𝒪𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝓃 (𝘼𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤) - 𝒟𝓇𝑒𝓌 𝒜𝓃𝑔𝓈𝓉

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I found out I was a werewolf when I was eight years old.

That tingly sensation I'd felt once a month my whole life? It wasn't a man period or anything remotely similar.

Nothing could've prepared me for how I felt that day.

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"Andrew! Wake up, it's time to go to school!" I roll over and put the pillow over my head as my mother screeches at me from downstairs.

"Mooooom. 5 more minutes!" I shout, closing my eyes.

"Get up. You-" She swings open my door. "Oh my- Andrew, what did you do?" She takes a step back. I look up at her, confused, and she gags.

"Mom? What's wrong?" I sit up, looking down at myself, I see... FUR? Light gray fur, all over my body. And the tingling feeling I'd felt the past few days was even more prominent than before. IT was driving me insane.

"You- You're a-" She stutters, then runs downstairs.

I feel tears start to rush down my face. What am I? Am I a freak?

My father walks upstairs, takes one look at me, and starts yelling at my mother.

"I FUCKING KNEW YOU CHEATED ON ME. LOOK AT OUR SON. A WEREWOLF!" He grabs her by the shoulders while I sit on my bed, sobbing.

"I-I CAN EXPLAIN! PLEASE, LOVE-"

"Don't fucking call me that, you disgusting bitch." His voice goes quiet, a scary calm filling the room.

"Don't- don't use that language around our son." My mother tries to salvage the situation.

"OUR SON?" My father raises his voice again. "THIS CHILD IS NOT MINE. TAKE YOU AND YOUR LITTLE WOLF-BOY OUT OF MY HOUSE."

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After an hour or so of back and forth, my mother convinced him to let us stay, on the promise that I leave the house every full moon.

I just sat there, crying, confused, angry, as my parents bickered about me being something I had never heard of.

My mother explained that my biological father had been half wolf, half human, and that had passed onto me. Because the human race was crumbling, women had resorted to mating with wolves, which resulted in werewolves.

I sat on my bed, jaw dropped, my young child brain trying to process what in the world was happening to me.

Once a month, every month for the rest of my life, I would become a werewolf.

Once every full moon.

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"Dreeeeeww!" Henry coos from the front gate. I sigh as I walk onto school campus.

"Hey guys." I drop my bag next to Jake's and lean against the gate.

"What's good?" Liam claps me on the shoulder.

It's the same routine every morning. I wonder what they would think of me if they knew why I randomly disappear every month.

We stand there and chat for a while, until my ex walks over to us.

"Hey Drew~" She stands right in front of me and smirks. "How's it going on this fine waxing crescent?" Henry lifts an eyebrow and Liam side eyes her. Jake just looks down at his phone, pretending to ignore the exchange.

"Wh- What's that supposed to mean?" I put on my tough guy facade and glare at her.

"You know what it means~" She leans her shoulder into me, and I push her away.

"You're insufferable, Zoey. Fuck off." Jake's head pops up and he looks at me in shock. I don't swear very often.

"Ugh! It's as if you-" She cuts off, unable to come up with a sharp remark. "Whatever! C'mon Lia, we're going!" I hadn't even realized Lia was there.

"Oh- Okay. Bye Jake~" Lia winks as Zoey drags her away.

It takes a minute for anyone to speak up.

"Sooo..." Liam says cautiously. "Are we going to talk about it?"

"No." I say sharply. "She's just pretending that she has blackmail on me. That's all." I turn away from him and pick up my bag.

"Hey- Are you okay?" Jake spins me back around and looks me in the eyes.

Speaking of Jake: He's the only thing that can keep me sane. When I transform, I go completely feral, as a werewolf would. But Jake... pictures of him, hearing his voice, his singing, bounding through the forest behind his house... snaps me back to reality a bit.

I blush a tiny bit and struggle to form an answer.

"C'mon, talk to me. We can go somewhere more private if you need-"

"I'm fine." I cut him off. There's no way I'll ruin my friendship with him because of this. Because I'm a freak.

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I slam my locker shut. Lunch just ended, and I had to sit through the most awkward 30 minutes of my life with Liam and Henry after Jake went to rehearsals. With a sigh, I make my way to science class.

Now I have to deal with Jake, I think to myself as I slip into my seat. He's yapping away about some new viral song to Hailey, and he doesn't even notice me some in.

Science ends, and I sleep through ELA, as usual. When the final bell rings, I lift my head from my arms, squinting, rubbing sleep from my eyes. Before the teacher can pull me aside, I leave the classroom.

Usually I wait around, but today, I don't feel like talking to everyone.

The walk home takes about 15 minutes, but today I break into a run, my backpack thumping painfully on my spine.

Running away from your problems, really Drew? Pathetic.

What else am I meant to do? As the full moon grows nearer, my body fills with dread. And my toxic ex isn't helping one bit.