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In an Instant, it had all come back to me. I looked at my scared friends, I had friends. My old outlook at life prevented me from any real social activities, it was all business. I looked back at the men in white. "What's the matter, are you afraid?" "Far from it you scum. You'll never capture me and you'll never hurt my friends." "Ha, you have friends? Hardly, your kind can't make friends." "Well looks like I'm an exception." I broke the spike, then pulled out the piece imbedded in my chest. I help it in my hand, then threw it at the man with the big mouth. Even though it was the blunt end, it still had enough force to amerce itself inside the man's skull. The full moon was rising on the horizon. The moons mystic rays fell upon my face, I could fell myself starting to change. M clothing became tight on my body, the hemming burst apart. Then the separated cloth ripped and fell off my body. The four remaining men took a step back. "What's the matter, scared?" My voice harbored my lust for their blood. I lunged forward at them, without their leader they were weaker than ever. I leapt at the two on the right. I grabbed each one in a hand, then slammed then to the ground. Their skin didn't break but their insides were turned to mush. I then focused my attention to the other two. Just as the cast their spells, I barreled forward. Spikes burst forth from the ground, but it was far too late. I punched the mans head so heard it tore from his shoulders. I grabbed hold of the last man, I put his face right to mine. "I fell obligated to ask, any last requests." "Ya, we found out everyone you care for in this town. We will hunt them down and kill them. We've already killed all your friends' families, we'll come after them next. Oh, and enjoy the hell you've created for yourself." I had herd enough, I put my mouth around his neck. I waited for him to exhale, then I slowly let my teeth sink in. I heard someone running behind me. I turned around to see my other friend, Brenden. He was running to the cage that Josh, Tom, and Andrew were in. They knew I was looking at them and were madly trying to get out. I looked at them, and slowly approached. When I got close Josh Tom and Andrew were standing defiantly in their cage, Brenden looked too scared to move from next to the cage. I grabbed the cage and ripped it from the ground, then tossed it to the side. I couldn't understand their fear. I had only experienced fear for a moment, but then were still my friends. "You guys should go inside." The three of them walked toward Andrew's house, but Brenden stayed. He just stood there, staring. Josh had to come back, grab him by the shoulders and almost drag him into the house. He never broke eye contact until the door shut and lock. I waited in the backyard until the moon went down in the morning. No one slept, and Brenden did make a quick appearance in the upstairs window until a hand pulled him away.
I knocked at the back door, Brenden opened the door, "Can I come in?" He looked at me, the signaled to wait. He closed the door, I heard him run off. Seconds later he came running back and quickly opened the door. He was smiling, "Sorry, ya you can come in." "You gotta stop apologizing for stuff man." I patted him on the back. Even when I wasn't looking at him, he was looking at me, studying me. I sat down on one of the couches in the living room, Andrew threw a pair of pants at me. "Why don't you put them on, oh and here's a belt." He threw it to me. I put them on then sat back down. "Now what's your name?" "Until just recently I didn't know, I forgot." "But now you remember." "Yes, my name is Ambrose. I was born over five hundred years ago. I had a mother, a father, two brothers, and a sister. When I was five my village was attacked by someone else like me. My family escaped unharmed but not unaffected. From that day on my goal in life was to become like that person. I did everything I could, I looked for other so they could make me into one of them, I ate the meat of a rabid wolf, I wore a wolf skin belt, and I slept under the full moon. I tried to get cursed by my neighbors and I tried to find a magician who could cast a spell on me. I even tried to make a deal with the devil. But then one night by the grace of God himself, I was blessed with the powers I have today. I promptly went to my local priest and asked him if there was a cure. When he told me I could be cured if I hadn't killed anyone. He was the first person I ever killed. Then I went after my family and my village the next full moon. Three weeks later the group that attacked yesterday captured me."
"That's how I got here, and you know the rest." We sat there in silence, Brenden seemed to be the only one who was calm. I could see him start to dose off. He was totally relaxed, even though my other friends were as scared as rabbits. Brenden perked up, "Ambrose, you've killed many people, and you haven't given it a second thought. Are you going to kill us and leave or are you going to leave us to those guys in white. I know one thing for sure, my parents are already dead. When I got home, they were there and they killed my parents after they told them where you were. I saw them die, through my porch windows. I hid in the bushes and followed them here." "It's true I don't have any remorse for humans and that kept me from having any friends. It still will, but when I lost my memory I was able to make friends. To me you're not humans you're my friends." Brenden gave a small smile and started to dose again. "Well, what do we do know? Brenden's parents are dead and we don't know if Tom's, Josh's or my parents are dead yet." "We need a car, and then we'll go to my place." "But what about our families!" The phone rang, Andrew answered, "Hello? What, who is this? Why?" He put the phone on the table and turned on the speaker phone." "You four boys have been convicted of conspiring with the enemy. You and your Families have been sentenced to death. Just to let you know we have already taken care of every single one of your blood family members. You are the last of your blood line" They all just sat there, they didn't say anything. Hey Big, can I live with you?" I looked at Brenden, "Ya, all of you can, we'll leave now. Everybody take their own car, if need be someone will ride with someone else. We'll all gather the money in each of your houses. Now does anybody not have a car?" "Why don't we fly?" "I don't have very much luck on planes remember?" "I don't have a car my parents took it." "Don't worry Tom you can drive my moms Buick. I'll drive my Cadillac and big can drive the Nissan." Thanks Brenden."
I woke up in my familiar room, I walked into the living room. Andrew was sleeping on the couch, Josh and Tom were sleeping on the recliners. Then there was Brenden, sleeping on the floor in the corner of the room. I started to make breakfast, sausage, eggs, hash browns, and bacon. Everyone woke up slowly, they all sat down at the table except Brenden. "Do you guys think he's alright? I mean, I've known him longer than anyone. He has never slept past one o'clock." "Hey Josh I didn't know you knew him so long." "Ya we go, went to the same church, we've been friends ever since we first met." "He was up all last night while you three were all asleep, I could hear him talking to himself." He was saying his mantra, or so that's what he called it. He told me one time that since he was seventeen he would say it fifteen times before he would go to bed. I Brenden Roche will become a werewolf. He had said it all last night, over and over. "Plus he's not asleep, are you?" "No." "You didn't sleep at all last night either did you?" "No." "Well then get up and eat some breakfast slash lunch. Because today I'm taking you all to the shooting range. I can't always be around baby-sitting you, you have to be able to defend yourselves. Then after that you're all going to meet your new business associates." "You mean your gang, don't you?" "Ya why wouldn't I your all a part of my gang now." "Your gang is like the New York City mob." "I guess it is, maybe I should change the name, maybe to the Wolf Family." We all had a good laugh.
Later we went down to the garage and got in Brenden's Cadillac. "Hey, I got one question. Now that we're a part of your, family, what are we supposed to do that could possibly benefit you?" "Brenden you'd be surprised at what I have already invested in." "Oh I would, would I? Try me." "Ok, ok I've invested in private and, public schools." "No! How could you, how dare you!" "Shut up Tom there's a lot of money to be made in school." "Ya but you still don't learn anything of value in school." "Isn't that the truth Andrew?"