A/N: Well hello there… Uhm…to start off business today I sincerely apologize for the delay, I've been having issues. Quote of the chapter: I want to be Klaus when I grow up! ====== me. Also, the anniversary of the day this book was started was July 8th, 2013! It's been awhile… I failed to finish this book within a year but that's okay. Right? It'll get finished this year for sure! I hope I can update next month, preferably on the 8th for a gift but if not… Congratulations! Thank you for reading along and putting up with me for so long! I know my rants are long, that I have a bad case of not editing, and that my update schedule is horrendous, but you stuck with me! I appreciate it so much, and I've read every comment at least 5 times. I loved getting emails from you all and the OC requests and it just makes me feel so happy. So thanks for all the good times. Oh, just a heads up. Wolves don't see in color so you can imagine Blood's shock at the sudden colorful world he is in. He will refer to colors as 'shades' since he is used to seeing only in various shades of black and white. He doesn't know about body parts so he will refer to them as limbs. Also because he doesn't know much about any of them they will be referred to in wolf terms. Omega = Mari, Flower Girl = Flora, Alpha = Pan. Beta = Dy. Let the story proceed now…
Blood's P.O.V
What is this? My body…it's changed. What am I to do with this? I can hear people… the Flower Girl, with her big eyes are staring at me. Bright vibrant images are before me… My world has always been dull shaded and simple. Now loud noises, odd images, and a frantic atmosphere encompass me. I feel vulnerable… Is this what the Flower Girl and her pack feel like all the time? So weak? I can see her looking at me her eyes big and round. What an odd shade they are… I glance to my right and see grass. Why is it that shade? Her eyes are that shade, except brighter. I can't explain the sudden variety of shades, but I don't like it. It's confusing. The smooth brightly shaded rock is sitting on my… my what? What do I call myself now? My body? My paws are gone and are replaced with these flimsy slender things. What good will they do me?
I can see the Flower Girl and the other female from her pack interacting with one another. I could never understand who was the alpha and who was the beta, as both seemed to treat each other equal. But when I followed them today, there was a male with them. It was obvious then that he was the alpha. Judging by the way he treated them, the Flower Girl is his beta, and the small female is the omega.
When the fighting had broken out, it seemed to be over territory. Just a tiny piece of it though: the smooth rock that I now had. I immediately ordered my pack to help the Flower Girl and her pack. At some point I had been injured, but I will prevail. I have no choice to, as my pack needs me. But what am I? I can see that the others are struggling, over something as insignificant as this small rock.
The enemies have exploding sticks and there are far more of them than us. It would be best to retreat; maybe we are intruding on their territory. But no that wouldn't make since, since the Flower Girl's alpha had it first. But at this rate we will be killed. Attempting to control my new gangly limbs I somehow manage to move myself through the battle and toward an overhanging cliff. This rock wasn't worth it, not if The Flower Girl would die. Tossing the small piece of land over, an unnatural scream wrenched through the air. It surprised me that I now understood their meaningless jabber. But "No," came across loud and clear. The Alpha of The Flower Girl was looking at me wide-eyed and helpless.
The stormy water had begun to calm but an eerie silence was hanging in the air. I sat down on the over-hanging cliff. My plan had worked. The opposing pack was retreating. But what of mine? I looked out searchingly; my sense of smell was now far too weak for me to identify my pack. Relief flooded through me to see them uninjured, but confused. A sudden flurry of voices reaches my ears and I look down to see the Omega, The Flower Girl and Alpha together on the shore. He was frantic and another female was calling to him from the water. Now that I can see their interaction I think that she is in fact his Beta. He flung a limb in my direction and the Flower Girl turned to look at me. Her eyes are pleasing to look at, though they are now creased with concern.
The Alpha's voice rises once again and everyone yells some sort of reply to him except for the Omega. She remains silent, and when he once again yells something, the Flower Girl shakes her head and begins to walk toward me. The Beta disappears angrily into the water and he is left only with his Omega. Running a thin limb through his fur he turns toward her, everything in his stance saying stress and need. She was considerably smaller than him but in a surprising burst of energy she reached out and hit him, sending him reeling. Turning and walking away, her small form shook and I found myself wanting to help once again.
The sound of approaching feet made me look upward to find the Flower Girl approaching me cautiously.
"Hello, Blood," She crouched down, showing me respect as an Alpha. She was smart; she had learned to do that when she planned to stay in presence for a long time. I was still amazed that the random noises that she created made sense to me. A greeting. "I don't know if you're a wolf or a human, but I do know we're still friends." She reached out a tentative limb.
In that moment it occurred to me that I was no longer myself. My pack wouldn't accept me, I knew that much. I don't want them to either; I'm no longer acceptable as an alpha. But where was I to go? Or do? My best option was to be with someone who would help me, a good leader. I can still sense that in her, this curious female in front of me. And so I took her hand…
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I know, I know. Took me so long to update, yet I didn't even give you the standard 8 pages. I'm sorry. I full intended on updating in July, in fact I started writing this in July. I never got around to it and to be honest I've been looking over this writing and I think it just sucks. I might delete this book. I don't really want to but I don't want to keep you guys waiting like this. I'll try to keep it up but it really sucks to have only 2 updates in a year. School is killing me and I've been busy so apologies once again. Keep up the commenting, though, it gives me fuel. By the way, I'm so sorry to Gap Between The Lines. If the chapter had been longer, your OC would've debuted but I'm afraid she'll have to wait til next update. I really don't like this chapter you guys, but I feel like you deserve something. If things work out, I'll update before the year ends. The song for this chapter is The Reason by Hoobastank.