Chapter 24:Two Sides, Two Moons
Amanda's POV
"Mm" I mumble to myself as I open my eyes to see that it was the clock on the wall displaying the time, 1:30 P.M.
"I slept in big time." I mumble to myself as I sit up in bed, the weird cold feeling of something on my chest instantly hitting me. "What the-"
I cut myself off when I feel the object on my chest, the smoothness and metallic feel of it gaining my attention. I quickly climb out of bed and walk over to the mirror, instantly going wide eyed at what I saw dangling from my throat.
"How the hell did this get here?" I ask in disbelief with a smile as I look at the necklace in the mirror. The silver crescent moon hangs from the silver chain on my neck, resting right under my collarbone. The blue sapphire is fills out the moon's inside, the color the exact shade of my eyes.
"Did I steal this in my sleep or something?" I ask myself as I look down at my little trinket, obviously curious to where the piece came from.
"Well . . . it was quite a steal."
I smirk at the sound of the man's voice as I turn around to see Randy walking out from the bathroom, dressed in only a pair of shorts and with a towel draped over his shoulders.
"Where did you get this?" I ask as I point to the necklace in question.
"At a souvenir shop in Ocho Rios." he tells me with a shrug as he wipes his chin with his towel. I raise an eyebrow in skepticism as I cross my arms, although thanks to my power, I can tell he's telling the truth.
"Amanda, you know I'm telling the truth, so why are you staring at me like you don't believe it?" he asks me with a grin as he crosses his arms.
"Because it sounds unbelievable," I say as I walk back over to the bed. "This looks real . . . and you got it from a souvenir shop?"
"Indeed I did," he tells me with a smirk as he follows me over to the bed. "And I got it for only twenty dollars in U.S. money."
"Okay . . . that sounds unbelievable." I say as I quickly move my hands to the back of my neck. "There must be something wrong with this necklace if you only got it for $20!"
"Amanda, it's real. The jeweler at the counter sold it to me at a fair price, that's why it was so cheap." I hear Randy say to me as I feel his hands wrap around my wrists, preventing me from unclasping the necklace. "So stop being so skeptical about it!"
I feel Randy's hands let go of my wrists and I drop them slowly to my sides. I let out a small sigh as I sit on the bed, the bed creaking under my weight.
"You really got this for just twenty bucks?" I ask as I look up at Randy's smirking face.
"Yes . . . I . . . did." he tells me as he enunciates each word. He sits down next to me and falls back onto the bed, the action making him stretch out his lean torso. "Like I said, it was quite a steal."
"I see . . .," I say as I fall back into the bed next to him. "Why?"
"Why what?" he asks me with a small smirk as he looks at me from the corner of his eye.
"Why . . . did you buy this for me?" I ask as I turn on my side to face him, twiddling the pendant between my fingers.
"I wasn't really planning it at first," he tells me with a shrug as he turns on his side to face me. "I was just browsing through the aisles and minding my own business, when suddenly I spotted it right inside the counter. The color was what drew me in because it is so similar to the color of your eyes. I was thinking about whether to buy it or not when the saleslady came by . . ."
"And she got you hook, line, and sinker." I finish for him as I let a small smirk grace my lips.
"Basically," he tells me sheepishly, which I couldn't help but to let out a small chuckle at his response. "Do you like your gift?"
"Well . . . I got to say that it was very sneaky of you to put it on me while I was asleep." I say as I look down at the necklace.
"Why thank you," he tells me with a grin. "You can blame that on the fact that you . . . are a heavy sleeper."
"And yes, I love the gift. Thanks Randy." I say with a smile as I give him a hug.
"You're welcome 'Manda," I hear him whisper in my ear as he returns the hug. "I had a feeling you'd like it."
"Well . . . they're you go ruining the moment." I say with a small sigh as I move my head back to face his.
"What did I say?" he asks me with an incredulous look on his face. "What did I do wrong?'
"You just had to add the last part 'I had a feeling you'd like it.'" I say as I mock his deep voice. "You could have just said you're welcome and be done with it."
"Can't I ever get a break? I bought you that necklace for Pete's sake." He tells me with a small scowl as he rests his hand on my hip.
"Sorry. I shouldn't be so nitpicky with you. I really think way to much when it comes to the simple things." I say with a small sigh, now realizing that I was getting all fussy with him over something as simple as a necklace.
"It's okay. I've known you since we were kids. I'm used to it." he tells me with a grin, which I instantly respond to with a small slap to his chest. "You are so mean to me."
"Sorry" I say with a grin as I bring a hand to his cheek. "Let me make it up to you."
I move my head to his and bring our lips together for a kiss. I hear Randy let out a groan of surprise as I feel his body roll onto mine, all of his 245 pound weight pressing me down into the mattress. I gently bite down on Randy's bottom lip, gaining a guttural moan from him in response. Taking advantage of the moment, I slip my tongue into his mouth, tracing every part of it before moving to his tongue, gaining another low groan from him as I let an arm wrap around his neck. Randy instantly tries to fight back my dominance, but I continue to hold my own against him, inwardly surprised when I feel a growing bulge down near my leg coming from the Viper himself. One of his hands weave itself into my hair while the other stays wrapped around my waist as we continue our heated clash. I let my other hand do what it wants, roaming up and down his bare back, feeling the chiseled muscles of his tattooed shoulders.
If this is what I get as an apology, then 'Manda, you are forgiven. I instantly break the kiss, letting out a small chuckle at Randy's mental words. Randy just does the most neutral of expressions at me as he rolls us over so that I was on top of him.
"I'm glad that my way of apology has pleased you." I say with a grin as I cross my arms against his chest, but the look in his eyes catches me a bit off guard. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing . . ." he tells me with a sigh as he looks up at the ceiling. "It's just . . . I just wish I had better control of my feeling, that's all."
"Come again?' I ask, utterly confused as I look at him wide eyed.
"It's just . . . damn, how could I explain this?" he asks as I feel his hands come on my waist. "Vampires . . . you can say . . . are very . . . emotional creatures. It's because of that fact that the WWE Universe thinks I have IED."
"Because you lose control when you're angry?" I ask as I look at him curiously.
"That's right," he tells me with a sad smirk. "Thanks to my 'anger management' issues, I've been labeled as 'volatile', so to speak, but it's because of my vampire nature that I act that way. And so it goes for other emotions."
"So let me get this straight . . . because you are a vampire, you tend to feel emotions a lot more strongly than other people?" I ask as I put the pieces together.
"Yep . . . basically," Randy tells me with a small shrug. "Any emotion that I strongly feel can make me go insane, especially the negative ones, like anger, sadness, and . . . even lust."
"So that's why you want to wait," I say in a whisper as I sit up and straddle his waist with my legs. "If we had gone too far that morning a few days back . . ."
"Then I would have gotten way into the moment and could have probably hurt you," he tells me with a defeated sigh. "I could have even killed you."
"Well . . . at least I got all the details now," I say with a small whistle. "Why didn't you tell me this sooner?"
"The situation never really called for it till now." he tells me for an answer as he sits up, me still sitting along his upper legs. "Now do you understand? In the current physical state you're in, you wouldn't be able to handle me in bed."
"Well . . . I would say that was hurtful if it wasn't for the fact that you're actually right." I say with a small scowl as I put a hand under my chin.
"Sorry . . . but it's true," he tells me as he brings a hand to my shoulder. "Do you understand though?"
"Yeah . . . I understand," I say with a small sigh. "Good thing I'm the patient one in this relationship."
"Now it's my turn to say that was hurtful if it wasn't for the fact that that statement is true." he tells me as he wags his finger in front of my face. "Well . . . you know what they say about these situations?"
"That the best things in life are worth the wait?" I say as I raise an eyebrow, a smirk gracing my lips.
"Exactly!" he tells me with a smirk as he gives me a quick kiss. "Now can you please get off me? I have to use the bathroom."
"Okay, okay, I'll get off you, Mr. Bulge." I say with a small smirk as I quickly get off his lip.
"I was hoping you didn't notice that!" he tells me with a groan as he gets up from his seat.
"How could I not?" I ask in mild surprise as I watch him walk to the bathroom. "You had all your body weight pressed down on me! I was bound to notice it!"
"Okay, you got me there." he tells me as he waves me off while closing the door. I let out a small chuckle as I hear a knock coming from the bedroom door. "Come in!"
Lita walks into the room with Adam right behind her, a small sheepish look evident on his face as she practically drags him in.
"What's up you two?" I ask as I cross my arms at them.
"Two things: One: can you please apologize to Adam for what you did this morning?" she asks me as she points to him.
"I'm sorry, but why am I apologizing to Adam?" I ask, utterly confused.
"You punched me in the balls while you were sleepwalking this morning." he tells me with a sigh as he points to his crotch.
"I was sleepwalking? And I punched you in the balls?" I ask as I comb a hand through my afro. "Sorry!"
"Thank you for the apology." he tells me with a small grimace. "You really know how to land a sucker punch, you know that?"
"Now I do," I say with a small smirk. "What's the other thing you wanted to ask me about?"
"Will the area behind this house be suitable enough for me, Adam, and Wade?" Lita asks me, the feverish look in her eyes starting to become more apparent. "We can sense it. A full moon's happening tonight."
"If you go into the valley deep enough, it should be. But I do know another spot that's more secluded that could provide better cover for you guys." I say as I look out the window.
"We'll take the second option." says Adam as he lets out a small sigh.
"Alright, but make sure you guys are ready and by the garage by sundown, it's going to take us a little while to get to the spot."
"Thanks 'Manda, we'll go tell Wade." says Amy as she and Adam walk out the room. Randy walks out a minute later with a relieved look on his face, leaving a flushed toilet in his wake.
"Finally relieved?" I ask with a small smirk before he could walk out the room.
"You have no idea!" he calls from over his shoulder as he walks out the room, but quickly returns and leaves out with a shirt in hand. I let out a small chuckle as I grab some clothes and walk into the bathroom, intent on readying myself for the day ahead.
Monica's POV, a few hours later
"Does it hurt?"
Wade lets out a small chuckle as we sit along the stone gate, watching the sun as it slowly lowers itself in the sky. He turns to me with a small smirk on his lips, the feverish look in his eyes easily drawing my attention.
"It doesn't hurt now. The pain doesn't really start till the moon appears in the sky. Bones popping, bending, and breaking, hair growing, teeth growing, the whole lot of it." he tells me with a small sigh as he crosses his arms.
"I can feel a lot of heat radiating off your body. You're like a furnace for Pete's sake." I say with a sheepish look on my face, the fact we were mere inches apart making the heat that much apparent.
"Sorry Monica, it just can't be helped. A werewolf's body temperature tends to heat up a lot when a full moon's close. You'd think it's unbearable until you are actually in a werewolf's shoes. It's actually not that bad after you gone through it after a while." he tells me with a small chuckle.
"I'll take your word for it." I say with a sigh as I look up to see Amanda gesturing for us to come over. "Ready to go?"
"Yes; let's get this thing over with." he tells me with a sigh as he outstretches his hand towards me. I take it, not showing any facial reaction to his blistering hand, and we walk toward the garage. Adam, Randy, Lita, and Amanda are all by their car as we walk toward the blue SUV, a curious look suddenly coming across Wade's face.
"You're coming too Orton?" Wade asks him in surprise as he opens the front passenger side door.
"Moral support" is all that Randy says as he gets into the car. I start up the ignition and wait till Amanda pulls out the garage before following suit. We drive out past the gate, out into the dirt road, and onto the asphalt road, turning left, the secluded location our intended destination.
"How long will it take us to get to this location your sister knows about?" asks the man to my left as he begins to trace circles on the skin of my free hand.
"About a good half hour," I tell him as I continue to keep my eyes on the road. "Just hold on okay?"
"I'll do my best." he tells me with a small smirk, but I can see the small hint of pain in his eyes. "Do you really think Randy's coming just for moral support?"
"I think it's that, plus, he wants to make sure that we don't go completely crazy when we go full wolf. And there is also the fact Amanda is coming too." says Wade as he lists the possibilities along his fingers.
"When you put it that way, I guess you make a very good point." I say with a small sigh as I turn a corner. "Have you ever lost control?"
"Once or twice, but that was a long time ago," he tells me with a small sigh. "Don't worry Monica; I have a lot more control now from back when I was younger."
"I'll take your word for it." I say with a small sigh as I drive uphill. We drive in comfortable silence for the next 20 minutes, driving through the mountains till we reach a dirt road. I follow Amanda's car, driving onto the dirt road that went downhill into a valley that was void of all houses and people. Once we reach the bottom of the valley, we park, Wade instantly getting out the car before I could eve turn off the ignition.
It must be worse than I thought. I think to myself as I cut the engine. I get out the car and walk over to Randy and Amanda, who were standing by their car as they watch the scene happen before them.
"And guesses on what's going to happen?" I ask as I cross my arms, the chill of the night getting colder and colder to me by the second.
"Sit tight sis. The show doesn't really start till the moon comes into view." Amanda tells me with a small shrug.
"But to answer your question Monica, I'm guessing that as soon as the moon comes into view, we're going to hear a lot of screaming and growling and see some bodies contort and fur growing." says Randy with a shrug as he answers my question.
"We heard that!" exclaims Adam as he turns to face us a little bit further into the valley.
"You were supposed to," says Randy as he answers back. "Besides, it is kinda the truth."
"Okay . . . you got me there." says Adam as he yells back. Lita briskly walks back over to us, her face filled with angst as she stops a few feet away.
"How much longer before the moon appears?" asks Amanda as she crosses her arms.
"A good five minutes to go before the moon appears in the sky." says Lita as she looks over at the mountain range. "Nice spot you got here 'Manda. Not a person or home in sight."
"Found it when I was just out for a spin on a previous vacation here." sis tells her with a smirk. Leaving the three to their conversation, I walk off the dirt road and into the tall grasses to Wade, who was sitting on a large rock just a few feet off the road.
"You ready?" I ask; my awkward attempt at conversation making it very obvious that I was a little worried.
"Yes I am," says Wade as he looks up at the sky, his eyes giving off a serious edge. "I need to tell you something before I change. You don't need to be near me if you don't want to when I transform.
"Now what kind of girlfriend would I be if I let you just go through it by yourself?" I say with a small chuckle as I cross my arms. "Sorry, but I'm staying put.
Wade gives me a small wide eyed look before turning back toward the sky. His hand moves to claim my right hand in his grip, making me smirk a little.
". . . I was hoping you would say that." he tells me in a whisper as we start to see the top part of the moon come into view. Wade's body instantly goes stiff as he lets out small gurgling noises. He almost falls off the rock if he didn't recover in time.
"It's . . . started." Wade tells me in a low whisper, his body convulsing and practically racked with pain in an instant. "This is . . . where . . . it . . . begins."
I hear two yells of pain and I instantly turn around to see both Adam and Lita crouched on the ground, hugging themselves like they were holding themselves together, as Amanda and Randy only looked on, their eyes a mixture of concern and curiosity. A tearing sound to my left instantly brings my attention back to Wade, and I go wide eyed as I see his back arched at an angle not even close to normal, covered in dark fur and poking out of his slightly ripped shirt.
"Oh . . . my," I say in disbelief as I watch the scene unfold right in front of my eyes. The piercing sounds of bones cracking makes me inwardly wince as I watch it unfold before me. His skin ripples, showing how the bones in his body were changing and shifting in order to conform to that of a wolf.
"Monica?" I hear my name through the pants and grunts that pass by Wade's lips, my ears perking up at just the sounds of his tortured voice.
"Yes . . . Wade?" I ask as I lean closer to him, my curiosity and worry starting to reach its' peak.
"Sorry . . . you have to see me like this." he whispers to me as he turns to me, his eyes looking absolutely feverish as his teeth looked razor sharp.
"You shouldn't be sorry," I say with a small supportive sigh, gaining a look of surprise from Wade in the process. "You shouldn't be ashamed of yourself. This is who you are and I accept you for that. I wouldn't be here if I didn't."
"You really mean that?" he asks me, the disbelief evident in his voice. "Do you really mean that?"
"Yes I do," I say as I peck him on the cheek. "Like I said: I accept you for who you are. I don't care that you transform into a full wolf every full moon. It doesn't matter to me. I care about you Wade, and I am going to stay here with you during your transformation, no matter what."
"You really are a stubborn one huh?" he asks me with a small chuckle.
"They say that my stubbornness easily matches my mother's." I say for an answer as I let a smile grace my lips.
"Well then . . . just this one time, I'm glad that you're stubborn." he tells me with a smile that shows off his sharp teeth, a scary sight to probably anyone that's not me.
"You're too kind." I say with a sarcastic edge to my voice.
"Only the best from a Brit." he tells me with a chuckle. Suddenly, he stops laughing, letting out a sharp yell that pierces the night. "Oh . . . bloody hell!"
"Wade?" I ask as I place a hand on his back, but he has no time to respond as his convulsions start up again, even faster than before. I feel it through the skin of his back, his bones moving up and down, contorting to a new shape. I sneak a quick look back at Edge and Lita, instantly widening my eyes as I saw Lita's nose contort into a snout and Adam's hand transform into paws, Amanda and Randy maintaining a safe distance. I turn back around to see Wade's nose contorting into a snout of his own. His hands shrinks to form paws and I look down at his back to see the beginning of his tail start to grow out of his backside.
"Monica . . . keep your distance. This may get messy."
I adhere to Wade's warning, moving a few feet away to watch the rest of the transformation unfold. Somehow, grows bigger than his original 6'7 form. The fur becomes thicker and longer as his clothes are basically shredded from the change. His legs bend inward to become hind legs as his tail sprouts to its full length. Everything shifts in a matter of seconds. I'm no longer facing a man. I'm facing a wolf.
The wolf turns to me, his dark yellow eyes boring into mine as he stands up on his four paws, towering above me by a good foot. He walks over to me slowly, stopping right in front of me, his eyes looking concerned.
"Wade?" I whisper in amazement as I look him up and down.
It's me.
"Did you just speak telepathically to me?" I ask bluntly as I raise an eyebrow. He lets out a gruff noise, which resembled a laugh in a way.
I did. This is how we wolves communicate with other. Surprised? Wade asks me as he nudges my shoulder with his snout.
"Yes, yes I am. I'm also amazed that I'm verbally speaking to you and you can still understand me." I say with a small smile as I bring a hand to his neck, the feeling of his coarse, black fur tingling my fingers.
I may be a wolf, but I still have a good understanding of the English language, thank you very much. The wolf tells me with a nod of his head.
"Still snooty as always," I say with a shake of my head as I rub his neck.
That's a stereotypical thing to say, Monica. Did you say that because I'm British?
"Maybe . . ." I say with a chuckle as I hear footsteps approach us. We both turn our heads to see Amanda and Randy walk toward us with a dark brown wolf and a reddish brown wolf walking behind them.
"I'm guessing the reddish wolf is Lita and the dark brown one is Adam?" I ask as I raise an eyebrow.
Yep! The telepathic wolves say for an answer as they let out loud shouts of eagerness.
It's an annoying process, but it gets better over time. Lita tells me with a nod as she looks up at the sky, the moon high above us in the sky.
Well, at least we get a nice change of scenery. Adam says with a big old smile that only a wolf can muster. And seriously Wade? You even tower over me in wolf form?
I can't help it. It's genetics! Wade exclaims back as he towers over Adam by just a few mere inches.
Excuse me? You're worried about height? You shouldn't be complaining. I'm the shortest one here! Lita exclaims to the rest of. She was only a few inches shorter than Adam and at least a good foot shorter than Wade.
Yeah, but that's typical for you. Adam tells her with a knowing look.
What's that supposed to mean? Lita asks him as Adam began to walk away.
Nothing! Adam exclaims as he begins to run deeper into the valley.
Adam Copeland, you better get back here this instant! Lita yells after him as she begins to run after him. We hear Adam let out a yelp as he begins to run away, Lita right at his heels.
"Leave it to Adam to open up his big fat mouth." mumbles Randy as he walks back over to the cars.
"You said it." adds Amanda as she follows after him, leaving Wade and I to ourselves.
"What now?" I ask with a shrug as I look at the wolf next to me.
Let's watch what happens for now. I have five bucks on Lita catching Adam. Wade tells me, a smirk evident in his thoughts. I return it with a smirk of my own as I return my attention to the two wolves running around the field.
"You are on."
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