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Woot! Part 6! Hey guys thanks for all of the advise and views especially from ZyferWulf and aacid! Thanks! ^_^ Anyway in this story it will pop in and out of Collin's and Talbain's views so be prepared for some confusion, just look for the brackets saying whose view it is! What will come out of this chapter in the Scent of a Lover Series? Will it lead to peace or will it end in disaster? Enjoy!

(Talbain's view)

I don't know how long I sat there looking straight at Collin but it felt like hours. The silence between us was almost deafening, I swear you could probably hear a pin drop a mile away. I wanted to speak, to try and break the akwardness of the situation but the knowledge of Collin saving me from long ago was so overwhelming it took my breathe away.

How do you greet someone like that? 'Oh hey its me! The werewolf you saved 6 years ago?!' 'You know the one that sent the troops to your house, killed your family, and burned your house to the ground?!' What can really say in a position like this?

Should I go up and hug him thanking him for saving me? Should I act cool and pretend it was no big deal? I was truly caught off guard by this confession. The human boy who saved me from long ago, who I thought long dead was letting stay in his house and helping me take back my throne.

Collin finally broke the silence.

"I.......I-I think I'm going to go to sleep Talbain" Collin said with a blank face and was nearly shocked as I was.

"Y-Yeah g-good night Collin" I said stumbling my words and was looking off to nowhere.

I went upstairs to my room and tried my best to sleep off the disbelief from my mind but it kept me up all night. I tried so hard tossing and turning my whole body into a comfortable position to sleep in but my mind and thoughts forced me to stay awake.

I can't believe this he's alive after all this time! The one human who i wanted to talk to and be friends with was still alive! The one human who kept my hopes and dreams for humans and werewolfs to live in peace was still alive!

I can remember the day I was captured as if it was only yesterday...........

(Talbain's Flashback)

August 7th, it was a usual summer morning, the wind blowing the crops, the farmers planting and harvesting the crops that fed their families and gave them income, and the women cooking up meals and cleaning up the houses. I was young 13 years old to be exact, I loved to explore and meet new people in the villages i went to often. It was very uncommon for a prince to the kingdom to spend time with the peasants. The people in the villages said I had the 'common touch' or 'the people's touch' which ment I was very into the affairs of townsfolk. As a prince that would have been a good sign if I was the eldest son, which sadly to them I was not. My brother Raoul was a year older then me and thus had the 'right of the heir' to the throne much to the people's disappointment as Raoul was not much of a peoples person and only cared for noblity and the wealthy. I was to be the next army general and lead our army's should we ever go to war. My brother would constantly duel me to see 'how much of a fighter' i really was. Of course he won the majority of the fights 'you're bigger and older then me! It's no fair!' i would say after each fight I lost. He would only shrug and walk away leaving me to ponder my techinques and stance.

I hated the nobility parties they were always so boring! No fun and all it seemed to me was a contest on how was the richest and who looked the fanciest. I had little patience as a kid I wanted to explore and be a hero like in the stories! I wanted to slay dragons! I wanted to save the damsel! I wanted a cool sword or axe! It was because of this fascination with stories i read about werewolf hunters. At first it was only the kids tales about how werewolf hunter was finally surrounded and died fighting or the orphan boy chasing off an entire hunting party. But when i got older i read about the torture and the training of werewolf hunters. The first time I read the torture i nearly vomited by the gruesome drawings of hunters impaling werewolfs throught the heart or some equal torture. I cried to my dad the first time because i was scared of the humans and thought that maybe mother died or was captured by these horrible monsters. Dad only reasured me that Mom loved me very much.

I was very outgoing and friendly to the other werewolfs in the villages like all boys we played, wrestled, and got into trouble. I felt like I had to prove my worth to them as they believed that I was a weak fancy prince while they were the tough farm boys. So like any other boy I had to the most extreme stuff to show them wrong. At first it was kiddish dares, trepass on an old werewolfs land, say you loved a girl, or run through the streets naked. All that childish stuff. Until that day....

I visited the boys and today's dare was an extreme one. Ignore all the warnings and caution of the old ones and take a certain flower found in a certain pond deep into human territory. The pond was about 4 miles into human territory and the furthest anyone ever dare was only a half a mile. I was stupid, young, and restless. So of course i decided to go.

After a few hours and many cautious look arounds and doubts to turn back I finally reached the pond and grabbed the flower that was purple on the outside and had a red center. It was a bit difficult to pull out but i managed to pull it out root and all. But as I turned around ready to run back I heard a deep menacing voice say.

"Look at what we got here"

The next thing I knew I was hit in the face with some sort of club and knocked out in the spot.

I awoke several hours later tied to a tree with 7 humans holding guns pointed straight at me. My heart and mind was racing as if it wanted to burst out of me and make a run for it. I was looking at 7 werewolf hunters ready to kill me.

"Fucking werewolf should have stayed on its turf but I guess it really wouldn't have mattered. I mean we were just going to shoot up the nearby villages anyway right?" The eldest looking one said talking to the others but facing me.

It looked like an entire family of hunters a dad, a mom, 3 sons, and 2 sisters. Each had a fire in their eyes saying 'we are prepared to kill you and wipe your species of the face of the world' i knew that because thats what all hunters wanted, to see my kind be slaughtered by their hands.

I was terrified they had some kind of mechanism that tied my mouth shut so all i could do was whimper instead of screaming at the top of my lungs. I was going to die here, the only question now was how are they going to do it? They started discussing possible ways to kill me.

"I say we drown him, tie cement blocks to his feet and push him over board."

"No, burn him alive after that we can have him for dinner after all."

"Skin him alive his coat looks warm and fluffy and i get cold at nights."

Finally they all decided to let me starve to death. They gave me some stuff they blended together and forced it down my throat saying it was werewolf meat and asking me how was it like to eat my own kind. After 4 days they cut off the ropes holding me to the tree and quickly replaced them with handcuffs made with a steel that I couldn't break out of. They push me towards their house using the butts of their shotguns and rifle saying 'fucking pussy can't even walk straight.' Then saying 'they wanted me to meet one other member of their family.'

I was shaking violently, my legs walk foward but my mind was saying 'STOP DON'T GO FOWARD!' but my legs wouldn't listen. I still had the mechanism around my mouth and i could only whimper loudly. I was going to die soon by this 'other member' it has to be!

I was pushed down into a basement where they laughed at me pain and suffering after the crash to the floor, face first, letting blood flow from my muzzle. They pull my fur until i was forced to my knees in front of the 'other member'.

He was young maybe my age or even a bit younger? He had dark brown hair and dark brown eyes that screamed he was being tortued as well. He was half naked and starved like me and desperatly needed food. I noticed his back was bleeding and was in pain from torture. But he was a human, one of their own, why were they hurting one of their own?

I couldn't beg or run for my life. They handed the 'other member' a gun and they forced it to my head and yelled at him to pull the trigger. 'This is it' was all i could think 'I'm going to die here, this human is going to kill me.' My voice was silenced by the boy looking at me right into my eyes and mine into his. He looked scared, he was crying, a few tears went down his face and he dropped the gun saying.

"I-I can't........I can't do this"

After he said that one of the brothers hit him hard in the face knocking him out right there and they started to curse him. They looked at me as if ready to finish the job but instead they put me back outside and they even took off the mechanism. I tried to howl as loud as I could for help but from the house i heard a shotgun pump and the mother looking right at me knowing it was ment to shut me up.

I knew i was prisoner but i should have died there.........That human didn't kill me...........why? I thought it would have been an easy choice for him.........kill a werewolf and be relieved of torture........why did he refuse to pull the trigger? Why was crying? He looked as if he didn't want to kill me. But that can't be, all humans want to kill us but-

I think weeks past after that they never told me what day it was or anything except for once each week they would bring me to the same boy and each time he refused to kill me. Why was he refusing to kill me? I saw him, he was clearly suffering and could have easily killed me but he couldn't do it. Why?

I think I was starting to understand this human. Despite all of the torture he seemed to want peace and harmony. Maybe......our idea of all humans could be wrong? I thought they would kill us for sport and kill our way of life. But this one was resisting our belief of humans. Maybe......some do want peace.....like I do.

I lost alot of weight and i could see some bone on me. They forgot to feed me on certain days. I hanged my head down and knew for a fact it was hopeless even though this human boy was giving me a few weeks of life, I would starve to death in about another month.

As I thought that i heard something approach me it was skinny and looked slightly mangled in figure.....the human boy from the basement. I turned my head away as i saw him knell down and put his hands out towards me. He was going to strangle me or something i thought. I closed my eyes and waited for the pain.

But no pain came. Only a click and the steel handcuffs falling to the ground......I was free........I stood up and looked at the human boy how freed me with a bone of some sort and was struggling to stay awake. He freed me at the cost of his own freedom. I heard him say weakly.

"Run.......get......away......be........free"

I can't believe this he was helping me! He was helping a werewolf a sworn birth enemy! I knew for a fact and honor wise that I had to help this human somehow but right now I would be lucky to escape. But i made a promise to him as he passed out.

"I promise I will come back with help"

I took off with my remaining energy and prayed that i was heading back into werewolf territory instead of deeper into human territory. It was just about dawn before i nearly gave up all hope and thought i was heading off to nowhere. But I saw something on a hill about a quarter a mile away. I walked or shambled my way to it and couldn't believe my luck! A werewolf border patrol! I collapsed in front of them from exhuastion and barely had the strength to keep my eyes open.

"Sir! we have a child in human territory!"

"Wait-THAT'S PRINCE TALBAIN! GET HIM TO THE CASTLE RIGHT AWAY!"

"My god I thought for certain he was dead!"

I arrived to the healers quarters in the castle and was treated for all of my minor cuts and giving a meal. My father entered the room with Raoul following close behind and he ran right up to me and gave me a tight hug and began to cry.

Father: Thank God. THANK GOD! You're alive and safe Talbain, my son! What happened to you?! You've been missing for over a month!

I explained to dad the whole story about the dare but I more concerned with the human still captive by his own parents.

"DAD! We have to save him! He saved me it's only fair I return the favor!" I pleaded

"NO! You're safe now and I'm not risking my soldiers to save a lone human, A young werewolf hunter no less! From well deserved torture!"

"Dad you have talked about making peace with the humans for so long but everyone told you that they wanted nothing to do with us. This one saved my life dad! He wants to have peace or a least talk!"

"I don't know son.....will it really change anything? Will it really bring peace between our species?"

I hated myself to think this but I had to think poorly about my savior.

"Even if he doesn't want peace you could still get information about werewolf hunters from him dad! Thats 2 reasons we should safe him. PLEASE!"

"...............Fine.........I'll send for a patrol the next morning, you need to get some rest in the meantime sleep well my son"

"Thank you Dad! He'll most likely be in the basement of the house. He willbe chained to the wall and have numerous whip marks and such on his back. Thank you Dad, THANK YOU!"

Talbain's father leaves the room and outside the door he says to himself

"You are your mothers son are you Talbain"

I couldn't believe how quickly I recovered from my starvation but I was ready to meet my savior today face to face. I was really happy! I thought maybe this human boy and I could be friends and be the beginning of a great era of peace! I was actually happy to meet a human soon.

I went into a carriage where the horses and royal guard escorted us to the house where i was captive only 2 days ago. But it wasn't the happy liberation or idea of peace that i saw. I saw the guards burn down the house claiming they killed everyone inside. I started to weakly punch one of the guards cursing him.

"YOU ASSHOLE! YOU MONSTERS, HE'S IN THERE! YOUR BURNING HIM ALIVE IN THERE!"

"My lord we searched the entire house there was nobody in the basement! And no one had any scars or anything on thier backs!"

"My lord look at this!"

My father and I and a couple of guards went to the side of the burning house and saw a white, flat stone sticking out of the ground.

"They call this a tombstone, my lord. They use it as a way to identify the dead except......they would usually put a name on the tombstone.......and the dirt here is fresh.......he is dead your majesty. I'm sorry.

I feel to my knees and look at the stone hoping to believe this wasn't true that it was all a lie but it was there. The boy was dead. The others left me and went to check out the spoils of the raid of the house while i mourn for the boy.

"I.........I'm sorry.........If only we were quicker........You saved my life and i will never forget it.........If only i knew your name....I'm sorry."

(end flashback)

I made a vow that day, if a human wanted peace i would gladly listen to them but the one i wanted to save i thought was dead. But that human is alive, I'm living with him right now in the same house together and he's helping me take back a great injustice to me. I don't care how hard it will be.......We will have peace with the humans.......and now i owe Collin my life.......for 2 times.

(Collin's view)

I awoke the next day and Talbain seemed very happy today and so did I. To think we actually met each other long ago! But he seemed ernest about something. He was following me most of the time like when i went to school and such. When i asked him about it he said.

"I owe you my life twice now and I intend to repay you for both of them!"

I won't deny, I felt protected and safe with Talbain around. A werewold would be a great bodyguard i thought to myself. He didn't always follow me, sometimes he went out to explore or train some more.

We were great friends now giving each other compliments and good sayings. The one that struck me the most is when he said.

"Collin, let me tell you, if you were a werewolf right now. I know for a fact that the females would fight to the death to be with you."

I don't know i guess it was just great to hear that somewhere in the world you were considered a stud and worth fighting for.

One day though i arrived at home and Talbain wasn't there. At first i wasn't worried it wasn't the first time he's been out all night. I sat down by the fireplace and began to read a book until at about 7:00, when the night was creeping in, Talbain burst through the front door looking paniced and frightened beyond belief.

"COLLIN! COLLIN!" He yelled for me and looked out of breath.

"What? WHAT?! What is it?!" I asked standing out of my chair

he grabbed my shoulders and began to beg.

"One of the villages is under attack! By vampires! Please Collin you got to help me and those people defend themselves!"

I quickly grabbed one of my nearby hunting emergency backpacks and ran outside and got on my motorcycle and rode off where Talbain was leading me. I always though my motorcycle was faster then Talbain but he was next to me in regular wolf form yelling details about the battle to me.

"How long until we get there!?" I asked loudly over the engine.

"About 15 minutes! Those people have hardly any guards there and there's about 50 vampires attacking the place. I think 2 packs of vampires decided to raid the place and their killing everyone!"

"Don't worry Talbain I'll protect them with my life!"

I saw the distant glow of the flames and knew this was a major attack for vampires. We got over a hill and saw people running in all directions to escape the firey doom that was once their homes and looking for lost family members.

When i went past them with my motorcycle they were even more frightened and thought now hunters were also attacking them and continued to run away.

"COLLIN! I'LL TAKE THE ONES ON THE RIGHT! YOU GO LEFT!" he barked orders at me

I quickly agreed and got off my bike and took out my UZI shooting anything in the shape of humans. I killed 3 of them when they left a burning house with a number of vases and such. I turned a corner and saw a female werewolf barely able to hold off a vampire trying to bite her. With great aim I shot the vampire in the head and it dropped next to werewolf dead. She was in shock but looked at what saved her and i yelled.

"GO! GET OUT OF HERE! RUN!"

She got up and managed to escape. I continued my search for vampires and survivors until I saw 2 more vampires feasting on a old male werewolf and quickly i shot them both dead. I then escorted a family of werewolfs to the plains and went back into the fight. I was then attacked by a vampire who knock my UZI out out my hands and engaged me into hand to hand. I manage to pull out a bowie knife but i was holding one arm of the vampire with mine and using the knife against its claws with the other.

It slowly with great force tried to bite me. I was pushing back and slid my knife across it's hand and was now behind it. It hissed in pain when i cut its hand then plunged my knife into its throat from spine to adams apple. completely going through it and exposing the tip through the other end. I threw the vampire to the ground and went one with the battle.

After an hour or so I reached the head vampire in the center of the town and shot it numerous times with my sawn off shotguns completely blowing its head off. Talbain ran from a corner and saw me yelling that the other vampires retreated and that we won.

The flames were close to dying out for lack of anything else to burn. I was breathing heavily and exhausted, Talbain was doing the same and felt very heroic and i admit so did I. But our happiness was cut short when the villagers returned and surrounded us amazed to see a hunter and another werewolf work together.

"What is a hunter doing here?" they were whispering to themselves

"Who are those people?"

"Has that werewolf have no shame bringing a human hunter here!"

"Why hasn't he attacked us yet?"

I looked around the looked both cautiously and hateful towards me and Talbain. I had to act fast and though of a way to hopefully at least make Talbain look good out of this. I got on one knee and was looking down at the ground facing Talbain, who was confused by my action.

"My lord, I have killed the vampire leader, should I and the others give chase to the surviving vampires?"

The crowd was silenced by my loyalty to Talbain. I hope this would end well. I looked up at him which without saying words but moved his lips and asked 'what are you doing?'

'just play along' I said moving my lips but not making sound.

The crowd was whispering to itself and finally a old werewolf approached us.

"Did-did this hunter call you my lord?"

"Yes, he is my master and master to 20 other human hunters and we do his whatever his bidding." I said standing up looking like a knight or something.

The whispering grew louder and the old werewolf was taken aback by the remark.

"He owns human hunters?! Is that possible?!"

"Amazing to actually have human hunter slaves!"

"Why would he help us?"

"HEY! That werewolf is on our side and he saved most of our lives while the kings guard haven't even left the castle!"

"I would welcome any help even from hunters nowadays."

I remember something Talbain told me before. He said even though werewolfs hate werewolf hunters they were still hardened warriors and could clearly hold thier own in a fight. A younger werewolf man suddenly howled from the crowd.

"THANK YOU SIR! YOU HAVE SAVED US AND WE ARE IN YOUR DEBT-"

"Talbain" I said to the werewolf

Talbain was looking around the crowd and amazed at what he was hearing. They were cheering his name.

"HAIL TALBAIN SAVIOR OF NEOS!" A woman cried, yelling the villages name

"HAZZAH FOR TALBAIN GREAT WARRIOR OF WEREWOLFS!"

"HAZZAH, TALBAIN SCRUGE OF VAMPIRES!"

"HAIL TALBAIN THE PEOPLE'S GUARDIAN!" I said refering to his long lost title.

Talbain looked at me and his eyes were close to tears. The people started to chant the peoples guardian over and over again and Talbain howled loudly in victory. For the first time in a whole year he had a name and a title.

We drank that night and feasted and food left over from the raid and boasted Talbain everywhere. Even i got some praize myself. It was close to 2 AM when we left the village and went back to the mansion. When i locked up my motorcycle and entered the house with Talbain i turned around and said.

"Well, my lord shall we-"

My speech was interupted by a sudden hug from Talbain and tear rolling down his face and onto my cheeks and jacket.

"Thank you......Thank you Collin.......I-I'm finally someone again.........You gave me a place among my people again.......Thank you." Talbain was breaking down before me and i held him back.

"Its was my honor to save those people and help you retrieve a name again, but come on Talbain! I definatly don't have the strength to get you to your room!" I said with a snicker.

Talbain wiped away his tears and smiled back. "Shut up you stupid slave" he snickered back

(Talbain's view)

I slept wonderfully that night and the next morning Collin decided to sleep in and skip school that day. I went back to the village and helped with the rebuilding. A few female werewolf waved in my direction and giggled amonst themselves when i waved back. I would usually try to flirt with them but something felt......like it restricting me to do so......as if it wasn't meant to be. I had to investgate this later.

After many hours of clean up I decided to walk the town and see its many landmarks and various shops it had. They all offered me great discounts for items but I didn't buy anything anyway. I was interested in the gypsy place that had your future and secrets told to you. I thought it would be fun to try that place out.

I entered the bead door, and entered a room that had many totem poles and mystic stuff on the walls. There was a single mid aged werewolf lady sitting opposite to a large crystal wall. She smiled as she reconized me from the battle from yesterday. I did save her life after all.

"Hello People's Guardian what can this humble gypsy do for you today." see said sounding mysterious

"I would like my future to be read to me." I said with a smile as i sat down on the chair opposite of her.

"AHHH. and what would you like to know about your future?"

I thought for a second and remembered that gypsy's were always right on their predictions on the future. I thought very hard and instead of asking for my future if i would win my rebellion i asked for a more personal question.

"Will i have a mate?"

She smiled and began to moved her hand across the ball and hummed a enchating song. A small fog appeared in the ball and she motioned my to put my hand on the ball. So i did and then he said as if from another realm.

"You will have a mate Talbain. A very rare and unique one that you have know most of your life and has given you many things and will always be there for you. The feelings you have for his mate will not be clear to you at first and you even deny them but know that is the one you truly desire. You will know this mate when you have seen all of the other possible mates but feel safe yet warm to you most desired one. Take care my child."

The gypsy's words struck me and i was confused by the interpertation then again who wasn't? I thank the gypsy and decided to see if my mate was in this village. After looking at all the single women I didn't really feel attracted to any of them. I left disappointed.

On the way back I very hard about the gypsy's words 'someone i knew a long time ago' I couldn't think of any girl I have met longer then a few days. Well given me many things was next and again i hardly met any girls so no gifts for me. Feel warm and safe with my chosen one well I think its safe to say I have to wait for my mate so show herself!

I arrived back to Collin's mansion and saw steam coming out of the bathroom and the sound of water hitting the floor. Collin was bathing I went upstairs and the water was quickly turn off and the door nearly swong open and hit me in the muzzle but i still fell down looking like an idiot.

Collin looked down to the floor and with a small towel covering is waist to half to his knees offered me a hand and began to apologize. He likes to show off his chest like anyother werewolf I thought. I don't blame him either he had a great physique equal to that of a werewolf only smaller and more compacted

"OH! Sorry Talbain I didn't know you were home!"

"It's alright I got a bit distracted with my day dreaming" I said taking his hand but was pull more fiercely by Collin then I think he intended.

I was lifted up but Collin's foot slipped and he crashed to the ground and i was dragged along with him. I landed on top of him and my muzzle mere inches away from his face. My heart began to thump loudly and i blushed a crimson red under my fur. Collin started to blush to and we both said the same thing in unisom.

"Uuummmmm"

Why was i feeling so warm right now on top of Collin? Why did I feel like blushing right now? AND WHY DO I LIKE IT WHEN HE BLUSHES?!?!?

"Sorry Talbain! I guess i forgot my own strength! See you later Talbain!" Collin said getting up and going into his room."

I got up to and my mind was thrown out of focus. I went to my room feeling possessed to do so and thought more about the gypsy's words.

"They-their never wrong but........this......this can't be!" I said to myself.

I can't feel that way towards Collin! I mean the interpertation wouldn't fit right? I mean I never knew him-Well i did met him when i was 13 and when he was 11........WAIT! NO!! HE HASN'T GIVEN ME- he gave me a chance of freedom when we were captive by his family, then he gives me a home and cooks my meals, then he gave me a title I need so long ago!........NO......NO THIS CAN'T BE. You will try to deny this mate at first.......was i doing that right now?........STOP! NO! THIS-THIS CAN'T- You will feel safe and warm near this person.......I had that feeling just a few minutes ago and Collin is a hunter so......IS IT? IS IT POSSIBLE?

My mind interupted my thinking and asked

"If you wanted a mate what would she be like? You know the answer Talbain" it asked firmly

I put my back against the wall and slid slowly down it then cover my face with my hands and began to cry. I knew the answer......The last walls of denial crumbled in my mind and let a realization flood my mind that soon accepted it as common knowledge and law.

I loved Collin.......

Holy Crap! Did I write a long one! Maybe this could have been seperated into 2 parts but its too late now! How will Talbain admit his feelings for Collin? And how will Collin respond to the idea? Find out in Part 7!