Dedicated to RoseNymph, I hope I did a good job on this chapter. Thank you again for this Idea. I hope everyone enjoys :D

I opened my eyes to see the soft winter sun shining through the window across the room. I got out of my bed and stretched, flexing my ears and tail until my back gave a few satisfying pops. I sauntered over from my soft bed across the stone floor of my dwelling and into the adjoining room that served as my bathing chamber. My home was built into the side of a mountain over halfway to the top. The hot springs that flowed through the mountain and down into the villages at its base had veins that ran throughout the mountain. One such vein happened to stream into the chamber beside my bedroom and pool in a small oval indention, big enough to hold at least three of me, near the wall before continuing on back into the mountain through a small opening that drained the decent sized indention as it filled. twenty minutes of covering up the drain had ensured that the basin would always be full of hot, fresh water. I decided just to splash my face a bit and wait until after my hunting trip to actually bathe, I could get pretty nasty on a bad day. I walked into the main area of my den where I had built a small fire place into the wall that served as a source of heat and my kitchen. A spigot in the wall pumped fresh water from a nearby brook for crisp and cool drinking water.

The walls of this room were lined with shelves I'd painstakingly carved with other stones, the human way after breaking a claw. The room was full of soft cushions and piles of soft, warm fabrics. My friends Terra, Riku, and Demyx liked to come and pester me in the winter. I expected them to arrive any day now. Their rooms were the exact way they had left them last winter and I smiled fondly at the thought of their return. "Alright. I'm hungry, and I should probably stock up on a bit more fresh meat to hang in the cellar. Demyx almost caused us to starve last year. Time to go"

I pushed aside the boulder and curtain of vines that camouflaged my den, and took a deep breath of winter air. My inner wolf begged to be freed, and I smiled and replaced the stone and the vines before letting russet red fur sprout on my arms. Letting out a joyous howl I completed my transformation. I was a hunter...and I was hungry.

I had managed to kill three rabbits, four wrens, and two geese. I speared all my fresh kill on a sturdy stick and began to trot back to my den to store it when I heard screaming. I hid my catch well and ran off to check out the commotion taking place in my territory. It began to snow as I got closer to the screaming. I could also hear snarls now, definitely a couple of rouges in my territory. I smirked "Not for long" I halted when I came to the small clearing and saw a monstrous grey wolf pinning a delicate blonde who struggled helplessly underneath him. He was going to rape the little blonde! I snarled and bowled over the big grey wolf moving to stand over the little blond who panted in terror underneath me with his tail between his legs. I smelled blood and in the midst of my stare down with the grey wolf I glanced down at the little blonde to see that he had a few gashes on his sides and his haunches. His blue eyes regarded me with terror and distrust and i very briefly butted his muzzle gently with mine to show him that I meant him no harm. The grey wolf chose that moment to lunge at me.

I yelped and fell back onto the snow covered ground with claws and canines trying to get at neck. The larger wolf growled at me, threatening me to try to and take his "mate." I bared my canines and growled back. We walked in a circle, never once taking our eyes off of each other. It was all about who would attack first and who could make the most damage. He pounced and tried to claw my eye. Luckily I dodged and lunged at him, sinking my teeth into the back of his neck. He bellowed from the pain as he tired to shake me off. I slammed my paw onto his back and yelped when I felt him bite into my other leg. I let go and tried to bite his jugular this time. We ended up on our hind legs pawing and snarling at each other, our mouths' swatting at each other trying to get at each others neck while protecting our own. I smirked when I pushed him back against a tree. I went for his throat instantly drawing blood. He howled and snapped at my shoulder. I only bit deeper while I used my jaw to swing him down in submission. He whimpered as I let him go growling once more.

"If I ever find you in my territory again, it will be your life!"

He got up, looked at the blond wolf behind me, then limped away with his tail behind his legs. I panted trying to catch my breath and calm myself from my high. It had been awhile since the last time I had a good fight, but I couldn't enjoy this. I let a low sigh relaxing myself yet still on guard in case that mutt tried a sneak attack. I also didn't want to scare the other wolf before I got a chance to ask him if he was alright.

I shook my fur, ignoring the blood staining it, as I stride over to other who was still on the ground starting to growl. He probably thought I was going to take him as my mate, and that little fact had me chuckling as I stepped closer. I again gently nudged our muzzles to show him that my intentions where pure. He traded his growls for whimpers when he tried to stand up. I caught him before he had the chance to fall. I didn't know to either stay in my wolf form or to change back so I could carry him. I doubt that he would change even if I asked him too. So, with him leaning on me for support, we paced over to the largest tree around us. I laid him down and licked his wounds to clean them and to relax him. In turn he licked the injury on my leg.

"Thank you.." He said quietly when we stopped licking each other. I took a better look at him now that I didn't have to fight. He had blond fur with a patch of white on his chest and left hine paw. His eyes where blue and by his size he was probably just a teenager, not yet fully grow and yet not a pup. "Are you alright?"

"Huh?" I looked at him confused as I came out of my thoughts. He must have been wondering why I was staring him. I mentally pawed myself for letting my guard down. "Sorry. I think the question is, are you alright?"

"Yeah." He sighed licking his paws for a second. "I don't know what that guys problem was. I was minding my own business trying to hunt for some food for the winter, when suddenly he was right on my tail! How we ended up here is a mystery to me. The guy chased me out of my own territory and into, what i gather, is yours."

"He shouldn't be coming here again any time soon. If he does then he won't be staying here long, well living anyway. How far are you from home?" I asked him curiously, perking my ears to hear him mumble that he was about an hour away. "He chased you here for that long?"
He laid his head down on his paws staring at the snowy dirt looking like he was thinking. "My brothers are going to get worried if I don't head home now." He winced as he got up and sniffed the air to track his way back to his pack. With one step he fell forward, yelping in pain.

I thought about having him stay with me until his injuries healed but I really didn't want a pack of wolves coming to my territory looking for him. They could even try to fight me region and I just could not have that. I've worked to long to keep my territory free from vermin like that grey wolf from earlier. But could I really let him try to go back like this? He could end up dying if the snow turns into a storm, or worse, that grey wolf could find him again and try to rape him. I growled at the thought, and that got his attention. He looked at me then perked his ears and sniffed the air tying to hear and smell if any danger was near. When he couldn't find any, he looked at me with puzzled eyes.

"Why are you growling?" he tilted his head to the side while watching me wearily.

"Your in no shape to go wander around. As much as I would rather not have your pack come looking for you here, I can't let you go out into the snow. Not until your healed and we are certain that that wolf is long gone."

"How can I trust you?"

"I just saved your life. How can you not? Besides I have food and my friend Terra can treat your wounds faster than they would heal on their own."

He hesitated thinking it over for a minute or so. "I'll right, I'll go with you. But if there is any funny business I won't hesitate to kill you"
I chuckled and went over to him to help him as we walked back to where I had hidden my kill. "Just like you could have killed that other wolf back there?"

"I could have, you just didn't give me a chance!" He barked at me.

"Whatever you say." I smirked trying to hold back on any more comments that might set him off.

I heard his stomach rumble as we got closer to the smell of the delicious meat. I left him to stand and wait for me while picked it all up in the bag I put it all in to make it easier to care back to my den. After slipping the strap over my head I went back to get the nameless wolf. "Hey whats your name bythe way?"

"It's Roxas." He replied rather quickly. "And yours?"

"The names Axel." I said nonchalantly. After introduction was over with we both went silent as we made our way back up the mountain, struggling once, to my home. This was the part I had to turn back into my other form. I couldn't move the boulder from hiding the entrance while on all fours.

"Just wait right there." I said moving a few paces away. I inhaled a slow long breath before turning again with my bare backside facing the other wolf. I had my bushy tail covering my rear end. It's not like I really cared to be out like this, I just didn't want to have to hear his comments in case he did care. I pulled the vines aside and then nudged the boulder over some ways. I could feel the nice heat bursting from with in my lair. It felt incredible compared to the cold I was out in, threatening to freeze my tail off. I turned to the wolf gesturing my with head to go on inside. However he just sat there with his jaw partly gaped. His eyes filled with astonishment as he stared at me.

"What?" I asked feeling a bit annoyed that he was just looking at me. "If you have something to say then say it."
He bowed his head looking away from me. I rolled my eyes sighing , "Hey are you going to go in or do you want to freeze up?"

"Can you cover up first?" He was mumbling, so I almost didn't hear him.

So I'm guessing that nudity was the cause of this. He must have been uncomfortable with it all. I shrugged and went inside letting the warmth consume my body as stepped over to the pile of clothing I striped off before going hunting that morning. "Alright pup, I'm all dressed you can come in now."
I could hear growling at the nick name I gave him while he limped inside the cave. He looked around and went to lay down near the warm fire the moment i pulled the vines and boulder back in place. I went over to my bathing room to get something to clean the blood off his yellow fur. When I came back he was sound asleep, he shivered when I threw a blanket over his form. I ran fingers through my red locks, tilted my head up, and let out another sigh.

"I better put this food away before Demyx and everyone get here." I mumbled to myself going to store it. I really hoped Demyx wouldn't try to eat it all again in one day. I swung the bag off my shoulder wincing from the stinging it gave me. "Damn bastard." I smirked to myself putting the food away. I'm just going to have, to have Terra look at it. But not only myself but the blond wolf, Roxas. This has bee one hell of a day.

so what do you think? I never thought I would write anything with wolves in it but I'm really into it now. For those reading any other of my stories, don't worry I won't let them die. It's just when you have the urge to write something else you should go for it. So I did. :D please review