Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon. Can't I just do these for the first chapter?

K.H.: Interesting Digimon episodes we have on now with the Royal Knights & Lucemon now revived. I thought Lucemon was a he, but he digivolved into a woman! CREEPY!

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Takuya nudges Tommy gently, "Tommy, start running like you've never ran before."

Tommy nods & begins running with Takuya following close behind.

They hear another howl & snarling as something tails them. Neither dares look back in fear of getting caught by it, whatever it was.

Tommy trips over something else & falls down again.

Takuya stops & goes back to help him when he's tackled by a very huge wolf. The wolf pins him down & Takuya isn't able to escape.

Tommy gasps & gets to his feet, "Takuya!"

"Tommy! Get away from here!" Takuya shouts before the creature bites his arm & hard too.

Takuya yells & Tommy quivers a bit, seeing Takuya's blood, "Takuya..."

He glances around for something to hit the wolf with & finds a shovel which someone probably used for digging graves. He runs at the wolf & pounds it with all his strength. The wolf staggers & shies away before bounding off into the distance.

He drops the shovel & kneels next to Takuya, "Takuya, are you going to be ok???"

Takuya sits up & looks at his bleeding arm, "I think I might, but this thing hurts."

Suddenly, the wound closes up, which astonishes both of the boys.

Takuya raises his arm up & examines it, "What the heck? It healed!"

"But how?" Tommy questions, his voice wavering a little.

Takuya shakes his head, "I don't know, but I suddenly feel stronger & my senses... they're better. I also have this strange craving for raw meat..."

Tommy takes a step back away from him, "You're freaking me out Takuya. I don't want to be part of your next meal..."

Takuya looks at him & laughs, "Don't worry, I would die before I eat you."

Tommy gulps, "But if that thing was a werewolf & it bit you? Then you're a werewolf & it would explain all these weird things going on with you."

Takuya grins, "Tommy, there are no such things as werewolves."

"And if I *were* a werewolf, wouldn't I be transforming now? There's a full moon," Takuya continues.

Tommy nods slowly while keeping his eyes down, "Maybe so..."

They begin walking towards their original destination before Takuya stops.

Tommy notices the absence of Takuya's footsteps & stops, glancing back.

Takuya's body has gone rigid & he stares blankly ahead, his heart racing.

Tommy takes a step towards him, "Takuya...?"

He watches in horror & Takuya begins morphing into a large wolf. His teeth grow as sharp as razors & his nails lengthen into claws. His face stretches & forms into the shape of a wolf's. Fur thickens all over his body & he falls onto all fours, continuing with the transformation.

After he finishes, he howls & turns his attention to Tommy. He snarls & takes a step towards him.

Tommy takes a step back, "Takuya???"

Takuya crouches down before lunging at Tommy.

Tommy manages to dodge, but is then tackled from behind.

Takuya pins him down with one large paw on his back & raises his other paw in the air, ready to strike.

Tommy turns his head to the side & glances at Takuya out of the corner of his eyes, "Takuya..."

Takuya growls in a low tone while glaring at Tommy, his teeth bared.

Tommy begins crying silently, knowing what is about to come.

Takuya stops growling & slowly lowers his paw. It seems that something is stopping him from hurting Tommy, though he doesn't realize what he's doing. He steps back & leaps over Tommy, bounding off across the graveyard.

Tommy slowly stands up & watches Takuya until he disappears before trudging in the direction of his (Tommy's) home, sporting a bloody arm. When he arrives, his mother fusses over him, but he tells her a believable lie. He takes a quick bath before going to bed. He falls into an uneasy sleep, worrying about his older friend, which he had come to look up to like they were brothers.