Forever In Your Arms

by aayamebeastar16

When an unknown mutant hybrid is killed in her world that was filled with torture and pain and is now in another world filled with anthroponomic animals, her life is still haunted by the demons of her past in this new world set with discrimination and fear starting school at Cherryton Academy. But will a shy, gentle wolf be the opportunity of peace and love that this mutant seeks?

12. Chapter 12

"Just like last year, we were invited to participate in the Harbour's festival of the meteor!"

Cheering echoes could be heard through the drama club, mainly exclaimed by the actors and dance teams. Sanu, was holding up a colorful poster with a large fiery meteor on it, surrounded by stars, planets and a volcano on it. Wow this surely must be an interesting event, I never heard of a festival of a meteor before, I wonder what it was all about.

"Of course, we plan to accept" Sanu says

"That's awesome!" Sheila cheers "We get to roam around town an outing permit again this summer! How cool!"

"Now remember guys, this isn't for fun! We're going there to help out with the festival"

Oh so it was out in this city? That is something new, ever since coming to this new world, I never actually explored outside the school. When I first somehow came here, when I was being transported, I gotten only a glimpse of the outside world from looking out the window of the moving ambulance I was taken in. I couldn't see much by from a glance it did look rather fascinating. I don't think I ever visited a city in my first home, all I remember was being surrounded by nature. I will be honest it did make me a little apprehensive, for going into a new territory and not able to know where I was or who I would run into, I wasn't sure on how the experience might be. Unlike my forest home, I knew it like the back of my hand even for being a little girl, I knew special places that let me know exactly where I was and how to get back home if I needed to. But I had to at least give this a try especially if I was going to be graduating from school and having to find my place in this world afterwards, I better start getting used to it now.

I sat in between Legoshi and Kibi and the rest of the stage crew members up against the wall mirrors. I was really liking being apart of the stage crew, even though it was more behind the scenes of the plays and rehearsals that we do, I didn't mind it, I got to show my creative thinking when it came to designs for costumes or helping Legoshi work the stage lights. Speaking of Legoshi, he and I were becoming closer ever since the stage incident. We would sit together for breakfast each morning with his friends before we had to head to class and sometimes whenever we could, we would have small talk on our breaks. It just brought a warm feeling being able to see him everyday, it was the highlight of my day. Especially seeing his tail wagging behind him.

"Looks like the art department is going to be busy this year" Dom says, sounding unamused "Why don't we discuss it in the storage room?"

As if synched, the others sighed unpleasantly. Oh, were they not looking forward to the festival? I wonder why?

Following the others into the storage room, the room itself was stacked with many shelves and boxes. The open ceiling windows guide us through the dusty space, causing me to sneeze when I accidentally bumped into a tall box causing a dust cloud to explode in my face. Once we got more inside, I gasp softly in awe seeing the magnificent giant towering dinosaur sculptures in front of me. I never had seen anything like it, they looked amazing. They looked just like the ones in my history book, so that's how big they are in real life.

Without the girl noticing, Legoshi looked down at her with a soft smile seeing her sparkling eyes rested on the statues. To him that was one of the cutest things he has seen from her, it made her look so vibrant. Even when he turned his head back to Dom, one of his eyes is slightly glanced in her direction secretly watching her every move with a quiet chuckle.

"We can't use the same sculptures again this year" Dom complained

"Why does it have to be a dinosaur anyway?" Kai asks, sounding annoyed

Hearing the others complained, made me somewhat confused, who could not be amazed by these creatures that once roamed the world all those years ago. Every species regardless of, if they were still alive or went extinct long ago was important and had a special meaning to it. Just as it is today, each species of herbivore and carnivore had an important role of being on this very earth for a reason. I guess when you don't understand a species so much, you don't really say the best of things about them. Like my species for example.

"Dinosaurs are the ancestors of all animals, their very existence is significant"

"Who knows where we would be if they weren't alive all those years ago?" I softly spoke

"Mmm? Wait what did you say Mei?"

A gentle voice asked and I gasped softly and blushed bright pink in my cheeks to see Legoshi was looking down at me curiously. Wow he was good, even with me speaking so quietly, I guess it's his advantage of having supreme hearing for being a wolf.

"O-Oh it's nothing really-"

"No, no it sounded important, I would like to hear it" The wolf persists innocently, sounding curious

"It's okay Aayame, express what you wanted to say, you are a part of the group you know" Dom says

Getting nods from the others, I blushed coyly before stepping forward towards the sculpture.

"Well I said, who knows where we would be if the dinosaurs weren't alive all those millions of years ago? Maybe we wouldn't be around today. Dom does hold a point"

The other members of the club brought their attention towards me. "When you think about it, every species that has ever roamed this earth, regardless of what species they are whether it be dinosaurs, creatures who fly, run, swim or borrow, herbivores and carnivores. They all play an important part of how the world was made that it is today. If dinosaurs never had existed, this world itself would never know of the amazing species of animals that inhabit our world today. Every single species is important and special. Even though dinosaurs went extinct all those millions of years ago, we shouldn't forget about their very existence, they should be remembered for their role for being the first to create history and their further line of other species that what is of us today"

I glanced at the group, the annoyance that seemed to be lingering on their faces' mere moments ago was replaced what looked more of an understanding and just a bit of awe in their eyes. "See Aayame understands the significance and importance of their existence, it all happened on summer when the meteor hit, which caused them to go extinct"

"They say it's a festival where we welcome the ghosts of extinct dinosaurs" Kibi pipes, "But no one really cares about that. The real thing everyone's excited for is the lighting ceremony on the final day. Couples who put a lit candle on the meteor together, will live happily ever after. So they say anyway"

"Wow what a tradition..."

If this festival is meant for species to come together and live happily ever after, maybe one day this festival could bring herbivores and carnivores together as well. Where we all can live in harmony and be respected, making history just like our ancestors did.

I made my way back to school with the sun now starting to set in the distance. It was hard to believe that summer was almost here, but it sure felt nice to be in the short sleeve version of the school uniform, where I didn't feel so hot and sweaty. It was also nicer to see the claw marks on my arm were fully healed, surprisingly not leaving a scar. Even my horn was healed from the crack from when I fell. I have been extra cautious lately not wanting to sustain any more injuries during my time in school, I rather much not add to the many deeply scared parts of my body from the years of torture that I endured from whips, metal balls and chains. The memories of my daunting past lingers passing through things hanging on chains or parts of costumes that resemble a ball or whip hanging out from boxes.

I had left from the stage crew after going over plans for the festival since I had something important that I have been wanting to take care for quite some time. I wanted to see and talk to Haru.

Meanwhile the boys are just leaving the storage room, with Kai continuing on with the complaining from earlier. "It's just a time for people to have some fun" Kai says "The actors team will be goofing off with their boyfriends and girlfriends most of the time anyway. Who ca-"

"The dance team too!" Kibi pipes in, interrupting the mongoose

"Oh come on now, they're relying on the art department to come through"

"You guys don't get what I'm saying. They're probably putting all this extra work on us because we will look like we are not doing anything and just slacking off!"

"Well maybe they should give us a break once in a while" Fudge pipes in "We've got one member who gets out of control whenever he gets angry. It's pretty stressful, especially for someone in particular who has only been here for a short time, if it wasn't for her drama club would have been shut down for sure"

Slowly, Legoshi's ears drop on top of his head in guilt.

Obviously, he's talking about me...and Aayame who had settled and fixed the whole mess. Even though it's been a month since that incident, things are...still a bit awkward.

"Oh uh we're not worried about that at all anymore, just so you know. How's your back healing?" Dom chimed in behind the wolf

"It's pretty good now"

"Good, I'm glad! Let's get dinner at the cafeteria"

I'm...

And in the exact moment, the familiar sweet alluring smell of cherry blossoms and honey drifts over his nose. Stopping, he turned his head in the direction of the scent path, the rose-colored path glowed beautifully even under the resting sun rays. Something was telling him to follow that scent. "Sorry, uh, I've got somewhere to be. See you later"

With hurried footsteps, he runs off, leaving the four confused males behind, following her scent path.

Walking across the hallway, I walked around a corner for only to be hit with warm sunlight along my skin coming from a window and resting on a wooden table was a vase of yellow flowers, some of them already starting to turn brown.

Oh dear, these flowers are not looking so good. Someone must have left them here and forgot all about them.

Gently I picked up the vase and carry it in my hands close to my chest. Maybe these flowers would be a good opportunity to be able to speak with Haru. It's been a long time since I last saw her, I wasn't so sure how this might play out. Knowing how strong the small rabbit was, I was nervous on how she might react to my presence. But I wanted to talk things out and understand her side of things when it came to seeing her trying to have sex with Legoshi. I knew that there was something more to her than hearing around the school that she is just promiscuous and just a slut. There has to be a good reason why.

I wanted to get back on good terms and hopefully be able to get my friend back. It would make part of my life feel much happier. I died once before causing much destruction and bloodshed and I was not going to allow more harm to come to others in this new world. I made many mistakes and I wanted to make amends now before it would be too late and if something were to happen to me again, it would be comforting to know I made things right before my demise.

Letting out a shaky breath, I made my way towards the gardening club with strong strides. "Don't you worry, I am pretty sure that Haru will be able to nurse you back to health"

I barely had time to react when I suddenly found myself falling forward and slam face down on to the tile. Glancing up, I see the vase was broken and the flowers were skew across the wet floor. I could feel part of my head ache and feel a scratch from one of the broken pieces of glass made a small laceration on my temple. Great just what I needed another mark to add to the list.

Familiar high-pitched laughter filled my ears making me groan internally. Not them again, I am so not in the mood to deal with this kind of nonsense. I guess bullies just never know when to quit.

"So lame!", the cat giggled "You look so natural down in the dirt like that"

"I guess that she only talks to flowers now, like that little slut! How sad! You freak!"

Okay I think it's about time this girl knows where her place is...

I suddenly felt a tight yank on the back of my bun and wince in pain till I came eye to eye with the harlequin rabbit. "It's been a little while freak, after getting us into trouble we got two weeks' worth of detention, I should just take care of you now, but we need to talk. Tell me did that slut Haru talk to my boyfriend again by any chance?"

I scoffed before giving her a glare. "Oh, does that mean that he didn't want to get back together with a bitch like you?"

"What?" She stood up looking appalled at my comment, but to be saying vulgar things about my friend was enough to get under my skin

"Hey well I hate to break it to you but being vindictive and a bigot is a real turn off for guys, so I am not completely surprised if he didn't want to get back together with someone as yourself. Maybe you should take some time on some self-reflection for your-"

I dust myself off as I stood up to my feet before reaching down to get the flowers again, but the rabbit stomps her foot right on top of them, nearly breaking the stems, with a sharp glare. "Listen to me, all of this is Haru's fault! You see the harlequin rabbits are one step closer to extinctions, all because of sluts like her! She is worthless and all she does is ruin's others relationships!"

I sighed softly before pushing my bangs back behind my ear before crossing my arms in front of my chest. Alright I have just about had enough of this, now I am done with reasoning.

"Okay, I will just tell you this straight up forward since either you are so just naive or you have your head so far up your ass you can't see straight?"

All three of the girls gasped, "Huh?!"

"You lost him due to your own selfishness, and you have to deal with it! When it comes to treating others with respect it comes mutually and you think just because your species is purebred that you don't have to?! Seriously?! What is wrong with you?! And blaming Haru consistently and ruthlessly due to your own shortcomings is beyond inhumane! You may think Haru is a slut, even if she is one, but at least she has a heart compared to you. I bet you don't even have one"

The glares from the girls starts to slow turn to fear as they began to tremble. Quickly they huddled together out of fright.

"And I will not let you or your little friends here continue to bully her, myself or others just because you think your entitled to, it's immoral, unpleasant and just downright ugly. And trust me, you may be beautiful on the outside, but there is nothing worse than being ugly on the inside. So, I would take a good long look in the mirror and see who really is to blame here. And hopefully when you do you will see who really see yourself for you truly are and make a drastic change! And if I see any of you bother Haru, you will have to face up to me and trust me I will not go as easy as I am right now to you again, get the picture?!"

The girls backed up slowly before sprinting down the hallway screaming disappearing from sight. I firmly nodded my head feeling so strong in the moment. Like I have mentioned I am not one for confrontations, but no one will target the people that I care about and love and expect to me to stand idly by and do nothing. "Hopefully that talked some sense into them"

"Who cares? Go ahead eat her alive!"

"Huh, what is she saying?"

I looked down the hall slightly confused on what the rabbit was saying in the distance. Eat me alive? Wait-?

My instincts were telling me that I was no longer alone and that's when I felt the presence of someone behind me. Turning my head over my shoulder, I came face to face with Legoshi staring down at me with blushing cheeks. His eyes not even blinking once. "Oh, Legoshi its you"

Oh dear god this was so embarrassing! I can't believe I was saying all of that, I guess I got carried away again! Oh man did he really hear me say all of that?! Oh man what is he thinking of me now?! I just want to hide again, like how he discovered my vectors! If I only had a shell...

I could feel a drop of sweat run down the side of my temple, as we stared at each other in complete silence. The golden sun was painting us both with its warm golden hue.

Woah, woah! What am I doing here? She's right in front of me now! A-Are they picking on you? A-Are you hurt? W-wow you really stood up to those girls, like you did with Bill, y-you are so brave h-how did you? Damnit, I'm choked up! I can't speak!

I smiled coyly, before hiding the blush on my left cheek with my hand trying not to make it too obvious, before turning my attention quickly back to the flowers trying to pick them up.

"I'm sorry about that, they were saying awful things and I think it was about time they knew what kind of damage that can do to another"

I've actually been thinking about you the entire time after you left. For some reason, I can't get you out of my mind

"Oh no the flowers, I hope I am not too late to help, goodness me. Instead of keeping you alive, I only made you die quickly, I am so sorry. I will do the best I can to save you"

I keep forgetting how small she is compared to me and the other tall males. She is so gentle...but yet she has a strong fearless side to her. If I only could be as brave as her.

Being careful not to startle her, the wolf bends down and picks up a flower holding it in front of her, his tail softly wagging behind him. "Uhm...are you okay?"

"I'm okay really I am, it's not the first time I have dealt with discrimination let alone disrespect, that was pretty much my life growing up" I take the flower from him and place it with the others before I stood up to my feet "I really appreciate your concern, but it will always be a fighting battle for me, if you will excuse me"

However, before I could even make it past him, he slams his hand on to the wall beside me, blocking my path. The noise echoing off the empty hallway, made me gasp in surprise and jump a little nearly making me lose the flowers again.

The wolf's eyes were staring straight down into my own neither of us moved. I sometimes forget how much taller Legoshi was compared to me, even with being hunched over, it's like his whole body could hide me. I was too stunned to say anything, but I could feel my heart beating hard against my chest and my breath was caught in my throat.

"Uhm hey um, I really liked what you said...about what you said to them, about respect." The wolf suddenly realizes that his arm blocking the girl's way seemed to be insensitive or just creepy. But to her it wasn't, it actually meant a deeper feeling, a feeling of concern. "Oh uhm, sorry"

"Oh, you heard that?" I cringe embarrassed feeling a drop of sweat run down my face "L-listen I just got-"

But the wolf cut me mid-sentence. "No, you are right, respect does come mutually, and no one should bully others regardless of class or species. The respect you give others is a reflection of the respect you give yourself"

W-What? He agrees? I could feel myself starting to relax inside taking a breath internally, now that I came to the conclusion that the wolf didn't find my argument to be awkward. That was a close one. Okay mental note: Don't go all too out when it comes to making a point in front of him again.

Oh Legoshi, you are so sweet. You never failed to make me feel as my thoughts didn't matter to the world. You...you really are something special to me.

"T-thank you at least I know you think the same I do. W-well I need to get these flowers taken care of before it gets too dark out, I'll see you later"

I give his cheek a stroke and a gentle smile before making my way around the wolf, I heard the rushed footsteps of him coming up behind me, his hand touching my shoulder. My eyes glanced up to him. "H-hey Aayame...uhm...I-I was wondering if you...uh if you w-wanted to-"

"Wanted to what Legoshi?" I turn to him with a curious look

"Uhm if y-you w-wanted to...go out...uhm with me t-tonight? I m-mean like j-just the two...of us"

Wait? Go out? Wait d-did that mean he was asking me out? L-Like on a date? Holy shit! I never thought I would hear something like that from a male before. Let alone my own crush! Oh my god! I never thought this moment would happen...I-I mean I wanted to, but I was so nervous to ask him, but now that he was asking me, I could feel my heart swell up with joy!

"O-Oh y-yeah, t-that sounds really nice, I-I would love to"

"W-wait really?" The canine was frozen, in complete wonderland with his tail wagging frantically behind him

"Y-yes that sounds wonderful, d-did you have some place in mind?"

"Oh uhm...I uhm thought..uh" The wolf stammered trying to think of a response, but the girl's sweet giggle calmed his nerves as she held on to his arm

"It's okay if you don't know quite yet, how about this? Let me do what I need to do first and we can meet out somewhere later this evening. Sound like a plan?"

"O-Oh yeah that would be great! Oh, um h-here if you give me your cell I-I will text you" The wolf reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone, handing it to me

"Oh sure" I smiled putting in my info and clicking save into his contacts as I handed him back his phone. "G-Great, let's say around 8?"

"Y-Yeah 8 would be great, I-I'll text you where we can meet, okay?"

"Okay! Sounds great, I am looking forward to it, I'll see you later tonight"

I give him a smile before I stood on to my tip toes giving him a hug around his neck before I took off up the stairs quickly. The wolf's tail was going a mile a minute as he watched her disappear, his back was stiff as a stick, but an excited smile began to grow across his face.

S-she said yes, s-she said yes! I-I asked her to hangout and s-she said yes! I can't believe it!"

Making my way up to the top, I made it the door of the gardening club. I could feel my knees starting to buckle a little as I gulped nervously, I haven't seen Haru in over a month.

It's going to be okay, just be honest, and be brave you can do this

"Okay, you just want to talk, make amends, and give her the flowers, you can do this Aayame. You have to, you have to make things right"

I gripped the metal handle with a shaky hand and push right through the door, my mind was spinning uncontrollably of whether or not I should do this or go back. As the door opens wider, the vibrant colors of the plants and flowers greets me with peace and life. The garden looked so beautiful even in the shadow of the sunset. I couldn't help but smile, the garden has changed since I was last here. New plants were growing in pots and new rows of tulips and sunflowers was starting to sprout.

The buzzing bees were finishing gathering nectar from some of the flowers before flying high up into the sky to return home. Butterflies were flapping their wings softly over the flowerbeds before resting on the stems or leaves, ending their busy day in this beautiful patch of heaven.

I guess you could say that this place as beautiful as it was it does bring some bittersweet memories. Even though I was given the chance to be a part of another club, it still brought a nerve-wracking memory to flash before my eyes witnessing what I had seen unfolding in the shed in front of me. "Mei?"

I gasped softly as a voice brought me out of my trance to see Haru come out from the side of a flower bed surprised to see me. "H-Haru!"

But her surprised look didn't last long as it turned into a frown as she stormed off towards the shed. "Haru wait!"

I walked quickly after her but she beat me to it, as she shuts the door and pulls down the shades. "Haru, please I need to talk to you", I say in concern as I knocked on the door

"Just get out Mei, I don't want to see you! You left all of sudden and I never heard back from you! You think you can just show up here and think things are okay?! Well they are not!"

"I understand if you are upset and I don't blame you for how you are feeling, look...I...I just want to say why I did what I did. You don't have to see me. You don't need to talk, but I just want you to listen"

I sit down on the bench beside the door. My hands were gripping the flowers tightly in my grasp. "I know you are wondering on why I left in such a rush state without even saying anything. I know that must of looked and sounded rude on my end, it was never my intention to hurt you Haru. You see, when I was only little, just a mere child. I was expose to somethings that no one, not even a child herself should have seen. I had no choice; I was held against my will. When I came back to let you know that the roses were ready, I saw a site that brought horrible, horrible trauma to me. It's like my mind went frozen and a heartbreaking memory flashed before my eyes that I couldn't escape from. No matter how hard I fought. I...I was...I was raped when I was a little girl, many men took advantage of me, and I was so scared. It seemed like the pain and horror never stopped. Sometimes I would have it done to me multiple times a day"

Haru's glare slowly turned to shock, her black eyes were widening at hearing such a confession from her. As a child she had to face such horror and with no power to stop the preparators, no wonder she had ran off seeing that happen right in front of her again.

"That's the only reason why I ran and didn't come back, it just brought back pain and fear..."

I let a few tears run down my cheeks as they fell on to the petals of the flower before running down and dropping on to the skirt of my dress.

"I was too afraid to say something, I just didn't know what to do. It's like I was frozen, I couldn't move, I couldn't speak...something in my mind just told me to run, keep running and don't look back"

Haru, turned her over to the shut door, her eyes starting to become wet hearing the girl's heartbreaking words. Her soft footsteps came closer to the door, her long ears resting against the covered glass.

"But after I recovered, I knew somewhere deep in my heart that there had to be something more to why you did what you did. My mind kept thinking of some reason why I heard all those rumors about you, I didn't want to believe them because I wanted to respect you for being the kind and caring wonderful person that you are. So whatever reason that it is, I will understand because I know what it feels like to be judged and looked down upon, that you feel as though you are nothing in this world. You were my first and only friend here Haru. And I never wanted to lose that with you ever. You made me feel happy and included. And I would gladly do the same thing for you too. I just want to...apologize. I am sorry if I hurt you and I am sorry for not returning to you much sooner. I am sorry that if I broke a friendship that can't be repaired. And I am sorry that you are treated horribly by others, you don't deserve that, not at all"

The rabbit taking in every word that the girl was saying, suddenly she could feel a sense of guilt rise in her heart. She was forced upon? No wonder she ran away, she was reliving a horrifying experience from her childhood when she saw her trying to have sex with that wolf, she must have been horrified. Now she knows she screwed up. And she was here now expressing her remorse for hurting her. Her intentions were just by instinct and the thought of her trying to repair something with her was different to her. She had lost so many friends over the years over what she did, but this one girl fought to stick around, to stay, to understand. Her ears lowered with sadness. What kind of friend was she to her?

"I understand if you don't want to see me ever again, but I thought it would be the right thing to let you know, that I am not mad at you for what happened, and that I knew there was more to you than what I heard from others. I know you are a good person Haru and I believe that. But at least you know why I did what I did, not out of spite but out of fear. I will leave the flowers on your bench I found earlier they can use your help to heal; I have a strong feeling you will be able to bring them back to life. Well, there is not much more I can say. Goodbye, Haru"

I set the flowers down before resting my hand against the door, there was nothing but silence that greeted me. I wasn't sure if she heard me or not, but if she did, I only hope she knows that I still care for her. Turning on my feet I made my way out of the garden. When I made it to the door, I looked behind me to see Haru still hadn't come out, that's when I made my final exit, closing the door behind me softly.

The white rabbit was fighting with herself, what had she done? She scared away the only person that treated her as a strong individual, one that made her feel safe and comfortable. Her only true friend in this world. "Aayame!"

She burst through the shed to find herself alone yet again, the girl was gone. Her ears lowering in defeat, and that's when she noticed the flowers she had left behind. Taking the flowers into her small hands she looked towards the garden entrance door, tears running down her face. "I'm so sorry Aayame..."

The outside world was now shadowed by a beautiful midnight blue sky, the stars above were sparkling like little diamonds as I walked outside out of the building. My footsteps echoed on the dirt path outside, not a single light was on except for the soft glowing moon guiding my way through. I sighed softly feeling a heaviness overcome inside my heart as I hugged myself in a comforting manner. Tears were stanned against my eyes and cheeks. This wasn't how I wanted to be, even though I explained my reasoning for why I ran away, it didn't really relieve me any of the pain. I think I might of have just made it worse. I just could only hope that maybe that somehow, she might be able to understand, but maybe that answer will never be given. But regardless, even if I don't see or hear from her again, I will always think of her as a good person and protect her, even if it was from a distance.

My gaze looked up at the moon, a soft breeze brushed against my skin, the loose ends of my hair bun tickled against my face. The full moon shining down on me like its own spotlight, casting a warm glow as if it was watching over me. Like a friendly face letting me know I wasn't alone in this moment.

So much has changed in my life in such a short amount of time. Just like it had done before all those years ago. From growing up in an enchanted forest with my mother to losing the only things I know and loved so much all due to monsters. From being used in horrible experiments and torture, to almost making my escape before losing my life and waking up in a strange world. I had to admit it did feel lonely in this society, it kind of reminded me of my isolation when I was told that our species was an enemy, and we were shunned merely because of our appearances and capabilities. I know I wasn't a bad species, just was misunderstood.

Haru was one of the ones that filled part of that loneliness and gave me the chance of not feeling lost and friend that I always wanted. Ever since coming back to drama club, many of the members that were there changing that loneliness into laughter, comfort and excitement. I think with that speech that I gave on the first day has really made a difference in the atmosphere of the club and everyone was starting to get along better. The closest ones to me like Els, Sheila and Ellen were always there when I needed someone to talk to and they would listen, like I did the same for them. They were kind of like the sisters that I always wanted.

And then there was the one person who made me feel cared for and special from the start, and that was Legoshi. He has become so much of my life now and was a huge portion of my beating heart. He has healed much of the damage and trauma that has been caused over the many years of darkness, sadness and isolation. I was starting to feel that happiness that I had so long ago, real happiness.

Even though many questions I had remained unanswered it was nice to know that this life I had now, was my second chance of living. Even though I missed my mother, my little home in the forest, and the many animal friends that I had were gone, I only hoped one day I will be able to see them again. And maybe one day I will find the reason of why everything was taken away from me on that unfaithful night.

Moving further along the path, I stopped when I felt a vibration in my dress and I pulled out my phone in my pocket to see a notification on my screen. I opened it to see a message from Legoshi.

"Hey, it's me Legoshi, I think I found a place where we can go. It's on the southside by school, it's near a clearing, would that be okay?"

I couldn't help but smile and blush, drying my tear-stained face with my hand. Well at least today didn't count as a total loss, I had something wonderful to look forward to, with the wolf that I love most. Texting back to him, "Sounds like a great place, I will be looking forward to it, see you there" and within a few moments later, he sent a smile emoji in response. My smile grew bigger as I immediately rushed down the path to head back to my dorm room eager to get ready for tonight.