Enemy territory

"you chose a bad place to be vamp. You broke the Accord immediately, you laid your feet on this side of the forest" Amarok yelled at Edward.

Edward had crossed the stream that divided the forest .He had over enjoyed himself by exploring his new abilities.Running through the forest was fun, His accumulated speed made it look easy.His night vision and powerful sense of smell made him more alert, even the smallest of details couldn't pass.

There he stood hissing, ready to fight, Incase they were trouble.He was surrounded by four bare chest guys with moon tattoos on there pecs.Their leader stepped a foot forward,stared at Edward, then pointed a thumb upside down.

"You know the Accord, you don't cross into our territory, we don't cross in yours.You came asking for a fight and we will give you one" Amarok the Zeta(pack war general) of the northern pack said, waving an attack sign to his pack mates(lupa, Cami and Rollin)

They bared teeth and growled.Amarok watched from a distance as his pack mates attacked Edward.

"Come and get it!" Rollin sneered, and rushed.

As he rushed, he swung a powerful right. Edward met him halfway, and lashed out with his own right. His punch was faster, and it caught the big man, but Rollin took it on the mouth, spat blood, caught Edward and hurled him into the dust with such force that a cloud of dust arose. Edward rolled over like a cat, gasping for breath, from under Rollin boots as the big man tried to leap on him to stamp his life out. 

Edward scrambled to his feet, and lunged as he picked his hands out of the dust, butting Rollin in the chest. Rollin jerked up a stiff thumb, trying for Edward's eye, but he rolled his head away and swung a left to the wind, and then a driving right that ripped Rollin's ear, starting a shower of blood.Rollin now charged again and caught Edward with two long swings on the head. Edward braced himself and started to swing in a blind fury, both hands going with every ounce of power he could master.He landed a few brutal blows and bites, Rollin was out of action.

Cami and lupa joined the fight.Edward met them and spraddle-legged, the two started to slug. Cami and Lupa were stronger and their punches packed terrific power, but were a trifle slower. It was nip and tuck, dog eat dog, and the three battled until the breath gasped in their lungs and whistled through their teeth.

Amarok got tired watching the fight from the sidelines.The guys took long to get the job done.He jumped transforming into a more different creature but still a wolf.He was a uthina, He could change to a more brutal warewolf that couldn't control it's actions in it's transformed state.

He struck Edward like a battering ram with all his weight, he shoved him against the tree, Edward hit it with his face.He grabbed him by the shirt and yanked him so violently that he tore it off the right shoulder, found it in his.Edward stood bare-chested,without an undershirt.He looked awkward, a nicely ironed sleeve, with part of the shoulder still attached, and the collar, too, at an angle; while otherwise his torso was bare, shreds of the shirt hung from his pants, blood dripped amid the grizzled hairs of his chest.Amarok had landed a brutal bite.

He hit Edward again and again, he fell down on the ground.kicked him, one two three times, he didn't defend himself, he was exhausted.

Rollin had fully healed and joined the other two, behind Amarok.

Amarok had one foot on Edward's chest, howling to show dominance at the same time notifying the Alpha of the pack that tonight they would slay a rival.

Amarok howling stopped when he saw the tattoo on Edward's pec exposed by the torn shirt.

There was an awkward silence,then Amarok spoke in disbelief, "This is impossible!"

At that confusion Clarke and her brother Jasper,whom she had let in on the secret. Jasper kicked Amarok, grabbed Edward and together they ran towards the hunters cabin Outside shadow pack territory.

(INSIDE THE CABIN)

"Oh man, I wish we could turn into bats like in the movies. That would make things a lot easier."Jasper leaned against the kitchen counter talking to Clarke. It had been a rough night for them.

"Do you think he will be alright? I didn't say anything to him. He looks sensitive ."

Clarke poured himself another glass of wine. "He will be fine, eventually. I've seen him through worse. Edward has seen himself through worse."

"so he's your lover." Jasper asked

"We're just friends." Clarke defended herself

"Bullshit Clarke. That is total and complete bullshit."Jasper said walking to the couch.

The sound of the shower turned off. Clarke put down her glass and went to check on Edward.

Edward sat on the bed, her hair dark and wet around her shoulders. She wore a robe.

"Hey, how do you feel?" Clarke said stepping close putting her hand on his cheek.

"Not good. Sort of weird, like someone broke my heart, but I don't know how or why or who."

"you need blood for quick healing"Clarke handing him a pvc blood bag."This will do for now because your new but we need to work on your animal diet soon"

Edward grabbed the pvc blood bag and sucked on it quenching his thirst.Clarke started to pull his robe open.

"Not tonight Clarke. Please I don't want to have sex with you, alright."Edward said

"Edward, I don't want to… I… just let me look." She pulled open the robe to see the large gash going from the top of his left shoulder down his arm almost to his elbow. The ugly wound healed slowly.Uthana wolf bites were brutal to vampires. He winced as she touched it. An ugly blackness outlined the edges of the tear.

She put his hand over the wound. At first he tried to pull away but as she whispered words in an ancient language he didn't understand, the pain was gone. Then she bent over and kissed his shoulder. The blackness turned to a pale red. "I came to give, not to take."

To Edward's amazement, Clarke had healing abilities too.

"You have a lot to explain.From fangs to magic" Edward said

"We all have unique abilities.I can help speed healing, Jasper can see the future.You also have a gift that your yet to discover.Clarke said to Edward who lay back on the bed.

Clarke lay next to him and put her arms around him. "Rest, It is the best thing you can do. I'll be up later. Nothing can hurt you here, not while Jasper and I are with you."

In the sitting room, Jasper had turned on the TV. "Gunners lost today but blues are kicking butt in the UEFA league."Jasper stayed up to watch.

Edward woke up and went to the window, his fangs ready as he looked out at Amarok and his pack mates standing near the trees at a distance.He looked at his tattoo, touched it and looked at them deep in thoughts "what does it mean.Have had it all my life.why did they hesitate to kill me? Why are they not attacking?"

"Come back to bed Edward.You need enough rest.Are you okay?"clarke asked

Edward didn't respond. He was too busy watching and waiting, as He looked into the darkness outside the window.