Chapter 3 New Life

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"Allow me to be the first to welcome you to your new home. My name is Atem and I am your pack Alpha. Over time you will no doubt learn more about my own role here but first we need to get you settled before you pass out. Come, this way." Atem beckoned before he turned and began to stride purposely back to the wigwam style den he had exited from.

Kaiba set Yami back on the ground where she struggled to stand on her shaking legs. She was so tired right now. Her grandfather scrambled over to her and wrapped a steadying arm around Yami's waist. "Don't worry, I've got you my girl." Grandpa whispered.

Yami gave her grandfather a small grateful smile as the pair began to make their way through the clearing towards the wigwam where the pack Alpha was waiting for them just inside. The pair made their way inside and the Alpha nodded to a massive pile of animal pelts, "She can lay down there for tonight. I know you are concerned for her well being but I can assure you we will take good care of your granddaughter. She is pack and that makes her family. And we take care of our own. I am going to ask you to leave once you have said your good-byes old man. Your granddaughter needs her rest, tomorrow…although I guess you humans would refer to it as today, will be an exhausting day for her. She needs to sleep so she can regain her strength." Atem declared.

"You cannot just…" Grandpa began however this time it was Yami who interjected.

"Grandpa, I thank you for standing up for me and for trying to protect me, however now is the time for you to go. Please tell Mai that I'm okay. And I promise that as soon as I am able to I will come and see you." Yami said.

Grandpa sighed, "Fine. You take care of yourself, you hear?" Grandpa said.

Yami nodded, "Don't worry, I will. I promise Grandpa." Yami vowed.

Grandpa pressed a kiss to Yami's forehead before she laid down on the pile of animal pelts. "I love you Yami. Never forget that, and never forget that this doesn't change that you are my granddaughter. If you need me for anything I will be here for you." Grandpa whispered.

Yami smiled as she wrapped her arms tightly around her grandfather's shoulders, "I know that Grandpa, I love you." She replied before her grandfather straightened up and exited the wigwam leaving Yami completely alone with the pack Alpha.

The Alpha slipped the cape from around his shoulders and hung it up on a hook that had been made out of what looked like deer antlers. "What is your name?" Atem asked as he approached the animal pelts and crouched down so that he was able to lock gazes with Yami.

Yami had the overwhelming urge to look away from him but her pride forced her to continue to hold the Alpha's gaze. Everything about his presence screamed power, power that was both alluring yet terrifying. "My name is Yamira, although many prefer to call me Yami." Yami replied, her tone sounded meeker than she had ever heard before, almost like she was shy speaking to this man.

The Alpha nodded once, "Pleasure to make your acquaintance Yamira, although I do wish we had met under vastly different circumstances. Or better yet, not met at all." Atem said.

Yami frowned, "What do you mean you wish we had not met at all?" Yami asked.

The Alpha sighed, "The sole reason you are here is because a member of my pack attacked you without cause. You are the first human turned in over twenty years and certainly the first to be bitten without the consent of the packs Alpha. A crime I can assure you the Were will die for however, that is not your concern. Right now all you need to focus on is getting some sleep. I can personally guarantee that you are safe here, nothing and no one will harm you. I would kill them before they so much as harmed a single hair upon your head." Atem vowed.

Yami felt her body settling back amongst the pile of pelts. The makeshift bed was soft and Yami could not help but feel herself begin to drift off. She wanted to stay awake though, she had so many questions that she needed to have answered, yet her body was betraying her.

She had almost completely drifted off when she felt powerful arms wrap around her body pulling her so that her head was resting on the Alpha's powerful chest. "Sleep, sister." Atem ordered softly in her ear. The command combined with the heat from the Alpha's body had Yami drifting off in a matter of moments.

Yami awoke several hours later alone in the pile of pelts. She could see that the sun had risen although it was still relatively early because she could still feel the morning chill. Yami slowly got to her feet and figured that it might be a good opportunity for her to have a look around.

She made her way out of the wigwam thing and into the clearing. The first thing she noticed was several wolf pups play wrestling while their mothers in either human or wolf form watched on.

"You're up much earlier than I was expecting."

Yami jumped, whipping around to lock gazes with the amused red eyes of the Alpha who she had neither seen nor heard coming up behind her. "You scared me." Yami whispered.

The Alpha snorted before he nodded back to the wigwam, "Come, now that you are awake there is much that we must accomplish today before the Were who attacked you dies at high noon." Atem ordered as he strode back into the wigwam.

Yami followed him, "Alpha, may I ask you a question?" Yami asked softly.

"You just did, but I suppose I shall allow you to ask another." Atem replied briskly.

"Akefia said you almost never assume your human form, yet that is practically the only form I've seen you in. Was Akeifa wrong?" Yami asked.

Atem chuckled, "No, Akefia was most certainly not wrong. I very rarely ever assume my human form. I am a wolf with the ability to become human, not a human with the ability to become a wolf. I have neither a want nor a need to assume a weaker form. However, in this case the shift is required. Among other reasons you cannot understand me yet as a wolf which would make my explaining things to you a waste of my time and yours had I remained in my true form. Also, you have no doubt already been traumatized quite a lot because of the attack, to then have you be confronted by another massive wolf immediately would only do more harm than good, so for those reasons I have assumed my weaker form." Atem said.

Yami nodded, "Okay, I guess that makes some sense." Yami said. To be perfectly honest the idea that her true form was a wolf was insane. She was a human now cursed with the ability to turn into a beast although in reality there was no such thing as wolfsbane potion.

Atem snorted once more, "You don't understand but I'm not concerned about that. You will come to understand with time that you are now a wolf." Atem replied, he paused briefly before continuing, "Now, the first thing we should get to is your transformation. The sooner we get you into your proper form the better off you will be." Atem said.

"But, I don't want to turn into a wolf." Yami whispered as she felt the beginning of genuine panic grip her. Panic that she had thus far managed to ignore when she woke up still in the woods and not back at home like she had truly hoped she had been.

"I'm afraid you do not have a choice in this matter. And I do apologize that this had been forced upon you, unfortunately we are powerless to change that at this point. The only thing we can do is make the most of the situation. Which means getting you transformed and used to your new form." Atem said.

"No." Yami replied before she turned and ran, her fear giving strength to her limbs that she knew she shouldn't be feeling as she ran out of the wigwam and through the clearing and into the woods. She vaguely remembered the way back home was down a massive hill and across the river. She could make it.

She hadn't ran far into the tree line before she was harshly slammed into the dirt as the body of the massive wolf tackled her from behind, his black paws resting firmly on her shoulders, making her wound burn painfully once again, making Yami whimper in pain. She felt as the weight on her back redistributed itself and soon in the place of the creatures paws there were two human hands.

"If I climb off of you, will you try and run again? Because if you will I will keep you pinned. Do you understand me Yamira?" Atem's voice growled in Yami's ear.

Yami nodded her head in defeat as she just sobbed. What was the point in trying to run when she was unable to escape? She was utterly terrified but at the same time completely powerless against the monster that had her pinned to the dirt. "I'll stay." Yami sobbed.

Atem said nothing but Yami did feel the Alpha climb off of her allowing her to at least sit back up. She froze however when she felt Atem begin to pick at the gauze which had been taped to her wounded shoulder before he pulled it off and tossed it away. "Humans are idiots. I'll tend to that once we get you into your proper form." Atem muttered.

Yami just sobbed, "I don't want to turn into a wolf. I'm not a wolf, I'm not." Yami pleaded in a futile attempt to convince Atem that he was wrong.

"Hush, my sister. It will be alright. I will guide you through the transformation. You will be okay. I promise." Atem soothed as he drew Yami's body against his own as the girl just sobbed. It was precisely for situations like this that biting humans without their consent and an alpha's permission was forbidden. And that permission to do so was so rarely given. Once done it could not be undone.

"I'm scared." Yami whispered.

Atem sighed as he just held Yami close. He knew she was frightened and as much as he wished otherwise there was no way for him to completely eliminate her fear, not at this point in time. Humans and their stories didn't help things either, depicting Weres as mindless killing machines were no doubt further terrifying the new Were in his arms. "Shhhh." Atem soothed.

Yami breathed deeply, vaguely noticing the musky smell of the man who was holding her. For some inexplicable reason breathing his scent was helping her to at least stop crying although despite his soothing words she was still terrified.

"I'm going to guide you through the transformation. You will not fight me on this. Fighting me will only cause you unbearable pain. Am I understood Yamira?" Atem commanded. Something about his tone radiated a sense of power that seemed to resonate with some part deep inside Yami. And no matter how much she wanted to argue with him or push him away to stop him from turning her into a monster she couldn't.

"Yes Alpha. I will not fight you." Yami replied flatly.

"Just relax. Close your eyes and relax. Listen to the sound of the birds singing in the trees. The sound of the stream running." Atem whispered in her ear.

Yami felt her eyes slip shut as she continued to cling to the Alpha's powerful shoulders. And she took a slow calming breath and just listened to the sound of the birds singing in the trees. Robins? Or were those Blue Jays? As she was listening to the sounds of the forest around her, Yami felt a strange pull from somewhere deep within her core. The feeling was something that she could not even begin to put into words.

"Shhhh, just relax. Focus on the sounds of the forest. Focus on the smell of my scent. The sound of my voice. Remember my vow, you are safe with me Yami. Just relax. And trust me." Atem whispered in her ear.

Yami took another deep calming breath, breathing in the musky scent of the Alpha. He smelt like pine, pine and something else. For some reason it helped to keep her calm as she tried to identify exactly what the other scent was. Is that a hint of Cinnamon I smell? Yami mused as she felt another pull, this time firmer than the first.

She could feel her body begin to shift from within. However before she could truly begin to panic or try to pull away Atem was whispering in her ear once again, "You're doing quite well. Just relax." Her bones almost felt like they were rearranging themselves within her body, in some cases lengthening, in others completely changing shape or orientation. It didn't hurt, but it felt very very strange.

She could feel her face begin to contort, her jaw extending away from her face. Flicking her tongue over her teeth revealed that her teeth were sharpening. Her fingers were shrinking, as were her toes. Once she had begun to notice her body literally changing shape she almost couldn't stop noticing the way her body was reconfiguring itself.

"Shhh, you're almost done." Atem soothed, for some reason his voice seemed to calm her even more than it had before. Which was illogical, his voice should not have that power.

Yami felt her arms slips from around Atem's shoulders only to land on the ground as paws a fact that was not freaking her out nearly as much as she thought it should. And then, without warning everything just stopped.

Yami's snapped her eyes open at the unexpected feel of a muzzle butting against her side. She glanced around before locking eyes with the black wolf she had seen momentarily the night before when he had come bounding out of the wigwam. A single wiff however confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt that the wolf was still Atem.

"Lay down." Atem, well Yami wouldn't really consider it speaking because he certainly did not speak. Instead he had let out a strange rumbling sound coming from deep within his chest. The frequency of the sound was so low Yami wasn't even sure humans would be able to hear the sound.

Yami wanted to ask Atem why she needed to lay down but she had no idea how to go about asking such a question as she felt her body immediately beginning to comply with her Alpha's command. This weird power with his voice is definitely something I need to ask him about when I have my voice back. Yami mused.

"Lay down so I can treat your wound, I want to make certain that it heals." Atem 'said' answering her unasked question.

Right, he did say something about that before he somehow or another turned me into a wolf Yami reminded herself as she laid down on the ground, tucking her paws beneath her body because for some reason it just felt natural to do so.

Atem settled down beside Yami, nuzzling her shoulder with his snout briefly before she felt his tongue begin to lick at the wound. A part of Yami thought it was strange that Atem was licking her but she vaguely remembered a report she had done on dogs for biology earlier in the year. The enzymes found in a dogs saliva help to destroy the cell walls of dangerous bacteria. There are also protease inhibitors and growth factor which help contribute to faster healing. Maybe wolf saliva is similar? Yami mused.

Atem lapped at her shoulder for several minutes before he stopped and instead rested his head over the back of Yami's neck. "You'll be okay." Atem grunted. Again Yami said nothing and the two just lay on the forest floor for some time before Atem stood. He butted his head against Yami's side, urging her to climb to her feet.

"Come." Atem grunted as he began to trot ahead of Yami heading back into the clearing. Yami straightened up and began to awkwardly follow behind him. The motions felt natural to this new form but at the same time she mentally knew that it was wrong. She glanced down at her legs and noted that her fur was black, as was what little of her chest she was able to see. Am I a black wolf like Atem? Like the wolf that attacked me?

Atem came to a stop by the entrance to his home. Cocking his head slightly indicating for Yami to follow him inside, which Yami did. She had so many questions and currently lacked the ability to ask a single one.

"I will answer all of your questions in time. But first, you need to eat something." Atem said suddenly this time the sound was somewhere between a guttural grunt and a snort.

Yami cocked her head to the side. To which Atem snorted, apparently he found whatever she had 'said' or did amusing. He walked away for a brief moment before he came back in dragging what looked the remnants of what was once a deer carcass. Or at least part of one, Yami could see a bone sticking out of the bloody raw meat and fur.

And as disgusting as it was for some reason she licked her chops at the sight. No, no there is absolutely no way I am going to be eating like an animal. Yami thought to herself as Atem dropped the carcass at her feet. "Eat."

Yami practically lunged at the carcass, seeking her teeth into the animals flesh. She could feel the warm blood spurting down her throat as she ripped a piece of the raw flesh straight from the bone. And yet, for some inexplicable reason it tasted good. Oh my god I'm really turning into a ravenous beast.

"Enough of that nonsense. You are not a monster. You are a Were. The wolf is a part of who you are." Atem growled.

Yami felt as much as heard the whimper that escaped her throat, "Sorry." It sounded like she said. Yami thought it was funny that she doesn't know how to speak wolf, understand it clearly but not speak it yet the first word she 'spoke' was sorry.

Atem snorted, "You are speaking just fine. Wolves communicate through body language, barks, and grunts. You may not consciously know you are speaking but believe me you are. Now finish eating. We have a trial that we need to be getting to."

Yami cocked her head to the side, which made Atem snort once more, "The trial of the dead-wolf who attacked you. As I said before he will die for what he has done to you. This is pack law." Atem replied before adding, "And before you ask I will explain pack laws to you in detail later. But we do not have the time for me to explain it now. After the trial and execution, perhaps."

Yami swallowed another bite of food, "I thought a trial was used to determine innocence or guilt. You speak as if you've already decided he is guilty."

Atem let out a loud bark of laughter, "Humans will never cease to amaze me with their idiotic ideas. I have decided he is guilty because the Dead-wolf is guilty of the crime he stands accused. If he had not committed that crime you would not be here right now. The trial is not to determine his guilt, but rather to determine his fate." Atem replied.

Yami fell silent as she returned to her meal. Everything about this whole world seemed strange to her. It took less time than she would have thought to finish her meal and once she had finished Atem was nudging her out into the clearing where it looked like the entire pack had gathered. There were more wolves in the pack that Yami had thought there would be. Almost 50 if you counted the pups. Atem kept nudging her towards a gap in the circle that had been formed in the center of the clearing.

Yami came to a stop as she drew level with the other wolves. Atem finally stopped nudging her and instead trotted confidently into the center of the circle, where another black wolf was seated, flanked on either side by two other wolves. One of which might have been Akefia, but Yami was nowhere near being able to identify wolves on sight yet. To her they all still looked like wolves just in different colors and fur patterns.

"Members of my illustrious pack, you have been called here to oversee justice being carried out in accordance with our most sacred laws. Last night dead-wolf Duke took it upon himself to attack a human female. He bit her with neither her consent nor my own thus robbing her of the ability to have chosen this life for herself. There can be no mercy or forgiveness for his callous actions and in accordance with our laws laid down by our forefathers Duke will face me in a trial. If Duke manages to kill me he will be banished from our pack and left to attempt to fend for himself and ultimately die from starvation. Otherwise I will rip this dead-wolf's throat out and we will feast on his carcass." Atem growled.

Atem, as he spoke to the crowd of gathered wolves, was almost pacing back and forth and from Yami's place in the crowd she could make out the rippling of his muscles beneath his jet black fur. Everything from the tone of his growled speech to his posture screamed confidence and power. Sheer unadulterated power.

"And with that being said. Let this trial begin." Atem barked, never once pausing in his pacing his eyes locked on those of the wolf on trial. Duke, Atem had called him. And just like that the identity of the wolf clicked in Yami's mind. The werewolf that had attacked her was the same creep that had harassed her and Mai at the mall yesterday.

The two wolves flanking Duke backed away and into the circle leaving the two black wolves alone in the center. Atem continued to pace back and forth, his eyes locked with Duke's. Duke however, crouched low, his tail slightly raised into the air as he lunged forward with a loud snarl.

"Bitch had it coming." Duke growled as he lunged at Atem before the two wolves collided. Both wolves were clawing at one another, although once they had collided Yami was having a much harder time determining which wolf was Duke and which wolf was Atem.

"She did not have it coming. A human turning you down is by no means an invitation to attack them. You robbed her of any semblance of choice when you attacked her. I should have ripped your throat out right there in the human's yard." Atem growled.

"The bitch belongs to me." Duke growled, "And once I kill you I will make her mine." Duke vowed.

Yami shuddered at the thought of the creep from the mall ever touching her. A part of Yami was suddenly grateful for what she had not really paid attention to last night. Last night Akefia had told her Grandfather had the pack not intervened Duke would have dragged her off into the woods, forced her through a transformation and essentially raped her. The voice in her head that was trying to tell her the death penalty was wrong in this case was slowly being silenced. She may not like her new life but one thing that she did know with absolute certainty it was that she owed the pack Alpha a debt that she will more than likely never be able to fully repay.

"Even if you manage to kill me, which you won't, the remainder of this pack will run out. You will never touch her again. Nor will you ever enter our territory again." Atem growled.

And with that the fighting seemed to intensify, both wolves snapping their powerful jaws at one another as they continued to swipe at each other with their paws. A loud "Yip" sounded through the clearing as the first blood was drawn.

The slightly smaller black wolf, who Yami knew to be Duke was bleeding from the shoulder where Atem's powerful jaws had latched on, staining the Alpha's jaws with blood.

Duke swiped at Atem once again, but even Yami could see that the strike had less strength than his previous ones had and Atem was able to easily deflect the blow before going low and tackling Duke to the dirt so that he was lying flat on his back, pinned beneath Atem's more powerful form.

The wolves around the circle began to bark and howl as they cheered their Alpha on in this carnal death match. Atem said nothing as his powerful jaws sank down on the exposed flesh of Duke's throat. The smaller wolf yelped loudly in pain before the sound was abruptly silenced as he Atem ripped Duke's throat out with his jaws, killing the other wolf almost immediately.

Atem stepped confidently off the corpse before he howled loudly, "HOWWWWOOOOOOOO" a victory cry which was echoed by almost every wolf in the clearing. Except for Yami. Justice. That was what Atem had howled upon Duke's death.

As other wolves began to break from the circle and head towards the Alpha and the corpse Yami turned away. She was not going to be a part of this cannibalistic ritual of eating the dead wolf's body. And with that sickening thought in mind Yami turned and fled back to Atem's wigwam.

Upon arriving back at Atem's wigwam she immediately dove into the pile of furs, doing her best to completely conceal herself. On the inside she was shaking; she had literally just watched someone die and no matter how much she wanted to she had not been able to turn away. It was almost like the wolf now controlling her body refused to leave while her Alpha was in combat. But the whole spectacle literally was making her sick to her stomach.

"I can't escape this hell. So many times I've tried. But I'm still caged inside. Somebody get me through this nightmare, I can't control myself." Yami whimpered. Back before this whole nightmare had happened those had been the words to a song Yami had loved blaring as her and Mai danced around her bedroom in their pajamas. But now, now the song was Yami's reality.

"So what if you can see the darkest side of me? No one would ever change this animal I have become. Help me believe it's not the real me. Somebody help me tame this animal." Yami continued to whimper. She should be stronger than this. The beast she'd been turned into shouldn't be able to overpower the humanity inside of her. She was strong. She was smart and she was better than this. So much better than this.

"What in the world are you whimpering about in here?"

Yami immediately fell silent. Shouldn't Atem be out with the rest of the pack ripping Duke's corpse to pieces?

"I know you're in here Yami. Come out from the pile of pelts. Now." Atem barked.

And despite wanting nothing more than to stay curled up in the pelts hiding away from the rest of the world she felt herself beginning to crawl from within the pelts. And she hated it. She hated that she couldn't control herself. When Atem barked like that it was like all thoughts of arguing with him completely fled.

"Do you want to tell me why you're hiding in here blubbering that utter and complete nonsense?" Atem growled. He was angry, Yami could almost feel that she'd made him angry deep in her bones and since she had just literally watched him rip someone else's throat out, and was still standing here covered in the dead wolf's blood, the realization was a terrifying one.

"I'm sorry." Yami whimpered as she almost seemed to curl in on herself.

"Sorry does not answer my question Yami. I won't ask you again." Atem growled.

"I just want to turn back and go home. I'm scared and I hate that I can't control myself anymore. It's like I'm trapped in a body that isn't mine and I can't control what I do, what I say, how I say something. And I hate it. I hate feeling like I'm watching as someone else is controlling my body." Yami whimpered.

For a moment everything was silent as Yami continued to stare that ground about two feet in front of Atem.

"If I turn you back now, you won't fight me on transforming back into your true form tomorrow. We need to get you accustomed to living as a wolf. If we don't the full moon six nights from now will be unbearable, if not outright deadly for you." Atem offered.

Yami immediately nodded anything to give her back some semblance of normalcy. Even if it was for a few hours in a small way she'll be back to herself once again. "Okay, that's fine. I promise I won't fight you. I'll do everything you say. Just please. Turn me back." Yami pleaded.

Atem sighed, "Fine. Come here." Atem consented. Yami immediately bounded the remaining few feet over to the Alpha and buried her muzzle into his shoulder, breathing his scent in as Atem once again guided her back through the unexplainable shift of her body. And she opened her eyes she was once again in her own body, this time with her face buried in Atem's blood covered bare shoulder.

"Better?" Atem asked as he straightened up.

Yami nodded, "It is. Thank you." Yami replied although she couldn't help but look away from his blood covered body. How disgusting.

Atem rolled his eyes, "Lay back down and I'll be back in a few minutes. I'll wash the blood off in the creek. Will that make you feel better?" Atem muttered. His whole tone implying he thought the unspoken request was a ridiculous one.

Yami nodded once more, "Yes, it would be." She said.

Atem rolled his eyes, "And yet somehow I still have to turn you into a hunter. Please don't tell me when I take you hunting a few days' time I'm going to have to hear you whimpering about the rights of rabbits." Atem muttered.

Yami couldn't help but smile. To be perfectly honest that kind of sounded like something she might do. "I can't guarantee anything." Yami replied.

"Great, just great." Atem muttered before he strode out of the wigwam.

Yami flopped back down on the pile of pelts. Just being back in her own skin helped her to almost, breathe easier in a way.

True to his word Atem returned relatively quickly and his skin was still wet from where he had clearly bathed in the creek as he settled down on the pelts beside Yami. Yami without much thought cuddled up to his chest. Something about Atem just made her feel safe. Again, she couldn't explain it but both her human and animal forms truly trusted him.

"Was it this hard for you?" Yami asked.

"Was what this hard for me?" Atem asked.

"Adjusting after you'd been turned?" Yami asked.

Atem snorted, "I was never turned. I was born a wolf. My father was the last Alpha of this pack. I became the pack Alpha following his death three years ago." Atem said.

"Oh, just when you said the last wolf had been turned about twenty years ago I just assumed…" Yami trailed off, blushing slightly as she buried her face in Atem's chest.

"You just assumed that I had been turned as a very young child. No, the last wolf that was turned was actually a wolf by the name of Ishizu. She was turned at the request of her now mate named Mahado. The two had dated for a number of years and claimed they were madly in love. Ishizu apparently had been dropping hints about wanting to marry Mahado. Problem was Mahado was a wolf. So, he came to my father and explained that he loved Ishizu and wanted to mate with her but she was a human. Long story short after many long meetings between Mahado, my father and Ishizu he gave his blessing for Mahado to bite her and she consented to receiving the bite." Atem said.

"And did she struggle adjusting like I have been?" Yami asked.

Atem sighed, "I can only tell you what I've been told. I was born a few years following Ishizu receiving the bite. Ishizu did struggle with becoming a wolf. Mahado of course was there every step of the way helping her to adjust but it was an adjustment that, in the opinion of many, Ishizu never fully made. Simply because she did not want to fully commit to becoming a wolf. And Mahado the love struck weak minded fool that he was did not push her to accept the wolf. She has settled now for the most part, however she spends more time in the human world than she does here. All she does is sleep here for a few days preceding the full moon. And of course joins us for the run on the full moon itself, but then she returns to the human world following the full moon and we don't see her again for another month." Atem muttered and Yami could clearly hear in his tone his apparent disgust with Ishizu not fully embracing becoming a wolf.

"Oh. I see." Yami replied. So, apparently there was some hope for her to return to some semblance of normalcy once the six or so months had passed and she was allowed to interact among humans again. With that thought in mind she could survive six months here.

Atem snorted, "I will warn you that I am not Mahado. I will guide you through adapting to becoming a wolf. This is going to be the last time I help you to assume your weaker form. You are a wolf and you need to learn how to become a wolf. After I guide you through the transformation tomorrow I will not help you to shift again. After tomorrow if you want to become human you will have to shift yourself." Atem cautioned.

Yami nodded but said nothing in response. Atem took her silence as acceptance because he continued, "You will learn that you are now a wolf. It is who you are." Atem said firmly.

Yami remained silent as she continued to lay cocooned in Atem's embrace. And before she knew it she had drifted off to sleep.