You know, you'd think the spawn of Tartarus would be evil, right? Well, for the most part, that is correct. Call me the exception though. I'm...Epsilon...yeah, Epsilon...Mata. I'm good at heart, really, I just... have a monster inside-literally-, and I can't control it. I've grown up in the mortal world, trying to learn to be more... human, but I can't, I'm not human, not even mortal, I'm a literal monster. I'd give anything to actually have someone care about me. All these people that I see, I will never understand, I mean, a lot of them have these fantastic lives and they take it for granted. I guess, I'm an outcast wherever I go. I wish there was more out there for me, but honestly, what is there for a sort-of-kinda mortal-monster? Exactly, nothing. I'm a mistake, plain and simple. I have no place, never will, I'm a wanderer. Ugh! This is too depressing! I doubt you even care about me being a misfit! Okay, let's get to where my life started to take a turn for the better, no more(well, probably a tiny bit more) of this depressing stuff! It happened about a year ago...

"Shadows are nothing without the light to guide them, they're formless without something to mimic, they're nothing to fear, unless you fear yourself." ~Epsilon Mata

I walked along the edges of Manhattan, New York, wandering aimlessly, as usual. Though, to my surprise, I saw two wolf-like things together. One was standing above the other, seemingly making sure the other was okay and treating it's wounds. I walked over cautiously and squatted down about a foot away from the black one. "Hey, are you guys okay?" I asked calmly, receiving a growl in response.

"Go away! My friend is hurt, was hurt by your kind! Go!" The black one snarled.

"No can do buddy, plus, if you mean humans, they're not my kind, same goes for monsters." I replied, still calm.

"Y-you can understand me!? B-but wait, if you're not human or monster, what are you?" His voice had fallen to a low whisper.

"Yup poochy, I can understand you. Now, as for what I am, I don't know, I guess I'm a lone wolf." Bitterness dripped in my voice.

"Y-you... there's no such thing as a lone wolf, there's always something there, we're never alone if we hold true to what we are. We also don't know what we are, monster or just wolf, for my friend, angel or demon or even animal, we don't know..."

"Angel or demon, that sounds familiar..." I muttered, the black wolf cocked his head.

"How so?"

"Story of my life, poochy." I chuckled.

"Don't call me poochy!" He growled, baring his sharp fangs. Hm, Fang...

"Fine, Fang. Now, let me look at your friend. I promise I won't hurt him." I smiled softly and Fang nodded his head.

"Why Fang?"

"Your sharp fangs, poochy." I smirked and moved to sit beside the injured wolf-thing. "That's a nasty cut, celestial bronze if I'm not mistaken. You were most likely dealing with a Greek demigod. I'll cleanse and dress the wound and he should regenerate on his own." I pulled out some disinfectant I'd made(I am a monster, I need something to help with regeneration if I get hurt) and applied it to the deep wound on his leg, it surprised me he wasn't dead, normally a demigod would've ended it, he was a monster after all. After applying the disinfectant, I wrapped some gauze around his leg and taped it on. "There, good as new. Now, how is he not dead? Demigods don't normally let monsters lie after attacking them." Fang shrugged.

"No idea, I'm just grateful he's alive."

"Yeah, I imagine it would suck to loose your best friend."

"Yeah, he couldn't live without me." A weak voice said from behind us, the white and blue(I think) wolf.

"Your okay!" Fang exclaimed before running over and licking his friend's face. "I thought I'd lost you!"

"Well Fang, Wave, now that you're both okay, I'll take my leave, I haven't a reason to stay." I smiled sadly and got ready to leave again, only to have my pant leg tugged on by a weak Wave.

"No, you saved me from most likely dying pretty painfully, you're a part of our pack now." He declared.

"I second that!" Fang bayed.

"You...really want me?" I asked, insecurity dripping in my words.

"Yeah, there's a lot we can teach each other. You have something that makes you an angel-demon and we're dragon wolves, well, he's an angel dragon wolf hybrid thing... You're a part of our pack, whether you like it or not." I smiled at that.

"I'm happy to be a part of the team-er..pack. I'm Epsilon Mata, did you two have names before the ones I gave you?"

"Not really, it was just the two of us, we didn't need names." Wave said simply, sitting up.

"Okay then, Wave and Fang it is." Back then, I thought that that would be my only happy time, ever.

"Life is a river. On one side, your current side, there's life, on the other, death. There are stepping stones along the way, problems, memories, fate. It runs on, forever, like the time it so loyally follows. No matter how long you avoid it, no matter how long you wait, you have to cross to the other side, because then, you can continue, then and only then, are you truly free."~Epsilon Mata

Wave and Fang always seemed to be arguing like siblings, it got really annoying. Most of the time, it was about who was alpha of our pack, finally, I snapped.

"Neither of you are alpha! If you can't get along, then you obviously can't follow the other! If you want an alpha, find someone willing to put up with you guys and stop these damn arguments!" I growled. They seemed to smirk at that.

"Apparently, we've already got one then, Alpha." Fang was most definitely smirking.

"I am not your alpha!" I said quickly.

"You said, and I quote, 'find someone willing to put up with you guys and stop these damn arguments', which you do, so, we've already got an alpha Epsi." Wave commented. I hate these guys sometimes...

"Yes, I did say that, but I didn't mean me.. And don't call me Epsi!" I growled, my golden and red flecked eyes turning a pure blood red for a moment, causing Wave and Fang to cower a little. I needed to get this thing under control before I hurt one of my friends.

"D-doesn't matter, you said f-find someone, we did..." Fang finally chocked out, shrinking back a little. "If you don't mind of course, sir..."

"Don't cower, please, I'm sorry... I need to learn to control the monster inside me... I'll be your alpha on one condition, never call me sir again." I smiled weakly at them.

"I-it's alright, we're supposed to be teaching you to control it anyway. Well, you've got yourself a deal! Your our alpha now, we'll follow you indefinitely from this point forward." Fang said seriously.

"Wait, what?" I raised an inquisitive eyebrow.

"We're dragon wolves, once we have an alpha, they're alpha until they die, we don't challenge them, unless they do something to harm the pack, we follow them wherever, whenever, no matter what. We're completely loyal to them. Your now our alpha, we follow you till the end." Wave replied.

"Well, that would've been good to know before I agreed to this." I muttered under my breath, but, of course, they heard it.

"Why? Would you have said no? Would you have left?" Wave whimpered

"I wouldn't have said no... and I most definitely wouldn't have left, but it would've been nice to know what I was getting myself into." I replied.

"Good, then no regrets! Let's get going! If you want to Epsilon..." Fang interrupted, causing me to chuckle a little.

"Yeah, let's go." I smiled and we left for... wherever the wind took us.

"From a distance, words may seem meaningless, but up close, they hold more power than you could even begin to imagine." ~Epsilon Mata

To be honest, I never would've thought my life would've changed as it did in less than a month. I never would've thought I would learn to even slightly control the beast inside. I never would've thought I'd be a part of something. I guess everything changes, in it's own twisted way. For everything good, there's a price to pay, I also never thought I'd have to keep paying that price. You never expect a lot of things to happen, but of course, they do, because life exists to balance death and to make things difficult, life exists for us to actually live, plain and simple. Life and fate are twisted and dark, but it's all we've got.

Mk! That's a wrap! I love little Epsi, so I had to write a little something to explain his life before finding the Guardians of Hope. Okay, so every quote is actually my own, and each quote is a linebreak. So, yeah. Read and Review! Also, if you want me to continue, PM me or comment or... something, just tell me. Otherwise, this is just a short little oneshot. Thanks for reading!

~Snow