I know this chapter is short and I'm sorry for that, I just wanted to get some feedback on the way the story is going. Please tell me what you think, I really need to know. You can always favorite it or put it on alert too! That'd be awesome. And one last thing: I know I don't update a lot but it might come even slower over the next few weeks...I'm sorry! I've got auditions for Fame at my school (wish me luck) and I've gotta focus. Anyways, I'm done and I'll let you go on.
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"You may have noticed that you're going through changes."
"Yeah, I have" I said sarcastically. She sighed and grabbed for my hand but I pulled it away. The look on her face was one of sadness. "If you knew this was going to happen to me, whatever is happening to me, then why didn't you warn me? I don't want to die" I said. She smiled and attempted to touch me but again I pulled away.
"Sweetie you're not going to die" She attempted to assure.
"It sure has felt like it the past few days-"
"Stop. Talking. Let me finish." She snapped. I leaned back into the couch cushion and let her speak. "You're not going to die. I know exactly how you feel. I've gone through it, your grandmother has, your aunts...everyone woman who was born into our family has," She went on talking until she noticed my glazed over look. "Anyways...I have no idea how to do this. I mean my mom, she knew how to do this. How do you explain to your daughter she's turning into a magical cat" She let off nervous laughter. I stared at her before I started laughing. And not the giggle laughter, the obnoxious laughter.
"Oh wow," I said as I wiped the tears from my eyes. "A magical cat. That's...that's funny. Magical cat"
"I'm serious" She said. I nodded and smiled at her. This was hilarious. "Don't believe me? Follow me" She walked back to her room and came back with jeans and a shirt in hand. "Hold these" I did as I was told then she led me outside and then towards the woods.
"Where are we going?" We entered the woods and the trees began to get thicker and thicker as we went further until the sky was no longer seen. "Mom?" I asked before I almost tripped over a fallen log. She only looked back at me before coming to a stop in the middle of an area that had no trees.
"This...this is perfect" She said. I couldn't help but wonder why she wouldn't answer my question. The look on her face was on of pure concentration. "I don't really need anything-"
"Mom?"
"You thought I was joking when I said a magical cat?" My mother asked with a wicked grin. She practically jumped into the air; shreds of clothing flew to the ground. Slowly I back tracked towards the trees that enclosed us. When she said magical cat I was thinking McGonagall from Harry Potter, but what stood before me was nothing close. It was a cougar, a mountain lion, I'm not sure exactly but it was fierce and staring at me with dark eyes. The silence was enough to drive me insane. The thing that scared me the most was that this...thing was my mom. And I was supposed to be one too. My muscles locked as she walked towards me, every defined muscle popping out, and brushed her head on my hand. I wanted to speak but I couldn't. She moved from my hand and began to circle me like the predators do on the Animal Planet before they kill their prey. Except on that channel the killer wasn't circling her daughter while as a magic beast thing. Finally she stopped then looked around.
"What?" I asked. I didn't need to die out in the woods. My mother dashed behind a far off tree then called out.
"Throw me the clothes" I almost forgot I had them but threw them in her general area. After a few minutes she emerged for the trees and grabbed for my wrist. My mother began to lead me away from the woods, always looking back as if we were being watched.
As we sat in the living room, I couldn't look her in the eyes. How had she kept such a huge secret from me; then part of me was glad that she did. "This doesn't feel real" I said. She nodded in agreement. "Why now though? Why now am I turning into this thing?"
"I'm not sure. My mom said I was around this age when it happened to me" She said. I stared at her in disbelief; grandma never seemed to be the type for turning into a huge cat. "I know what you're thinking: grandma? Yeah, that's what I thought. Turns out every woman in our family turns into it" She told me while flicking pieces of lent off of her black shirt.
"What is 'it' exactly?"
"Well we never really came up with a name for it. I've heard werecougar but it doesn't exactly fit because we don't follow the cycles of the moon. It's more like a...shape shifter" My mother explained. "And usually when one of the children comes of the age, it tends to bring out some qualities in the other women of the house. Like when Lily-"
"Scratched the girl's face" I said to myself in realization. It made since.
"Exactly. And when I went on that date-"
"It wasn't a date. You were out on a run" I finished. She nodded and gave me a warm smile; it was strange considering she was just circling me like she was going to rip me limb from limb. "When will Lily change?" I needed to know the fate of my baby sister. It was scary to think she would soon be a predator.
"Well she's still young so you don't need to worry. Any other questions?" I thought back over the thoughts that filled my mind but came up blank on one that would have a reasonable answer. Then again, reasonable? I think we're way past that.
"No more" She nodded. "Am I still grounded?" I asked.
"Yes" She said simply then got up and walked to the kitchen. I took her answer with a shrug; I was bound to stay in trouble. Now all that was left was to think about how I was going to live with this...curse? blessing? Whatever it was, it was my problem now. When I was told we were moving to Washington, this magical world was never included in the deal, but I'd take it. This made my boring life as a LaPush High School student a lot more interesting. The things I could do with this power were out there beyond the door. Energy filled my veins at the thought of it. I wasn't weak anymore; I was powerful. "Oh, and tonight I'm taking you on your first run" My mom yelled to me from the kitchen.
"Okay" I said in a monotone voice. On the inside I was bursting and ready to go, but I had to wait. Tonight, I would feel the ground under my feet...ur...paws, and the moonlight would be my guide. Tonight I would be an animal.
