Mahina and Manilo Kinley were your average brother and sister. They fought, they played, they even blamed things on each other. But then, one day, something strange happened. This is their story.
"DAD!!! MANILO STOLE MY FAVORITE SHIRT AGAIN!!!" screamed 15-year old Mahina Kinley. She was running down the hall to the kitchen with her 16-year old brother Manilo following. Mahina had jet black hair and piercing, crystal blue eyes. Manilo, mysteriously, had white-as-snow hair and deep, emerald green eyes. They were fighting about one of Mahina's shirts.
"I did not, Dad!" he said as the ran into the kitchen. Their father, Reggie Kinley, was a single father whom Mahina favored in looks. He turned towards them and sighed, "Quit your bickering or we won't go camping this weekend. Got it?" Mahina and Manilo nodded and started to walk out the door into the back yard.
Mahina went to the garage as Manilo went to the shed. She looked in the closets until she found the sleeping bags and pulled them out. She walked around her father's truck and put them in the back.
Manilo walked in carrying three folded up tents, "Why do you think I stole your shirt?"
She turned and looked at him in amazement, "Because that's what you usually do! Steal my things!" Manilo laughed and put the tents into the truck. He turned and looked at his sister.
"Look, Mahina, I didn't steal your stupid shirt. It's probably either in the back of your closet or in the laundry!" Mahina scowled at her older brother and stomped back to the house.
When she walked into the kitchen, her father stopped her by saying, "Mahina, I found your shirt. It was in the laundry." As Mahina screamed and went upstairs to her room, Manilo came in laughing. Between gasps for breath, he managed to say, "I love how she gets mad when I'm right!"
Reggie just rolled his eyes and went back to his paper. Manilo walked up the stairs and leaned on his sister's door post.
"I think you owe SOMEBODY an apology, little sis."
Mahina turned and glared at him, "Alright, I'm sorry, you jerk! Why do you torture me like this? Do you have ANY idea how it makes ME feel?" She threw the shirt down that she was holding and sat down on the bed her face in her hands. Manilo ran his fingers through his hair and sat down next to her. He put an arm around her shoulder.
"Okay, I know that this whole tear session isn't just about the shirt. What happened?" Mahina quit crying long enough to wipe her eyes dry and say, "Jesse called and broke up with me. I called Terry and told her, and she said that she saw him cheating on me with Kaitlyn! Our own cousin Kaitlyn!!!" After that, she just completely burst into tears and Manilo pulled her into a hug.
"I can't believe it. I warned you about him. You know how he was. Goes from one girl to the next in a month. Don't worry. Do you want me to beat him up for you?" As he rocked her back and forth trying to calm her down, he heard her mutter, "Will you? Please? That'd be the best." She sat up and wiped the tears away and both of them laughed. She shooed him out of her room and continued to pack.
Two hours later, they pulled into a clearing near a river and started to unpack.
"Mahina, Manilo, will you two go find some firewood?" asked Reggie. Mahina and Manilo nodded and walked off together. When they got deep into the woods, the siblings heard a twig snap to the left. Mahina rushed to hide behind Manilo and they both looked into the woods. They saw a pair of yellow eyes peering at them from a bush.
"H...Hello?" Mahina said coming out from behind her brother. An elderly looking brown wolf came out of hiding. Her fur was sleek and chocolate brown with spots of grey here and there. She carried two packs on her back, both the size of a change purse. She came up to Mahina and Manilo and bowed gracefully.
"Children of Karmala. It is a great honor that I have found you at last," she said standing up. Mahina had turned to look for Manilo, but realized that he ran away to get their father. She turned back around and kneeled in front of the wolf, "Hello, I am Mahina. What did you mean when you called me and my brother the 'Children of Karmala'? Who's Karmala?" The wolf simply chuckled.
"I am Siamra. And the reason for calling you that is because you and your brother are descendents of the Great Wolf, Karmala," Siamra explained.
"Okay, I get it now. But, what does this have to do with me? And Manilo of course. How are we related to wolves?" the young teenager was so curious that she lost all forms of patience.
Siamra laughed and said, "You are a curious young one aren't you? Well, Karmala and her Wolf Clan were no ordinary wolves. They were humans, humans who could turn into wolves. Like your mother." Mahina gasped at the mention of her mother, but did not interrupt. "And there is a story that I doubt your father has told you. Would you like to hear it?" Siamra stopping talking and took a breath. She was old, too old for all of this. Not that she didn't like it or anything, but she just wasn't as young as she used to be. Mahina nodded and Siamra continued.
"Long ago, there was a Star Walker, a white and silver one, Stormeye. And there was a wolf. A gray one, Karmala. They were best friends, but their clans were enemies. Lies were told to them, and they became enemies. The wolf, was Alpha. the Star Walker, was the leader of her clan. Now Stormeye, she was magic, she bestowed a prophecy unto her daughter, Nightsoul. The prophecy stated that the one daughter of her line that resembled her would be magic, and be destined to overthrow her enemy's descendent. Now, Karmala, she also had a prophecy. She wasn't exactly magic, but she was close. Her prophecy stated that the fiftieth line of her daughters there would be two siblings. A boy and girl. The boy would have white-as-snow hair and emerald eyes, like her brother. And the girl would have jet black hair and crystal eyes, like her.
"Now, the one that would be chosen by the wolves past to be the black wolf, would turn evil. The exact opposite with the white one. And the white one will have become the leader of the Clan. The Alpha."
As she finished, Mahina's eyes were glittering with excitement. They heard leaves rumbling behind them and turned to find Reggie and Manilo coming out from the bushes. Reggie stopped cold in his tracks when he saw Siamra.
He sighed and bowed his head saying, "Siamra. Good to see you again. I figured this would happen one day. What's happens next?"
Manilo was confused, looking from his father to the wolf to his sister and back, "Will someone PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE HEY IS GOING ON?!?!?"
Reggie shot his son a look that made him shut up. Siamra smiled and said, "The wolves past will now choose the Black and White Wolves." Reggie sighed frustratedly and waved his kids forward. Mahina was first. She looked at Siamra who said, "Reach into the one that your heart leads you to." Mahina sighed out of excitement and nervousness. She reached into the left pouch.