Sheep's Clothing Wolfblood

She thinks I'm just saying all this cos I fancy her.

Well, don't you?

No, please, please, please, don't hurt me!

I swear I won't say anything to anyone!

I've been neglecting you and the pack in favour of lattes

and two-for-one specials on cupcakes.

You tricked me!

I thought I was doing good.

And you were. But you've got to stop now.

-They're so going out.

-Yep.

Come on.

I don't want to make things awkward for us as a pack.

I mean, that is what we are now - a pack.

Well, yeah, I guess.

Then it's time we made someone alpha. Properly.

Now?

You don't have to stay if you feel too weird.

Why would I feel weird?

What's the emergency?

OK.

THEY GROWL

HE GROWLS

SHE WHIMPERS

# My heart still beats

# And my skin still feels

# My lungs still breathe

# My mind still fears

-# But we're running out of time

-Time, ah

# There's nowhere for you to hide

# The harvest moon is shining

# I'm running with the wolves tonight

# I'm running with the wolves

# I'm running with the... #

WOLF HOWLS

Oh, my. Tell me those are not original vintage.

'80s all-white high tops,

they're so rare they hardly even exist.

How do you know about those?

My name's TJ.

Which actually stands for True Gentleman.

And no, my mum can't spell.

Anyway, man, you've got to tell me, where did you get those?

And do you think they'll have them two sizes up?

And... What are you doing for the rest of your life?

I told you he'd snuck off here.

Anything to keep you quiet.

Hey, what's it say? What's it say? Is it, is it rude?

Is it, is it permanent? Is it going to come off?

You got her number?

What?

I got her number!

What?

She's human.

So?

You want to get with a wolfblood. Don't you?

I don't think your mum would like it much.

My mum is not the boss of me.

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

Yo. Oh, hi. You all right, Mum?

THEY SNIGGER

Yeah, I'll tell her straightaway.

Yeah, I'll get the steaks.

So, what do you think?

Should I call her today or is that too keen?

I don't even know why I'm asking you.

You're not really going to go through with this?

Look, you might be happy being sad and single.

Uh! How would you know I haven't had boyfriends?

Matei doesn't count.

Don't know what you mean.

Yeah, course not.

I'm your alpha now.

You have to pretend to believe me even if you don't.

OK, so it's not easy finding another wolfblood,

especially in the city, I get that.

Try it when you're not really one yourself. You really think wolfblood

girls are interested in boys who ain't transformed yet?

You will transform. And things will get easier.

Until then, is it really worth the hassle?

Look, you're supposed to be all for living side by side, ain't ya?

But not everyone will feel the same. Some will be dead against it.

And what they going to do? Eat her?

If you want to call, just call. Yeah? Be bold.

Alpha-like. Girls love that.

Flowers?

Why would you want to get her dead plants?

WHISTLING

You're so pleased with yourself I can practically see your tail wag.

What's happened?

I remembered the steaks.

Am I cool, or am I cool?

You know I rely on you to keep him out of trouble, don't you?

You got a job for me?

Do you know what deja vu is?

You got a job for me?

"When the wild, red-haired girl

"comes to the village of Rockybridge..."

What?

"..no-one knows that at full moon she transforms into a wild beast..."

What?

"..or of her secret love for handsome young Bloodwolf Gideon."

Oh, you are joking me!

See, told you I was good.

Good? That was, that was unreal!

Where did...? How did you learn to do that?

Dunno, YouTube videos and that, really.

But anyway, you ain't shown me what you can do yet.

I told you, I'm injured.

How do you know I was into boarding?

I'm just an excellent judge of female character.

Yeah, right, or you snooped me.

You know you really should keep whatever you're doing on private.

THEY LAUGH

I snooped you too. Well, I tried, anyway.

Couldn't find one thing.

What can I say? I'm a man of mystery.

It's a...it's a bit weird, though.

Almost like you've got something to hide.

My mum doesn't let me use social media.

Oh, OK.

But apart from that, she really is not the boss of me.

OK.

Seriously though, I don't like secrets.

I need you to be totally upfront with me.

Can you do that?

Sure.

Hey. I thought you guys would be here.

I thought you should meet properly.

This is Matei, Emilia and Selina.

Hi.

Niamh runs marathons. Go on, tell them.

Oh, I'm sure you don't want to hear about my boring stories.

Don't you know any good ones?

Emilia, we should get home.

Um, yeah, me too.

Nice meeting you.

Hey, where are you going? Selina?

Jealous. Told you.

Look, they was probably going, anyway.

-I don't think they like me.

-Nah. Look, my friends are weird.

I should've told you how weird.

-Have you ordered yet?

-Oh, no, I...

Sit. My treat.

MOBILE PHONE BEEPS

You looking at my phone?

No, sorry, I was thinking of getting one of these.

A tour-de-force of storytelling.

Bloodwolf turns an old superstition on its head with a new perspective,

written with sharp insight into teenage lives by new author,

delete, delete, by a new, young author, Tim...Jeffries!

You...you all right? Cup of tea?

Can't remember if you take milk?

What were you thinking? This is my story!

Kaddy, Sharron, Tam, you didn't even bother changing my name,

just spelt it with a Y.

Oh, and you disguised Segolia brilliantly too, yeah -

Selogia, yeah, yeah, that's the one.

Yeah. Cos no-one's going to solve that puzzle, are they?

How could you do this to me, hm?!

Good to see you, Jana.

You too, sir, you too.

I don't know which way you're going,

but I could walk you home if you want.

Do I look like I need walking home?

I'm not worried about you being attacked,

it's what you'll do to them that worries me.

MOBILE PHONE BEEPS

Oh, sorry, it's probably just my dad hassling me for being late again.

What?

What's this supposed to mean?

"Run while you still can"?

Wrong number?

Yeah, maybe.

Or some jealous boyfriend?

Stalker?

Psycho ex?

A random who looked at my profile?

I mean, there is no reason for me to run from you, is there?

Course not.

There's nothing I should know?

What you see is what you get.

Well, you don't look like much of a threat to me.

Call me.

You may have superpowers,

but you're not very good at keeping in touch, you lot, are you?

I'm here to talk about your NEW CAREER.

Not really a career as of yet, but it's...it's getting up steam.

I've sold 17 e-books and three hardbacks,

but I expect to double that after I give my reading tomorrow.

Eh, reading? I don't think so.

You really see my book as a threat?

You know how important it is to protect the secret

and you go shouting it out from the rooftops. Why?

I discovered I'd been teaching a pack of shape-changing creatures.

I was chased down by Stoneybridge's answer to Men In Black,

I was nearly dog food on several occasions.

And it was the best thing that ever happened to me.

You need to get out more, sir.

Then you all left.

And everything went back to normal.

-But normal isn't good enough any more.

-You don't have a life so you

-have to steal mine?

-Have you even read Bloodwolf?

My boss has. And that's what matters.

And what has your boss sent you here to say to me, Jana?

To tell you to take it off sale.

Or what?

If you don't someone bigger and scarier will come and tell you.

My reading is at the church hall by the station, tomorrow at 11.

Jab. Across. All right.

When you're punching, make sure your thumb's on the outside,

-keep it tight and punch that way. OK?

-Cool.

Right. Jab. Across. Across.

Jab.

Who was it, come on?

Look, you lot leave the Kafe,

ten seconds later, Niamh starts getting psycho text messages.

It had to be one of you.

You date a human for one day and you turn on your pack?

Nice.

How were we supposed to get her number? From your forehead?

Well, yeah.

-LAUGHTER

-Leave it out, yeah.

-Stupid.

Come on.

Yeah, all right.

We're going to the Kafe for lunch. Coming?

Nah, I kind of said I'd meet Niamh.

Ah, well, in that case, you best add some ketchup.

I hear humans are a little tasteless.

Funny. Yeah, mate, funny.

-WHISPERS:

-I'm asking you one last time to cancel this.

-WHISPERS:

-I have put a lot of work into this, Jana. A lot of thought.

-Don't you get the risk that you're taking?

-Well, don't you?

I could tell the whole world everything I know

and not dress it up as fiction.

Cold hard fact.

-You won't.

-No. Because I wouldn't turn on you.

Is it really worth it? 17 sales?

-Plus three hardbacks.

-Eugh!

I really didn't want to do this, OK?

Cos you know, thought you were, like, a friend

-even though you are a teacher.

-Highly honoured.

But a real friend wouldn't do this.

What...what would a real friend do, Jana?

How about show a little faith?

I just didn't want you to get hurt.

Look...

..let me give the reading.

After that, I'll do as you say.

I'm sure that will make your boss very happy.

Hey, you all right?

"I told you to stay away from him.

"I said you'd get hurt and you didn't listen.

"He will have you for lunch." What does that even mean TJ?

So you have nothing to say?

Wait here.

-OK, bend your knees.

-Emilia, concentrate.

-Back off!

-It stops now!

HE SNARLS I know it was you! Admit it!

Get a hold of your wolf!

HE SNARLS It stops now. Do you understand me?

-READS:

-"What are you doing here, sir?" asked Yana.

The teacher, cool and collected as ever,

ran one hand through his thick, lustrous hair,

turned to the bloodwolf with a gleaming smile and said,

"Call it pastoral care."

LAUGHTER

Yeah, yeah.

I'd just like to finish with one more piece.

This...

Actually...

..this is from the end of the book.

-RECITES:

-The teacher watched

as Yana walked away into the Selogia building.

In her, he saw a leader.

A natural alpha.

And he thought again of her vision of a future where bloodwolves

and humans are not enemies.

And he knew that she would never allow some faceless corporate

to compromise that.

She would never let others use her for their own ends.

She would always be true to her wolf.

I just want the truth, OK?

Look, I like TJ, but if you two had a fight, it had to be for a reason.

We didn't have a fight.

Then who banged up your eye?

Is there something he's not telling me?

Yeah, there is.

Well, if there are no more questions. Thank you.

-WEAK CLAPPING

-Oh, um...

You may have noticed, I have a young friend with me

here today. I'd just like to introduce you to her.

Her name is Jana.

She's a wolfblood.

LAUGHTER

The one I based the book on.

Ha! I'm just messing with you!

LAUGHTER, HE HOWLS

Thank you, very, very much. Thank you very much, everyone.

Tell your friends, your family. Bloodwolf Two coming soon.

What was that?

This book is not an attack on wolfbloods - it's a defence.

Thank you.

Besides, tell people that something's make believe,

they won't believe the truth, even when it's staring them in the face.

(Why didn't you say yesterday?)

Best way to learn is from experience, Jana.

Besides, you never listen to a word I say.

Well, maybe if I'd had the 20-something teacher with

the thick head of hair...

Ha! In book two, you've got spots, everywhere.

Book two, hmm?

Look, this is your call.

If you stick to the party line, I have to kill the book.

I can't fight Segolia.

But if I were you, I'd be asking why your boss really sent you here.

You think she's threatened by my 17 sales?

Or the fact that you still have human friends? Hmm?

Are you happy now?

It's worked out, just the... HE SNIFFS

Has she been here?

Did you talk to her? You did, didn't you?

What did you say? Come on.

You think you got rid of her, don't you? Well, you're wrong.

Look, I know I've only just met this girl, but I'm really into her.

I mean, massively into her.

And if you mess this up for me by mentioning you-know-what, then...

I told her you were a very cool guy.

You've certainly proved that.

Listen, Niamh, I...

There's obviously something you don't want me to find out.

Tell me now or I never see you again.

Now.

Goodbye.

Niamh, Niamh, come on, Niamh.

HE SIGHS

It's probably for the best. I didn't like her scent, anyway.

You know what, I never had you down as the jealous type, you know that.

-Sorry?

-Oh, come on. What?

You don't want me, but no-one else can, is that what it is?

Are you saying that I sent those messages to your little pet,

like I could be bothered!

Don't even try to deny it. And I had a go at Matei and the whole time...

Oi! You two! If I want the tone of my

establishment brought down, I'll do it myself, ta!

Sorry. TJ!

Nice to see you've made new friends, Katrina.

Sir!

Ah, I'm not your teacher now, you can drop the sir.

Tim!

Actually, let's stick with sir.

Look, can you call me as soon as you get this?

I need to know where you are.

Hey, what's going on?

It's Niamh's.

That said Carrie.

-I think this is payback.

-What is?

Look, she's been sending Niamh texts, threats,

saying that she's going to hurt her, and now I don't know where Niamh is,

I can't even pick up her scent.

OK, calm down.

What if Carrie's got her?

Carrie's supposed to be in Segolia care. I can check now.

-You can do what you like. I'm going to go and find Niamh.

-TJ!

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

Jana, what's happening with Jeffries?

Never mind Jeffries, it's Carrie Black.

We think she might be on the run again.

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

-Where are you?

-'She said she was watching me,

'she said she knows where I live.

'I ran, I dropped all my stuff, I jumped on the first bus that came.'

Who said? Niamh?

'The girl! She said she'd rip me apart,

'I have no idea what she is or you are.

'What is she talking about? Why won't you tell me?'

I'll explain it, all of it, just tell me where you are.

'Lock ups, near the motorway.'

HE SNIFFS

HE CONTINUES SNIFFING

HE CONTINUES SNIFFING

Niamh? It's me.

Niamh.

I need to know why this is happening to me. Right now.

I think I should call a friend.

No calls. Talk.

There's this girl, Carrie.

And I think she's after you to get back at me.

For what?

For telling her stuff I couldn't deliver on.

What stuff?

It's hard for me to explain without...

My life's in danger and you still want to keep secrets?

I'm a wolfblood.

A what?

I'm not like other people.

I'm faster, stronger.

My senses, they...they tell me there's a fly in the corner

struggling to get out of a web, without me even looking.

I change.

Part-human, part-wolf.

And Carrie - she's like me.

You haven't got to be scared of me, Niamh.

Niamh! Niamh?

Got you.

Niamh!

Look, it ain't me you've got to be scared of, it's Carrie!

Carrie didn't send those texts. I sent them, to myself.

Huh?

But you were there,

when the first text came through in the Kafe, I don't...

Are you dense? Loads of apps send text later.

It was just planning,

like setting up the fake profiles for you to snoop.

Like the graffiti. Like all of it.

I don't get it, I just...

Carrie was my best friend. And she was totally fixated on you.

She went on and on about you, "Oh, he's so cool, he likes

"the coolest music, he's obsessed with his stupid vintage trainers."

You got her totally into you and then you pushed her over

the edge with your made-up wolfblood nonsense.

You put her in hospital.

She was sent away, and it's all because of you.

Made you feel big that, did it? Made you feel special?

Well you're not. You're sick.

And now everyone's going to know what you did.

I'm going to tell her parents, your parents, schools, police,

papers, Snapchat, Twitter, Tumblr, everyone that will listen.

Look, Niamh, you've got this all wrong.

There's a webcam, up on that shelf.

Once you've made a full confession,

I'll let you out.

Niamh, wait a minute!

You've got this all wrong!

HE GROWLS Look at me Niamh! Look at me!

HE SNARLS

HE GROWLS

You should have told me you were coming here.

I really think you're going to want to see this.

-Run! Quick! Run!

-Get in the car!

# I'm running with the wolves tonight

# I'm running with the wolves

# I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves

# I'm running with the wolves tonight

I'm running with the wolves I'm running with the... #