Darker

Part 1

Riskit'POV

The sun hung low over the horizon. Casting pinks and oranges over the lush,green hills. I sat in a branch,away from the house, the birds twittering their last for today was the only sound that could be heard in the deepening twilight- CRACK. a branch broke,shattering the peaceful atmosphere. "Riskit?" A timid voice asked,"are you there?" Sigh...Axis.I can't deal with her now! Not with sunset so close... I jumped into another branch and landed right above her head. She glanced up,"Riskit! There you are!" She smiled. "Uhh,yeah. Hi Axis..." I stuttered,"ummm... Look,now's not the best time to hang around, it's kinda a bad time..." She didn't know about my "issue" and I wasn't about to tell her...Didn't think I had much of a choice though, The sun was already half-way down. Ugh,make it quick Riskit! No way she would accept an excuse, so... I jumped on to another tree. Then another, I heard her footsteps close behind me. Damn she was hard to lose.. "Riskit! Wait I just wanna talk!" Groan,I knew it...the old "i just wanna talk" I hate crushes. I didn't say anything back... But I did look. Only to miss the branch I was reaching for and fall five feet down onto the damp forest floor. ..."Fuck".

Crippling pain ripped through my guts. I slumped to the ground,grinding my teeth together to hold the screams in. Then the uncontrollable shaking that made my teeth rattle started... I tore off my gloves while they were still in one piece and tossed them to the loud cracks from my shoulders widened bones in my arms grew longer as did the ones in my legs.I could feel the muscles in my entire body creak as they started to expand, every fibre protesting against the change. Expanding till my skin felt about to bust, I sighed as it fur on my face and chest switched from it's light creamy color to an ashy grey and fluffed out along with the rest of the fur on my body. My short quills grew out and laid against my back, I knew the tips had turned a deep claws tore through the tips of my fingers. I dug them into the dirt as my head started pounding. The brow bone pushed downwards,narrowing my eyes. My ears and tail felt like they were being ripped off as they elongated, I heard my spine crunch as it lurched upwards, making me taller. Then my lower jaw and upper part of my mouth throbbed and I yelped as they stretched forwards, giving me more of a muzzle then what I had before.i whined as my teeth sharpened themselves and new ones burrowed through my gum line. I was left with one hell of a headache,I felt a bubble of sound build up in my chest, threating to choke me if I didn't release it...

Axis's POV

A howl broke the night's glassy calmness... It sounded like it came from where Riskit fell...figures. Riskit can't help but challenge the first thing that runs into him. I should see if he's ok... I jumped down from the tree and followed the direction of the sound...