Chapter 1: Welcome Home
It's a cold winter day in Jasper. The weather man predicted snow, but the school still stayed open. All the kids begged their parents to stay home but none listened. It was going to be a long cold day.
(Humphrey's Pov)
I opened my eyes to the shrieking sound of my alarm clock. I sat up and leaned over to my night stand, turning off my alarm. I closed my eyes, just sitting there on the end of my bed. I could hear someone moving in the house. I immediately new it to be my sister. She was probably getting ready for today. It was our first day at our new school. Well it's the middle of the school year but we were taken out of our private school, when our parents died. I can't help but wince at the thought of them being gone. It's been a month since their car crash. I thought I would be able to get past it but it holds on to my memory like a magnet. I could feel my eyes begging to water at the memory of my mom in the hospital. But my thoughts where interrupted by a knock on my door.
"It's open" I said while wiping my eyes and drying my fur under them. The door cracked open and I saw my sister. "Hey Humphrey" Heather said. I smiled seeing her when she poked her head in the door. Shure me and her don't always get along, her being 16 and me being 18 but she is still my sister and I love her with all my heart. She all the family have left. "Hello" she said waving her hand in front of my face, breaking my trance. "Morning Heather" I said smiling and standing up. She stopped when I did. I was lost as to why she did, till I saw that she was looking at my chest. I don't sleep with a shirt, which left my upper body exposed, showing my six pack and biceps. Along with my pecs and assorted muscles. "Hey those muscles are coming in nice" She said with a small smile. I turned to my closet and grabbed a long sleeve shirt and put it on. She lost her smile but I didn't care. I didn't work out to show off how tuff I was or to attract girls. I did it so that I can protect Heather. I grabbed some blue jeans and another shirt and walked past her and out of my room. I walked down the hall and in to the bath room closing the door and turning on the shower.
I leaned against the wall of the shower, letting the warm water comb my fur. I felt bad for the way I acted towards Heather. She was just trying to complement me and I blew it off. I grabbed my shampoo and washed my fur. Once I was done I turned off the water and got out. I stop to look at myself in the mirror. I almost wish I wouldn't have. I had bags under my eyes and looked like I haven't slept in weeks. The last few weeks have been hard and I haven't got much sleep. Why do you need sleep when you have coffee? I got dressed and walked back to my room. Heather was gone, probably down in the kitchen eating breakfast. I walked over to my closet and grabbed my hoodie and put it on. I knew it was cold outside due to the frost on my window. I put on my shoes and grabbed my bag ad keys. I walked out of my room closing the door. I turned and walked down the stairs. When I reached the bottom I saw Heather at the table on her phone eating a piece of toast. I smiled and walked up to her giving her a hug. After a few seconds I let go and smiled at her. "Thanks for the complement" I said walking into the kitchen to grab some coffee. I like my coffee maker. It had a alarm on it so that my coffee was ready for me when I got down stairs. I grabbed the cup and drank it real quick. I set the cup in the sink and walked to the front door.
Heather was still glued to her phone at the table. "Hey do you want a ride to school, or would you rather walk in the cold" I said grinning back at her. She dropped her toast and grabbed her bag, walking rather fast to the front door. "I would like a ride" she said smiling and pushing me back from the door. She opened it and the cold air rushed into the house. I stung my lungs for a second but I soon adjusted to it. We walked down the drive way to my car. I loved seeing my car. I drove a electric blue1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 big block. We got into the car and I put the key in the ignition. I turned the key and the engine roared to life. I let it warm up a little before putting it in reverse and backing out of the drive way. Our house was on the west side of Jasper. The school was about three miles from the house. Heather turned on the radio to break the silence. That was one of the reasons I don't like giving her rides. I like the silence, it lets me think. I was going to say something until I saw Heather shaking. at first I thought it was because she was cold but I had the heater on max, so that ruled that out. I sighed and reached over turning off the radio.
"What's Wrong" I asked looking over at Heater, searching her eyes for the problem. She was going to say soothing but stopped. I gave a small smile and looked back at the road. "Your scared of going to this school aren't you"? Judging by the fact that she didn't answer that must have been it. We came up to a red light and I stopped. I looked back over at her and grabbed her hand. "Heather, you a great person and very lovable. I love you, so I know that everyone is going to love you" I said with a small smile. She gave a small reassuring smile back. The light turned green and I took off again. After a few minutes we made it to the school. I pulled into the parking lot and began looking for a parking spot. I was a little uneasy that so many people where staring at my car, like they had never seen one before. I parked the car and turned it off. Heather looked at me and smiled "I'll see you later" as she leaned in and hugged me. I hugged her back and let go. Heather got out and walked towards the school. I sat there for a minute not really wanting to get out of my car. I looked across the parking lot and froze. A set of amber eyes was looking directly at my car. I knew she couldn't see me because om my window tint, but I defiantly could see her. She was the most beautiful wolf I had ever seen in my life. I was almost drooling at the sight of her until a tall red wolf walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her hips, kissing her. I looked away a little saddened. I sighed and grabbed my bag opening my door and locking it. I walked towards the front door to go get a schedule and find my locker. This was going to be a long day.