Chapter 2: realization

A/n: my descriptions are kinda lame and I know it. You try describing what's happening; it's not easy I assure you.

Quatre woke in a cold sweat wondering if it was all a dream. He felt his neck and felt no raw flesh. He sighed in relief and decided that he should watch the foods he was eating. He started to whistle a tune, trying to cheer himself up. He got dressed quickly and glanced in the mirror to fix his hair. He was a bout to turn away when he saw a small scar on his collarbone which hadn't been there the day before. He hesitantly reached out to touch it. Even under his feather-light touch the second he touched it his whole neck felt like it erupted in fire. Quatre gasped in pain as he tried to calm his spinning head.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," said a gentle voice behind him.

Quatre spun to face them it was Dorothy.

"What have you done to me?!" Quatre screamed at her.

"Someone needs to take chill pill." Commented Duo coming up behind Dorothy.

Quatre started to boil over at this comment. "Shut up Duo you have no idea what's happening here!" Quatre barked at Duo. Quatre's knees began to wobble uncontrollably, to Quatre it felt as if his limbs were changing shape. Dorothy looked worried and ran over to him.

"Not yet Quatre, I still have to explain!" said Dorothy trying to calm him down.

"Are you sure Q is all right? He's acting really strange." commented Duo.

"I told you he was acting strange!" exclaimed Dorothy, "that's why I brought you here"

"Very true but this is a lot stranger than I've ever seen him act."

Quatre looked back and forth between Dorothy and Duo, trying to find some way to escape. Quatre's eyes were glazed in fever and his head was spinning, he fell to the ground, hands clutching his head. Images span in front of him. Dorothy, Duo, the forest, all mixing together. Quatre's head felt like it was going to explode. He felt his bones shifting place and his head elongate. He was ¾ wolf by this time and Duo seeing this happening was freaking out.

"What the hell his going on?!" Duo shouted at Dorothy. Dorothy sighed and decided having Duo here was more trouble than it was worth. She turned to face him the twitching Quatre at her feet. She approached and whacked him hard at the back of his neck. Duo fell to the ground, unconscious. She had meant to kill him but changed her mind at the last minute. If she killed Duo, Quatre would never trust her. She sighed and turned back to Quatre who was completely wolf by this time, and horribly tangled in his clothes. Dorothy giggled when she saw Quatre all tangled in his clothes than knelt down to untangle him. He tried to avoid her touch but he couldn't get away. She quickly untangled him and threw his clothes on the bed. Quatre was a huge amber colored wolf with a darker amber face. Dorothy took a moment to marvel at the beauty of the wolf before allowing her body to transform. She felt the power race through her blood, and yipped in joy. Quatre gave her an odd look before his wolf instincts took over. He smelt a human, still alive, but he could tell by the pace off its heart it was unconscious. He bounded over to the limp form of Duo and was about to eat him when Dorothy knocked him away. Quatre growled, angry at being knocked away from his future meal.

"Not humans." Purred Dorothy aware if Quatre ever found out he had eaten a human, especially Duo, he would probably commit suicide. Of course Dorothy had already eaten several humans and felt little remorse but she knew Quatre would feel differently. "Come let's find something better than him" yipped Dorothy reasonably.

Quatre's wolf side still desperately wanted to eat Duo but something in Dorothy's voice convinced him not to. Dorothy walked out of the tent and Quatre followed. They hunted for ours having a wonderful time than when they were full they started to play violent games.

Duo started to wake out of his deep sleep. He groggily opened his eyes and found himself looking into two orbs of fire. He jumped back and he saw what had been staring at him. It was a huge amber wolf, tongue lolling out of the side of its mouth. As soon as Duo moved the wolf bounded toward him and licked his forehead playfully. An elegant she-wolf came up behind him and nipped his ear. He leapt in the air in surprise, than turned and tackled her. She fell to the ground, an odd sound emerging from her throat, it sounded like laughter. The she-wolf started to change, and soon she was fully human and laughing hysterically, it was Dorothy. Duo had never seen Dorothy so happy before. The amber wolf looked confused and laid down beside Dorothy, gazing up at her quizzically.

"Come on you dope change back." Dorothy said to Quatre. Quatre just shook his head got up and walked over to Duo. Something in Quatre changed drastically.

He approached Duo snarling, saliva dripping from his snout. Dorothy ran over to Quatre, trying to stop him, he turned and bit her arm fiercely. Dorothy fell backward truly afraid. She had always liked Quatre because he was kind and considerate, so unlike her. Now it truly dawned on her the extent of what she had done. She had created a monster, maybe one worse than herself. Her arm was bleeding intensely; it was starting to heal, but slowly. Quatre again started to advance on Duo.

Quatre's POV:

'The human reeked of fear. It was overwhelming. I'm sure I knew this puny human from somewhere I just couldn't place it. It doesn't matter however. His fear was intoxicating it seeped into my nose and begged me to eat it. Enticing as it was I could remember Dorothy's stern words, 'not humans'. I don't know why but something doesn't seem right about killing the tiny thing. So it seemed I would have to spare this human. The human his looking at me trying to smile at me despite his fear, he is saying a name, mine I realize. Suddenly it all fell into place. I'm Quatre; he is Duo, my copilot and good friend. I taste blood in my mouth. Dorothy's blood I recall. My body starts to shake uncontrollably, shifting and changing.'

Quatre changed back into a human, and lay retching on the forest floor. Dorothy looked at him seething with anger. She swiftly started to change into her wolf form, but this time it was different her back arched and her snout longer, she was no longer a beautiful she-wolf; she was now the thing of nightmares. Once she was fully transformed she lunged at Quatre, who was naked and continuing to puke. She grabbed his leg in between her powerful jaws and clamped down hard. Quatre screamed in pain and anguish. Dorothy started shaking Quatre around like he was a rag doll. Blood splattered everywhere. Dorothy flung Quatre into Duo and they both tumbled painfully. Quatre's skin was in shreds but already starting to heal. Dorothy's body started to convulse, as if something underneath was trying to get out.