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Chapter 5
A Different Kind of Animal"Hey, Freakshow! I heard your brother got abducted by aliens," yelled Clyde.
I was walking home from Drama class, it was beginning to get dark. Clyde and Jack, the Village Idiots, were following me and teasing me.
"So what if he did?" I said.
"So…why didn't they take you too, were they freaked out by you just like everyone else?" teased Jack.
I tried to ignore them, since that's the only thing that can get them to stop. They've been teasing me since, well, forever. They think I'm some kind of freak, just because I'm homeschooled.
"Or were they too afraid to come near your crazy Mom?" said Clyde.
I stopped. I knew that a lot of people thought my mother was crazy, but nobody had ever been cold-hearted enough to say it to my face until just then, which is probably what made me snap.
I spun around to face the two boys.
"Take it back, Clyde."
"No, I don't think I will," he said.
I took a step towards him. "Take it back."
"No."
I felt tears starting to well up in my eyes. "My mother is not crazy, now take it back."
"If your mother isn't crazy, then why does she think your Dad's still alive half the time?" asked Jack.
"What are you talking about?"
"My Mom told me," said Jack, "Once when she went over to your house, she heard your Mom talking to somebody, but when she looked through the curtains, there was no one there. That's what I'm talking about."
This piece of news was new to me, obviously. I didn't want them to know that, though, "Your mother peeked through our curtains? She's a nosy, sneaky b—"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence!" said Jack.
"Then take back what you said about my mother!"
"No way!"
"Take. It. Back."
"No."
I felt my rage reach a boiling point, and I started shaking and quivering. This animal-like bloodlust filled every particle of my being, and I leapt at the two boys; fangs bared, fur standing on end.
"Holy crap!"
"Run!"
I felt strong, muscular, fast. I ran after them, wanting to make them pay for the things they had said, the pain they had caused me. I wanted revenge. I wanted blood.
I chased them for what must have been miles, snapping at their ankles, enjoying every moment of it.
I stopped, letting them run far ahead, wanting to make it even more fun. Once they were out of sight, I ran after them again.
I caught up with the two boys easily. They had run into a dense grove of trees, the idiots.
"Holy crap!"
"Help, somebody help!"
They had stopped, to tired to run any more.
"Did we lose it?"
"I think so. I don't see it anywhere."
They thought they had lost me, Ha! I crept up behind them, silently, stealthily, making no noise whatsoever.
"What just happened?"
"The Freakshow turned into a wolf, that's what happened."
I was only half listening to what they were saying. I was inches from them, and they didn't even realize. I was so close to having my revenge, my fill of blood.
My senses were sharp; I could smell the sweat and the blood on the two boys. I could hear Alex calling my name from several blocks away.
Alex….my sister.
All of a sudden, it was gone: my savage bloodlust was replaced with the usual queasiness I felt at the mention of blood. My teeth were no longer fangs, I didn't have fur anymore.
Then I thought of what I had almost done, and I was terrified.
I ran….I ran away from Jack and Clyde, away from the grove, ignoring their shouts….
I ran into Alex.
"Cassey, what happened?"
I tried to pull away; I wanted to be as far away as possible from the people that I cared about; I didn't want to hurt them.
"Cassey, is something wrong?"
I nodded.
"What is it?"
I didn't answer, knowing she wouldn't believe me. I felt small, scared. I tried to run away again, but Alex caught me by the tail and held me in her hand.
"Oh, Cassey…"
I felt exhausted. I might have blacked out, or I might have been so tired that I didn't remember what happened after that.
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A/N: I personally think this is one of the best chapters I've written so far. Review, people!!!!