Having all classes with Derek and Laura, I sat next to Derek in all of them. I somehow made it through the week and it was now Friday. The full moon. I pulled on my leather jacket and zipped it up, making it hug my body tightly. I stood in front of the full length mirror as I wrapped my hair up into a ponytail, using a white black polka dot ribbon. A knock sounded on my door.

"Door's open." I said as I smoothed out my jacket. The door opened and Connor walked in.

"You ready?" Connor asked.

"Now or never." I said, slapping my hat on my head. I headed over to the window and opened it.

"Be careful?"

"Always." I smiled before shifting to wolf form and leaping out the window. I landed on my feet in the soft grass. I raced to the woods and entered through some undergrowth. As I crawled out from under a bush, electric blue eyes appeared in front of me. I jumped back in shock.

"Derek," Laura's voice sounded to my left. A white wolf with electric blue eyes came out from behind a tree. "Try to not to scare her."

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"We're suppose to escort you to Moonlit Rock." Derek growled in a condescending tone. He turned and disappeared into the forest. Laura floated over to me like a ghost.

"Don't mind him." Laura said. "He doesn't think this is a good idea."

"Does he think anything's a good idea?" I asked. Laura chuckled.

"No, come on, let's go, the others are waiting." She raced off into the woods and I followed behind into a clearing. On the far side was a cliff that had a rock sticking out of the side. Over the rock you could see the town of Beacon Hills and below was a river. The rest of the clearing was grass. The softness of it tickled my pads. I looked to the left to see the group of wolves. Lulu had black fur like Derek but red eyes. Darren had white fur like Laura with red eyes too. I met Peter Hale. Laura and Derek's uncle. There were the twin brothers. Jake and Blake. Gray fur with a hint of red and bright orange eyes. That left Calla. A sandy brown with black with lime green eyes.

"Glad you could make it." Lulu said.

"Glad to be here." I replied. "If you don't mind my asking, what are we doing here?"

"Howling." Darren said. I looked at him in astonishment.

"Howling?"

"It's a family thing." Laura said. "And initiation for the newcomers."

"Howling?"

"I thought it was stupid too when I came into the pack." Calla said. "It's actually quite fun."

"Howling?"

"Hunting used to be the initiation a long time ago but the hunters of Beacon Hills started to get curious about all the dead animal bodies. The people now think its coyotes howling." Darren said.

"I never howled before in my life."

"It's not that hard." Darren said. He threw back his head and let out a long chilling howl. Lulu let out one after him. Darren howled again.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh," Darren howled.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh," Lulu belted out.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ooo, ooh," They both caroled together in a beautiful harmony.

"Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh," Calla and Peter chanted.

"Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh," Calla chirped alone.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh," The twins choired.

Derek threw back his head and let out a howl that almost brought me to my knees. Laura joined in with him.

"Whoo, oo, oo, ooh, ooh," They both crooned in unison.

"Ooh," Laura descant.

"Ooh, ooh," My stomach did butterflies as I listened to Derek howl.

"Ooh, oh, ooh, ooh," Laura and Derek harmonized.

"Ooh, ooh, ooh," Peter's howl was deep and dark.

"Ooh, ooh, ooh," Jake's howl was high and soulful.

"Ooh, ooh, ooh," Blake matched his brother's pitch as if to challenge him.

"Ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh, oh, ohh," The three of them hummed. Then all was quiet and everyone turned to look at me. I took a step back shyly and Laura bounded over to me and stopped in front of me. She threw back here and let out a howl. As if that howl triggered a boost of confidence in me, I stepped forward and let out a howl.

"Oh, oh, ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh," I trilled. I felt alive. I felt happy, soulful. I felt. . . I felt. . . I felt like a real wolf.

"Ohh, ohh," Jake howled.

"Oh, whoa, ohh, whoa," Blake sang.

"Whoa, whoa," We all belted out. Darren walked onto the jutted out rock and faced the moon.

"Whoa," He caroled. Lulu stepped up beside him.

"Ohh," She finished off the howl. I threw back my head and let out one more howl. I just couldn't get enough. I lowered my head and looked at Derek whose beautiful eyes glowed at me. Was that sexual desire I smelt on him?