Vanessa. That was her name. What an odd girl, Gabriel thought. She was the one in trouble, yet she insisted he was the crazy one for being on his own out here. "Nice to meet you, Vanessa. You should take your own advice though." he said as she left. Gabriel pulled his hood back over his head and watched as she disappeared around the next corner. There was something strange with that girl. Something familiar. Her scent was mingled with the makeup that most girls' scents were, but there was something that pierced the veil. He couldn't quite put a finger on what, but he it compelled him to follow her. To make sure she was fine all the way back home.
She had heard the talk of alphas, packs and Streetfangs. Gabriel didn't mind, it's not like she had any idea of what it really meant.
He followed from afar. He knew how to stay hidden in the maze of streets and she didn't have his sense of smell, so she had no idea. He stopped as she came out on a bigger road and found her apartment. It wasn't much to cheer for, but hey, that's way more than he had. He could've taken the money. He could've left her to her fate with the Up-Town-Pack... But he didn't. He wasn't human anymore, yet he wanted to think that he was still humane.
As Vanessa closed the door behind her, she would see Gabriel disappearing behind the alleyway they had come from. Just a split second, but she would still know somehow that it was him.
Returning to the hideout, Gabriel greeted his pack with the usual hugs and handshakes. They had all brought back enough food. They would live one more day. When you have nothing in this world, it takes little to cheer you up. And that's exactly what his pack did to each other.
They shared food and drink, talked and laughed together. There were just the five of them, including Gabriel.
There was Jaze, an african-american fellow that was surprisingly a lot of muscle even though he lived on the streets. He had basicly no hair on his head but a thin mustasche still decorated his upper lip. He had brought an almost depleted skewer of kebab from a store that was about to throw it out. He had gotten it peacefully, as he was a gentle soul.
Then there's Conrad, an older man of about 45, but still the one who has been a werewolf the shortest time. He was turned just a few years ago despite everyone thinking you could only be turned during your childhood. They used to joke that he was the exception that confirmed the rule.
His hair was longer and unkempt, with gray strands sticking out here and there. His beard wasn't bushy but still rather unkempt as well. He had lived on the streets longer than any other of the Streetfangs, and was considered the wisest of the pack. Gabriel valued his wisdom highly, as he also had quite a high education and used to have some sort of educated job. Gabriel had never asked.
Conrad had brought a few dry leftover buns from a bontainer behind a bakery. How they were as clean as they were, nobody knew.
Robyn Summers. The only one of the pack that actually had a last-name that she used. She was the youngest of the group, only 16, but had been a street urchin all her life. She had short black hair and a very punk-ish style. Quite the attitude to fit with it, too. She never did like violence however.
Robyn had brought fruits that she had stolen from a closing streetshop. The owner hadn't noticed until it was too late.
Lastly, there was Thomas. A young man who had taken one too many wrong turns in life and ended up on the streets just like the rest of them. He wanted to change his ways and become a better man, and Gabriel had helped him with that. They stood each other close, and considered each other wingmen. Thomas had short-ish brown hair and deep blue eyes. Despite his homelessness, he was quite the good looker. The other teased him about this, calling him princess sometimes.
Thomas had brought a rabbit he had managed to kill in one of the parks.
Gabriel smiled. He didn't care where they were from or what they had done in their previous lives. They were family to him, and they saw him as their leader. He was proud of his gang.