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The loud howl of a wolf could be heard throughout the forest that the men were trudging through. Brushing it off as nothing, the continued on, dragging a black body bag with them. Inside the bag was the remains of what once was a young girl, raped, murdered, and butchered. This girl would be the last they ever touched, but they didn't know that. They also didn't know that they had made a mistake coming to this particular forest, on this particular night, where a certain beast was looking for a way to satisfy its' hunger.
The howling seemed closer now, accompanied by the sound of pounding feet and growls. Jake, the younger of the two looked to his friend with nervous eyes. "Ricky? Do you think that it's real? Y'know the thing that's supposed to come out at night here?" He finished, fumbling over his words as he tried, unsuccessfully, to not stutter. "Don't be such a wimp Jake, ain't no one out here but us." The tall, dark haired man replied.
Jake nodded his head and trudged on behind Rick, reloading his gun and shaking. Rick rolled his eyes and re-adjusted the bag on his shoulder.
The beast looked at the men from the bushes. Its breathing heavy, and its black eyes narrowed. Suddenly, it leaped out and right past Jake, brushing fur against his arm, making him jump but too quick to see it. "Ah!" He began to shake harder and look in all directions.
A small empty carton of cigarettes found its way to the back of Jake's head. "Stop screeching, I said ain't a damn thing out here. Shut the fuck up!" Rick grumbled and dropped the bag on the floor in front of him. "This is a good spot, right here. "Now give me that shovel and keep a look out."
Jake handed him the shovel and Rick started to dig a grave for the girl.
A twig snapped.
The wind howled.
Jake jumped and began to fidget. "Did you hear that Ricky?" He whispered. Rick sighed and snatched the gun out of Jake's hands. "How many damn times do I have to say it? Ain't nothing there. Fidgety son of a bitch..." He grumbled, stalking out into the deeper part of the woods.
The beast walked ever so slowly behind Rick. Its black eyes glittering in the silvery moonlight. When it decided they were far enough away from the other boy, it made its move.
Leaping out quickly it jumped on the mans' back. It let out a growl and sunk its fangs in the flesh of its' victim. Rick let out a cry of pain. Soon, his blood was everywhere, on the trees, the ground, on fur.
Claws plunged into his body, quickly grabbing the bloody prize, yanking it out of his body. His body hit the moist earth and his eyes remained open in pain and terror.
Bloody claws pounded against the forest floor. Sniffing the air, it quickly found what it was looking for and circled the clearing, its' mouth locked in a a bloodthirsty smirk, red flowing from out of it.
Another crunch.
Another otherworldly howl of the wind.
Jake huffed and covered the last of the grave with fresh dirt, the young girls' body already inside.
"Rick?"
The beast walked out of the bushes and stood on four legs. "What the hell?!" Jake cried picking up the shovel and holding it in a sloppy defensive position. "What are you?" he cried, continuing to walk backwards as it stalked forward.
Suddenly, it stood on two hind legs and jumped in front of Jake, releasing a loud growl as blood dripped out its' mouth.
Claws scraped his back and neck and much like Rick, he was dead. The beast howled in victory and trudged through the forest, finding a suitable, well hidden place.
It laid down and as the sun came up and the moon went down, the beast began to turn into something else. Its' bones shifted, and growls turned into small cries of pain until it completely reverted back to what it was before the moon took over. A girl.
Kagome looked up at the ceiling of my bedroom and sighed, today shall be the day that she faced her own, personally made, hell. Today was the day she had to attend Shikon Academy. That cute, preppy high school that anyone with any sense hated.
Her phone suddenly blasted loudly, her music offending her sensitive ears. With a curse, she snatches it off the floor and presses it to her ear.
"Kagome." She nearly snarled, rolling out of the bed and feeling her feet hit the cold floor.
"Gome, guess what!" One of her best friends, Lana, screeched on the other end of the line. Kagome let out a small sigh, why the hell was she so loud this morning? "What is it?"
"I got in!"
This brought a small smile to her face. Despite their vast differences, Lana was still one of Kagome's best friends and she was happy that she wouldn't be alone at her new high school.
"Alright, I'll be over to get you soon. Be outside in 20."
XxX
By the time Kagome had reached the large house that Lana's family lived in, Lana was dressed and in front of the house. Hopping into her car, she gives her friend an affectionate hug before putting her feet up on the dashboard and leaning her chair back.
"How've you been?" Lana smiles, sharp blue eyes wide.
"How do you think?" Kagome replies simply, if not rhetorically, as she shoots down the street.
"Where's your other half?" Lana asks instead.
"Kaiden? He's meeting us there. He wanted to leave early, the nerd." Kagome smiles a bit at the mention of her brother.
The car screeches as they stop, before pulling into the school's parking lot.
They jump out the car and grab their bags, walking into the school side by side.