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Chapter One: Memories

It's strange how life is, you know.

It's strange that all the pain we go through, the hard life we go through, and no matter how we want an easy way out, we live, even though its just easy to give up will on living, you know?

It's strange that it's just, we want to live in the world of pain, instead of go on, into a brand new adventure called death.

Then again, it's strange that this is coming from me, a 14-year old.

That's another thing.

Nobody listens to kids, even though we're probably more innocent than adults are.

Kids have ideas that just seem impossible, keep questioning, in a innocent way, not the way police interrogate a criminal. They are loved like crazy, and are supported in every single little way. But when they speak, people don't believe them, saying we're too young to understand things

Well, kids are innocent, right?

Angels are innocent, too.

People believe whatever angels tell them, but not someone else just as innocent.

And they hate anyone different.

In fact, I'm willing to bet if a person saw an actual angel, they'll either shoot it, or hand it to scientists for experimental studies.

They are afraid of anyone with special abilities, or anyone different.

They are afraid of the child, immune to the hottest flames.

They are afraid of the tiger, a magnificent beast that deserves life more than humans.

They are afraid of me.

That only shows how corrupted we are.

I was only 12, two years ago from now.

Why were they afraid of me then?

I was young, not knowing any more than any other kid my age

It was only because of that stupid incident, that stupid day, when I learned the corruption of my world.

I was in Science, when the test tube exploded. The room went on fire, I remember. I remember the screams of my classmates, the teacher yelling and trying to get everyone back into control. Everyone rushed towards the door, and I was left there, alone. But I wasn't afraid.

In fact, the flames were calling me.

It's like, a tiring day, and the hot tub calling you, like, Come here, we'll let you relax!!

What did I do? I went in.

The flames.

They wrapped around my body like new cloths, fresh, clean, somehow satisfactory. I loved it, the way it comforted me like a long lost friend, or even maybe the dad I never had.

It didn't last, though.

The teacher saw the whole freaking thing

You'd think he'll be relieved I didn't die or anything.

Na, he wasn't.

He was... scared

He knew I was different.

So, he called for help.

The office called me during lunchtime, the next day.

Scientists took me for studying.

And probably changed my whole life.

Nobody stood up for me as they saw me get taken away by weird people with white suits. Not even my friends, although one High Schooler questioned out, "She's a kid!"

Then I heard the words that probably squashed my heart and washed my innocence away, right there.

"She's not a kid when she's not human"

They didn't call me "she" or "her", after that. It was more "it".

It was the most loneliest days of my life, when nobody treated me like what I was. A child.

As I grew in the year I was there, I changed.

My untidy light brown hair became a sleek fire-red, which seemed to have been mixed with starlight. My brown eyes became honey-gold, and my senses sharpened so much they passed even a dog, eagle, cheetah, or cat. Not to mention I could understand every language in the world, even animals, although I lost the ability to speak english soon afterwards. But that's not what made me be feared, a lot.

I could turn into a tiger. Not any tiger, either.

A tiger with fur like my hair, with jet black stripes even darker than the night.

I could have mastered any body part of a tiger and placed it there, on my human body, and one day, I became so good at it that I managed to escape, using tiger claws to wound my guard, running away from the cursed city that I spent two years in. I changed my hair color, dying it a pitch black, and always wearing a baseball cap to hide my eyes.

Then, I discovered my hidden talent. I could not only withstand fire, but make and control it.

I ran for a month now, controlling my tiger side from controlling me, hunting in tiger form when I felt like it.

And that's how I'm here, in the middle of nowhere.

Or, more like in the middle of an unknown god-damn forest.

I sniffed the air before grimacing. A campfire. Great God. I get so dizzy when I breathe in smoke. Kinda weird, though, since I control fire.

I sighed and grew tiger ears, swiveling them around to check for any enemies. None, thank God. I sighed, again, before heading away from the stupid smoke-smell. Smoke nearly always meant fire, and fire always meant humans. And, I'm sorry, I'm not exactly sure if I want to go near any human now. Probably the scientists warned civilization that a crazy monster-mutant was on the loose. (Namely, me)

I settled down against a tree, swiveling my tiger ears once again before withdrawing them. No sound yet. I closed my eyes, preparing myself for sleep, cursing my life.

Dream came to me quickly. First hazy images of my mom, before a even more hazy picture of my dad. Then, a hazy memory came to my head. No, no, I don't need to repeat the most god-damn moment of my life, thank you very much. I told my mind fiercely. It's only my luck that the Human Side wanted to see the stupid memory, no matter how my other side didn't want to. Eventually, though, Human won.

Hunter was standing on the river bank, laughing as I slipped into the river, letting out a undignified yelp. I glared at him, my brown eyes flashing. "Don't tell anyone I did that!" I yelled, blushing all the same.

Hunter laughed. "Yeah I won't tell anyone that." His eyes suddenly had a mischievous twinkle. "Well, if you don't count Gina, Jinny, Austin, Eric..."

"Hey!"

"Just joking!"

I laughed, throwing back my head. "C'mon, I bet I can race you through the forest!"

Hunter grinned, showing his perfectly alined teeth. "You're so on!"

We raced down the forest, drinking in each others scents. I laughed, letting it echo around as the wind threw back our hair and let me fell free. The sun's bright rays shined upon our faces, showing our young faces into sharp relief. The birds in the tree's were singing their songs, and once in a while we'll stop to sing with them, cracking up as the birds flew away.

I plopped onto the soft forest, panting. Hunter stood over me, grinning. "What's wrong? The brave little girl tired after a little run?"

I glared at him again. "I am so-"

I let out an "Omph" as he tackled me and we landed on the ground, laughing. When we finally got up, my hair was messier than normal while Hunter's brown hair was tangled with pine needles. He smiled at me, and I smiled back, happily drinking in his sweet pine scent. "I loved playing with you, Tiger." he said, bright eyes glittering. I smiled. "I love you too." He looked surprised. "Really?"

I laughed. "Of course, you silly." He smiled again. "Then c'mon." Before I knew it, we were kissing.

It was as if life itself was singing it's joy as I kissed back, drinking in his scent, and for a whole second, I felt elated, free.

He drew back, so suddenly that I felt hurt. "What's wrong?" I asked. He looked at me with wide eyes. "Bear."

Suddenly our peace was forgotten, and the air seemed 30 degrees lower all of a sudden. I tensed, while I could literally see his muscles shaking as he took out a can of pepper spray.

It was so sudden that I could only gap and scream. A huge grizzly pounded out of the bushes, tackling Hunter down. I gasped as his palm opened and released the canister. I could see his eyes wide with fear, but I saw a glint of defiance in there. "Run Tiger!" He yelled. The bear reared up, before roaring and bringing down his weight. "HUNTER!"

I woke up gasping. I was only 11 when that incident happened. The Tiger in me was suddenly gone, and I was just me, remembering a lost friend. But the Tiger came back, though. It had to.

There was a sword pointed at my throat.

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