Chapter 2
"Get away from here!" I said in a grave voice, trying to make myself shift back to my wolf form. I felt so exposed and awkward in my human form. I couldn't get my thoughts straight though.
"What was that?" He asked, swaying from side to side. I forgot he was bleeding from the head. He looked dizzy. Very dizzy.
"Woah woah," I started to reach for him, But took my hand back almost immediately. I don't want to do that again. I looked at what I was wearing. A black short skirt with a red and black striped short sleeve shirt.
On my hands and arms were those removable red sleeves. I took the sleeves up a little, so that they covered my fingertips, and steaded him on his feet. He wasn't in good shape. I looked at his face. He didn't look bad, even though he was sick. He looked beautiful. He held his head and groaned.
"Maybe you should si-" I started, but he stumbled backwards, landing in my arms. I groaned. What am I supposed to do with a human in this forest? I sighed, and started to drag him slowly to a dark cave, my home. I placed him where I usually slept, and stood back, watching him. It was awkward seeing a human where a wolf would sleep.
I imagined myself as the wolf again, how my muscles would tense at every awkward noise, how my bushy white tail would sway back and forth....I closed my eyes and concentrated harder. Your a beautiful white wolf, as white as snow, protector of the forest, I thought to myself. I could feel my body changing, my muscles starting to tense, my tail sprouting slowly, then, I was the wolf. I needed to go back out. He interrupted my feeding.
I sped out of the cave, feeling the excitement of the wind hitting my face. I sniffed the air, looking for my next meal. I wafted in something. Deer. I ran toward the scent. It completely filled my nostrils. I surrounded the area that held the smell, until the deer was in plain sight. It was quietly lapping water from a stream. My ears flattened, I crouched and curled my lips back, showing my canines. I lunged for it, swinging my paws to my front. It didn't even realize what hit him. This one tasted better than the first.
After I finished it, I made my way to the stream to clean my muzzle.......and to quench my thirst. As I hovered over the water, I looked at my reflection. I saw a white wolf, with blood spattered across her face.
And inside, was a 17 year-old girl, a warrior. But there was something else in those beautiful, bluish-grayish eyes. Warmth? Belonging? I scattered the water with my muzzle. I don't even know this guy! How can I like him?
A little voice deep down whispered, "Because he's your soul mate, and you can't help but love him. You can never be mad at him."
Watch me, I growled back to the voice. I drank some more water, then stalked off towards the cave. I entered to see him stirring in his sleep. I slowly changed back to my human state.
"So I wasn't going crazy! You are some kind of wolf creature thing!" He exclaimed, pointing at e like I was some kind of animal. I sighed. I knew this was gonna happen. I nodded slowly toward him.
He stood up, and came closer," I'm sorry."
"Why are you saying sorry?" I asked, confused.
"Well, when I said that, hurt filled your eyes," He said with understanding.
"Who are you?" I asked, anger entering my body. He notices to much.
"My name is Ken," He told me, "We were meant for each other," He continued, trying to reach for me.
"Stay away,"I growled moving backward, and warned,"I can kill you."
"You won't kill me," He stated,"We have some kind of connection, too strong to break. I don't understand it, but you do. I know you do. I can tell you know."
I stood there, hands trembling. This guy was really pissing me off.
I got ready to pounce on him, to tear his head off.
He noticed," Don't do it!"
I leaped, changing into my half and half form; Half human, half wolf. I wanted to still be able to threaten him as I tore open his head. I landed on him, pushing him to the ground like he was a squeaky toy. His eyes grew big, but I ignored it.
"there's nothing between us, nothing!" I growled in his ear. He scrambled around, trying to get out of my grasp. His arm jerked forward, and grazed across my skin. I tensed automatically as the pulse entered my body once more, even more powerful. He relaxed faster than me, and glared.
"You're saying you can't feel that?" He questioned. My breathing heaved. This wasn't supposed to be happening. I'm not supposed to talk to humans.
I could feel a tear escaping my eye," It can't happen, It just can't! My world's different then yours, you'll never survive!"
"Watch me," He challenged. I got off from the floor, changed to my full wolf state, and backed away, peering at him. My ears shifted. Movement. Headed towards the cave. Four paws.
I barked at Ken, and charged, pushing him to the back of the cave. He stumbled backwards, falling onto the cave floor. I pushed him up to the end of the cave, and growled at him every time he tried to get up. Once he understood my intentions, I stalked out of the cave, going to meet the creator of the mysterious footprints.
