Shifters - Animal

- 3 -

2 weeks later

I was running, running as fast as I could. I don't know where to or what from I only knew I had to run. I could sense everything around me, my eyesight was immensely improved, and I could hear anything even as small as a tiny bug flying around. I ran out of the dense woodland and saw a magical lake. I trotted up to the edge and investigated it. I was a wolf again. I was suddenly tackled to the ground and a sharp pain coursed through my left leg.

I woke up shaking and out of breath. Thank goodness it was just a dream. I looked at the clock and it was 6 am. Great, there's no way I'm going back to sleep after that. Ugh, school is today whyyy.

I got up and started to pack my things for school I went downstairs and of course, Claire was there. She was on the taller side - around 6 feet and quite skinny. She had black hair that was always either pulled back into a ponytail or down reaching her shoulders. This only made her look more menacing which fit perfectly with her personality.

"Hello, Jay, school today!" She said trying not to seem too excited that I wasn't going to be at 'home' all day. "It'll be good for you to go outside!"

"Yeah sure. See you later" I had decided to leave early so I could take a detour through the woods. I grabbed my bag and left, taking a deep breath I was relieved to finally be rid of Claire. I took the uneven path up to the woods and felt better almost instantly, it seems the woods always helped me. I hated being stuck in the house for the 2 weeks I was on crutches it was horrible, all I wanted was to go back to the woods, but the Doctor said I couldn't.

I suddenly felt extremely calm and relaxed, I rarely felt like this, come to think of it the last time I felt like this was when I 'became a wolf'. I still hadn't decided if that was real or not. I had the urge to lie down and admire nature, so I did. The familiar feeling of belonging and tiredness washed over me like the last time I had done this. Once again, I closed my eyes and slipped into the darkness. Only, this time I wasn't unconscious, so I experienced the 'shift'.

I opened my eyes about 30 seconds later and once again I was a wolf.

This feels so real, it must be real. Everything is the same but for me, and all the smells are just amplified not changed. this has to be real, even if it's not I might as well believe it at the moment. there's nothing else interesting about me.

I decided to explore the familiar woods and discovered things that I wouldn't have ever found if I was a person. For instance, near the river, there was a fallen tree that was hollow and the perfect size for my wolf to sleep in, it was too difficult for humans to get to luckily so if I ever decided to sleep here, I wouldn't be disturbed.

Oh, shit school!

I tried to do what I did last time to shift back but couldn't. I started to panic but remembered that I didn't want to go to school anyway so it wouldn't be the worst thing ever if I was late.

What if I'm stuck like this?! I mean wolves aren't native here! But I guess it wouldn't be too bad, I could hunt out here and survive. No, don't be a pessimist, you'll figure this out, you always figure things out.

I remembered that last time I just relaxed whilst being near to the city, so I decided to try and find evidence of humans to see if I could change back then. Unfortunately, I couldn't, sending another wave of panic over me. I eventually decided to go back to my log and go to sleep as I was exhausted for some reason.

I squeezed into the log and curled up, quickly falling asleep.

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I woke up feeling quite uncomfortable, I then realised I was next to the log where I slept as a wolf, not in it, next to it. Thank goodness for that, I would have been trapped otherwise! Now I just have to get to school. Hang on I'm human again! Let's go! Wait so I can turn into a wolf, that's epic. Focus, school.

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I walked into the classroom mumbling a "sorry I'm late" to my English teacher, trying to be as quiet as possible, I didn't need people staring at me right now I was figuring things out. Luckily, the teacher looked oddly sympathetic and said that it was alright as long as I caught up with the rest of the class. I didn't. I was too wrapped up in my thoughts to focus on school.

"Jay-Alyx! You haven't done anything! First, you're late to school now this!" my chemistry teacher, Mr Smith, shouted, just what I wanted to avoid. "Don't think you escaped the late punishment. Yes, we did notice that you were 2 hours late!"

"Sorry sir" I muttered hoping he would accept that and move on

"I'm sorry I couldn't hear you, speak up!" now he was just trying to embarrass me. It wasn't working. Instead, he made me start to panic, there was a reason I tried to hide from everyone. I panicked if I was the centre of attention in front of most people.

"Sir, can we go outside?" I asked

"Yes, but don't think any excuse will stop your detention" he replied (My school gives you 30-minutes of detention even if you're 1 or 2 minutes late!)

"Um, sir- " I started but was stopped

"If that's an excuse stop right there," he repeated

"It's not, I was just wondering if next time we could speak outside if you need to talk. I find it quite stressful when everyone is staring at me." I told him hoping he would understand

"Maybe, it depends whether or not I think it's appropriate. You have to get used to talking in front of others if you want to do anything with your life" he answered

"Ok," That b*****d! I knew he was annoying but now I hate him! I asked him nicely as well. Great now I have maths with the annoying teacher. Not gonna be a good day.

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RIIIIING! RIIIIING!

Yes, finally I'm finally free! Ugh, that detention was awful! Why did Mr Smith have to be in charge?! He made it ten times worse! At least I get to relax now.

I was still thinking about the whole wolf thing even after thinking about it the whole school day (- 2 hours).

I started walking home, expecting Mike and Claire to be very angry when I got back. At least I have an escape now. I can become a wolf!

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A/N

Hi, this was a long chapter I hope you liked it! If not let me know why and I'll try to change it if it's a reasonable idea.

1150 words!!!