Bloody Love

Inner Animal

Williams' POV

William ran into the room and saw Alice writhing in pain and sprouting fur. H hissed in anger. The moon goddess  had chosen his Person  to make a wolf! Why? What reason did she have fun such cruelty? Alice screamed in pain. William jumped on the bed and put his arms around her shifting body. Alice fought him at first, not wanting to be trapped within his arms. "Alice it's Will. It's Will love. Stop. You're safe." Alice screamed again, each scream becoming more and more like a howl.  William hissed softly each time. His Alice! His! Not the moon goddess'. Alice squirmed in his arms and bit the arm he had placed around her. William hissed in pain and said through gritted teeth,"I know you're confused but I'm Will. I won't hurt you. I know your instincts are telling you to end me...but please fight them! Remember my kiss. Please, love. Remember me. Remember that I love you." William closed his eyes and recalled every moment they had shared, hoping that their bond was still intact so that she could see them too.b As the memories played for him like scenes from a movie, tears rolled down his cheeks. Alice gasped in surprise. She turned to face Will and asked hesitantly,"You...Mate?" The question was so primal, so..animal that Will had to bite his tongue to keep from hissing in anger. Hissing at Alice would only make her want to attack him.  Was it fair to say that they were a Mated pair? Not really.  It wasn't usually like this with ones  Person. Alice was looking at him with her head cocked to the side. He was a curiosity to her. William decided to keep it simple and spoke to her as if she couldn't understand him,"I'm...vampire. You're...my...Person. Like Mate...but different. I love you like Mate would." Alice howled-a real howl this time—as her bones broke and wolf bones replaced them. William cried more as her pain became his. It wasn't possible! He couldn't shift! And yet....he felt every break. William grabbed a pillow and screamed into it. Alice was panting beside him. William took a deep breath to calm himself. It was over. It was over.  He looked over and gasped at what he saw. Where Alice used to be was now a gold wolf, bright as the sun.  She was quite small, a wolf pup. Her claws were razor-sharp. William wondered if they could hurt him. If Alice was still in there, if she loved him in this form. "Alice? It's Will. You're so beautiful. I must admit...you terrify me this way. You could hurt me. Please don't. I love you."

Alice's POV(inner monologue)

What is this?! What's happening to me?! What is this pain?  Oh my god, it hurts! Suddenly her stomach muscles wouldn't hold her up and she fell back onto the bed. Alice moved herself up to her pillow by  scooting upward on her back. Her whole body was on fire and throbbing, even her organs had decided to mutiny. Pain was all that existed. Everything felt like wood licking flame. Greedy, hungry, all –consuming. Where was Will? He had spouted some non-sense about taking out the trash and then just...vanished. He was Just gone. The pain hit again and she screamed; a blood-curdling scream that she hoped Will could hear. The pain overtook her then.

A pair of arms wrapping around her brought her back to earth.  She thrashed against him, not wanting to be aware of the pain again. Who was holding her? Something told Alice that she knew who these arms belonged to but she couldn't remember...didn't want to remember.  She heard his voice,"Alice it's me. It's Will, love. Stop. You're safe." His voice was a blanket;soft, smooth, warm. His scent was confusing. He smelled like melted chocolate, fear, love, and slight decay. The smell wasn't enough to make her sick but she wondered how she hadn't smelt it before.  Suddenly memories flashed before her eyes: passionate kisses, playful banter and...love. She hadn't said it yer but it was a fact, true as her name.  She knew that this new self loved him as much as the old one had, knew that he was hers. The animal that seemed to have taken over demanded conformation of this fact. Alice turned to him and asked,"You...mare ?" The words were hard to get out and sounded primal to her ears. She liked the power of the word, the growl in her voice.  She noted casually that it made her Mate uncomfortable. Hmm...she'd try not to growl in the future but right now growling was the only way she could speak. Alice watched his face and waited for his reply. "You're...my....Person. Like Mate but different."

Alice was going to respond but before she could pain ripped through her again. She threw her head back and howled to the Moon goddess for relief.  She continued to howl as every bone in her body was snapped, like two hundred and six wishbones being snapped at Thanksgiving but instead of making a wish over them, the winner decided to throw them into the fire.  Alice was vaguely aware that her Mate-um...Person, whatever-could feel her pain too. She felt bad about that. He shouldn't have to suffer too.

Suddenly, fur covered her body instead of skin. It was so warm and soft...and lovely. She felt someone staring at her and looked to find Will staring at her in awe. Well at least she didn't have to worry about him think if she wad disgusting and leaving her. Something inside of her said that their relationship wasn't right, wasn't natural. Seeing the look on Will's face, however, Alice vowed not to care about what was natural. He loved her and she loved him....and if they kept that in mind, maybe it would be enough to defy the worlds they lived in..

Will was looking at her still and telling her how beautiful she was. She wanted to see for herself so she jumped off the bed and went into the bathroom. Will was right behind her. Instead of barking for help, Alice scrambled up the toilet seat and jumped from the toilet to the bathroom counter. She sat on the counter staring into the mirror. Staring back at her was a golden wolf with eyes to match. She noted that she was painfully small.  She had to hope she'd grow with time. Suddenly she was being scooped up into a massive pair of arms. She barked and growled. 

What the hell Will? Put me down! I'm not some dog you can manhandle! I'm a wolf! I will tear you apart! 

Of course all he heard was a series of yips and growls. He seemed to get it, though.

He spoke calmly and with love and authority,"Relax. I'm taking you to someone who can help us understand this."