Life outside the city was great.
There were barely any humans, and there was plenty of things that kept me busy throughout the day and night.
If you're wondering what I mean by that, let me tell you a few things about myself.
I was a average girl, who lived quite far from New York City. It wasn't what New York looked like in my dreams, but it was what you'd expect from the Victorian period. That's how New York looked at this present time and place.
Anyway, I lived some miles out of where New York was. And I loved it. I had used to live in the city, but it was quite boring to the likes of me. I was a nature kind of girl, and being surrounded by that many people. Sometimes it got a little claustrophobic. I mean honestly, how many people do you think can be stuck in a huge city? Seriously, like a lot. It was annoying.
Especially, when people were getting killed or robbed. I was almost murdered once, but I was able to knock them unconscious.
But now I lived in the countryside, and I loved much more than the city. In the city, I had to try and be human all the time. That was the other most annoying thing ever, and out here, I can be myself whenever. That was the best.
You're probably wondering what the heck I mean by that statement. I mean I'm not your average human at all, in fact I'm not fully human. I am from an ancient race, that no human knows about. Which is really a good thing, because I don't think there's very many of us left in this world. I was part wolf and part cat. Kinda hard to understand, I know.
I mean, when I found out about myself, I was like 'how am I part wolf and part cat?' I had no clue as to how that happened. Even when I found someone else that was like me, they couldn't tell me how it happened either. It was like no one knew how we came to be. Of course, I didn't blame anyone. I had only met one of my kind, but I haven't met another since. And that meeting was a few years ago to this day.
Although, I don't care how I came to be. But I do find it interesting though. A wolf and a cat mix-breed. Quite, quite interesting.
There were many things in the countryside that I loved. Like how there weren't many people who lived out here, or there weren't many travelers either. Or hunters. I hated hunters. They weren't like normal hunters though. I had often heard rumors about them while I traveled to the countryside.
They were ordinary humans, but rumors say that they hunt supernatural beasts. Or well, creatures that humans don't normally see. Like my kind. I was somewhat afraid when I heard that there were such people as these hunting those kind of creatures, because I was scared for myself. It had been the first time since I'd heard about them.
And ever since I did, I've avoided people like the plague. Well, people that I didn't really know. I had few friends who were human, who were actually human I mean. Not some shifter like me. It was nice.
When I moved into the countryside, I had bought a cute little place. It wasn't too big or too small, it was a perfect size for me. It had three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, plus a dining room, a library, and a living room. Oh, and there was the attic as well. In all it was housed on two stories. The kitchen, dining room, living room, and the library were based on the main floor. While the two bathrooms and the three bedrooms were on the second floor, I wouldn't count the attic as a third floor. But in this case I would.
It was a quaint little home, and quite peaceful. I had my doors unlocked all the time, and small animals would come in every once in awhile and stay for a bit. My house was like a sanctuary to them, and I didn't mind one bit.
My place, which I call the 'Cherry Inn,' is located in a bunch of trees. Which I like to stay hidden, because I hate being bothered by strangers.
Ever since I moved out here, I've made some new friends. I made some friends out of some of the animals that lived here. Like the foxes, what few wolves there were, and a few others as well. I even made a friend out of a shifter or two that I found out here, but they weren't like me though. And, I even made a friend out of a vampire. Who knew. I thought they would kill me or something, but they didn't. So now, on occasion they'd come by my place and sleep in my attic.
Which is nice, since I don't get many visitors, and I like it that way. My two human friends were both travelers, so I hardly ever saw them unless they were in the area. I also knew one other shifter than the one that I had met that was like me, he was a cat shifter. Which he told me was quite rare for shifters. He never said what kind of cat shifter, he just said he was one. I think he'd be cute in his cat form, cause I know I am when I'm in my form.
I actually don't know what to call my form, I can't call it a wolf form or a cat form. Since I was both. Maybe Wolca? Weird, I really don't know. Anyway, I was just sitting on my porch listening to the sounds of the forest. While eating a small cookie that I had baked a hour or so ago. It was a chocolate chip cookie, my favorite. Although, I guess wolves shouldn't eat chocolate, but it's never bothered me before.
After eating all of my cookie, I got up and went inside my house. Then I walked into the kitchen, and put the rest of my cookies in the fridge. After that, I walked back through the kitchen and into my library. I grabbed a mystery novel and took it outside, sitting back on my porch. The animals nearby were still making little noises, and it felt incredibly peaceful. Which is probably why I wanted to move out here, it was quiet and I had absolutely no neighbors either.
I heard something to my left, I turned my head to see a small rabbit hopping toward me. Placing my book down, I got up and took a couple of steps down the porch and crouched onto the ground. Once the rabbit got right next to me, it started to speak.
'Ms. Rose, we need some help please.' the rabbit said, cringing in fear a bit.
"What do you need my help for?" I asked quietly.
'My mother is missing.' sobbed the little rabbit.
"Don't worry, I'll find her one way of another little one. Go into my house, you'll be safe there." I said, pointing towards the door.
'Okay, thank you Ms. Rose.' the little rabbit said, as she hopped towards the entrance of my house.
Then I started to shift. I felt my bones crack, and fur grew along my skin. My eyesight grew, and so did my smell and hearing. Within seconds I was fully shifted into a wolf. Although, my wolf wasn't like the usual wolf though. My wolf form was slightly smaller than a average wolf.
Then I started following the scent of the little rabbit, back to where she was originally. That's where I could smell her mother's scent, it was like the little rabbits, but she smelled like milk unlike her daughter. I continued to follow the scent until I reached a road, a actual road. I followed the scent across, and continued to walk along the scent.
Some half an hour later, I finally found her mother. Sadly it was too late, her mother had been killed. If only I had come sooner and not a few minutes later. But I knew it wasn't really my fault though, but I didn't know whether or not the little rabbit would agree with me.
I walked a few paces away, and started digging a small hole. Once I was about a couple feet deep, I went back over the little rabbit's mother and carried her back to my newly dug hole. Then I gently laid her in the hole, and recovered it. Then I went back over the street, and then back to my house.
Once right outside my house, I shifted back into my human form. When I was finished, I was fully naked. I walked into my house and went upstairs, and into my bedroom. I quickly grabbed a very long shirt and put it on. Then I walked back downstairs to find the little rabbit sleeping in the living room. I walked closer and crouched down, placing one of my hands on the little rabbit's fur.
After setting my hand down, I instantly knew that it woke up. I saw it's little eyes blink with sleep in it's eyes, and looked up at me.
'Did you find my mother Ms. Rose?' the little rabbit asked me.
"I'm so sorry little rabbit, your mother is gone. I didn't get to her sooner, I'm so sorry." I sobbed, placing my head down against the chair.
'Ms. Rose, it isn't your fault that my mother died. I'm just happy to know she went somewhere better, that's all.' the little rabbit said.
I looked up slightly at the little rabbit staring at me, and that's when a idea popped into my head.
"Little rabbit, would you like me to take care of you?" I asked.
'Ohh... I would like that Ms. Rose.' the little rabbit replied.
"That's great then, little rabbit." I said.
'And please don't call me little rabbit anymore, my name is Lily.' the little rabbit said.
"Okay little Lily. Let's go to bed." I said.
'Okay.'
I scooped up little Lily, and went back upstairs and into my bedroom. I walked over to my bed and laid down onto it with Lily in my arms. Then I slowly fell asleep.