Bab 102: Chapter 96: 'Shiny' thing
Hamish was in Erick's room, where the two young shifters were playing the latter's game console. It had been a couple of hours since the funeral proceedings. And unlike their parents, they immediately went home. At first, they wanted to stay to help out but their Beta, Hamish's father, told them that it would be better if they were to stay at home instead. It took a few minutes of cajoling from the Beta. They immediately complied when they saw the combination glares from both their Alpha and Roel.
Their mothers were still at the packhouse where they were busy trying to hold the fort, not just comforting the grieving mates but also trying to calm other shifters who had found out that the three shifters were killed, instead of dying of an accident or natural causes. As for their fathers, they were also at the packhouse where they were in a meeting with the elders and the triplets. It wasn't sure what time they would be returning home but the two young shifters were sure that they wouldn't. They knew how busy they were ever since the killings.
Since the two young shifters did not have anything to do, they decided to hang out in Erick's room, playing games. Hamish did not want to be in his house since he knew he would get bored. And luckily for them, they were given a day off tomorrow so they do not need to go to school and they can sleep late. It was probably because they had Open Day that day that the school wanted them all to rest and decided to give everyone a day off.
Luka was snoozing on top of Erick's bed while the two sat down on the floor, at the foot of the bed. Their eyes were on the television screen on the wall as their hands kept tapping on the game controllers.
The two were playing, playfully shoving each other with their shoulders as they laughed at their stumbles on the screen. They were playing a soccer game, with Hamish leading the scores.
Earlier, he had sent Amber a text message, thanking her for the great dinner and that he had fun meeting her family. She had replied that she, too, had fun. She secretly felt a bit happy that she managed to stuff him with food. Even if she did not cook all of them.
However, if Amber was in Erick's room at that time, she would feel quite shocked. Beside them were a few snacks; potato chips, pretzels and some soda drinks. Apparently, Erick was still hungry even after that 'meal' he had at Amber's house.
Noticing that the sky was getting darker, Erick turned to Hamish and asked, "You're going back home later?"
Hamish shook his head, his eyes on the tv screen and his thumbs non-stop stabbing the controller. "Nope. I'll probably stay here since mom and dad are still busy at the packhouse. I figured that you probably need some company."
Erick rolled his eyes. "Wow, how generous of you to offer your company," he said sarcastically. "I didn't realize that I'm such a scaredy-cat that I would need some company here."
"You're welcome," Hamish replied, ignoring his sarcasm.
Erick rolled his eyes as he turned back to the screen.
Just then, Erick felt Dane stirring in his mind. He quickly paused the game and asked the latter, 'What's wrong?'
'I'm feeling a bit...,' Dane growled.
Hamish frowned as he turned to look at Erick, who seems a bit dazed. "What's up?" he asked.
Erick shook his head. 'A bit what?' he asked again in his mind.
'I… I don't know,' Dane answered, still growling, his voice fading.
Erick was getting frustrated as he could not seem to understand what Dane wanted. He was about to snap at him when he felt a bit of pain in his head.
He immediately dropped his game controller as he held his head with both hands. He felt like numerous needles were stabbing into his skull, stinging. He did not even realize that Luka had got up from the bed and was nudging him with his snout, growling softly.
Surprised, Hamish also placed the game controller down and put his hand on Erick's shoulder. "Bro, what's wrong?" he asked in concern. Luka was barking in the background as if he could sense his master's pain.
His eyes widened when Erick lifted his head. His eyes had turned amber and he could see his teeth starting to grow longer.
"Dane?" he said softly, still shell-shocked. He wasn't sure why Erick would suddenly shift into his wolf.
And before he could do or say anything, Erick suddenly fainted.
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"What the feck is going on?" Erick mumbled as he held his head, eyes still shut. The stabbing pain was still there, piercing through his head.
When the pain was finally gone, he could sense that something was wrong. And when he finally opened his eyes, he felt his eyes widened in surprise.
All around him, there was only darkness. He could not see anything. It was as if there was nothing but an empty void. He looked behind him and saw that there was only darkness too.
"What's going on…?" he asked again, looking confused and a bit panicked. Then he finally remembered Dane.
"Dane?" he whispered. "What's going on? Where are we?"
Silence.
"Dane?" he repeated softly.
Unfortunately, Erick could still not hear a sound from him. Not even a peep. It was as if he was alone. He could not even sense Dane at all too.
"Hello?" he called out, hoping that there was someone.
Again, not even an echo was heard.
He began to feel more worried. He had never felt so alone in his life. Even before Dane came up to him, at least, he had his parents and the triplets.
He did not know what to do next as he just stood there, looking around him, feeling lost.
He let out a long breath, patting himself on the chest. "Let's just keep calm and think rationally," he comforted himself. "What was the last thing that had happened to me?" he asked himself as he put his left arm across his chest while his right hand supported his chin.
Just then, for no reason at all, he could feel like something was pulling him in this one direction. He wasn't sure whether it was north, east, west or south, but all he knew was that it was on his left side in this darkness.
He took a step forward and then another and then another. And soon, he found himself walking forward. He didn't know where it may lead him but he could feel that there was something calling him.
He didn't know how long he was walking but he could feel that it was long.
Soon after, he finally saw something shiny just ahead of him. He did not know why but he was just that happy to finally see something amidst the darkness that he ran. It did not even occur to him that it might probably be a danger, rather than a safety net.
As he ran forward, he felt that the shiny thing felt all too familiar. It was as if he knew what it was. It did not feel menacing but rather, warm and comforting.
When he finally reached the shiny thing, he was surprised at how big it was. It was even bigger than he was. As he reached out his hand to touch it, it suddenly burst out in bright light.
Erick immediately closed his eyes, using his arms to shield his sight from the brightness. When he felt the brightness slowly lessen, he lowered his arms and was surprised to see the one in front of him.
"Dane?"
PERTIMBANGAN PENCIPTA 
TheTalkingCupcake
TheTalkingCupcake Apologies for the short chapter.
And I'd like to apologize again that I might not be able to upload the next chapter next week. I probably need some rest from writing for a while. But don't worry, I won't drop the novel. I'd like to see it until the end myself.
Thank you for your understanding. Will be back soon!
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