It was true that this male was much larger than me. While I was built for speed he was built for strength. Yet the way he moved was very gentle, like he wanted to avoid scaring me, like he didn't have a mean bone in his body. Normally my hair would have been standing on end, but not with him. He was so friendly. A nice change from the hostile world that had swallowed me whole. I had been drowning and this wolf appeared, reaching out to pull me from the waters of hostility. For the first time, there was the possibility that I could have a friend.

" Perhaps they were too busy admiring you… " he said with a chuckle and again I couldn't help but look away shyly. I wasn't used to someone being so kind. Not even my parents had spoken like that to me, being the alphas kept them preoccupied. My siblings and I had grown on our own, with little social interaction with our parents. We didn't hate them(even my brother couldn't find it in his heart to hate them), because they did take care of us, we were not neglected. I had just been alone, even in those early days; left to my own devices, for my siblings didn't much like spending time with me. Social interaction had always been a foreign thing to me. "If only that were true...." I admitted quietly. No wolf had admired me or been jealous of me. Of course it had never really mattered to me what they thought.

" I’m Attu," he responded when I asked him for his name. It was a nice name, one fitting for this male. I smiled in a friendly way, making a mental note of his name for future reference. " How long have you been living here?" He asked curiously, I could hear the hint of hope in his voice that this would strike up a conversation. I thought quietly for a second, I hadn't found this place too long ago in my running. "only about a season, before that I was...well, no where in particular, bouncing around. What about you?" I asked. What I had said wasn't a lie and that was weird. I'd been so secretive about my past, and even though I didn't tell him about it, I did hint that I was running. Maybe I was silently hoping he'd respond to that, so I could finally let someone into my world. I had sorta diverted the attention from my words with the question though. He was several years older than me, so it was possible he'd been here far longer. But then again he could be new to the area as well. I was curious though, to learn more about my new companion.



But I don't want good and I don't want good enough, I want can't sleep, can't breathe without you love....