Breathless

Chapter 1

"Kayleann! You better get you scrawny pathetic ass out of bed right now, before I have to come up there and get you myself!" I could hear my mom yelling for me but I was to tired and sore to get out of bed. Her footsteps echoed as she walked up the stairs to my room. It use to be the attic to our house, but when everything happened with my dad I was forced to live up here. With nothing but an old pillow and a torn blanket.

Just the thought of my father brought back so many forgotten memories I wish I had. After everything happened I woke up in the hospital and the doctor told me that I had lost all my memories prior the waking up. So I was left with nothing to remember my father by except for this old family photo taken when I was 3.

Every time I try to think of my father I just get a massive headache and a bloody nose. My mother tells me that my father hated me with every pour in his body since the day I was born. But in the picture he's holding me close and looking down at me with so much love and care. I don't know what to think anymore...

"God damn it. You lazy little bitch!" My mom screams at me as she kicks my side. I roll over in pain with my back facing her caressing my oh so damaged ribs. But she didn't like that. She pulled me to my feet by my hair and looked me straight in the eyes. "Why didn't you wake up when I called you? Huh? I want a fucking answer!" She spat.

I hate that. Whenever she's mad she screams at me and literally spits in my face as she yells. But there's nothing I can do about it. If I look away; smack! If I go to wipe it off my face; smack! "I'm sorry ma'am. I couldn't hear you." I get out, but it was late. She's mad and just because I couldn't get my stupid ass up I'm going to regret this exponentially.

"You little liar! You hear me every time I talk to you!" She says as she throws me against the wall and punches me in the gut. "Get ready for school. I don't want to see your bitch ass until after school. And make sure your here on time to make Danny and me dinner. You get me kid!" I could see a vain popping out of her neck because of how angry she was. I couldn't understand why she was always so angry with me, but them again I've never had it any other way. Ever since I woke up in the hospital my mom had hated me. I wish I could remember what happened, or anything before that day so I have something to think about to make me happy. But no, God hates me to much.

I hadn't noticed she'd left until I heard the door slam pulling me out of my thoughts. I walked over to my make-shift closet that use to be an extra storage room until I was sent up here. I pulled out a pair of blue skinny jeans and a white t-shirt with a tan over shirt. I threw them on my "bed" and walked into my bathroom to brush my teeth and put on my make-up. After brushing my teeth I looked up into the mirror and stared at my reflection.

Why do I have to be so disgraceful? I thought to myself. I reached for my make-up bag and put on foundation to cover up my black eye and bruised cheek. I put on a little bit of bush just to add color and threw on a bit of mascara. I grabbed my hairbrush and walked out, I couldn't handle looking at myself anymore. My hair was dark brown with blond highlights and my eyes were a dark brown that I got from my father. Only if I actually deserved something from my father that would make me the slightest bit happy, but nope. I don't deserve anything.

I threw on my jeans and shirt on and walked over to my nightstand and put on matching tan flats the pulled the outfit together. My mom makes sure that I look like an average teenager so that nobody questions anything. I pulled my phone off the charger and threw on my bag and walked down stairs. As I walked out the front door I pulled out my phone and looked at the time. 6:55. Oh shit, school starts in 20 minutes! If I run thru the streets I should be to school in 30 minutes, but if I run thru the woods I'll make it there in 15. I run off the porch and head towards the woods. I live a mile away from school and if I'm not there on time my mom will beat even more then normal. But in all reality there is no normal.

I make it there in record time. I pull out my phone and check the time 6:59. How the hell did I run that fast? I brush it off my shoulder and head through the front door just in time to run into my #1 fan. Kathy Kim. She sees me and starts walking up to me. "Great." I huff under my breath.

"What was that?" She says as she stops in front of me with her little posy of preps. "Oh wait, never mind. Who cares what an ugly thing like you says." She says as she pushes me with so much force I stumble back and trip over my feet. Kathy bursts out laughing at me, "What a stupid thing! It can't even stand on its own two legs!" She yells grabbing everyone's attention. I glance around and see more people laughing .

I got myself up unable to believe how a skinny person like her can muster up so much strength? My mom is the same way. It's just so odd that they have so much strength. I turn around and walk out of the lobby and run back out to the woods. I don't know where to go, but I can't stay there. I keep running and stop at a pond about five miles from school.

I sit down and stare at the way the sun makes the water sparkle. It's so beautiful.

"Hello my dear." I look around trying to find where the voice was coming from, but I couldn't find it. Everything was black.

"Wh-who's there?" I ask look around trying to find something my eyes could focus on. I look to my left and see a bright light and a very beautiful women walk up to me. Her hair was long and blond and it was so graceful. Looking at her, I hadn't realized that everything wasn't dark anymore. There was grass and flowers everywhere and tall beautiful trees that bent in the most graceful ways. The women sat down in front of me and grabbed both my hands in hers.

"Hello." She said again. "My name is Lucy. I'm here to tell you a story. I know this sounds really awkward, but hear me out. There are things in this world; amazing thing; that you have been kept in the dark about. These things may sound crazy, but they're true. I know what your mother has been doing to you at home and how your brother doesn't stick up or help you anymore, but you have to forgive them. It may be challenging at first, but you have to. You were born into this world to do amazing things. You will meet someone when you wake up and she will be your other half. She'll explain to you the thing I can't right now, but hear her out. I promise you're not crazy Kayleann. But it's time for you to wake up honey." She let go of my right hand and caressed my face with hers. "I will see you again. But from now on, you need to fight back, alright? With everything you have. Can you do that for me? Will you fight back?" She smiled lightly as I nodded my head up and down. I was to speechless to say anything.

"Alright darling, it's time for me to bid you adieu." Everything slowly slipped away back into darkness.

I slowly sat up and took in what just happened. Did that really just happen? "Yes that really did just happen." I look around frantically trying to find the source of this voice. "Would you please stop looking around, you're making us dizzy." The voice said. Us? "Yes, us. My name is Taylor, and I am your wolf." She said with pride in her voice. I could almost see her smile, wolf grin and all.

"Whow, whow, whow. Wait a sec dude. My wolf?" I think to myself and wait for a response because that seems like the only way I can hear her.

"Yes, your wolf. Like Lucy said, there are things out there that you had no idea existed outside of your average fairy tale. Now, I'm going to be telling you allot of things, are you ready for this? It's a lot to process, but you need to know, and now." She said with urgency, I could almost feel her need to speak, so I just nodded my head and she continued. "To start off, you're a werewolf Kayleann. And before you shout out with a bunch of questions let me tell you everything first." She said, and I kept my mouth shut.

"You are a werewolf, you are the human, and I am your wolf. Your other half basically. When you transform into your wolf, a.k.a me, I'll have control over what we do. You will still be able to do things, but I will be the leader. You're in human form right now. You're in control right now. Moving on, in the werewolf world there are these things called packs. Leading these packs are the alphas or lunas. The alphas are male and luna's are female. Then there are betas, which help the alphas with their work and managing to pack. There are also mates. Mates are basically the other half of a werewolf. They're meant to be together forever no matter what. They can't live without each other Kay." I felt sad after she said that, and I don't know why.There was a long pause afterwards and as i was about to ask a question she stopped me, "That why your mother is the way she is Kayleann... your father was her mate."