I widened my eyes of the vastness of the forest. I looked over at my brother, Jake. He gave me a wide look.
How are we going to know were we're going? I asked him telepathically. We're twins, and since we're special, we have the ability to talk to each other in the head.
I have no clue, but I do know I will be in the back. Make sure no one gets left behind. Hopefully, that'll be me. I laughed at his response, and my dad looked back at us.
"Are you guys talking without us knowing?" He asked.
"No. Why would we do that. I think we all know how much we disagree with your choice of where we're going." I told him.
"Kelly, we told you. You guys need to be around others of our kind." He told both of us.
"There is no one like us. We have no kind." I told him.
"That's not true. They're shifters too. You just have something special." He told me.
"Dad." Jake said.
"I wish I wasn't a Shifter." I told him, plugging in my head phones. I blasted my music.
Don't mind him. We'll be okay. My brother told me. I looked over at him and he gave me a reassuring nod. Our dad pulled into the Sherpa park. We were going to a park in Maine, to be camping guides. But the real reason was to get to know other Shifters. Shifters were humans who shifted into wolves, or any other kind of animals. He pulled into a place were people where walking around. Jake and I got out the car and grabbed our bags. Dad followed.
"Alright you guys. I'll see you at the end of the summer. Loosen up, make friends. You'll be seventeen and a half soon. Your big day is coming." He told us. He shook Jake's hand. He gave me a hug. I didn't hug him back.
"You'll thank me at the end of the summer." He told me. I turned my back and started walking. Jake caught up to me and we walked into the main office building. I sensed the Shifters all around us. Jake led us up to the desk. A boy with multi colored hair was leafing through papers.
"Hi. We're here to check in." Jake said.
"Names?" He asked looking at us.
"Jake and Kelly Parker." He told him.
"Oh right. Nice to have you. I'm Lucas Wilde. I'll be you're leader." He said with emphasis. I didn't need to look, or listen to him. Everything I heard through Jake.
"Lindsey, why don't you show them to their cabins." He said. I looked over to see a bright blonde girl step away from a tall long black haired guy. He watched her like an adoring fan. Mates.
"Hi. I'm Lindsey. You must be Jake, and you must be Kelly." She said smiling.
"Hi." Jake said. Say something back. He put in.
"Hello." I said quietly. I wasn't shy. I just didn't want to speak to people. I took off my headphones and placed them in my back pocket. Lucas watched us with curiosity. My brother and I were a thing to see. For twins, we were complete opposites. My brother's hair was black with a bright blue tinting. It was legit blue black. His eyes were a bright grey color with long thick black eyelashes to frame the eyes. On the other hand, I had black hair with a red tint. It was bright and yet dark. My eyes were framed by thick eyelashes too, but I had bright green eyes. We were exotic in so many ways.
Lindsey led us to one cabin, where Jake would sleep. "You'll be rooming with Rafe, Connor and Lucas." She told him.
"Okay. Thanks." He told her, and went inside.
"You're going to room with me, and my friends. Kayla and Brittany. We have fun together." She told me.
"Cool." I said. I looked back at Jake's room, and was scared to meet my roommates. When we got there, only one girl was there.
"Hi. I'm Brittany." She said offering her hand.
"Hi." I said shaking it.
"Well, you're beds over there." Lindsey said pointing to the one by the window. I went over and placed my bags down.
Is it me, or these beds crawling with bugs. I swear. How's your room. Do you have three roommates? I heard Jake say.
Yeah, but I've got it bad. They're all girls. My bed is by the window. Good for an escape. Haha. I smiled.
Oh god, here one comes. He looks... weird. Lol. How should I act. Quick.
Act like a diva. They will never respect you until you show them who's boss.
Yeah, and until my full power comes in a month, I'll be murdered everyday.
If you're murdered one day, you can't be alive the next. I was having the happy conversation when a I girl tapped my shoulder. I turned around to see a girl with bright red hair and blue eyes.
"Hi! I'm Kayla. Nice to meet you roomy." She said.
"Hi, I'm Kelly." I told her.
"Hah! We both have red hair and our names begin with K's. Funny." She said smiling. I nodded and faked smiled.
Someone shoot me with a silver bullet.
Anything to get away from here. Jake responded. I finished unpacking and turned to face the girls.
"So, everyone here changed?" I asked.
"What?" Lindsey asked.
"Everyone here a Shifter?" I asked.
"Um, no. Brittany's not. She's human." Kayla told me.
"Oh. Lucky." I told her.
"You change?" Lindsey asked.
"Not yet. But unfortunately the day is coming." I told them sitting on my bed.
"How are you unhappy?" Brittany asked.
"I hate my future. You have no say. It happens. Everything is forced. You have to find a guy. The moon will make you turn. It sucks." I told them. They all gave me weird looks.
"Why would you hate being a Shifter. You don't know what you've got till it's gone." Brittany told me, agitated.
"Trust me. When you know what you've got, you want to lose it." I told her.
"I've never known a shifter who hates their abilities." Lindsey said.
"You've never met a Shifter like me." I told them.
"Way to be cocky. Lots of people would love to have what you have. Why can't you just enjoy it?" Brittany stormed out the cabin. Lindsey went out after her.
"Emotional?" I asked Kayla.
"No. It's that she wanted to be a shifter bad. To hear you dis them like that. It got to her." She said.
"Oh. I would give her my power if I could. But I don't think she could tame it." I told her.
"Brittany's strong. She's worked hard to be fit. She could handle being a Shifter." Kayla told me. I got up and went to the door.
"I wasn't talking about that power." I told her. I left the cabin.