You cant hide forever

"See,you've even annoyed your girlfriend so much she'd rather go wolf than be here with you."


River gritted his teeth,looking as though he was actually going to snap soon,thats when his father appered,he'd been in the boot of the car,looking for one of the case's they'd brought,he grabbed River by the scruff of the neck and yanked him away,he pushed him on the seat of the car,"I dont know what your problem is River...but grow up....now...stay here were I can keep a eye on you and dont let me ever see you bare to teethlike tht again...go it?"

 

"And Cadey, do your best to keep a civil tongue. Got it?" Casey said sternly, so long as he was stuck with them he was going to try his best to keep everyone in line. After all, it would appear that now he was the patriarch of the family.

"Do us all a favour River and when you feel that pissed off just remove yourself from the situation. It's better then having to explain to an aunt or uncle why their kid has just randomly disappeared." Lake added on as she passed by, holding onto one end of a rather large suitcase while Ocean carried the other.

 

"Ok...sorry Grandpa."she said

River,on the other hand,didnt look sorry at all,infact he only looked angrier,"Why should I go? they shouldnt come near me then....or maybe I will go...and this time I wont come back at all."

 

There was a very loud snarl from a bush nearby, apparently Hermia had decided that the bushes near the front of the house looked a lot more comfortable then the rest of the garden. Less gnome infested. And she was definitely not impressed with River's threat.

"I'm only asking you to do what any civilised adult would do." Lake said, rolling her eyes. She knew full well it was an impossible battle.

"And you know what, we're going to give the whole 'walk away' thing a go right now." Ocean muttered as she and her mother walked into the house with the luggage.

 

For once River actually snarled back at Hermia

"River...dont you dare make that threat again....dont you dare upset this family again like that....and dont you dare hurt Hermia again...."

 

The second River snarled back Hermia's hackles went up and she unleashed, what to most people, was a terrifying growling bark. It was enough to make Immy drop what she was holding and hide behind her father, and enough to make Casey himself recoil slightly from the direction it was coming from. It was more then obvious she was a hell of a lot more then displeased with River.

 

River didnt even flinch,he just shot a dark look at her,stood up and went inside


" what is wrong with him?"Maddie said"he's never that nasty to her."

"I dont know"Mickey muttered"He's been weird since that inident with that Summer girl..."

 

Hermia wandered out of the bush and sat down at the side of the drive way, her ears drooped back and she let out a pitiful whine. She knew it would be pointless trying to reconcile with him while he was like this, so everything would just stay easier if she remained a wolf for a while.

"What was all that about?" Ocean asked as she wandered out of the door. "All I heard was some massive barking and River storming through the house with an expression like he'd just been told Christmas was cancelled."

 

"Hermia growled at him...he growled back...then she growled...then he left."Mickey said

 

"So they basically had a fight? But in wolf language." Ocean asked, tilting her head slightly.

 

"Pretty much....looks like River's planning to fight everyone today..."

 

"He's being such a grumpy git." Ocean sighed, rolling her eyes. "What's his problem anyway? I mean seriously, what's he got to be p*ssed about? I know there's the whole secret army trying to kill him thing, but this family always survives these things without so much as a chopped off ear."

 

"I dont know...It might be what he says....that he's not sleeping well....I know he has nightmares and he gets up every so often..."

 

"I just wish he'd stop taking out on us, we haven't done anything." Ocean sighed.

 

"Tell him that....wait...no dont...he might break something this time.."

 

"I wish he'd just stop acting like such a brat."

 

"Me too honey."

 

"Is Hermia okay..?" Ocean asked quietly, glancing over at the depressed looking she-wolf.

 

"she will be....once River gets his act together and says sorry.."

 

"He must of said something pretty bad to get her in that state."