This is the start of story three of Kayla and Alex. I hope you people like it.

*2 years later* (Alex POV)

I ran through the woods undetected, every day my wolf form getting more natural than my human form. I was so scared; would one day I would transform into a wolf and when I tried to turn back I can't. It has been two years since I have spoken to our ghost of a mother, and my human form slipping away. I already shift to my wolf form without meaning to. But my instincts haven't bothered me for about a year. I think I might have overcome that. If I wasn't the leader of the Tribe, I would stop using my wolf form altogether. But there is one thing I haven't done yet, I still haven't told Danny.

I ran back to the clearing, and took in my surroundings. The clearing was buzzing with warriors sparring with each other. I saw some of the female wolves in a corner just talking. And the elders were gossiping about whatever. Charlie just recently joined the elders, a buck got his antlers into Charlie's eyes so he went blind. But he was young still, if Martona can heal his eyes, I have no doubt that he would go back to his job of writing down laws.

"Alex." Danny's human voice sounded behind me.

I concentrated hard and I reverted back to my human self, "Yeah Danny." I turned to him, smiling.

"How was your patrol?" He came and put his arm around my waist. I looked up at him, half expecting to see his sky-blue eyes, but instead I saw his emerald green. The last time I saw his eyes were blue was when the luner eclipse took place two years ago. My dark saphirre eyes and brown and blond hair was back too and I saw how I remembered before I became a wolf. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if Kayla and I never went with the wolf, Cole, and we lived human lives. I would be 24 years old and I wouldn't have to worry about staying in my wolf form.

"It was fine, nothing to report out of the ordinary. More humans on the west end of the border, but nothing else." I replied.

"That's good, but I need to do something today in town, and I'll be back later." He kissed the top of my forehead and he walked into the shadows of the woods and he disappeared.

"Well, that seemed like when Edward left Bella in New Moon." I commented, but then I started to laugh.

"Hey those are good books!" Someone shouted, "Team Edward!"

"..." I had nothing to say to that.

Then without me thinking to, I became a wolf again. 'Crap!' I growled. I just became a wolf at the most inconveniant time. I forced myself to revert back and I went to talk to Martona.

"Martona?" I called into her den.

"Ah, Alex. What brings you here?" Martona's smiling face appeared from behind her table.

"I need your help." I said, and I'm sure I looked pathetic.

"I know why too, your powers are draining away the mortal energy it feeds off of." Martona explained.

I was shocked; "How did you know about that?" I hissed.

She laughed and went back to mixing medicines, "Sweetie, I know these things. You really can't keep anything from me."

"So, how do I stop it?" I pressed for further information.

"The only way to can stop the draining of your mortal energy is to go back in time and prevent your past self from coming here. That should prevent all of the past chain events leading up to now." Martona stopped mixing herbs and turned to me, "But you need your sister to do this, and you have to agree on this together."

"I don't like this option though, I love the ability to become a wolf, to feel the freedom." I protested.

"But you don't have much time, the longer you wait the more wolf characteristics your human form takes on." Martona warned.

I was confused, this has never happened before, "Like what?"

"You'll start growing fur on your body or you'll have fangs at first. This doesn't happen that often, but at some point in every wolf's life they start giving up their human form. But it's very little and it doesn't happen for a very long time."

I looked down at the floor, I don't want to lose this wonderful ability, and I'm sure that Kayla won't want to do this either. She must like being the queen of her own island. I will speak to her about it. "I'll talk to Kayla, but I doubt that we will do this. I might end up just losing my human form." I told Martona.

"I just have the feeling that your choice will come tomorrow."

"What do you mean Martona?"

"You might start gaining the characteristics tomorrow." Martona was sad. "I never got to ask you, how did you obtain these powers?"

"I was being held prisoner and my dad came to me in a dream and told me I would need them so he gave them to me." I explained.

Martona smiled wistfully, "Charles, I should have known. He does thing that he thinks will help others, but he doesn't realize that it does more harm than good."

I was quiet.

"You should go to Kayla and speak to her tomorrow. You might need your rest." Martona suggested.

I nodded and backed out of the den and walked to the castle to get some sleep.

I woke up because of an uncomfortable feeling in my mouth. I looked at the clock and saw it was eight in the morning though and Danny was already out of bed. I rubbed my eyes and went into the bathroom to get ready to go to Kayla's island today. I grabbed my toothbrush and when I opened my mouth I knew immediatly why my mouth felt uncomfortable. I had 2 inch fangs where my human canine teeth were the day before, and the same was on the bottom only they were an inch. I brushed my teeth and got dressed.

I left Danny a letter saying I was going to visit Kayla, and I became a wolf and ran into the woods, hopefully the portal from when Kayla last visited was still open. I sighed in relief when it was. I took a deep breath and dove through the portal.

Alex is running out of time, she needs a lot of help. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of The Sands of Time.