'Wha-….what's….going on?'
Everything was a daze. It felt like I was an icicle. I was so cold it felt almost like I was burning. But that wasn't even the weirdest part. The weirdest part was that I wasn't cold on the outside and numb on the inside. I was cold on the inside. It literally felt like someone had injected liquid nitrogen straight into my veins. And with every passing second, it got colder. But, strangely, as it got colder, things got clearer. I could hear again. Better than ever before.
'Ok….that's weird…What happened?"
The last thing I could remember was walking through the woods. Then…I heard something. A growl. And I saw yellow eyes through the bushes. And then….Nothing. The cold started to recede from my limbs. And as it did, I started to hear voices. All male.
"Won't be long now."
"She already smells different, un."
"No matter what you guys do, don't crowd her when it's over. You all know how disorienting it is when you wake up for the first time."
"Yes, Pein."
There was silence for a while. By the time another voice piped up, the freezing cold had all but gone.
This time it was a female voice.
"It'll be nice to have another girl around."
And then the cold was gone. For a long second, that was all that registered in my mind. It took me another second to remember how to open my eyelids.
The world was completely different.
I was lying on the forest floor, and it was dawn. That confused me. Since when could I tell the difference between dawn and dusk? Movement caught my eye then, as someone inched closer. I slowly sat up, twigs and leaves dug deep in my hair. There were quite a few men around me and one female. A strange feeling nestled in my gut. Like I could trust these people….like they were my family.
A man with auburn hair stepped forward slightly. He immediately caught my attention.
"I know it's disorienting, but please be patient with us. First, allow me to apologize for Sasuke. He thought you were a vampire. He never would have bitten you if he had-"
"Hold on just a second! Did you say vampire? And what do you mean bitten? And if he's sorry, shouldn't HE be the one apologizing?!" My voice raised an octave every few words. They all stepped away a bit, seemingly frightened.
This puzzled me and made me forget my irritation. Why would a bunch of really built, strong-looking men be afraid of me?
"Allow me to explain a little better. Sasuke thought he smelled a vampire in the area. And yes, vampires exist. He's young, so he thought it was you. When in reality, the scent was coming from behind you. You were being hunted. If Sasuke hadn't made himself know and bitten you, you would dead."
I ran the words of his explanation through my head a few times. One thing still didn't make sense, though….
"So…what am I?"
He remained quiet for a second, as if thinking about what he was going to say carefully.
Finally, it seemed he decided that blunt was the only way.
"You're a werewolf"
