Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh GX
A word from the author: Zane can transform into a wolf because it is a power of the vampire, along with turning into bats and rats. Personally, wolves are my favourite transformation.
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Syrus woke up in the middle of the night, yawning. He glanced over at his clock and saw that it read 2:34 AM. Just great. He thought grumpily. He slid out of bed. Maybe a drink will make me sleepier. As he walked to the on-suite bathroom, he glanced at the gap in the curtains on the window and saw movement down on the lawn. Syrus peered out of the curtains and saw a wolf running through the moonlight. Wow, I've never seen a wolf this close up before.
As he watched closer, the wolf stopped running. It reared up on its hind legs, just like a human…
Oh…oh… Syrus stared in horror. The wolf wasn't a wolf. It was a wolf turning into a person. As he watched, transfixed in revulsion, he became aware that the man's hair was blue. Teal blue, to be exact. Oh my god, it's Zane! He's a werewolf! Syrus stumbled back from the window in shock. This is impossible, werewolves aren't real, but I just saw… Syrus couldn't get his thoughts to stop racing.
He cautiously looked out the window, afraid that Zane would see him. But there was nothing on the lawn; nothing at all within sight. He sat back on his bed, breathing shallowly. It's okay, it was nothing, and it wasn't real… He continued in this train of thought until he fell into a disturbed sleep, filled with dreams of werewolves, blood, and the screams of young children…
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When he woke, it was 9:26 AM. Syrus shook his head, trying to get last night's awfulness out of his mind. On impulse, he picked up the phone on the computer desk and dialled Jaden's number. The phone rang a few times, and was picked up.
"Yuki residence." It was Jaden's voice, a little sleepy, but there.
"Jaden, it's Syrus. I need to talk to you; it's important." Jaden yawned.
" 'Scuse me; I just woke up. What's wrong, Sy. You sound freaked out."
"I AM." Syrus's voice rose to a decibel that would make dogs whimper. "Last night, well really this morning, I woke up and I saw Zane."
"Yeah, he lives there. I'm not surprised."
"You didn't let me finish. He was a wolf. And he turned into a human."
"He's a werewolf?! Are you sure? That's a pretty wild theory; are you sure that you weren't dreaming? Stress can make you have nightmares."
"I hadn't thought of that." Syrus was feeling calmer now. "I probably did dream. Thanks for that, I was panicking there for a second."
"But…if you weren't dreaming…be careful. Don't get on his bad side, just in case."
"Jaden, werewolves aren't real."
"We don't know that for sure. It's like Bigfoot."
"Alright, I'll humour you, and keep silver on me at all times." Syrus was feeling awful again.
"Do you want to call your mom, and let her know? She might even want you to come home."
"I don't want to worry her. Don't tell her a thing. I was just dreaming."
"Okay. Phone me if any more weird stuff happens. Bye, Sy."
"Bye." Syrus set down the phone, and rubbed his eyes. I was probably just dreaming. Werewolves don't exist… Or do they? A little voice in his head responded shyly. Shut up, he told it.
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"Master Syrus?" Anderson came into Syrus's room, where he was listening to his IPod, and reading in an attempt to keep his mind off the night before.
"What is it?"
"A girl is here to see you. She says that you met a day or so ago. Shall I send her away?"
Syrus looked up in interest. Maybe she can give me some answers.
"No, send her up. I want to talk to her." Syrus took off his IPod and set it down on the desk.
A few moments later, the girl walked in. "Hello Syrus. It's nice to see you again."
"It's nice to see you too, um… I don't believe I caught your name the last time we…met."
"It's Daena." She paused for a second. "I'm sorry if I freaked you out the last time we met. I was surprised to meet someone from this house, that's all."
Syrus frowned. "From this house? Why?"
"Our families don't exactly…mix. We keep to ourselves." She smiled. "It's nice to meet someone my own age, though. My brothers and sisters are older than me, and there are no kids around here my age that my parents approve of."
"Do they approve of me?" She looked down. Syrus guessed that meant no. "You're not like…them. I mean, you're related to the people here, but you're different. So I think it's safe for me to be here." Syrus sighed. With this girl, every answer brought another question.
"What do you mean, I'm not like them? Can't you just answer my questions without making me wonder more things?"
"Sorry. My family is like that. My dad says that we're all philosophers deep down." Daena exhaled. "About your question; you're different because…"
"He was raised in a different place, with a different lifestyle?" Zane's voice interrupted her smoothly. He walked into the room with Atticus and a blonde girl who looked a lot like the latter. He raised an eyebrow at her. Syrus remembered his 'dream', and looked closely at Zane. He didn't seem wolfish in the least.
"Yes, that's what I was going to say." She looked at Zane with thinly veiled dislike. "Maybe I should go." Why is she looking at him like that?
"Perhaps you should. My father doesn't know that you're here." Zane moved aside to let her by.
"Bye Syrus. I'll see you later." She nodded at him and left the room swiftly, before he could respond. Syrus turned to Zane in anger.
"What was that all about? We were just talking!"
"Father wouldn't want you talking to her. The whole family is a bad influence; they are strange. Stay away from them." Zane looked at him seriously, then lightened his mood. "You've met Atticus already, I believe. This is Alexis, his sister." She stepped forwards and shook Syrus's hand.
"It's nice to meet you. Zane and Atticus have told me about you. Don't worry, I'm nowhere near as crazy as Atty." She smiled at him. "Love the hair."
"Yeah." Atticus put in. "Very punk."
Alexis and Zane rolled their eyes in unison. Syrus smiled in spite of his confusion.
Atticus looked at the clock. "Holy cow! The movie is starting soon. We should get going or we'll miss the coming attractions!" He grabbed Alexis and Zane by the arms. "Come on!"
Alexis sighed. "Yeah, that would be a tragedy."
"Do you want to come, Syrus?" Zane asked. "We were going to ask you, but you had the door locked and we didn't want to bug you."
"No, I have some things to do. You go ahead." Syrus waved them off.
As he watched them leave, he wondered how they had gotten into the room if the door was locked. Not to mention the fact that they had come in right as Daena was about to tell him something important. Could Zane really be a werewolf? Syrus wondered as he watched the car drive away.
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Another chapter over. It's kind of a short one too. BTW, Daena's name is pronounced Day-na.