The Midnight Hunt

Chapter 3

“This is where I lost them.” John said as we entered the clearing, the stupid dogs weren’t there anymore but we could still smell their odor lingering and could see their tracks as well.

Nick is an awesome tracker I couldn’t help thinking so I looked at him and nodded towards the tracks that led out of the clearing, he nodded. I raised my voice, “Nick is going to lead, follow him everyone!” he smiled and started leading the group towards the mutts.

        We followed Nick for about 20 minutes, watching, listening, and waiting. It was about 5 minutes after we left the clearing when we found where John had fought the stupid mutts. I ran up between Sylvia and Alice. Alice was looking a little flushed, but of course she was, she wasn’t a full vampire, Silvia was not even sweating, and Sandy was still in her arms complaining, I smiled and ran up next to Nick. “Found anything yet?” he looked over in surprise and smiled “Nope, but you just totally sounded exactly like you did when we were kids.” I laughed Nick was the only thing from when my parents were still alive left, my only memory of my childhood.

“Wait a second what’s that over…” something jumped out of the bush and hit him to the ground, now it was on top of him.

In one swift movement I jumped, tackled it to the ground and yelled ”WEREWOLVES!” The beast squirmed under me “Oh give it up Abcidie!”

It stopped squirming and turned into a girl about my age, long white hair with a slight wave, the same color her wolves coat had been, a scar on her neck, she was wearing a long form fitting dress the same blood red as the highlights in my hair and very deep blue eyes, she was beautiful I thought.

“How did you know it was me?” now everyone from the club was around me Sylvia, Alice, Sandy, John, Joe, Nick, and James were bearing their fangs. Lila and Jane had balls of flame in their hands. Crista was in her tiger form, Flare in her Cheetah form, and Lexus in her animal form, a black wolf with a bright red mark like lightning down her back.

I stood up and brushed myself off saying, “That knife left a very recognizable scar.” Her hand raised to her neck almost as if out of habit. A pack of wolves, witches, and a few shape shifters burst through the trees and gathered behind their leader.

 Alice was next to me now eyes blazing she looked ready to kill, “Why are you in our territory Midnight?” Abcidie questioned.

“I could ask you the same question.”

“What the hell are you talking about?” Casey, Abcidie’s boyfriend, asked helping her to her feet.

“Shut up Casey!” I snarled.

He growled at me but Abcidie said “Listen to her, we don’t need any trouble with them, tonight is a night to selebrate, we have a new member in the pack!” all the wolves howled with joy.

“Okay, you’re pack was in OUR territory and attacked this girl,” I gestured toward Sandy “that’s ‘What the hell’ I’m talking about, and who is this new mutt you’re talking about.”

Everyone growled at me and Casey said “Alright that’s it!” and he turned. Lexus jumped over my head and onto him, they rolled for a second before she came back, changed into her human form, and stood between John and me. The pack looked at her, horrified, she is the only shape shifter in three thousand years to have a wolf as her animal, the only differences between her and a werewolf was she didn’t have the mark or the smell.

 “Oh, the lovely Lexus. The fair skin, the beautiful dark hair, the agility, the strength, and the sass. There’s still room in the pack, which goes for any non-vampire members of the club.” Abcidie said.

 “You have offered a million times and I always give you the same answer, ask as many times as you’d like but you’ll always get the same answer. No. I am not one of you, I don’t smell like wet dog.” she said everyone in the club laughed.

“The sass.” Abcidie repeated shaking her head.

 “Who is you’re new member!” I screamed impatiently.

"Aw poor helpless blood sucker.” Casey said finally out of his shock all I did was glare.

“Oh right, my cousin Eliza.” A girl walked forward, she was wearing the same thing her cousin was but she had red velvet hair and gray mysterious eyes.

“You’re her cousin!?!” I said

”You’re their leader!?!” she shouted horrified. Everyone, but Alice and Silvia, was staring at us confused.

“This is bad.” said Alice.

”You think!” Silvia said.

 “What’s going on?” Abcidie roared

“Well Abs this is my new roommate.” Eliza said to her cousin.

      Everything broke into chaos Casey lunged at me John lunged at him. Abcidie was covering her cousin protectively. I was trying to find Alice while fighting the pack, Lexus was trying to find her sisters, Jane and Lila were tossing balls of fire and saying spells, James was desperately trying to protect Jane, Joe was doing the same for Lila, Silvia was looking for Sandy and Nick was helping me find Alice.

Once I found Alice I ran over to Jane and Lila “One of you guys, hurry, do a spell to make my voice loud.”

They looked at me “I got it Jane.” That was Lila “Okay this may hurt a little, give me your arm. Facite Vocem Eius MAGNA!” Her voice sounded distant and musical, a piercing pain went up my arm I yowled in pain “I’m sorry midnight I’m still new at this.” 

I nodded to say it was fine “Okay just touch right her,” she poked a spot on the thin white lines that appear when a spell is used “and say magnify.”

“Okay thanks, cover your ears” I sent the same message to every one telepathically. Everyone in the club ignored me except Jane Lila and Nick. I touched the thin white lines on my arm, “magnify” I whispered. I looked up and yelled “STO---P!” It sounded like a sonic boom every one dropped to the ground covering their ears in pain. I turned to Jane and Lila who were on the ground behind me and whispered “Go heal any injured.” I turned and walked around everyone to Abcidie who was the first to recover. “We are going to leave, but if anyone from your pack ever comes into our territory and hurts someone again, I promise you, you will all regret it.”

As I turned around I heard her whisper “Good bye Anny.” I winced but kept going.