Tokyo Landfill Zero, Tokyo, Japan, 2010.
My alarm clock rang and my hand reached out to shut it off. I got up out of bed and dropped to the floor, and performed my morning routine of squats, lunges, pushups and crunches, then I went into the bathroom to take a shower, brush my teeth, and I looked into the mirror once I was done. I was a 19-year-old Caucasian male with short brown hair that was almost a buzzcut, cold emotionless blue eyes, a chiseled face that had a scar that went from the top of my right cheek that led down to my jaw, and a muscular body that was muscular from years of hard work.
I left the bathroom and got dressed in my USS uniform and gear so that I could get started on training to use my newly awakened abilities. After Mina, Akira, and I came back to the Bund, the members of the Beowulf unit caught my scent and they showed submission whenever I got close. I questioned Wolfgang and he told me that I was a Supreme Alpha...a special breed of the Earth Clan that was known for being highly skilled and hadn't been seen for centuries. High ranking Supreme Alphas specialized in leading special combat missions, because they were able to survive situations that would normally kill a lesser wolf. I guess that would explain how I was able to survive all those mercenary missions. Wolfgang explained that my kind was wiped out centuries ago and it was thought that there were no more left. The fact that I'm here is simply a miracle to them and there was much urgency to get me trained on how to use my newly awakened abilities. One thing that I had discovered last night was that my metabolism had risen, which forced me to eat more than usual since shifting for the first time caused a large amount of hunger and exhaustion due to my body not being used to experiencing such a rapid transformation. I was reassured that it would pass once my body got used to changing back and forth at will, but I needed to train on how to control my new instincts and forms.
After I left my room, I was escorted to a training ground that simulated a forested area, where Wolfgang, Akira, and Mina were waiting for me.
"Ready to get started?" Mina inquired and I nodded while staying at attention.
"Very well...Wolfgang, he's all yours," Mina stated as she and Akira went over to an observational booth so that they could watch my progress.
"You are attentive, which is good. The first thing you will do is to take your clothes off so that they don't get destroyed when you change," Wolfgang instructed and I took off my helmet and gas mask.
I removed my gear and took off the rest of my clothes, feeling pride in my highly muscular and toned physique. As soon as I was back at attention, we got started.
I was instructed to close my eyes and reach deep inside myself so that I could find my wolf...I obliged and focused, calling out to my wolf and I felt him responding to me. I talked to my wolf about wanting to use the power inside me at will and it took convincing since he was prideful and stubborn. Finally, he conceded and merged with my soul. The feeling of being one with my wolf was an incredible experience that I couldn't describe or explain. Knowing what to do next, I concentrated on shifting and felt the familiar sensation of changing shape. I opened my eyes, seeing that I had gathered a crowd nearby and they were looking me in awe.
I rolled my head around, feeling the bones popping in my neck as I clenched and unclenched my clawed hands and I looked at Wolfgang, who looked critical, but approving as he observed my wolf-man form.
For the next few weeks, I was taught how to use my strength, my hearing, sense of smell, and inhuman reflexes. I was put through the SAS' bomb disposal curriculum by sniffing out ten different explosives with Doberman and German Shepherds in my human and two wolf forms. I practiced changing into my full wolf form, in which my torso barreled out, my hips cracked forward into a quadruped stance, my size shrunk, and my hands fully formed into paws. Before I knew it, I had learned everything about my new capabilities and also about the Earth Clan...politics, combat, history, and how to lead a pack and the responsibilities that came with it. Once I was done with training, I was given a mission to be a new foreign transfer student at the same high school Akira goes to in order to keep an eye out for any suspicious activity or signs of rogue vampires that wanted to attack Mina while she was the school's Chairwoman.
Once I received my orders, I was given a school uniform consisting of a white long sleeved button-up shirt, a purple tie with an insignia on it, purple pants, black dress shoes, and a red jacket. I got dressed in my new clothes and Akira, Mina, and I were taken to the school where Mina and I were placed in the same classes as Akira.
On our first day of school, Mina and I were standing in front of the class, who were looking at us strangely as the teacher nervously told us to introduce ourselves.
"Hello, my name is Mina Tepes. I've recently arrived in your country and I'm so pleased to make your acquaintances," Mina stated while my sharp hearing picked up Akira muttering that this wasn't going to go well.
"Kon'nichiwa...my name is David Temple and I am a transfer from the States. I hope we all will get to know each other and become friends," I said stoically while bowing my head in greeting, and some of the female students started whispering to each other and they giggled quietly at my mysterious and stoic attitude.
"Princess, Temple-san, you two can take your seats now," the teacher said.
"A word, Sister Laura?" Mina inquired and the teacher flinched while grasping the religious cross that was hanging around her neck.
"Um...yes?" Sister Laura asked hesitantly.
"You don't have to worry, because I promise I'm not going to bite you. Well, it just so happens that my two royal servants are students in this class. If you have no objections, I would like to be seated next to them," Mina stated which caused the nearly the entire class to whisper to each other.
"Your royal...servants?" Sister Laura questioned nervously.
"Correct. One of them is Mr. Temple and the other is Akira Kaburagi," Mina declared.
"What?!" the entire class exclaimed in shock at her revelation and they all looked at me and Akira in disbelief while Akira lowered his head in embarrassment at being put in the spotlight.
"Sister...my apologizes, but I had attended today only as a greeting. I'll stop interrupting your class. Akira, David, I want you two to come to the Chairwoman's office after class, understood?" Mina asked while she was about to leave the classroom.
"Yes ma'am," I agreed while standing at attention.
"Yeah...I got it," Akira stated reluctantly while looking like he wanted to be anywhere but here.
Mina smiled and left the classroom, which prompted me to head to my desk that was next to Akira's, just as a student with shaggy hair stood up and stared at us.
"Okay, what the hell?! When did you become that vampire's servant?! And why the fuck is an American working for a vampire?!" the kid demanded while he and three other students approached us.
"Yeah man, what did the Princess mean by that?" a student with black hair and glasses inquired as I took my seat.
"You told us that you didn't give a shit about vampires," the second student stated which caused the student with shaggy hair to look at him.
"Butt out guys, I got this," the kid reproached all three students but they didn't listen.
"I think we have a right to know, Ryohei," the third student complained and the other student voiced their agreements loudly which hurt my ears.
Akira suddenly slammed his hand on the desk while he stood up which caused the class to flinch.
"Toilet," Akira simply stated as he brushed past the crowd and left the classroom in a panic, forcing me to stand up and go after him.
"Hey you, I haven't talked to you yet! Get back here!" Ryohei demanded to me as he grabbed my shoulder but I instantly reacted by whipping around and snatching his wrist, staring into his eyes coldly.
"Hands off," I stated stoically and Ryohei, as well as the other students, shivered while my presence changed into the dangerous aura of an apex predator.
I let go of Ryohei's wrist and turned around, walking out of the classroom with my hands in my pockets and tracking down Akira by his scent which led me outside on the roof and I spotted him lying down on a bench. When Akira saw me standing next to him suddenly, he jumped with a yelp and shot me a glare.
"Son of a bitch! A little warning next time you plan on sneaking up on somebody!" Akira snapped irritably, but I just stared back apathetically as he sat up and I sat down next to him.
While I was looking at the sky blankly, I caught the scent of someone coming and I looked forward to see a female student looking at me and Akira with a curious smile.
"Akira, I thought I might find you up here with the new transfer student," the girl stated as Akira smiled warmly in response.
"Hey Yuki," Akira greeted happily.
"So...are you and David-san vampires?" Yuki asked and Akira looked surprised at the question.
"What? No, we're not!" Akira stated frantically.
"So, you and David-san are not?" Yuki inquired.
"Not us. I swear that David and I are not vampires, Yuki," Akira reassured.
"But then...how are you two the Princess' servants?" Yuki inquired.
"That information's classified," I stated blandly and Akira shot me a reproachful look.
"Sorry about him, he's not very social and, well...it's sort of like a family obligation...I don't know, it's hard to explain," Akira said.
"What? You mean like an arranged marriage or something?" Yuki inquired curiously and Akira started looking around awkwardly.
"It's not like that...my Tou-san ordered me to do it and David was recently hired due to looking for work and for being a new transfer...not that I really have any idea what the point of it all is," Akira explained sheepishly while Yuki sat down on a bench next to ours.
"So, your memory...is it starting to come back?" Yuki asked Akira.
"Yeah...it's still just bits and pieces though. At least I'm finally starting to remember who I really am...or what I am," Akira muttered the last part of his sentence, causing Yuki to look at him in confusion which forced Akira to add, "Anyway, forget I said anything. I'm sorry I had you feel worried about me all this time."
"It's okay, I'm glad for you, really," Yuki assured as she looked away.
"Thank you...well, David and I better get a move on since we made her wait long enough. See you Yuki," Akira said as he and I stood up and left.
We headed to the Chairwoman's office and Akira told the secretary of our appointment, and we went to the doors to open them.
"Sorry we're late-" Akira started to say as we entered the office, but he stopped suddenly when he spotted Ryohei, a student with neck long brown hair, and a female student with long black hair and glasses.
"Um...I guess we caught you at a bad time?" Akira wondered sheepishly as we went to leave but we were stopped when Mina called out to us.
"Akira, David, wait a moment. So, I take it you really want me gone from this school?" Mina asked the female student.
"Yes!" the girl agreed harshly and Mina giggled in amusement.
"In that case, how about a small wager?" Mina started to negotiate and things got ugly after that.
Akira and I burst into a hallway and I looked around while he leaned against a wall.
"For Kami's sake...talk about fuel for the fire. This is like pouring oil on the embers...you can bite me, Princess," Akira grumbled irritably as we kept running until Akira stopped and threw his hands up in disbelief when he saw wanted posters everywhere that had our faces on them.
"Are you fucking kidding me? Wanted posters? When did anyone have time to make these, much less put them up...wait, my cell phone!" Akira said in realization as we moved to the nearby staircase and halted when we saw a female student coming down the steps and she smiled at us in greeting.
"Um...hi. Later!" Akira stuttered as we passed her and kept moving.
Pretty soon we were being chased by a few students and we had gotten a breather when one of Akira's friends helped us escape and he led us to a room with the lights off and a few supporters of Mina were waiting inside.
"For Princess Mina's sake. Don't let them get you, guys," one male student encouraged and another gave us a thumbs up.
"You two can do it!" the kid cheered us on and I felt something strange inside me rise up a little bit.
"Thanks...we owe you one," Akira said gratefully as we went and left the room, only to see a crowd waiting for us.
"Oh damn...you Student Council Executives are really good at your jobs, aren't you?" the three students whimpered together as the crowd approached us menacingly.
One student went to grab me and I kicked him in the knee which sent him crashing to the ground, and I disabled the other aggressors by using my combat training. Soon many students were lying on the ground in pain after the beating I gave them. I looked back at Akira and the others to see them staring at me in disbelief.
"Holy shit...remind me to never piss you off," Akira stated nervously as we started running again.
Not long after that, we were being chased again and Akira complained at how stupid this was when a door opened up and a large male student stepped into our path which forced us to jump over a railing next to us and we landed on the floor below. I didn't know how long we were running but we wound up at a dead end outside and a voice called out to us, and we looked behind us to see the girl from earlier with Ryohei and another kid.
"There's no escape now! You two should just give it up already!" the girl demanded.
Suddenly, a nearby window shattered which took our pursuers attention off of us, and Akira and I used the distraction by using our inhuman strength to leap up onto the edge of the roof and flipped over the edge, landing onto the roof and resting.
"Oh thank Kami...I think we lost them," Akira sighed in relief and we kept evading many students throughout the day until school ended and we went home.
"Christ...I'm beat," Akira huffed while Mina was having her hair brushed by one of her maids.
"You and David did have a workout of sorts," Mina stated.
"You can say that again...so, how was your meeting today?" Akira inquired curiously while we were lounging on the sofa.
"It was a joke. I think the Student Council might have more backbone than the politicians of this country. So Akira, how are you feeling? Has the rest of your memory come back yet?" Mina asked as she walked over and looked at us.
"Nope...It's still full of holes. I feel like...there is so much I don't remember," Akira admitted quietly.
"Even...the promise you made to me seven years ago?" Mina inquired.
"I made a promise? Doesn't ring any bells," Akira said and Mina gasped slightly.
"Oh...I see. Well, I guess it's to be expected...your memory has only started to come back to you. But, if you just give it some time, I'm sure you'll begin to remember everything more clearly...you've always been lighthearted and carefree," Mina stated and Akira stuck out his tongue humorously, which caused Mina to look flustered and she shouted, "You dare...to fool me?! Take this!"
Mina started hitting Akira in the head, causing the teenaged werewolf to apologize frantically and yelping in pain from the hits, and they eventually stopped and looked at each other.
"I'm glad to have you back, Akira," Mina admitted with a soft smile.
"Me too...thanks, Princess," Akira said quietly and I took that as my cue to leave so that I can go to my room and get some sleep.
I stood up and started to leave silently, causing Mina and Akira to look at me curiously.
"Where are you going, David?" Akira asked and I looked over my shoulder.
"Getting some sleep so that I can be combat efficient tomorrow," I stated stoically as I left the room.
I went down the hallway and eventually arrived at my room, opening the door and heading inside. I took off my school uniform and my boxers, got into bed and shifted into my feral wolf form as I curled up and fell fast asleep.
A/N To those who think that HUNK is a little young to be a highly trained mercenary and why he didn't kill those students, his true age is never known so I decided to make him 19 years old and when you think about it, if he really wanted to kill those kids out of self-preservation, he would have since he doesn't really care about human life. As for the name David Temple, it's his true name in this fic and as for pairing him up with someone, who do you think he should be paired up with? Let me know by putting down a review so that I know who to start with. Stay tuned everyone.