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Running with the Wolves

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Rich golden light spread across the darkening sky, catching the irregular strips of clouds that snaked their way from horizon to horizon. There were many signs of Autumn's return that were appreciated by all; the beautiful rainbow of leaves on the trees, the subtle shifting of hue in the fields, and the comforting migration of geese flying overhead. Each was a timeless waypoint to mark the changing of the seasons, and yet every fall drivers seemed perplexed and puzzled when teenagers appeared along the roadsides, running along the natural splendor at the edge of town. Fall meant that school had resumed and Northgate Highschool was famous for its cross country runners. While the presence of teenagers confused the drivers, the natural beauty that was glimpsed through a windshield was unobstructed to those putting their bodies to the test.

It was no small feat to be running along Wheatland road. It was technically past the urban growth boundary for the city and marked the edge of the last apartment complexes and the start to farm country. It was a fair distance to get out there in the first place, let alone to run the length of it. There were times when Wheatland would be dotted with packs of high-schoolers testing their mettle for the prestigious positions on the team, but on Halloween it was down to a trio of the most dedicated seniors.

The trailblazer of the group was Quinn, the sides of his head shaved and the wide strip of hair down the middle dyed a vibrant bubble gum pink. It made him stand out at the track meets, ensuring spectators from any distance could tell it was him. He'd opted to wear a light red hoodie to cover up the sunburns he'd accumulated during the off season on his summer runs. Jadyn was off to the side of Quinn's shoulder, his short buzzed hair beneath a red and black baseball cap that matched the tank top on his shoulders. Following up behind was Sebastian, his shoulder length hair soaked with sweat and his cheeks showing overly rosy splotches of exertion.

Quinn and Jadyn had been on the team before while Seb's interest had been a more recent development. Quinn was starting to wish Seb had expressed his desire a little earlier so they could have worked him up to such long runs gradually. With a glance back to the newest addition to the group, the pink haired eighteen year old felt guilt tugging harder and harder at his conscience. Not only was Seb looking wiped out, but it was Halloween. Most people their age were getting ready for a party, not putting themselves through the ringer.

"We've covered a lot of ground..." Quinn said as his well worn sneakers pounded the old pavement beneath his feet, "Maybe we should take a shortcut back to town, do the whole Hallow's Eve thing." he said, slowing to a stop along a guard rail that overlooked a vast wheat field that had already been harvested for the season. Jadyn came up behind Quinn, slinging an arm over the other's shoulder, pressing his chest to the captain's back as if he was contemplating their course. Jadyn had always found ways to disregard personal space, but Quinn had never minded. If anything, he'd encouraged it.

"Most direct route I can think of from here is through Claggett." Jadyn said. Sebastian had stumbled up behind them, doubling over for breath but at the mention of Claggett he rose back upright, his strained eyes widening a bit in surprise.

"Claggett? But isn't that like... a protected nature reserve?" Seb asked. What he had actually wanted to ask was if it was haunted, but he already felt like he was on thin ice getting to hang out with the team captain despite the gulf between their abilities. Jadyn seemed to seize on the unspoken question, a mischievous grin crossing his face.

"Protected, or forbidden? You know, they've never said if it's meant to protect what's inside from us, or us from what's inside." Jadyn said with a bit of ominousness in his voice. Seb said nothing, clenching his jaw a bit, feeling torn between his fatigue and wanting to save face. Quinn shot Jadyn a scornful look before he moved over and rested a hand on Seb's shoulder.

"It was just an idea, we can go around if you want." Quinn offered. Seb looked up at the team captain, then at Jadyn before his gaze trailed along Wheatland road to where the densely packed trees marked the edge of the reserve. Unlike the other trees that had turned beautiful colors and then shed their leaves when there was no vitality left to them, the trees in the reserve must have had a gene mutation. The leaves had turned brown but they had not fallen off the branches, becoming limp and soggy curtains obscuring everything inside. The moss was dark, the trees were grim and the fading sunset light seemed unable to break through the canopy. It was exactly the sort of place Sebastian's stomach told him no one should go on Halloween night. It was also a fear that paled in comparison to not being accepted by his peers.

"No, I'm good. Could make for a nice change of pace." Seb lied with the best smile he could muster. When Jadyn triumphantly clapped him on the shoulder with approval, the smile became something far more genuine.

"I knew this kid would turn out alright." Jadyn said, glancing both ways along the road before he started jogging across. Quinn waited for Sebastian to right himself before the two crossed as well, falling in behind Jadyn.

The distance to the reserve was rather short compared to how many miles the trio had already put in, but that hadn't stopped the forest from growing larger and more ominous with every step they took. Sebastian could have sworn he heard the cackle of a crow cawing from somewhere within as the weary branches creaked and groaned above them. The sweat soaking Sebastian's tie-dyed t-shirt turned to ice as they left the relative warmth of the setting sunlight and stepped into the shadow. Jadyn had seemed to have the opposite reaction, running up ahead, finding some old stones that had been sunk into the ground like stepping stones before his hazel eyes glittered. He stepped off the path and pulled a branch back to reveal a weather worn sign, carved letters visible only by the shadow on their relief after the paint had long since eroded.

"Beware and turn? Turn what?" he murmured to himself, his brow furrowing with confusion. Quinn came up behind with Sebastian.

"Turn away... I think there was another plank to the sign." Quinn said. Jadyn looked beneath the sign and nodded, seeing another nail hole.

"Pretty fancy way to say no trespassing." Jadyn said. Quinn looked at Jadyn and then at Sebastian. Part of him wanted to do just that, to protect Seb and keep Jadyn from getting into too much trouble, but when he looked back at the reserve, he felt a strange... magnetism. Sure, it was creepy and spooky. He could already see some spider webs glittering where beads of rain had collected. The leaves were slimy and the wood was wet, but it was Halloween after all. The fear, the anticipation, the adrenaline, it was all part of the holiday.

"Maybe we're fancy rebels." Quinn said, moving along the path past the sign. Jadyn's grin grew ear to ear, showing off his perfect teeth. The idea of Quinn embracing his inner bad boy was one of the sexiest things he'd ever seen. He ran over and gave Sebastian a companionable squeeze to reassure him before following after the captain. Sebastian took a deep breath to steady himself before he followed on as well, heading down the long last path, ignoring the presciently placed Beware sign.

****

The rustle of the wet leaves continued, rising and falling like the ghost of some distant ocean. If the perimeter of Claggett had been ominous, it had been little more than a prelude to the interior. Rivulets of murky brownish black water criss-crossed like the veins of a vast sleeping beast. Many of the trees had succumbed to variations of massive fungus with shelves of the stuff extending out from the trees like ladders. Curtains of spider-webs covered over gaps in tree roots and thickets of thorny vines kept the trio on their path. Only the faintest of ambient light made it in, but even that was growing paler by the minute.

Quinn led the way, keeping up a good clip. He ducked and dodged the low branches, weaving around the thorny bushes, feeling his heart race. He wasn't sure what it was that was making him feel so good, but even the peaty, earthy aroma of the woods was like a drug. His eyes were dilated, his nostrils were flared and the heat coming from his body was enough that his sweat soaked t-shirt still felt warm against his skin. While Jadyn could smell the forest as well, the scent he was most focused on was Quinn's. He'd always felt drawn to the team captain, even defending his honor when someone tried to make fun of his pink hair. He'd fantasized about what Quinn might smell like up close and personal, but it seemed that all it took was getting him sweaty on a run.

With the other two leading the way, it had fallen to Sebastian to be more cautious. He'd winced a bit when a few stray vines had slashed at his skin and shivered a bit when he'd gotten a particularly thick bit of spider web caught on his shoe, but it was his latest discovery that brought him to a dead stop. Seb had stopped to try and clean off his shoe, stepping into a depression in the dirt, only realizing a moment later how perfect the outline of the depression was. It was a familiar spade shape with several more bean shaped depressions orbiting above it... it was a paw print.

"Uh, guys... I think there might be animals here, and not like... deer or whatever." Sebastian said, looking even more confused when he realized his entire foot fit inside of the paw print. His eyes widened, "Big animals... Maybe a cougar?" he whispered. Quinn slowed ahead, feeling almost as if it hurt to stop. He tried to shake off the sensation as he looked back at his recent recruit.

"All the more reason to keep going, we've gotta be part way there by now. Come on Seb, you're one of us now. We're strong together, we can do this." Quinn said with grit and determination. Sebastian's fears melted away, looking up into Quinn's amber eyes. Had they always been that rich, honey color? Maybe it was a trick of the light, although there wasn't really any light left. It was as if Quinn's eyes were glowing, and yet in that luminescence was all the comfort and reassurance he needed.

"Yeah, we can do this... together." Sebastian murmured. Quinn gave a resolute nod at that, turning to look back at the path before Jadyn grabbed his face in both hands and stole a quick, spicy kiss. Quinn shivered, feeling an odd friction of stubble across his face. When Jadyn pulled back he was panting, his eyes turning golden as well, his cheeks darkened by a rich warm reddish-brown stubble. Quinn's heart continued to thump before he grinned, turned and broke into a jog. Jadyn nearly snapped with his teeth, bolting after him. Newly reassured, Sebastian broke into a sprint after them, not wanting to be left behind.

Leaves rustled, twigs snapped and the sound of feet pounding the Earth reverberated up their strong young legs. They wove through the trees, narrowly dodging obstacles. The trio ducked under branches, jumped over rivulets, letting nothing slow them down. Quinn could feel the stinging in his lungs but he didn't let up even as the stinging crept out to his nipples, making them harden to sharp diamond points that grazed up and down against his shirt. Soon the stinging seemed to short circuit, echoing itself further down his abs, then further still. It was painful and yet that pain brought a strange pleasure. The sensation that Jadyn felt, however, had no pain about it whatsoever.

Jadyn's half lidded amber eyes were nearly glazing over as he felt his hot, thick cock snaking down the leg of his basketball shorts. It wasn't even all that hard and yet it had thickened to the size of a summer sausage and was a very noticeable pressure against his thigh. He willed it to stretch longer and longer like a python searching out for its prey. His tongue slipped across teeth that were just a bit too sharp, his cheeks tingling as more reddish-brown hair pushed out. It was already well beyond the length of a cultivated stubble beard, looking as if he'd been trying to grow a beard for most of summer. Even the tips of his ears were reshaping, taking on faint points that poked up above the edge of his hat.

Sebastian was left to run half the time with his eyes shut, feeling so tired and like he was running on fumes. When he opened his eyes, he gasped in shock, nearly losing his footing. At first he could have sworn the swirls of color were some sign that he was about to pass out. Then he recalled tales of will-o-the-wisps leading souls astray, but as he focused, the swirls of colored light seemed to be keeping pace with them, bounding along the path.

The indistinct haze grew clearer and clearer as Sebastian focused on them until he could clearly see what they were. The ghostly shapes of colored light were giant wolves. The one running right beside Quinn was a light purple, the one nipping at Jadyn's heels was a reddish-orange, and as Sebastian turned his head, he saw the angular muzzle of a turquoise beast. White hot light spilled from its eyes as it opened its maw and let out a silent bark, urging him on. It wasn't threatening, it wasn't warning, it was encouraging... encouraging him just like Quinn had. Fear melted away, determination renewed. Sebastian started breathing through his teeth as he focused on the others and picked up the pace, running faster and harder than he had in miles.

Feet and paws fell in unison as the runners moved through the trees. The last lingering light of day had faded, leaving the three operating on instinct, only subconsciously aware of the luminous spirits running with them until a new pearlescent light began to rise, cutting through the trees far easier as the golden disc of the harvest moon began peeking through from ahead of them. The energy crashed through their bodies in waves, their scents wafting on the wind as their sweat grew hotter and hotter. The cold and fatigue and tiredness and strain boiled away from their muscles and bones until all they felt was the wind against their skin, but that didn't feel right... they were supposed to have fur, weren't they?

Quinn's arms were pumping back and forth as he ran, looking like a parkour artist as he ducked and dodged and moved. Every swing of his arms seemed to push out his fingernails, making them stretch past where he'd neatly trimmed them, letting them get longer and sharper and thicker. His blood was pumping through his body, delivering nutrients to every extremity. The sides of his formerly shaved head darkened as black hair bristled out, contrasting the bubblegum pink mohawk down the center. The new hair surrounded his ears, remaining uniformly thick and dense as it crept down his cheeks. The team captain's nose darkened, the nostrils widening.

Sebastian's splotchy redness spread out more uniformly until he had a healthier glow about him. He kept breathing through his mouth even as his teeth sharpened and grew, making his lips stretch out a bit over them. His ears popped and snapped as they took on sharper shapes. His shoes wobbled and stretched, feeling tight and awkward on his feet. The material started to fray and warp before sharp claws started to saw their way through, edging back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. Sebastian closed the gap between himself and the others, staying right with them.

Jadyn thrashed his head a bit as his brow bone swelled out over his eyes, his nose tilting up and his cheekbones shifting. He snarled, sharp teeth filling a mouth that felt too small for them. His ears pressed up taller and what had started as a short reddish brown beard was unfurling into a long, unruly bushy mane. Reddish brown fur was starting to peek out across his shoulders, then his arms, then even the backs of his hands as his black claws stretched out. He inhaled Quinn's scent through his widening nose before letting out a blast of breath, shivering as the tip of a red, pointed cock began to slip down from the leg of his shorts, veins bulging and throbbing.

Seeing Jadyn's cock was enough to lure the orange wolf spirit from its run. It turned and lunged, knocking the eighteen year old to the ground. Jadyn landed on all fours as the ghost came up behind him, spearing into his ass through his clothing, paws sinking into his shoulders as the feral spirit thrust in and out, in and out, in and out. It fucked wildly, deeply, more and more of its essence sinking into the runner. Jadyn frothed at the mouth as it pushed out into a muzzle, his ears growing furry and his beard creeping up his cheeks before covering it with fur. His shoulders popped and snapped and groaned as they stretched out wider, spreading his jersey to the limit. Quinn clumsily slowed to a stop and turned around, Sebastian nearly slamming into him from behind.

"Jadyn?" Quinn asked, eyes widening as he watched Jadyn's clawed, furry paw slash at his shorts to reveal an aching, throbbing, dripping pepper shaped canine cock - and clearly one that wasn't nearly done growing. Furry reddish brown balls rested on the ground as they swelled before their very eyes, growing from the size of Roma tomatoes to juicy Macintosh apples. Jadyn's shorts sagged down as a waggling tube of flesh grew fur, swinging around wildly. Furry ass cheeks emerged next, swelling fuller and rounder, the globes pulling apart to reveal the rubbery black ring of a beast getting filled by a wolf spirit's cock. It undulated and throbbed as something intangible went in and out, spearing into the runner's soul. Drool dribbled into Jadyn's thick mane as he looked up at Quinn with need in his eyes.

"Fuck me, alpha, fuck me hard! Make me yours forever, knot me, fill my belly with your cum!" he begged, but the need was too great. He threw his head back and let out a howl even as his face contorted and twisted, stretching out finally until he had a muzzle big enough to hold those fangs. His shoes split apart as his feet more than doubled in size, his toes wiggling as he developed bean-like paw pads. His claws elongated, his spine stretched, his ribs parted and his hands widened. Sebastian watched in a strange awe, groaning as he felt his own erection hardening and his nipples stiffening, but his reaction wasn't nearly as strong as Quinn's.

For a brief instance, Quinn pictured slamming Jadyn against the lockers, holding him in place as he fucked him raw. He imagined sinking his cock into that ass over and over again, then making his faithful best friend suck his cock off like he was bobbing for apples. He had glimpses of fantasies of giving into Jadyn's crush, letting everyone in school and everyone in the world know they were lovers... but those fantasies devolved into images of fucking him in the parking lot, beneath the bleachers, in the woods, right there and right now... He was the alpha, after all, wasn't he? That thought was all the invitation that the purple wolf spirit needed.

Quinn's body was surrounded by an aurora of light as the purple spirit reared up and lunged from behind. It sank into the runner like a diver putting on a wet suit. As its long legs slipped into Quinn, his red hoodie swelled up around bloating muscles. The zipper strained tightly, the material even tighter as it revealed not one but eight erect nipples. The hoodie tried to hold on but the zipper popped and the teeth unhooked before a full, furry set of pecs and abs emerged, studded by several nipples.

The team captain's eyes squeezed shut as his forehead pushed out longer, his cheeks reshaping, his mouth molding itself around growing fangs. His ears muffled before emerging again once his ears had migrated to the top of his head. What had started as stubble became fur, covering his nose and surrounding his eyes. Even his lips stretched out around his muzzle, pulling back to reveal tough gums, a long tongue and very inhuman teeth. Quinn toppled forward, landing on furry clawed paws as his biceps and triceps continued to stretch and grow. A tearing sound came from his pants before a wagging tail emerged as well.

"Guys?" Sebastian asked pitifully, knowing deep down in his heart that they were no longer guys. They had fallen on all fours, bodies growing and swelling as fur swept over them. Faces left humanity behind and anatomy followed. There were cracks and pops and snaps as bones and ligaments moved. It was unsettling and exhilarating at the same time, sending shivers through Sebastian's body as he heard Jadyn's hips change orientation and nearly felt Quinn's knees and ankles altering. Saliva glistened as it flew from the team captain's mouth. That powerful chest rose and fell with breath, filling new lungs with the biting chill of the evening air.

Seb nearly jumped as he felt something brush his leg, leaving behind a bit of a residue. He looked down, meeting eyes with the turquoise wolf spirit. The beast circled him once, then twice before it suddenly moved. Sebastian backed up against a tree but the wolf sprung up, landing two paws on Sebastian's chest. The two were eye to eye and nose to nose until the wolf spirit started sinking into him. The paws pierced his chest and soon the rest of its body seemed to swirl and shift, spiraling into him. Sebastian shuddered, groaned, and then moaned. Thousands of tiny wispy hairs stood up on his arms and legs, standing at attention as more and more sprouted.

In moments Seb went from washed up pipsqueak to burly. His arms and legs were covered with hair, more sprouting from the collar of his shirt. Even without looking he could feel long luxurious tufts stretching out from beneath his arms. His cheeks tingled as stubble sprouted, making up for years of longing wishes to be more manly and virile. Sebastian panted hard, his teeth sharpening into wicked fangs, his tongue lengthening. His eyes burned as they grew a bright golden hue and his ears started to stretch. He was playing catch up, just like he always did, watching as Quinn and Jadyn circled each other, admiring each other's new bodies, getting ready to embrace it all.

A growl escaped Sebastian's lips even as his mouth pushed forward into a muzzle. His shorts sagged as his new tail began emerging. His chest ballooned outward, his stomach flattened and his hair seemed to gain more volume. He was becoming a force to be reckoned with. Jadyn looked up in surprise, though Quinn's glance was a bit more reserved. Sebastian grew even louder. He wasn't even sure what he was growling at. It was an instinct, a defense mechanism, and soon he couldn't control it.

When the blond dropped onto all fours, the other two wolves bristled. Sebastian charged, slamming into Quinn, the two toppling over and rolling through the wet leaves. There were barks and snarls, but then a sudden gasp of surprise. Sebastian had not attacked his team captain, he had propositioned him. The wrestling had been meant to get him right where he wanted, and as Quinn landed on his back, Sebastian lowered himself down, latching onto one of Quinn's pert lycan nipples. He bit and tugged, teasing the sensitive flesh before he sucked and slurped. Quinn growled deeply, bringing a clawed hand to sink his fingers into Sebastian's hair.

Jadyn let out a whimper, running over to claim the other pec, coming down. He rooted around, nuzzling up and down before his plips found his piece and he began to suckle and slurp. Quinn groaned and snarled, his cock aching and radiating with heat, dribbling pre as he had two sexy beasts working his chest. He groaned and growled, his canine cock stretching up taller and taller between the other two, catching a few hot brushes on the bottom of Jadyn's bushy beard. The friction was intriguing. He held them there even as all three continued to change, packing on pounds and inches.

As sexy as it was to worship Quinn's chest, Jadyn couldn't resist the true prize. He slipped his way down from Quinn's top nipple to his middle nipple, then to the third set. It made it a lot easier to advance his ground moving like that, but soon the brown wolf was drooling, his mouth opening as his dark wet nose sniffed and brushed against Quinn's huge cock. After so long, after so many fantasies, there it was in the literal flesh. His maw opened, his tongue slipped out and he gave his captain's cock a lick, then a slurp, and then he plunged his muzzle down around it.

Grunts and growls came out of Jadyn's muffled lips as he filled his mouth with every inch that his crush had to offer. It was like some oversized rubber chew toy, although he knew better than to bite. He sucked on the meat, tasting Quinn's musky aroma. The shaft was buzzing with circulation, as red as dynamite. Jadyn's affections were rewarded by a few spurts of pre, but it wasn't enough. Fighting his own eternal and unquenchable hunger, he slipped off, turned around, hiked up his tail and presented his ass to his alpha.

"Fuck..." Quinn muttered, although his curse was almost impossible to understand out of his new mouth. He still had Sebastian there on his chest, but how could he resist a prize like that? Sebastian grunted and then whimpered as Quinn rolled back up, rising to nearly four and a half feet tall on all fours. His tail swept back and forth behind him as he moved closer and closer, his huge cock wobbling between his hind legs, his sack swaying like it was full of over-plump oranges. Quinn gave Jadyn a sniff, appreciating the combination of sweat and need. Then, in a blinding fashion he lunged forward.

Thick, powerful legs came down around Jadyn's midsection as Quinn mounted him. Jadyn howled out as that huge cock found its way to his hungry hole. Every squeeze and clench pulled Quinn deeper until the dark wolf was fucking regularly, sliding in and out back and forth, ramming into his partner. Jadyn's eyes squeezed shut, his ears going flat, the mane dropping down from his muzzle nearly long enough to brush the ground before him. He panted and drooled, though he suddenly yelped and opened his eyes as he felt fangs and a tongue wrapping around his own fat cock. He looked down to see a white wolf's ass sticking out from between his front legs, tail wagging madly. It seemed Sebastian had found a way to satiate himself.

The three moved in a tangle of sex and need, fucking and sucking each other. They reeked of sweat and sex, fur soaked. Tatters of clothes were littered around the area, nothing standing up to the changing dimensions of three monsters. They went at it, some of their thrusts powerful enough to send them toppling, but none pulled back. The motions were rough but powerful, unsteady and yet determined. Quinn jackhammered into Jadyn's hole and Jadyn plumped the depths of Sebastian's throat.

There was no telling quite how much time had passed. The sun had set and the moon rose before the spirits had caught up to them, but now even the moon was sinking lower on the horizon. The dead, dark forest they had been so afraid of felt so alive. They could hear frogs in the rivulets, possums keeping a respectful distance while foraging, and even bats flying to and from branches. The moonlight was a siren's song and the stars were peeking out from behind the veil. Quinn, Jadyn and Sebastian knew they were but beasts, doing what beasts did.

After an eternity of perfect fucking, Quinn started to feel like it was getting harder and harder to pull out. After a few tight thrusts, he realized when he pulled his hips back, he yanked Jadyn helplessly with him. They were more than united, they were knotted! The base of Quinn's cock had inflated outward, stretching Jadyn to the limit and locking him in place. There was no more give, no more freedom. Their bodies had made the decision for them. Quinn leaned forward, giving Jadyn a possessive bite on the back of the neck before he lifted his muzzle to the sky and howled out loud. Jadyn joined him, their beastly call forming a sort of harmony. Quinn came, pumping his tainted, cursed werewolf seed deep into Jadyn's huge furry ass.

Feeling all that energy so close to his head, it wasn't long until Sebastian used his tongue to probe and tease the plump bulges of Jadyn's cock. Hr was rewarded with a squirt of pre, a spurt of cum, and then an absolute fountain. Sebastian began to gulp and slurp, trying to keep as much as he could in his mouth until it inevitably overflowed, running down his chin. It felt as if they'd been doing more than just running together. They had been running here, trying to make the connection they had so craved. More bird caws echoed through the trees, a distant rumble of a changing weather front echoing across the sky.

More time slipped past, punctuated by softer, gentler, more romantic grinding from one wolf to the next. None of them could tell just how long it actually was until Quinn's cock FINALLY popped free of Jadyn's ass, leaving a bit of a geyser of cum behind. The two nuzzled each other, then Sebastian before they reluctantly pulled apart. Quinn gave a shake of his purple tinged black fur, a streak of bubblegum pink still adorning the mane down the center of his head. Jadyn, meanwhile, seemed almost like some sort of rust colored canine bear with how thick his mane was. Sebastian was still the smallest, though he'd nearly caught up as his blond fur took on a turquoise tinge. There was a flicker of fire in their eyes as they sniffed the air. It smelled of dew, of crickets, of the impending winter. They needed food, they needed to hunt, they needed to run...

No words had to be exchanged, nothing was spoken. Quinn started moving off again and Jadyn fell in behind him on one side while Sebastian fell in the other. They trotted for a few yards, then jogged, but as they felt the wind blowing through their fur, drying their sweat, it was too hard to resist. They broke into a run in unison, their wolf and human memories blending and blurring together. The wolves had been running through these woods for centuries, but now they had found new vessels, new spirits to bind with. The thirst for achievement and prowess that the runners held was natural and right like any good predator should have. The barrier between worlds had been its weakest on Halloween night and it had enabled the ancient spirits to find life once more.

The three ran at full speed, ducking and dodging the branches and rocks with ease, the only sound coming from their heated pants and the impacts of their large paws on the stone and dirt. Their circuit took them around the reserve before moving back the way they had originally come. They shot past their clothes and shoes, jumping over the creeks before reaching the edge of the forest. They shot out into the dawn light, not even glancing back at the tattered remains of the sign posted at the edge of the forest: Beware and turn...

****

It was a calm, quiet and overwhelmingly moist morning at Northgate High school. Fog had rolled in overnight, swirling around at ground level and glowing in the morning light. The building itself was dark and dormant for the weekend, but the school grounds had not escaped the holiday spirit. Wet toilet paper festooned the trees, silly string clung to cars that had been left behind in the parking lot and an assortment of colorful gourds, squash and pumpkins had been placed on almost every available step, ledge, outcropping and molding. Near the back of the campus, the football field glistened with each blade of grass weighed down with dew. The track that ran around its perimeter was a rich reddish-brown material crafted from recycled shoes. Steel bleachers rose up on either side of the track, left open to the elements and dotted by puddles of rain.

The long beams of metal shuddered and echoed as weight was placed on them, announcing the footfalls of one, then two, then finally three figures. The structures had supported countless students and fans over the last fifteen years, but few individuals had the dense muscle mass as those ascending the steps. The full Halloween mood had set, but Quinn, Jadyn and Seb were clearly still under the influence of their supernatural encounter. Quinn reached down, wiping water off the bleacher with hands tipped with dark, sharp nails. He turned and sat down, spreading his hairy legs wide, presenting his distinct bulge for all to see. He spread out his powerful arms across the guard rail of the bleachers, a carnivorous smile crossing his face.

Quinn's trademark pink mohawk remained, but what had clearly changed from the day prior was the thick, dense, uniform coating of black hair that framed his scalp, covered his cheeks and surrounded his mouth with no division between his head and facial hair. He'd packed on the pounds, a pelt of fur peeking up from the collar of the shirt he'd found. He ran his tongue across his lips, admiring Jadyn as he slipped over, turned around to present his plump bubble butt and sit down on Quinn's lap with a gratuitous grind.

Jadyn was taller and broader as well, his slightly pointed ears peeking up from the edge of his battered baseball cap. The biggest change, and perhaps the hardest to explain, would have come from the fact that Jadyn had grown a beard down to his navel in the course of a single night. It was an inexplicable symbol of masculine fertility unheard of on an eighteen year old, a fact that kept Jadyn nearly permanently aroused. He clenched and unclenched his ass cheeks to tease his alpha, leaning back into his powerful chest.

The last echoes of metal came as Sebastian walked up barefoot to the last level and sat down, pressing his hip against Quinn's. Sebastian's long stringy hair had gotten thicker and healthier, falling across his shoulders in a fuller mane. Thick bushy sideburns worthy of Wolverine stuck out from his cheeks, nearly hidden beneath his other long hair. His shoulders had widened, his chest had filled out and even the bones in his wrists and ankles were thicker and heavier. He looked like a young MMA fighter getting ready for the big leagues. Seb leaned his head onto Quinn's shoulder, looking out at the track and field before them.

"I don't think stamina is going to be an issue for me anymore." Sebastian said finally, breaking the silence that had pervaded. A chuckle lifted from the other two.

"Still interested in Cross Country after last night?" Jadyn asked. Sebastian put on a pout.

"You think after running with the wolves I am going to give it up? If anything, I think we should try to go to the same college and keep our pack going." Sebastian said. Quinn gave a growl of satisfaction.

"I like the idea of that... I want to keep you two close so I can watch you grow into the fine animals you're becoming." Quinn said, giving a flex to his cock that was almost strong enough to lift Jadyn up off his lap for a second. Jadyn's eyes went wide with impressed astonishment before he chuckled again.

"You think we can pass these gifts on? You know, to the rest of the team?" He asked. Once more Quinn gave a satisfied growl.

"I sure want to try..." he murmured happily, "Even if we can't pass it on directly, maybe we just have to wait until next Halloween and show the next class of seniors the magic of the forest." he said. Sebastian murmured happily at that, nuzzling against Quinn's armpit and pectoral, using both as a nice pillow. Jadyn leaned his head back against his alpha's chest, already hearing the cheers and roars of the crowds as they broke all the records. It seemed that life was going to be more of a treat than he'd ever pictured.