A/N: Here's the updated verson of chapter 2! I'd like to thank Midnightquiver for helping me with this chapter!
"When we start killing
It's all coming down right now
From the nightmare we've created
I want to be awakened somehow
When we start killing it all will be falling down
From the Hell that we're in
All we are is fading away
When we start killing..."
I finally found a meal. A random guy. He was in his mid thirties, tall, and had brown hair. By the way he was dressed he was homeless. He was taking a midnight hike through the woods. By the way he was walking, he was drunk. It was obvious that he had no clue where he was going so I easily took advantage of that. In my human form, I quickly ended his life by draining the blood from his body. He tasted bitter and little bit like Jack Daniels.
His lifeless body was just lying there, lifeless. The wolf instincts inside became strong, too strong for me to handle. Next thing I knew, my teeth ripped into his stomach. There are pieces of fabric from his clothes, splinters of bones, and chunks of intestines surrounding the body as I continuously tear at it uncontrollably.
Damon. Damon! I know you're out here! Stop ignoring me! It's Natala. She doesn't like the idea of bloodshed.
I was too tired to finish eating the heart before she found me.
Damon! Answer me! Da-
She caught me before I had a chance to run. The white wolf that's my second in command, stood in front of me. I could feel her disappointment emanating from her as she bared her teeth at me.
Why Damon? Why did you do this?! She started growling at me.
I was hungry! I growled back at her.
You know I hate the pack killing people! You promised that you'd only kill if you had a valid reason!
She was right. I did promise that. Since we formed the pack, she was the only person, besides Aspen, whose opinions I respected and actually listened to. I quickly moved away from what was left of the body.
I'm sorry. I remember that I promised that I wouldn't kill unless I had a valid reason. It's just I haven't hunted in over a week and the hunger just took over.
I gave a quick bow asking for forgiveness. She just kept staring at me, her golden eyes boring into me.
I forgive you. And besides this guy smells like he doesn't have any family.
She walked over to me and licked my muzzle. She really did forgive me.
Let's go home.
I wanted to get Natala away from the body in case she decided to yell at me again. You know Aspen is going to ask if anything happened between us.
She looked as if she was laughing. I laughed at her comment.
We'll deal with him when we get home.
We howled to show that we'd be together for a long time to come.
Aspen. Now, he has an interesting past. He was eighteen when we found him. His parents, the alphas of the Crystal Blood pack of England teamed up with hunters in order to eliminate a neighboring pack. The pack didn't do anything to provoke the Crystal Blood pack. They were peaceful never looking for a war. They never had a chance when the Crystal Blood pack and hunters attacked in the dead of night. But, the remaining members went rogue after the massacre and went after Aspen's parents. They killed his parents and decided to go after him feeling that revenge was no longer enough.
Natala and I were passing through The Netherlands when he found us or rather collapsed on us from exhaustion. He told us why he was running, and why rogues were after him. The rogues appeared like he said they would and were blood driven. I tried to use my dominance against them, but it didn't faze them whatsoever and they tried to get to Aspen, growling and snarling. I convinced Natala to fight with me. She was bent against it saying that if they wanted the kid, there was a good reason. We shocked the rogues and Aspen when we shifted without a full moon. The shock was only momentary and the rogue wolves came at us. Natala held her own and snapped the one's neck that attacked her. The one who was intent on killing me now circled first then leaped. I clawed its underbelly and watched it hit the floor with a thud then bleed out and die.
Aspen thanked us for protecting him and asked how we were able to shift without a full moon. We told him it was our own little secret. One that we didn't give out to just anybody. Then he basically begged us to let him join. He quickly proved himself when he showed us where all the secret hideouts were in The Netherlands. He hideouts were bars that werewolves without packs stayed. Almost every wolf at every hideout were gossiping about the fight with the rogues. The owners of the hideouts respected us and gave us a place to stay. He been with us since that night and has been a great third in command.
Later the day of the kill...
"For the last time, nothing happened!" Natala exclaimed getting agitated quickly. She and Aspen have been arguing about what happened this morning. Aspen should just give up. Natala isn't going to tell him what really happened. We decided to keep it between the two of us.
Since taking Natala and Aspen in, they've grown a lot. Natalia is now nineteen. She's expressing her feelings more now than when she first joined me. A couple of months ago, she got purple highlights put into her blonde hair. She's been wearing dresses with tons of accessories lately. Sometimes she wears a shirt with some band on it or a vest with a pair of ripped jeans and some boots. By they way she dresses, anyone can tell that her style is punk with class. The lower ranking wolves are nervous when they're around her. If I were them, I would be too. She has so much potential of being a great leader with the Fading Echo pack. Aspen is now twenty. His confidence in has increased making him cocky, but he tends to stay around Natala or I. His protective side I'm guessing, not wanting what happened to his parents to happen to us.
"Damon? Can you please tell Aspen that absolutely nothing happened this morning?" Aspen was getting on her last nerve, everybody's last nerve really.
"Aspen, what happened this morning doesn't concern you.." He knows that it's none of his business, but he loves messing with Natala. They act just like brother and sister.
"I know it doesn't. Oh yeah, patrols haven't reported anything unusual by the way," Aspen said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Good." I replied. By the way Natala was pacing back and forth, she was nervous. We both knew that someone would eventually find the body.
I still had a few more things to do before I announce that I'm in town. Next thing I want to do is check on the boarding house.
"I have another errand that I need to take care of." When I said that, Natala gave me a look, arched eyebrow and all.
She probably thinks I'm going to kill someone else, I thought. It's going to take a while for her to get over this and for me to gain back the trust I lost. Going to the boarding house as a wolf in broad daylight is risky, but I'll take the chance. On the way over there, lyrics from one of the songs Natala likes suddenly popped into my head.
"Everything will slip way
Shattered pieces will remain
When memories fade into emptiness
Only time will tell its tale
If it all has been in vain"
They describe my life perfectly. I tried to clear my mind, but I couldn't. When I could hear voices coming from the boarding house, I stopped. It was Stefan and Zach. Stefan is my brother and Zach is my distant nephew. They were inside, but I could make out a little of their conversation. Stefan was talking about a dismembered body he found this morning. Probably the body of the guy I killed. He said that the body was drained of blood and something ate its internal organs. Yep. The same body. Zach asked if a vampire was responsible. Stefan said that he thinks a vampire is responsible for it but he had no clue what ate the organs. After a while of listening them argue, I left. I've got to be more careful next time. Stefan is the last person on this planet that needs to know I'm really a hybrid.
A/N: This is personally one of my favorite chapters. If you want to know the songs, the titles and artist are on my profile. If you like my idea and think I should continue, review, follow, and add this story to your favorites! People show your support and I'll post chapter 3 this week!
