Throughout Ateara's life it has been all about the fight for survival. Ever since the day he was born his family and friends protected him so he could live his life. He would wake up early most nights and wonder about the forest to clear his head.
One day when he wakes up he feels like he has grown more independent and old enough to think about his actions. He started to wonder and feel more like an outsider so he would discreetly run deep into the forest near the lake. This was a place where he could really think to himself and he seems to do this more and more frequently.
One night he went for his daily run unaware that Jacob was awake and noticed him sneak out. He decided to follow his son. Jacob kept his distance so Ateara wouldn't sense him. They were in the forest when suddenly Ateara stopped over-looking the river and mountains.
Jacob very slowly walked up towards him, "This is called stalking you know dad, I could sense you from a mile away"
"Well…there's nothing wrong with your senses then, which means you really are my boy" Jacob replied. "You know I used to come here a lot when I was your age it's a great place to think and have a bit of peace" Jacob continued
"Yeah it is and yeah I've been coming here a lot lately, sometimes I travel a lot further than this and high up"
"You know you gotta work on controlling your shield block, us wolves have telepathy so I was able to read some of your thoughts" Jacob said
"Yeah, I was wondering what the extra voices in my head was and if I blocked my thoughts from you what else would we talk about, this way we can keep things between us"
"Yeah sure son no problem"
"Thanks dad, I'm glad we had this chat, but I come all this way for a bit of time to myself" said Ateara
"You really are my boy and yeah I will leave you to it, just be home by dinner" Jacob said whilst laughing.
Ateara didn't say anything, he wasn't sure if he wanted to go home, so he waited for Jacob to be out of telepathy range then he phased into a wolf and started to run a bit further. He started to get faster not realizing his vampire senses were kicking in and everything around him was a blur, all the colors practically merged into one. All he could focus his mind on how out of place he felt. He ran so far from home he decided to rest somewhere peaceful and secluded when suddenly he sensed something strange. He started sniffing around and he knew someone was nearby.
Ateara kept his cool and kept sniffing around, catching the scent over and over, but this person was always moving so he tried to stay where he was and concentrated before he activated his shield and stopped the stranger. The stranger was a quick thinker and somehow managed to escape unseen. Ateara almost went into a frenzy after the stranger managed to escape him. He started tracking the scent and followed it deeper into the forest.