The Circle Of Rings (#1 in The Circle series)

Chapter 23 - surprise cliff diving

The Circle Of Rings - Chapter 23

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Raymond  Maclean

I narrowed my eyes at Arthur. He seemed to squirm under my gaze and that sadly pleased me. "How old are you turning today?" I asked him.

He seemed to be shaking a little. Am I really that inimidating? "Thi... Thirteen..."

I slowly nodded my head, "Who are your parents?"

"My dad is Mine Turner, but I don't have a mom. She left after I was born." He looked down, "It's alright though I never met her anyways."

I got up and sat down beside him, "Everything is going to be alright as soon as the firls get here."

He sighed, "What do they want with me? I'm nobody special."

I raised my eye brow at him, "They seem to think otherwise. They are supposed to be at a private school by the Adlantic ocean. They came all this way just ot find you."

"Me?"

I nodded, "i have no idea why, I'm just as lost as you are." I laughed and shook my head as I thought of my firey little mate.  "Just remember that you're not alone."

He opened his mouth to say something but he was interupted, "I'M HERE!!!" Olive sang as loud as she could while the front door slamed open.

I sttod up as she came into the living room and smiled at her. She smiled at me then looked down at Arthur, "Oh look who's here!" She said cheerfully. "It's my dear friend, the Polar Bear!" She held her hand out to him, "My name is Olive, I'm the snake." She clapped her hands together joyfully and looked at me with a big smile, "We have to prepare a ceremony out by the cliffs, please be there in 20 minutes!" Then she was gone.

"Polar Bear?" Arthur looked at me with his eye brows furrowed.

I shrugged, "I'm just as confused as you.

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Michelle Locke (Surprise!)

I felt this weird feeling inside of me. I had to go somewhere, but where? I think I had felt this feeling once before, but where? It was such an old feeling. I got up from the bar stool I was sitting at in my kitchen and walked past my husband towards the door that lead outside. He gave me a confused look, "Where are you going Michelle?"

"I don't know," I said quietly while my eyes clouded over in a light yellow color. I heard music in the distcance when I took a step outside.

"Michelle!" Howard tried to stop me from walking forward, but not even he could stop me now. I wasn't controling my body anymore. My inner animal was controling me. Howard followed me, why was he so over protective? I could take care of myself! Oh god, now I sound like Olive. Or did she inherit that from me? Oh, I have no clue!

I couldn't even see where I was going, I wasn't worried though. I trusted my inner animal to lead me to where she wanted to go. Plus she deserved it. I've kept her locked up for so long. I should shift more often, I should learn forms like Olive. I never got to learn forms. I always wanted to be a bird and fly high up in the clouds. Maybe Olive and her friend could help me.

My eyes came back into focus and I could see whre I was now. The cliffs. I haddn't been here since the night Olive haddn't shifted. I couldn't come here. In the center of the opening was Olive and her friend Pearl. They both had their eyes closed and their backs to each other. The sky was surpisingly dark at the time that it was. You'd think it could be closer to winter than to summer.

"Olive, what are you doing?" Howards asked from my left side. I turned to him and through my hand over his mouth. Well I didn't do it! My animal did! I shook my head at him telling him not to speak and let my hand drop. I let my gaze turn back to the girls and my eyes widened in fear as I realized what they were doing.

No! they can't do this! We will all be killed if they do this! I have to stop them. I tried to take a step forwards but as soon as I touched the glowing circle that seaperated me from them, I was shocked back into my standing position. Howards obviously coulsnèt see the glowing circle in front of us because he tried to take a step forward as well. He was shot back into the trees and landed somewhere behind me. I wish I could turn around as see if he was okay, but I'm frozen in place.

"Olive?" Raymonds voice was surprised from the other side of the feild.

I managed to look at him, but only for a second. His face was scared and worried. He obviously had no idea what was going on. I think I was the only one who had a clue. In the matter of minutes, other pack members and soul shifters had gathered around. The pack members were just confused while the shifters were in a daze. One boy on the side lines stood out though. He had a bright white aurora around him.

I watched as he took a few steps into the bright circle with Olive and Pearl. When he stopped bight letters were carved into the ground saying things that only a sould shifter would understand. It said "The Circle Of Rings. Snake. Shark. Polar Bear. Three ring bearers in ruling."

Slowly I bent down onto one knee along with the rest of the shifters around me. Olive and Pearl took a few steps away from each other and turned to face the cliffs. They both said something under their breaths and the boy fell to the ground in pain. Was this his first shift? Well now we are deffinately all going to die. The hunters will find us and kill all of us.

The boy's bone started cracking and snapping before Olive and Pearl walked up to him. Both of their eyes were burnign with the bright color of yellow and blue. They picked him up as the fur slowly started to sprought out of his skin. What came next, no one exprected. They throguh him over the side of the cliff. Not a second late, they jumped in after him.

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