Ebony smiled sadly at the girl and waved to her. "Best of luck." she said and turned back and began walking with Ivan. "I hope she'll be okay..." she said quietly and they walked out of the hidden gate to the city. It slamed behind them startling Ebony. "well thats twice now... they really dont like me.." she muttered and looked around. She could feel a presence and looked around. She herd a small whimper and being the girl she was she ran to the sound. She gave a startled scream as she was picked up by a huge hairy paw. She looked up and saw a huge black werewolf. He smiled and growled making her flinch. "well what a pretty little toy I found." he said evily.

A guard came out of no where and smirked seeing Alexia, "finally found one" he siad as he turned into his werewolf form.

Ivan growled and ramed into the werewolfs side. He then grabed Ebony and held her close "she isn't a toy." he growled, his teeth already changing into those of a werewolf and so where his eyes. He wasn't going to let anything bad happen to her, not now not ever.

The werewolf growled and looked at Ivan. "Oh and she's not your little toy prince?" the wolf mocked and looked at Ebony lust clearly flashing in his eyes. "Leave us alone!" Ebony commanded and looked at him fiercely. The wolf laughed and swiped his gigantic paw at them sending them sprawling to the ground. Ebony groaned and was yet again picked up. "Royalty never likes to share their things... Expecially their women.... But Im a roge what do I care for the rules?" he said and snapped his jaws closely to Ebony's face she gave a small shreik and covered her face. He laughed and stepped on Ivan before he could get up. "Ivan! Let him go! You're hurting him! Please! Let him go!" she begged. She couldn't phaze as much as she was trying she just couldn't. The wolf laughed more and pressed down on Ivan harder. "Stop! stop! I'll do anything! Anything you ask! Just stop it!" she pleaded tears brimming in her eyes. "Thats more like it. Very well my little madien. You're coming with me." he said and dissappeared into the forest with Ebony in his paw.

It took a few moments for Ivans head to clear and remember what happen but when he did he jumpe dot his feet and yelled "ebony" but he knew that no reply would come. He instantly turned into a wolf and started to look for her sent. When he finally got it he bolted into the forest looking for her. He wasn't going to let her go and let him have her. When he found that werewolf he would kill him and that was a promise.

The werewolf ran in confusing patterns knowning that it would confuse this girl's mate. Finally satisfied he found a cave and walked inside. He tossed her to the ground and smiled. There was a fire burning inside and he grinned at her. He rolled a bolder over the entrance of the cave. The only exit. When he was done he turned to her and returned to all fours. Ebony stood frieghtned but she knew Ivan would come for her. "What do you want with me?" she asked and he chuckled circling her slowly. "Why would any man want a girl like you? Such a fine little thing. How did that mate of yours find you? No doubt he probibly stole you from some pathetic human village...." he said and she was startled as he wrapped his tail around her. "Now just be a good girl and do exactly what I tell you." he said and she stood there rooted to the spot. Fear eating at her.

Ivan followd the sent and after a while just ran straight, knowing that the werewolf had tryed to trick him. When he saw the rock and the sent ended there he changed as he ran and ramed into the bounder yelling "ebony" he wasn't going to let him have her. He then started to push the bounder, trying to get it to move and it slowly started to give.

Ebony was struggling against the wolf's hold on her. He had her pinned to the ground and was smiling cruely at her. "Let's see hear you don't need these...." he said and ripped her clothes with his claws. "Get off!" she said angerily. He just laughed and licked her cheek. He rolled his eyes and said,"Nothing has ever tasted this good." Ebony herd Ivan faintly over the wolf growling in her ear and screamed,"Ivan! Ivan! I'm here!" the wolf snarrled and she screamed. "Im going to get what I want even while he's breaking down the door!" he shouted and Ebony screamed again pain ripping threw her.

Right when Ivan heard her scream that made him snap. The door was done in less then a second and Ivan had ramed into the werewolf getting him off fo her. He then grabed his arm and threw him out of the cave, ripping his arm off in the process. "never touch her again" he said as he threw his arm at him and stood between her and the werewolf.

The werewolf howled in pain and ran swaring he would get his revenge. Ebony layed on the floor of the cave scratches covering her body and she was bleeding here and there from them. All she could see was the horrible wolf as she staired at the ceiling. The pain had put her into shock and that itself was hurting her mentally.

Ivan turned back into his human form and took her into his arms gently. "ebony?" he asked sfotly and then started to bandaged up her wounds. If he ever saw the werewolf again he would kill him in a heart beat. As he bandaged her he spoke claming words to her trying to get her to calm down and come back to him.

Ebony snapped out of her shock and threw her arms around Ivan and sobbed. She was scared. She never wanted to come back to this city again, or to this part orthe forest again, or even see another werewolf again besides him. "Is he gone? Please tell me he's gone..." she begged queitly in between sobs.

Ivan wrapped his arms around her and let her cry. "yeah he is gone and he will never harm you again." he said as he gently picked her up and moved so that she was in his lap. He kept his arms around her to keep her warm and kissed her head. He gently stroked her head and knew that his parents had sent word to that werewolf about her. He was probabaly going to go send word to them saying there son was a crazed wolf. He didn't care, she was safe now and he would make sure that she stayed safe.

Alexia looked at the werewolf and stood her ground. "What have I done I was given premission by the king and queen to stay here." She said defiantly even though she was confused by everything, did she still have the earlier scent of the two outcasts on her.

Ebony sniffled as she was in Ivan's lap. "I-I-I'm okay..." she said bravely and wiped her eyes. She looked at Ivan and layed her head on his shoulder. "Im fine..." she whispered and sighed. She shivered and stared at the torn clothes on the floor of the cave. She looked away and closed her eyes quickly not wanting to remember.

Ivan gently pushed her clothing into the fire and let it burn when he saw her look away from it. He then gently took his shirt off of him and put it on her. "there, hopefully you won't be as cold." he said as he kept her close. he kissed her head gently and smiled at her lovingly.

"Thank you..." she said and kissed him. It was her drug. The one thing she turned to when she was scared or hurt. It was the tylanole for her head ache. She couldn't live with out it. It drove out the cold, protected her from the world, and gave her pleasure when she wanted it. His kiss was the greatest thing on earth. And she would die without him.... She knew it... She pulled away gently and sighed feeling so much better.

Ivan smiled at her when she pulled away, knowing that she was okay now. "how about if we get away form here and go to the farthest place we can. So that no one can find us and we can be happy togeather." he asked as he looked at her. That way no one would be able to find them, she would be okay and no one would judge them like how they did here.

Ebony smiled and nodded. "That sounds great..." she said and sighed. His touch worked everytime... It was amazing. "Im going to need new clothes though...." she said quietly as she stood. The shirt looked like an extremely short dress and hardly covered anything. She blushed as she looked at herself as she stood. She wondered what Ivan was thinking...

Ivan smiled seeing her, she looked amazing even though the shirt was splatered with the werewolf blood. He quickly stood up and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to him. "yes you do need new clothing but right now I think you look amazing" he said and kissed her on the lips gently.

Ebony smiled as he kissed her and shivered slightly. It might look good butthe shirt didn't protect her fully from the cold that was trying to attack her body. She hugged him and looked into his eyes. "How are we going to travel?"

Ivan smiled at her "we either travel by horse or we can walk, but I think rhose since they are faster." he said as he looked at her. He would get her some clothing the next time they went into town and would get her anything she wanted. "which do you like?" he asked as he looked at her lovingly.

"Ive never rode a horse... Let's ride horses!" she said her eyes lightling up with excitement. She hugged Ivan and walked to the cave's entrance but didn't take a step farther. She was afriad the wolf would appear out of no where and grab her again. she looked outside as far as she could and saw nothing. Yet she was rooted to the spot.

((Ivan smiles alot doesn't he and I responded to the werewolf people))

The werewolf guard growled, "you smell of the ex prince so I was sent to kill who ever might have come in contact with him. so yeah, you smell like him." he said as he looked at her.

Ivan saw that Ebony wasn't going outside and walked over to her. He wrapped a arm around her waist and kissed her head. "nothing is going to happen, I promise. I will protect you" he said as he looked at her. He smiled at her lovingly and hoped that she would be okay.

Strengthened by his comforting words Ebony slowly walked out into the crisp air. She breathed in chasing out the horrible smell of the cave. The air seemed to chase the cave away totally and she smiled. She leaned partly on Ivan needing for support and just wanting to make sure he was there. She began walking with him becoming more comfortable as she did.