Something isn't right.. The boy thought to himself as he burst into the forest, dashing as far away from the academy as he could. Suddenly, an unbearable pain shot in his head. He fell to his knees and clutched his head in agony, groaning and wishing that the pain would go away. Ulrich unsteadily got to his feet and leaned against a tree, breathing heavily. These few days, I have been feeling a strange sensation in me.. The brunette opened his eyes and looked up in the dark night sky, with only the full moon lighting up the woods. It's like some kind of.. Force wants to get out of me..
He took in a deep breath. The forest air smelt of grass and soil, particularly because of the fact that it rained early that morning. The initial throbbing has subsided but only to be greeted with more pain. The pain has now erupted throughout the teenager's body. Ulrich screamed, collapsing to the forest floor. He squeezed his eyes tight as he felt his whole body aching and.. changing. He could feel his teeth and fingernails grow sharper, his bones elongating, muscles growing.. Ulrich gritted his teeth as he begged silently for whatever was happening to him to stop.
"Submit to the moon.." Ulrich heard a voice said, it sounded like a kind of beast growling. Yet, he could detect the faintest of happiness in its voice.
"Wh-who's there.." The boy managed to croak. He gasped when he had heard his voice. It had become deeper and raspier, and it was hard for him to speak. There was something growing in him, as if it was trying to force its way out of his body and consume him. Ulrich wanted to scream but he couldn't, all that came out of his throat was a low growl. What the hell is happening to me..
"There's no escaping.." The same voice in his head spoke once again.. That was the last thing the boy heard before he blacked out.
Ulrich woke up the next morning in the middle of the woods. He groaned as he sat up. His felt light headed as he rubbed his eyes, taking in his surroundings. "What ha-" He tenderly touched his neck as he painfully swallowed his saliva. His throat was parched and dry. Ulrich grudgingly got up to his feet and shuffled back to the academy. A long train of thoughts flooded his mind as he tried recalling what had happened to him last night. He shook his head. Nothing. He could not remember a single thing. It was if someone had deleted all his memory of past night's events in his brain. Ulrich kicked a pebble as he shoved his hands into his pockets. He looked perfectly fine, not harmed or anything. Must be a dream. He shrugged as he picked up his pace, running back to his home and school- Kadic Academy.
The bell ringed. Students swamped out of their classrooms and out into the parade grounds.
"So, you said that you found yourself in the middle of the woods when you woke up today?" Odd raised an eyebrow as he asked quizzingly at the taller brunette. Ulrich nodded as he flung his bag onto the bench before sitting down. "Did someone kidnap you?" The boy laughed before continuing, "Because I know exactly the person who would do so! Drumroll please.. It's Sissi Elizabeth Delmas!" Odd slapped Ulrich's back and laughed harder. Ulrich just rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Will you ever be serious, Odd?" He asked, taking out his water bottle.
"Oh come on good buddy, just relax and have some fun!"
"Pfft.." He took a sip of cold water, "my whole body felt sore and tired when I woke up. And the only thing I can remember was that I heard a voice saying 'submit to the moon'."
"Wait.. Wasn't last night a full moon?" Odd squinted his eyes, trying to sum it all up and coming up with an answer.
"Well yeah." Odd jumped out of his seat and snapped his fingers.
"Ahah! It all explains it.. You're a werewolf!"
Ulrich chocked on his water.
"Yeah! Just like in the movies! Werewolves transform during the full moon and go cray cray.. Unless you have some kind of thing to allow you to control yourself during the change.. Still, wow! I can't believe that you are a werewolf, Ulrich! It's so cool!"
"Cool?!" Ulrich spat out water, "You must be kidding me, Odd.. You've been watching too much weird movies."
"Test my theory next month!" Odd crossed his arms and stared confidently into Ulrich's eyes, making the brunette shudder momentarily.
"Whatever.." Ulrich snorted and grabbed his bag, walking off.
"Hey! Where are you going? Wait up!"
Author's Notes:
Hey guys, it has been a really long time since I wrote a fanfiction. In this fanfic, the group doesn't have Lyoko in their lives; they are just normal students studying in Kadic. Everything is the same except that there are no Lyoko actions or XANA attacks. I've chose to write this new fanfic in a third person POV instead of changing it each time. Well, hope you guys will like this new theme and plot! Oh, and I'm deciding if I should edit a promotional video for my new fanfiction. LOL XD That sounded so professional.. Like a boss!
