Merry Christmas people! I hope everyone had fun and got whatever they wanted for Christmas! So here is the latest chapter of Hybrid! I want to thank everybody for reading/reviewing/favoring/alerting my story, I give lots of hugs and kisses to you all! Especial thanks to Hippie Vampire, because she's a great beta!

When Destiny Begins

"Happy Birthday Peter!"

Opening his bright blue eyes, the now thirteen year old blinked a few times. A huge smile then made its way in his face. "I'm thirteen now!" he exclaimed, jumping out of his bed to hug his 'mom'.

"That you are! Come downstairs quickly before your breakfast gets cold!" Tino smiled brightly, kissing his child in the forehead. "Your papa is waiting for you down stairs."

"Okay!" the child, now officially a teen, shouted as he rushed to his closet. Looking inside, he hesitated for a second. He was a big boy now and he couldn't go around wearing childish clothes. He brought out his sailor outfit, thinking. He really had to get over such things. It was time he grew up and showed people just how mature he could be. Nodding his head, he dropped his favorite outfit, hunting within his messy closet for something good enough to wear.

Tino Väinämöinen watched his child for a while, thinking things over. Sighing, he lost his smile for a second, before it returned in full force. "Well, I'm leaving so that you can get dressed," he said as the young boy brought out a pair of dark blue bermudas and a matching shirt with some anime show or something in the front. "I'll be waiting for you downstairs."

Smiling at the absent-minded nod he got in return, Tino got up, getting out and walking down the stairs to join his husband. Said husband was waiting for him in the living room, sitting in the rocking chair he had done with his very own hands. In fact, those very own hands held a small package in between them, a dark brown box with holes everywhere and a bright red ribbon on top.

"Did it fall asleep?" the shorter blond asked, his violet eyes blinking.

The other one grunted. "Prob'bly." His cold blue eyes turned to his 'wife' eyes softening at the same time. "You ok'y?" There was no need to elaborate, since the other one understood perfectly what he was trying to say.

Are you sure you want to do it? Will you be alright?

Tino smiled brightly, "We can't keep him in the dark. What if somebody else told him? It's not right keeping things like this away from him."

The other watched him for a few seconds, thinking things over before he opened his mouth to answer. He never did say what he had to say, because Peter was running down the stairs. "Presents!" the boy shouted, stopping right in front of the door.

Smiling, Tino gave him quick hug, before Berwald walked up, handing over the much awaited present.

Which had woken up.

Eyes wide as he heard the bark, the blue eyed child rushed in taking off the ribbon and opening the box. Inside a cute little ball of fur sat, looking up at their new master with shiny black eyes. "Woof!" it barked, tail wagging in excitement. He had been trapped inside the box for too long.

Squealing in delight (and not caring how childish he looked) Peter brought the puppy out, holding it tightly against his chest. The box drooped in the floor, long forgotten as Peter cooed and giggled at his birthday present. He couldn't wait to show off his new pet to Raivis! "What's its name?"

"Hanatamago. She's a girl," Tino thought it wise to add. Looking at his son (but he isn't a tiny voice reminded him) he dared glance at Berwald, who argued him forward with his eyes. They both knew that if either of them had to talk, it definitely couldn't be him. "Peter," looking up the child blinked, curious. "Why don't you sit down? Your father and I have something to tell you."

Worried, the messy blond sat down. Was he in trouble? He hadn't done anything stupid for a while, so he couldn't see what his parents wanted to talk to him about. Sure, he had pulled and cut the tresses of the girl that sat in front of him in class, but he personaly thought she deserved it. She had been mean to Raivis and him!

Closing his eyes, Tino had to find the strength within him to continue. His husband's warm hand over his own calmed him somewhat. "Peter, you know that no matter what your father and I love you right? That nothing will ever change that?"

This was seriously worrying the birthday boy. "Yeah?"

"You were adopted." Tino decided to grab the bull by its horns and hope that everything will be alright.

Silence followed the statement.

Holding his new puppy closely, Peter closed his sea blue eyes. He had always kind of known. Kids in his school never stopped making fun of him, since he didn't have a mom and they always reminded him he looked nothing like his two dads. Nobody in his family had his eyebrows after all. Didn't mean it didn't hurt. "Why are you telling me this?" his voice trembled and only now did the boy realize that his hands trembled too. He shouldn't cry. He was a big boy. Big boys don't cry. It was his birthday, he had no reason to cry. "Why now?"

Slowly the smaller adult walked towards his boy (not yours, never yours) sitting beside him in the couch and circling his arms around him. "It was your real parents' wish" He ignored the tiny pinch he felt in his heart as he said this. "They left this behind for when you were thirteen."

In his hands was a DNA letter. Those letters were quite common between blood families. The only way to open them was with the blood of a family member. The one who composed the letter simply let a few drops of his blood fall on the seal and only the blood of his family could open it. Those letters were quite useful for when families wanted to pass on information to their loved ones. In fact, it was most commonly used as a will left behind by a dying member of the family That way, one could be sure that nothing was falsified.

Letting Hanatamago sleep in his lap, the young boy took the letter, unsure of what to do next. His 'mum' held out a pin, which he took with trembling hands. Carefully, almost as if he was afraid, Peter pricked his index, hard enough to draw out blood. Once that was done, he pressed his finger against the seal, before he had time to stop himself.

The three members of the family watched, waiting for something to happen. After a few seconds, a hologram appeared right over the place the seal was placed. In front of them was a man, who had reached the midtwenties at least. He had messy brown hair, bright blue eyes and prominent eyebrows. He held himself with pride, head held high and shoulders pushed backwards. He looked in front of him, looking at something none of them could see.

"Hello Peter," the letter started, and the man let a sad smile grace his lips. "I would suppose that you are thirteen and that it's your birthday today. I know I asked the ladies of the orphanage in my letter to give you this when your birthday came up, but God knows if they did as I asked them. I suppose you would know too, since you are the one opening the letter.

I don't know if you are still in the orphanage, or if you were adopted by a caring family or not. I don't know if I made the right decision in leaving you behind. I can only hope that God or whoever watches over us looked after you. I hope that you are living a happy life right now and if you aren't... I hope you find it in yourself to forgive me.

You may wander why I left you behind, you may be asking yourself about your mother and I or about your past life... if you can call it that. Before I answer any questions I want you to be sure that you are either alone or with people you know won't let you go once they learn what I'm about to tell you."

There was a moment of silence, in which both Tino and Berwald hesitated on leaving. Peter shook his head, begging them with his eyes to stay. Neither of them moved after that and the hologram continued.

"My name is Archibald Kirkland. Of course nobody except my family called me that, so I usually went for Archie. I was the eldest of my family, since I had a little sister. She died when she was ten. I was fifteen back then, and she had died after a Hybrid attack that had ocurred during a camping trip with her friend's family. My mother and father never really got over it and neither did I for a long time. I then joined the Specialized Army. I had hoped that by doing that I was avenging my sister's death, along with the thousand of people who died at that time.

I was an excellent hunter. My superiors even called me the best. I wasn't the best hunter when it came to simple fighting, but I had the urgue to kill. I never hesitated on finishing off a Hybrid, while many others hesitated at the very last second, thinking about their own families and the 'tiny' differences that separated us from being like them. In my eyes, they were all monsters. It didn't matter how many mothers pleaded for their child's life, how many fathers begged me to leave their family alone. My sister had died in their hands, and for that they had to pay.

I became a real threat for the Hybrids. They decided to lead me to a trap and finish me off. They were three of them. One was to be the Hunter, another Prey and the last one the... well I suppose we could call him the Watcher. He was a Bird Hybrid that watched everything from high up in the air. The Hunter was a Wolf Hybrid, who would kill me before I hurt the Prey. The last one was a Bunny Hybrid, a Britannia Petite and female, so that I would let my guard down significantly.

I didn't. She was quite small, but there was something in her eyes that told me not to mess with her. Britannia Petites are extremely active creatures and react violently when they feel in danger. She quickly caught on that I wasn't going to make things easy for her. In a split-second decision she changed route, taking me away from where the Hunter waited. The Watcher wasn't sure on what to do and decided to reach the Wolf so that they could both help the Britannia Petite. In the mean time I followed her, going deeper and deeper into the forest, making sure not to lose sight of her. She was fast, but I managed to catch on with her. We reached a clearing when she turned around and faced me, ready to fight. Her hair was long and tangled, held up in a messy ponytail. I could tell she was blond, but it was hard for me to tell since it was so dirty. She was naturally pale, but she obviously needed to take a bath. I placed myself in position as well, meeting her square in the eyes.

Neither of us moved. I couldn't take my eyes off hers. They were like emerald fires, taunting me while at the same time watching me carefully. Her position started to relax and I could tell she had let her guard down. She had even closed her eyes and didn't seem to be paying me attention. I could have attacked and I was pretty sure that I could have finished with her. But I didn't.

Her companions had finally reached us and the Wolf Hybrid went directly at me, ready to kill me. I didn't react at first and I got a nasty slash in my back. That was when she interfered, holding me closely as she turned her back on him. I don't know which one of us was more shocked, him or me. I was starting to lose consciousness, and the last thing I remember is her arms holding me close to her as she tried to stop the blood flow.

When I woke up, I found myself in the middle of a Hybrid camp. Long story short, the leaders were fighting over me, some wanting me to live and others wanting me dead. During my stay there I learnt a lot. The Wolf Hybrid was Adolf, one of the very first Hybrids created, along with Christensen Andersen. He had the DNA of the Mute Swan and had a pair of wings in his back. The Bunny Hybrid who had saved me was named Victoria. She was the one who cared for me and watched over me. She taught me everything she could about Hybrids and their lives. While some of them were dangerous, having let their animal side completely take over, others weren't like that was one of the first things I learnt.

She showed me a whole new world I had never thought existed within the Hybrids. While they never denied their heritage, they had learnt to find a balance between their human part and their animal one. They had used what they had learnt during their training to their advantage using their nature to it's full potential.

It didn't take long before I fell in love with her. Before I knew it, I had married her as her own people did. We found a discreet place to live in, building our own little cottage and having our friends over. We lived that way for almost four years. Soon after our marriage we had a little boy. While he had my messy hair and eyebrows, he was a carbon copy of Victoria. They both had the plae skin, golden hair, emerald eyes and furry ears and tail. We named him Arthur, in honour to my father, who I never saw again. Later on, when Arthur was three we had another little boy. He looked a lot like his big brother, except for two things: he had bright blue eyes and no sign of Hybrid heritage in him.

These sort of things are extremely rare. Genetics are a funny thing and while Hybrid genes are dominant from time to time there is a tiny child who shows no exterior sign of being any different than a human. We named this little boy Peter, since if there was something Victoria loved it was the story of Peter Pan. We lived peacefully for a while, four or five months, before the SA found us. Adolf had been there for a visit, since he wanted to see his godson, Arthur. Both Adolf and Victoria felt them as they neared so they jumped in action. Explaining me everything Adolf stayed with me, holding Arthur while I had you in my arms. Victoria had run to our bedroom, taking everything the two of you may need for our escape. She was just running down the stairs when they fired. Adolf and I dropped missing the bullets, but she wasn't so lucky."

Here Archie took some deep breaths, closing his eyes as if in pain. Opening them, he continued. "A bullet touched her in the heart. She was gone before I could do anything." He once again took a moment to control himself before he dared to continue. "Adolf and I separated. He took Arthur with him while I took you. I was followed for a long time and I knew I couldn't continue running this way with you. I found a place to hide myself, near a small town. There I bought the DNA letter and found out about the orphanage that was there. I decided to leave you behind. It was too dangerous for you to stay with me. Since you had no appereance of a Hybrid I knew no one would hurt you.

It's time for me to finish this letter. The orphanage will open soon and I know that the SA soldiers aren't far. There's a small picture that I placed inside the letter. Just something that you could remember us by. I love you son." The hologram then vanished and silence installed itself in the room.

With trembling fingers Peter pressed on the tiny button on the side. From it came out a small picture, roughly the size of the DNA letter. Picking it up, the birthday boy brought it near his face, both of his adoptive parents leaning to see as well.

It was a family picture. His father, Archie, was exactly in the middle. His hands were around his mother's tiny waist, giving the camera a ghost of a smile. His mother was laughing, ears slightly pulled downward towards the little bundle she held carefully in her arms. The bundle was a baby. It was completely covered by some light blue blanket, but his bright blue eyes were wide open, looking at the camera curiously. Beside them was a tall guy, almost as tall as Berwald. He had a pair of snow white wings in his back and the smile he sent to the camera was full of mischief and arrogance. On the other side of the picture, beside Archie, was an impressive man. It wasn't like he was taller than the other one, but there was something that just demanded respect. His smile was careless but his golden eyes were watchful. He had a pair of dark brown ears on top of his head and you could just see a matching tail peeking from behind him. In his arms was a three year old boy. His emerald eyes were wide open, bright with joy as he smiled a huge (and slightly goofy) smile to the camera. His bunny ears were both turned forwards trying to listen to something that only he seemed to hear.

"I have a brother," was all Peter could murmur, as he watched the photograph in his hands in wonder.

Deep inside a forest, where rarely, if ever, humans dared go a Council was being held. The members of the Council had all found themselves a place to sit, trying not to disturb the nature surrounding them. Some had placed themselves up in sturdy tree branches, either folding their wings behind their back to be comfortable or holding themselves to the branches with their tails. Others had sat down in the floor or the roots, their own tails moving softly, creating a soft, nearly inaudible hiss from the leaves that littered the forest floor. They were all waiting patiently, knowing how dangerous it could be to reach their meeting place.

They heard the sound of twigs crunching as somebody rushed towards them. Freezing, they listened carefully. Claws were brought out, sharp teeth flashed from the little sunlight that reached their meeting place as wings were unfurled and tails stiffened. No one dared move, waiting for the danger to either pass or to reach them. Some of them smelt the air, trying to guess who the newcomer was. Recognizing the sent they let out their breath, relaxing slightly. Sensing the change in the atmosphere the others did as well. They waited.

From out of the bushes came a young man. His brown hair was held up in a ponytail, but it was paractically undone after running for so long. His SA uniform was crumpled and covered in sweat and his jade green eyes watched everyone, while he tried to catch his breath. Getting up, one of the members rushed towards him. You could see the blond cat tail (that whent through a tiny hole done in the flowing pink skirt) stiffening as the cat ears moved in worry. Gold flashed with the light and you could just tell that one of the ears had been pierced. "Toris!" the Cat Hybrid shouted.

"Felix," looking up the one named Toris tried to make his voice stronger, so that everyone could hear him. "Adolf and his pack... they were caught."

Gasps echoed through the forest and everyone talked at the same time, worrying and wondering what they should do. Chaos was spreading around them and people were panicking as they asked themselves what they sould do.

"Silence." The order wasn't shouted but it still managed to silence everyone present. Turning around, they all watched their Leader, the very first Hybrid ever created. Sitting in a root, the Leader sat with his back straight, a long cloak covering his body and face from everyone in the room. Getting up with difficulty, having to support himself with a cane the Hybrid towered over all.

"It is time for us to act. For too long have we hidden ourselves from the world, letting our creators kill us and experiment on us as they pleased, but this has to stop. We all know that if a war broke out they would be in a disadvantage, needing five of them to face one of us, and even then they aren't enough. I don't know about you, but I believe that we must save our brothers from their prison before it's too late. We shall not wait for the enemy to act. While I don't wish to create a war that will only bring pain to our people I want to show them just who they are messing up with. No more shal we die for no other reason than been what we are. They created us, they made us. It is time for them to face the consequences and take responsibility for their actions."

Silence followed his words. Some Hybrids, having family and friends that they never saw again, cried silent tears while many nodded their heads. It wasn't fair that they were been punished by something they had no control over. They hadn't asked to be born this way, they hadn't begged for it. Some of them had let their animal side control them, letting themselves become little more than animals, but not everyone was like that. In fact, even those who had lost themselves hadn't been like that at one point. But the pain, the bitterness and the hate had become too much, turning them into monsters.

"Yao and his pack, I have a new mission for you."

Run.

As fast as you can.

Never stop.

Never look back..

No matter what you hear.

He could hardly breathe. The only things he could hear was his own heartbeat and his breathing; he could only see the road in front of him and his only worry was that he tripped on something and got seriously hurt. He had already fallen, but he only got scratches and some bruises here and there.

He thanked for the rain that had started falling some while ago. While it made things harder for him, it also made things harder for them so he wasn't about to whine. The rain hid his sent from any hunting dogs they had brought along and hid his footprints from their sharp eyes. He was numb and he knew he had to get out quickly before he got seriously sick. The only shelter he could find was the city, but it would be too dangerous for him to find a hiding place there.

He tried to find some other place he could stay away from the rain. He prayed for God, he prayed for anyone that was willing to hear. He had nowhere and no one to go to.

Someone, help me please.

Who is the person begging for help? What are the Hybrids planning? What's going to happen now? Well, stay tuned, because more will be reveled in the next chapter! Or will more questions arise? :P

I have a dare for you guys: Just who is the mysterious Bird Hybrid? The name and the animal are REALLY REALLY important. The person who guesses first will be able to personalize one of the members of Yao's pack. You can choose who can be in and what animal he or she is going to be. I suppose I could even take in OCs, as long as you describe some of their character traits.

Check out my poll because I added more possible pairings!

And with that, I done. I leave you all and wish you a happy new year if I'm not able to update sooner than that. Ciao!