So after telling my friend what was going to happen in this chapter, I wanted to write it so here you go :)

Chapter Quote:
"Ansel, I'm not the sun, stop orbiting and get in here."
~Calla Tor, Nightshade
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Chapter 13

Caleb 

Neither Lily nor I missed the change in Spencer.  He seemed happier.  He seemed like he wasn't carrying this weight on his shoulders anymore.  He seemed to be acting more like himself.  I wondered what it was that had changed him.  Maybe dance was giving him something else to focus on, or maybe it was the scenery.  Regardless, I was thankful for what was causing this change in him.  I wanted to see him happy again.

"What are you doing?" Lily asked, sitting next to me on the couch.

"Reading some emails the Searchers sent me.  They're tracking down where all known Hunters and their kids and acquaintances are to see if they can figure out who it was that attacked us.  So far they haven't found anyone in Estes but that could change.  What are you doing?"

"I'm bored.  I want to go into town, but Spencer is gone and you are adamant that you won't go into town."

"I'm just worried that we'd run into someone I know or who used to know me.  It's a small town, Lil," I said.

"You've been gone for six years and you were a shrimp of a kid back then.  Pretty sure no one is going to suspect that you've grown into this six-foot-two guy who can break a leg with one kick."

"It's not one kick.  It's two," I corrected. "And I was not a shrimp of a kid!"

"Whatever.  And yes you were.  My point is that no one is going to recognize you.  Please?" Lily begged, resting her head on my shoulder.

I groaned. "Fine, but I'm wearing a hat and you can't stop me."

"But why do you want to hide your fabulous hair?"

"Because people recognize me by it.  I'll meet you in the car." I ran and grabbed my baseball cap from my room.  When I came back down, I saw Lily had the car waiting outside.  I hopped in and she left skid marks going down the driveway.  I'd seriously underestimated how stir-crazy she was going in that house.  We pulled into the community parking lot.  It was free for everyone.  Trick was finding a spot.  Thankfully most of the tourists were leaving town so today it was easy.  The two of us got out of the car and went to a local coffee shop.  I used to go there when I still lived here.  Hopefully no one would recognize me.  I grabbed a table near the window so I could watch the people that passed by while Lily ordered our drinks.

"One coffee with milk and lots of sugar," Lily said, placing my drink in front of me. "And one pumpkin spice latte for me."

"And nothing for me," Spencer piped up.  It was a good thing I wasn't holding my coffee or else I would've spilled it.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, clapping my friend on the back.

"Killing time until my lesson.  It got postponed for an hour," he replied, sitting down.

"Where's Elsa?"

"With Thea and Riley.  Any news?"

"No, not yet.  We've hit a dead end.  I don't know what to do now," I said, rubbing a hand through my hair.

"We're not giving up just because we hit a dead end," Lily said.

"I never said that."

"But you sound defeated.  Don't worry, we'll get a break in the case sooner or later.  The Hunters will make a mistake at some point and we'll be there to track it and them."

"I love you and your optimism in this."

"What else can we have?"

"Pessimism.  I'm either always right or pleasantly surprised so it always works out for me in the end," Spencer said. "So should I be called an optimistic pessimist?"

"Since when are you a pessimist?  You were always the one saying we could do stuff," I pointed out.

"No, I was always telling you that you could do stuff.  I just wanted to see if you were stupid enough to do my suggestions half the time," he admitted blatantly.

"So when I jumped into a freezing cold lake in the middle of winter, you just wanted to see if I would?"

"Yes."

"You know," I began jokingly, "it's people like you that give me trust issues."

"I know," he answered simply.  I shook my head and excused myself briefly so I could go use the restroom.
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Lily 

After Caleb left, I asked, "Spencer, what's going on with you?  You're... acting different.  Happier."

"Is it a crime to be happy or something?" he queried, sneaking a sip of Caleb's drink.

"No, of course not, but I want to know what or who it is that's making you happy so I can thank them."

"So, theoretically, if my happiness came from some random rock, you would go to said random rock and thank it?"

"Theoretically, you're an idiot, but yes, I would go to said rock and thank it.  In all seriousness though, what's changed?  Something has."

"It's-"

"Spencer?" The two of us turned around.  A girl was staring at us, seeming pleasantly surprised to see my second there.  And speaking of my second, he instantly sat up straighter, a big smile making its way onto his face.  My question was instantly answered in that brief moment.

"Elsa!  I thought you were staying at the dance studio?" At that name, I hastily texted Caleb warning him who was here.

"I was but you mentioned coffee and it sounded so good so I came to get one.  I didn't know you were coming here though, I swear."

"Where are Thea and Riley?  I thought you said your parents don't like you going out by yourself?" Spencer remarked.

"Oh they don't, but Thea and Riles are here with me." The girl's blue eyes settled on me and I could see her trying to calculate exactly who I was.  It unnerved me though.  She wasn't trying to figure out if I was a girlfriend.  It almost seemed like she recognized me.  But what she said next, it was full of sincere kindness. "You must be one of Spencer's friends he told me about.  I'm Elsa Laroche."

"Lily Carter," I said.

"Is your other friend here?" she questioned, nodding over at Caleb's jacket.  Spencer froze but I quickly replied with, "No, that's my boyfriend's jacket.  I accidentally took it instead of mine."

"But you're wearing one?" Elsa replied, giving me a suspicious look.

"I get cold really easily.  Well I better get going.  I have some work to do.  Spencer, I'll see you later?" I said.  He nodded, standing up.  I grabbed my purse and Elsa handed me Caleb's jacket.  I high-tailed it out of there without making it seem like I wanted to.  I saw her pack members Thea and Riley waiting at the front of the store for her with drinks in hand but they didn't spare me a glance.  Caleb was waiting for me outside, sitting at one of the benches.  He stood up at the sight of me, carefully keeping his back to the window so his sister and her friends wouldn't see him.

"That was a close call," I grumbled. "She is very inquisitive."

"Are you okay?" he asked, rubbing his hands up and down my arms.

"I'm fine.  Nothing I couldn't handle.  Come on, let's get away from here before she gets any more curious." Caleb and I hurried back to our car.
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Elsa 

I acted normal around Spencer during dance but my mind was elsewhere.  I trusted him, but Lily?  I sensed she was hiding something.  Maybe Spencer knew what it was, maybe he didn't, but I wanted to find out.  After all, I recognized her scent from being near our house.  I wanted to know why she was there.  So after dance, I drove home and went onto my computer.  I logged into the app for tracking your iPhone if it was lost or stolen.  Within a few minutes, it gave me a location.  I put the location in on google maps to see how far away it was from my house.  The location was about three miles away but to get there through the woods was rocky terrain, dangerous to go through if you went by yourself and especially if you were unfamiliar with the territory.  While I was going to embark on this mission alone, I knew the area well.  Before my family became strict on the rules, I'd been allowed to go out exploring.  Caleb and I especially used to go to this area.  We would always have tree-climbing races because the trees out there were really good for doing so.

Mom called me down for dinner so I tucked the note into my pocket and headed down.  I ate quickly, using the explanation that I had a ton of work to do before class tomorrow.  I was excused from the table early.  It was true, I did have a lot of work.  I'd just gotten most of it done between my dance classes.  I finished at around nine o'clock, including having taken a shower and drying my hair.  My mom knocked on my door as I was surfing the internet.

"Did you get all your work done?" she asked.

"Yeah, why?"

"I thought maybe if you were done, considering it's a Friday tomorrow and you have a half day, we could watch a movie.  Just a girl's night, you, me, and Ember.  We haven't had one in a while."

"I would but I'm just... really tired.  Can we do it tomorrow?" I lied.

"Is everything okay?  You're acting strange today."

"Everything's fine, school is stressing me out, that's all.  I have a lot of tests coming up.  I promise.  Everything is okay."

"All right.  I'll see you in the morning.  Night sweetie.  I love you," my mom said, kissing me on the head.

"Night mom.  Love you too," I replied.  I knew that no one would be coming to talk to me after that so I changed into a pair of jeans and a sweater, threw on a coat, and waited until I heard my parents turn the TV on.  They always watched it for an hour or two before they went to sleep.  The noise from it prevented them hearing me sneak out.  I never worried about them hearing me when I came back in because both of them were heavy sleepers.

It was only nine-thirty at night but the air was biting cold.  However, upon shifting into my wolf form, I didn't feel it at all.  I chose to be a black wolf this time, to blend in with my surroundings because the moon was hidden by clouds so if any Hunters were out, they'd have a hell of time seeing me. 

I started out at a run.  The sooner I got to the dangerous terrain, the better.  Then I could walk, take it slowly, and not have felt like I wasted any time getting to my destination.  And that's exactly what I did.  By the time the cabin where my phone was located came into view, I was huffing from running and from being so careful about where I stepped on that terrain.

The cabin was relatively large, but the way it was decorated on the outside definitely told me it was meant to blend in with its surroundings.  If I hadn't been a Guardian, and if the lights in the house weren't on, I may never have seen it if I walked past it.  I saw a short figure move past the window, one I recognized as Lily.  So at least I was at the right place.  I walked up to the front door, shifted back to being human, and knocked.  The shuffling in the house turned to silence.  I heard hushed whispering so I called out saying, "Lily, I know you're in there."

A few seconds later, the door opened to reveal an annoyed Lily. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same question," I replied shortly.

"What are you talking about?"

"You were near my house.  In the woods of all places.  Now I don't know what your purpose in being here is, but I want to know what you were doing near my house."

"The less you know, the better off you'll be," she retorted.

"No, the more I know, the better off I'll be.  My family is being hunted and I know you're a Guardian so let's cut through the crap.  Whoever you and your companion are, you stay the hell away from my house.  Are you the alpha?"

"You're on our property so be careful what you ask."

"You're most definitely an alpha.  You're all asses, some of you just act like it more than others."

Lily snarled at me. "Watch your mouth.  And for the record, there's another alpha here, one much stronger than me, so if you won't listen to me, I'll have him chase you off."

"Tell you what, you let me speak to the other alpha because I'm getting the feeling he's running the show here, give me back my phone, and I'll be on my merry way acting as if nothing happened," I bargained.

"What do you mean your phone?  I don't have your damn phone."

"It's in your boyfriend's jacket pocket.  I slipped it in there when I handed it to you because you've been good at covering your scent so we can't track you back here.  The iPhone locator is a wonderful invention."

"Why you little-"

"And your other alpha- where is he?" I demanded.

"You don't come knocking on my door at ten at night asking for things.  You're not seeing the other alpha, got it?"

"You don't come waltzing into our territory thinking you own the place.  So I'm going to give you another chance, you either let me talk to your other alpha and set him straight as well, or I'm calling my pack."

"You're a Guardian, Elsa Laroche.  There are people hunting you.  You're going to get in so much trouble."

"It'll be worth it considering I'll be providing an answer for one of our biggest questions: who is the new wolf pack?  You have five seconds to decide or I'm howling.  And trust me, my parents can be here in fifteen minutes or less."

Lily stared at me, appearing as if she wasn't going to listen.  I prepared myself to howl but a masculine voice spoke up from inside, saying, "Let her in."

Lily snapped her head back. "Are you serious?  I thought you didn't want to see any of them?  You didn't want any of them to know you were here!"

"She's not bluffing.  It's better to have one know than the entire pack.  Let her in."  There was a tic in Lily's jaw but she obeyed the guy.  I glared at her as I entered but turned my head to see who the other alpha was.  At first, I just saw a tall guy with light brown, almost dark blonde hair standing up with a jacket on, hands in his pockets.  Maybe if his expression didn't look so guilty, didn't look so nervous, I may not have figured out who he was.  But his eyes gave away everything.

"Caleb?" I breathed.

He smiled. "Hey Ice Princess."
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I've been wanting them to meet again for so long.  That's probably the reason why I have so many chapters up in such a short amount of time... anyways, reviews would be lovely :)