Soooooooooooooo sorry for the long wait! I keep getting plauged by writer's block. (All the freaking time!). Also, I do comicz too. They have an update routine. Thing.

Anyway, on with the story.

Gifted Curse

Chapter Three

Supersense

All she could think about while walking back was Jake.

She didn't understand why she was worrying about him. She'd met humans before in the past, she'd even cursed one before Jake . She tried shrugging it off, putting it down to him being a different kind of human. She wondered if he'd really be able to cope with the curse.

Or if he could manage it on his own, on this unusual island.

Before long, AuroraFire caught the scent of someone familiar, a Ninetails named Willowisp, her immediate cousin. A few seconds later, she could see him.

He was sleeping. Something he probably shouldn't have been doing, but he quickly woke up when he heard AuroraFire walking up to him. Looking up, he noticed who it was, and frantically got to his feet, ears flat back.

"L-lady AuroraFire, I wasn't sleeping.." he stammered, obviously embarrassed.

"Tut tut, Willow, you're a sentry guard, you should be on watch," AuroraFire replied, rather playfully. When she realised he wasn't getting the joke, she giggled, "Don't worry, I won't tell grandfather,"

"You take things too easy, Aura," Willowisp replied, more relaxed than he was before. "I mean, seriously, you, the grandaughter of the Alpha's, of all the Pokemon.."

"I don't always take things too easy, Willowisp," AuroraFire retorted, using his full name as emphasis, "In fact, I have been successfull in driving away the human threat,"

Willowisp didn't look very surprised. It seemed that AuroraFire was known for bieng both easygoing and serious, a rare trait to find in a pokemon such as a Ninetails. He raised his head, and ears, and turned towards their pack, he looked back at AuroraFire.

"We'd better go tell the others, then"

The good news spread like wildfire. Ninetails and Vulpix were quick to reappear and regroup back into an organised pack. Out of nowhere, AxlFyn appeared to AuroraFire. He had a wide grin on his face. AuroraFire thought he was going to ask about Jake, but he said something entirely different.

"Mother and Father want to see you, AuroraFire," He was still smiling like an idiot. "Like, now"

She pouted. It wasn't as if she hated speaking to the Alpha's, it was just that they were also her grandparents. She never knew if they wanted to speak about serious matters, or if they wanted a general chat. At this moment, she felt it was the former.

She knew exactly where the alpha den was. As their granddaughter, she had privelaged access, just like the pupsitters, daugters, sons and Elite Guard, the Alpha's right-hand pokemon. Of course, bieng a granddaughter meant that AxlFyn, the energetic little Vulpix, was also her uncle. As awkward as it sounded, she, and every other member of the pack found this perfectly normal.

When she arrived at the den, it was her grandfather, Alpha FireCracker, who greeted her. He gave her a serious look, and AuroraFire lowered her head in submission. She didn't like the look of this.

"AxlFyn tells me he was saved by a human," He started, looking down at AuroraFire, "And tells me that you are a witness. Now, tell me, AuroraFire, is AxlFyn telling the truth?"

AuroraFire wasn't happy. One, AxlFyn had naively told the Alpha's about Jake, and two, FireCracker didn't seem to happy about it. "He was telling the truth, Grandfather. There was a human," She could have easily lied and told him that there was no human, but she knew she'd be getting AxlFyn into trouble. That, and she would never lie to the Alpha's.

"Are you serious, AuroraFire?" Spoke SoulDew, AuroraFire's Grandmother. "Was there really a human like the one AxlFyn described?" Unlike FireCracker, SoulDew spoke with a softer, calmer voice.

"I would never lie to you, Grandmother, I am very serious," AuroraFire replied, looking straight into the Alpha's eyes.

"Then, tell me about this boy, AxlFyn was bieng vague in his version of the story," SoulDew replied, sitting down in front of her granddaughter. FireCracker did the same. AuroraFire also proceeded to lift her head. She explained to them the story, but didn't tell them about the curse part.

The Alpha's dismissed AuroraFire after she finished telling her story, she left quickly, in order to avoid any further questions. She was already feeling too awkward with the situation. She decided to then look for AxlFyn. She had a bone to pick with him.

When she found him, he was playing with some of the other young Vulpix of his age, tugging each others' ears and tails, wrestling playfully. Like all pups.

"AxlFyn," AuroraFire said sternly. He immediately perked up, but didn't like the vibes his relative was giving him. He said something to his friends, and left them to talk with AuroraFire.

"I'm in trouble, aren't I?" He said, his ears flat back. AuroraFire looked at him sternly, this little vulpix knew he was in deep, she wanted to emphasise that. "If it's about that boy, then I'm sorry! But I thought that mother and father would want to know about a human that kind!" He hung his head in shame, but then shot back up again. "Oh yeah, did, did he surive?"

By then AuroraFire had cooled down a bit, she looked down at her young uncle. She knew he would ask, and she knew just what to say. "Yes. He did survive. I kept my promise,". AxlFyn looked as though he was going to explode with happiness, he jumped about, giggling and smiling madly, then ran to AuroraFire and nuzzled her affectionately. She returned it, she was happy seeing him happy.

Jake was still in the forest. Despite his enhanced abilities, he got lost trying to find his way out of the dark forest. However, he no longer could smell any Ninetails or Vulpix, so he felt relaxed, sort of.

"Jeez, I got myself in, so how the hell do I get out?" he said to himself, hands in pocket. "What's AuroraFire doing right now.."

He looked down on his feet and stopped walking. Was it really ok bieng cursed? Jake understood why she did it, and fully accepted it, but wasn't sure if he could really cope with it, like he had told AuroraFire. Also, would he really transform? Would it be quick, and painless? Or would it be the opposite?

"..So you both know the plan now, right?"

Jake recognised that voice.

"Yeah! That Ninetails won't know what hit it!"

He didn't like what he was hearing.

"Once it's in our possession, we'll be one step closer to victory!"

He tried to figure out where the voices were coming from.

"And what's more, that blasted boy won't be there to stop us!"

He didn't need to hear any more. He knew who they were, and what they were planning. He quickly sprinted back towards where he left AuroraFire, (discovering how fast he could now run at the same time), he needed to hurry.

He needed to warn her.