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Hey folks! here we are the last of the currently written chapters for BatW! Chapter 7! Special thanks goes to Ruth of Pern for editing and of course ClownCrowned who's story Werewulf will eventually tye in with BatW at a later point... For those who don't know BatW takes place a year after the events of Werewulf and follow the story of Kyle's cousin Madison... and is part 3 of an over-all series with Werewulf and the as of yet unnamed Werewulf sequal coming before it... anyway enough rambling here we go folks chapter 7!

Chapter 7

Damon watched Madi in front of him as they were working on some homework for school. A week had passed since Madi had first moved here and he was still trying to believe he was lucky enough to find his Mate. She looked up at him in confusion, breaking his gaze. "Do I have something on my face?" she asked.

"No... why you ask?"

"Well, you've been looking at me weird for the past ten minutes and I was wondering if I had paint on my face again."

He only laughed and shook his head.

"No, you don't have paint on your face, but you do look nice," he replied. Madi only blushed and looked away. He'd managed to catch several emotions in her eyes in rapid succession... Pleasure, confusion and finally terror. He didn't know what to make of that so he spoke again. "So Hailey's Halloween party is coming up, do you wanna go?" he asked and she shook her head.

"I doubt it... not really into parties really. Never had the time, I was always looking after Al while dad worked," she muttered coolly.

That got Damon annoyed again. 'What about your mother?' He wanted to ask but stopped himself. The girl's mother seemed to be a very touchy subject for her and he was beginning to wonder if she'd lied about the abuse thing... "Well Al can watch over himself for a few hours right? He's a big boy now Madi," he told her and she frowned, "But you should come... how often do you hang out with anybody who isn't me or Hailey? You need to get out more. Have a life."

Her frown only deepened. "I don't know Damon... I have so much to do... Al needs me and so does Dad... I have to make sure dinner is ready, wash clothes clean. Plus I have to help Al with homework as well..."

Damon frowned to, "Have Al do some of the work! Good lord, how do you do all that and keep a 4.0 grade average? Do you do anything to ever you know... relax?"

"I paint... Isn't that something?" she queried flatly.

Damon only sighed, "Something to do with other people... you know, hang out and stuff... you know what fun is right?" He asked half serous. "Because you never seem to have any..."

She only shook her head and sighed. He had a point she guessed not that she would admit that to him. He had a big enough ego as it was. "I have fun!" she protested weakly and he just grinned. "Why do you care so much anyway?" she asked him.

"Because you're my friend I care about you," he replied with a sincere smile, "I want you to be happy Madi and you aren't happy. No matter how much you try and pretend you are it's a lie and you know it. You've put so much on your shoulders. You can't take care of everybody Madi at the expense of yourself. You have to take care of yourself once in a while." He sighed and looked down. "You don't let anybody in. You never talk about yourself or your friends back in Newcastle. Hell you have a cousin who apparently got chased by a knife welding crazy. I'm curious about that one."

She smiled a bit at that, "That'd be a long story... and honestly it isn't mine to tell..." She told him politely, "If Kyle ever comes around you should ask him. I'm sure he'd be happy to tell you." She said trying to drop the conversation but he wouldn't let it drop.

"I guess so... so when do you think I can meet him?" He asked and she just shrugged.

"No idea... he might come down for graduation maybe..." she said, "So back to the homework... I'm glad you started trying in school though... I've noticed your grades are starting to improve somewhat." She stated, deciding to move the conversation onto him and away from her.

He seemed to notice this and gave her a cheeky grin but let the conversation change all the same. "Thanks... nobody ever gave me a motive to do well in school... you threatening never to talk to me again if I didn't get my grades up worked like a charm. But yeah you really should go to the party! Also we have a game this weekend. You definitely should come to that as well."

"I'll think about both of those... Why don't you go with anybody else? I really doubt you'd have a hard time finding a date."

Damon managed to hide a scowl at that... he didn't want anyone else... he knew quite well it would be easy for him to get a date, but he only wanted to go with Madi. He...well he was in love with her... but he was terrified to say so because she might not have felt the same way and it would break his heart.

"I know... but I want to go with you! We could go stag together." He joked. Most of the guys stayed away from her thankfully he managed to make it clear she was his to everybody but Madi... she had gotten harassed in school by several of the girls but she had always managed to ignore them while Damon kept on reminding himself it was wrong to want to knock a girl's lights out. Hailey however managed to be his angel watching out for Madi when he couldn't.

"Maybe so... but would us going together mean it would be a date?" she asked.

"Only if you want it to be," Damon told her with a smile.

She grinned back to him before replying, "Nah, hmm... yeah I'll give it some thought Damon..."

He nodded hoping she would say yes. He had yet to tell her about being a werewolf still. He really didn't know how to bring it up... really how do you go about telling somebody you have a habit of turning furry once a month? He wanted to ask Matt how he went about it but decided against it. His example wasn't what he was hoping for. Madi not talking to him until graduation was the last thing he wanted... He'd tell her soon he just didn't know when...

"You okay Damon?" She asked him. "You kinda spaced out for a bit..."

He quickly shook his head and went right back to reality. He would think about this later when she wasn't right in front of him. "Hey, you want some coffee or anything?" he asked.

"Hmm... sure... coffee blonde please, with three scoops of sugar." She told him as he got up and went to the coffee pot. It looked like Matt drank the last cup so he decided to brew some fresh. After a few minutes the scent of the freshly brewed coffee began to spread throughout the house. Of course Tyler decided to peak his head into the kitchen. He and Matt were watching a movie in the living-room.

"Hey, can I have a cup Dame?" he asked.

"Sure... black as usual right? And two scoops of sugar?" he asked, knowing Tyler's taste in coffee.

He gave a small smile at that, "Yup, you know me to well," he replied before sticking his head out the living room. "Hey Matt you want a cup of coffee?" Damon heard him ask.

He heard Matt get up and he eventually walked into the room, "Sure, I'd love some..." He said then looked to Madi. "Getting your homework done?" he asked her and she nodded.

"Yup, working on some essay's for English. How's the movie?" she asked him back.

"It sucks... the werewolves look ridiculous..." He muttered causing her to laugh.

"I thought they looked pretty cool." She admitted and Damon hid a smile as he fixed the coffee. He'd seen bits of the movie... the werewolves did look silly. But of course Madi had never seen a real werewolf before. He would have to change that soon.

"Okay, coffee blonde with three scoops of sugar for the lady, black with two scoops for Ty and black with no sugar for me and Matt." He said as he handed everybody their cups.

Madi took a reluctant drink and gasped. "Wow, this is delicious! You have to tell me, what kind of beans you use?" she asked.

He just shrugged. He didn't actually know the type of beans they used, as his mom was the one who bought them.

"I don't know... Mom was the one who buys it... glad you like it..." He said while smiling towards her.

Tyler was nodding as he happily sipped the brew, "You should try Elena's coffee that stuff is Godly!"

"Who's Elena?" she asked in confusion.

"My Mom, and yes her coffee is the stuff of Gods... well most of her cooking is also great..." Damon answered her immediately. "She's the one who taught Matt how to cook... she tried with me but it didn't go over so well..." he said blushing.

"What happened?" Madi asked curious.

Damon's blush darkened but it was Matt who answered with a laugh, "He nearly burnt the house down... after that it was agreed that Damon should never be allowed near a stove ever..."

Madi burst out laughing but the laugh eventually turned into a yawn. She looked at the clock at the table and saw it was nearly midnight. "Wow, it's getting late... I need to get home!" She said as she quickly started to gather her things.

Damon immediately was at her side, "Hey, let me help... I'll carry your books and stuff okay?" He asked taking them out of her hands before she could say no.

She looked like she was about to protest before sighing and let it go. "Might as well, come-on," she told him walking out the door. It was kinda chilly that night and she shivered a bit as the cold air struck her bare arms. Damon gave her a worried look before she shrugged and started walking to her own yard. Once they reached the door he handed her the books.

"Thanks for helping me with school Madi," he said with a small grin.

She returned it with a bit of a blush, "No problem, thanks for the coffee," she told him back.

On instinct he slowly started to bring his face closer to hers. He wanted to kiss her right then and there. She seemed to lean in a bit herself. He was so close to her lips before she suddenly looked away. "I had a good time Damon... uh, I'll see you tomorrow okay? And I'll think about that party," she said before opening the door and quickly closing it in Damon's confused face.

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Madi quickly shut the door on Damon and stood there for a few seconds her mind reeling. He had tried to kiss her... no questions no warning he just went for it... and what's worse is that she let him... she wanted him to kiss her... she wanted him so bad it terrified her. She was so confused. "Dammit Madi! Remember your promise! No falling in love... you just met the guy!" She told herself as she banged her head on the door. She was very tired and decided to go upstairs and straight to bed. The house felt... strange for some reason. She checked Al's room and saw the boy was snoozing like crazy with the TV still on. Smiling slightly she went in and turned the TV off and tucked her baby brother in.

Once she was done with her brother she went to check on her dad. He also was asleep, but he still had his glasses on. Sighing she went in and took them off and put them on the bedside table and tucked him in to. He barely stirred while she did that and finally she went to her own room. Something felt off about it. She didn't know why but she felt... nervous. Shaking it off she opened the door and closed it. Something indeed was off about it. The room was ice cold and she saw the window was open... she remembered it was closed when she left. The feeling of dread grew in her as she flashed the lights on and found the room completely ransacked. Her bed-sheets looked like they had been torn apart by some large animal. Her paints were scattered everywhere and her perfectly organized closet was scattered across the floor... This made her sweat. There was mud all on the carpet they looked like... large paw-prints and then her eyes fell back on her bed.

On it was a piece of paper and a single forget-me-not... it's beautiful petals looked somewhat wilted. "What... what is going on... it couldn't be..." she started to shake somewhat as she took the paper... on it was a letter written in a familiar messy scrawl. His handwriting...

Dear Beloved Madi,

I know you said that it was over, but Dear, it never will be. I've been patient and understanding we needed a break but it's over... You belong to me and no matter where you hide I'll always find you. My dear girl I see you with that Hispanic boy and I am getting quite upset. Are you trying to replace me? It will never happen love. You belong to me, we are soul-mates. I'll give you a little more time but never forget. I own you.

Love Cole.

She felt her heartbeat quicken and she was shaking even more. It couldn't be... she was sure she had gotten rid of him... she didn't notice she had collapsed until she felt her body fall against the wall. She quickly fell to her knees and into a fetal position trying to keep herself calm. She felt the sobs growing and as she tried to suppress them they only grew stronger soon they were wracking her body and she wept. She must have been pretty loud because her father had gotten up and stood outside her room.

"Madi honey, are you okay?" He asked as she launched herself out the door and into his arms much to his surprise. "What's wrong? Did that Damon boy hurt you? If he did I'll kill him!" he threatened and she couldn't help but smile.

"It wasn't him daddy... it was Cole, he's back." She said as she went deeper into his arms he patted her back and tried to calm her down.

Once she stopped shaking he took her downstairs and made her a cup of tea, "Here, I'm going to call the police is that okay honey?" He asked her playing with her hair.

She nodded into her cup as she took a sip of the piping hot liquid. It burnt her tongue at first but she kept drinking.

Her dad left the living-room for a minute and called 911."Yes hello, yes I wanted to report a break-in at E-17th and Monroe St. Yes, third house down... yes I do know the person... a boy named Cole Giles. He stalked my daughter a few months back." He stopped for a bit before he started talking again. "No sir, we just moved here about a week ago... okay yes... you want to talk to us? Alright."

After that he hung up and went back to Madi and enveloped her into a hug. "It's going to be okay Madi, the cops are coming. They are going to want to talk to you... are you up to it?" He asked and she nodded.

She could do this... she just hoped things wouldn't get out of hand...

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Damon just stood out there for a few more minutes. He had been so close...only a few more inches and he could've kissed her.... He really screwed up just now... he moved to fast. "Stupid!" He yelled at himself, hitting his head. "Stupid, stupid, stupid! What was I thinking? We just met! I shouldn't feel this strongly..." He felt himself start to shake but managed to suppress it. He didn't need to change here... not in front of her house. He walked back to his own house and as he entered he noticed that Matt and Tyler weren't in the living-room anymore, they must have went to bed already. "What am I going to do? I never felt this strong for somebody... ever... I'm scared..." He finally admitted to himself what he had been holding back ever since he first met her. "I'm so scared... having someone mean this much to me..." How did Matt do it? How did he manage to stay sane? He couldn't imagine waiting two years before even kissing his Mate.

"I'll figure something out later... I'm so tired..." He thought as he went up to the bathroom and quickly got undressed. As soon as he was nude he quickly turned on the shower and let the scalding hot water wash over him. He let his thoughts come into focus. He started to wonder at what moment he had fallen in love with the girl... when did she steal his heart without his knowing? How did this happen? He was so used to being top-dog... or well top-wolf. All the guys admired and feared him they wanted to be him or if they were gay be with him. The girls all wanted a piece of him something he was always happy to provide. He'd lost count of the girls he had slept with... at least half of girls in his year and a few of the junior girls...

_'Wow, I was a total slut...' _he thought to himself amused. He really was a total man-whore... but he liked sex... the girls were always so boring... you screw them once and they got all clingy and he couldn't stand clingy girls. He did feel a bit guilty about playing them so many times but it was hard to when they kept coming back for more... they didn't want him for him they just wanted his body they wanted him so they could show them off to the other girls like a little lap-dog or a new purse. He was an object to them... he hated that.

Madi had changed all that... the very moment he met her he stopped thinking about having sex with different girls or how angry and hurt he felt at using them and being used in return. She was different. Intelligent, beautiful, kind... stubborn. He doubted he had ever seen somebody as stubborn as her before... she was even more so than he was... there were things that annoyed him though. How she refused to let anybody help her. Or how she never tell him about her life in Newcastle or about her mother... she never talked about the women not once since they met. And when he asked her about it she would clam up and the walls would be up in full force. He eventually felt the water begin to grow cold and he turned it off. As he got out and dried he thought he heard a loud siren. He shook if off and got dressed but as he went to his room he saw red and blue flashing lights coming from the hallway window. He quickly went to look out and saw police cars were everywhere in front of Madi's yard. This frightened him... did something happen to her? He couldn't... he couldn't just lose her so soon after just finding her... he quickly ran to Matt's room and began to pound on the door.

"Matt! Get up! Something happened to Madi!" He yelled as loud as he could. He heard some groans and movement and after a few minutes he heard Matt open the door. He was putting on his glasses and he was only wearing a pair of boxers. He had always wondered why Matt wore those things... he didn't need them his vision was twice as sharp as a humans. He had asked and Matt said they helped him feel normal. Plus he had gotten so used to wearing them before he changed he just never got around to stopping.

"What do you mean?" he asked. He looked a tiny bit pissed about being woken up.

"I saw police cars in front of her house... if something happened to her..." He felt Matt grab him into a tight hug.

"Everything will be okay bro, I say she's fine." Damon just nodded into his brother's chest. He heard Tyler finishing getting dressed before he decided to chip in.

"We can go check the police station... she might be there." His voice was calm and that helped Damon a lot. Ty always tried to look on the bright side of things. Even when he got kicked out by his parents he just shrugged it off. "Get dressed you two," he said before kissing Matt and leaving the room already fully dressed.

"Ty's right Dame, she'll be okay," Matt said as he started putting some clothes on. Damon left then and changed into a pair of jeans and after a few more hectic minutes found themselves at the local police station. Damon quickly ran in and banged his hands on the desk of the office-lady startling her.

"Is a girl named Madison Lane here?" he demanded. The woman looked to him in confusion at first but replied.

"Yes, a girl by that name is currently speaking with Officer Walker."

Damon was about to ask why when he felt a hand on his arm. Quickly turning around he saw it was Hailey. "What's going on?" he asked her. Her brother was on an officer so she might have been told what happened.

"Someone broke into her house... from what I heard it was a stalker."

Damon felt himself tense. A stalker? He felt himself shake. She never told him she had a stalker! Was he alright? Did the person hurt her. He felt his body shake even more and he was starting to change. His eyes were starting to turn gold before Hailey managed to calm him down.

"Hey! Calm down Damon! She's fine! The guy just messed up her room she is unharmed." She said rubbing his back helping him relax.

He felt his eyes returning to normal and sighed. That was way to close... He just about changed form right in the middle of a police station..."I'm calm," he told her as his shaking stopped. He noticed Matt looked furious and Ty was looking between them with a concerned look on his face.

When Hailey noticed this she smiled, "Hey Ty, Matt, how are you?" she asked them. Matt seemed to calm himself down a bit but gave Damon a angry look causing him to look down. He stood there for a bit longer before he heard a door open and her voice speak.

"Damon? What are you doing here?" she asked. Before he could stop himself he turned around and grabbed her in a tight embrace taking her by surprise. "Da-Damon! Put me down!" she said but he shook his head and just held her tighter. He was so sure he'd lost her. He felt her struggle a bit before he let her go.

Then he remembered why she was here in the first place. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU HAD A STALKER!?" He yelled he vaguely heard Hailey shout at the exact same time causing Madi to wince.

"I didn't want to trouble you guys..." She said looking down.

Damon quickly gripped her arms making her look at him, "Dammit Madi! If I had known you had a stalker I'd have never left you alone! You could've been kidnapped or raped or God forbid KILLED! Who is this guy anyway?" He demanded causing her to squirm.

He quickly let her go and she turned away from them. It was awhile before she said anything.

"I'll tell you, but it's a long story..." She said in a quiet voice.