Chapter 1! Before that, though, I have a story. This mporning, I was sitting at a table in the cafeteria with my friend, Megan (AKA: Tuglover97). Then, my friend Kaleigh (AKA: Greenhouse2499) came up to us and said, "I'm mad at Logan."
I sighed and said, "Why are you mad at Logan?"
She responded, "He was holding two cinnamon rolls, and asked me to hand him a fork!"
Then I got all sarcastic, "Oh my gosh! I can't believe he did that! The nerve of some people!"
It was hilarious.
The next thing I knew, I was in a cage. It reminded me of two years ago. It also reminded me of the scientists that I was able to bite. Good times...
Slowly, I got to my feet and looked around. It didn't take long for me to notice a guy that definitely did not belong to my pack. I couldn't make out any details, other than his gray eyes that were gleaming in the dark. "Nice to see some new faces." He said, and I could hear a hint of humor in his voice. That was surprising.
"Yeah. We just thought we'd spend a few days here, enjoy the excellent food, and take advantage of the stellar workout programs." I said with a sarcastic tone in my voice.
"I didn't think you'd be like me." He said. "What's your name?"
"Kat." I said, "You're a wolf-human hybrid?" I suppose this might have been obvious, but..
"I prefer the term, 'lupine-human', but yes." He answered. "And you're a lupine-hybrid...named Cat?"
I rolled my eyes. "Kat. With a K. It's short for Katana."
"Ah. That makes more sense. Though it would have been funny if was Cat. We don't get enough humor here. I'm Sora, by the way."
"So, uh...how did you get here?" I was dying to ask about...the guy, but...I couldn't. Better to ask about Sora.
"Oh, you know. My crazy parents decided that they wanted their children to be hybrids that were every day subjected to extremely painful tests. So, here I am."
"Do have brothers and sisters?" I asked. He HAD said children, not child. So..
"No, no. You have to tell me how you found yourself here first. So..." I could tell he was gesturing for me to get on with it.
"Betrayal. There was this guy in my pack. Luke. He decided that he prefered being 'high and mighty' but trapped here to being a beta wolf but free. So he betrayed us. When he gets back here, I'm going to kill him." I said, trying to suppress my bitterness.
"I know how that is." He said, which surprised me.
"You do?" I asked.
"Yep. That brings us to your next question. I do have a brother. Chase."
"Is he somewhere around here?" I asked, looking around, though it was too dark to make anything out.
"No, no. He isn't at the school." I could hear the anger now.
"What happened?" I asked.
"We were going to escape. We were. He promised me that he wouldn't leave without me. But him and his stupid friend escaped one day, just leaving me behind. Now, he's out there somewhere. Kat, I will find him. And once I do, I will kill him."
I believed it. There would be no mercy from shared blood. Chase would be dead. "Is he lupine like you?" I asked.
"No. He's winged."
And that made me hate him. Just because of Max. But...
"You've been lupine your whole life?" I asked
"Nah. They didn't change me until after Chase left."
"Yeah, I've been lupine for a few years now. A little difficult to get used to, right?"
"It is a bit of a transition."
I looked around once more. The pack must have been asleep. "So..who else is here? Other than you, of course. And my pack, too." I asked, stumbling somewhat over the words.
He looked at a cage near him. "In there is Pearl. She can turn invisible for somewhat short periods of time." He looked at another cage, this one farther away. "That's Arya. Four percent dragon, she is."
"Dragon? Is that possible?" I asked. I didn't know they could use mythical creature DNA.
"You'll see in the morning." He said as he looked at a third cage relatively close by. "That's Raven. He's like us."
I assumed he meant a wolf hybrid. Interesting.
He looked around. "Then there's Melissa. She can turn into a Siberian tiger." He looked back at me. "There are others, of course, but the're..."
He hesitated. "I understand." I said, because I did. Everyone else was being tested.
The conversation was over then, by unspoken agreement. I closed my eyes, fighting the sleep that threatened to overtake me. Unfortuanately, it succeeded, and I was completely off-guard the following morning, when something IMPORTANT happened.
Thank you to pearlgirl97 for giving me Pearl, SwiftslashxLeafstorm for giving me Arya and Raven. And also Bella. Tuglover97 for giving me Melissa, and Decode9 for giving me Sora. And Chase. You guys are awesome! Except for Tuglover 98! You aren't awesome. Sorry.
