Chapter Nine

Moonlight shown in from the cracks of the curtains as Ryne kneeled behind a nearly asleep Runa as she brushed her wavy, brown hair. The light from the lamp next to the door showed a shadow as someone walked in and stood near the doorway.

"How was dinner?" Virtue asked as she leaned on the door frame to Ryen and Runa's bedroom. Ryen smiled to Virtue's reflection in the mirror of the vanity as she brushed Runa's hair. "That well, eh? I think he's a keeper. Excited for tomorrow?" a smirk plastered on her face.
"I still don't understand the reason for it though." Ryen said with a confused expression as her head tilted slightly to the right and she paused in mid-brush.
"Reid likes to have a reason for having one, even if most people don't know what it is."
"He is rather peculiar, but then again they all are."
"And so are we."
"Exactly."
"Join me for a run after this?"
"Sure."
"I'll be on the back porch when you're finished."

"Mom used to brush her hair every night before she went to bed. It relaxed her... Hunting?"
"Nah, I already ate."
"Ryder and Ash"
"Already out. Just before you got back, I thought I would stay behind and see if you wanted to come with."
"How thoughtful of you."

They stood on the back porch as the suddenly changed. Thick hair grew from every pore on their body, their eyes sparkled in the moonlight as their bodies morphed. They stood on all fours on the porch. Glancing at each other, they both breathed in before rushing forward with a howl. Paws pushed into the grass with each step they took, dirt was pulled from the earth as the disappeared into the nearby woods.

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"You know we don't have to go to the party tonight, we can go somewhere else or something." Tyler whispered to his girlfriend in the middle of history. She was starring with a thoughtful expression on her face.
"No, I want to go, I just... I'll be a little late."
"Yeah, sure."

!-

"Okay boys," Kate spoke aloud as she stood in front of the group outside of the school. "We're having a girls' afternoon, so we'll she you boys tonight." She kissed Pogue deeply before hoping into the passenger seat of Sarah's car.
"Bye." Sarah softly spoke to Caleb before pecking him on the lips.
Virtue kissed Ryder as he held the car door open for her.
Ryen and Tyler stood some distance away. "Please don't make me go, I've already been shopping this week, and they're just going to be talking about us." Ryen whispered pleadingly to Tyler. His eyebrows pushed together as if he was torn between a decision.
"They scare me."
"Huh, I can scare you." She said playfully pulling on his jacket.
"I doubt that." He smile down at her with sympathy. "It's just for a few hours. I'll make it up to you."
"Uggh. Fine. But you so owe me." He pecked her on the cheek before she turned and walked to the car.

!-

They were at a mall in Boston. People drifted in and out of shops. The four girls were now on their fourth entry of one.
"Uggh, why do we have to go in here?"
"A sexy dress needs sexy lingerie to go with it." Kate spoke.
"You better be talking about yourself because Tyler and I are far off from having that intimate of a relationship."
"I am, but that doesn't mean that you can't get something for yourself. You can save it for that special occasion for when you two do decide to start your intimate relationship." Kate said mischievously.
"But I don't want to." Ryen whined as Kate threw some pieces into her hands.
"We are all going to try on three things, then we can leave. Alright?"
"uh...fine." Ryen said defeated.

!-

"So are you wearing those sexy"
"Uhaha! No! We are not talking about that Kate." Ryen freakishly said to Kate as she looked at her from the full length mirror. "I still can't believe that you talked me into buying them."
"You are very good Kate." Virtue pipped in from the bed in the middle of the room.
"Thank you."
"Okay girls, it's past eight, I think we've let our guys wait long enough to see us." Saraha said from the doorway of the bedroom.
"Alright come on girls, let's go and make jaws drop."
"Okay, but I gotta put my sister to bed first. Meet you out at the car in five." she had a apologetic smile.


Sorry for the wait.
I'll update soon.
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