Thud... thud...
Went
my heart, beating twice as fast as normal...Well, normal as in normal
for a human. I lifted my head, glancing around. Jer didn't want me in
yet, he would have came out to get me. I grinned a toothy grin,
showing my canines. I could always trust Jeremy when it came to alone
time with my Change. I sighed, shaking my thick summer blonde fur and
padded down the trail that led to my snack. I froze. Flicking my ear,
I glanced around. Small footsteps were heard north to me. Using my
senses, I checked my surroundings. Wind was low, good. Nothing else
moved but the small footsteps and the faint beating of a small heart.
I grinned crouching down as I stalked down the trail. Rabbit
confirmed my nose as it gave a satisfied twitch. Good, I've needed
a snack. Jeremy couldn't cook for shit. Out of the cooking in the
family, I had to use my skills, which weren't very many to cook so
we could stay alive. Being wolves; we eat a lot. But gain no weight.
We age slowly too. Not that I don't like that. I moved closer,
poking through the bushes seeing my prize. Agrey rabbit nibbled on a
moist patch of clovers. I bunched up my hunches, crouching as I got
ready to leap. The rabbit jolted up its head, the leaf of clover
falling out as it squeaked and sped back into its burrow. I stood up
furious and bared my teeth, growling lightly. I had everything right.
Slow movement, check. In a position where it couldn't scent me,
check. Why did it run off.
"Elle." A voice said from
behind me. I spun around, snarling not seeing them as I leaped,
pinning them down. I bared my teeth at them and growled lowly before
the scent hit me. Jeremy. Alpha male. I flew off quickly, bowing my
head in apology.
"Sorry Jer." I muttered keeping my head
down. The black wolf laughed quietly, shaking his head, showing a
rare smile. Living here in New York, we hada lot of mutts. I growled
faintly lifting up my head and feinted to the side, dodging a playful
swat from Jeremy. I had been left when I was a child, both parents
killed. No one knew that I was a werewolf, but Jer did. Especially
when he adopted me from the Adoption Home. Jeremy never had kids,
never wanted them either, but he thought I should have a chance. Ever
since Danny dragged him to the Home to look around. He never found
the right one to have kids with that is,but since Jack had been
previous Alpha, he had to do something. Being Second in command, he
hated watching his father die slowly. When Jack finally died, the
others ordered for another to be Alpha - they thought Jeremy wasn't
cut out for the job. Why you might ask? Because Jer was a the pack
Doctor. We couldn't really go to the hospital whenever we got in a
fight with a Mutt and came out bloody. I loved Jeremy like a father,
that was what he always wanted anyway. Even when I lashed out at him,
when my first Change came, he was still calm and loving.
"Hey
Jer!" I laughed snapping my teeth at him and saunted forward.
Jer flashed a toothy grin and leaped back running into the bushes. I
sneered and ran after him, but just before I did, I snatched up my
clothes in my jaws. Nothing is more embarrassing than walking around
naked in the forest - it's like being caught on camera, people saying
you're Bigfoot. But I learnt to get used to it around my pack
brothers that is. We carried clothes though, just incase a annoying
human came onto our property and didn't shit themselves or worse when
they see a naked woman walking through the bushes. I tore off after
Jer, holding my tail high. There wasn't many times these days to do
things like this, acting like we did when I was a kid. Jeremy had
been busy - either with the pack, or with his work. I blinked in
surprise stopping suddenly as I leaped out the bushes, seeing Jeremy
standing directly in front of me.
"What is it Jer?"
Jeremy
frowned ever so faintly, but I could see it in his eyes. "We
have to move."
"What why?!" I barked, shocked. I
had lived here for years!
"The pack has grown smaller,
Elle... We have to go to our brothers in the West." Jeremy
explained. I frowned and shook my head as the information sunk in.
"When?"
"Today, everythings packed. I was waiting
till you had Changed before we left."
I sighed.
"Don't
worry, we'll be living in a large reservation." Jeremy gave a
small smile.
"Okay..." I muttered.
"And...
You'll be going to school." I jerked up my head and growled
faintly.
"Great." Okay. I was sixteen right. I don't
like schools. No one does. It's my personal hell on earth. Where
little shrimps crowd the hallways.
It was Jeremy's turn to sigh,
"Don't worry, it'll be fine. Everyone will like you." He
smiled faintly. I nodded slightly.
"...Oh, alright." I
sighed, giving in.
"Go change back so we can be on the
road."
I nodded and sprinted up onto the porch steps,
Changing as I closed the front door and walked up to my bedroom. I
smirked, Jer left clothes on the empty bed. Ipulled on a tight blue
shirt with the words "FCUK" printed on it in red with three
claw like marks down the back and a pair of jeans that hung on my
hips. I walked over to the mirror and looked at myself as I brushed
the leaves and twigs out my hair.
I had a faint tan, my long locks
of blonde hair curved around my face bringing out my green eyes. I
had all the right curves. I wasn't fat. I wasn't too skinny. I was
just right. I sighed hooking my thumbs into my pockets, grabbing my
iPod off the nightstand and walked out the empty room.
"Bringing
all ya pictures?" I asked, glancing over at Jeremy as he stood
at the door. You wouldn't expect Jer to be beyond Fourty years old,
but like I said. Werewolves age slow. Jeremy had dark black hair with
slanted eyes containing two dark brown orbs. He was muscluar. His
face showed no emotion but to his family. Jer gave the slightest
nod.
"Okay,cool." I smiled. Jeremy was a excellent
artist. He had drawings and paintings of his art that had been hung
on the wall. One of the embarrassing ones were the one he painted of
me. He has asked me to lay down on a long deep red couch, wearing a
stunning blue dress. I had agreed and did so. I sat there for over
three hours, unmoving. When I finally got to look at it - was when I
got it for a birthday present a week or so later. It was
unbelievable. It looked as if he took a photo of me instead of
painted it. Who ever said Alphas couldn't be a artist and a
doctor?
We got on our flights, which didn't take long. Hated the over-crowdness, specially when the flight was delayed for thirty minutes. I was practically growling at people as we grabbed a bite to eat.
Finally when we got off the plane we
thankfully rented a car till we got to the house, since Jer said
there was already our new rides' waiting there. I was so glad I had
gotten my license, took a while to convince Jeremy to let me take
lessons though. I mentally groaned at the large sign that said
"WELCOME
TO FORKS"
I
added under my breath, "Population.... 0."
Jeremy
laughed lightly at my comment, "Now, I won't tell you who the
younger ones are, you'll probably meet them at school Elena."
I
blinked and nodded slightly, "I'm game." I grinned,
surprisingly happy about the overshadow of green this little place
had.
"Just like the forest..." I muttered softly.
Jeremy
laughed quietly, "Welcome... Wolf Princess." He mused and
pulled into a long driveway. I gasped seeing the house. It was nearly
exactly like home.
"I wanted you to feel at home like you
did in New York."
"...Thanks Jer." I smiled,
glancing at him as I jumped out the car when it came to a stop and
looked around.
"Enrolled you in school already, you should
check it out; you can start today if you want. Your books are in the
back." Jeremy smiled getting out of the car. I nodded and
reached into the back seat, grabbing my long tan coat and my book
bag.
"Okay Jer." I smiled pulling it on and ran down the
road, faster than a normal human.
I slowed to a stop
blinking as I looked at the school.
"...wow..." was all
that came out of my mouth. I sniffed the air slightly, seeing if
anyone was out there and walked into the school yard, few people were
out. Must be beginning of first period. I walked up to the front desk
and smiled politely at the brown haired lady sitting quietly, reading
a book.
"Um... hello." I greeted quietly, already not
used to being near different people.
"Oh! Hello dear, you
must be Elena Mccaft." The woman smiled and handed me a blue
slip of paper. I took the paper and nodded slightly, "Yes."
"First
class has started, You have Photography first." The woman
nodded. I smiled.
"Thank you." I replied and turned down
the corridor. It dawned on me after a few moments... I didn't know
where to go.
"Hmm... are you lost?" A voice asked.
I
flinched slightly, whipping around to see who the voice belonged to.
