~Back at School.~
I open my eyes to see Ethan and Leo beside me. I'm in the nurses office at school. I sit up and flinch from my body being terribly sore.
"What happened?" I ask.
Ethan sighs in relief and explains, "You went missing for a while and later on, me and Leo went to find you. We both found you by the fountains, scratched up and covered in blood. It wasn't that bad, so we took you to the nurse, who bandaged you up."
"I see," I whisper.
Ethan smirks, "Leo was worried sick about you, so he wouldn't leave. And since the nurse had to take off your shirts to bandage you, he got to see your whole upper body naked."
Leo turns away, blushing like mad. I growl and slug Ethan right in the face, "I got nothing any boy would want to see anyway so don't go saying that!"
Leo regains himself and asks, "Um…Alex. What is the marking on your neck?"
I reach over and feel my neck, the dragon mark still there. I sigh as I feel the bite mark from Ryu's fangs, "Um…it's nothing to worry about Leo."
Leo nods an uneasy ok. Ethan glances at the clock and groans, "Aw man, we have to go take a test…. We'll see you later Alex."
I nod and lay back down, gazing out the window. They both bolt out of the room, running down the school hallway. I am silent for a good minute, staring out at the birds outside.
What now? I ask myself… What am I going to do with myself now?
I let out a long, heavy sigh and I hug my knees, resting my head on top of them. I glance out the window once again. My attention is focused on a dog, that keeps barking at the building.
Anyone else who hears it, just hear dog barks. For me, I hear exactly what she's yelling out, "Help! Someone help me! My master is badly injured and needs help!"
She frantically looks for anyone in sight to help her.
I want to help the dog since I don't have much to look forward to. I slide open the window and jump two stories down to the ground.
I run up to the dog and say, "I'll help you, it's ok."
The dog nods, "I'm Nina, please follow me."
I smile sadly and follow behind her.
Nina leads me into a forest area, about 10min away from school. As we walk in a bit further, I see a worn down shack. I rub my neck as my dragon mark begins to sting.
I don't know if it means danger or what. I begin to walk closer and it hurts even more. I brave it and slowly follow Nina into the shack.
Entering, I see in the far corner, a boy leaned up against the wall.
I cautiously walk up to him. I can tell he is in great pain. His eyes are closed beneath his light brown hair, which is pulled back into a small ponytail. He wears a tattered shirt which is covered in blood and ripped shorts.
I turn to Nina, "I'll do my best."
She smiles and disappears into thin air, her voice whispering in the wind, "Thank you miss."
I sigh and say to her after she disappears, "You looked after him after you were gone, it's what I can do to help."
I grunt from the burning on my neck. A tear rolls down my cheek as I mumble, "Got to endure it…just a bit longer….."
I shake it off and kneel down beside the boy, who looks about 16. He's the same age as Ryu. I smile to myself and roll up my sleeves.
I carefully slip his shirt over his head to get a better look at his wounds. I gasp as I see that his whole upper body is battered and scratched, bleeding badly. His head falls to one side, so I guess it means he's unconscious.
I take off my jacket and try to wipe up all the blood. I apply pressure on his wounds with the material. I soon find that I can't do any healing without being in part wolf form.
I glance at his face and see that he is still unconscious. Ok, just for a minute. He won't wake up and see me. It'll be ok.
I take a deep breath and transform. My hair turns white and my wolf ears and tail appear. I feel my energy becoming more powerful. I place my hands on his chest and transfer healing energy.
All the wounds close up slowly and is face becomes at ease. I grunt at the growing pain in my neck and my energy becomes weaker.
I gasp, trying to catch my breath. I feel my neck burn like it's on fire and the wounds opening back up on my upper body. The blood seeps through my shirt and I fall back against another wall.
My energy disappears and my wolf characteristics vanish. I am breathing hard, using all my strength to endure the pain upon me. I feel tears roll down my cheeks as I kneel in front of the boy again, cleaning up the rest of the blood. I
fall onto my hands and I struggle to keep awake. I force myself upright and lean back against the wall, next to the boy. I lay there for a long time, worn out and very tired.
I close my eyes and try to rest. I feel a hand brush against my cheek that reminds me of Ryu, making me cry harder. I open my eyes, blurred by the tears.
I see that the boy is awake, his blue eyes gazing into mine. I smile to myself, his eyes are the same color as Ryu's scales. I feel so happy that I faint into his arms.
