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(Writer-Person): okay, onto chapter two.
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Chapter two

"Awake, I see." Oboro noted as Misoka and Mahiru entered the room.

"Yes, umm...I'm sorry to have caused you trouble." Mahiru replied as she bowed respectfully.

"That's quite alright, I have a feeling you will be able to repay your dept in no time at all."

Mahiru gave Oboro a questionable look.

"Don't worry," Oboro smiled, "You have no need to fret, Princess. Come here, I have something you'll be interested in."

'Pr-princess?! Um...I'm not going to ask. He must have mistaken for someone else...' Mahiru thought as she stumbled towards where he sat.

On a table next to his chair, Oboro opened a silvery box that enclosed a tear-shaped gem that glowed with the pale light of the moon. "This," he said in a soft tone, "Will help you return to your proper home. It's called a Teardrop of the Moon, one of the most powerful things in the history of existence."

Mahiru stared at it with wide eyes. She had seen gems that were unique before, but nothing compared with this one.

"It's one of four." Misoka told her. "In order for you to use their power, you need to collect the other three."

Oboro took the luminous treasure from its box and handed it to Mahiru. "Misoka will tell you how to find the second Teardrop. Use them wisely, Princess."

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Before she knew it, Mahiru was standing outside the palace staring into a dense mass of trees ahead.

"You will find the second Teardrop with a younger wolf, somewhere in the forest beyond the palace." Mahiru sighed as she remembered what Misoka told her.

"Alright. All I have to do is find this wolf, then convince it to give me the gem." she kicked the dirt trail as she walked. "This is ludicrous. How am I supposed to find him in this mess of trees? I can't even see the moon anymore."

She continued walking for a what seemed like an eternity, until she heard a cold-blooded howl, quickly followed with the sound of something running towards her. Before she could turn to see what was about to eat her alive, she was knocked to the ground and pinned by massive paws.

Mahiru closed her eyes and shrieked, afraid of the sharp teeth and claws she was sure would be ripping her apart at any second.

"Hey, calm down! I didn't mean to scare you."

The blurred vision of a brown haired boy appeared as Mahiru slowly opened her eyes. "Oh my gods! What happened to whatever knocked me down?!"

The boy smiled and rubbed the back of his head. "Err...I'm sorry...I get a little excited when I meet new people. It probably explains why I rarely get visitors..."

Mahiru got up and stared at him. "YOU were the one with the huge paws that not only had the nerve to knock me down, but then sit on me?!"

"...I said I was sorry..."

"Thats okay," she sighed. "I'm just glad you weren't a wolf."

The boy looked at her with puppy-like eyes as pointed ears appeared from under his hair. "I'm a werewolf. Not just an ordinary wolf."

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(Writer-Person): Bleh...I apologize for the short chapter. (o.o but at least I updated, right?)

I think I counted 346679435213457856 errors in the last chapter!!! I'm sorry...o.o I fixed some of them!!! But unfortunately I may not have found them all, so please forgive any that you may see.

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