Authors Note: Hey everyone. Here is chapter two. Please keep sending me reviews I really like getting them!
Luke ran after Ruby's wolven form like a person following a ghostly spirit. The two young people both raced at speeds a regular man or wolf could never posses. They had been running for a few minutes when they came to the large forest clearing where many wolves came to rest because of its peace. As Luke stepped into the clearing, he immediately picked up Sophia's scent and once again could tell that she was so close to the change. Her scent was also starting to become different. Before she had started to flip, Sophia had smelled like the vanilla perfume she always wore. Now Luke was aware of a sort of musky honey scent that was already starting to make his blood boil. That musky smell was even yet the further proof that Sophia would soon be a skin walker. "Ruby this way." Luke called across the clearing where his sister was sniffing around trying to find Sophia's scent. "She went this way."
"What, how can you tell? I saw her run in the other direction." Ruby asked confused as to why Luke was so sure of himself.
"As soon as we got here, I picked up her scent. It is strongest over here so I am sure she went in this direction toward the lake."
"You picked up her scent as you entered the clearing!" Ruby asked amazed at what Luke could right away tell. "Luke there has got to be something special between you and Sophia if you can pick up on her scent right away."
"OK whatever. Let's just go, I know that she is in pain." Luke said anxious to continue after Sophia. He started running in the direction that Sophia's scent was the strongest and was so focused on finding her that he didn't even bother to make sure Ruby was running with him. He just ran and ran following Sophia's scent until he got to the lake and saw the sight that made him truly scared for the first time in his life. Sophia was lying on her back clawing at her skin with a truly terrified look on her face. She had become so persistent at clawing at her skin that she had ripped her clothes off and was shaking as though she had bugs crawling under her skin. "Sophia, Sophia can you hear me?"
"No." Sophia moaned as Luke ran up and grabbed her hands trying to stop her from hurting herself. Sophia just fought back and flayed her arms around hitting Luke and scratching his face with her nails that had grown longer and sharper.
"Luke you need to do something." Ruby said as she entered the clearing and saw Luke wrestling with Sophia's writhing form.
"What? I don't know what to do!" Luke said with a desperate tone to his voice.
"Link with her." Ruby calmly said as she walked up to Luke and Sophia.
"What are you talking about?"
"Every pair of wolves that mate has a certain link or bond that they share. I know you and Sophia are very special, because you have already formed that bond before you have even mated." Ruby said with what looked to Luke like a smile gracing her wolf face. "You can sense where she is, feel her pain, and I am sure you will be able to help her if you link with her."
As Ruby spoke Luke was watching Sophia who had stopped thrashing and had started to tremble. She also had tears streaming down her face from her clenched shut eyelids. "Well then what do I do?"
"Just look into your heart and you will be able to find your way."
As Ruby gave her answer to Luke's question he realized that she was right. He picked Sophia up from the grass and carried her over to the waters' edge of the lake. He gently sat down on the shore and lay Sophia next to him. "Sophia you need to calm down and listen to me. You will be all right if you let the change happen. You have to; I don't think I can go on if I lose you. I love you."
Sophia could hear what was going on around her but couldn't believe what she had just heard Luke say to her. He loves me! She thought as she tried to fight away the pain. Why would he love me there's nothing special about me. The next thing she knew Sophia was standing in a different part of the forest, an area that she had never seen or been in before. She slowly turned around looking at all the different trees and sights that were on all sides of her. She even looked up and saw the huge full moon that was shining down its vibrant rays and illuminating the forest. She was staring at the moon when she heard a rustling in the bushes directly in front of her. Sophia was staring at the bushes, when a large familiar gray wolf jumped out and slowly pranced towards her. Sophia couldn't believe who it was that was making his way towards her. She knew exactly what Luke's wolven form looked like, and was completely surprised to see him. "Luke what's going on, what are you doing here?"
"Sophia. You are starting to flip, whether you want to or not. You need to accept it and let it happen." Luke answered in a voice that strangely echoed off into the sky. He then turned to look behind himself, and stared as a beautiful white wolf emerged from the trees.
Sophia was about to ask Luke why Ruby was here, when she took another look at the form coming closer to her. The wolf looked like Ruby, but Sophia could tell that this white wolf was different. While Ruby was relatively short in stature, this wolf had long lean legs that made the wolf tall and have a commanding presence. "Luke, who is that?" Sophia asked as the wolf walked even closer to her.
"Just let it happen Sophia." Luke answered as he sat back on his haunches and watched the other wolf.
"Let what happen?" Sophia said in a panicked voice. The next thing she knew the white wolf had started to run towards her. All Sophia could then do was put her arms up to try and protect her face from any scratches or bites. Sophia's eyes widened with fear and waited for the vicious animals to attack, but was surprised when instead she saw the animal jump up and somehow enter her body. If Sophia had been able to see herself in the clearing, she would have seen the wolf enter her body and then make her glow like a star in its birth. Sophia felt different as soon as she realized what had happened to her. She could feel the wolf's strength combining with her own and all of the wolf's heightened senses seemed to seep into her own.
Then in the middle of that strange forest Sophia flipped for the very first time. She could feel it happen even before her bones started to shift, and expected the whole process to be painful. Yet surprisingly the flip was less painful than she had expected. Sophia could feel her bones and skin changing but the pain was strangely fulfilling. It was like feeling the hurt you got when you would stretch before going for a run or attending a dance class. Then pain was evident but yet gave her a release that made her feel so much better. And then it was all over, the pain was gone. As Sophia stretched her new wolven limbs, she knew that it had finally happened. She was finally a full fledged member of Wolf Lake and a pure skin walker.
