The Shifters Heart(not continued)

Chapter 1

This is Jared/spirit in horse form, next chapter I'll have him in human form.

-Deamun

I look over my herd, my black mane flowing in the wind. The valley is a light green, all the way up the sides of the valley. There is an small forest in which the herd can hide in if we are ever attacked.

From where I stand, you would be able to see for miles, just the lush green grass. I stomp a hoof, and look back to my herd. They are grazing peacefully beneath me. My sister is a light brown, taken after my mother. I'm a dun color taken after my father. My sister is light, and very small. Perfect for running.

I have a broad chest but lots of muscles, making me the strongest and fastest in the herd. Which of course made me leader.

I almost forgot to mention, I am a horse shifter, along with my sister. My sister, her name is Katie, hasn't shown up in 3 years, after our mom and dad died. I have no clue where she went, she just disappeared off my radar.

I haven't shifted back for 3 years, so I'm more like a wild horse instead of a human being. I use my horses name, Spirit, because I'm him most of the time. My real name is Jared, but I haven't heard that name in, well you get it.

I watch the foals play beneath me. My ear goes back, hearing a rustle in the bushes. I hear sharp claws sinking into the soft soil, making the creature soundless to the other horses. I look around frantically, knowing my herd is in danger.

I see the tip of a ear, a cats ear. I rear and neigh loudly, alerting my herd of the immediate threat. They all run, even the foals who were playing just a few moments ago.

I run to the cougar, only to see it headed to one of the fallen foals. I push myself faster then I have ever run. My sharp hooves dig into the dirt, propelling me forward. My mane and tail fly behind me.

Little pieces of grass fly up behind me, and my heart beats frantically. The cougar is leaping at the foal. With one final push, I slam into the Cougars side, sending it flying away from my herd.

I hear it yowl, angered by this action. It pushes itself up, eyes alight with the flame of rage. It's eyes darken, then I know.

Spirit, it's a cat shifter!!

Don't stop, it attacked our herd. If you have to kill it, do so!
Spirits deep voice goes through me, making me angry. I charge after it, neighing loudly. If I was in a cartoon, steam would be coming out of my ears,

I trap him by holding his tail down, then I step on his ribs, hearing a snap. He swats at me, slicing my leg with his claws.

I jump back, glaring at him with my chocolate brown eyes. His grey ones meet mine, and I know he sees my eyes darken. He snarls then limps away, not wanting to battle me anymore. My chest swells with pride, knowing I beat another shifter.

I turn my back on where he came from. In a instant, his claws were in my back and I was screaming, as much as a horse could anyway. I buck, kicking my legs and punching the air with my hooves.

It did nothing to loosen the cats grip on my back. I look at the ground, about to give up.

Don't give up. Slam him into the ground!!

I do as spirit says and I slam him into the ground. My body crushes his and I hear bones snap. His claws release and I hop up, free from the burning sensation. He yowls, writhing in pain beneath me.

He looked like a worm after you pick it up, or a dog rubbing their back on the carpet. I look at our battle scene. Grass and dirt chunks have been torn out of the ground, the grass flattened. I shake my head in triumph.

Spirit takes over and turns to the cat. He neighs and stomps the ground near the cat shifter, making him run, even with all his broken bones. I snort, happy with the results.

My herd trots over, neighing in victory. The foals rush over, a grateful look in their eyes. I nuzzle the closest one, then begin to run. My hooves dig in and I propel myself forward like a bullet, running to our grazing grounds at the top of the valley.

They herd follows suit, rushing to keep up with me. I wish Katie could see me now, as leader of a herd. I named this place the cimarron, because the sky during sundown would blaze the color of a reddish cinnamon. We push ourselves up, because we know that the best grazing grass in the land is growing here.

It's the most tender grass you could ever eat. It was so sweet that it tasted like sugar, something I haven't had in a while. I look up, noticing the cinnamon colors sky.

Sun down, we will have to stay at the grazing grounds tonight.
I agree with spirit. Bad things come out at night, wolf shifters, cat shifters, bear shifters. You name it.

People haven't harvested this land for resources because that they know it's full of shifters. They called the forest shifter forest or monster forest, cause they know that's were most of them are. At night, they come out, roaming the valley when we aren't there to keep them away.

If I try to take us back down there now, we would surely be killed. I shake my head as I watch my herd graze. We haven't come here for a few weeks, the others were getting anxious.

This is their treat, and I won't keep that from them. They have become my family, and I will do whatever to takes to make sure their ok. That night, I think about Katie.

Where she could have gone. If she's ok. If she found her mate and who that might be. If they are treating her right. I shrug it off. My sister can handle herself. I know she can.

I shake my head and put my head down to graze, letting the freshness of this grass ease my thoughts. I grind it between my teeth, savoring the tastiness of it.

I didn't realize that I had thought close till midnight. Most of my herd was asleep, and I was starting to grow weary myself. I check the area once more, confirming the safeness of the grazing spot.

No creature, unless it could fly, wouldn't be able to get up without making noise. I settle down, and I quickly fall into the peaceful abyss of sleep.

Hey guys, do ya like chapter 1 of the rewrite??? I like it, I can just imagine the peacefulness of his life.

I wish life was that peaceful.

-Deamun