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I sat with the boys a few minutes before leaving, walking into the little town seemed quiet. The couple places I searched came up with a couple things, even found a ball the boys could play with. Further into the town outside a little drug store with a sigh 'Steve's Pharmacy' I saw something I never expected to see again, horses. Walking cautiously up to them I stayed alert to everything around me, movement inside the store caught my attention, sniffing the air as I got closer I realized there was only the two a girl and guy, My face burned scarlet in embarrassment realizing the couple was getting rather into each other, just as quietly I left them to it, in this world finding someone who makes you crazy like that is rare. I felt that familiar ping of longing, wishing I'd have a chance to find my mate but know I never will.

Sighing I came upon a little general store, dispatching the few walkers inside I started my search. Getting lucky I found a couple boxes of the twinkies Mike asked for, several can goods, felt like I'd hit the jackpot. Gathering what I could carry I started to make my way out of the store something caught my attention getting closer I noticed it was a really pretty howling wolf with a half moon around it pendant. I felt drawn to it's beauty, picking it up to stick it in my bag I hiss at the burning sting it gave me, must be real silver. I stared at it a moment deciding if I really wanted to take it, pulling out a rag I wrap it up to put it away, I'll use some buckskin to make a cuff. I spent the rest of the day searching random places until the sun started going down finding the perfect place to hide my stuff while I couldn't really watch it. I sat down watching the sunset I felt my wolf waking feeling the pull of the half moon.

Starting to get dark I strip my clothes to start my shift, bones snapping to reshape into my wolf, my fur covering me, it felt very freeing. In a moment of glee of my phase I howl a beautiful call to the moon not caring about any dead close by. Luckily I didn't encounter any, I spent most of the night running enjoying the hard ground beneath my paws and the cool air ruffling my fur. Slowing down I lay in the grass on the outskirts of the clearing with our place to check on the boys, hating being away from them. I caught Nicholas's thoughts, frowning at his worried thought of if I'd really come back or die like their mother. My wolf and I whimpered softly our heart breaking at his pain, wanting nothing more to rid him of the fear. Standing up I shook myself looking at the window that held my boys I turn taking off into the woods to hunt some.

Catching a couple rabbits and a squirrel I fully enjoyed my evening forgetting what all I've lost, forgot about the dead walking, the responsibility of keeping a secret from people who don't understand, just the refreshing power the half moon gave me. As the sun broke the sky in the horizon I sat on my haunches outside the house watching the sky turn purple, orange and pink in places as it rose. Stepping back into the house I started shifting back to my human form to clean myself up a bit to make my trip back to the house, back to my boys, back to all my worries.