Chapter 2: Another Chapter of My Horrifying Life

Yeah, you would have thought that being turned into a werewolf after realizing you were the only human in a school for female magical beings and then finding out you were in some magical land going through an identity crisis was the worst thing possible to happen to a teenage girl. But no, the worst part was what happened after I found all that out. If you're wondering what worse could happen… you'd be surprised.

"Is she going to be okay?" I asked as I stood in the corner of Haldir's room.

Apparently, the elves live in these extremely large trees. Well, more of on them, but I managed to find a hollowed out room inside the trunk of a tree. So, technically there were no corners in the cylindrical room. Naturally, the "room", you could call it, was wooden with one simple bed and a few wood cabinets and stuff crafted by hand. There was one single window which was covered by the leaves used as curtains.

I was leaning against the door leading outside, watching as Haldir was inspecting Laerwen's hip, checking for any fractures. Apparently, she'd fallen and Haldir wanted to be sure there was no damage. Since we'd all ended up in Middle Earth, Laerwen had decided to wear cloaks like all the other elves. So, right now Haldir was lifting up her cloak past her hip to "inspect" it.

"Is she alright, Haldir?" I tried again.

In case you're wondering, what happened next was unexpected. This is where the M rating comes in handy.

All of a sudden, Haldir tore off Laerwen's cloak; she jumped up and tackled him to the floor all in one swift motion. I was standing there probably scarred for life. I think my brain snapped because I was staring blankly as Laerwen flung her arms around Haldir's neck and hooked her limbs around his. Everything else was a blur as clothes started to fly in every direction. I only had one plan: I covered my eyes and pointed my finger at the bed sheets, which flew off the bed and landed on the squirming elves.

I turned around, thanking the heavens that I was part demon as well, and attempted to open the door. Unfortunately, it was locked. No matter how I pushed, pulled, or pounded the door, it wouldn't open. I was definitely trapped. The window was too far away. Plus, if I did make a run for it, I'd have to walk by the couple and I was not about ready to risk seeing something else I didn't want to see.

Realizing I'd have to use my poorly developing skills to free myself, I tried to decide over risking my wolf form or attempting to use my demonic abilities to find a way out. I decided I'd try to ram the door down. I backed up as far as I could without getting near the elven couple and ran for the door. Just before I was about to hit it, the door opened and I, unable to stop in time, flew through the doorway and started falling to the ground.

Remember, we were in the center of a really tall tree, which I'd just fallen out of. I'm not saying a few extra feet high; I'm talking miles of upward tree growth. I tried to think. I'm part cat-demon… Cats always land on their feet, right? Then again, I could turn into a wolf, which scared the nine lives out of me. But going wolf was the only way to save me so… I would. And guess what? I did. One minute I was a terrified girl, the next I was an overgrown dog: the only animal I was that could take the force of the impact without severe injury.

I closed my eyes and the next thing I knew I landed… on my back. So much for "cats always land on their feet". I opened my eyes and – remember my friends I thought we'd left behind at school? Well, they were standing over me. I grunted as I rolled over onto my feet and hesitated before changing back into my human-like form: a skill I'd recently mastered. Luckily, I was uninjured.

"Why didn't any of you help me?" I fumed at then, not caring if their answer made sense, "Do you have any idea of what I was going through up there and on my way down here?"

They just looked at each other, grinning like maniacs. I couldn't believe it! They were laughing at me! They knew about this… they'd planned it to test my strategy and such.

"I can't believe you guys," I muttered as I started heading in an opposite direction, sensing they'd set up camp nearby.

"Peggy," Roza called, originally behind me, but when I turned around to look, I ended up walking into her instead.

"Right," I remembered as I stood there staring up at her, "You vampires are as fast and strong as hell."

"Duh!" Roza exclaimed, rolling her eyes, "Listen, we haven't exactly been fully truthful with you."

"Now, there's a surprise!" I stated sarcastically as I crossed my arms and waited.

The others were now behind Roza, no doubt trying to figure out what to say and what not to say.

"Okay. About the whole school thing…" Cae began to explain, "You see, we sort of planned your arrival to the school."

"You mean you planned me hitting my head on a sign that said 'slow' on my way up the driveway?" I asked suspiciously.

"That happened?" Roza laughed and Cae couldn't help but laugh along with her.

I glared at them, trying to control the shiver that was traveling up and down my spine.

"What she means is… we made sure at least one human would get into our school," Genevieve continued, "More specifically, we wanted you in our school."

I stared at them blankly as the vampires calmed down again, but I was sure they were still laughing on the inside. "I get what you're saying, but why me?" I asked, hoping the answer would make sense this time, "Why not someone else?"

"Because I read the stars and they told me there would be one human chosen to do great things as a… monster," Siltizamile explained, "And they told me you were the one, so we kept an eye on you after pulling a few strings to get you accepted at our school."

"You were stalking me?" I exclaimed, feeling somewhat violated.

"It wasn't stalking," Genevieve defended their actions, "We were protecting you from a distance."

I sighed. No wonder I'd been so paranoid that I was being followed. Well, at least I had an explanation for all this. "So, the stars told you all this?" I questioned, realizing how ridiculous it was.

"It's my demonic gift," Siltizamile explained almost out of frustration, "Every demon has a 'gift' or 'special ability'. Mine happens to be reading the stars and getting information from them."

"I'll believe that when pigs fly," I stated, but soon realized that pigs might already be flying, "So, what's Genevieve's demonic ability?"

"Actually, you can refer to me by my cat name, Jesephany," she replied, "And Siltizamile is…well, she's Siltizamile."

"Fine," I caved, "So, what is Jesephany's demonic ability?"

"I don't exactly know," Jesephany replied sadly, "I've never shown signs that I ever had one."

"What about me, then?" I questioned hopefully, "I know I'm part werewolf, but would I have a demonic power?"

"You might," Siltizamile replied thoughtfully.

"You're kidding us, right?" Roza stated in disbelief, "There might be another one just like you?"

"One of you is more than enough," Cae added stubbornly, "We don't need another one."

"Well, Jesephany will be finding her ability soon, so there will end up being two eventually," Siltizamile said happily before turning back to me, "When you were in the tree, did you do anything unusual?"

"Like… magic?" I deadpanned, remembering how the sheet had moved and the door had opened on its own. The cat-demons smiled at me and the vampires groaned.

"You truly are the one," Siltizamile mused, mostly as a confirmation to herself than to me.

That night, in camp, I was tossing and turning in my sleep.

When I thought I was safe, I found myself in a small blue tiled bathroom. There was a mirror and a sink on my left and a wooden door on my right. I noticed the room was slightly rounded… just like the tree room. I noticed there was a white bathtub in front of me and its blue curtains were drawn back, revealing Haldir taking a very bubbly bath with Laerwen.

I had no idea whether the water was bubbly because of the bubble bath added or because the two elves were moving around so much in the very tiny tub. This was too much for me, so I attempted to open the door and escape, but it was locked. So, I screamed as loud as I could. You know what happened next? Laerwen was showing me pictures of Haldir in the nude.

I woke up out of breath, just barely able to breathe because my face was red from all the screaming. When I'd calmed down enough to start breathing regularly, I noticed everyone else – minus the vampires, who were probably in a tree somewhere – was still asleep. How could they sleep while I screamed like that? Why had I dreamt that horrible image? I know most dreams only last three seconds, but that was three seconds too much.

I sat up slowly and looked over at Jesephany's sleeping bag, but she wasn't there. I looked behind me and there she was… laughing at me. I sighed, realizing where my dream had come from. It looked like Jesephany had finally found her special demonic power. I stood up, ready to find some food, not yet willing to sleep until Jesephany did. Not quite yet.

(A/N) Well, that's chappie numero 2! What did all ya think? Is it graphic enough for you yet? Rolls eyes. That's what I get for hanging out with Luthien Saralonde too much over the past year and about a half now. Sighs… Well, I hope you all still review for this and I hope the elves haven't turned you away because I know if I were you they would have forever ago! Plz tell me what you think. What do you think will happen next? If you can guess and I mean take a really wild guess, then you'll get a virtual box of… mystery items. Teehee. R&R!

EDIT:

Once again… I've made a few edits to grammar, formatting, spelling, and the narration/dialogue. Nothing huge. But you may reread it if you'd like to… just to be sure… so long as you don't mind the parts with the icky elves. *sigh* But this had to be M rated… *wants to die*

Original Post: ?

Revised: 10/27/11

Reposted: 10/30/11