Hi there. My name is Asteria. I'm what is known as a Pars Transformatio, meaning "half transformed." I am part human and part Ninetales. I am a rare breed of human during most of the time but under special circumstances or if contact with moonlight is made, I will transform into a Ninetales. And I'm not the only one either.
My best friend, Jay, is one too. He is a Raikou. I've known him for my entire life. He is my best friend and the most trustworthy person in my life.
This is our story. It all began a long time ago. In the Forest of Shadows...
A little girl stumbles into the opening. Her hair is badly singed and her body is randomly marked by burns. Her face was hidden by long bangs and her form was very lithe. She was starving and scared and alone. There was just a single article of clothing on her, a dress weaved together using dirty rags.
"Hello? Is anyone else here?"
There was no answer.
She sat down, hugging her knees to her chest, crying softly. "I'm gonna die here. I want my mommy and daddy..."
"Grr..."
The child looked up, a look of terror on her face. "W-who is that?"
A boy her age came crawling towards her. He had electricity crackling around his entire body. His hair stood up as if someone electrocuted him. There was dirt smudged across his face and he had worn only a pair of torn shorts and a ripped T-shirt.
"Who are you? What do you want?"
"Grr... I am named J. Who are you? Speak girl!"
"I'm Asteria. Please I mean no harm."
But the boy didn't listen and lunged at the female with no regret. Startled, the girl had backed up until she hit a tree and saw moonlight circling herself and the boy.
Moonlight traveled across her body, transforming it as soon as it touched her. Her brown eyes became a ruby red, her skin transforming to be a pale yellow and instead of the skin she knew there was fur. There was not one not two... but nine swirling tails behind her and a flowing set of curls sat upon her head.
The boy also changed. A black object easily covered most of his face other than his now fire red eyes. His skin became a bright yellow and he obtained a set of claws and fangs. Purple manes streaked along his back as black tattoos covered his sides. His mouth was covered by a light blue maw and a tail of the same hue extended from his backside in the shape of a lightning bolt.
"I mean you no harm. I only desire shelter for the night. Please believe me."
"Why have you come to my home!"
"...I have no knowledge of another place to take refuge. Please. I am alone. No mother or father, my sister and brother have been separated into two different directions and I have been without food and water for 14 days now. I'm tired."
And with that, the now transformed girl collapsed into a heap, barely breathing. The male rushed over and noticed deep wounds that bled swiftly. 'She cant be much older than I am.' he thought. Scars littered her form and her eyes were unfocused, uncaring.
She really and truly was alone.
He picked her up by the scruff of her neck and carried her into his home, where he place her onto a soft bed. He then noticed a locket on her collar, which read:
Ninetales
She was a Ninetales. And he was a Raikou.
And that is how their story began.