The next day found Jay buried in history books, mythology books, family trees, or any other book that would give him some insight to the strange behavior of Neil's new girlfriend.
"Still obsessed, I see."
Jay looked up and was met by the smiling emerald eyes of his girlfriend.
"I'm not obsessed."
"And, this is why you're in the god's library at eight-thirty on a Saturday morning," Theresa pointed out.
Jay felt the temperature rise. She had caught him.
"Jay, when will you accept that Selene isn't dangerous? She's a bit odd, yes, but not dangerous. If she was, Neil would be in Chiron's study or in the hospital suffering from injuries," Theresa explained.
Jay closed the book he was reading. Why was it that Theresa was always right? The Leader sighed in annoyance. Theresa, however, smiled. She knew she had gotten her point across to the hard-headed descendant of Jason.
"Now, how about we go back to the Brownstone and go back to bed?"
"You go. I'll clean up."
Theresa made her way out of the library as Jay began to put the books away. As he slipped one of the books back on the shelf, another one caught his eye. Jay slipped out the silver covered book.
"I see you've found the book on the Silver Wolf."
Jay spun around. Chiron walked into the library.
"The Silver Wolf?"
"Yes. Not of the Ancient World, but most certainly not of the natural world either. The Silver Wolf was created as a weapon to be used against mankind," Chiron explained.
Jay opened the book and flipped through the pages. It wasn't a normal book, but an experiment journal. A very detailed experiment journal. Jay cringed as he read some of the entries.
"If the Silver Wolf isn't from Ancient Times, then, why is this journal here?"
Chiron walked over to Jay and took the silver book.
"Hermes found this along with a young girl a few years back. He was on a mission in Greece when he began to hear rumours of a government project. A creature composed of both human and animal, forged together as a weapon against the country's enemies. Hermes sent word back to Hera and Zeus at once. Zeus told Hermes to investigate and, within a few short days, he began hearing more rumours that the creature that the government had been trying to keep secret had gotten loose. One night, Hermes was heading to the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens when he came across a young wolf. Its fur shone with the very brilliance of the full moon. And, in its teeth was..."
"That journal," Jay breathed.
Chiron gave a small nod. "Knowing what dangers lurked around, Hermes took the poor beast and brought it to where he was staying. The next morning, Hermes found a young girl asleep on the bed, clad in silver robes and a pure-silver charm around her neck. Selene told you that she lived in Greece for some time, did she not?" the centaur asked.
"Six years," Jay answered.
"In that time, Hermes found a suitable home for her. With Mr. and Mrs. Ylva," Chiron said.
Jay frowned. "Doesn't that translate into something?" he wondered out loud.
"Indeed it does. 'Ylva' means 'wolf' in Scandinavian," Chiron replied. "Mr. Ylva was from Scandinavia, whereas his wife was from Athens. And, being Greek, Mrs. Ylva named her new daughter Selene, after the goddess of the moon, Selene."
"And put the two translations together, you get Moon Wolf," Jay put in.
"Yes. If you have seen Selene's eyes you would know what that means," Chiron explained.
"What about her eyes?" Jay asked.
"Selene's eyes reflect how much time she has before she transforms. It might not always be on the full moon. Her eyes represent the different stages of the lunar cycle. When they are a full moon, she transforms. It's less painful for her if she transforms with the full moon, but that is not always the case," the centaur finished.
"But, if Selene's a werewolf, then, how did that happen?" Jay asked.
"Lykon," Chiron said.
"That's impossible. Lykon was just ash in an urn," Jay pointed out.
"I am sure mortals have many ways of extracting valuable material from dead organisms, even if they are ash and bone," Chiron spoke up.
He gave the journal back to Jay. "To help with your research. Best to let the rest of the team know. Especially Neil, seeing is how he has been the one who has been spending the most time around Selene," the centaur advised.
"Thanks, Chiron. I'll do that," Jay confirmed. He headed out of the library.
"Selene is a what?" Atlanta cried.
After Jay had gotten back to the dorm, he had found the others (Neil not among them) in the living room. He had explained what Chiron had told him back at the school and was now faced with a horrified team.
"Selene is a werewolf. But, apparently, according to this journal, not a true werewolf," Jay explained, holding up the silver book. "She was part of some twisted experiment involving being injected with some of Lykon's werewolf DNA. I know, it's impossible, but I guess when some people warp science enough it becomes possible."
"Whoever did warp it is also twisted," Odie muttered, crossing his arms.
"When we first met Selene I had a vision of a wolf," Theresa confessed. "But, I didn't want to say anything in case I might have said something wrong."
"Well, now we know. But, the problem is: will Neil believe it?" Archie asked.
"Yeah. He spends more time with Selene than with his mirror nowadays," Herry added.
"Where is Neil?" Jay asked.
"With our little wolf friend," Atlanta answered.
"Did he say where they were going?" Jay asked.
The others shook their heads.
"I can try to trace him using the GPS function on his radio," Odie suggested.
"You do that," Jay told him. Odie ran off. Jay turned to Atlanta and Theresa. "Meanwhile, I'm going to need you girls to track down Neil. If you find him don't let him or Selene out of your sight. I want you two to tail them, got it?"
The girls nodded their understanding. They got up and headed for Theresa's car.
"What about us?" Herry asked.
"If Odie finds Neil's GPS location we can take your truck and head there," Jay explained.
"How are we supposed to do this without looking suspicious?" Archie voiced.
"We'll worry about that when we come to it. Right now, I'm more worried about Neil's safety. We don't know how long Selene has until she transforms, and we don't know her nature when she's in wolf form. If she's savage, she could attack Neil, or anyone else who gets too close," Jay put in.
Chapter nine, everybody.
Yes, I don't own Class of the Titans but I do own Selene and her origin story.
So, thoughts? Comments? Constructive criticism? No flames allowed. I'll save up flames to melt the dreaded St. John's winter snow.