Main Story (P1)
No one's Pov
Six years have past since the incident with that beast and thankfully Aaron has recovered nicely. Though he can't remember anything that had happened, that horrid night. Daniel assumed that it might have been traumatizing for him, so his brain is keeping it locked away. "So you're telling me that he has suppressed memories?," Donna and Arora asked. "I'm not sure. I guess you're going to have to ask him yourselves," Daniel stated. "Well…..Should we tell him that he might be….you know?," Arora said shyly. She didn't want to lie to him but was afraid that he might be afraid of himself. "No...I don't think we should tell him, unless he remembers...We can't tell him," David said nervously. "I just don't like lying to people, especially Aaron. I'm always honest with him! I can't start lying all of a sudden!," Arora said angrily. "Arora sweety, now you know that he might act differently towards you if you're always being honest and not 'acting like a parent'," Donna said. "Besides he'll be going back to Highschool tomorrow. He is sixteen after all," she said sighing. "Age doesn't matter, Donna, age doesn't matter," Daniel said whilst shaking his head. "Oh, I can't believe my baby is a sophomore. It seems he was just a young child only yesterday," Arora said while tearing up. "Oh I know honey, but we have to let him go some day," David said reassuringly. Donna, Daniel and David all agreed to keep this secret from Aaron. Arora just sat there quietly. She didn't like lying or keeping secrets from people. She was truly an angel. So while the others were talking, Arora slipped away, unnoticed, to go check on her baby.
[Aaron's Pov]
"Ugh…what the hell happened? How long have I been asleep? Why does everything hurt?," Aaron thought to himself. Aaron opened his eyes and sighed. It had been three weeks since he had woken up from the coma he was in. His mother has been 'babying' him since then, but he didn't mind. Then he just blushed thinking about it. "Oh god, that's embarrassing," Aaron said as he chuckled. He turned his head to the sound of his door opening. And saw his mother shyly peaking through. He stared at her for a good minute and was wondering why she hadn't come in yet. But soon realized that she hadn't noticed that he was awake. "...Ummm, mom? Could you come in please? You're letting all of the cold air in," Aaron said to get her attention. He coughed a little. She snapped out of it and her face turned a light red color out of embarrassment. "Oh! Sorry baby," Arora said as she walked over to his bedside and sat down. "Mom, I'm not a baby anymore," he said. "Well you're my baby," she replied. They both shared a light chuckle. Arora felt so guilty for not telling Aaron the truth. He could read her face like a book. "Hey mom...Do you have something you want to say? I'm all ears," he said trying to make her feel better. All she could do was inch closer and hug him tightly. For sure, he knew something was wrong. It was the way she hugged him. It was the type of hug that someone gives you before they tell you something bad. "You might not remember this….but, when you were young, you-," Arora was cut off by her tears. She choked up. She just couldn't look him in the eyes. This broke Aaron's heart, to see his mother this distraught. He tried to decipher what she was trying to tell him.
Then it hit him! He remembered! "I was bitten by...A wolf...no it wasn't a regular wolf. But I think I remember what had happened," Aaron said, still a bit confused. He could see in his mother's eyes that he was on the right track. They just stared at each for a few minutes….It was very awkward. Then they both let go of each other when they heard a knock on the door. Aaron's room was dimly lit and pretty big. It had his bed, a little couch and a desk in the corner of his room. The couch was near his door and so was his desk. His bed was near the window and the only object that was farthest from the door. "Uh, you can come in," Aaron spoke first, to whoever was outside his door. Daniel and Donna walked in and of course Donna had a mischievous grin on her face. "Oh god, why?," Aaron thought. He knew his grandma was up to know good. Daniel spoke first, "How are you feeling today, Aaron?" "I'm fine," He replied. "You and Arora was up here for a pretty long time, what were you two talking about? Any secrets?," Donna asked, glaring at Arora in particularly. Arora gulped and hid behind Aaron. Aaron turned around and looked his mom in the eyes and then winked. Then he turned back to face the other two and said, "Can't I have some quality time with my dear ol' mum? Secondly, it's none of your business what we were talking about. And third, what secrets would she even tell me!?," Aaron stated without hesitation. These two peeps were just baffled and flustered. They didn't know what to say or how to act. "Ummmm…..Ok, welp, I'm gonna just let you deal with this hun," Daniel said while putting his hands up and backed out of the room. Donna just looked at Daniel and rolled her eyes. "Ok….well I wasn't expecting that to happen. I thought you had my back! You coward!," Donna yelled towards Daniel. Aaron and Arora could hear Daniel saying 'whatever' down the hallway and they then laughed. "Tsk...I can't believe him!," Donna muttered under her breath.
For some odd reason Aaron could hear her easily but he didn't question it. "Well that was eventful," Arora said, then she got up and petted her son on the head. And again, this was strange but he kinda liked it, Aaron didn't know what the Hell was going on with his body, but he would soon remember...all of it. "Well sweety, I'm going to go the the store before it gets dark. Do you want anything?," Arora said. Aaron had a sudden need to protect his mom and just couldn't control this new instinct of his. "Ah mum! Let me come with you. It might be dangerous. You know, being alone...at night," Aaron said while blushing hard. He was super embarrassed that he just shouted that all out. Arora just smiled and thought that his actions were cute. "Well well well, it looks like his powers are coming in!," Donna exclaimed. Ok, now Aaron was really confused. "Powers? What the hell does she mean by powers?," he thought. Arora left the room to go get dressed so now Donna and Aaron were left alone in his dimly lit room. It was weird and awkward. "So….Are you just going to stare at me or what?," Aaron asked with an eyebrow raised. She always just stares at him awkwardly when ever they are alone together. It was kinda creepy. "Oh….yeah, I'm gonna just sit down, right here on this couch...k," Donna said suspiciously while keeping direct eye contact with him. Aaron just glared at her but soon just shook his head and looked away. "So ummm, I'm about to get undressed and dressed. So If you don't mind, I'd like to change in peace,"Aaron said with a bit of a growl at the end.
He didn't mean to growl, it just slipped. "Ok, I'll just close my eyes and you can pretend that I'm not even here. I'll be as quiet as a mouse," Donna said with a smirky grin. "That's not what I meant! Please get out woman!," Aaron snapped back at her. Donna was the only one that would constantly pester him. He never understood why she would do this. He loves her, he truly does but he needs his damn personal space sometimes. The only person that he doesn't mind being with him when he's really pissed off is his mother. She's the only one that understands him. Or even tries to understand him. But no! Everyone else is just like, 'you should be more like him or me' and all of that other stuff! He is sick of being compared to other people and most of all sick of Donna's Bull Shit! Then for a brief moment he felt something deep inside clawing at his soul to get free. His eyes turned a deep red, almost crimson, and his canines became sharp fangs. He also has claws for some odd reason, then in a blink of an eye, the only little bit of light went out. And it was pitch black, Donna could hear the slight sounds of growling and bones cracking. She was pretty confused but unaware of the danger that she has just brought upon herself. "Haha, very funny Aaron. What even is that sound? It's kinda spooky if ya ask me. I thought you hated that kind of stuff?," Donna jokingly said but there was no response. Just silence. So she decided to open her eyes and what she saw almost gave her a heart attack. She screamed but quickly covered her mouth with her hands.
He had transformed, this wasn't good, this wasn't good at all. Mainly because Donna thought he would only change during the full moon. But was unaware that there were different breeds of Werewolves. Let's just say he was very tall on his hind legs and on all fours. "Ah….He-Hey th-ther-e….A-" Donna's voice was shaking with fear. She backed up against the wall and he then snapped his jaws at her and growled even louder. He inched even closer to her. Donna was scared shitless because all she could see were crimson glowing eyes in this pitch black room. So she made a leap of faith and lunged towards the light switch and flipped it. Aaron's fur was brown with a hint of red (so a brownish red color), his front paws, his hind legs, his tail, and fluffy wolf ears were all black. He was actually kind of cute minus the snarling and growling. All Donna could do was pray and close her eyes. She could feel his warm breath reach her neck. Donna was truly terrified and had to think of something quick! Before he actually decides to eat her. "I!... I'M SORRY AARON! I'M SORRY FOR MAKING YOU DO THINGS THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT TO DO! AND I'M SORRY FOR NOT BEING A SUPPORTIVE GRANDMOTHER!," Donna yelled, now with tears in her eyes. Aaron just glared at her with his wolf ears pointed backwards. But then he shook his head and his eyes went back to normal and he sat down in front of her and took a deep breath. "Look, I am…..sorry too. I should've told you how I felt from the beginning instead of bottling up my rage and emotions," Aaron said with his ears down, like a sad puppy. Donna was scared and shocked that he could talk….in this new form of his? "You…..CAN TALK!?," Donna said in a tone that went from fear to anger. "Hey! I didn't know I could talk in this form either, ok!?," Aaron said while putting his paw like hands in the air.
[Meanwhile]
Arora was in the bathroom that was in her bedroom putting on some makeup, when she heard a low rumble that caught her off guard. Aaron may not have realized it, but his growl was low enough to shake an entire house. Like roaring thunder. She at first thought that it might have been a thunderstorm, but no. No, no, no. This wasn't an average sound. What on Earth could it have been? She hesitated, but looked down the hall to Aaron's room. His door was shut. But, for some reason, she had such a strange vibe from there. As if she knew that Aaron had done something that caused that sound.
She slowly and gradually went to his door. She gently gripped the doorknob as soft as she could. When the door opened, she saw the large wolf. It was watching her mother in law. Arora had never tried so hard to choke back a scream. She had no idea what would happen if she did. Aaron then noticed her and looked over. She saw it was him in those eyes. He seemed ashamed almost. As if he was a monster. Arora had no intent of him feeling such a way. He let out a soft whimpering whine. Like a dog who was very upset. Arora was puzzled and also ashamed that she actually thought her son was a monster. "Umm…..What, what happened here?," Arora asked in a concerned voice. She looked at both of them. She tried to look upset. Donna was so scared that she forgot all about Aaron being her grandson and just grabbed a cushion and shoved it towards his face and ran out of the room. "Nana wait! I can explain!," Aaron reached out but was too late. Now he just felt guilty and horrible. "Of course, why would anyone love a monster like myself," he thought. Arora took a deep breath and walked up to him. She grabbed his face lightly and brought his eyes up to her own and then she kissed him on the nose. Aaron was blushing real hard now, because he wasn't expecting his mum to do that. "Uhh...O_O.. What?," Aaron said in a shocked tone. He then gulped and looked away from her. "Come on big boy, let's go," Arora said with a kind gentle smile. "Wait! I can't go anywhere like this!," Aaron replied anxiously. Arora just looked at him and rolled her eyes, she then grabbed his ear and dragged him out of his room. "It's almost completely dark out, so nobody is going to notice you," Arora said, though she wasn't completely sure. "Really mum? Really, 'nobody' is going to notice a 14 foot tall werewolf!? I know you're smarter than that!," Aaron said in a sassy, sarcastic way. Well I guess the ear pinching doesn't hurt when you have a lot of fur. "Just walk on all fours, like a regular animal," Arora said while shrugging. Aaron could not believe she just said that. And he's so used to walking on two legs so it was kinda weird for him to not walk on two legs, but he gets it. Arora walked down the stairs and grabbed one of her coats that was hanging by the door. "Aaron, you ready to go?," She said, but when she turned around he was still at the top of the stairs
"Umm…? How am I going to get down there!? I'm too damn big!," Aaron just looked at his big, fluffy paws and groaned because he realized he was super sized! Arora chuckled and motioned him to walk on just looked at her and groaned even louder. "Ok, deep breath Aaron. Deep breath. You got this!," he thought. He got on all fours and slowly put his front paws out….It was a success! Then he did it again.. Nothing bad happened. Aaron looked victorious and proud that he only took two steps! But when he went to take another step he tripped and fell down the stairs.
BOOM! Was the sound of him hitting the floor. "SHIT! THAT HURTS!," Aaron winced and yelled in pain. Arora was trying so hard to keep her laughs at bay but a small chuckle escaped and he heard it! Aaron just shot her a mean glare and started to growl. Arora didn't care if he growled or not. She snapped a picture of him before going to help him up. "Mom...that wasn't funny!," Aaron stated as she helped him up. "Hehe... It kinda was. But I'm glad you made it, though it wasn't very graceful," She replied with a small chuckle. Aaron just rolled his eyes and got up. He then proceeded to walk to the door, still on his hind legs, and opened the door. Then the realization hit both of them like a ton of bricks….Aaron was too big to fit in the car. Now both of them just groaned. "Ok, this...this is fine. I was going to walk anyway!," Arora shouted without noticing. Aaron had never seen his mom so….determined? Aaron knew his mom like the back of his hand. She was shy and timid. She hates lying and will always forgive him know matter what he does. Aaron was truly grateful to have a mom like her. She was gentle with him even after seeing him in this form. And she didn't see as a monster but instead she saw him as her baby boy.
Though he hates being called a baby, he knows what she actually means and will only let her call him that. Arora was walking ahead of him when all of a sudden, he had a brilliant idea. Aaron got on all fours and trotted up behind her and nudged her with his nose and gestured for her to hop on his back. Arora wasn't expecting this but took his offer nicely. "Hey Mom, you're going to need to hold on tight!," Aaron said as he winked at her, "Why would I need to hang o-" Arora was cut off by how fast he started to run. All she could do was hold on to his fur for dear life. "YOU'RE GOING….WAY TO FAST!," Arora yelled almost having the wind knocked out of her. They made it to the local store fairly quick. And Aaron was full of adrenaline now! Arora just let go of him and just slid down the side of him. She was holding on, so tightly that a clump of his fur was stuck in her hands. "Woo! Did you see how fast I was going! I never knew running could be so exciting!," Aaron said as he let out a mighty victorious howl. He then looked over and saw that Arora had fallen off of him. He walked over to her and put out his paw so that she could grab it and get up. She brushed herself off and just sighed. "Hehe….I'm guessing I went a lil' bit to fast," he said with a big, sharp toothy grin. "You think?," Arora said putting a little bit of annoyance in her voice. "Come on let's just go in," she gestured.
[Time Skip]
Meanwhile, Donna finally made it to her destination. Donna agreed to meet her son and husband at the local bar. And of course when she walked in the bar, the bartender motioned her to come to the back where V.I.P was. This specific bar and had rooms in the back for people who were in the High Class Society. Or if you didn't want people to hear your conversation. But you still couldn't get in unless you were a high class member or if your friend was a high class member. Donna followed the bartender all the way to the back of the corridor and turned right. Then the bartender left to get their drinks. "Ah, mother, you made it. How was your trip?," David said pleased to see his mother was safe. "It was…..ok," Donna said still frightened about what happened moments before she came here. Donna explained everything that had happened. Daniel noticed the sudden pause and just knew something was wrong. "Donna, are you all right? You know you can tell us anything. We're a team after all!," Daniel said proudly. "I don't know hun…..It just doesn't feel right doing this," Donna admitted. "Come now, you are starting to sound like that…damn girl Arora!," Daniel said as he took a puff of his cigar. "Excuse me!? Father! That is my wife your are talking about!," David said as he realized what Daniel had said. "Sorry son, but it's true! Couldn't you have married someone a little more normal," Daniel said with spite in his voice. Ok, now he was crossing the line. David and Donna both looked at Daniel in a disapproving manner. "Why are you acting this way, Daniel?," Donna said quietly, but David wasn't having it. "Ok first of all, if you don't like my wife than why are you acting so nice to her! And secondly how is she weird!? She is by far the nicest person that I have ever met. She actually loves me for me and not for my damn money! So explain to me, why you don't like her!," David yelled, while slamming his hands against the table. Now we all know where Aaron gets his temper from. Daniel said nothing. Donna had her arms crossed, she too wanted to hear her husband's response. He puffed out some smoke from his cigar and took a deep breath. "It's not like I don't like Arora. I will admit that she is wonderful and well mannered young lady. But I just don't get why she can still 'pretend' that Aaron is a regular boy! He is a werewolf for God's sake! And last I checked Werewolves are Monsters! They are man eating beasts who have no feelings towards others!," Daniel replied. "Keep your voice down! Their are other people here!" Donna interjected. David was furious now.
"My son is not a monster! How can you say that about him?," David protested. "I CAN SAY THAT BECAUSE HE ISN'T HUMAN ANYMORE!," Daniel raised his voice, rashly. Donna didn't know what to think or say. Technically it was all her fault for pushing his buttons. "Gentleman, please...Calm down, you don't have to fight. I take full responsibility for my actions. What I did was wrong," Donna said calmly, but David and Daniel didn't even hear a word she said. They were going at it like two wild animals. This was not how things were supposed to happen. But somehow now Daniel and David were pissed at each other, whilst crossing their arms and looking away. While Donna was just sitting there watching everything fall apart. How can I fix this? She thought.
[Meanwhile]
Back with Arora and Aaron. There wasn't a whole lot of people in the store, mainly because it was 8:30pm and it was pretty dark out. So Arora gave Aaron a part of the list and told him to look for these specific items. He was still worried because, he wasn't exactly in his human form. So, it was a little weird for him. "Good luck!" Arora said whilst winking and putting her thumb up. She walked to the right and he went to the left. Aaron stretched because it was kind of a pain in his back from being on all fours. He still wasn't use to this, but hey, what can he do about it. "Ok, so we need milk, water, cold stuff aanndd," he trailed off. Then he realized that she is making him get all of the cold or heavy items. "You sly dog, mom, you sly dog," Aaron thought. But then, he felt something tugging on his tail. He looked up from the list and turned around to see a toddler lightly pulling on his tail. Aaron was scared! He didn't know what to do or say. So he just stood there. Saying nothing but then he heard the voice be of a highschooler probably a sophomore like him. "Kathy, don't do that!," the male said. He then grabbed the little girl and saw Aaron and proceeded to say, "Oh sorry about that, she just doesn't want to listen to me, hehe." Aaron was so puzzled that his mouth dropped. "Uhh….." was all that came out. Then the tall, muscular boy reached out his right hand and said, "Nice to meet you, I'm Hercules Mulligan. A sophomore at Wellston High School." "Wellston High? That's where I go," Aaron thought. Come on say something, anything!. "Uhh, Hi….Nice to meet you too," Aaron reached out his hand (paw?) but then remembered that he has claws and didn't know what to do after he had already reached his hand out. Hercules gladly shook his hand without hesitation. "Nice costume! Though, it's not Halloween yet? But I won't judge!" At this point Aaron was just shocked. He just stared blankly at the boy. "Well, it was nice meeting you! Sorry, but I have to go. See you around!," Herc said before he turned around and started to walk away with the toddler. But then Aaron called out to him and Herc stopped and turned around, "Yes?" "Ummm. I….My name is Aaron….Aaron Burr. And I also go to Wellston High," He said with a few pauses. Herc smiled and said that he hoped to see Aaron tomorrow then. Then he walked off while waving goodbye.