Half Soul {Garroth x Reader}

Chapter 14~-~Wolf's Shadow

WARNING>EXTREMELY SAD<WARNING

You step in front of Aphmau, protectively. You didn't like the way he was eyeing her. Undercover or not, Aphmau was your lord, and you would protect her. The guard looks suspiciously at you. You think quickly.

"If you don't mind, sir, I would very much appreciate if you didn't look at my sisters that way." You change your voice slightly to a higher pitch. Aphmau and Nicole catch on.

"How rude!" Aphmau exclaims in a squeaky voice. Nicole crosses her arms. "Come on girls,
lets go." You and Aphmau follow Nicole off into the woods.

Once out of hearing range, you all burst into a series of girly giggles. You soon find your feet throbbing. You notice Aphmau's ankles are starting to swell. You shift into wolf form and pad in front of her. She gazes at you confused, but Nicole recognizes your action.

"She wants to let you ride her," Nicole says. You used to run around with her on your back all the time. It was a cute action, but you didn't do it for just anybody. Aphmau looks at you gratefully and swings her leg over your side. She's just as light as you had expected, if not lighter. Nicole laughs. "You'll want to hold on tighter than that. She used to throw me off all the freaking time!"

Aphmau slides her arms around your neck. You glance back at Nicole. She waves to you.

"I'll catch up later." You nod appreciatively and turn, sniffing out the root to the wolf tribe. You find it, Doyati's sent from the hunt. You sprint after it. Aphmau yells excitedly. You howl, you can feel her let go with one hand to get her hair out of her face. She quickly places back. You leap over a fallen log and a memory tickles the back of your mind. You stop. Aphmau says something, but you can't hear her. Suddenly, everything goes dark.

~-~Flashback~-~

17 year old you grab Doyati's paw. Tears streak down your face. You turn to face Kalin, the black coated Alpha Male of the tribe. He laughs evilly. You stand, your hands shaking with fury.
"Foolish pup! Alpha chooses mate first!! A ha ha ha ha ha!" Kalin laughs at Doyati. You hear Doyati stir. He's alive! He's okay! Your heart pounds in your chest, filling you with adrenaline. Kalin had hurt Doyati. Your filled with rage and DETERMINATION!! (if you don't get that, then, well... Shame on you!)
You charge the alpha wolf, claws extended. He howls as you sink you teeth into his neck.
He pushes you off of him and claws at your face. He gets you in the muzzle. You whimper and sink back. You could try to apologize. No, you had already attacked him, he wouldn't back down. You stay planted in front of Doyati, protecting him. You would wait for Kalin to kill you. He wouldn't hurt Doyati, for all Kalin knew, he was dead. He would get away, back to Danny. They could escape their parents forever. Kalin closes in on you.

A blur of white appears in front of you, taking the blow. The blur barks at you to run. You grab the scruff of Doyati's neck and pull him to safety. Only in the shelter of the cave with young Lowell and Keira tending to Doyati's wounds, do you rack your brain for the albino wolves in the tribe. There was you, and your mother. YOUR MOTHER!

You race out into the now rain fogged night. You stop yourself at the clearing where you had last seen Kalin and the white She-wolf. You see almost vanished tracks. You follow them to the hillside. You know there is a cliff up ahead, but you don't slow down. >YOU LEAP OVER A FALLEN LOG< and skid to a stop. You can see Kalin and your mother. Kalin is backing her up towards the ledge. You howl. Kalin turns.

Your mother takes the opportunity, grabs Kalin by the scruff and slings him over the edge. The force of the throw and the weight of Kalin, drags your mother down with him. You can hear Kalin and your mother howling. Kalin's howl cuts off shortly, but your mothers only stops and is exchanged for a quite whimper. You inch your way down the safe path to the bottom.

You spot your mother's white fur, splattered with mud and blood. She whimpers. You put your paw to her side and force shift her human. Her (H/C) hair and (E/C) eyes match yours exactly. She puts her hand you your check and wipes your tears.

"Mom... I'm so sorry... This is all my fault," She smiles kindly at you.

"Take care of Nicole, and your father. I love you all very much, (Y/N), don't ever forget that." You grab her hand and hold it to her check. It's already growing cold. You blink and loose the rise and fall of her chest. You slip into denial.

"Mom, come on. Stop playing with me. T-This isn't funny anymore! Mom! MOM! MOMMY GET UP! GET UP!" You cradle your mother's broken body in your lap until dawn. Your cold, wet, tired, weak, and filled with unbelievable sorrow. Doyati pulls you into a hug and you weep on his shoulder.

~-~Flashback End~-~

You jolt upright. Your back in human form laying in a formal wolf tribe bed. You pull your knees up to your chest. Kiki comes in a few moments later. She smiles.

"Oh, your awake! Well, Garroth and Laurence are about to head out to rejoin Aphmau, if you hurry you can catch them." Kiki sidesteps to let ypu by. You spot the shadownight and head guard. You pull of Garroth's helm from behind. He apins around just as you slam it onto your head. You deepen your voice as much as you possibly can.
"Look at me, I'm Garroth!" Laurence falls over laughing. "I wear this stupid rusty helmet to hide meh stupid face!" Garroth reaches out for his helmet. You take a few steps back.

"You wear a cloak!" He makes another grab for you. You duck and crawl between his legs. He spins around. "If you think im hiding under my helm, what are you hiding from under that cloak, huh?"

"I'll show you." You take off Garroth's helm and toss it to him. You spin on your heels and head for the Western side of the village. On your way you stop and pick some flowers (this conduses Garroth and Laurence). You reach the outskits where milestone stick up from the ground. Each bears a name and the symbol of the lunar godess. Your feet take you to where you want to go.
You shift the dirt off your mother's gravestone and place the flowers on the ground next to it. You make sure that neither of the boys can see the name. Luna Von Ronsenburg.
"A graveyard? What does this have to do with-"
"When I was 17," you start cutting Laurence off. "I had a close, very very close friend. I also had a close friend, Doyati. Doyati wanted to... er, nevermind, but the alpha, Kalin, said no. Doyati challenged Kalin to a battle. Wolf to wolf. Man to man. Winner lived and became or stayed alpha. Doyati was loosing and quickly. A storm had started, so the other wolves had gone to the cave, but I stayed to watch the battle. Kalin was about to kill Doyati. I tried to help."
"Now see, I wasn't any stronger than Doyati, let alone Kalin. And eventually, he scratched me good." You turn and trace your scar. Turning back to the stone, you continue. "He would have killed me if not for my good good friend. She saved my life, by risking and loosing her own."
"You mean she's-"
"She walks with the lunar goddess now."
"I still don't understand. What does this have to do with the cloak?" Garroth tilts his head. You take off his helm again and look him dead in the eye.
"My good good friend died because of Doyati wanting to be my mate. My bloodline says I was the alpha female, but Doyati showed me I could choose my own path. I followed it. I loved Doyati once apon a time. Not anymore. Do you want to know the name of my good good friend?" Garroth nods slowly, as if not sure. "Well, her name was Luna von Ronsenburg. But I called her Mom." You hand Garroth's helm back and cast one last sorrow filled look at the tombstone.
"Come on, we better go find Aphmau."

Wow! OMG I'm actually crying. So, sould I do a genderbend episode sometime? Idk just thought I'd ask. I'd have to have at least ten people say yes to it before it would happen, tho. Luv you guys!! ^_-+~