. Mike came out and was shocked to see that there was a large clear field similar to the one they had parked the car. Although this one had no such entrances for cars, only a large clearing with several rocks in it. Derek looked around and nodded proudly. "OK no sign of them being here. I think were the first" said Derek as they headed to sit down on the rocks for a few minutes. Derek seemed to be OK from the workout but Mike was slightly drenched in sweat. It was obvious by now that he did not get out as much as he should. However he was not overweight or far or anything. He just did not have as much energy as the three jocks seemed to display. Both teens sat down and dug out a couple of bottles of water from their bags. "Geez, I think this walk is going to kill me!" said Mike in a rather loud statement as he felt his fingers. His fingers looked slightly swollen from what he could see and his skin was a little red. Derek turned to see what he had been looking at and then took a closer look at both sides of Mike's face for a second and then his fingers. "Yeah you do look a little strange but I don't think it's going to kill you" said Derek. He took Mike's hands and felt them. "You should be fine after a couple of hours sleep when you get home" he stated as he raised to his feet. "I wonder where those other two guys are. I thought they would have met us here?" said Mike as he looked around to see if he could see or hear them coming out of the forest. Derek also looked around but as he did something caught out of the corner of his eye. He looked over and then seen a stick sticking up from the ground in a pile of mud. In the pile of mud was a crude drawing of two people and one of them sticking out his or her tongue. Also next to it was a note saying "See you at the finish line. Dimetri". Mike picked up the stick and then whispered to himself "Dimetri is beginning to concern me" in a sarcastic tone. He had no idea that he had such a childish sense of humour. It was a little scary for Mike but it made him interesting to be around. "I didn't notice this before. We should get a move on!" he said to Mike in a flat statement. "You OK for that Mikey boy?" asked Derek. Mike took his eyes away from the drawing he thought was supposed to be Dimetri and Bobby judging by the expression on one of the figures. However it was hard to tell. Mike looked at the way they had come and the way they were going to make their way back. "Yeah I'll survive" sighed Mike as he began to move in the direction of the trees. About ten minutes later when they were well and truly covered in brush Mike noticed that Derek was going slower than before. More than likely in an attempt to let him keep up and not be out of breath all the time. It was strange for him to see Derek purposely lose a competition. As far as he was aware he was one of the most competitive people he knew. It was something that he understood but didn't really share too much. "Come on Mikey, I'm trying to let ya keep up but it's not easy. Part of me wants to run. A very big part" said Derek in a mock voice as made his steps go with exaggerated slowness. Mike laughed at this and then followed him but went faster so they would not be kept behind. They were quiet for a couple of minutes as they moved quicker. Mike spent the time listening to the sounds around them, he was looking for something specific though. That being approaching foot sounds. He felt a little better having told Derek and not having him laugh in his face. He seemed to genuinely believe him. It had only been this week since Derek had made the large bombshell that not only had he been watching the younger teen but also that he liked him. At first he thought that it might have been extremely awkward but as far as he could tell he had felt nothing like that. Sure he was a little jumpy at first but now he felt OK being with the three jocks. They had taken Mike for a day out and then they were going for something to eat together. Mike was brought back to reality with Derek calling his name a little further up the path. He appeared to have fallen behind slightly in his day dreaming. "Hey get your little ass up here and take a look at this" he shouted to Mike. Mike rushed toward him and then looked around to see if he could figure out why Derek had stopped. When Derek pointed toward the ground Mike's heart skipped a beat. Down on the ground was a wolf's paw print and it seemed to be fresh. Mike quickly got up and looked away from the paw print. Mike felt his heart beating at what must have been 100 beats per minute. Derek quickly came over to him and wrapped his arms around them. Mike always liked this bit because of how warm the older teen was. "Mike, I promised you didn't I? I promised I wouldn't let anything happen didn't I?" he asked Mike. Mike turned to look at him and then nodded. He searched his feelings about the paw print and wolves in general and in that instant he knew true fear. It was that fear which would have prevented him from coming in here if he were on his own. "Mike come on, let's go" said Derek as he led Mike away. Mike looked as they left the part where they had seen the paw print and they continued down the path. About a half hour later both Mike and Derek emerged back into the clearing where they had entered the woods. They had come out at a very different part from where they had went in and you could almost trace a route from where they had travelled. "Hey guys, come on move it I'm growing old" said Dimetri as he and Bobby approached the two other teens. Derek put up his hand and waved to them. Mike came out looking a little more repressed than he had been before and Bobby and Dimetri were quick to pick up on this. "What happened in there?" asked Bobby concern on his face that was echoed on Dimetri also but he did not say anything on it. Derek looked back and then said "It's nothing guys, Mikey boy is just feeling a little sick huh?". It felt good to smile for Mike but he was not going to be quite himself until they got away from the forest. He did not want to step foot in it for ten years if he could help it. "Well it looks like someone didn't enjoy our little trip into the forest!" commented Dimetri to Mike trying to wind him up a little. Mike smiled back to him and still smiling quite wide said "I did man, it was fine I just felt a little sick in there. I don't think I'm used to this like you guys are". Mike made a strange expression while looking at his body and then said "I need to get in shape". Derek laughed and then all four of them went and sat in the car as soon as Derek opened it. "You just need to work out a little more. Your body isn't overweight or anything you just don't have total muscle definition like us bodybuilders do" he said making a muscle on his arm. Dimetri took Mike's arm and then looked it and pretended to examine it before saying "Yeah Mate I dunno if you would qualify for lightweight or featherweight in boxing. Seriously have you even lifted anything other than a book?" he asked to Mike giving him back his arm with exaggerated slowness pretending to try to not break it. Mike's eyes dropped and then he looked at Dimetri with fake hatred in his eyes. In a mock tone of anger he said "I shall wake you in your nightmares and then haunt you". At this both Derek and Bobby began howling in laughter. All four of them quickly finished eating and then headed back into town back along the road they had come. The trip did not seem to have taken as long this time but still Mike was quiet most of the way back although this time he was sit in the back with Bobby as Dimetri took the seat up front. He did not feel awkward with Bobby but he did not know how to talk to him since he was the member of the trio that he did not know the most. Instead of going back into town the four teens took the car back to Derek's Father. His father seemed like a nice enough man from what he could see. The two of them looked quite alike it was scary but Mike liked Derek's dad and he even knew about Derek being gay. >From Derek's house they made their way back to the town to have some fun. All through the rest of the afternoon and early evening the four of them had fun. They started at the arcade where they played a few games. They played a few shooting games with the large gun. Mike was the best at this with Bobby coming a close second. It made Mike think that he probably did some shooting or did in his past. On a dare Dimetri and Mike even did a DDR dancing game to a Lady Gaga song. Mike did not recognize it but Mike was sure that they would not let him live it down. Dimetri was way better than him at this though and won the round. When they had enough of the arcade they headed toward the mini soccer pitches. They did two on two matches with rotation on teams. Each of the three jocks had played before so it was a little unfair for Mike, or so he had thought until he played. While the three jocks were all good at running with the ball and were very coordinated, Mike was surprisingly good at being a goalkeeper and saving goals. Derek was the only other one who did this better than him. Mike did actually enjoy it. Perhaps he might try out if the school had a team. >From there at Mike's insistence they tried Mike's sport of tennis. Each of them played two on two and every time either Bobby, Dimetri or Derek would go with Mike they would win. They took it quite well but Dimetri could not help utter a cry of "Shit this game is fixed" when the racket he held flew out of his hand and nearly knocked Derek out. Derek had not been happy at this. >From the tennis courts the four teens made their way to a place where they usually ate. It was a little restaurant that they had been coming to for a little while. So much so that the employees, well most of them knew each of them by name and thought it strange when they came in with Mike. "Yeah Johnny the usual for the three of us, for my friend here...." said Derek as he looked at Mike and considered him for a second as the waiter stood over the four of them. "....What about a hamburger and fries and then we'll see what else he can eat" said Derek to the waiter. The waiter named Johnny looked at Mike as if gauging if or not he could eat a meal the size of what Derek had ordered for him. "Coming right up guys, should be about five minutes. Drinks will be out sooner though" he said as he made his way back to the kitchen. Mike looked about the restaurant and then took it in. It had a bright red design around it with shades of white and black also dotted around. However he paid it no mind. The tables and chairs looked quite comfy like you could sit next to someone and still feel like you were all alone except with those you chose to sit next to. Strangely he even thought that he had seen Amanda and her family, at another table. He couldn't tell. "This is quite a nice place. How long you guys been coming here?" asked Mike as he looked around the three of them. Bobby was the first to answer this one. "Well Dimetri has been coming here for years with him living here longest. I've been coming here for about a year and Derek.....Hmm maybe a bit longer" he said to Mike. "Its a good place and sometimes they even have all you can eat which is good news for guys our size" he smiled as he knew that Mike had watched them a few times. "Yeah I know, don't remind me!" said Mike as he remembered how much they could eat in one go. If he ate that much he wouldn't have to eat for a month. As Mike was lost in thought the food arrived and as Mike had known the three jocks ordered something different each but at the same time they each had a mountain to eat. Once they had left the restaurant and paid the bill they each decided to go on their way home. Bobby and Dimetri made their own ways home on account of both of them living relatively near the town. Derek decided to take Mike home himself. Mike did not like being babied but he appreciated it. He was not sure but he thought that Derek understood his feelings a little better than he himself did sometimes. He wanted to make sure that Mike would not worry about anything they had seen today. "Well, how was it?" asked Derek out of the blue as they walked along the side of the road, Mike in front and Derek at the back. Derek seemed to like looking at Mike's ass, or so he could feel at the back of his mind. Mike turned back smiling and his face red and then said "Which part?" sarcastically. He heard Derek start laughing out loud before he said "The day has been great, the walk through the forest I did enjoy it even if....well you know. When we got back to town, that was awesome and dinner. Well let's just say I'm gonna put on a few sizes" said Mike pointing to his stomach. Derek pulled him back slightly and then kissed him. Mike looked out the corner of his eye to see that nobody was looking. Mike was slightly red though, even more so than a second ago. "You'll still look great Mikey boy count on that. But....if it really bothers you than would you come running with me after school tomorrow?" asked Derek. Mike studied him for a second while he tried to decide if Derek was serious or not. He knew that it was going to get slightly complicated since he had promised that he would spend a bit more time with Kyle tomorrow. He hadn't seen him all weekend and he wanted to see exactly what happened with Amanda and her father. Maybe he could make time for both. "I can't say for sure Derek, I wanted to speak to Kyle tomorrow after school. It's just....well it's a long story but I'll see if I can" said Mike thinking of a way around it still. Derek stopped him and then said "Cool, let me know OK it would be fun to run with someone else. Even if they can't keep up" he said as a joke toward Mike. At the joke Mike began to feel a little hot under the collar and then smirked "Hey you won't be so fast when I'm not running through the forest and I'm not sick! He announced to the jock. Mike was confident that he could at least keep up with Derek. Well maybe as Derek looked quite fast in the forest even with all the logs and other things in it. He would hate to see what he would be like on open field. Maybe challenging him wasn't the smartest thing to have done. "Well what about my other question. You still haven't answered me that one?" asked Derek sounding quite serious again. When Mike stared into his brown eyes he saw something he could not identify, perhaps a longing in them. Mike knew exactly what question he was meaning at. Mike considered him for a very long moment, how could he say yes to Derek and yet he had not even said yes to his dearest friend so long ago. Would that make him a bad person. But on the other hand Kyle seemed to have no hard feelings, in fact he seemed happier than even now with Amanda. Mike on the other hand had no such happiness from such things these days. Maybe he should accept. Mike finally looked up after a solid three minutes had passed where Derek had let him think it over without interrupting. Mike flashed a smile and then said to Derek "Yeah Derek, I will go out with you. I know I'm probably insane but....." he said as he seemed to be lost in his words. "....I like you a lot you know. I know we have only known each other for a little under a week but...." he was about to finish before Derek cut across him. "I know Mikey boy, I feel the same way but as I said. I feel drawn to you" he said before pulling Mike closer and kissing him again. Mike felt his lips go warm followed by just about every other part of his body own as it went closer to Derek's. "I wanna spend more time with you during the week but don't worry I'm not gonna cramp your style" he said winking at him. Mike was not sure how to take that but he didn't say a word about it. He remembered the words echoing in his head about Derek being "drawn" to him. He still didn't get it but it didn't bother him too much. He liked Derek as a person and he was comfortable with him now. Mike then nodded to Derek and then said "I will run with you for a little while tomorrow, what time to you think" he asked the big jock as they broke apart. Mike needed to work his day around meeting all of his friends. "Well I usually begin right after school, if you want to then I could maybe pull it back a bit if you want to meet your friend?" asked Derek as he checked his watch despite it only showing the time. Mike thought about it for a minute and then decided to run with Derek after school. Just a little later than originally suggested. "Well what about we run at around 5 o' clock and then we can have something to eat together?" asked Mike to Derek. Derek looked up to the sky pretending to think for a second before saying "count on it" and then smiled in his usual evil looking smile. Derek grabbed Mike again and then pulled him toward him. "You going to tell everyone about us, or would you prefer to keep it to yourself for a while?" he asked Mike. Mike considered this for a second before finally making his mind up, "Yeah, I would prefer to keep it between us as well as Dimetri and Bobby if that's alright?" asked Mike. He was not worried about people knowing about himself and Derek but he didn't want Kyle to find out about it just yet. On the other hand he was a little worried about what Kyle might think, but he needed to know. "That's perfectly fine Mikey boy. Don't worry about it" he said as he kissed Mike's neck again, almost making his knees buckle from under him. He seemed to know that Mike liked this. "We should get you home Mikey boy" said Derek as he kissed him one last time. About ten minutes later they reached Mike's front garden where they stopped. Derek stopped a second before Mike which in turn made Mike turn to look back at him for a second. "You not coming in?" asked Mike to his new boyfriend. The word still made a knot in his stomach. Derek shook his head and then with a flash of a smile, a nice one for a change Derek answered "Nope, not tonight Mikey boy. I got to get home and get some things packed for tomorrow" he announced. Mike understood perfectly what Derek meant, they were going out now but they still needed time to themselves. Instead of saying anything in protest Mike simply smiled back and then said "Good night my.....boyfriend" he said still feeling a little strange saying it. Mike stepped inside the gate and then went into the house through the front door. Mike could not resist looking out the window at his new boyfriend. For some reason Derek was still there looking back at him, as if he knew that Mike would look out. After a few moments Derek turned and left from Mike's line of sight. Mike was sure that Derek's home was not too far away and he was not worried about him in the slightest as he was a big enough man to be able to defend himself. Mike's Mother and Father were both in for a change although Mike did not talk with either of them for too long. He was too preoccupied with everything that had happened that day. From the trip into the woods to dinner together. It had been an amazing day, the best one Mike had in a while. Mike quickly got into the shower to make himself a bit more tired. It was now around 10 o'clock and Mike needed to get some sleep for the day ahead tomorrow. He couldn't wait to speak to Kyle about everything as well as to spend more time with Derek. It was going to be a good day, at least he hopes so. The next morning Mike was up by crack of dawn. His body seemed to be more alive with energy at the thought of going into school today, it was strange but he didn't feel as excited last week when the semester began. He quickly got up, got dressed and then got some breakfast. As he sat down to make sure all his items were in his bag his Mother walked into the kitchen and nearly had a heart attack when she noticed him. "Michael, you're up, I didn't know it was a blue moon out there" she said pretending to look out the window. Mike smiled at her in a smile that Derek might have used and then finished putting things into his bag. As he got to his feet he slung it over his shoulder. "Well it's a school day I can't be a slacked all my life" he shrugged his shoulder trying to get around the real reason he was up. His mother seemed to have noticed this. "I see, well your Father should be home tonight thank goodness. I get bored sitting here alone when he is out and you're at school" she said absent mindly into the air. She then came back Earth when she seen that Mike was looking at her. She then hugged him and then said "I should probably get a few more female friends. On the plus side you look a lot happier this week. I'm glad" she wiped his T-shirt down to make sure there was nothing on it. "OK thanks Mom I'm gonna get to school" he stated as he began walking out the room. He made sure he had everything before he went his wallet, keys, pass and his bag of course. Finally he went out the door and made his way to school. It was a good thing he left earlier because he had decided to walk around the longer way to school in order to avoid going into the forest. Although he had been in it the last weekend he was still not going in it again. He could not stomach the fear and it clutched to him every time he thought of it. When Mike got in the front door he immediately looked around for Kyle. He did not spot him at first but after a few minutes he seen him chatting with Amanda. Both of them looked like they were having quite a deep discussion about something. He was not close enough to them that he could hear it. However as soon as he was close enough Kyle turned to Mike and smiled at him. Amanda turned away from them both for a second before leaving. At this Kyle looked a little uneasy and then whispered to Mike and said "Don't take it personally Mikey, her father is making it hell for her and me to be together. He.....expects certain things" he finished also looking very uneasy. Perhaps even more so than a few moments ago. Mike was glad to see his friend but he could not think of what to say to make him feel better about their predicament. "Well it's good to see you. How was your weekend?" asked Kyle to his friend. Mike thought about what to say and how to say it, he wasn't sure about how much to tell Kyle or even worse how to tell that he and Derek were now going out. "Well the weekend was...different I'll say that much. You see on Saturday Derek's friend Dimetri came down and I helped him with a few things on the computer" he said almost taking pride in that. Mike had a bit of an ego trip when it came to his know how on a computer. "No way, you serious?" asked Kyle with a large grin on his face. Mike had missed that during the weekend, he was glad to see it again. "Go on!" said Kyle. Mike continued with his narrative with "Yeah, it went OK I think. Then Sunday came, they invited me down to spend Sunday with them....and I did" he took a short pause as Kyle's face became more unbelievable. "Well on Sunday we went for a hike on the woods, then we...." said Mike but before he could continue Kyle interrupted him. His face took on a look of extreme curiosity as passersby stared at him. He usually never displayed a face like this. "The woods...the same words you got attacked in. That's not really the smartest thing to do Mike" chastised Kyle. Mike was shocked that Kyle had criticized him like this in front of the whole school. "Well....nothing happened. We just had run in it and then came back out. We then went into town for a bit of fun like tennis and stuff like that and then we had something to eat" finished Mike before Kyle could butt in again. "It was actually quite fun you know. Derek and his buddies aren't that bad. At least I don't think so" said Mike feeling slightly sheepish. Kyle looked at him with concern on his face at Mike but relented and then said "Well it sounds like your weekend was better than mine" said Kyle staring at the other teens walking by and hurrying to class. As he did Kyle came back to his senses and then turned to Mike and then said "I'll see you a bit later on. You can tell me about it" he asked as more of a statement than a question. Mike smiled to himself slightly at what Kyle had said. It sounded like his best friend actually understood at him hanging around with the jocks and going out with them at the weekend. He didn't think that Kyle would have said anything too bad, he was too good a friend. He did however worry about how he might have taken it knowing how Kyle felt about them. He had assumed for a very long time that Derek had been the one who was bullying Mike, and now that he knew otherwise it was going to be hard to change his view of the jocks. Mike went to his locker and then swiping his card in the lock system and then got his books that he would need for the day. He silently went to class, his thoughts set for the day. It was completely different from last week when his mind had been all over the place. The day went in quite fast for Mike. He aced his subjects mostly except for PE since it happened to be dodge ball and although he was good at dodging he was not good at actually throwing the ball. Kevin thought it might have been funny to throw a ball at Mike's back when Mike was trying to throw a ball and hit someone else. Mike's back hurt for a while after that. Finally the bell rang for the end of the last period. Mike packed his books up and packed them into his bag before heading out of the building. Mike passed quite a few people he knew. Nobody really noticed him picked on him either. He made his way outside and set his eyes on Kyle and Amanda. Amanda seemed to have picked up a little since earlier. "Hey guys, how's things going?" asked Mike as he stopped before the couple. Kyle didn't notice Mike at first as he was busy yawning his head off that he never even heard Mike. He put his hand away from his face and then did a fist with Mike. "Hey Mikey, how was the day for you?" he asked Mike. Mike went through the day in a brief description of what happened, from his maths test to the slaughter he had at PE. It was a humbling exercise for Mike as he knew that he was bad at dodge ball. However he was not going to let it get in his way. He was in too good a mood for that. "How were things for you two today" he asked both of them looking from one to the other. Amanda was the one who answered first. "My day was fine, the math test was easy. It was the one in chemistry that made me stumble" said Amanda as she pulled out a book from her bag to show Mike what she meant. Mike studied it and found why she struggled. Mike did also. "Other than that it was fine" she said putting it back. "Yeah ditto on that, were just waiting on Amanda's Father he is picking us up" said Kyle. He could sense that Mike was going to ask about it and he was correct. "Wasn't he causing trouble for you Amanda?" asked Mike to them both waiting for one of them to answer him. He had never actually seen Amanda's father but he had met her Mother and she did seem like a nice enough person, if a little scatter brained. "Yeah....." said Amanda as she looked at the ground looking a little subdued. She was clearly worried or upset about something. Kyle was the one who filled in the blanks for him. They waited until most of the people were out of ear shot before Mike heard Kyle's explanation. "Well.....you see Amanda's parents are divorced now and her Mother has full custody but you see her Father is a very powerful businessman and he likes to throw his money around" he said as Mike listened quite eagerly. As they listened Amanda put her hands on her face as Kyle put his hands around her. "He wants to have a relationship with Amanda and normally she would have said no....but the thing is that he could do something to her Mom and she knows that" said Kyle. "That's why were waiting here......I won't be able to come to see you today man" he said as his eyes betrayed his sorry he actually was. It pained Mike to see either of them like this as both he and Amanda had been good friends to Mike. "It's alright don't worry about me" said Mike as they heard a rather loud car coming toward the school car park. They had moved there while they had been walking. The car was a limo, the nicest one that Mike had ever seen. Amanda and Kyle both looked annoyed, Amanda more so but they quickly were able to hide it. A figure got out the car as it stopped. Mike guessed that it was Amanda's Father. The man was incredibly tall, almost 6'10. It was a wonder he could fit in the car. He had bulging muscles that lay beneath his suit of black that he wore. He seemed to unnerve Mike. He had piercing blue eyes and very short black hair. "Amanda, it's good to see that you decided to come to my house for dinner. And Kyle, you as well this is certainly a treat" he said as he hugged Amanda and shook Kyle's hand. Amanda looked annoyed when he could not see her face but when they were face to face she remained impassive as normal. Kyle smiled a little if only to be polite to her Father. When he nudged both of them into the limo he set his eyes on Mike. Mike did not know what to say but was about to walk home to get away from the man. "What's your name son?" asked the man. Mike turned back to him as a chill crept up his spine. He extended a hand as the man did the same and then said "I'm Michael, or Mike for short" he replied to the man's question. It was more out of fear than anything as the man could more than likely crush him like a grape. The man's grip was tight but not so much so that it would crush his hand. The one thing that Mike noticed was that the man's hand was cool to the touch. "Your Amanda and Kyle's friend Mike, it's good to meet you in person. Amanda talks about how you help her through Biology all the time" he said as he let go of Mike's hand. "I'm Giovanni Granger, Amanda's Father. It's good to meet you and I look forward to seeing you around" he said as he turned to leave and then gave Mike a rather creepy looking smile. Mike simply put his hand up to say goodbye and then said to himself "Good meeting you too!" and then turned to leave as the limo roared to life. It appeared that once again he would not be able to speak to Kyle. The man seemed nice enough but he knew never to judge something by appearance. How could Amanda be so nice having been Mr. Granger's Daughter. On the way home Mike looked at the path the whole way. He did not go through the forest for fear of running into any of the wolves again. As much as he liked the silver wolf and as much as he admired the one that had saved him the last time, his common sense was now his ruling factor and he was not going to go anywhere near the forest as long as he lived. Where the fuck could the wolves have come from, the three of them. They did not live there long. Someone would have spotted them by now and captured them, or there would have been more attacks or deaths like his but when he had checked the newspaper it had not said anything. He was at a standstill for information. Mike finally got home and once again found his house empty again. He wondered if his Mother was at work or simply out getting some shopping. It did not matter too much he was going out running with Derek today. He wondered how that would go, he could not wait to see Derek in his running gear. The guy was hot as fuck most times and this would be even hotter. Mike grabbed his running pants and then got into another T-Shirt and then went down the stairs to grab his running shoes. The weather was quite right for running, sunny but with a bit of a breeze. Mike quickly grabbed a bottle of water out of the fridge and then took a large gulp of it. While Mike was taking a drink he heard a knock at the door that made him almost swallow the whole bottle. He quickly coughed a few times and then put the bottle on the table before going sitting heading to the door. When he opened it his heart skipped a beat and he beheld Derek. Derek was wearing a pair of white shorts that showed off his package very nicely to those who knew where to look. He was wearing a black rock T-Shirt with a man with his two middle fingers up and thumbs up on the other hand. He looked hot to Mike. "Umm.....Hey" was all that Mike could mutter when he checked his new....boyfriend over. That word was still hard to get used to. "Hey Mikey boy, you gonna invite me in or am I going to have to kiss you for it?" he asked to Mike. Mike was knocked back to reality by this but gestured with his hand that Derek should go past him into the house. When they were inside Mike closed the door and then the moment he turned around Derek had him in his arms and was pinning him against his body. In an instant Mike felt his mouth getting invaded by Derek's tongue and as usual he was powerless to resist. Mike tried to fight back against it but he was too small for that. He just went along for the ride and enjoyed it as best he could. Derek finally broke the kiss and walked a few steps away from Mike looking a little sheepish with himself as he did his almost signature evil smile. "Sorry Mikey.....you....you make me lose control" he said with a smile to Mike. Mike smiled back and then said "If your body is as hot as that all the time then your forgiven" he finished. Mike went up to Derek and they kissed a little more gentle that Derek would have liked for a minute or so. Mike listened to anyone coming in. This was the last thing that he wanted his Mother or Father to see. Mike and Derek stopped kissing and Mike noticed what Derek was wearing. "Well you look good in those clothes, they suit you more than your usual pants do, the ones you were to school" he said to Derek. He did not mean this as a flirty remark but like with half the things that Mike said Derek took them like that. "Sorry no can do Mike boy. I can't wear this shit all the time else I would" he said as he winked at Mike. Mike felt himself getting hot slightly in his cheeks. Mike offered Derek a bottle of water from the fridge and when Derek took it both of them went out the door and off to start their run. As they walked to where they would begin Mike asked "So, how often do you run and where do you go?". He was more curious than anything but he did want to know where they would be running to and how often they might be doing it. "Well I like to run once, maybe twice a week. Time permitting of course but sometimes football or basketball call me away" he said as he took another sip of his water bottle. "I usually start near the school football fields and then end at my house on the other side of the forest. Is that OK with you Mikey?" he asked Mike. Mike knew why he was asking but in truth Mike felt safe with Derek and he knew that Derek would help him overcome his fears, if he had the courage to do so himself. Mike thought about it for a good minute before answering and Derek gave him the time to consider it. "Mikey, I won't force you to come into the forest but believe me nothing will get you. Not any wild animals and not these wolves you keep talking about" he said. He did not mock Mike but he confidence seemed to roll over into Mike as he said it. Mike thought for a minute more and then finally came to a choice. "Alright then I'll run with you the full way" he made up his mind, and in doing so he breathed a sigh of relief. Derek let out a small breath as well and then smiled at Mike before saying "Thanks Mikey, I'll make it worth your while tonight wait and see" he said. At this both he and Mike began running toward the fields in the school. At first it was a gentle run, nothing more than a simple jog. However this did not last as they both started getting faster, starting with Derek and following suit with Mike and then both of them were running at full speed. This meant for Mike being tired again before long. Derek was off like a train with his stamina and speed. It was like watching poetry in motion for Mike watching his boyfriend run. Finally both of them arrived at the school and then sat down for a few minutes to regain their strength. Mike felt like he had already ran a marathon and they still actually had to run. "Wow, how do you do this all the time?" asked Mike as he drunk from his bottle. Derek didn't answer at first but seemed to be finding a way to dodge the question. However in the end he simply said "I'm just more naturally fit than you are Mikey. Don't take that personally that's just how it is. You spend more time studying and shit and your smarter than me because of it" he said as he pondered something. "What's the square root of 400 huh?" he asked Mike. Mike immediately responded with "20" without even thinking and when he did answer he thought about what Derek had said and realised that it was true. "I see what you mean" he said before looking at a small rock he had found on the ground. "That doesn't mean I'm not going to try and get more stamina and get more fit" he said as he got off the ground and demanded to Derek "Come on my lady, let's start this run and I'll kick your ass". Derek seemed to like this spark of competition from Mike and then said "Your on, little man, I'll leave you sitting on a rock twiddling your thumbs". Mike stood up and then said "Let's move then" and with that both of them went running. As they ran for about ten minutes both of them were panting slightly, Mike more so than Derek. They ran through town from the school until they arrived at the forest again. This time it was a different part than Mike would normally go into. Mike could not help but silently hope that nothing would go wrong today. He wanted a normal day with his boyfriend. As they went further and further in Mike smelled the difference in the air, it was almost like a different world in here with the lighting, the smells and the sounds. Mike liked it, it felt refreshing. They ran for over a half hour until they began to slow down. In that time Mike had began to get a sore stomach. At first he thought it might have been a stitch but as the pain spread to one of his arms and then began to give him a sore head he knew that something more must be wrong. Maybe he was coming down with a fever. It happened the other day also but had been gone by night time. "You OK Mikey boy you don't look so good?" said Derek as they sat down on a small pile of rocks in the clearing. He was now concerned about it. Perhaps Mike was allergic to something in the forest or perhaps he was coming down with something. "I'm sorry man, I wouldn't have brought you out if I had known you were sick" said Derek roughly. Mike laughed a little and then said "It's strange, I felt fine until we came in here. I think there is something wrong with me but it's not your fault" he said as he got to his feet. Slowly he gestured to Derek and they began walking back toward Mike's house in order to get Mike to lie down for a while. Both of them walked for a couple of minutes with Mike occasionally being supported by Derek but mostly walking by himself. He looked a little red and was a little sweaty but he was breathing just fine now. Derek still took it quite serious though as any boyfriend would. Mike stopped for a second to tie his shoe laces which had come undone. However as he got up for a second and looked at Derek. Derek himself was looking around with an angry scowl on his face which meant that something was wrong. "Derek, what's wrong with you. You look like you seen......" he was interrupted as Derek covered his mouth and then continued looking around. Finally he turned to a specific spot in the trees and then began walking backwards with Mike as he grabbed his hand. Mike began to feel very afraid as he knew what was going to come out. As Mike predicted something did come out of the woods. Like a black shadow coming from the dark, the black wolf that he hated and feared came before them. Mike's heart must have stopped beating because he could not feel it anymore. "God, no....." he said as he and Derek continued backing away. As they did the roaring sound got louder as the paw prints of the wolf got closer to them. It was obvious what the wolf wanted to do to Mike, but what would it do to Derek. Would it rape him or simply kill him. He did not know but he didn't want to see it. "Run Derek, it doesn't want you. It wants me. If it does maybe you can escape" said Mike to Derek, whispering. Although it was obvious from its snarl that the wolf could still hear them. "No way Mikey, your my boyfriend and I'll defend you to my dying breath" said Derek through clenched teeth and a snarl that could unnerve a bull. Derek let Mike's hand go and then nudged him backwards. Mike did not know what to do now. Derek was going to get himself killed. "Noooo....Derek don't" he said as he was about to grab his boyfriend's arm. However as he did Derek threw him back, a little less gentle than he might have meant but Mike nearly shit himself when he seen Derek's eyes. As he turned they had turned from his nice usual brown eyes to turn to a glowing blue color. What the fuck. As Derek was about ten feet from the wolf he said "You are going to pay for fucking with my boyfriend and when I'm done with you I'll kill you" he said making the threat very clear. Mike backed away even more from the two of them. The Black wolf did not look intimidated but paid more attention to Derek now. Mike could still hear a clear low growl in the black wolf's chest. Derek began to shake a little, his whole body seemed to tremble as if in response to something. When Mike squinted his eyes as he seen that hair was beginning to grow on Derek's body. Every part of his body began to grow a gray looking silver hair. Mike's eyes widened at this but that was not the strangest part of what was happening. Derek's body began to also change shape. He started by going onto his hands and knees, his mouth grew outward and began to reveal two lines of sharp pointed teeth that were snow white in color. His ears drew back slightly until they were absolutely pointed in design. His arms and legs quickly turned into a different shape, and his hands and feet turned into paws. The paws were massive to Mike. Almost as large as his hands. Derek also grew a fail from the back of his pelvis region. The tail was long and furry just like the rest of his body. Derek had become a wolf, a real living wolf. Mike's breathing became erratic as Mike took two large breaths. He did not know what he was seeing. Derek was the silver wolf, his silver wolf. Mike felt behind him so that he could move away very slowly. He knew that a fight was coming and he wanted no part of it. He felt himself go back a few steps but as two large growls echoed through the forest he stopped and had to turn and look. Derek, as he knew it was now leapt off the mark and quickly took a bite out of the large wolf. The other wolf whined slightly but then bit into Derek's neck. The black wolf must have had the stronger bite as Derek let go and whined now and then leapt back slightly. Both wolves circled very slightly and continued growling, making their stances very much known. Mike used this time to get behind a tree, not that it would protect him but he was not going to make himself so obvious to either of the....wolves he wondered if that was the right word. The black wolf now took a bite toward Derek and as Derek tried to get out the way his hind leg was caught in the monster wolf's bite. The wolf lifted Derek from the ground and then hurled him into a tree. It was hard for Mike to watch, as Derek was heavy enough. He did not know how the creature did it. Derek got up but Mike could see a bit of blood on his back through his usually silver skin. He looked at the tree and seen a bit of large wood sticking out. It had obviously impaled him slightly. He did not however back down and got in front of Mike to protect him. Was Derek still in there, or was he an animal now. The black wolf charged toward Derek but Derek was faster this time and leapt out the way before grabbing the black wolf by the tail and sending him sprawling into the dirt on the ground. He could see brown on the wolf's black coat but it was less obvious. The black wolf got up and snarled at Derek. Derek replied in kind with a larger snarl which seemed to shake the black wolf a little. However it also did something else as well. The black wolf focused it's gaze, not in Derek in his wolf self but on Mike. Derek seemed to notice this also but he was not fast enough. The black wolf had leapt toward Mike and was intending on ripping his throat out for even being in the area. This was something that Derek was not going to allow. Derek ran as fast as he could and jumped in between his boyfriend and wolf rival and took the large teeth meant for Mike's human skin. The sickening crunch that could be heard from Derek's stomach was unsettling. It went by so fast that Mike did not have time to even see it fully. The black wolf had jumped for him and Derek had intercepted it and instead got his stomach torn slightly. When Derek landed he looked in bad shape. He was bleeding much heavier now and was breathing quite heavy. The wolf now growling in his chest again slowly approached Mike and Derek. Mike went between the two wolves and was determined to protect his helpless boyfriend. Derek had tried to save him and now he was hurt because of it. If he did not get medical help he was going to die. The wolf did not look concerned by Mike, on the contrary he looked smug in his wolfish features. Mike wanted to punch him in the face but thought better of it. The snarling seemed to be getting louder as the wolf stopped advancing toward the two of them and the black wolf looked around. It finally settled on Mike again, or so he thought. It was actually looking behind both of them at something in the forest. Two distinct sets of growling could be heard behind Mike and Derek. He also began to hear footsteps coming toward them from the other direction. When the footsteps came close enough Mike finally set eyes on what was making them. When he beheld what it was Mike's heart nearly stopped beating. The other black wolf's growls intensified at the new arrivals. Coming toward them was two new wolves. Mike was familiar with the first one that was coming. He had met it in the forest when he had been attacked for the second time by the black wolf. It was the dark brown wolf that he had met before with the green eyes. It was much smaller than its companion that had came with it. The forth wolf in the area was much bigger than the other one and a little bigger than Derek. It was nearly the size of the black one. It had a very dark gray fur to it which was a little shaggier than Derek or the other one. It had gleaming white teeth like most of the others though with a larger muzzle. It also had chocolate brown eyes as well as a white mark on his forehead. Mike was not sure if the wolves were male or female but they seemed to be aggressive toward the black wolf. The black wolf looked a little uneasy now following the arrival of the two new wolves. It had lost to one of them before and facing two was clearly not on the agenda. It soon began to back off slightly a bit at a time. The wolf eventually snarled slightly and then turned and ran into the forest. It might not have been able to face three wolves but it seemed to have done enough damage to Derek. Mike took his eyes off the fight as his heart finally stopped hammering like a jackhammer. He concentrated his attention on Derek who was breathing a little more normal now. When he focused on him he noticed that while the blood mark on his fur remained he no longer bore any signs of the wound that had inflicted him a few minutes ago. As for the mark on his stomach some blood remained from it but the mark had already closed and was healing nicely. It looked like the scar covering it was days, almost a few weeks old. Mike could not believe what he was seeing. Derek seemed to have healed faster than anything he had ever seen. What was going on? Derek got up and then stood up to his full height. He seemed to be alright now from what Mike could tell. He raised his muzzle and then began to sniff Mike a little, he sniffed his neck and his head and some of his body before Mike pushed him away with his hand rather viciously. It was that fast that Derek growled very slightly. Not in an angry way but in a more pissed off manner. "Derek......I.....what are you?" he asked as fear began to grip at him again. Fear from the attack, fear of what he had now seen and fear of what it meant. His boyfriend was a wolf. Mike turned and began to run back to the town or the school. He did not care which but he was not going to stay in the forest anymore and he would be damned if he was ever going to go into the forest again. This time he had seen too much. This time he had seen something he knew he was not meant to see. Something that nobody was meant to see. His boyfriend, Derek Bradshaw was a wolf shape shifter.