The night was quiet.
Everyone had went to sleep except for me and Jack, who went to keep a watch outside the wide cabin.
Sitting in a rocking chair next to my Grandmother's bed, I stared at her with a sorrowful expression.
'This is all of my fault. I should've been stronger...Strong enough to take down Seth the day he kidnapped me, strong enough to resist him, str-...and Embry, what about him? Who cares, he fail for me on his own accord. Look at me, I'm being cruel again...not like I never was. Acacia, my ancestor...how could you put your life on the line for this nonsense?'
"What does Seth want from me? My love or my pain?" I whispered to myself.
Hearing a faint knock on the door, I quietly got up and went to open it. The door revealed the familiar black hair and green eyes.
"You alright, Accalia?"
"Yeah, thanks for coming to check up on me...Hansel."
"Is Ms. Dawn okay?"
I giggled, "She's fine and sleeping well, but when have you been so polite? Remember you used to call her 'old woman'?"
He lightly blushed, "I had a change of heart once I met you, okay? I thought I should respect her like I respect you."
My eyes widened a little in the slight darkness, "Really? Thanks, I guess." I replied with a crooked smile, "By the way, what happened with Bo?"
Hansel sighed and leaned against the wall opposite from me, "Gabriele wasn't too happy about how he had changed. Actually, she went out on her own tonight to go find Bo and deal with him herself."
Concern appeared on my face, no that I worried about her, "You think she's going to be fine on her own?"
"If she can match up to your skills, yeah. Ms. Dawn and your Mother, Acadia, taught you well in fighting skills."
I threw my fist up to Hansel's face and he seemed off guard, "Be on guard at all times...even when you're sleeping."
Hansel sighed, "Too well, I suppose." He said and moved my fist away from face.
For some reason, he stared at me...no, he was staring at the top of my head and at my ears.
"It's disgraceful to the Dawn family, isn't it? Though...I was actually a wolf this whole time...and I didn't even know it." I said with a sad smile and looked down.
Hansel sounded confused and panicked, "Uh--um, wh-what? I-it's going to be o-okay. D-don't worry..."
I began to laugh quietly, "Fool, you think I'm going to cry? How stupid. Crying annoys me...and it'll never fix any situation."
With that, I walked away and into the living room where a fire was lit.
Gretel was asleep on the sofa and Pieter sat on the left side of the couch, watching the flames and hearing the crackles of the fire.
I sat on the right, "You seem deep in thought."
"Yeah...I'm just bothered that Seth would go to the limit of keeping you prisoned in order to accept him."
I scoffed and sat next to him, "Heh, all I'll do is escape-"
"You don't understand, Accalia. Seth will do anything to have you and get you anything to satisfy you. You do know what that means, right?" Pieter explained and kept staring at the fire.
"Yeah. One, that he won't give up easily and two...I think I have more control over him than he does over me. I get it...manipulate him."
"Exactly; though I know you don't like manipulating people too much, you have no choice in this situation."
I stood, "Thanks, Pieter...I forgive you about..y'know. Anyway, I'm going to go take small stroll."
He finally looked at me, "Be careful, Accalia. I care about your well-being." He said with a soft expression.
I grinned widely, "No need to worry. I'll be back in a while."
~Small Time Skip~
"Where are those herbs Grandmother showed me? The Chamomile, Lavender, and Marigold herbs..."
I stopped at the entrance of the forest to collect some medical herbs for Grandmother, Hansel, and Pieter. The three were hurt in their own way.
'If I recall, I used to help Father pick herbs as well in the forest while Mother kept watch for any harmful creatures since she was more of the hunter type. After all, Father was the doctor of Pine Valley.' I thought and quietly giggled to myself.
Reminiscing those days brought joy to me, but before long, I had to stop.
Slowly retrieving the herbs I found and putting them in my red cloak's inside pockets, I grabbed my knife that was attached to my leg under my red black checkerboard dress.
Acting as if I'm oblivious to any near danger, I causally walked away and then, I stopped once a twig snapped.
'Five...four...three...two..one-'
I turned on my heel and slashed at what was behind me, but the werewolf jumped back.
The werewolf transformed into a half human, "Wait, Accalia!" Embry told me in a shout-whisper tone.
I stopped my running at him and the hand that carried the knife went limp, "Embry?..What are you doing here? Go back to where you came from."
His eyes wavered in hurt and panic, "You have to run away from here. Seth's coming with the whole pack. I want you to run away with me and forget about everyone you've met and everything you've encountered."
Frowning, I turned on my heel, "I'll evacuate the village. There's not much people here anyways, probably thirty-five people. As for Seth and the packs' arrival...I'll be sure to greet them the way a Dawn is supposed to greet werewolves."
(Well, it's currently Spring Break and I am really lazy. But, I shall do another chapter before I update this! It will be switched into another's P.O.V, try to guess who!)
