"Ok just a little further. Don't open your eyes yet."

Hope was guiding him down a wooded path. They had walked quite a ways, but when they got close to Hope's 'spot' she wanted it to be a grand reveal.

"Ok, move this way," she was behind him and had ahold of his shoulders so she could guide him, "now there's a tree root so take a big step." She said.

He did so, and she said "We're almost there, don't open your eyes yet!"

She was surprisingly strong. Her fingers were really digging into his shoulders, and she moved him with ease. He almost got the feeling that if he tried to resist that he wouldn't be able to break her grip.

Kyle felt the ground go from grass and dirt to wooden boards. He could hear water.

"Ok, you can stop here."

Kyle stopped, and almost immediately he felt her large breasts squish up against his back. They remained there probably a second or two longer than they should have, along with her hands rubbing and squeezing his shoulders.

Hey, she told me to stop! He thought.

Then she stepped away and he was standing alone with his eyes closed.

"Ok, open them!" Hope commanded.

Kyle opened his eyes. They were at the end of a pier, overlooking a small lake. Around the entire shore of the lake were all kinds of trees of a variety of fall colors. The water reflected it, glittering in the sunlight. The scene was beautiful.

But there had been snow on the ground at home. This looked nothing like the mountainous area he came from.

"Where am I?" He asked.

"The Salvato-"

"No," he cut her off, "what State am I in. Are we in Colorado?"

"Oh." She said. "No, you're in Virginia."

"Virginia?!" He blurted. "I can't be in Virginia! I have to go home!"

"You can't go home yet," the girl said, "you heard what Dr. Saltzman said. You're still in danger."

Kyle didn't turn to face Hope. He kept staring at the lake.

"How am I in danger? And did he…Dr. Saltzman…say magic was involved? What is going on here?! Kyle's voice increased in pitch and intensity as he spoke. He didn't mean to, but he couldn't help it.

Hope stepped in front of him. "Yes, he said magic. Real magic. And we don't know yet why you're involved, but you were the focus of the ritual. We don't know what that man - if it was a man - wanted, but I guarantee that it won't be good for you." She was looking up at him, large eyes holding his gaze.

"You don't remember anything that happened?" She asked.

"No. Someone came to my door. My dad answered it, and then I woke up here."

Hope held his gaze for a moment, then she looked down at the ground.

"I guess I have to give you the orientation then." Hope said. "Stupid Lizzie." She muttered, which Kyle thought was supposed to be under her breath.

Then her head snapped up and she was looking right into his eyes again.

"Here's the deal: vampires, werewolves, witches and even more…it's all real. Right now you're in a school full of them. But don't worry, we won't hurt you."

Kyle knew his eyes had grown wide in alarm, but he clamped his jaw shut and didn't say anything.

"You do have to worry about what's out there, though." She motioned as if to include the entire world. "Something has set its sights on your family, and trust me, that's not good."

Now Kyle's fists were clenched in a nervous, desperate grip.

"Whatever it is, we have to find out what it wants from you. That's the only way you can go back to your normal life."

Hope's face was worked up into an imploring expression. "I really hope you believe me Kyle. I know it's a lot, but your life depends on it."

Kyle was running out of patience. "Ok, I've heard enough. I have to get back to Colorado and find out who murdered my parents. I don't have time to cosplay Harry Potter here!"

Hope held her hands up. "Kyle, just…"

But Kyle cut her off. "I'm sorry, I don't know what game you're playing at, but I've got to get out of…"

In an instant, Kyle saw Hope's raised arms cross the front of her body in an 'x' in front of her chest. Then she snapped her fingers and said a word he didn't quite hear.

Suddenly Kyle felt a concussive blast of wind slam into him. He was knocked right off of his feet and thrown clear back to the tree line. He landed hard in a heap of limbs, and rolled a few feet more.

"Oohhh…" Kyle moaned. He tried to pick himself up and keep an eye on Hope at the same time. She was still standing down at the pier.

Kyle didn't know what happened, but he knew he had to get out of there. Just as he was scrambling to his feet Hope made an impossible leap from the end of the pier to land right on top of him like a sack of potatoes.

Her face! Her eyes were yellow, like an animal's, and her nose and mouth…those teeth. Like a wolf's face combined with a human's. A guttural and frightening howl erupted from the nightmarish mouth right into his face.

Then she planted a hairy hand in the center of his chest and pushed him…easily…back to the ground. She straddled him and pushed her growling face right up against his. Kyle was still in shock so he went stone still.

Then between one moment and the next she was Hope again. The beautiful face smiled. She was straddling him, leaning forward so that he could see deep cleavage showing in her v-neck top.

"Do you believe me now?" She asked, and there was amusement in her voice.

Kyle's head nodded at lightning speed. He couldn't quite speak yet so he didn't try. Nodding over and over again he hoped to convey cooperation.

Her smile got even wider. "Ok good, now let's go meet some people and get something to eat. I'm starved." When she said starved, her eyes got a little wider, and Kyle remembered the vicious fangs he had seen mere moments ago.

He tried to get up, but Hope's now human hand was still pressed firmly into his chest. Not quite as strong as before, yet he could not get up. The girl's strength was unbelievable.

She was looking into his eyes, looking for the realization, in him, that he couldn't fight her. He looked away. Turned his whole head away.

That seemed to be what she wanted. She jumped up quickly. Kyle intellectually noted the way the girl's gargantuan breasts jiggled with the motion, but it did nothing for him this time. There was too much fear.

Hope held out her hand to help him up. He just stared at her. Her hand made the "come here" motion impatiently, so he took it and she easily pulled him up off the ground and to his feet. He was pulled so hard he stumbled directly into her. She didn't give an inch, and her breasts pressed flat up against his chest.

"Whoa! I'm s-sorry. I'm very sorry. That's my fault! All my fault. My apologies!"

He tried to back away but Hope hadn't let go of him yet, so he couldn't. The girl held his gaze and then gave a quick half-smile and said "Hmmph."

Without another word she let go of him and turned, heading back up the trail.

Kyle took off after her and stayed close, but not too close, to her as she walked. Neither of them spoke.

Kyle kept thinking about how she had held his gaze when she had him on the ground. Wouldn't let him up. Made him look away first, made him submit.

Just like an alpha dog would do to one of its betas.