BALTO'S POV

I had a secret, a deep, dark secret. I lived a half life every night. By day, I am an average looking Native American; but by night; I am an evil creature, a beast of legends, a beast who's name sends shivers down the spines of men, women, and children; by night, I am a werewolf.

It is not something that I had any say in. My mother met a guy who happened to be a werewolf, and they conceived me, but before I was born, my father was killed, and my mother managed to escape back to her home town of Nome, where she met the man that I call dad, his name is Boris Chrevchenonovits; a born and raised Russian who emigrated to the United States of America when he was twenty two. He raised me since I was born because my mother died giving birth to me.

I never told anyone about my secret. Boris knew because my mother told him before she died, so he knew how to protect the town from me. He told me what I was when I was young, and he managed to find me a fellow werewolf, mind you a guy much older than myself, to teach me how to control the beast that thirsts for innocent blood.

The name of my mentor was Travis Sherebrooke. He taught me how to suppress the blood lust within through entering a trance like state of meditation.

Until the age of Sixteen, I had total control over the demon within me; but when I met, Steele Harbinson, it took literally all my strength, both physical and mental to stop myself from turning into a werewolf and ripping him to shreds.

But there was one women, one maiden if you will, who, while she didn't know my secret, just the thought of her, and the smell of her sweet natural scent was enough to calm me down, but the sweet, succulent, arousing odor of her perfume made me both relaxed, and happy. A woman who was not afraid to put her foot down and tell you to fuck off. A woman who had trusted me from the very beginning. The one woman, who even when I was in my beast like form, I would never even consider attacking. Her name was Jennavive Astrid Sables.

(For those of you who don't know, Astrid, also means "Divine beauty")

As I grew more powerful with each passing night, I discovered that I was able to transform at will. Even in broad daylight, I could take full wolf form. The only time I can't control whether I am man or beast, is during the full moon. During the full moon, I am my strongest, and I become a beast so powerful, even pure silver bullets don't have even the slightest effect on me. Of course I had been shot before by hunters, but the worst I had been shot, was in the shoulder and when I next transformed, my wounds had healed up completely.

I had just sat down in history class and I could hear Jenna talking with her friends "Jenna, why do you hang around that freak? He's clearly different from the rest of us." I shook my head ND I heard Jenna say "Dixie, I've known Balto since kindergarten, he was my first friend that I ever made. I trust him with my life. He is such a sweet guy, he is always protecting me from Steele, even if it means he gets beaten to a pulp. I admit, he doesn't have a violent bone in his body, but he is willing to take a full beating from Steele to keep me safe. Plus, he's caring, and kind, and gentle, and he's not afraid to let people know what he thinks about them." I smiled a bit and Dixie asked "Jenna, what is it that Balto has, that steele doesn't? Steele is so fit, he is brave, daring, he speaks his mind, and hes tough as nails. He's Dynamite! What does Balto have?" Asked dixie, who is a more than obviously a gold digger because steele and his family are one of the richest families of Alaska.

Jenna replied "Balto is humble, kind, sweet, compassionate, and he always tries to find a way to solve his problems through words." I smiled a bit, but then I could Hear the distinct laughing of Steele Harbinson coming into the classroom and I tensed because he always sat behind me and always found new ways to make me mad.

This time, when the teacher had her back to us, he reached forward, and grabbed a handful of my long, black hair and tried to cut it off. I spun around and in the blink of an eye, I had spun around in my seat, grabbed him by the throat, picked him up out of his seat, stood up and held him with both hands as I choked him.

He coughed and put both his feet on my chest and kicked me off him. We both hit the ground with a thud and I was the first on my feet and when I looked at Steele, I saw nothing but pure fear in his eyes. I looked around and everyone was staring at me.

With that, I stood up, grabbed my backpack and walked straight out of the classroom and went to the principal's office and sat down in the chair and waited to be called in.

When I got called in, I sat down across from the principal who looked at me curiously and asked "Why did you choke steele?" I sighed and said "Because I am sick and tired of his shit! He's always bullying me, you know that, and while we were in history class, he sat down behind me, reached forward grabbed my hair pulled back on it and tried to cut a chunk off with a pair of scissors." He nodded and wrote some stuff down on a piece of paper and looked up at me and said "Be that as it may Balto, you can't just turn around and choke him. You should have told the teacher instead."

I took a deep breath to calm myself and said "I've told every teacher multiple times about this, but they never do anything. Everyone has their breaking point, and he finally pushed me to my limits." He nodded and replied "Be that as it may, you need to find healthier ways to release your anger."

In my head I thought 'oh I have ways of releasing my anger that would make you shit your pants.' I replied "I know that, but again, a man can only take so much before they break. You know that Steele and I have a bad past. I have come to you numerous times about this, and you always say your going to do something about it, but you never do. I admit, what I did was wrong, and I am sorry, but enough is enough." He nodded and leaned back in his chair and took a deep breath and said "rest assured I will be dealing with Steele after this, but you know, I have to suspend you. That's the rules for fighting in school." I nodded and said "I know that, but tell Steele that if he keeps this up, I will go to the police about this. I don't want to go there, but I am done with his shit. I have had to put up with him bullying me since grade eight, and enough is enough."

He nodded and said "I will pass this along to steele and tell him that this is his final warning, but you are still suspended, but I will change it to an in school suspension so you can still get your class work done. Your grades are amazing, and I would hate to see them drop." I nodded and said "Thank you, and I truly hope that this is the last time we have to meet like this." He replied "As do I. Your in school suspension starts tomorrow." I nodded and he said "Just sit in the waiting area while I talk to steele and get his side of the story and I will call you back in to further discuss what will happen."

I nodded and got up and sat down outside his office and I put on some music while I dug out my history textbook and continued reading the current chapter. I looked up briefly as steele walked in and he glared at me before he walked into the principal's office and closed the door.

I returned to my reading for the next ten minutes until I felt a tap on my shoulder. I paused my music and took my ear buds out and the principal waved me into his office again.

I walked in, but froze in my tracks as steele was still sitting in the chair. "Balto, you and Steele need to sit down and talk this out." I sat down in a chair on the opposite side of the room and said "I'll start off by saying, Steele, I am sorry for choking you, but you need to back off. Enough is enough. We need to find a way to resolve our issues." He replied "I accept your apology, and the way I see us resolving our issues is you stay away from Jenna, and you sit on the far side of the classroom and we will have no more problems." I clenched my fists and the principal quickly moved between us and said "Steele, Balto is allowed to speak to whoever he wants, you are allowed to speak to whoever you want, but you do not have the authority to tell people who they can and can't speak to." I replied "Jenna is my friend Steele and we have been friends since kindergarten." He replied "Jenna is mine you little savage."

I stood up from my chair with my fists clenched and the principal was on his feet in a heartbeat and quickly put himself between us and said "Enough! Steele, go to the vice principals office now!" he stood up with a smirk on his face and walked out of the room.

The principal turned to me and said "Calm down Balto, he's gone, just take a deep breath and calm down." I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths before I sat back down and said "You see, I tried to be the nice guy and find a way to solve our problems, but he only wants to fight me! He purposely called me that to get a rise out of me." He nodded and said "That's why I sent him to the vice principals office. Rest assured, now that I have seen just how bad it is, I will be discussing this matter with his parents. do you have your own vehicle?" I nodded and he said "Just grab your bag and whatever else you need from your locker and go home for the day. We will discuss this further tomorrow."

I went to my locker and grabbed my jacket and car keys and went to my car and drove home and I unloaded my stuff and went into the woods.

After making sure no one was around, I stripped naked and closed my eyes and called to the beast inside me. I snapped my eyes open and I threw myself on the ground as my bones began to reshape and my body changed. I could feel my muzzle growing, the fur growing, my limbs changing shape and becoming bigger and stronger.

When the transformation was complete, I lunged at the nearest tree and began swinging violently at it with my claws, breaking off large chunks of wood and sending them flying as I continued to release my anger. As the tree started to fall towards me I grabbed it and pushed it the other way and continued attacking it as I growled and snarled at it. With each swing I took, I felt more and more powerful, and if didn't stop until I had turned the full grown oak tree into splinters.

I stood up, looked around and noticed it was dark out. I forced myself to return back to normal before it was too late and when the transformation was done, I laid on the ground for a few moments, to regain my energy.

Once I got back on my feet, I got dressed again and went back to my house and found a note on the table from Boris 'I left your dinner in the microwave to kept it warm.' I put the note down and quickly and tell and went to bed.