About the cliff-hangers: (smiles evilly) I couldn't help it...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Mistake in last chapter – I wanted the meeting time to be about 11 o' clock, not 6. I forgot to change that, sorry. Also, I warn all of you to brace yourselves. THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER!!!
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To Danny's disappointment, Kamerine got over his shock just in time, and dodged the bullet. He glared at Danny.
'You cannot kill me,' he growled.
'Oh, really?' Cassie said as she rammed into Kamerine's side with extreme force, knocking him over. 'Shoot him! NOW!'
Unfortunately, as Danny was about to pull the trigger, Kamerine lunged for him, knocking the gun out of his hand. Unarmed, Danny crawled away from him. Kamerine quickly pinned him to the ground. Cassie, thinking quickly, attacked him by grabbing hold of his back leg, and yanking.
Angry, Kamerine whipped around at her, snapping his jaws. He tried to kick her off, but instead she dodged it, getting in fighting stance.
'You know Armani is the only thing that can kill me, other then a silver bullet.'
'How many times do I have to tell you that his name is Danny? And I know that he's the only one,' she snarled. 'But I can at least help him...distract you, for example?' Kamerine whipped around to see that Danny had picked up the gun again, and was pointing it at him.
'Oh, no you don't!' Kamerine snapped. He jumped at Danny, and, by pure instinct, Danny fired again.
And, again, Kamerine was too quick. But, when he dodged the bullet and sped toward Danny, Cassie caught him in mid-air, pushing him, again, out of the way of him. When both regain their stature, they circled each other, growling.
'There is nothing you can do, Cassie,' he said. 'Midnight is only a few minutes away, and then your boyfriend will be on MY side.'
'He...is not...my boyfriend,' she said, annoyed.
'Fine, have it your way,' he said. 'Anyway, Danny seems to be out of ammo."
It was true, he was trying to shoot it, but nothing came out.
"Aw, c'mon!" he said angrily, pounding the gun with his fist. Luckily, Cassie had some bullets in her jacket, which was discarded on the ground before she transformed.
'Danny, there's some bullets in the left-side pocket of my jacket. Get them, and load the gun...quickly!'
'NO!' Kamerine said, bounding toward Danny, who was already running to the jacket about 3 yards away. Cassie, again, jumped for him, and grabbed hold of he neck. Kamerine shook her off, throwing her a few feet away. She landed on the street, painfully.
'I've killed your siblings, now I think it's about time for me to kill you,' he said, stalking toward her. She had already gotten back on her feet.
'But...' she said, confused. 'But...you said it was your pack.'
'I did? Well, it seems to be a small misunderstanding,' he said nastily. 'While you were battling the other three of my pack, the rest of us, including me, attacked your friends, and your brother and sister.'
'You son of a...'
'Ah, ah, Cassie,' he said, shaking his head. 'Swearing is a sin.'
Having enough of his sarcasm, she attacked. But, as quick as lightning, he reached out with his inch-long claws, and gave her a long, deep cut in her side.
Cassie dropped to the ground. The wound was bleeding freely. Instincts drew Kamerine to her blood. She tried to get away, but she was in too much pain.
'Don't worry, Cassie,' he said sweetly. 'I'll make it quick...'
'Danny!' Cassie cried. 'Can you be any slower??"
Danny, who never handled a gun before, was struggling to hurry and put the bullets in at the same time. Just as he finally got one it, he turned...and saw that, when Cassie bit down on Kamerine's leg with as much strength as she had, he yelped in pain and clawed her even more, drawing more blood. Cassie just lay there helplessly
Rage, white hot rage, pounded in Danny's ears. He never felt this way before.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" he bellowed, running at Kamerine, forgetting the gun (A/N – How stupid is that, right?). Just as he did though, a familiar, excruciating pain made him double over. A blinding white light surrounded him. He, again, painfully changed into a werewolf. It was, finally, midnight.
But when the light subsided, he realized that he wasn't a mind-less killing machine anymore, powered only by instincts. He had a much, much more powerful force driving him on. He lunged for Kamerine, with his jaws wide open.
Too surprised to react, Kamerine just stood for a second; just enough for Danny to grab hold of his throat...and slit it. Sure enough, it was enough to kill.
Kamerine howled in pain as another blinding, light engulfed him. But this light was not white...it was blood red.
When the light faded, Danny saw that Kamerine had disappeared. He suddenly felt a warm, soft blue light emitted from him. He started to change back into a human. Yet, it was not painful at all.
When the light died away, he found himself facing Cassie.
She was lying on her side, still in wolf form. Extremely deep cuts and scratches covered her body. She was barely breathing, but she was still conscious. Her eyes darted to Danny, as he quietly walked toward her.
'Danny, are you...okay?' she said, straining to talk. He knelt by her.
"I'm fine, Cassie. The curse lifted. I'm free," he said. But he didn't smile. "Look at you! You're in terrible shape. We need to get you to a hospital!"
'No, Danny. I don't need to go to a hospital. I've fulfilled my promise.'
"Wh...what?" he stuttered.
'I promised I would protect you...to the death.'
Danny realized what she meant.
"No..." he said shaking his head. "No...you can't die! Just hold on...please!"
"I'm sorry, Danny. I can't hold on much longer,' she said weakly. Danny's throat clenched. He was - for the first time since his goldfish died when he was six - about to cry.
'Danny, can you do something for me?' she asked.
"Of...of course," he replied, tears finally falling.
'Tell my parents that I have a note in my jewelry box. Tell them it's for them,' she said. She suddenly tensed up. She looked mournfully at Danny. 'Good-bye.'
She closed her eyes, and turned back into a human. She didn't open them again.
THE END!!!
AUTHOR'S NOTE – Before you try to kill me with flames...I must tell you that there is going to be a part two!
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Mistake in last chapter – I wanted the meeting time to be about 11 o' clock, not 6. I forgot to change that, sorry. Also, I warn all of you to brace yourselves. THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER!!!
(((((((-)))))))
To Danny's disappointment, Kamerine got over his shock just in time, and dodged the bullet. He glared at Danny.
'You cannot kill me,' he growled.
'Oh, really?' Cassie said as she rammed into Kamerine's side with extreme force, knocking him over. 'Shoot him! NOW!'
Unfortunately, as Danny was about to pull the trigger, Kamerine lunged for him, knocking the gun out of his hand. Unarmed, Danny crawled away from him. Kamerine quickly pinned him to the ground. Cassie, thinking quickly, attacked him by grabbing hold of his back leg, and yanking.
Angry, Kamerine whipped around at her, snapping his jaws. He tried to kick her off, but instead she dodged it, getting in fighting stance.
'You know Armani is the only thing that can kill me, other then a silver bullet.'
'How many times do I have to tell you that his name is Danny? And I know that he's the only one,' she snarled. 'But I can at least help him...distract you, for example?' Kamerine whipped around to see that Danny had picked up the gun again, and was pointing it at him.
'Oh, no you don't!' Kamerine snapped. He jumped at Danny, and, by pure instinct, Danny fired again.
And, again, Kamerine was too quick. But, when he dodged the bullet and sped toward Danny, Cassie caught him in mid-air, pushing him, again, out of the way of him. When both regain their stature, they circled each other, growling.
'There is nothing you can do, Cassie,' he said. 'Midnight is only a few minutes away, and then your boyfriend will be on MY side.'
'He...is not...my boyfriend,' she said, annoyed.
'Fine, have it your way,' he said. 'Anyway, Danny seems to be out of ammo."
It was true, he was trying to shoot it, but nothing came out.
"Aw, c'mon!" he said angrily, pounding the gun with his fist. Luckily, Cassie had some bullets in her jacket, which was discarded on the ground before she transformed.
'Danny, there's some bullets in the left-side pocket of my jacket. Get them, and load the gun...quickly!'
'NO!' Kamerine said, bounding toward Danny, who was already running to the jacket about 3 yards away. Cassie, again, jumped for him, and grabbed hold of he neck. Kamerine shook her off, throwing her a few feet away. She landed on the street, painfully.
'I've killed your siblings, now I think it's about time for me to kill you,' he said, stalking toward her. She had already gotten back on her feet.
'But...' she said, confused. 'But...you said it was your pack.'
'I did? Well, it seems to be a small misunderstanding,' he said nastily. 'While you were battling the other three of my pack, the rest of us, including me, attacked your friends, and your brother and sister.'
'You son of a...'
'Ah, ah, Cassie,' he said, shaking his head. 'Swearing is a sin.'
Having enough of his sarcasm, she attacked. But, as quick as lightning, he reached out with his inch-long claws, and gave her a long, deep cut in her side.
Cassie dropped to the ground. The wound was bleeding freely. Instincts drew Kamerine to her blood. She tried to get away, but she was in too much pain.
'Don't worry, Cassie,' he said sweetly. 'I'll make it quick...'
'Danny!' Cassie cried. 'Can you be any slower??"
Danny, who never handled a gun before, was struggling to hurry and put the bullets in at the same time. Just as he finally got one it, he turned...and saw that, when Cassie bit down on Kamerine's leg with as much strength as she had, he yelped in pain and clawed her even more, drawing more blood. Cassie just lay there helplessly
Rage, white hot rage, pounded in Danny's ears. He never felt this way before.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!" he bellowed, running at Kamerine, forgetting the gun (A/N – How stupid is that, right?). Just as he did though, a familiar, excruciating pain made him double over. A blinding white light surrounded him. He, again, painfully changed into a werewolf. It was, finally, midnight.
But when the light subsided, he realized that he wasn't a mind-less killing machine anymore, powered only by instincts. He had a much, much more powerful force driving him on. He lunged for Kamerine, with his jaws wide open.
Too surprised to react, Kamerine just stood for a second; just enough for Danny to grab hold of his throat...and slit it. Sure enough, it was enough to kill.
Kamerine howled in pain as another blinding, light engulfed him. But this light was not white...it was blood red.
When the light faded, Danny saw that Kamerine had disappeared. He suddenly felt a warm, soft blue light emitted from him. He started to change back into a human. Yet, it was not painful at all.
When the light died away, he found himself facing Cassie.
She was lying on her side, still in wolf form. Extremely deep cuts and scratches covered her body. She was barely breathing, but she was still conscious. Her eyes darted to Danny, as he quietly walked toward her.
'Danny, are you...okay?' she said, straining to talk. He knelt by her.
"I'm fine, Cassie. The curse lifted. I'm free," he said. But he didn't smile. "Look at you! You're in terrible shape. We need to get you to a hospital!"
'No, Danny. I don't need to go to a hospital. I've fulfilled my promise.'
"Wh...what?" he stuttered.
'I promised I would protect you...to the death.'
Danny realized what she meant.
"No..." he said shaking his head. "No...you can't die! Just hold on...please!"
"I'm sorry, Danny. I can't hold on much longer,' she said weakly. Danny's throat clenched. He was - for the first time since his goldfish died when he was six - about to cry.
'Danny, can you do something for me?' she asked.
"Of...of course," he replied, tears finally falling.
'Tell my parents that I have a note in my jewelry box. Tell them it's for them,' she said. She suddenly tensed up. She looked mournfully at Danny. 'Good-bye.'
She closed her eyes, and turned back into a human. She didn't open them again.
THE END!!!
AUTHOR'S NOTE – Before you try to kill me with flames...I must tell you that there is going to be a part two!