ok so here goes chapter 1! going a little fast but i have the inspiration so its coming out! anyway, id like at least 5 reviews so i know if there is something im doing o so terribly wrong so i might fix it. give me suggestions, anything to spark an idea. remember this is just one of my many day dreams so add to the fun! ok so here is chapter 1...dun dun dun THE BEGGINING!

o by the way, all characters in this story are of my creation. either they ACTUALY exist or i just randomly made them up...anyway...i own these ppl...MUAHAHAHA...ok im done

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Chapter 1: wishes and daydreams

The only thing Karu could remember after the light was waking up in an empty field drenched in blood. She didn't know what had happened or why, but she knew it had something to do with that witch. "I will find out how to rid myself of this curse"

Karu slowly stood up from the rock she had positioned herself on. She stared longingly up at the night sky 'will I ever be freed from this curse?' just then she heard a rustling in the bushes next to her. She stood, ready to fight if necessary, and called out "who ever is in there come out now!" she had began to snarl at the bushes, most likely a habit from the wolf within her. "Its just me Karu calm down" explained Taroku. "Sorry but you cant be to careful, for all I knew you could have been a dragon."

Shortly after the curse was placed and Karu, the wolves took her in and trained her as part of their pack. The wolves were a pack of ware-wolves either by birth or curse like herself and had kept their race a secret for centuries. The elder, Koji, had been around as the leader for about 200 years and was the one who told Karu about their situation. Because Karu had been turned into a wolf she had become part of the age old battle between the wolves and the dragons. So whenever the full moon came, the wolves would keep Karu at the den so she wouldn't destroy the nearby cities or expose the wolves for who they really were.

"So Taroku, what brings you around here?" asked Karu. "Oh nothing, I just wanted to spend some time with you. Is that so much to ask?" said Taroku in a kid like voice. He was always kidding around, but when it came to Karu, he was very protective. "I told you Taroku, I don't want to be your mate." "But why? I've always protected you and taken care of you. And I love you." Taroku had been chasing after Karu for years, but she never loved him. For some reason Karu wanted to find a human mate but every time Karu got anywhere near a guy Taroku would swoop in as a wolf and scare them away. "Taroku….I just don't love you, ok? You're a great guy and all but I just don't feel that way about you. Your more like a brother to me." Taroku was crushed every time she said that but he still continued to go after her. "Why don't you go after that wolf girl that's been following you around for practically ever?" suggested Karu. "Because Karu, I don't love her." "Taroku your hopeless." Said Karu playfully. "Maybe, but I still wont give up."

Karu started her long walk back home after about 20 minutes of tossing Taroku into the creek. They always messed around like that and she would have stayed longer, but she had school in the morning. So after her goodbyes she started back home where her mother was waiting for her rather impatiently. "Where have you been?" she said angrily. "At the creek mom nothing serious. Its not like I was with some guy having rough wild sex or anything." "Your always so careless and irresponsible" her mother was getting pretty mad at this point. "Just let me live my life and maybe I wont suck at it so much. With you guys hanging over my shoulder all the time I cant do anything without screwing up in some way." Karu threw back. "Just go to bed Karu. Your such a hassle." "Whatever" and with that Karu went to her room.

"Every time I leave for even an hour that woman freaks. I mean come on I was just down the street and she goes insane. It's becoming so annoying." Karu was pacing her room and then after about 5 minutes she decided to take a shower. "Maybe the water will wash away the stress." She walked down the hall to the bathroom and started the water. She decided to take a bath instead of a shower so she could just sit and relax with the scent of the bath beads she kept hidden in the back of the closet. She dropped a few beads in and tested the water. It was a little warm but oh well, who cares right? Its just water it'll cool down. 'My freshman year is almost over already…. and nothing has really happened like I thought it would. Such a disappointment.' Karu let herself sink below the water a little more as her muscles relaxed in the warm water. While she was in the water she had another flashback from her past, but she thought it was just her daydreaming.

Karu had just gotten out to the playground with the other kids and grabbed a ball, but the moment she turned around one of the boys knocked her over. "Hey! What did you do that for?" Karu yelled. "Ha Ha! Your such a loser Karu." The boys just walked off and took her ball with them. She had been bullied since preschool and since she was only in 1st grade she didn't really care about the consequences of her actions. Karu jumped one of the boys and knocked them to the ground with a loud thud. The other two grabbed her and threw her into the nearby wall and started to kick her over and over. What happened next would confirm what Karu had been afraid of for weeks. As the boys kicked her she started to growl, she felt more like a dog than a human and she didn't really have control of her own body. She lunged at one of the boy's necks and bit down hard and ripped off skin, then turned on the other two with the flesh still in her mouth. She had a wild look in her eyes and she didn't seem to be her normal self. She got up off the now unconscious boy and slowly walked on all fours towards the remaining two snarling and growling with her teeth bared. The only thing she remembered after that was the sight of the ambulance as she was carried away. That was the day she met the wolves.

She slowly got out of the bath and let the water slowly run down her body. "I need to get rid of this curse before I become a wild animal." She grabbed a towel and started to dry herself off. While she was she could smell dinner and knew she needed to hurry if she wanted to get any food. Her father always ate practically everything. As she went downstairs she almost tripped down the stairs, but she had always had unnaturally good balance and senses. When she got downstairs her father greeted her since he had just gotten home. "Hey sweetie how was school" "boring as usual. There is nothing ever going on at school, its sad." Karu said boorishly. "So why not make it more interesting?" he told her. "Tried it, didn't work, moved on with life." "That's why nothing happens" he took a bite of his chicken. "Hey I'm gonna eat dinner in my room if that's ok with you." Karu said. "Alright just as long as you bring the plate back down when you're done." "I will" and with that she ran up the stairs.

Karu just sat there and thought about what it would be like to be in love. She had always wanted someone to belong to but she had never found anyone, well, cept Taroku, but he doesn't count. So she started to play her guitar to fix her mind on something. When she played she always felt so at ease and happy. It was the only thing she had that truly helped her express herself besides drawing. She always drew wolves not because she was one but normal ones. Karu found them very noble and caring and sometimes wished if she had to be a wolf that she could control it instead of becoming a monster. "If only there was a way to control the feeling, or at least find someone who could…." As she continued to play, she started to fade away into the melody. Karu became consumed by the song and just let everything go…….

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ok this story is well on its way! like i said before anyone with a question or suggestion or just a random blah to say just send it and i might stick it in here...so send me some reviews so i can fix this story!

by the way as a quick warning sometimes i might not update right away or maybe even days because this story i have to get into character and mood...all of this is one of the many different lives ive dreamt up for myself so pls forgive me if im a little slow

- ookami