Shifters: Skyler's Story

Chapter One: The Beginning

A/N Hi, just to be sure you don't get confused this cover was not done by me but by @ Noctelamia101. Thats all. My friend and I started this story together but I think she got bored with it around the 2nd chapter so I've just been adding to it. We have another story on her profile called Beyond Normal. She gave me her passward so that I could work on that one too so please check it out on @lostintime1997. Thanks :) Now here's the story.

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Being the youngest out of three siblings is a pain in the ass. Two brothers, Jaxon and Steven. Then I have my annoying sister Lavender. And the three of them are all shifters, but I'm not. Which is sad because I would love to be able shift into an animal.

"Skyler get your sorry ass in here!" Jaxon called from the living room. I went in and glared at him.

"What do you want?" I asked. That's when I noticed the tattoo machine and I stared at it curiously.

"Skyler take a seat," Dad said.

"W - Why?" I asked and glanced between them and the machine. Steven smiled and pushed me forward and had me sit down. Dad nodded and Steven backed away.

"Skyler, It's time we gave you the family crest."

"But I'm not even a shifter I - I can't do that," I mumbled staring at the needle and ink."I hate needles, you know that."

"It was a family decision. Even though you are not a shifter you are still a part of this family. Now take your shirt off and hold still."

"If it helps sis close your eyes and squeeze my hand," Jaxon said. Nervously I slid my shirt off. The tattoo was always done on our shoulder just over our hearts. This is going to hurt like a bitch. I grabbed Jaxon's hand and squeezed it and my eyes closed tightly.

When the needle came close to my skin I was sweating like crazy. But then out of the blue the alarm went off. Both of my brothers and my dad looked at me with a look and I knew that this was not over.

"Well I guess you got out of this little sis," Steven said.

"But Skyler dear don't think you have gotton out of this just yet. When we come back we will continue, " My father said as he was making his way out the door.

My bothers followed my dad out the front door and they disappeared into the forest. But after a while of sitting in the house I heard loud scream and another alarm went off.

Oh God what is happening out there?

See, now this is why I wish I was a shifter. So I could run out there and help my family. But of course I'm not and I have to sit back and wait. Who would try to break into our house anyway? Do they have a death wish? I looked out the window to see what is going on, but all I see is both my bothers come out of the forest. They were both beat up pretty bad. Dad was not with them. I ran out the front door and ran to my bothers.

"Were is dad!" I asked in a panic.

Jaxon looked at me and I could see sadness in his eyes. I then I had a really bad feeling sweep over me. Oh no where is Dad? What happened out there?

"Easy there tiger," Jaxon said with a calm voice.

"WERE IS DAD!" I shouted.

I felt a really strange power come over my body, So I tried calm myself down and it worked.

What the hell was that?

"Sis?" Both of my bothers said.

"Now tell me what happen to dad," I demanded.

"Dad was taken by then hunters," Steven said.

"The hunters will kill him and you know it. We have to find him!" I said. Steven rested his hand on my shoulder.

"I won't let that happen. We'll find Dad." the unspoken word was 'alive'.

Will we find Dad alive? We have to try.

I brought my brothers inside to tend to their wounds like I have done so many times in my past. Leave it up to Lavender to show up late and miss every damn thing. She is our most powerful shifter and if she had been here for the fight then maybe they wouldn't have been able to snatch Dad. She should have been here to protect her family.

"Sis. I suggest you leave," I muttered. She just gave me a funny look. Before either of my brothers could respond I punched her square in the jaw and stormed out of the room.

If only she had been there and I was a shifter, maybe together we could have stopped the hunters from taking Dad. But I have to be fucking human and my sister has to be a fucking whore, so he was taken.

It's my fault. I've let our family name down. I let Dad down.

I kicked the wall and screamed in frustration. Jaxon came to talk to me, but I walked away and went to my room. Locking my door I sat on my bed and started to cry. I just wanted and needed to be alone right now.