Wednesday

At night it was usual for Tori to be restless but this time she had no choice, the wolf was howling inside of her, itching to be free. She knew she had to do something or she would regret it in the morning. She grabbed her keys and looked at her phone. It was 1:30 am when she went in her backyard and stripped. She covered her clothes with various twigs, leaves and rocks. After that began the painful process of shifting. She bit down hard on her lip when the excruciating pain crashed into her; It never lessened. The air filled with sounds of bones breaking and rearranging. Fur grew on her naked body as arms and legs turned into paws. She let out a howl when the transformation was complete and took off into the woods.

She still remembers the night her life changed for better and worse.

Flashback

It was a cold night as Tori snuck out of her house, the moon was already out but she didn't care; she had to get out. Her parents were fighting again. Her dad suspected her mother of cheating but Mrs Vega continuously denied her husband's accusations. After ten minutes of aimlessly walking in circles she ended up at a coffee shop and ordered her usual: hazelnut coffee. She stayed there for a couple of hours just thinking until rain started drizzling softly. She looked at the clock and saw it was past midnight. She reluctantly stood up and left the warm coffee shop only to be hit by the cold rain. She was walking towards her house when she saw something out of the corner of her eye. Fear and curiosity battled inside of her. Curiosity got the better off her and she turned around. Behind her was the most beautiful creature she had ever seen: a black wolf. She took in the way its fur stuck to its body due to the rain. The animal advanced, a predatory look in its eyes. Tori couldn't move, she was frozen in fear as she watched the wolf approach.

'MOVE!' She thought to herself in panic. She kept repeating it to herself over and over but her legs weren't cooperating. She had been to preoccupied to notice that the wolf had launched itself on her. Suddenly a burning pain ripped her from her thoughts. She felt something sharp pierce her skin just above her waist. She screamed in pain as the creature extracted its' fangs. She fought to keep her eyes open for god knows how long before she succumbed to the darkness. She woke up in a bright white room with wires and machines attached to her arms. The earlier burning sensation caused by the animal's fangs now replaced by a warm feeling spreading throughout her body. She stayed in the hospital for a week, she had lost a lot of blood and the doctor wanted to keep an eye on her.

End Flashback

Now, two years later Tori Vega shook herself out of the memory and was running through the forest following a scent; her dinner. She picked up speed and was running with everything she had. She loved to hunt for pleasure and for food but only killed when necessary. She enjoyed chasing her prey; the fear she smelt dripping off her target when she would finally catch it between her teeth was indescribable. Only then did she realise that she actually had her teeth around a deer's neck putting just enough force behind the bite to stop it from struggling but not enough to kill, not yet anyway. Tori briefly considered letting her prey live but she was so hungry. She quickly snapped its' neck and began to devour the blood soaked flesh. Once she had her fill her she tore the rest of the body apart and ran until all of her energy was spent and then she leisurely walked back the way she came. Changing back to her human form was more awkward than painful. She uncovered her clothes and redressed herself, aware of the rapidly drying blood on her chest. She silently snuck back into the still silent house and slipped upstair as quietly as possible. She closed her bedroom door and fell, face first on her bed and in minutes she was dead to the world.

Her alarm went off at 6:30 and the sleeping girl almost ignored it. She turned the alarm off and got out of bed. She went to her bathroom and had a shower, washing the blood and dirt from her late night activities. Within an hour she was dressed. She had chosen a pair of light blue jeans with a purple tank top and black sneakers. As she made her way downstairs she could smell the bacon that her mother was cooking. She jumped the last few steps and rushed towards the table where her sister and mother were already eating.

"Hey" Tori greeted her family as she sat down.

Hellos were thrown her way as they greeted her in return.

Tori wasted no time in digging into her plate full of bacon.

After both girls finished their breakfast Tori took their plates to the sink and washed them. When she finished she grabbed her bag and headed to the door while yelling at her sister to hurry up.

It took them less then 10 minutes to get to school seeing as traffic was fairly light. Tori headed to her locker after saying goodbye to her sister. She twisted her combination in and opened the bare metal door. It was her second day at the school and she had already been informed of the Hollywood Art's locker tradition and she had a few ideas. She removed the books she needed for the day, closed her locker and leaned against it.

Tori, leaning against her locker, was slowly falling asleep until a certain redhead startled her awake.

"HEY Tori!" She beamed at the girl.

"Hey Cat." The singer tried but failed to suppress a yawn.

"You tired Tori?" Cat asked in her normal, spacey voice.

"Didn't get a lot of sleep." Was Tori's response as she allowed a small smile to grace her features.

"Off with some guy?" André teased as he and Robbie walked up to them.

Tori rolled her eyes, shaking her head as they waited for Jade and Beck to arrive.

As the three friends waited the brunette caught Jade staring intensely at her. Their eyes locked on each other's and Tori allowed a small smile to tug at the corner of her lips. Her smile widening as Jade began making her way towards her… them.

Beck joined them shortly after and they all made their way to class.

Tori and Robbie said goodbye to the others, while Jade dismissed herself with a wave of her hand and began to make their way towards their music lesson, Andre and Cat gong to their science class and Beck to his script writing lesson.

As they reached the door both Jade and Tori reached for the handle, their hands connecting with each other instead.

Robbie broke the tension that was starting to build up as the girls looked at their hands, both frozen by the hazy feelings welling up in them by clearing his throat and telling the two girls that class was about to start.

They eventually moved and entered the room.