Chapter 7

Harry

"Harry, calm down," Jasper warned, holding his hands up and looking me straight in the eye. I felt calmness crash onto me in full force, but I shook it off.

"Damn it, stop playing games! I'll kill you!" I screamed. Seth and Erin came out.

"Harry, son, calm down!" Seth yelled. I howled, or tried to, in defiance and lept at Jasper, who neatly dodged my attack. Inside, I was yelling at myself to stop. That's my Uncle! I have to stop before I hurt someone!

My next howl wasn't human. I fell to the ground twitching. I screamed in agony and my body burned. My skin felt like it was ripping apart. For once since I went insane, I was scared. What was happening to me?

My bones broke and reformed. I felt my skull twist and shape itself, and I screamed.

"Harry!" Erin screamed, rushing to my side. I howled once and swatted at the movement with my paw.

"Erin!" Seth yelled. I smelled blood.

My own mother! I hurt my own mother! Erin took Seth's arm and the cuts healed. There were no marks to reveal what I did. I felt a gigantic paw hold me down.

Calm down, Harry.

No!

Harry, son, calm down. You'll kill someone!

NO!

You'll hurt Tabby! You know you will. If you already hurt your own mother, who is capable of healing herself, what will you do to your girlfriend, who cannot heal as rapidly as we do without a scar?

I calmed and stopped struggling. I felt moisture build in my eyes, threatening to spill. I could kill her. I could kill Tabby.

I felt cold hands on my new furry body and flinched.

"Calm down, Harry," Jasper whispered. Oh, God, I could have hurt him, too. I'm a monster.

You're not a monster, Harry. You're just not in control of yourself yet.

I'm a monster. I could've killed Jasper, Mom, and whoever else who tried to stop me.

That's only natural. I remember I battled Leah when we phased at the same time. Lucky it was her instead of my own mother. My father had a heart attack after that.

I hurt Mom.

She's fine. She healed herself. Calm down so you can phase. Jasper can help you if you'd like.

Thank you.

My father's voice disappeared from my head and Jasper used his power on me. I felt a blanket cover my naked form before everything went dark.

...

Tabby

...

"Dad, he would never hurt me or force me into something I'm not ready for. I know him, he's my best friend! He'd never do a thing like that!"

"Tabby, I don't know who that boy is and I don't know his father. I don't want to see any part of him on my property and that's final!"

"But Dad-"

"If he hurt you, Tabby, I don't know if I could live with myself. You're the first daughter for years in the Herman family, and you're my daughter. You're not going to be hurt while I'm around."

"Fine. See if I care. Because Harry and I... We love each other. I love him, and he loves me. He would never hurt me."

I ran upstairs to my room and sobbed. Today was the best and worst day of my life.

The perk was, I kissed the boy of my dreams.

The downfall was that the boy of my dreams was kicked off the property by Daniel James Herman. My damned father.

...

That night I dreamed.

It was cold outside. I was wearing nothing but a tank top and short shorts. I was shivering, trying to find my way home through a maze of trees.

It was a full moon out. I used it as a compass to guide me through. Then I heard the howls.

At first it sounded miles away. But it scared me. The second howl sounded close. Really close. Then it was right next to me. I screamed.

The trees rustled. I backed up, triping over a rock and falling backward. A lone figure entered the path.

"Harry? I'm scared," I whimpered. His eyes were cold, and he lifted me up. "Harry? What's wrong?"

He stared at me coldly and then crushed his lips on mine. I froze. This wasn't my Harry. He never acted like this!

Eventually the kiss melted into something warm. But I didn't feel like it was Harry's kiss. I grasped his hair and yanked his face away from mine. And then I screamed.

It wasn't Harry. It was Tristen. My no good, back stabbing ex-boyfriend. I pulled away and ran. I hit a clearing, and screamed again.

Harry was kissing Danielle. He was kissing her!

The scene shifted and disappeared.

"Tabby."

I gasped and turned to find nothing but blackness.

"Tabby."

The voice was closer. But I could see nothing.

"Tabby," Harry's voice was right behind me. I turned sharply.

Harry's eyes were red. I mean, literally bloodred. I screamed.

"Blood," Harry gasped. I saw his face was pasty, gaunt. He fell at my feet.

"Harry?" I screamed, dropping to my knees beside him.

"Blood," Harry barely whispered, before screaming in agony. I didn't know what to do. I looked around and then into his eyes.

There was fire in his eyes. I felt more scared than I ever have in my entire life.

"Your blood," Harry growled, and he lunged for my throat.

AN: Oh, no! Don't worry, it's just a nightmare...