I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or the name Thoth, though that character is mine.

Chapter One- Trust Betrayed

Isis sighed and closed her eyes as she enjoyed the feel of her lover's chest. It was flat and strong with firm muscles. He carried himself in a way that was attractive to her. She was also drawn to the fact that he, like her, was named after one of the gods: Thoth.

Thoth had moved to the city a few months ago and proved himself to be someone who engaged in a variety of trades. He was an excellent fisherman, he wove baskets of extraordinary skill, and made jewelry of gold and precious stones, the likes of which Isis had never seen before. It was this skill that brought her to the stall where he sold his wares and the two made small talk as she purchased a brocade. What Thoth revealed to her in those talks drove her to seek him out whenever she ventured out and she valued their talks for he was just as well-read as the crafts he produced. All of their time together culminated in Isis and Thoth falling for each other and having complete trust in the other…though, Isis felt as if Thoth was hiding something from her and he didn't trust her enough to confide in her.

"Isis," Thoth said, bringing her back to the present. "You love me, trust me?"

"I do love you," she said. "But, I feel you are hiding something from me that keeps us from truly trusting each other."

"I share your sentiment and concerns. I intend to remedy that."

"You'll share what you're hiding, yes?"

"I will."

She looked up so she could see the sincerity in his eyes only for her own to widen in shock. Thoth's green eyes had a gold tint to them and a muzzle of sharp teeth was forming from his nose and mouth with a layer of black fur on the top and white on the bottom. He lunged down, seized her shoulder in his jaws, and bit down. Isis screamed in pain, but due to their isolated spot, no one heard her and came rushing onto the scene. Thoth pulled back as his muzzle shrank back to his nose and mouth and the gold faded from his eyes.

"Thoth!" Isis put a hand to her shoulder as she stared at the man she thought she knew. "Why did you…bite me?"

"I'm sharing my secret. Isis…I am a werewolf and since I bit you…you are a wifewolf, a female werewolf."

"What?" she said faintly. "That…can't be. It is daylight and it's not a full moon night."

"Good points, but they are not necessary in turning others. You will change tonight so that your two sides will fully combine. That is unavoidable as all newly-bitten ones must change on their first night."

"That is not really answering my question," she said. "Why did you do this?"

"I love you and want us to be together. I am ageless and immortal as a werewolf and once you change, so will you. I can teach you as there is no difference between a wifewolf and a werewolf aside from the gender."

Isis felt anger bubbling up inside her. "You turn me before telling me the truth or asking if I wanted to be bitten. Surely, you know how people view your, our, kind."

"Yes, I know. They fear us but only because they don't really know us. You are also right that I should have told you before biting you. I…wouldn't have asked, I would have bitten you, anyway."

"I can't believe you. You were named for a god of truth among other aspects. You are not living up to your name."

"I was named Thoth for he was also god of the moon. Wolves are connected to the moon so being a werewolf is rather fitting.

"So, Isis. Now that you know my secret, do you still love me? I will understand if you still don't trust me."

Isis turned from Thoth to think and absorb everything that had just happened. She voiced concern that Thoth was keeping a secret from her and he responded by forming a muzzle of sharp teeth and biting her before admitting that he was a werewolf and that she was now a wifewolf.

If I hadn't expressed my concern over trust, I wouldn't have been bitten…or would I have? Thoth did say he loves me and wants us to be together. He would have bitten me eventually. She glanced back at Thoth for a moment before looking away. I don't know how to be a wifewolf. Thoth has the knowledge and has offered to share it. The question before me is, do I still love him?

She turned to him. "I find that I do still like you but I can't love you now that I know your secret and especially since you bit me. I am willing to give you a chance to earn back my love by teaching me about being a wifewolf."

Thoth had been anxious while she had been thinking and talking but now he looked relieved. "I understand your decision and will gladly instruct you." He smiled. "Let's start with your shoulder."

Isis craned her neck to look at her shoulder and saw smooth unmarred skin. "What? But, you bit me rather hard."

"Yes, I did, but that is the first advantage of your upcoming gift. We heal quickly. Cuts, bruises, bites, and broken bones, but a broken spine or severed head won't heal."

"I've heard that silver hurts," Isis noted.

Thoth nodded. "We're allergic to it. In human form, it will burn if we touch it. In wolf form, it is painful to be in its presence and we feel weak as well. If it stabs us in the heart, we die."

"So, we can die despite being immortal."

"That is true, but it is easier to keep living than you may think. I was bitten over a century ago when I was a few years older than you are now."

"A century? You're a hundred years old?"

"A little more than that, but I am. Impressive, yes?"

"It is." Isis saw herself going through her immortal life and the idea thrilled her. Of course to get that immortality, I must change into a wolf and speaking of which…

"Will it hurt to change?"

"Regrettably, yes but only the first time. The pain is your two sides joining together. After that, you can change whenever you like and even partially change like I did."

"And the full moon? That is the crux of being a werewolf after all."

"That is true. Recollection comes the morning after and from them, I gathered that I become a bigger wolf than I usually am as well as a dark, bloodthirsty killer."

"What kind of killer?" she asked with dread.

"I hunted animals like normal, but the dark aspect involves either killing or turning humans."

"I see. So, every werewolf and wifewolf acts this way?"

"I'm afraid so. However, the full moon is some time away. Let us focus on tonight for now."

"Yes." She pointed toward the desert. "I suggest we do so out there. Let's meet at the boundary at sunset."

"Agreed." Thoth reached under Isis' headdress and ran his hand through her hair. "You should get some rest. We have a big night ahead of us."

"Indeed we do." Isis turned and walked out of the alley to head home.