I am wolf.
I quietly will endure.
Silently I will suffer.
Patiently I will wait for
I am a Warrior and I will
Survive.

I did't go to Max's the next morning.
It was rainy and wet.
It didn't bother but Claire didn't want me getting sick and she thought it would be good bounding time.
Emma was went to her room after breakfast.

"So it must be pretty scary being in a new home" Claire said trying to start a conversation.

I sighed as we sat in the kitchen. "Yeah" I said, " But after a few days I'll be gone and off to a new home."
Claire gasped at me, " Don't say that Ira, just because others homes didn't work don't mean you won't here,"

I rolled my eyes, and I thought about it if I going to leave then I would have sat goodbye to my friends.

I can't do that I just got them and I'm not going to lose them

Then a idea creeped into my mind 'If I can win Claire and Emma (if possible) they might adopt me and I won't have to say goodbye.'

So I sat up, "Your right I should be more positive," I said,
Claire looked at me in surprise, "I like your way of thinking" Claire said.

We sat talking for a while she told me how when she was my age she didn't have her mom around and her dad was off to war so it was just her and her grandma.

As she talked I could just picture a younger Claire (probably looking a lot like Emma but nicer) helping her grandma make bread or go get water from the well.

For once I liked someone that took care of me. I liked how she would wave her hands around when she told a story or the way she laughed at herself when she made a mistake.

We talked all day. I didn't mind it.
Even if I rather spend the day with the others I liked that I got to know her.
Then I went upstairs to call Max using the house phone.

I call Max it rang then she picked up "Hello?"
"Hey it's Ira can I come over tomorrow?"
"Yeah, how's things with Emma?"
"Emma? Well she's a jerk but I'm trying to be nice,"
"Don't be nice show the girl who's the wolf"
"I can't if I hurt Emma then Claire might send me away and I can't see you guys" I line went quiet.
"I guess that's a good point, see you tomorrow."
"See you"

Before I went downstairs for dinner I ran into Emma in the hall.

I bet she was waiting for me because she walked strait up to me. "I know what your trying to, your trying to win my mom over so you can stay with your friends," Emma said, " but it won't work I'll make sure that your gone by the end of the week."

She walked down to dinner leaving me to think 'How will I win her over' and most importantly 'why dose she hate me so much anyway?'