"I'm sorry, I didn't get your name," the woman said out of no where, looking at Jessie, her eyes still glazed over.
Jessie looked up at the woman that was now standing in front of her, "I'm Jessie."
A smile came to her face, "well I'm Kasey," she looked around seeing both Robert and Jason looking at her, "let's get out of here and talk, these boys aren't that interesting anyway," she finished with a chuckle, lifting Jessie from the small cot.
Even standing up she still towers over me, Jessie thought as they walked down the tunnel. Kasey grabbed Jessie's hand as soon as they got to the end, watching as all the men took a step forward but then back again seeing her.
Fur rugs lined the walls of the dark cave, wooden chests and boxes were scattered around as though they had just moved in. In the center of the dim room, was a fire pit dug about a foot down full with burning coals.
"Sorry about the mess," Kasey apologized, stepping out from the cave, "being the only female of a pack with 18 lazy males, it's kind of hard to keep everything in place," her giggle was one of a child's, and Jessie began to laugh with her. As soon as she caught her breath, Jessie asked why Kasey had brought her outside.
Kasey made a humming sound in her throat, and finally answered, "I thought you might have wanted to get out of that place and get washed up," she paused, "I also wanted to tell you some things you will need to know…"
Jessie nodded her head, and continued fallowing Kasey as they walked through the thick forest. About 10 minutes past before there was any sign of a clearing. A large pond with clear blue water came into view.
"Ah, here we are," The woman exclaimed, starting to pull off her t-shirt and jeans. Standing there in shock, Jessie started to turn around, not wanting to be rude. "Are you coming?" Kasey asked, jumping into the pond.
Turning back around, Jessie looked at her surroundings, and only seeing dense forest, she pulled off her clothing. Sticking her toes into the water to make sure it wasn't too cold; she started to walk in, goose bumps forming on her skin.
Kasey looked at the girl now swimming with her, what is so different about her? She asked herself, trying to decide where to begin. Finally she decided that she should tell Jessie what they were, to see how she would react, then maybe why she was brought here in the first place.
"We're werewolves," Kasey said, trying not to seem too subtle, but not knowing another way to say it.
Jessie looked over at Kasey, "I know."
Confused, Kasey asked, "How do you know? Why aren't you freaked out?" her childish side showing.
"Well, if you want me to be honest," seeing Kasey nod she continued, "my mom has always told me my dad was a dog, although she never said anything about why, and she never told me where he went, or how he died. But when I was young-after he died- she always told me stories about large dogs or wolves living in the forest," Jessie paused, looking at Kasey's stunned face, "about how they went mad or something when there was a full moon. I guess you could say that's how I know what you are, and I don't freak out."
Kasey ducked under the water washing the soap she had brought with her out of her silky hair. After a few seconds, she came to the surface making a humming noise in her throat to indicate she was thinking. "Did your mother start calling your father a dog before or after you were born?" she questioned, her hazel eyes staring right into Jessie's.
Jessie cocked an eyebrow, "before… why?"
Walking back out of the water, Kasey replied, her voice barely auditable, "if your father was a werewolf before you were born, it means your half werewolf already, which explains why you taste different from other humans," she stopped, looking back at Jessie, "if you are more like your mother, you will stay human, but if you are the way I think you are, the older you get the more werewolf you will become."