~Ch.3 Halloween Lurking~

As the next few weeks went by, I've been learning all kinds of stuff that Henry told me, but most of that time I dozed off. I got lectured, but I didn't care. Selexa and Mason were with me when the whole lecture happened. Before I knew it, it was already Halloween. I was glad for two things 1) I have no school! 2) I can get to scare the hell out of other people! I knew that I wasn't going to do those two things alone because Selexa and Mason are going to join me.

"While you are out tonight, Zara, I want you to be aware that there are others like us out there…even a few others." Henry lectured me for the billionth time.

"What do you mean by others?" I heard Selexa say with a worried look on her face.

I saw Henry sigh and continued. "You see there are other…monsters like us out there, but different species."

"You mean like werewolves, fairies, and others?" I heard Mason say right next to me. I saw Henry nod and told us for the last time to be careful and we were on our way out.

The three of us didn't bother to dress up for Halloween; we just wanted to wander around anywhere we felt like. We watched the sky go completely dark and we stayed silent until Selexa said, "So you and Mason are going out now?" I felt Mason put an arm around me and said yes. I felt my cheeks warm up as we kept on walking. "I'm happy for ya both!"

I walked really fast ahead and I saw that Mason and Selexa were far behind. They finally hurried up and matched my pace. I heard a wolf howling, which made me a little worried, but I didn't show it. I saw Selexa scream which made a few kids from a few blocks away scared. I laughed and Selexa looked embarrassed. I walked backwards for a while until I bumped into someone. I heard the person fall, which I could tell was a girl. Selexa helped the girl up as I kept saying sorry to her.

"Hey, it's fine, alright? It's okay!" I heard the girl say. "Hey, my name is Kurone Baka! Who are you guys?" We introduced ourselves and she just seemed to smile.

She had deep blue eyes that could look like she was crying a little bit, and blue hair to match it. Kurone was wearing a gray with black striped shirt with a black skirt with a chain on it. She held a microphone, which I planned to ask her about later and wore gray boots with black and white striped socks. I could tell her origin was from Japan, since that would explain her blue hair…or she dyed it. I thought I saw black eyeliner around her eyes, which had seemed to get big, but I'm not so sure now.

"Can I join you guys?" I heard Kurone say.

"Well…we're just walking around the neighborhood, scaring people." I thought I heard her squeal. "Well…why didn't you guys say so? Let's go!" I saw Kurone run ahead of us, which gave us a more reason to run after her, since she's already starting to scare people.

We already started to walk around, screaming a little every now and then. We started to talk about random stuff until Selexa got tired. We brought Selexa home and we continued walking around. I heard Kurone yawn and convinced her that she was tired…which seemed very easy for me to do. Kurone ran home and all there is left is just me and Mason.

The both of us just walked around, not screaming, since I was about to lose my voice because of it. Whenever I attempted to talk, my voice sounded kind of raspy, so I stopped talking before Mason could notice. I felt Mason's hand still intertwined with mine, which I was starting to get used to now. We both heard the wolves again, but this time louder. Mason grasped my hand tightly, that it hurt, and started fast walking down the street.

I noticed that there was nobody else around, since it was almost midnight. I almost forgot about the nearby woods by my house. I always wondered what was over there and soon enough, now I think I do. I saw bright spring green eyes inside those woods, including other eyes which most of them looked like navy blue eyes, and others that are out of ordinary colors. I saw the wolves come out and start to form a circle around me and Mason.

Most of the wolves were either gray, pure black, or snow white. But I only saw one that was a chocolate brown fur color. The brown wolf had brown eyes which looked like they were black. Mason started to guard me from the wolves as best as he could, but I don't think he did that good. I saw the brown wolf nod to all the other wolves. The very first gray wolf I saw started to tackle me and Mason. I heard some sleeves ripping from the both of us. Soon, they dragged Mason by the leg into the woods. I felt my eyes start to cry, but I had a different reason now.

I felt the charcoal black wolf's hot breath breathe on my face and neck. The wolf looked at me with sincere eyes, which meant that he was sorry. I felt like screaming for help as the wolf tore a piece off of my neck, but I didn't. I felt lifeless as the wolf tore up my skin. I heard some howling as I blacked out.

I thought I was dead, finally gone…but again, I was wrong. I felt really cold, but I felt my head resting on something fuzzy and warm. It was the wolf that attacked me. I saw Mason right next to me, only they only attacked his leg and that's it, which I am relieved. I tried to sit up, but one wolf that was awake, gently held me down.

"You have to stay down." I turned around to see a fragile girl right behind me, as she said what she said.

The girl had marks all over her body, but they now looked like scars. She had pure white hair and bright yellow eyes. The bottom part of her hair was tied up, which was kind of uneven. She also had a black hair-tie on where the part that was uneven was. She had a top on only covering her breasts, which made me see more scars on her stomach. And she only had on underwear, which left her slightly tanned legs noticeable. I'd figure that she was about 14 or 15 years old, but I might be wrong. I also noticed that she had wolf-like ears to match with the hair as well. I'd figure she was one too, or she just wore them as a fancy headband. I noticed that she had a tail to match with the hair and ears.

"I'm Yukki, by the way," she introduced. I nodded, but winced as I did.

I felt the pain inside my neck and it started to heat up as I kept moving. I sat up, despite what she told me. I saw that I was wearing a different top, which I wouldn't usually wear. I noticed the same thing with Mason, except that it was the pants, which was asleep right now.

"I warned you to lie down; otherwise the pain would feel worse!" Yukki exclaimed. I knew that she was right, but I was too stubborn not to.

I took another look at Mason, as he was breathing in and out evenly as he slept. I was still wondering if she had taken off his pants and switched them with another pair.

"I didn't do it. Someone else did." I looked at her as I part of my body laid down on the dirt and my head lying on the fur of one wolf. "You must be Zara, right?" I nodded again, but the pain in my neck faded. I saw her smile carefully, some with caution.

"I won't hurt you, besides; I'm still injured, aren't I?" I said while she sighed of relief. She nodded in return.

"I'm really sorry about what my wolves did to you!" Yukki said as I looked at her in confusion, but I finally got what she was trying to say.

"Hey, don't worry about it." I still saw Yukki in a slightly horrified look. My head tilted slightly to the side and raised my eyebrow.

"But you…you'll turn into a wolf, someday." I looked at her wide-eyed, both in shock and confusion. "Because one of my wolves bit you, you have to become a wolf one of these days…but there is a cure if you don't want to." I was definitely interested, but she stopped me before I began to talk. "But you have to be sure if you don't want to be a wolf, first."

For now, I didn't care and just drifted myself to sleep. At one part of what I'm dreaming, I was a full vampire. I was getting ready to bite someone's neck and make that person one of us. But I saw a different light, right behind me. I saw a man beyond that light and he was going to make me choose. It was either the side of being a vampire or the side of being something else. I wasn't sure of what to do since I was still confused about a lot of things. Before I could make my decision, I woke right back up to reality.

I woke up back in my own bed, and saw Yukki sleep in a chair across the room. When I stretched and turned over, I saw Mason right beside me in my own bed. I thought about screaming out loud, but that would mean waking Henry up and Yukki too. Instead, I sat straight up and stared at him while my cheeks started to get hot. I saw him breathe in and out evenly, and mumbling out something that I couldn't make out. I tried to get out of bed, but I felt something around my waist…Mason's arms. I didn't bother trying to get out; instead I just lay back down.

During that time, I was wondering what my dream meant. I knew about the vampire thing, but the light thing…that's what I was thinking about. I wasn't sure if that was a light to being a werewolf, or something even more frightening, yet exciting. Before I could think further, I saw Mason wake up and saw my face.

His eyes still looked drowsy, but I still can see the icy blue eyes I remembered when I first met him. He had a bed-head, but right now I didn't care since I had one too. I still saw Yukki asleep, looking so peaceful with the barely noticeable scars. Mason moved the hairs in front of my face, into my ear. He let go of my waist and sat up, rubbing his eye. I saw him wince slightly because of the injury on his leg caused by the wolves.

"Morning, Zara." I said morning back, but my voice was still sounding raspy, since I still lost part of my voice last night. I hoped that Mason didn't notice, but he did. "Zara…it was because of last night, wasn't it?" I nodded and I looked down, away from him. "Just rest your voice, Zara." I was a little shocked, but sort of relieved too. I just rested my head back on the pillow and fell back asleep.

Mason PoV

If I had known about Zara's voice, we would've headed home early before any of this happened. But I think that would have been in the same result, though. I saw Yukki starting to wake up and her eyes fell on me. I stared at her eyes back, which she asked me to go to a different room. I really didn't want to leave Zara, but I had a feeling that this was important, so I'll leave her alone for now. I think we were now in the living room, but I still can't be sure.

"Mason, you need to know that you're gonna be a werewolf because of what my wolves did to you." Yukki confessed. I wasn't shocked, or scared, I was almost relieved, somehow. It was a feeling I couldn't explain. "You need to choose whether to be a werewolf or a drudge, because apparently, you can't be both."

So technically, that would either choosing Zara or being a wolf. I sighed and started to think. If I stayed being a drudge, I would still be with Zara. If I went to being a werewolf, then I would lose her. But wait, she got bitten too, so she must have to choose as well! I would let her choose first, and then I'll make up my mind afterward.

"I have to go back. I'll see you two around, okay?" Yukki said as she started to transform into a werewolf. She was a pure white wolf with the same color eyes she had. She ran out of the house and into the deep forest. I got up from the couch and headed back upstairs, to where Zara was resting.

When I got to her room, she was gone. I looked around her room, and later around the house. She was nowhere to be found. I headed back downstairs and found Henry, sleeping on a chair. I shook him awake and told him that Zara was gone. Henry went wide-eyed and started searching around the house too.

"Any luck, Mason?" Henry yelled from upstairs.

"No! I don't know where she is!" I yelled back. I started to head upstairs to where Henry was, but then I heard a smash in the window. I turned around and saw that it was a rock which attached a letter inside. I removed the glass on the rock and started to open the note. It said:

"Dear Mason,

If you're wondering where Zara is, well, we have her. It's simple as that. If you want her back, then meet me on the roof of your school building. The score hasn't been settled yet, and I might reveal her secret if you don't show up! Meet there tomorrow after school, and bring no one else with you.

Your Enemy,

Jo"

Well, I had one thing to say about that sappy letter. Crap.