Shifter

Beast within me

~Hazel~

"Wake up sis! It's your birthday! Come on your gonna be able to change today!" Adrian yells.

He's soooooo cute! I'm lucky he's my little brother.

"Alright. Alright. I'm up. I'm up!" I yell back.

He runs over to me and jumps on my bed. He smiles a true smile showing off his dimples, one big buck tooth, and his other baby teeth. His hair is still messy from just waking up too. Suddenly he jumps off my bed, grabs my blankets and takes off.

Damn! Now I got to get up. He's too smart already...

"SISSY! COME ON THE ELDERS ARE HERE!" Adrian yells. I hear him going downstairs and somewhere else in the house.

I stretch and get out of bed. Walking across my room to my bathroom I share with my twin. I open the door to Matt's room and peek in. I see him standing in front of the mirror. He's struggling to straighten his hair.

Well he just woke up too. Guess I should get ready then.

I exit the bathroom and enter my walk in closet. I go to the very back and see the dress I picked out yesterday.
It's deep red, made of silk it goes mid calf. The top has one strap on the left side. The whole thing is decorated in our people's native design to give me luck in shifting.

I slip off my pajamas and slide the dress up.

Well shit. I can't reach the damn zipper. Uggg!!!

"Hey sissy you need help?" I hear Adrian's voice say softly. I turn around and see him in a little dress up shirt and he still has his pajama bottoms on. His hair is just like mom and Matt's. It's messy everywhere but it makes him look cute.

"Ya. Just zip it to where I can reach it." I reply smiling. He quickly runs over to me and zips it halfway up my back.

I reach over my shoulder, grasp it and pull it the rest of the way up.

"Thanks bug." I call him by his nickname.

"Welcome. Oh! Can I watch you get ready?" he asks poking out his bottom lip and widening his eyes. I nod yes and head over to my vanity.

I start with my hair. I turn on my straightener. Why'll it's warming up I start putting on makeup. Adrian sits next to me looking at me through the mirror. I continue on my smoky makeup look.

I take out the gems my mother made us. They're shaped like the symbols on my dress. I put them on the left side of my face making their way to my collarbone. I grab the necklace and have Adrian put it on me. It's a black onyx wrapped in silver to repel evil spirits.

The straightener beeps and I pick it up. After straightening my hair my mom comes in my room.

"Oh sweety! Your gorgeous. I'm here to do your hair if you want?" mom says wide eyed looking at me through the mirror.

"Sure mom. Hey Adrian can you pick out some flats for me?" I ask turning to him. He hops off the chair he was in and heads deeper in my closet.

My mom walks toward me and gets to work on my hair. She makes two braids and twists them together. She keeps twisting until it makes an elegant bun. She pulls my bangs in the straightener and swoops then to the left.

"There all done. Oh sweety you look amazing and gorgeous." she says with tears in her eyes.

"Thanks mom." I reply grabbing her hands and squeezing them.

Adrian comes over and puts a pair of black flats on my lap. I smile, he found my favorite pair. They've been missing for months now. I slip them on and stand up.