Hello again! I'm alive! Sorry for taking so long to update, life kind of got in the way. I know it's not an excuse for not posting for a long time, but it's what I got. Anyway, enjoy the latest chapter!
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Chapter 6: The Truth Comes Out (Sort of)
The moon was full again, I had just shifted. I walked over to a pond on the edge of the clearing and looked at my reflection in the calm, glass-like water. This time, I didn't see electric blue eyes, but instead, I saw yellow eyes. And the wolf wasn't auburn anymore. Now it was gray, it looked almost like a timber wolf.
My eyes shot open, I was laying on Max's bed. Groaning, I started to sit up when I realized that Max was sleeping next to me and his arm was wrapped around my waist. I smiled, trying to gently remove his arm. Getting up, I realized that I was still in my ripped shirt and jeans. I tried to clear my head as I threw on one of Max's sweatshirts.
I was so confused, I can't tell what is a dream and what is a memory anymore. The nightmare just kept replaying in my head over and over again, but each time a detail would change. The wolf that I was so sure was me, changed into a large gray wolf with yellow eyes. I'm not sure which version to trust anymore.
I quietly climbed the stairs but stopped when I heard Phoebe and her parents talking.
"What are we going to do about this werewolf?", Phoebe asked.
I tensed up, hiding out of sight, "Oh God, there talking about what they are going to do to me. I knew I should have left when I had the chance."
"I don't know", Mr. Thunderman said, "He's really clever".
My ears perked up, "He? There's another wolf?"
"I don't know about you two, but we need to take Manimal down before he kills again", Mrs. Thunderman chipped in.
Something clicked in my mind, Manimal is the gray wolf that I keep having nightmares about. Another memory surfaced in my mind, I've met him before, somewhere else. I don't remember everything, but I do know that I want him dead.
Growling, I made my way back downstairs before anyone could see me. I took off the sweatshirt and my ripped shirt, then I removed the bandages and noticed that the claw marks were only faint scars now. Then put the sweatshirt back on. Max's was still out to the world. I slid back under the covers next to him and snuggled into his chest. His arm wrapped around me, pulling me closer to him.
I couldn't sleep, my mind was still spinning. More memories surfaced while I was laying there. An image of a scruffy man with black hair and piercing gray eyes came to mind. Then his name hit me, Zachary Burns, that's who Manimal was.
Max let out a loud yawn and opened his eyes. "Morning", he said.
"Morning", I replied, "How did you sleep?"
"Fine", he smiled then he put on a serious face, "Are you alright? You passed out last night".
"I'm okay now. I think I was just overly exhausted."
"Or it's because you got hit by a car and beat a guy last night."
I dropped my gaze and muttered, "I guess so"
"Juliet", I looked him in the eye, "Is there something you're not telling me?"
"Oh, crap! I can't tell him what I really am.", I thought. Then I said, "Um… This isn't really that easy to say, but I have superpowers". As soon as the words left my mouth I watched Max's face changed from disbelief to shock and then to happiness in a matter of seconds. Yes, I lied to him, but in my defense, his parents are hunting a werewolf and telling him that I can turn into what his parents are trying to kill didn't seem like a good option.
His face broke into a giant grin, "Oh my God! I knew it!"
"Huh? You knew? How?"
"No normal person can move that fast or is that strong.", he said hopping up off the bed to change.
"Well he did have me there I wasn't as careful as I should have been. I basically flaunted my abilities in their faces and both Billy and Nora figured out what I was.", I thought. I was snapped out of my thoughts when Max was standing in front of me, fully dressed. "Plus, I'm kind of a Supe too." He pulled me to my feet, "Come on, I can't wait to tell my parents."
As soon as he said those nine words I felt a sharp pain in the side of my head. I got a flash of a tall handsome guy with long black hair and tanned skin smiling at me. "Come on, I can't wait to tell my parents. They are going to love you just as much as I do. I still can't believe you said you would be my girlfriend." He leaned in to kiss me and then the memory ended and I was back with Max in his room.
"What the hell was that? Did I have a boyfriend that I don't remember?", I thought rubbing my forehead.
"Hey are you alright?", Max asked looking concerned
"Yeah, I'm fine", I nodded, "Just have a headache. Most likely from the car hitting me last night".
I walked passed him and up the stairs. Before I even stepped foot into the living room, I knew the whole family was up there. Stepping into the living room, all conversations stopped and I immediately felt awkward. "Um… Good morning?", I said more as a question than an actual statement.
"Good morning", Hank said. It didn't feel like a good morning, no one was smiling. Just then Max came running up the steps, "Juliet's a supe too!", he practically yelled. I turned and gave him a glare that clearly meant "Really? Why would you say that?!"
Turning back around, I noticed that Hank and Barb looked relieved. "Well that explains a lot", Hank said coming over and putting a hand on my shoulder. "What can you do kid?"
"I'm super strong and I have super speed. As well as speed healing." I said, just listing off some, but not all of my wolf abilities.
"Well that's amazing I haven't seen a speed healer in a long time", Barb said, coming up behind her husband.
Phoebe walked over to me, "Your a speed healer? That's kind of hard to believe."
To prove my point I lifted up my shirt, and where the long cut was last night, there was only a small white scar. Phoebe's jaw dropped, "No way!"
I didn't try to hide my smirk, at their shocked reactions. Maybe Max was rubbing off on me, just a little bit.
A loud buzzer cut off all conversations. The Thundermans turned toward a flat screen that had just appeared out of nowhere. "ALERT! ALERT! King Crab and the League of Villains Spotted in the Area!"
Thunderman turned towards all of us, "Suit up everyone. We need to take down these guys before they disappear again"
Max turned to me and said, "Are you ready to show us what you can do?"
I smiled trying to hide my unease, I was ready to show them what I could do. The only thing that I was worried about was what they would think if I lost control.
Boom! Another chapter done! I hoped you guys liked it. If you did please let me know.
I was thinking maybe one or two more chapters for sure then I'm going to start the next story. Thanks for reading!
