He had been dreaming of his life before all of this, but after he had left his /family/.<br/><br/>~~~<br/><br/>Vladimir smiled widely as he left his apartment, locking the door as he left. He was going to school! The thought of going to school was amazing! He had never been allowed to go to school, and now he finally had the chance! Today was his first day of college. He had tested in after studying non-stop for three months. He managed to get in.<br/><br/>He felt proud of his achievements. Getting two jobs that more than covered his expenses for his apartment, water and electricity, books, and a fourth of his tuition. He was in a good neighborhood, middle class type. Not the dumps and not the rich. In-between.<br/><br/>He hopped on his bike and biked to campus. It was a prestigious school too. Top of the line. Also, as for the other three-fourths of his tuition. Two-fourths was covered by scholarships, the last fourth by loans. He was okay with that.<br/><br/>~<br/><br/>After being in college for two years, he thought he had the life he always dreamed. The only thing he was missing was a mate, he didnâ€™t actively search for them though. The reason he left home, kept him from searching or going to any packs he knew were around this city in the woods.<br/><br/>He had lots of friends in different circles. Some just from work, some from classes, some from extracurricular. He was happy, happier than heâ€™d ever been.<br/><br/>He was walking downtown with five of his male friends, they had been at the local basketball court playing in a little freebee tournament. It was just for fun. Then he saw /him/. Vladimir froze, eyes wide.<br/><br/>Daniel stopped, noticing that Vladimir wasnâ€™t walking with them first, â€œVlad, bro, whatâ€™s wrong?â€<br/><br/>Vladimir couldnâ€™t speak. His worst nightmare was across the street, three blocks down.<br/><br/>Samuel, Nathan, Tom, and Gus stopped and looked at him and Daniel.<br/><br/>Samuel spoke up, after following Vladâ€™s line of sight, â€œSomething up with the old guy?â€<br/><br/>Nathan, their cop-in-training, glanced at his nightmare, â€œHeâ€™s not on any BOLO or Wanted list, you have beef with him?â€<br/><br/>Tom and Gus just watched his nightmare in the corner of their eyes.<br/><br/>Then, his nightmare turned and locked eyes with Vlad. Vlad turned and ran, his nightmare shouting at him. Running after him. His friends tried to get in the way, to give Vlad an escape. They were knocked out cold, barely holding a fight to a pack head and his right hands.<br/><br/>Vlad had made it to his apartment, packed what he needed and what he couldnâ€™t live without, then left.<br/><br/>He put what he couldnâ€™t live without in a bank account that only he could get into. Then he hit the woods.<br/><br/>~~~<br/><br/>He slowly woke up to the smell of food. As per ritual he didnâ€™t move as his mind woke up and he remembered everything. Then figuring out what was around him by smell and hearing. The man clearing his throat made him jump into sitting position, eyes wide and staring straight at Boa. Freezing in that position, his wounds reopening from the sudden movement.<br/><br/>((Sorry for the wait. Hope you like it.))