Aurora Borealis

Alaska

My story begins when I was 18 years old and up and moved my life to Alaska. Something has been calling me there for as long as I can remember. My family an I were never close so it was never a probelm leaving them and moving across the country.  About 70 miles North of Fairbanks is a territory I called my own for 3 years. 

 My name is Nicole Troutman I am 5'4'' pale skin, golden blonde hair, and a couple freckles. I am in reasonable good shape as I stay in shape by cross country skiing. I am not like other werewolf's I wasn't born I was chosen. Let me explain...

One night in the middle of winter I was angry at something that happened at work and was not getting any sleep any time soon, so I went skiing. I had a couple of trials in the forest right behind my apartment complex. I put on all my snow stuff on and slide a shot gun on my back, something necessary in Alaska. When I headed out a full moon lit the sky up, as I started my track around I noticed the moon lit its own path, something whispered for me to follow it, so I did. Muscle memory took over three hours in I finally came to a stop. Tons of lakes stretch across Alaska but this one seemed to hold the moonlight in its borders, the ice so clear it was like a mirror in the sky. My brain was turned off my legs where moving too its own accord. I was out of my skies walking towards the center of the lake. Every couple steps onto the ice I stripped a layer off. Once I was centered I stood shivering naked. Then almost like a gunshot the ice cracked where I once stood, I snapped out of my trance and tried to run. I let out a scream as crashed through the ice. The Northern lights burst to life above me.

I crawled out on four legs I wasn't cold.

"hello Nicole please don't be frightened"

"who said that" I tried to say but strange noises just came from my mouth

"I am a spirit I dance across the sky till I am needed to come back to the human realm"

I race to the shore but my legs don't seem to work I slip and slide uncoordinated towards the forest.

"We will be sharing your body some parts of life as a wolf and others as a human" she said

I am going crazy what is even happening to be I cry out, tears spilling out. I try to grab the first piece of clothing but I don't have a hand but a paw. "use your mouth" the voice says gentle. Sobbing I lean down to collect my gray shirt. I stare at it, it's my favorite all gray a soft material with a pink cactus sown on the top left hand corner. I lean down and hold it in my teeth as I continue trying to move forward. "You must adapt and learn the way of the wolf before you return to human you will know when the time is right. Don't worry I will help you through it."

With a mouth full of clothes, I finally gotten to land. In front of me a pack of seven wolves appeared. All but one bent their head down, "bow your head Nicole" the voice said

I nod down, when I look back up all the wolves are trotting towards me. "this will be your pack for now till you learn."