Cutie and The Beast

Episode Twelve: My Pack

I rushed in, trying to find Graysen and Kevin and noticed Helen and Julia feeding a cream dog and brown dog. I smiled."Hey sweetie," Helen started, "We found these strays outside of Julia's porch, aren't they cute?"I looked at them, "The brown one is, the cream one seems rude, look at the way it's eating out of your hand!"Julia nodded, "If Kevin were a dog, I reckon he'd be this little guy! And that would be Graysen, what's weirder, is that they have the colour of the boys' hair..." I smiled.I hope I didn't look guilty. "Yeah...hey, where are the boys? Do you know?" I asked the women.Julia shook her head and Helen bit her lower lip, "I thought you knew where they were, dear," I dropped my upper lip, 'scared for their safety', I shook my head. "Oh darling, we need to find them!" I smiled.Julia and Helen gathered their stuff and a couple of torches. They rushed out the door, leaving the dogs and I behind."Why didn't you change?" I asked Graysen and Kevin.Kevin shifted into his human form, "We like appreciation. We want affection, we need love you know." His face twisted into a devious smile.Graysen shifted as well, whacked him over the head and said, "If you're trying to hit on her, it's not working. Zia, we're sorry, Kevin is right, as a wolf, affection is really rewarding..."I crossed my arms across my chest and smiled, "You two," I grabbed Graysen's hand and looked at Kevin, "are the most helpless idiots I've ever met. You didn't even save me!"Graysen smiled, "You didn't need saving, spy."Julia and Helen got back within the hour and gasped when they saw Kevin and Graysen standing in the kitchen. Graysen laughed at Helen as she let out a sob and Kevin asked Julia what was for dinner."Well, we don't have much food at the moment, who wants 'Aunt Tash's Super Mega Ultra Tasty Homemade Pancake Mix'?!" I cocked my head....longest name ever.Everyone crowded around the table to get a pancake and almost everyone accepted how good they were without asking the secret! Except me."How are pancakes allowed to taste this good?! This should be a tongue violation, or-or a food crime!" Everyone laughed at me, "I'm being serious!" They laughed even harder.Helen and Julia exchanged looks, "Sweetie," Julia started, "There's a ATSMUTHP exhibition on in a couple days, Aunt Tash, as they call her, will be there in person and the day consists of cooking her pancakes from scratch, you might enjoy going," I nodded, smiled and told everyone I'd go.Graysen and Kevin finished their pancakes and told Julia and Helen that they were taking me to a house party.When we arrived, Kevin whistled out, "FLEABAGS, GET INTO FORMATION AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES TO ZIA, OUR NEW PACK MEMBER," I smiled, and a few people left the 'party.'How come I was never told of this party until now? Maybe a spur of the moment thought. I reckon everyone at my school was there, a few adults and some minors in with the mix too."Graysen, I think that Zia should know this is her new family," Kevin spoke, "Now, we all know Zia was kidnapped by Blaze, but she's back, tell us; how'd you escape?" Kevin's lips creeped across his face, into a strange smile.I hesitated, "Well, I was taken in as a hostage but found out that the guard was my father, he helped me escape--but we've got to go back for him, he'll die as long as the Jubilants' have him!" I shouted out to my new family.A few cries of "Here!" were blurted in the darkness. As they walked out of the house, they said hello and their names and their prayers for my father.