Chapter 12

Lucas
Lucas met Derrick at lake Maine at exactly 5:58pm. Derrick was already there sitting on a plank of wood and waiting for him. Lucas walked into the cleared circle at the centre of the bushy lake Maine. To their right, there was a river. This was where Lucas and his friends used to swim when they were little. It was also where Derrick and him had had their first fight.
Derrick stood up immediately when he saw Lucas.
"I was beginning to think you had chickened out," Derrick said, sneering. Lucas said nothing. He knew that Derrick was trying to get him riled up but he wasn't going to take the bait . He was obviously early and there was no reason for Derrick to think he was going to chicken out except to get under his skin.
"I want us to make a deal" Lucas said
"Wow," Derrick laughed. "He's even making demands. You must think this is a kind of friendly match" Derrick said
Lucas ignored him
"If I win, you have to promise to stay away from the girl," Lucas said.
Derrick frowned
"What girl?" He said "I have no idea what you're talking about " he concluded and smiled
Lucas knew that Derrick was playing ignorant. He wasn't going to make the mistake of mentioning Kayla's name to him if that was what he was playing at.
"You know who I'm talking about, " Lucas said. "That is my condition for fighting you" he said
"Fine and if you lose, I get to be the next Alpha of the Lucent pack" Derrick said
"You know that's not possible. It's not like I can just hand over the throne to you " Lucas said " I was ordained by the moon goddess" Lucas added
"But if course you can, little brother" Lucas gritted his teeth. Derrick was fond of calling him little brother even though Lucas was technically older than he is. He was always trying to undermine Lucas's seniority and authority.
"No" Lucas said to Derricks request
"Well, that is my condition, " Derrick said.
Lucas stared straight at Derrick. He felt like ripping his throat open. He was asking the impossible but Lucas could see that that was the only way that he could protect Kayla. Derrick was going to kill her if he did not agree to his terms and he couldn't have her blood on his hands. He just had to make sure that he wins.
"Deal " he said to Derrick
Derrick's face broke into a smile
"Alright. I guess we have a deal then. Shall we begin?" He said casually
"Yes" Lucas said
His wolf was already gearing up ready to fight. It was as angry as Lucas was. He knew that he needed to win this fight unless everything was going to fall apart. He couldn't believe that he had endangered the life of his people because of a girl that he barely knew. Yes, letting Derrick rule his people would be endangering their lives.
He knew that Derrick could be such a tyrant and a tyrant like Derrick wasn't what the pack needed. But he had to do what he had to do.
He could see that Derrick was already in his fighting mood and that his wolf was about to spring forth. It was evening and the moon shone bright on their fighting arena.
Derrick took off his shirt and with a lot of groaning and shouting, he transformed into his wolf form.
A black wolf with black eyes. He roared and his roar seemed to shake the forest.
Lucas also took off his shirt and with a leap he also transformed into his wolf form. Lucas's wolf was brown with light golden brown eyes. He and Derrick faced each other squarely ready to fight. They both pranced around and moved in a circle both looking for a vantage point to attack. Derrick black eyes bore into Lucas and he roared again. Lucas could feel his blood boiling hot.
He was going to be tactical and wasn't just going to fight senseless and aggressive. He had fought Derrick way the last time and ended up with a scar on his face. Before Lucas could see what was happening, Derrick took a leap and jumped on Lucas knocking him off. Lucas flew into the air but did a flip midair and landed on his legs and hands.
He watched Derrick prance again looking for a way to attack. Lucas moved towards him slowly. He knew how aggressive Derrick's wolf was and he was going to fight accordingly. Derrick moved back again and Lucas could tell that he was about to take a leap but this time, Lucas was prepared for him. Derrick leaped and was about landing on Lucas again but Lucas moved just in time and Derrick landed on the floor.
Before he could regain himself and turn around, Lucas jumped on him and sank his teeth into Derrick's neck. Derrick groaned loudly and fought to throw Lucas off him but Lucas held on. No way was he going to let Derrick get off this time.
Derrick struggled under Lucas but Lucas' bite only sank deeper and deeper. But then suddenly, Derrick suddenly made an expert move. He rolled under Lucas knocking him off with his hind legs and Lucas's teeth came off him. Lucas flew back and landed on his behind. He got up immediately. Derrick got up and faced Lucas squarely again. Lucas could feel the anger burning through him. He could also see the blood on Derrick's neck where he had bitten him.
They both started to move in a circle again. The fight was really getting heated at this point.
Derrick howled and Lucas howled in return. They both moved back and leaped for one another at the same time. Derrick rolled mid air and caught Lucas on his back with his teeth. They both landed on the floor with Derrick on top of Lucas, pinning him down. His teeth sank into Lucas's back and Lucas groaned painfully. He swung back his head and knocked Derrick away from him
He got up and they both faced each other again. They were both panting heavily and Lucas could feel the adrenaline flowing through his wolf.
Derrick attacked him again and Lucas was knocked off his feet. Derrick was soon on him again but before he could sink his teeth into Lucas a second time, Lucas sank his teeth into Derrick from beneath him. Derrick struggled to pull away and had just succeeded when Lucas jumped on him, pinning him down.
He sank his teeth into his neck again at exactly the same spot that he had bitten him before and he heard Derrick's howl tear through the forest. Lucas held him down with all four of his legs with his teeth still deep into and his neck. Derrick struggled and struggled but it was obvious that Lucas had him incapacitated.
Then suddenly, Derrick switched back into his human form and before Lucas could know what was happening, he brought out a knife and made a motion at Lucas. Lucas jumped back just in time to avoid any serious injury but there was a laceration on his left arm and he was bleeding from it.
He couldn't believe that Derrick had done something like that yet again. He had brought a knife to a werewolf fight yet again. Lucas transformed back into his human form and held his bleeding arm.
"You asshole!!" He shouted "you cheated!"
Derrick got up from the ground slowly, looked at Lucas and chuckled
"Really, the last time I checked. A knife wasn't against the rules" Derrick said.
Lucas could see the fang marks on his neck and saw a line of blood roll down onto his chest.
"This is a wolf fight and you know it" Lucas said through gritted teeth
"We never agreed that knives were against the rules," Derrick said, spreading his arms. Lucas was fuming angrily but he knew that Derrick was right even if he was trying to play smart.
They had not specifically said that knives were against the rules and so Derrick had brought a knife. Trust him to always find a loophole in the system.
"I think there need to be some new rules" Lucas said