As the day went on, it got harder. I learned how to use other guns, to throw knives better, and to defend myself. The problem was that I got anxious and I could feel it. I could feel the beast. And she noticed.
"Take a deep breath and calm down." She told me.
I tried that, but the feeling didn't go away. It wouldn't until Monday.
"Make we should take a break. Stress won't help. Got any food?" She suggested.
We ate dinner and talked. She told me about Derek. And I told her about my life. She found it funny that Derek was a girl now. We talked about everything we knew so far.
Then, it was time. The full moon was up and the light shined through the huge window. The shined on my hands and abdomen. I started to shift.
I tried to fight it at first. I struggled and snarled. Braeden talked to me, but I couldn't hear her over my own growling.
She touched my arm and I knocked it off. I met her eyes and saw concern. I knew then that I wasn't doing any good. I did what Scott told me. I repeated those lyrics again.
Then it was just yellow eyes. I couldn't get them to go away because I was anxious. Braeden tried to keep me calm and distracted.
We went over what I had learned. We didn't do any real fighting, but practiced some things. It hit midnight and I started to get a weird feeling. Distant. Detached.
I told Braeden and we talked to Scott and Stiles. They concluded that I was about to leave. I told them goodbye.
Then a sharp pain went through my head. I grabbed my head and fell to the ground. I started to shift uncontrollably. My eyes flashed, teeth bared, claws out, and bones shifting. I yelled out in pain.
Suddenly I felt like I was suspended in the air. I heard nothing, saw nothing, and smelt nothing.
A sinking feeling started and I was falling. I started and sat up. I looked around. I was home. And in my body.
Derek's POV
I opened my eyes and gasped at the relief. I looked around and saw Braeden standing there. She looked shocked and worried.
"Heartland?" She asked.
"No. It's me." I replied.
"Derek?" She smiled and ran to me.
I gathered her in my arms and kissed her.
