Shape-Shifter

Shape-Shifter Chapter 6

When I woke up in the middle of the night to the smell of blood and whining mares it was not pleasent. I let out a pissed off neigh, apperantly it was a good idea because the idiot next to me a.k.a Chester did it too. Luke, I think it was opened up the barn doors groggily but when he saw what was happening his eyes widdened and he shouted, "Dad! Chris! Turner! The mares are both delivering!" He waved his arms around frantically.

Well that explains the stench of blood.A thunk made me snap my head over to Chester who was trying to get out. Turner bursted through the doors with Chris and the boy's dad right behind him. "Take the horses away from this. All exept the two mares. Take them to the track or the pasture!" One of them ordered. In an instant the doors were unlocked as me and Chester stood there dumb-founded as the other horses raced out of the doors like it was caught on fire. Last me and Chester were unlocked. I looked over to him for a second and let out a fustrated snort as I charged out the door. Somehow I manged to get to the middle of the herd wich was suprisingly big. One stallion had the mistake on getting behind me and I kicked my bag legs out while pinning my ears to my head. We were still going down the barn. Jesus,do we need to house a thousand horses in here? I slowed my pace and started falling back annoyed with the horses. If you were in the middle and didn't know what we were doing you would too!

I was out of the herd as they sped past me. I turned tail and galloped back.The one thing I didn't notice was Chester blocking my path until a minute later. I narrowed my eyes as I leapt over him and landed with a thud. My dog! Shoot! I propelled faster making sand fly up into the air.I skidded to a hault looking at a fearful Tank. I bowed as she hopped on and sat down. I stood up and my body rocked as she adjusted herself. "Eli! Cmon out of here!" Turner shouted trying to shoo me away with a hat. I turned and nipped Chester on the neck causing him to shake like getting a fly off while glairing at me.

To be honest I could kill him in the form gracfully. "Haha! Rose girl we have your colt!"Chris shouted in joy. I stopped and walked towards the sound making sure not to be loud. In my line of sight layed Deadly Rose panting and a colt that had a black body with red socks. He was beautiful!

I turned my gaze away from them as I watched Luke confort the other mare. "Dad. We might have some problem. Silver's early." he said calmly with underlying worry.I walked closer to the mare and the colt after looking enough and licked his dry fur. He looked up at me in wonder and flapped his lips at me. I gave a horsey laugh and put my head gently resting by his neck as he stumbled walking.I met the mares gaze and it had the look of 'I-trust-you-but-if-you-hurt-him-I'll-kill-you.'

"Cmon Silver one more push!" Luke interupted my obzerving. I closed my eyes until I heard a weak neigh and the hay shifting as the mare colapsed tiredly. A wet baby horse layed there looking around. It was black with a brown mane and some white markings. Luke flipped the baby over and stated,"Boy! We sure are getting luck with our boys!" All of a sudden the gazes were snapped on me, I snapped my neck from the low position to upwards and a innocent look on my face while snorting.

"Chris you choose Rose's colts name and Luke choose Silver's colts name." The dad ordered.

"Alright. Um...Deadly Remix! That's a good racing name!" Chris exclaimed.

"My turn! Silver's colt is Silver Chance! Well actully...thats both of the parents names so...Silver Casonava and he'll go by Casanova." Luke smiled at his good thinking.

The dad beamed at them. I feel left out! Thats so not right. Well its actully not like I like attention."Eli wouldn't leave the stable." Turner said pointing his hat at me again. I turned my gaze towards the hat and bit it before throwing it up in the air and ducking my head under it making it go over one ear. Don't I look fabulos? Well I think I do.The boys chuckled at me. The colts came up to me and started sniffing me. Um okay then, ya know no need for personal space or anything!

"The horses are going into the pasture tonight." Chris stated. I observed them as they grabbed lead ropes and clicked one to every horse. I was pulled along, Chris had Rose and Remix, Luke had Silver and Casonova, the dad had...okay I'm tired of saying 'the dad' lets go with Leo. Well anyways, Leo had Chester.  I had Turner. We all walked the other way out the srable door and down and old dirt path. Every one frooze as we heard a howl, it was a mad and animalistic werewolf howl. It was a rouge! Tank jumped down and I started pulling on the lead rope, I backed up and caught sight of Chester doing the same. He wouldn't let go! My eyes turned cold as I heard the wolf heading towards the pasture with the other horses. I reared and slamed my foot down on the rop making it slip out of his hands. I galloped behind the other horses as they freed themselves and ran. The colts were in the middle of the group surrounded as Chester was in front, Tank was on the side with the babies if the wolf were to get threw and I was at the back looking for any straglers. When the gate was in view Chester ran full force into it making the lock slide back, it could be locked again. In an instant the other horses crowded the younger and weaker horses.The wolf slowly emmerged from the cover of the dark and walked towards us a mad look in his eyes.

With his head turned up and eyes closed he sented for the weakest horse, that was until he smelt me. His eyes snapped towards me as we locked gazes I was bubbling with fury. He will not kill the herd on my watch! The boys had ran long ago and there were no cameras or anything that could blow my cover. I looked over at Chester and winked before forming into my wolf. We ran towards each other and lunged in the air, crashing down on the grass with a 'umph'. I succeded in pushing him back farther, we snarled at each other but I didn't miss the terrified look in his eyes.He lunged at me one more time trying to get past me and to the horses. I slid down and rolled on my back. He flew in slow motion over me, I scrapped my nails down his soft belly and bit into his leg flesh before throwing him.He stood up on wobbily paws as I flipped over and stood up. Now this was just a game, he was weak. I sat on my haunches as he made slow confident steps towards me. He thinks he is going to kill me? Ha, no buddy. I was also a rouge like him but in a Shape-Shifter it's different. He could easily go join a pack, unless he tried harming the Alpha or any one of high ranking. He then should be kicked out of packs forever.I stood with my ears pinned back as he stopped. He lunged at me, I stood still giving the effect of I might die by his filithy paws. When he came close enough with his foul stench, matted coat and slobery jaws, I caught his throught and crushed his wind pipe as he fell limply to the ground.

I cleaned the blood off my muzzle before I licked every one of the horses and whined at the colts and foals as they licked me back. The mares looked at me and flicked their head up in a 'Thank You' kind of manner. When it came down to Chester he shifted. He had brown hair and amber eyes with a built body. I followed suit and he gasped as he saw me. "Thanks I could have never taken on a wolf without you." He said kindly. "Racing you was fun and thanks for helping me with the horses." I replied before crushing him in a hug. I shifted once again to my wolf and took off running with Tank behind me again. Another one bites the dust!