Chapter Twenty Two – The War on Ice
WAHA! I'm so excited, but seeings how that it's Friday night right now, I won't get this done by Monday…. And ftr, if you were wondering about Kriss' wolf thingy, (coughJUUSANGOUcough) It gets explained this chapter.
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Chapter Twenty Two – The War on Ice
"But Kriss! I don't want to be by myself!" Rebecca whined.
Kriss cringed.
"Just shut up and be brave! I thought you don't believe in the boogeyman…" Kriss spat.
"I don't!"
"Then what the hell are you so afraid of!"
"I don't know!"
"Well you're retarded!"
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are! You're a retarded little weenie!"
"I am not!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes"
"Are you positive?"
"YES!"
"Are you Rebecca?"
"Yes…"
"Are you retarded?"
"YES ALRIGHT!" Rebecca gasped.
Kriss scoffed.
"Idiot."
Rebecca jumped on Kriss' bed and sat there.
"What's your problem?" she asked.
"YOU!" Kriss shouted back.
"Well, I mean, you're really mean…"
"We've been through this, I hate you remember?"
"If you hate me so much than why am I at your house?"
"Because Duke is an asshole!"
"JUST SHUT UP AND GO TO BED!" Kriss heard Marik shout from the other room.
Kriss sighed.
"Just go to bed already…" She pointed down the stairs, "Over there."
"But-" Rebecca started.
"Just go, I have school tomorrow…" Kriss said in a less harsh tone and beckoned towards the door.
Rebecca reluctantly nodded and left.
Sometime Around Three A.M.
Rebecca slowly crept up the stairs. She had already taken into account that the fifth stair was a creaky one but she was too shaken up to remember that. So, just because that stair is mean, it creaked; rather loudly.
Kriss normally isn't a heavy sleeper, but this night had a special occasion.
Thorn yelped as the lightning came at him, grabbing him around the middle. Glacier glared and pulled ahead; he needed to catch that cloud this time. Thorn couldn't be taken away again.
Ra laughed, nice and safe upon his superior cloud of doom. Glacier growled with as much energy as he could spare as he tried to gain on it.
The wind whistled in his ears and his heart pounded in his chest as Glacier's paws moved faster with each stride. The ground seemed to fly beneath his feet and the air tugged at his fur. The fur that normally hung over his eyes was kept up by the howling wind.
As Glacier neared the cliff he saw it earlier and stopped quicker. Across the gorge he saw another wolf. A big black wolf with many scars and blazing eyes. The cloud stopped and hovered above him. The big black wolf threw back his head and let out a tremendous howl that coursed through Glacier's body.
Glacier saw his chance and took a flying leap. He landed with little difficulty Black Fang took no hesitation to leap at him as soon as his feet touched ground. Glacier's eyes went ablaze and flames danced angrily inside, as fire spread throughout him. Hate; the never-ending cycle of life.
Glacier reared as Black Fang came at him. They collided and Glacier fell on his back. Black Fang slashed at his face as Glacier kicked up with his hind quarters, sending Black Fang flying. He tumbled into the gorge and Glacier stood triumphantly.
Glacier then focused his attention on the direction where the dark cloud went this time. Glacier ran ahead, ignoring any signs in his way. He stood before a forest of darkness. Glacier stepped inside and made his way through the thicket and underbrush.
Finding his way through the mess was pretty tricky. There were times when he felt like giving up. But he knew deep within himself, that he had to keep going. He needed to break free from the grip of the darkness and find the light.
A speck of light appeared through the cluster of trees ahead. Glacier looked at it with confused eyes and he crept closer. The speck of light got bigger and Glacier gave a joyous yelp and leapt through. The sight that met his eyes was a painful one.
It was Thorn. He was happy, but still not himself. Glacier was confused. He ran to his friend, his long-lost brother in arms. He barked happily but Thorn turned his back. The two girls he was playing with were frightened.
Glacier was really confused now.
"Thorn?" he asked tentatively
The girls shrieked and Thorn jumped in front of them. His fur bristled as he raised his hackles and growled menacingly. He looked like he was ready to give his life for these girls.
Glacier backed up. What happened to his comrade? His pal? This was his best friend; he had known Thorn for years, and now this? Was it just over like that? In one day his position had changed and was ready to kill Glacier.
"What happened Thorn?" Glacier managed to choke out.
Thorn growled more ferociously in response. Glacier could see the anger that burned in his eyes. His bandana was gone, Kriss' sign of ownership.
It wasn't supposed to happen this way. This Glacier knew. He and Thorn were best friends. Now their friendship was shattered. Glacier felt destroyed. Like he had found the pits of hell and they chewed him up alive and spit him out. It was all wrong. And all one person's fault.
Glacier's eyes narrowed immensely; for he knew the being who'd done this to him.
Ra.
The sky darkened overhead again and Glacier looked up. Speak of the devil, there he was. Eyes blazing and looking like he wanted to kick some ass.
Glacier snarled as Ra touched ground.
"Save your energy, you'll need it for later," Ra held up his claws.
Glacier slowly stopped. What did he mean? Was he actually giving him some warning this time?
"Some one is coming. You need to act quickly. The war is moving," Ra told him.
Glacier furrowed his brow. Moving? What the hell was that supposed to mean?
Suddenly the ground started changing. Glacier looked at the ground beneath him as it turned to ice. He tried to run, but it slipped so easily.
Then it started to crack. Glacier was alarmed. Ra laughed maniacally and stepped upon his lovely little cloud of doom.
Glacier tried to run again but slipped and went no where as before.
"Thorn!" He cried out, fearful for his friend's life.
Thorn took no heed of the cry as he tried with all his might to get the two girls to stable land before the ice gave way.
Glacier was surrounded by little cracks that were growing with every second. His eyes were wide as Thorn started to move away from him.
"Thorn!" He cried out again.
This time however, Thorn looked at him. Glacier looked hopefully back. But all that met him were cold eyes that gave no hint of friendly warmth like before.
Glacier drooped his head slightly as Thorn turned his back. His friend was gone. Then the ice gave out.
"No!" Glacier yelped as the icy depths of the black water below him, swallowed him mercilessly.
Kriss shot up from her pillow like a spring. She sat upright in bed and breathed heavily. She panted and clutched her blanket even though it offered no protection from anything harmful around her.
It took Kriss a minute to realize that Rebecca was standing in the doorway.
"Are you okay?" She asked quietly.
"Of course I'm okay! Why wouldn't I be okay?" Kriss snapped.
Rebecca looked at her with sympathy.
"It's alright, I had a bad dream too," She looked pitifully at the floor.
"Who said I had a bad dream?" Kriss asked stubbornly.
"You were thrashing around in your sleep."
"I was?" Kriss stared blankly.
"Um, yeah," Rebecca said.
"Oh…. Well I guess I did sorta have a bad dream…" Kriss mused.
Kriss shrugged.
"Oh well!" She said happily than laid down and pulled the covers over her.
"Wait! I had a bad dream too you know!" Rebecca said urgently.
"What do you want me to do about it?" Kriss asked from under the blanket.
"Well… can I stay in here?" Rebecca asked.
"No!" Kriss shot back.
"Please? I won't go away until you let me!" Rebecca insisted.
"Fine! Just leave me alone and let me frickin' sleep!" Kriss shouted at her, though still muffled.
She heard Rebecca squeak and Kris rolled her eyes in a sleep haze.
Soon after Rebecca was hardly even noticeable and Kriss was sleeping soundly.
The Next Morning
Kriss' alarm clock went off at it's usual time and Kriss swatted it off her bedside table.
Rebecca's only warning was the clock's ring before it came smashing into her head.
"Ow!" She cried involuntarily.
"Oh please, that didn't sound like it even hurt!" Kriss scoffed.
"Well it did!" Rebecca sat up rubbing her head where the alarm clock collided.
Kriss scoffed yet again and opened her drawer to search for her uniform; than she remembered that she'd shoved it under her bed. Kriss squatted down and shoved Rebecca aside and pulled it our from under her bed.
Kriss went into the bathroom and got into it. She stepped out and tried to brush her hair. It still looked the same. Kriss glared at it and grabbed her stuff.
"Why do you get up so early?" Rebecca asked.
"Because unlike in grade school, high school starts earlier!" Kriss shot back.
"I'm not in grade school!"
But Kriss didn't hear her and shut the door instead. Kriss sighed and walked downstairs. The dream was still playing over in her mind and it still confused her.
Kriss walked up to the school and was confronted by the school counselor Mr. Conner.
"You and you're brother never showed up for your session Miss Devlin," He stated.
"That's not my name," Kriss told him.
"That's what you're registered as," He said, confused.
"Well, my last name is Ishtar, not Devlin," Kriss scoffed.
"Well, you have to take that up with the office, now, if you come with me," He said, then turned and started walking into the building.
The bell rang and Kriss was going into the counseling office.
"You can keep your stuff with you," He told her.
"Look dude, I don't need to see a counselor! I'm fine! Well, I'm not fine but I'm not a deranged psychopath either!" Kriss said.
"Not according to your teacher."
"She just didn't hear the whole story."
"Well I'm here to listen to the whole story."
"Well, maybe I don't want to give you the whole story!"
"Well then, you can sit here every day until you tell me what is wrong."
"Okay then, I have all the time in the world, nothing important is going to happen in class that won't take me ten minutes to do," Kriss told him as she leaned back in her chair. He did the same.
When the final bell rang Kriss had still refused to give up any information. She left swiftly and silently. Mr. Conner didn't stop her.
She went to her locker. Duke's was right next to hers.
"Did we have any homework?" She asked.
"Yeah, math, page 349 due tomorrow. Where were you?" He questioned back.
"Sitting with Mr. Conner all day. He says if I don't tell him anything than I'll just sit there everyday until I do," Kriss told him.
"That sucks," Duke sympathized.
"Yeah," Kriss opened her locker. A folded piece of paper came swirling out. Kriss picked it up. Duke looked at her, puzzled. Kriss shrugged and opened it.
'The deadly hour approaches,
Time to show where your loyalties lie.
Either go home to your father,
Or try to find your friend before I
One is gone
The other doesn't remember,
Which one has more value?
The softie or the contender?'
Kriss scoffed.
"One guess who that's from," Kriss said.
"She probably means it Kriss! Last time I was at her house I heard her talking on the phone saying that she was fed up that it was taking so long to kill you!" Duke exasperated.
"Really? Oh well, in that case," Kriss looked horrified, "Oh shit! Mom's gonna kill Rex!" Kriss slammed her locker without grabbing the math textbook and ran down the hall.
The hall monitor stopped her soon after.
"No running in the halls! You know that girl!" He said.
Kriss glared at him. He was in her way.
"If you don't move anytime soon my friend is going to get killed, now move!" Kriss yelled at him.
"Yeah, yeah, I've heard that one before," He laughed.
Kriss pushed him aside anyways. She needed to get to her friend before Carmen! Kriss ran down the streets that were filling slowly and sped towards her house; she needed as much help as she could gather.
Kriss flung the door open and ran upstairs. No body noticed too badly. She changed clothes quickly. She had on her sleeveless black tee and special pants that had sideways belt loops. Kriss loaded knives into the ten loops and put the rest into her giant pockets near her knee.
She ran downstairs and ran out the door shouting:
"I'll be back later!"
"When?" Came the reply.
"Later later!"
Kriss ran farther before she could be questioned again and took off in the direction of the apartment complex.
She reached Rex's building and flew up the stairs. She knocked on the door three times.
"C'mon Rex, hurry up! You're freaking me out man!" Kriss muttered under her breath.
There was no answer.
"Rex?" She shouted through the door, "Well, fine! You can die then! See if I care!" Kriss yelled at the closed door.
She stormed down the stairs and went through the lobby to find herself outside again. Now she didn't know what to do. Kriss heard a tapping on glass and spun around. It was the apartment manager.
She stepped back inside. He went up to her and said this,
"Rex checked out this morning. He went back to his parents' now that there are no more dueling competitions."
Kriss was confused. Why hadn't Rex told her about it?
"Can you tell me their address?" Kriss asked.
The manager shook his head.
"I do not know it and if I did, I am not authorized to give you that information."
"Thank you anyways," Kriss said.
The man nodded than walked away.
Then Kriss got an idea once she walked outside. She still had that cell phone! She turned it on and dialed 268-1574. (Yes, I made up cell phone numbers for everyone; you can use them if you like.)
Rex picked it up after one and a half rings.
"Yeah?"
"Rex! There you are, listen, Carmen's coming after you, but since none of us knew about this she doesn't know where you are," Kriss explained.
"Really? So I made a good move on that part?" He asked.
"Yeah, just if she finds you before I do she'll kill you this time, where are you?" She asked.
"At my parents house, uh, in the outskirts of town at this part is kept confidential so you can't stalk Rex, sorry y'all, actually I'm too lazy to make up an address…X.x"
"Okay, I'll be there; you're not alone in this" Kriss disconnected.
At Rex's Parents' House, that was weird to type…
Kriss rang the doorbell. A man who actually looked a lot like Rex 'cept for the black hair; opened the door.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"Oh that's friendly, I'm a friend of Rex's," Kriss explained.
Jayvee came around the corner and ran up to Kriss.
"Hey buddy, how are ya?" Kriss asked, petting the cat.
She stepped inside. Rex came down the stairs.
"Hey Rex, okay so-" Kriss started.
"How on earth did you get here so fast?" Rex interrupted.
"Because I ran!"
"Oh, well, that's a suitable explanation," Rex responded.
"Yeah, I thought so," Kriss answered.
Then Rex's mom came around the corner.
"Oh, so this is Rex's little girlfriend," She screeched.
Rex turned red.
"Oh great, it's like the first day of high school all over again…" Kriss exasperated.
"Mom, for the last time, we're not going out! We're just friends!" Rex tried to explain.
"That doesn't work, Wheeler still thinks the same way…" Kriss told him.
"Still? That's dumb," Rex said.
"I know well, Wheeler is dumb so I guess that's where that comes," Kriss said with reason.
"True, uh, well, um, come on, let's go upstairs," Rex offered.
"Uh, sure," Kriss agreed.
They walked into Rex's room upstairs which didn't look much lived in at all. His stuff was still in boxes
"Homey," Kriss stated.
"Oh can it, I just moved this morning keep in mind," Rex scolded.
"You pack fast," Kriss stated. Her cell phone started ringing. Kriss took it off it's' holster and she looked at the caller. The phone read, "The Idiot."
"Oh great..." Kriss sighed.
"Who's that, oh wait, I know," Rex said, he went over and sat on his bed.
Kriss answered it.
"What?"
"Where the hell are you?"
"At Rex's, why?"
"Just wondering, why'd you leave in such a hurry?"
"Well mom gave me some sort of warning that she'd kill my friends but Rex had gone back to his parents and so I'm there."
"Wait, wait, wait, she gave you a warning? Oh, that's a first."
"Yeah I know there was a note in my locker and actually if she'd leave anything in there I would assume it to be a bomb…"
"Yeah, me too, when are you coming back?"
"Later"
"When later?"
"Later, later! I don't know!"
"I didn't expect you to…"
"You're so supportive it amazes me."
"Thank you, okay, I have to go now, call me when you're coming home!"
"Okay! Fine! Ra! Just go away!"
"FINE!" he disconnected.
"I'm so good at getting rid of him," Kriss sighed.
"I noticed," Rex stated.
"Oh, thank you!" Kriss said happily.
"No prob."
Kriss smirked.
"I hope she doesn't come too quickly, oh wait! Duke might know where she is or something!" Kriss exclaimed, she got out her cell phone again and punched in 931-8624. Duke picked it up after the first ring.
"Who's this?" He asked on the other line.
"Kriss."
"You're 225-7920?"
"Um, yeah! So anyways, do you know where mom is right now?"
"Um, no, why would I know where she is?"
"Because you're smart like that?"
"I'm not her keeper you know."
"I know! I know! Just do you have any clue?"
"No!"
"Fine then! You don't have to yell about it!"
"Oh, yeah, Rebecca can go back to her house now, its safe"
"Thank Ra! Pick her up tomorrow after school!"
"Fine! I will, see you tomorrow!"
"Okay! Bye!" Kriss concluded happily.
"So, what's up?" Rex asked.
"Oh, he didn't know" Kriss told him.
"I gathered that much."
"I thought you would."
"I did," Rex answered.
"It might be safe for me to leave right now, just call if a certain someone shows up after all," Kriss told him.
Rex nodded and Kriss went back downstairs.
"You're leaving so soon? I was hoping I'd get to know you better," Rex's mom said.
"Eh? Oh, I've got stuff to do though," Kriss explained.
"Oh, alright."
Kriss rolled her eyes and went out the door.
That Night
Kriss thrashed again. At least this time Rebecca was gone. There would be no more annoyance from her for the time being. Kriss furrowed her brow in her sleep and growled softly.
A crashing to glass awakened her from her nightmare.
Kriss shot up, as she had so many times before. She looked over at the window to see Carmen standing there in all her glory.
Kriss snarled and transformed into Glacier, pouncing on Carmen. Carmen transformed just as quickly and the two were tearing at each other with hate similar to that of fire and ice.
Glacier got in his few blows, as did Carmen. Glacier had a lot of cuts. Many reopened from the fight where Thorn had died. Carmen scratched him on the side of his head and leapt back. She transformed back and stood on the windowsill.
"I gave you the warning. You didn't heed it. Rex was safe today, but I know where he is now. I will give you one last chance to save him. I want my last fight!" Carmen told her.
"Last fight? You'll get it tomorrow!" Kriss warned after she'd changed back.
"Tomorrow? Okay then, when? Six perhaps? How about at Rex's, you're little boyfriend needs to see that you're not reliable after all!" Carmen smirked.
"Boyfriend?" Kriss shouted.
"I'll be back tonight, maybe, keep a watch out!" Carmen laughed. Then she jumped off the window and took off at a full run.
Kriss ran to window and saw her silhouette running in the half moonlight. She sighed and sat on her bed. Kriss leaned against the wall and just stared into space.
The Next Morning
Kriss's alarms never went off. She'd turned it off. Which was a very bad idea indeed. Marik opened the door at six thirty.
"Kid? You never came down…" He said.
Kriss turned her head and looked at her father.
"But it's only six ten…" She told him. Kriss looked at the clock.
"OH SHIT!" Kriss jumped off the bed and grabbed her uniform.
Marik sighed and shut the door.
Kriss hopped around her room grabbing her stuff then she bolted out the door and flew out of the house without grabbing anything to eat.
Kriss ran all the way to school and was there by the normal time. She panted slightly as she walked into the building.
Again like yesterday, Mr. Conner stopped her from going into her classroom.
Kriss sat in the evil room of counseling and her eyelids started drooping from lack of sleep the night before.
"Hey!" Mr. Conner snapped his fingers in front of her face and she awakened immediately.
"Wha-? What's going on?" Kriss said groggily.
"You can't go to sleep in school!"
"I can't go to sleep at my house either…" Kriss responded.
"Why not?"
"I'm not telling you, but it does have something to do with my mom," Kriss turned away and glared at the wall.
"Why don't you like to talk about your life?"
"'Cause it'd be a waste of your time, what's happened has happened, there's no changing it now," Kriss told him.
"However true that is, I'd like to know what kind of person you are, and the only way I can fully understand what's going on is if you tell me!"
"You want the truth? I'll give you the truth! I'm some street punk off the streets that has been abused and orphaned. My mom is trying to kill me and I lost my best friend! I hate the world and it hates me back! There! There ya go! That's who I am!" Kriss shouted, eyes tearing, "And if you must know, I was kept awake all night by my mom's threat that she might come and kill me."
"Well, that was productive," Mr. Conner said.
"Now you know who I am, the rest doesn't matter."
"Then why don't you tell me the rest? We have the time."
Kriss gave in and told him her history.
"I guess it won't take too long then, I was orphaned at birth, until three years of age when my mom came back and got me. But she just wanted a slave around the house, so that's how that went down. So when I was nine I ran away. At that time I found my best friend, Thorn. He's a pure-bred wolf of genius intelligence, at least, he was. Four years later, now, I met my other best friend Rex. Soon after I found my brother who introduced me to my father," Kriss turned away, "I was shocked. He didn't want me. So we fight a lot. Until Carmen discovered how to break me. She killed Thorn. I was mad at Rex, my aunt was mad at me for that, Duke was mad at me, and everyone hated me. That's why I'm here," Kriss told him.
"So, you're mom killed your dog?"
"WOLF! And he was like my brother."
"Alright, then, so what else happened, like last night?"
"Fine, fine, uhh, Ra gave Thorn back, but at a price-"
"Who's Ra?"
"A god, now, Thorn doesn't know who I am, according to him, he's a giant dog that lives with little kids and goes by the name of Charlie. I made up with Rex, and the final battle is soon to come," Kriss glowered.
"Is that why you're all beat up now? You look awful; those cuts need to be looked at."
"Thank you for noticing this now. But, these are nothing; they barely hurt, maybe…" Kriss winced.
Mr. Conner sighed.
"The fact that you were a street punk shows greatly right now."
"Thank you."
"That wasn't a compliment."
"I took it as one."
"If these were caused by your mom than why do they look like scratched from a dog?"
"That, my friend, I can't tell you."
After School
"Hey Kriss! Teech wants to see you," Duke told Kriss at their lockers.
Kriss sighed and went into the classroom.
"Do you have your assignment? I know that Duke told you about it."
"No, I didn't have time last night."
"Enlighten me."
"I went over to my friend's house last night."
"That's more important than homework?"
"Yesterday? Yes, if I didn't get over there in time he would have been killed!"
"Nice excuse, give it me tomorrow."
Kriss sighed. It was a perfect excuse; she just didn't hear the whole thing. Eh, she could talk to Conner if she wanted it that bad.
Kriss rolled her eyes and grabbed her textbook this time.
"Hey, Duke!" Kriss called, grabbing Duke's attention.
"Hey what?"
"You owe me a trip to the museum! Something about an exhibit!" Kriss reminded him.
"Oh yeah! Come back to my shop and let me get my car real quick though." Duke told her.
"Okay!"
At the Museum
"So what is it that I will be ever-so-interested in?" Kriss asked.
"Over here," Duke called.
Kriss walked over. It was a glass case with a pine base. Inside if it was a headband. Kriss' eyes boggled as she realized what she was looking at. It was a headband with a triangular design on it. But the intriguing part was that attached to it was another wolf tooth!
"How did they find this?" Kriss asked.
"It says it's from Mexico right here, but look," Duke pointed to the little sign next to it that gave the history.
Kriss peered at it and read:
'Long ago the ancient wolf of Iconth wanted to pass on his skill and knowledge. But this was a time of Great War. Apprentices could not be taken. So when he was old he went to see a witch. He had the witch saw off his canines. Then he died, but without first applying instructions. She gave the teeth powers. She then fastened each tooth to a different item. A rawhide necklace, a leather spiked collar, a steel decorated bracelet and a fabric headband. These were meant for humans to use. They were transformed into wolves. So, each was given to someone. Half were white, and half became white. The bracelet and the necklace turned them into white wolves. Of the colors there was one of each gender. These four wolves taught each other different values. These four wolves finished the war and passed on their wisdom. After a few generations, the head band came here, in this museum, the location of the other three are unknown.'
While Kriss had been reading a man had started as well.
"How'd they find this much out?" Kriss asked her brother.
Duke shrugged, "I dunno, ancient scriptures maybe?"
"Maybe, you can figure out a lot of information that way…" Kriss mused.
"That's a bunch of bull," The man suddenly exclaimed.
"Why?" Asked Kriss and Duke simultaneously.
"Don't tell me you believe this shit!" The man said in disbelief.
"I believe anything that's true," Kriss growled.
"This is so not true," He told her.
"Yes it is! And I have proof!" Kriss shouted back.
The man at the counter looked over. Sighed and then started walking over.
"Where! Where's this so-called 'proof'?" Asked the man.
Kriss coolly responded with, "I can't show you, because then it'd get confiscated."
"Okay, what's going on here?" The co-manager asked.
"Is that 'legend' true?" The man asked.
"Yes." Both the co-manager and Kriss answered.
The co-manager looked at Kriss and gasped when he saw what was around her neck.
"You have one of them!" He gasped.
"Huh?" Kriss asked, then she looked at it. She hastily shoved it inside her shirt.
"Have what?" She asked dumbly.
"I'll but it off of you!" He offered.
"No way! If I don't have this at six then I'll die! Besides, you wouldn't treat Glacier with respect," Kriss told them, "Bad enough, she's trapped in that case!" Kriss said, pointed towards the glass case."
"She? That one's a girl one?" He asked excitedly.
"Yes," Kriss answered.
"How do you know?"
"I…uh…." Kriss looked at Duke.
"Don't look at me, you're the one that blabbed," Duke told her.
Kriss glared at him and found the right words, then she got a miscievious look, "I know where the other two are, and I will sell them to you tomorrow, if I'm alive," Kriss smirked.
Duke rolled his eyes, "Always have to be in charge of the game don't you?"
Kriss grinned, "Yep!"
Duke rolled his eyes again.
The co-manager boggled, "You'd really do that!" He asked in disbelief.
"I told you, if I'm alive tomorrow, it all depends on tonight's fight," Kriss reminded him.
"C'mon, let's go, I thought you have to be at Rex's by five?" Duke hurried.
Kriss looked at her watch, it was four-thirty, "Oh shit! You're right! ¡Vamos!" Kriss exclaimed.
Kriss ran out of the museum with Duke at her heels. She sprinted down the road as he headed towards his car.
Kriss transformed and pounded down the streets to his house.
At Rex's
Glacier skidded to a stop in front of the door. He scratched, as he was too tired to transform. He'd already gone home and changed.
The door opened, this time it was Rex's mom.
"Aw, you poor thing!" She exclaimed.
"Save it for later," Glacier snarled as her walked past her.
She screamed and he made a dash for Rex's room.
He transformed and Kriss opened the door and slammed it.
"You're mom's insane!" she exclaimed.
"What'd you do now?" Rex asked.
"I said you're mom, not my mom, we all know she's insane, Glacier talked to her and she screamed," Kriss said.
"Well yeah, what'd you expect? She's never really seen a talking wolf before," Rex told her.
"True, uh, we'd better get downstairs…" Kriss suggested.
"Why?" Asked Rex.
"Carmen knows where you are…" Kriss told him.
"What? Oh, c'mon let's go!" Rex jumped off his bed and they ran downstairs.
Rex's dad was comforting Rex's mom and she shook.
"Hey, what's up?" Rex asked casually.
"You're mom claims to have seen a talking dog…" His dad answered.
Kriss raised her eyebrow.
"Um, okay….?" She said.
Rex looked at her.
"What?"
"…nothing."
"Better be nothing."
"Will you two cut it out! I thought you were dating!" Rex's mom exclaimed.
"We're not dating!" Kriss shouted.
"Well, you act like it!"
"But we're not!" Rex butted in, "Believe us!"
Rex's mom sighed, "Fine."
"Finally!' Kriss exclaimed.
Then the living room window crashed in.
Kriss and Rex looked at each other.
"She's here."
Ohhhh! Cliffhanger! What happens now? Who will die? Is anyone even reading my story anymore? Why am I asking all of these questions? Do you want me to stop? Do I have to?
-Kriss, the one and only!
