Hi! This is my first fan fiction and my first attempt at creative writing so I hope everyone likes it! Also if you see anything in my story that needs to be fixed please say so (and no typos don't count). Also my chapters are pretty short but I'll upload more than one at a time.
~Leopardspotz17
Disclaimer – I don't own +Anima but I wish I did!
Intro - My name is Angela. I live in Illinois in the rich suburbs outside of Chicago. My life as a normal 15 year-old was flipped by a series of surprising events. This is my story.
Chapter 1 (The Beginning)
My life took a drastic turn the day of the big homecoming game at school. This was the biggest school event of the year and all of the school would show up on Saturday to cheer on the football team. I never liked football. I cringed every time someone was tackled. But I would go for all the celebrations and hang with my friends. No way I'd be the only one to not show up to the game either. I was sitting in the bleachers next to my best friend Amber. She was as bubbly as always, babbling on about this cute guy or the new hot guitarist of a band. I was watching the players down on the field. Then next thing I saw in slow motion. A small child, the daughter of the football coach, had dropped a ball, which had rolled, onto the field. She started toddling toward it just as one of the giant football players were running toward her at full speed. I knew that once he saw her it would be too late for him to stop. She would be trampled. I felt myself getting up, although what happened next was a blur. First I was on the bleachers, and then suddenly I was leaping at the girl and curling around her to protect her from the oncoming boy who could have run her right over. I stuck my hand out to deflect the inevitable blow. The kid crashed into my hand and went flying. Everything went silent. I uncurled myself around the toddler in my arms. At least I had though they were arms. My once light brown skin was now covered in white soft fur with spots dotting the surface, and my slender fingers had morphed into wickedly sharp claws. I was still on two legs but from my thigh down was covered in the same fur and at my toes were more deadly claws. I heard a frightened shriek and all hell broke lose. The coach sprinted towards his daughter and snatched her up and ran in the opposite direction. The crowds of students, parents, and staff all ran screaming toward the parking lot. I felt tears running down my face and my vision blurred. I saw a single silhouette in the bleachers. Frightened and confused, I ran into the forest.
Chapter 2 (Realization)
I stumbled through the dense foliage, blinded by my tears. I sat down on a log and tried to figure out what was going on. I stopped the flow of tears and forced myself to think logically. I am a normal girl. I'm just a normal girl who's having a dream. I thought about pinching myself but after examining my claws I thought better of it. I looked hopelessly around for a sign of what to do. Suddenly I heard a rustling behind me. I jumped and whirled around and a feral snarl slipped past my lips. Landing on the ground a yard away from me was a giant bird. No, wait. It looked like an angel. Now I felt bad that I hadn't gone to church since last Easter. The bird-person-angel-like figure turned its head up to face me and I saw jet black eyes. I jumped back and I tensed, ready to run. "Hold on! Don't start running again!" I knew that voice. I'd heard it babbling on for 3 years of my life. I looked again at the figure and barely recognized it as Amber. But Amber didn't have wings. Or a beak. And definitely not those eyes. I could only manage a "Whaaa…" "You didn't realize how fast you were going! You really wore me out when I tried to follow you." She remarked, panting. I regained my speech and said somewhat irritated, "What the hell is going on?!" Now that the shock had worn off, I was so pissed. "Hold on now, Put those claws in a safer direction." she said. I hissed. "How can I?! I barely know how I got these and for all I know I'm stuck like this!" "Ok, ok, ok… oh and by the way my day was lovely, thanks for asking." "AMBER!" "Fine! Ok, basically you turned into a cat." "Really? You don't say. I really didn't notice." I replied, sarcasm dripping off my words. Ignoring me, Amber said, "There are people like me and you who can turn into animals at will. We are known as +Anima." The name rung a bell. Now where have I heard that before? Suddenly I realized. I fell laughing. I stood again and said, "+Anima? Isn't that a manga series?! Ha!" Amber looked at me more seriously than I had ever seen her. "You're kidding." I said, "So you're telling me that '+Anima' are real?" This was like trying to believe that fairies existed or that my dog was actually a unicorn in disguise. "If you don't believe me, look at yourself," Amber said, pointing to a small pond a couple feet away. I walked over hesitantly. I took a deep breath and bent to look at my reflection.
Chapter 3 (New Life)
I gasped. The first thing I noticed were the eyes staring back at me. They were not my dark brown eyes. No, these were ice blue cat eyes. The next thing I noticed was my elongated nose and mouth that formed a muzzle. My nose was now pink and I had whiskers. My eyes traveled up the reflection and I saw my ears. They were pointed and triangular, covered in more of the same white fur. Same with the rest of my face I realized. My dark brown hair was the only part of my head that hadn't changed. I gave an experimental smile, trying to make the cat girl staring back at me less frightening. It didn't work. Once I opened my mouth, fangs glistened back at me. I stood back to look at Amber. She was back in the form I had known for the past 3 years. I gave her a confused look and she said "What? Ohhhhhh… You want to know how to change back don't you?" she said. "You think?" I retorted. I was burning to see my old self to know that my world hadn't quite gone upside-down. "Well, you don't want to do it yet! You haven't even tried out your new senses!" I stared again, puzzled. "Ok, you've got to know that your new eyes are good for something!" she said. I understood. In my human form, I was near-sighted. I hadn't noticed before, but I could see a single leaf on an oak tree a mile away. I sniffed experimentally. The force of new knowledge nearly knocked me over. The scents of different animals from the past month flooded through my nose. I resisted the overwhelming urge to drop to all fours and run in the direction of a buck that had passed about an hour ago. The next test was my ears. My right one twitched and swiveled in the direction of a squirrel dashing up a tree and then toward a rustle in a bush. I could hear, smell, and see absolutely everything. This was a whole new world. A new life. I dropped to all fours and attempted a run towards a tree. In a flash I was there, making as much sound as a shadow. I didn't stop there. I jumped onto the trunk and easily scaled the surface until I was sitting aloft on a branch. "Hey!" I heard a faint voice shout. I looked down to Amber who was waving. "Come back down here before you start chasing mice and what not!" I laughed and thought that this new life wouldn't be so bad.