Welcome to the Pack (Starvesh & U Rascal)

[U Rascal]

It was late when Elain left the gym, just a little after midnight. But work prevented her from coming at a more decent hour. Thankfully the gym was open 24 hours, so members could come as early or as late as they needed to. As was her usual routine, she showered and changed into her street clothes after her work out.

Dark brown hair pulled back in a pony tale, jeans and dark t-shirt with the gym logo on the sleeve, and sneakers. It was a short walk from the gym to her apartment. But she'd have to walk past a few bars on the way there.

Elain took long quick strides, carrying her duffle bag with her purse and gym clothes inside. It was against membership rules to leave anything in the locker. She walked with her back straight, alert to the sounds and sights. She'd past the first bar with no problems, no one had been outside when she'd past so no one had noticed her.

She did not have the same good luck passing the second one. Three men leaving the bar as she was walking past it noticed her. Elain quickened her pace and continued walking. Ignoring their cat calls and whistles. She was almost to her apartment when the three men decided to do more than just follow and talk. But she was somewhat prepared, when one of them grabbed her arm she turned around and kneed him in the groin. Elain might not be a match for the three of them, but she was a fighter.

"What the hell are you waiting for? Get her!" The man she had kneed said through clenched teeth.

 

[Starvesh]

Lucas had been keeping a keen eye on Elain as she walked home from the gym, normally nothing happened when she walked home but she always took the most dangerous route. Sure it was quicker than taking a couple side streets but some would attest that the chances of getting attacked were slim as it was a brightly lit street. Of course that didn't seem to matter as Lucas watched three intoxicated men leave a bar and start calling after Elain, an action that would have made Lucas attack them if she were already his mate. Of course having to find a human female that was suitable for the pack was frustrating but it was as Lucas had come out from yet another loud and stinky night club that he had seen Elain working out in a gym across the street. His interest was piqued as he watched her work out, most women he had seen so far did nothing to maintain their body's and just wasted them away by consuming an absurd amount of alcohol and wandering off with any muscular male they took a fancy to. It wasn't what Lucas was looking for.

He had proceeded to watch Elaine for the next couple of weeks, becoming more and more interested in her. He was on his fourth week of watching her when she was now getting jumped. "Its now or never." Lucas muttered to himself as he contemplated if he was sure that he wanted her to be his mate. Blinking once before letting out a low growl Lucas stood up and moved out of the shadows, seemingly appearing from nowhere. He didn't give the other two men a chance to move towards his mate as he used the flat of his foot to push one of them into a wall and used the same momentum to spin himself around and send a kick into the other guy's stomach. Weak, all of them are weak. Lucas thought as he withdrew one of his hands from a pocket and used it to lift up the man that was clutching his groin. Leaning in close to the mans face Lucas allowed his steel blue eyes to swim slightly and turn a bit yellow. "Leave now before I get hungry, understand?" The man nodded quickly with fear but as Lucas sat him down he heard the distinctive click of a knife being taken out. Lucas didn't really want to be stabbed but he knew it was the quickest way to get close to Elaine so all he could do was stand there and allow the metal blade to be dragged across his shoulder.

Letting out a small scream of pain Lucas spun around and delivered a hard punch to the mans face, sending him flying to the ground with a bleeding face. That show of power was enough to drive the other men away and they quickly ran off. "Next time you'll think twice about assaulting a lady again!" Lucas shouted before gasping a little as the wound in his shoulder throbbed with pain and blood flowed out to stain his white shirt.

 

[U Rascal]

Where had he come from? She watched Lucas take care of all three men, though she didn't where from where he had come from. The way he'd moved, Elain didn't think the three would have stood a chance against him even sober.

She'd cried out a warning when one of the men had taken out the blade, but it hadn't been soon enough and to her horror her rescuer's shoulder was cut, but that hadn't stopped him from delivering a punch to the man's face.

Elain had her duffle bag unzipped and her towel out even before the three drunks took off. "This looks bad," she'd rushed over and placed the towel against his shoulder. "Let me take care of that, my place is nearby."

Motioned with a tilt of her head, "It's the brown apartment building on the corner. I don't know where you came from, but I'm grateful you showed up when you did. Thank you."

 

[Starvesh]

It wasn't silver but the blade still hurt, the drunk had cut him pretty deep. Of course seeing as though he wasn't human Lucas would heal the cut rather quickly but she didn't know that, which was of course the plan. She moves fast Lucas thought with an internal chuckle as he felt the soft fabric of a towel placed against his bleeding shoulder. It probably wasn't easy to see in the dark but with her hands on him it was obvious that Lucas was very well toned, he was just muscular enough that you could tell by looking at him without a shirt. He stood at just a little over six foot with short black hair and piercing steel blue eyes. Turning his head to look at Elain Lucas gave her a small smile before reaching over his shoulder to place his hand over the towel and stand up. "Don't mention it, any respectable man would have done the same." Lucas said with a nod but winced slightly when it tugged on his cut. "Lead the way Miss.....?" Lucas said through clenched teeth. In reality he he could easily ignore the pain and just let it heal by itself but putting up an act like this would let him get closer to Elain. Of course he already knew her name but if he said it then he would just look like a stalker and then his plans go down the drain.

 

[U Rascal]

"Elain Johnson," she replied. She didn't she'd ever seen more peircing blue eyes, but at the moment she was much more concerned about his shoulder. She was glad he wasn't the type to mind his own business when a lady needed help, she just wished his actions didn't result in his getting cut. She helped to her apartment, after locking the door, turning on a light and dropping her gym bag on the floor she led him into the bathroom where her first aid kit in the cupboard beneath the sink.

"This looks really bad," she said, tending to the cut. "I'm really sorry about this.. Mr.. If I had a car I could take you to the emergency room." Removing the towel she grimaced seeing the deep gash in his shoulder. "This may sting a little," she told him. "What were you doing out so late?" She asked, her intention was to distract him while she tended to his wound.

 

[Starvesh]

Following close behind her Lucas kept the towel pressed to his shoulder tightly so blood wouldn't drip down and stain her carpet. Glancing around her home quickly Lucas wasn't surprised at how hospitable she was being, humans had a tendency to trust anyone they thought was on their side. Laughing a little at her comment Lucas removed his shirt so she could better treat his wound. "Lucas Wolfram, its a pleasure to meet you Elaine." That one little cut wasn't anything compared to the other wounds Lucas had gotten from fighting other werewolves, with his shirt off some of the scars could be seen as well which only served to attest to his past battles. "Don't be sorry, you didn't plan on getting jumped. And this cut, don't worry about the emergency room. I've had worse." He said as his sentence was slightly cut off from a sharp intake of breath as he felt Elaine pour rubbing alcohol over the cut. No matter how many fights you got in that stuff still hurt when it was rubbed in an open wound. Laughing once more Lucas looked into the mirror to gaze at her face with a smile "I could ask you the same question, what was a lady doing out so late? I'm not from around here, I was suppose to be meeting a friend of mine who was going to let me stay at his place while I visited but I guess I missed him." With his shirt off and his body in the light Lucas' muscular physic was obvious, as was his striking features and what some women would attest was a handsome face. "Thanks for inviting me in, most women would have just screamed and ran."

 

[U Rascal]

"Well I'm not like most women," Elaine told him. Oh they wouldn't run off if you took your shirt off for them, more likely they'd beg you to go home with them. "A lot of scars, do you make a habit of rescuing women on their way home from the gym?" Even with all the scars he was magnificent. Just where did he come from? He'd said he wasn't from around there, she was going to have to find out where and make a trip on her next vacation. Carefully she sewed the wound closed and then placed a bandage over it.

"You can use my phone to call him. Let him know you're alright and he can come and pick you up." She wasn't in the habbit of inviting men to stay the night, but she was considering it now. Oh boy was she considering it. It had been a while.. not that anything would happen, it would only be for one night and she would have him sleep on the couch. Oh wait, He's injured, I should take the couch and he should sleep in the bed. The bed is big enough for both of us.. no, better not think of that.

"Do you think it's too late to call him?"

 

[Starvesh]

Rotating his arms slightly to see how much he could move it with the stitches Lucas stood up and turned around to face Elaine with his seemingly trademark small smile. "Yeah, I can tell. Your much more alluring." Lucas said with a wink in an obviously flirtatious tone. By now they had been in the same room long enough that his scent was probably getting to her. Werewolves were more animal like than humans, the males and females secreted pheromones to help attract mates and because of their human bodies the scents they gave off easily affected non werewolves. It was as useful as it was annoying and was one of the reasons why the pack tried to avoid going into large cities as much as possible. One male walking into a closed room of females would have all the females on him in a little under ten minutes. Open air made it more tolerable but enclosed spaces made it harder to resist because the air was filled with the musk.

"Well thats the thing, I don't know where he lives or his phone number. I'm on a couple months of shore leave and normally I just write letters so there wasn't much need to use a phone." Hinting at a military background would explain his strength, scars and he was able to write off not knowing where his made up friend lived. It was all very rehearsed because most of it was half true. Out with the pack he had no need for phones and finding someone was as easy as following their scent or asking their mate. Taking a step closer Lucas answered her previous question. "Hmm, not normally but would you like me to? I don't mind playing the hero and having a pretty girl take care of me." He was standing pretty close to her now and he hadn't bothered to put his shirt on, or rather there was no need for it anymore as it was covered in blood and had a hole in the shoulder. There was no question where this was going, Lucas knew that all he had to do was push her a little farther and he'd have her moaning under his touches while screaming for more in just a short while. Of course the act of mating with her would provide some other problems as well for if some of the more urban wolves caught scent of him in their territory then there could be problems.

 

[U Rascal]

He was standing so close, she couldn't seem to stop herself. "Yes, I would like you to." She found herself moving closer, as if unable to stop herself she laid her hands on his chest and heard herself ask, "You could stay here tonight, Lucas" She made no mention of the couch, like she'd first intended. "If you don't mind sharing my bed." Oh god, had she just said that? She wasn't thinking of sleeping at all as she looked into those piercing blue eyes. She was imagining him naked and taking her over and over until they were both exhausted. What would he be like? Gentle and tender or wild and demanding?

 

[Starvesh]

"Oh? I wouldn't mind sharing your bed at all." Lucas said with a chuckle as he smirked before leaning in close to her and lightly grazing her lips with his, his hot breath could be felt on her tender lips. They were just a few centimeters apart, if either of them leaned forward they would be kissing. This in itself was a test for her, the pack couldn't take a woman that couldn't take what she wanted for herself when she needed to. If she didn't assert how much she wanted him then he'd go to her bed and sleep then leave the next morning before she woke up and would never see her again. Lucas was sure that neither of them wanted that though.

 

[U Rascal]

Elaine closed the distance and pressed her lips against his. Just a one taste, a light brief kiss, but that wasn't enough. Her eyes closed, her heart pounded rapidly and the small kiss became more longer than she'd intended and much much more passionate. She wanted him with a desperation that bordered on madness. This was so unlike her, she didn't usually throw herself at men who help her, and she was throwing herself at him.She undid his pants and slid her hand inside.

 

[Starvesh]

Her craving him was all well in good but Lucas wasn't looking for a quick fuck, this girl was going to be his life mate and that meant she had to love him as much as she lusted for him. Kissing her back Lucas grinned into the kiss before breaking contact and lightly grabbing her wrists, preventing her from going any farther down into his pants. "I can't say that is unwelcome but I'd feel bad if I didn't make a girl dinner before I did dirty things with her." Slowly removing her hands from his pants Lucas stepped out of the bathroom and walked a little ways away from Elaine so she could clear her head a little. Leave her just enough of her right mind to know that she really did want him while the other half continued to crave him. Thats what Lucas' plan was. "After working out you must be hungry right?" Lucas called out after determining the location of the kitchen. "You should let me cook for you, as thanks for letting me stay over."