"What was that about?" Beastboy asked me.
"What?" I replied. It was now late evening and everyone was showing the Titans to rooms. We drew straws to see who got who. Crow got Cyborg and Starfire was paired with Condor. Raven got stuck with Robin and by the luck of the draw, I was with Beastboy. It had been a great party to celebrate our 14th birthday. A huge feast, followed by a dance in the ballroom. I refused to dance and Beastboy looked gutted but I'm stubborn and always will be.
"Corella calling you a werewolf," he said.
"I don't know," I said. I opened a door which leads to a reasonable size stone chamber. There was a bed and a wardrobe and a table too.
"You can stay here," I told him.
"Is this like your room?" he asked.
"No," I replied, "I'll show you. My room's just down this corridor." I lead him to my room. Before opening the door, I traced with my finger the wolf carving upon it. Trying not to think about it I opened the door. My room is the best in the whole palace. It's blue (duh) and I have a lot of posters of wolves everywhere. I'm obsessed with them. I have even more on my walls, in my room at Titan Tower. I walked in and sat down on my bed.
"Are you alright?" Beastboy asked me, "Corella's comment's affected you somehow but I don't know how."
"I'm fine," I replied. Beastboy took one last look around and he made for the door.
"Ok," he said, "But if you have a problem you can trust me about it."
"And I'll always love you for it," he added, whispering. I felt a sudden flow of warmth and trust flow through me. I looked at the floor.
"Icanchangeintoawolf," I said quickly. Beastboy stopped and turned back to look at me. He shut the door and he sat down next to me.
"Excuse me," he said. Great he didn't hear me the first time. I sighed and I looked at him. His eyes were so perfectly green; I almost forgot to breathe as I slowly drowned in them. I shook myself back to reality.
"I said, I can change into a wolf," I said, trying to avoid those beautiful eyes of his.
"..." Beastboy was speechless. (A.N. For once. Ok I'm sorry all you Beastboy fans out there but you have to admit he always comes up with a comment for everything.)
"It's not like a werewolf curse," I continued, "It's genetic. It skips every 2nd generation and is only inherited by 1 person. The gene runs through several different families though so I'm not the only Wolf Child on the planet. Grandpa was the Wolf Child in our family before me. He gave up that life when he became king. You don't have to worry, if I bite people just bleed a lot; they don't become a werewolf or anything."
"Why are you telling me?" Beastboy asked.
"Oh yes. I'm supposed to talk to the other people who can change into animals," I said sarcastically. I suddenly heard a howling outside. I raced to my window. I looked down and saw a grey wolf pack below me. I knew they were no real wolves.
"It's Fang and the Pack," I said, smiling. I raced for the door.
"Who and the what?" Beastboy asked.
"Doesn't matter," I replied, "I'll be back in the morning." I raced out of the room.
"What?" I replied. It was now late evening and everyone was showing the Titans to rooms. We drew straws to see who got who. Crow got Cyborg and Starfire was paired with Condor. Raven got stuck with Robin and by the luck of the draw, I was with Beastboy. It had been a great party to celebrate our 14th birthday. A huge feast, followed by a dance in the ballroom. I refused to dance and Beastboy looked gutted but I'm stubborn and always will be.
"Corella calling you a werewolf," he said.
"I don't know," I said. I opened a door which leads to a reasonable size stone chamber. There was a bed and a wardrobe and a table too.
"You can stay here," I told him.
"Is this like your room?" he asked.
"No," I replied, "I'll show you. My room's just down this corridor." I lead him to my room. Before opening the door, I traced with my finger the wolf carving upon it. Trying not to think about it I opened the door. My room is the best in the whole palace. It's blue (duh) and I have a lot of posters of wolves everywhere. I'm obsessed with them. I have even more on my walls, in my room at Titan Tower. I walked in and sat down on my bed.
"Are you alright?" Beastboy asked me, "Corella's comment's affected you somehow but I don't know how."
"I'm fine," I replied. Beastboy took one last look around and he made for the door.
"Ok," he said, "But if you have a problem you can trust me about it."
"And I'll always love you for it," he added, whispering. I felt a sudden flow of warmth and trust flow through me. I looked at the floor.
"Icanchangeintoawolf," I said quickly. Beastboy stopped and turned back to look at me. He shut the door and he sat down next to me.
"Excuse me," he said. Great he didn't hear me the first time. I sighed and I looked at him. His eyes were so perfectly green; I almost forgot to breathe as I slowly drowned in them. I shook myself back to reality.
"I said, I can change into a wolf," I said, trying to avoid those beautiful eyes of his.
"..." Beastboy was speechless. (A.N. For once. Ok I'm sorry all you Beastboy fans out there but you have to admit he always comes up with a comment for everything.)
"It's not like a werewolf curse," I continued, "It's genetic. It skips every 2nd generation and is only inherited by 1 person. The gene runs through several different families though so I'm not the only Wolf Child on the planet. Grandpa was the Wolf Child in our family before me. He gave up that life when he became king. You don't have to worry, if I bite people just bleed a lot; they don't become a werewolf or anything."
"Why are you telling me?" Beastboy asked.
"Oh yes. I'm supposed to talk to the other people who can change into animals," I said sarcastically. I suddenly heard a howling outside. I raced to my window. I looked down and saw a grey wolf pack below me. I knew they were no real wolves.
"It's Fang and the Pack," I said, smiling. I raced for the door.
"Who and the what?" Beastboy asked.
"Doesn't matter," I replied, "I'll be back in the morning." I raced out of the room.