Chapter two

Fen

"Waking to a nightmare"

Fen stood back in the badlands. The very place where he and the other descendants of the north had won Ragnarök. Why was he there? That was the question wasn't it. Fen took a step forward looking around. A sharp snap made Fen growl baring his teeth. Standing not far from him stood two wolves the first one he could easily identify. It was him, beside him however stood another this one more female like. She had light brown fur. Brown fur. Laurie? Was it possible?

A loud roar brought Fen out of his thoughts.

What was that!?

A large hrímthursar walked towrods the two wolves below him.

"No!" Fen cried out.

But it was too late ice covered him and Laurie.

Fen sat straight up covered in sweat panting frantically. He cautionly looked around his surroundings. He was in his room. He quietly got out of bed and slowly walked down the hallway and stopped in front of his sister's door reaching out a hand to it. He considered knocking. A low whimper met his ears.

Fen quickly opened Laurie ' s door and was met with a shocking surprise. There wrapped in a cocoon of covers was a light brown wolf with hazel eyes full of confusion.

Fen forced himself not to smile over the fact that Laurie was a wolf now. He pushed through the threshold and began helping Laurie well wolf Laurie out of her current predicament.

"Laurie are you okay?" Fen asked quietly. Laurie whimpered and grunted.

What were you thinking Fen you can't understand her as a human maybe not even as a wolf?

Fen ignored his thought and shredded his skin to fur once he was a wolf he shook his body.

"Laurie?" Fen asked again.

"What is going on Fen? How did I become a wolf?" Laurie's voice was quite and frightened.

"It's complicated, trust me your first change is always the scariest. I know when I first changed I was afraid." Fen softly explained as he sat down and curled his tail in front of him.

Laurie attempted to mimic him after a moment she was sitting like he was.

"So this means I'm Wulfenkind now, it means I'm part of your pack, for real now." Laurie said with a little laugh, only it didn't really sound like one as a wolf.

Fen nodded. "Yes, it does." Fen looked at the digital clock. 6:15 am.

A small smile made its way onto his lips. "How's about we take thirty minutes to teach you about your body out in the woods?"

Laurie tiled her head and looked a little uneasy. "I don't now Fen, I haven't even gotten used to this yet, nor was I used to becoming a salmon."

This time Fen was the one to chuckle. "I was taught that the best way to practice was to get out there and feel the earth under your paws."

Laurie just sighed and didn't argue with Fen.

Silently both Brekke kids left the house and walked to the woods.

Fen turned to face Laurie who was walking by his side.

He couldn't tell now if she understood that he is an alpha and know that she was a Wulfenkind that she had to listen to his orders or not. "Are you ready for your first run?" Fen asked.

Laurie to a deep breath before nodding.

With that answer Fen set off running. The cold Fimbulwinter wind washed over his face. The freedom of running wild through the woods always excited Fen... but now Laurie was running with him!

"Fenrir Brekke slow down I'm not used to running through trees!" Laurie called.

Fen slowed enough for her to catch up to him.

Laurie panted heavily trying to catch her breath. Fen just smiled. She'd learn quickly the more time she spends as a wolf.

"We...should head back now so we can get ready for school." Laurie said once she got her breath back.

Fen looked from her to the sky at the dawn colored sky. "Your right lets head home."

Fen and Laurie arrived back at home.

"Okay," Fen said looking back at Laurie. "Now comes the part I had trouble with. Turning back into a human."

Laurie's ears fell flat her hopes looking dashed.

"You can do it Laurie I have faith in you. Now think about your human self and concentrate on taking that shape." Fen said as he shredded his fur for his human self.

Laurie after a moment turned back into her human self and staggered a bit before balancing again on two legs.

"See I told you you could do it." Fen said smiling at her. Laurie smiled before bumping his shoulder.

"You make a pretty good teacher, Alpha." She said.

"Hey you don't have to call me that Laurie!" Fen said.

"To bad Alpha." She said before running for the door laughing as Fen ran after her smiling.

Both ran through the door.

"Hey slow down you two what where you two doing?" Dad asked as the two ran in.

"I'm a wolf!" Laurie said laughing as Fen tackled her.

Their father smiled. "Well then this calls for a celebration now doesn't it."

"Foods ready!" Their father called.

Everyone sat down at the table to eat pancakes.

Fen smiled.

Nothing will go wrong today everything is going to be great for the party tonight.