Sorry it's taken so long for me to update, been really busy. Here you go...

Chapter 25

Sibella smiled nervously as she approached the tree stump. "I don't know, Win…" she said.

"Come on, Bells," Winnie encouraged. "It's just me. You've wrestled me plenty of times; this is no different."

Sibella nodded and the two went to the stump. Winnie put her arm up, and hesitantly, Sibella did the same. A werewolf howled and the two began. Winnie wasn't pushing and Sibella was merely keeping her arm up. Soon, Winnie was pushing against her arm and Sibella did so in reply. It was easier than she thought. The more pressure Winnie put on her arm, the easier it got. In less time than she thought, Sibella was pushing Winnie's arm further and further toward the wood. Winnie gave one last burst of pressure and Sibella smashed her hand into the wood. Sibella stared as the other werewolves around them cheered and Winnie grinned down at her.

"I… I beat you?" Sibella asked softly. Winnie nodded and Sibella slowly smiled up at her before hugging her tightly.

"Thanks Win!" Sibella said. Winnie shrugged as she hugged back.

"How about we go and find the other ghouls to celebrate?" Winnie asked.

Sibella nodded and the two waved to the other werewolves before running to Grimwood's on the other side of the border. The other ghouls were outside waiting and they greeted Sibella and Winnie warmly.

"Come on guys," Winnie called. "Who wants to go for a run through the woods?"

All but Sibella raised their hand and raced for the trees. Sibella looked at Winnie worriedly before running after them. The woods were soon filled with the sounds of the girls' laughter. Sibella attempted to keep up on two legs, but merely dropped to four so that she could stay with them easier. They were getting deeper and Sibella was becoming worried about all of the other monsters in the woods.

Right in front of them was a thick patch of brush, and Sibella ducked her head down to move through it. As she burst through, she gasped to see a deep chasm in front of her. The others just kept going and going, jumping right over the canyon with ease. Sibella took a deep breath and ran at the chasm, but before she could jump, her stomach twisted in fear and she skidded to a stop.

"Bella, just jump!" Winnie called from the other side.

Sibella looked at the chasm and shook her head. She had the urge to jump just like her comrades, but what if she fell? Sibella turned back and prepared to jump once more. She ran forward, but again, her stomach twisted and she couldn't do it.

Winnie and the others waited patiently on the other side. Elsa and Phanty lounged and cuddled with each other, while Winnie and Tanis played numerous different games. They were trying to make it more appealing for Sibella to come across. After half an hour, Tanis yawned and slowly dozed off against Winnie's side. The three older girls continued to watch Sibella's ongoing struggle to cross with them. Sibella was arguing with herself on what to do.

What if I fall? Sibella worried.

You won't fall. A voice in her head told her calmly. And if you do, then it wouldn't be your fault. Plus, if you fell, you wouldn't have to deal with that wretch of a father. And your friends wouldn't let you fall without them anyway.

This had been the argument for the last hour. At last, Sibella disappeared into the brush. Winnie's ears drooped as she and the other girls hung their heads.

Suddenly, Winnie heard the pounding of speeding paws. She jumped to her paws as she saw Sibella burst through the brush and head straight for the canyon. Coiling her body easily, Sibella hurdled across the abyss. Everyone saw her jump and watched her stretch her body out like a cat so that she could get across. Sibella's front paws landed on a good part of the ground, but her back paws slipped on the edge and she began to fall. Winnie and Elsa lunged forward and helped her up onto solid ground. Sibella clung to Winnie for a moment before looking back at the canyon.

"I made it?" she asked, looking up at Winnie.

The redhead nodded and Sibella grinned happily. As they continued their run, the others let Sibella get ahead of them while they talked.

"This is just like training a newborn cub," Winnie told them. "We just have to get her comfortable with hunting and soon she'll be able to do it all on her own."

The others nodded in agreement and hurried to catch up to Sibella.

Over the next week, Sibella became more comfortable with trying different things; she ate different foods, went running in the woods more often with the other girls and even found the courage to be the first to jump into the river from a swinging vine. Winnie and Elsa monitored her progress and congratulated each other on making it in less than a week.

We're getting better! Winnie thought happily.

She gave Elsa a high-five and the two began planning how to set the next part of the plan into motion.

Sorry it's so short, but coming ones should be longer than this.