The smells drifted through the open window, the sweet bakery down the street got me to stir out of bed. My tail swished the blankets from over me and the cool breeze met my body. I shivered at the sudden wind, as I stood I caught my reflection in the glass across the room. I was defiantly different, the snout like nose gave away from my doggish nature, the pointed ears darted this way and that picking up the different sounds, that now rang clearly to me. and the jet black hair not only on my head the bushy tail that drugged the floor.
I looked at the chair where clothes where laid with care. I picked them up the floral scent wafted on them like a gentle touch, I wondered to the bathroom and started a warm shower. Today was the day I started a new adventure, and who I was is no longer going to be the same. As I washed I wondered where this new path would take me, but before I could think to much on it I heard a voice from behind the door of the bathroom. "Kuma are you there ? Are you okay? Kuma is there anything you need darling?" the voice was sweet but rather muffled to anyone with normal ears. "yeah Lily I'm fine be out in a second."
When I walked out Lily was standing there. To anyone who did not know she was the end keepers daughter, she was 15 years old and she had a skin disease that made her quite irritable in the sunlight. For all of us who did know she was a young vampiress with a thirst not for blood but knowledge. She had the weird ability to feed off of hopes and dreams, but it left her and for lack of better word victims in a weekend state. " well hey there little miss here to see me off". I chuckled but the look on her face made me stop short. " what's up lily what's the matter?" she pointed to my chest were I instinctively patted. " your not wearing it she pouted where is the gift I gave you" I smiled and pinned a small butterfly to my chest " see I got it lily just didn't want to lose it", I gave her a small wink and made my way down stairs where the smells and clatter of breakfast could be heard.
As I walked I was cautious of new arrivals that have never been to the end, and also those who have that were masters of pickpocket and flimflamming. I swatted a few hands that reach for my change pouch, and grabbed one that was reaching for a small women who was visiting the end, I ducked under flying objects and rowdy residents till I made it to the door. As I opened it I was met by a women no with a stern look and a wooden spoon in her hand. " oh hey was just... " "was just where" the women interrupted the shine of her boots coming more apparent, she was thin shoulder length brown, hazel eyes, and the attitude of a mama bear. Also she was the one who boarded me from a young age. " was just on my way to breakfast Rose" I recovered her gaze still making my skin crawl" she sighed and unfolded her arms " of course you were it's already packed along with most of the stuff you'll need" she stressed most and then nodded toward a small satchel on the floor by the entrance. She then pulled me into a long embrace " good luck Kuma my baby boy is growing up", There it was the floral scent same as on my clothes this morning this was mama Rose the hostess of the wandering wolf.