Rolling over on the hard cold cave floor I blinked open my eyes letting out a small yawn while stretching my legs out, the early sunrise light shines through the front of the cave. With a heavy sigh i pull myself up to my feet placing my hands onto the lower part of my back and stretching until there was a satisfying crack.
“So much better”
Walking to the front of the cave I search the forest for any activity, keeping all my senses on full for the slightest noise or strange smell.
It’s been 10 years.. who’d have thought? 10 years of officially living in the forest in a cave since I was 8 years old, every morning I would carefully leave my cave searching the surrounding area for anything strange, but even then I wouldn’t really move from the area.. it took me days to eventually stray far enough to reach the lake to provide myself with water, after realising at 8 years old that my parents weren’t coming for me that night I realised I was now fending for myself. I realised that my parents weren’t with me in this life anymore.
After I realised that I was alone, I came to terms with living a forest life I had to catch my own food even if it was only small animals at the time I had to make my way to lake for drink as well as a simple quick wash. Every day at first I stuck with that routine straying only just outside my cave to catch food and get water I never went any further, I was scared.
But not only was it the fact of being scared to go any further because I was only 8, it was the fact that my mom and dad told me to stay in the cave and that they’d be there. It was my little 8 year old mind that stuck to her parents words that kept me in the cave area not straying. It was there command to not ever come back to the village that kept me away every day, even now I still haven’t gone back, I still don’t fully understand what happened that night 10 years ago only the fact that I lost my parents as well as my pack I haven’t seen or heard from anyone for 10 years.
Life in the forest hasn’t been all that bad I guess I could admit that it is like my real home now, at the age of 18 I have finally accepted that I have no family, no pack and no future really. It does upset me to be alone, anyone would be upset in that kind of situation but with the life I live I can’t let it get me down, with me being a lone wolf I have to watch my back for any lurking packs as they’ll go for the challenge straight away, god forbid if im caught in the territory of a pack and im spotted they’ll go for the kill straight away. Thats why for the past years i’ve stuck to the cave area as I’ve not seen any other wolves around here so I know im safe.
With it being 10 years of forest life, I can also admit that I haven’t turned into my wolf since being told by my mother not to change, even though my shifting is like breathing I refused to shift out of respect to my mother’s wishes. I knew I was different, I knew I was back in my old pack, they old called me special and unique when I had my first shift they all protected me, but if im honest they protected me too much they never allowed me to venture outside the small pack village in my wolf form, if anyone outside our pack came for their reasons I was kept in my home with my mother keeping her eye on me until my father came home.
However today is the day I finally shift into my unique form and stray from the cave, even though it is a high risk im taking I need to venture from this place, the memories here aren’t helping me any longer I waited for my parents or any sign of pack members and nothing so now is the day to fly the cave so to speak.
Stretching out my arms above my head I took a deep breath of the forest air and listened to the sound of running water and little critters scurry and fly about, looking around I took in the area and reassured myself that no one was out there. Taking another breath I closed my eyes and pictured my wolf in my mind, I felt a small build of emotion in my mind as my wolf woke from a extended slumber I coaxed her out of the slumber gently until she was fully awake in my mind once ready I felt my bones start to crack and shift into place, my skin felt like it burned as my fur grew along with my tail growing from the back and my face shifting into a muzzle and my teeth growing into sharpness.
After about 20 minutes, I lay panting on the floor as my mind caught up with my shift It had been years, pulling myself up on my unsteady legs I placed my paws apart to balance my shaky body as I got the feel of my wolf form. Once I was more stable I stood up straighter and stretched out my front legs then my back before giving my overall body a shake to puff out my white fur, my tail being the puffiest. Letting my tongue flop out I felt a wolfish smile spread on my face as I took my first steps in my wolf form after some time, the ground below my paws felt so much different but more homey as the tree twigs crunched under my pads, taking in a breath through my nose the forest smells intensified.
Amazing I thought as I started a slight trot in my form towards the lake to take a look at my reflection.
On my way to the lake I took a slower walk as my senses kept on top of the surrounding sounds as my eyes kept darting about the trees, with this being my first walk out in my wolf form I was being more cautious, just in case. When my ears didn’t pick up any warning sounds I carried on my normal path to the lake more than thrilled to see my reflection of my wolf.
Arriving at the lake I could feel my happiness building in my chest and my wolfish smile spread across my lips, walking into the lake so the water was just over my paws I looked down into the clear water to see a white wolf with light forest green eyes looking back. Lowering my head slightly more I flicked out my tongue lapping up some of the water, as the cool liquid ran down my throat I couldn’t help the sound leaving my throat that sounding something like a satisfied moan.
However during the time of taking in my appearance and drinking the water my senses didn’t pick up on the sound or movement around me as tree twigs crunched under a set of paws.
Startled I lifted my head from the water flicking my ears forward to located the sound, it wasn’t until I turned my head slightly to the right that I saw a light brown coloured wolf amongst the trees its head lowered slightly and turned to the left as if confused to see another wolf or simply confused as seeing a wolf my colour. I stared back at the wolf keeping some form of eye contact watching his movements until I heard another twig snap to my left, swinging my head around I met the eyes of yet another wolf in the trees however this one was a greyish brown colour and had its head lowered with its top lip pulled back in a snarl.
I felt my tail slowly curl in between my back legs as my fur raised on my back, moving my front paw slightly forward I felt my body prepare itself as my eyes stayed locked on the more vicious wolf.
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