Chapter 2: Happyhood

3 years later…

A 5 year old boy jump down the step of his Ma's huts and ran after his brothers and sisters. His black hair was shining brightly and tied back into a little pony tail. Yatuk turned to see Raven was the last to leave the hunt and she smiled and shook her head "Come on Raven class is about to start." She told him

"Coming Ma!" He said as he caught up with his brothers and sisters. Yatuk smiled as she looked around at her small family as Raven sat between Foxy and Papillon. While Lou and Ursa at on Foxy's other side.

"Okay now we're all here at the great oak we are going to trying Shamanism again as some of you had some trouble." She smiled when she heard some groans coming from the kids all a part from Raven.

She watched the all sit around the fire that she made near the oak tree she looked at all of them as the sat there quietly waiting for her to speak again "Okay so we will start of more gently this time around." Yatuk told them, she had threw them into the deep end last time to find out what they are able to do they were all shook up about that and she does feel bad about it. "Alright now look into the fire just look, just breath thought your nose and out your mouths. Take in the scent of the air around you and the spices on the fire." She see they are all relax and staring deeply into the fires heart "Now close your eyes and find your animal."

They were young too young to do any really powerful stuff but at this tender age she knew that they could find their animal, the problem she was going to have was Raven the boy was powerful and the last time he did this he ended up lost in the haze and worried her. She looked at Foxy he was name so because of his red hair and he was sly for a 6 years old, Yatuk had rescued him form a house fire in New York when he was 6 months old.

The next one was Papillon she a sweet girl who can be a bit of spoiled brat because she doesn't like to share her toys most of the time. She liked to have her blonde hair in ringlets and tied up with a pretty pink bow. Yatuk often thought her animal would be a wolf which isn't shocking considering she has a bite like one. She often buts heads with Lou who is as strong headed as hers, Yatuk adopted him her his mother and father died in a car crash she knew the family very well and is Lou's godmother but he looks after the rest of the group because he is the eldest out of them. The second youngest in the group is Ursa a slight chubby child but Yatuk put's that down to puppy fat but she knew that she would grow out of it always a smiling child and looks after the others.

She watched them as one by one they came out of their trance with big smiles on their face and looked up at her with excitement in their eyes and then there was Raven who was still in there. "We are just going to wait until Raven coming out of this trance." She told them as she handed them a small square of chocolate

"Ma." Ursa called to her, the brown haired woman walked over to her and knelt by her side see unshed tears about to fall from her eyes

"Yes darling?" She whispered to her as she brushed her hair out of the girl's face "What's wrong?" She said softly

"I couldn't see mine." She looked like she was about to cry and Yatuk picked up the little girl and sooth her by rubbing her back

"Shhhh its okay sweetie it may take you a little longer to find your animal." She told her as looked around that the other

"Okay my darlings let's go inside and have some nice hot chocolate it." She smiled

"Yay!" The boys yelled as they jumped up and ran towards the door

"I want marshmallows and cream in mine!" Papillon yelled as she followed her Ma inside as she held onto Ursa.

She watched them as they sat drinking their hot chocolate when Nook came running into her home, Yatuk looked up at him "UNCLE NOOK!" The children cried out as they came for a hug

"Hey there is my trouble makers, I will come and sit with you in a minuet I need to talk to your Ma." He smiled at them as they went back to their hot drinks. "Yatuk." He said nodded towards the doors. She put her own drink down and walked outside just as the heavens open.

"What is going on?" She asked him as they moved under the porch

"There's a couple of wizards sniffing about one of them heard about your and the children and want to have a look at them." He whispered, she looked back inside at Raven who was currently curled up next to Foxy sleeping.

"Do you think they know?" She asked him

"No but they are going by what you left behind at that house." Nook said as he looked around the area

"What like?"

"The dead plant life! And we have another problem one of these wizards is a wolf a rough wolf and he knows Raven." Nook said, Yatuk just looked at him as if to say 'and'

"Knows him how?"

"He's is one of the boy's godfathers." He said as he watched his coyote stalk up to the porch

"Then why wasn't he living with him?" Yatuk asked, she didn't understand if the child had other family out there why wasn't he with them.

"Well if you keep up with the wizarding world, werewolves have very little rights, they would never let him look after a baby."

"Fools." She muttered as she watched Lou walk out and grinning from ear to ear "What are you smiling about." She asked, he jumped and looked back at his Ma. She could see his cheeks was bulging with marshmallows he ran back inside making her smile.