Black Tattoo

Transformation

From my window I can see two big tents, they are close together. Both of them are dark green with brown parts, one is bigger than the other so you could see the difference between the boy's tent and girl's. Alex doesn't want to sleep outside because of his back, he says his back couldn't stand it. He is sleeping on the couch in our living room downstairs.

They have been staying with us.

I look up and see the full moon as bright and beautiful as ever.

My skin tingles with anticipation. I want to go to the woods, no, I am craving to go. My whole body is itching to run out into the night covered by trees on all sides, to be surrounded by the smell of plants and small animals.

I walk out of my room slowly, once I pass Sokaku's door, it opens. He steps into the corridor with me and looks into my eyes for some time without saying anything. It is making me angry, he's clearly going to say something. Why did he have to take so long? I want to be out of this house!

"What's up?" I ask finally, breaking the silence.

"Where are you going?" He asks, his face blank. 

"Out." I say.

"Where?" He asks.

"What do you want Sokaku? I'm just going out and what I do is none of your business." I tell him. I take a step away from him but he grabs my arm, stopping me.

"Yes it is." He says angrily. His hand tightens around my arm, it starts to hurt. 

"No it isn't." I say back, coldly.

"Kara, you are full of secrets. I am trying to figure you out..." He takes a deep breath. "Kara I care about you. I want to help you, let me help you!" His face turns from blank to sad.

My heart skips a beat when I hear him say that.

"Fine, just let go of me." I pull my arm away and rub it were it turned red.

"Sorry." He says looking at my arm.

"Don't worry about it." I say. I look him in the eyes and sigh. "I am just going outside to run, that's all I want to do. Run." I say.

"To run?" He doubts. I nod.

"Yes, to run. I love to run." I tell him. Curiosity is all over his face and a spark of doubt, too.

"Why? Why do you have to go running now?" He asks.

"Because I need to. Can we talk when I come back? Please?" I ask. 

"Fine, but I want you to finally answer all my questions." He turns around and opens his door.

Without I second hesitation I walk down the stairs as fast as humanly possible without making any sound. I definitely don't want to wake Alex. I don't trust him. He gives me a bad feeling. Running out of the house and far away from the cabin. I finally feel like I'm far away. I stop to take off my shoes.

I let it out.

I can feel my body changing, my senses are also sharper, my whole body's stronger. I love it when I transform.

I'm now running faster and faster by the second. I love it.

To feel the air crash against my skin, to feel the ground beneath my feet, to be able to smell two rabbits jumping around a mile away, to be able to see a small river far away.

Let me try to explain it in a minimum amount of words, it is awesome.

•••••

"Where have you been? We have been looking everywhere for you!" Alex yells at me. His black and white hair are standing on all directions, he has clearly just woken up. David, Nadel and Sokaku look like that too.

"What's gotten you all humpy dumpy?" I say to him. Did he really have to yell at me? It is 6 am in the morning! The only thing that I want to do right now is  clime into my bed and close my eyes for 10 hours.

"I am not humpy dumpy!" Alex is angry. David moves Alex away from me before he could get even close.

"We just want to know where you were." Nadel asks. He is wearing long baggy shorts so he looks like a basketball player.

"I was out." I say.

"What were you doing?" Alex asks. He looks calmed now, he still looked angry just not that angry.

He's always asking questions, always, I never got any answers. Okay, I never asked any questions either, but still, I don't like him asking personal questions.

I lock eyes with him not flinching once, eventually, he looks away.

"It is not your business in the first place! If I want to tell you I'll tell you. And Alex I get you being the leader of this small group but you are not in charge of me! This is still my house! You are a guest here." I say it loud and clear. Although I am tired my voice was still loud and steady.

Everyone is surprised with my outburst. Good.

I go to my room. The moment I see my bed I crash on top of it. I am so tired because I woke up at 6 am in the forest because of my late night run. The memory of last night made me smile. I fell into a deep sleep.