Don't fear the wolf... Or else she hungers for you...

It was a foggy morning when I ran into her. My hunger for human flesh and the scent of blood and smoke had driven me here. I try to fight it whenever I can but today, it was such a torturous throb in my stomach that I decided to at least look and see where my hunger had led me to. If I was lucky, whoever is involved is dead or dying. Her red hood caught my attention first. The end of her hood was singed and she smelled like she had been playing with fire and lost the battle but, her flesh didn't smell burned, just her clothes. I could smell a familiar scent nearby: Cinder. I ran into her a couple times and she herself knew who I was. Often she'd make a snark comment and if she wasn't under Salem's protection from grimm, I'd have no remorse for biting her head off and eating it.

I did not want to stick around to see the damn bitch but, I didn't want to just leave the girl there. I walked up to her and she looked at me, weakly but, not afraid like I expected her. I was relieved she wasn't scared or else that would complicate things: I have an uncontrollable hunger for things that feel fear and it's even stronger if they fear me. I padded up to her slowly and sniffed her. She was injured bad and her aura was depleted. I laid down next to her and nudged my nose under her arm. She grabbed onto me with both hands and weakly pulled herself onto my back. I adjusted her with a couple sharp movements until I was sure she was secure. I then noticed her weapon. I picked it up in my mouth and then ran as far away from the area as I possibly could. The girl held on tightly to my black fur as I ran. She was in a lot of pain. I finally managed to find a cave. Perfect! It's one of the entrances to an underground elaborate cave system.

These underground caverns were riddled with grimm but, if you knew your way around like I did, the deepest parts of this place were always a safe haven. Grimm don't come in that far: not a single human lives down here and therefore, it's useless to live so deep in them. I lived here because this was where my hunger for flesh was at it's dullest: another reason why grimm don't come down here. If my hunger is dull, it's the same for them. I found my house that I had built and went inside. I set the girl down onto the couch and took on my human form. It's been so long since I had taken my human form that I wasn't exactly presentable: I looked feral and poorly kept. I stopped bothering with my appearance long ago. My hood that used to be white was stained grey, a crystal pin in the shape of my emblem that I made myself took up where I used to have the old one except in had a ring of thorns around it this time... to symbolize the unwanted change in my life. My hair was cut unevenly, having cut it myself in the past to keep it out of the way. I kept it back in a loose ponytail. The girl had passed out from blood loss. There was so much blood on my back underneath my hood and I'm sure we probably trailed a lot. This could draw in some grimm but it's nothing I can't handle. After all, none of them messed with me when I turn into a wolf.

I needed to work quickly if I were to save her life. I lit up my candles and torches to get some better light. She had a huge gash over her stomach that was bleeding profusely. I worked on stopping the bleeding by pressing on the wound with a towel I rarely used. Finally, I managed to stop it but she was horribly pale. I worked quickly to stitch the wound. I then grabbed my first aid kit. I knew how to do a direct blood transfusion from my veins to her but there was a risk: she could inherit bits of my power if her aura wasn't strong enough. But, I needed save her, no matter what the risks. This was all I knew I had to do. So I took a chance, inserting an IV into myself and then one into her. I watched as my blood flowed right into her body. I waited until I saw her gain some pink back into her body after a few hours. Luckily I healed fast and that included blood: I probably gave her more than any normal human should have but something tells me that I would have done this back when I was human. Finally, I disconnected myself from the line, pulling the needle out. I then pulled the needle out of her gently before bandaging the area.

I then undressed her, putting a blanket to cover her up. I needed to wash the blood out of everything so that no grimm try to come inside. They'll follow the blood but, I wasn't worried. They usually never bother me and since I've put my blood inside of her, I did not feel any hunger towards her. I could also tell that her recovering aura was working to overtake all the darkness that my blood had, effectively purifying it. This child had a strong aura with it being already able to counteract the darkness inside of herself like that. I couldn't help but marvel at the fact that she was strong. Why do I already feel so proud despite hardly knowing her? Or did I know her?

When I got back inside after washing the blood in a nearby brook that ran through the cave, I noticed she had turned over in her sleep, an encouraging sign. I folded her clothes and left them and her weapon on the coffee table in front of her before taking to my wolf form. However, I think I saw some white fur starting to grow in on myself... weird. But then again, it's not uncommon. I used to have white patches all the time when I had more humanity. I think I heard a crash in the distance: a cave in. Probably from the grimm finding the blood. Did it come from the way we came? No matter, there were plenty of ways out of here although a bit further away. She awoke an hour later and sat up weakly. She noticed she was naked and quickly yanked the blankets back over herself before looking around. She spotted me after a moment.

"Doggy?" She said, looking at me.

So this girl thinks I'm a dog? I'm not sure if I should be worried or relieved. I walked over to her and looked her over: her aura had replenished somewhat and it was starting to heal her wound and fight the darkness off in the blood I transferred to her more aggressively than before. I felt relieved: she'll be fine. I then felt a hand on my head. Not many people had the courage to touch me much less pet me but I always felt awkward whenever someone managed to do so. I decided to direct her attention elsewhere. I backed away and gestured to the clothes I had just washed.

"Oh thanks." She said, grabbing the clothes.

I looked away as she dressed so she wouldn't feel awkward even though she already thought of me as a dog. She then put the last of her clothes on a few minutes later.

"You can look now. You're a polite dog." She commented.

I let out a chuckle that sounded like a huff of air to her.

"So where are we?" She asked before opening the door.

She looked out to see the vast darkness and rock walls that was the cavern. She was confused and let out a gulp nervously. She grabbed her weapon and walked out although she was obviously frightened.

"I need to get back to the others." She told me, walking out into the cave.

I knelt down next to her for her to climb on and she looked at me in confusion. I rolled my eyes and walked up behind her. I put my head between her legs and slid her down my neck and onto my back. She nearly lost balance for a moment but then righted herself, grabbing onto my thick neck fur. I turned and put my head into the doorway of the house, letting out a very strong breath to blow all of the flames out, enshrouding us in darkness. The girl on my back grew even more nervous.

"It's so dark!" She said.

I walked over to an area beside the house and dug up a glowing crystal, big enough to turn into a pendent for a necklace but bright enough to light the path ahead. I had one that replaced my old emblem on my hood. I collected them but, they can attract Grimm if I use too many. They don't glow when exposed to daylight and they actually make beautiful jewelry. I nicknamed it nightlight dust because of this. I gave it to the young girl and started on our way out. I kept my ears perked and my eyes open. I had excellent night vision and I can even use echolocation if I have to. It also helps that I have these caverns memorized by heart.

I don't know why I wanted to help this girl. I'm normally a good person and I'll help when I can but usually, the best way I can help is by staying away because almost everyone I cross, I hunger for their flesh because of their fear. But, this girl felt so familiar, like I met her before. But, ever since Salem had cursed me, so much of my humanity has been lost that I can hardly remember my old life. I used to keep a journal but I hardly touched it. I wish I could have written everything down if I'd known I'd lose so much memories. I decided to think it over while walking out of this cave to see if I could figure out where I'd seen her.

Where have I seen this girl? Her scent is so similar and her blood is like my own. I think she was someone I was closed to, there was no doubt about that in my mind. I could feel the hunger for her flesh but that's always prevalent ever since I got like this. However, this hunger was not nearly as strong before the transfusion and I feel like even if she did fear me, I wouldn't be able to actually eat her. Something inside of me instinctively wants to protect her at all costs. She even reminds me of how I used to look when I was younger... who is this kid? I really wish I could remember my old life before Salem killed me and brought me back as this thing. How do I even remember what I used to look like when I was young?

"So, do you have a name?" Ruby asked me.

I rolled my eyes but I couldn't help but smile. It's not like I could tell you my name even if I wanted to, sweetie. It takes a lot for me to even turn back into my original form. The form I took earlier already took a lot out of me. I don't even think I can remember my name... what was my name?

"...Summer." The child said.

I paused and looked back at her in surprise. That name... is that my name? Something feels painfully familiar about the name. Summer... Summer Rose... right? Was that who I was? So who would that make this kid if she knows my name?

Huge plot point! That's it for chapter 1! I've been working hard on this story, reading and editing the chapters over and over again. This was originally one giant chapter. Again, I don't like writing fics while there's a new season currently releasing episodes but, I feel like Summer won't be addressed yet. I got this idea because, I feel like if Ozpin can turn people into birds, could Salem turn people into wolves? So this idea came.