*** Hey, before the story starts, I just want to say I am so sorry! I have been having a bad case of writers block, so if you have any ideas about any one-shots, I'm all ears. Again, so, so, so, so, so, sorry I have neglected you guys. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this, It's set in modern times where the whole Rampion Crew is in high school together. Enjoy! ***

"Hurry Wolf, or we'll be late!" Scarlet and Wolf were running down the halls of the high school, trying not to be late to their gym class, one of the classes they were both good at.

"I know Scarlet, it's not my fault that teacher was mad for you throwing your lunch on Thomas Matthews." Wolf said, keeping pace perfectly with Scarlet.

"Hey, he shouldn't have called me Red." Scarlet grumbled.

Scarlet and Wolf have been best friends since they were four year olds on the playground. They both had interests in almost exactly the same things, they both like physical exercises, sports, cooking, farming, fighting (training), and hanging out together.

They barged into gym class just as they started to explain what they were going to do.

"Today we will be playing Dodge ball, and Ms. Benoit and Mr. Kesley, do have an excuse for being this late?" The gym teacher, Ms. Gough (the name of my old gym teacher), didn't even look up and towards the door to know they were there, she just knew. She was one of those creepy teachers that had the "teacher sense", as students call it.

"Um, no ma'am, we don't." Scarlet said, mentally cringing.

"Well, since this is the third time being ate to my class, you have detention. See me in the office after class, I'll tell you what you'll be doing this time." Ms. Gough said while setting out the dodge balls in the center and splitting us up into two teams.

"Ugh! Yes, ma'am." Wolf and Scarlet said together.

"Okay everyone," Ms. Gough said after splitting everyone up equally, "go change into your gym cloths and then get back here."

Everyone started to rush to the locker rooms, Dodge ball was one of the few games in gym that they actually like to play in school. Wolf and Scarlet were the first ones out of the locker room they were on opposite teams, so they met in the middle. Scarlet was putting her hair up into a messy ponytail and Wolf was watching her, he has a huge crush on her ever since they first met.

He loves her. He loves the way she holds herself, he loves they way she makes him feel better, plus, she is gorgeous to him. With her fiery red hair to match her personality, how she is tall but still around 5 inches shorter than him, all the way to her beautiful green eyes. Everything about her was beautiful to him, and he knows she feels the same way. When they got locked into a room together by their friends, they confessed everything to each other. Ever since then they've been almost inseparable.

"Okay, today, we will be playing the prisoner version of Dodge ball. The smaller section outside the basketball court on the ends, will be the 'prison'. You have to get them out the same way as always, but you have to go to the other teams 'prison'.

The only way to get back into the game, is for a person from your team to throw the ball to you, you have to catch it before it touches the ground, or before the other teams grabs it from the air. Until all of one teams members are out the game will go on. If, by chance, one team wins twice in a row, the loosing team gets to swap any player they want on their team with any player they want on the loosing team.

Alright, get on your sides. And, 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . GO!"

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"Come on, Scarlet!"

"Get me him out!"

"It's just him!"

"Get him out or one of us!"

Scarlet was the last one still there on her team, and Wolf was the last one on his team. They were trying to get each other out, but trying to get their teammates out as well.

Wolf kept deflecting her throws to get him and her team out. Scarlet was doing the same.

"Hey, Wolf?" Scarlet was talking in a voice as sweet as honey. Wolf looked her in her eyes, and those green eyes made him pause a half-second. That half-second was all Scarlet needed to get him out. She positioned herself, reeled the ball, and it flew straight out of her hands to hit Wolf dead center of his chest.

The impact from the ball sent him stumbling back a few steps.

"Yes!" Scarlet jump up and pumped her fists in the air in victory. Her team came and crowded around her to congratulate her.

When the bell was about to ring, Ms. Gough told everyone to go and change.

Wolf and Scarlet were the first ones done again.

"Hey, Scarlet? Why did you call my name earlier?" Wolf asked as they were waiting by Ms. Gough's office, ready to deal with whatever punishment they had been dealt.

"Well, I thought that if I spoke with a sweet voice and got you to look at me, then maybe I could detract you into loosing." Scarlet was looking at him and smiling a very cheeky smile curled on her face, while Wolf's was the color of a tomato.

"And, my plan worked." Scarlet reached out to cup his cheek. He leaned into her touch and Scarlet started to rub his cheek soothingly.

"Well, when you too are done with this little scene, please come into my office." Ms. Gough was standing in the doorway of her office and was patiently waiting for the two teenagers to come back to the real world.

"Yes, ma'am." They both flushed and went into her office and sat int he chairs right next to each other.

"Now, since this is the third tardy this week, you will have to do Library Duty. You have to clean the library, sort the books, and organize the librarians desk. After you do that, you may leave to go to your respective houses." Ms. Gough explained without even looking away from the grade book in front of her.

"Yes, ma'am." Scarlet and Wolf said at the same time.

"Now, the bell is about to ring. Go and get your stuff from you lockers, then meet me in the library after your ready. Your excused." Scarlet and Wolf got up and out of her office just as the bell rang. They were in no hurry to get to the library. So they decide to just walk to their lockers, which were right next to each other.

"Ugh, I don't want to go to a library." Scarlet groaned as she got her stuff ready.

Wolf already had his backpack packed and ready to go so he could just grab his stuff. Since he had his stuff done already he was just watching scarlet getting her stuff packed. He loved it when a piece of her hair got in her face and she tried to blow it back into place. He loved everything about her, and couldn't get enough of her.

On an impulse, Wolf leaned in and gave Scarlet a quick kiss on her cheek. Scarlet began to blush.

"Wh-what was t-that for?" Scarlet was trying not to make eye contact with him.

"For earlier, and for being cute." Wolf said while twirling one of her curls around his finger.

"Well, in that case. I should be doing that to you. Your always being cute." Scarlet said while smirking and getting her backpack on her shoulder. When they had everything, Scarlet shut her locker and they started to go to the library.

When they got to the library, which took five minutes because it was on the opposite side of the school from their lockers, they immediately knew why Ms. Gough wanted them to clean and work on the library. They both remember that the Math Bowl Club had their competition inthere, and they had left a big mess. Paper, pencils, and other miscellaneous items littered the floor. There was also food in the most random places, like on a bookshelf, and few pieces on the ceiling.

"Well, this is going to take longer than I thought. We'll be here all night before we're even half way through cleaning this!" groaned Scarlet. She threw her bag in a corner, and Wolf started to get the rag and bucket to clean the food.

"We have a long day ahead of us, so we might as well get started." Wolf said without looking at her and trying to get - is that . . .jelly? - off a bookcase. Scarlet groaned but followed suit.

This was going to be a long day, for for a completely different reason then what they thought.

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(Time Skip)

Scarlet and Wolf were almost done with the Library. It has been five hours since they started and all they had left was to put away some books.

"Wolf, can we just come back early tomorrow and out these books away? I'm too tired right now." Scarlet had walked over to where Wolf was looking over the cart of books.

Scarlet, for good measure, laid her head on his shoulder and wrapped her hands around his arm. Wolf tensed a little bit, knowing what she was trying to do.

"Scarlet, we're just going to forget about it and end up getting in more -" Wolf was cut off by the lights flickering out. And it wasn't just the lights in the library that went out, it was all the lights in the school. Then, a voice came through on the PA system.

"Attention all students and teachers in the building, we have been notified that an armed and dangerous criminal is in the area and seems to be heading here. So, please everyone get into lock down positions. I repeat, get into lock down positions. This is for the safety of everyone here, thank you for cooperating." Then the PA system cut out and the T.V's came on, it was on an unknown channel.

Then, out of the blue, it started to cut in an out. Little pieces of a video kept coming up, but then, we got a crystal clear picture. It was of a man, about mid forties. He was in a sort of warehouse, there were boxes and such all around in the background. The he started speaking.

"Hello, just so you know by the time you see this video, I'll already be one my way to your school. I have one reason to come to your school, it's very simple, and if you cooperate no one will get hurt. I just need one person from your school to complete my plan, then we will disappear forever. I need a red-haired girl by the name of Scarlet Benoit,"

Wolf looked into Scarlet's emerald eyes in confusion and fear. This man, insane by the look of things, wanted to take Scarlet away from him, forever. Scarlet looked at Wolf with fear in her eyes. Wolf pulled her into a comforting hug which she gladly returned.

"If I can't protect you, please make sure he won't even be close to getting his dirty hands on you. Please?" Wolf was gently stroking her hair while leading them to the small storage closet to hide.

"Of course, Wolf. I promise, but you will protect me. You always have." When they got in the storage closet, they sat down in a small hidden alcove that only certain people were supposed to know about.

Not even five minutes after they got in there, someone announced over the PA, "He's in the building, I repeat, Maxwell Grove is in the building."

As soon as they announced his name over the PA, Scarlet started to look scared and secretive, like she knew something that Wolf didn't.

"Scarlet, what's wrong? You look really scared." Wolf said while gripping her hand tightly.

"Um . . . well, he was someone who knew my grandmother knew when she was younger. And when she wouldn't fall in love with her, he swore she would regret it. She never saw him again, until now. Wolf, what if he hurts her, through me? Or physically hurts her? Or you? Wolf, I'm scared and don't know what to do." Scarlet looked really scared, more scared than he has ever seen her.

Wolf put an arm around her and was about to reassure her that he won't get her, when they heard someone speak over the PA system.

"Scarlet, come out. I won't bite. Well, not hard enough to hurt anyway. (Scarlet and Wolf could almost hear the smirk in his voice) Anyhow, please come out. Or, we'll make sure to take your little boyfriend too."

Scarlet and Wolf stared at each other. Wolf knew what Scarlet was about to do. Scar was about to turn herself in, turn herself in just to keep him safe. He wouldn't let that happen.

Wolf moved his arms from around her shoulders, to around her waist and pulled her closer to him so she was flush against his side.

"Scar, don't you dare go. I'm going to be fine, but I won't be if you turn yourself in for me. Stay, he won't find us we stay put, be quite, and then call the police, got it?" Wolf looked into her eyes to make sure she saw the seriousness in them and understood.

"But . . . what if you get hurt, and I could've prevented it? I would never forgive my self." Scarlet looked so scared and helpless it scared Wolf. He hated seeing her like this.

"Fine, how about we leave out the back way from the secret door in the art room? Would that make you feel better? We can go after we call the police." Scarlet hesitated, then nodded.

They both got up and got ready to leave the little closet, when the lights outside the door started to flicker. Then, a voice came on the announcements.

"You are really trying my patience Scarling. Hurry up and turn yourself in now, or face a worse pain and suffering later when i finally have you." By the time he was done talking, Scarlet and Wolf had bolted from the little closet and were quickly, but quietly, making their way to the art room.

When they reached the art room, they went to the back wall that has three windows to let in light. In between two of the windows, was a secret panel that was put the in when the school was originally built back in the 18th century.

"Come on, Scar. Let's get out of here." Just as Wolf was about to open the secret door, when all of a sudden Scarlet was pulled back, and the hand that was in Wolf's was yanked out. Wolf immediately turned around to see what happened, only to be met with a scene that was more like something straight out of his nightmares.

Scarlet was flush against a man's chest, with a knife on her throat keeping her there. But that wasn't the worst part. The worst part was that the man was eyeing her with a seductive eye, and holding her waist like she was a precious china doll. Wolf saw red in his vision, anger and jealously did not mix well with him. On one hand he wanted to grab Scarlet and run, on the other hand, he wanted to bite the man in the jugular.

While Wolf was mulling over which option to go for, Scarlet had gotten over her shock of being torn away from Wolf and held at the tip of a knife. Wolf looked conflicted on something, probably whether to kill or save. And when she noticed that the man holding her rather close and eyeing her in a way she really didn't like, all she wanted to do was go home and be with Wolf.

"Well, now that I have you, and you have a friend with you, what should I do with him?" Maxwell mused aloud. Wolf was going to move, but Max looked at him and pressed the knife closer to her skin. Scarlet knew that after all he went through, he wasn't going to kill her. Right?

Wolf thought this too. Which was why he took one more little step forward, not looking too sure of it though. Max pressed the knife closer to her throat, close enough to cut some of the skin around her throat. Scarlet cried out in pain and fear.

Wolf immediately froze in his tracks, not wanting to hurt her anymore than he already had.

"Ah . . . finally. I have your attention. Now that you are listening, here is what I'm going to do. Before I do all of the telling of what I'm going to do, you need to know that she is mine now. Not yours, never yours ever again, mine. And, since she is mine, I can do whatever I want to her. Including this," Max turned Scarlet around, pulled her close, and kissed her full on the lips. Wolf just stood there stock still. Scarlet, on the other hand, was trying to get out of the grip he had on her waist. When he had had enough, which was like ten minutes, he turned her back around and put the forgotten knife back on her neck.

Max liked his lips, looking directly at Wolf who, at the moment, looked so furious that he would have killed him if he didn't have Scarlet under a knife. But then, when Max's hand drifted downwards, Wolf snapped and totally forgot about the knife, the threat, everything. Everything, except the man he wanted to go back down the sewer he came from.

When Wolf reached Max and Scarlet, he tore Scarlet out of his grip, miraculously without hurting her or himself. Then after he had set Scarlet aside so she would be safe, Wolf reached out and delivered an upper-cut to his jaw, a round-house kick to his side, and, just when he was about to fall down, he grabbed his shoulders to hold him, and brought his knee slamming up between Max's legs.

Max groaned in pain before falling to the ground unconscious. Wolf made his way towards a terrified Scarlet and just held her in his arms for who knows how long.

"Let's never be late to gym class again, okay?" Asked Wolf who was stroking her hair soothingly. Scarlet released an exhausted laugh and looked up at Wolf with a tired smile.

"Okay. Now, can we go home after we call the police to deal with that donkey-brain idiot? I just wanna cuddle on the couch?" Scarlet said looking away slightly embarrassed. Wolf smiled knowingly and lifted her chin up so she looked him in the eye. They both started to lean in and when their lips met, all of the days worry just left.

*** Hey! Look, I'm really sorry that this is late. But in an effort to cleanse SOME of my guilt, I have made this my longest piece of writing yet, at around 3300 words. I really hope That you guys liked this. I had fun writing it, even though it took like two weeks to finish and publish. Anyway I am truly sorry for the delay and hoped you like. Comment, I love hearing them, ideas, feed-back, or compliments, any of the mention or more, I love reading. Also, vote and please follow me. I love you guys and would appreciate the knowledge that I have people that like me.

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-Peanut