War of the Change

Long Road to Return




Jerking awake with a start Serena’s hand flew to her head as she looked around, back in her old room well not old room but after she left Grandmother Sophia’s place. The full sized bed still decorated in a bubble comforter and bubble sheets, the walls were a darker blue like after a storm, dark wooden dressers and a desk laid out around the room, various items and nic knacks strewn all over the tops, her journals lay closed with a line of dust on top of it. A full length mirror hung on the back of her door as another smaller one hung over a cosmetic desk with pictures all over the edges. Odd shaped and colored candles looked recently snuffed out sat at different lengths and heights on little pedal stools on the walls. Looking more around the room trying to remember what happen a dark figure stepped to the front of the big mirror but seemed to be inside of it, in a purple velvet robe the figure turned towards Serena the hood dropping back revealing the woman she swore she dreamt about. “It’s you…” Gasping Serena grabbed her throat a different voice had come from it then her own.


“Serena, you’ve changed for the better...someone will be here soon to help you deal with it all, accept their help, accept who you are and sing, sing what your heart is screaming. Your memory will return as well as the rest of what makes you, you.” Turning away the woman once again was gone yet a whisper floated in a reminder. “Friends is just a grouping term they are not a reason to be loyal, anyone can say they are a friend.”


Looking quite confounded Serena went over to her mirror, her hand still clasped around her neck, “Laaaaaa.” Cutting it short she couldn’t stop the wince while she voice had cracked offendingly on the note. Rolling her eyes Serena couldn’t believe the woman had thought she could sing, “Whatta joke…” but something caught her eyes nonetheless as she was about to walk away, her naked body gave off an almost unnatural gleam. Her eyes shimmered with power and darkness, her skin a pale color and all scars that once were, now gone leaving behind perfection. Her hair was a slightly wavy black with silver tips that came down to her elbows making her now clear raven eyes that looked like oil with all the colors that you could see within them and ruby red lips pop and look more seductive than ever, her nails were short with slightly rounded tips they were painted black all twenty of them. “I’m…I’m beautiful….?”


Serena spun around in the mirror admiring her new body, it was tone and tight in the right places, her breasts were full and perky, her butt tight and lifted. Running a hand over her slim hips her fingers stretched to her flat stomach in amazement as it reached the small triangle between her legs; the hair was black with silver tips also. “Like what you see?” Squealing Serena grabbed her robe in surprise as she spun to the figure that lay on her bed and gasped the whole room was redecorated appealing to a darker side. “Don’t be so surprised, you knew I was coming, and don’t talk or scream so loudly, we don’t want your brother coming in here now do we? No, no we do not.” The figure stared at her with piercing emerald eyes and white hair with blonde tips and roots that came down to her waist but was done up in a high ponytail, she was dressed in a white mini skirt with chains hanging connected from the front to the back in small half circles, and the skirt lay low on her hips showing off her silver thong side strings. Her shirt was a white spaghetti tank top with the word ‘Innocent’ written in shimmering green italics resting just below the low hem of the shirt that was revealing well, just how endowed she was, the shirt and skirt were connected by two Xs made from two thin chains, one silver the other green, the Xs were on her sides.


“Who are you?” Serena decided on ignoring how black her room was now or that all the candles were lit, realizing it now her window was wide open the drapes with black with sheer over them blowing in the wind. ‘That’s how she got in here hmm.’ Shaking her head Serena slipped into her gray plush robe tying it tight. “So?” Serena stayed by the mirror away from the new girl as a thought struck her and she opened her closet door amazed at all the new clothes she had in awe.


“Well, my name is Misae of the northern clan and one of the few females left. Now for your room, crafting I suppose, because I for sure didn’t do it.” Sitting up Misae crossed her legs dangling them off the bed staring at her green painted nails in doing that her bangs fell to the front of her face revealing pointed ears. “You should get dressed wolf, I have much to tell you.” Sniffing the air Misae frowned deeply and got up moving closer to Serena, “Hurry.” Opening the bedroom door she left shutting it softly behind her leaving Serena alone with her thoughts.


“Craft I understand but uh…Wolf?” shaking her head swearing she was hearing things Serena stared into her reformed closet with a sigh. “Some one better be playing a big prank on me.”


Breathing the air an odd scent caught her nose, smelled like her brother’s after shave, how in the hell could she be able to smell that so clearly? Shaking her head throwing it off as a he must have rearranged her room Serena pulled out some clothes to wear and got dressed first she put on a black and red heart bow bra and thong set with a pair of matching black and red bow knee high stockings. Next she pulled out a black panel and lace gothic mini skirt and smacked her ass after putting it on damn she was hot, laughing to herself she grabbed a black corset that was vertical pleather panels, with straps and silver tone buckles, the front and back black lace panel had a back zip closure it stopped just above her belly button as the skirt stopped below it. Looking at herself in the mirror Serena stared at her feet then her belly button, “You my friend are so going to get pierced soon.” Laughing to herself she grabbed a pair of knee high pleather zip up back boots and after putting the whole outfit together with a few strokes of a hair brush was out the door pulling her hair in pig tails showing off her 3 earring each pierced pointed ears, a silver hoop filled each hole. It just felt so great to look so good finally after her whole life of living in the shadows of her brother and cousin she would shine. “I think I’m accepting this change very well in all considerations. I also think the Goth style suits me very well.”


Bouncing down the steps Serena placed on her now favorite choker, it was a double black chain choker with a row of black faceted beads and a series of dangling beads in various lengths that brought attention to her chest simply by it laying there, she found Misae looking for food in the kitchen looking annoyed with the old lady that kept trying to talk to her. “Auntie, just leave her alone.” Serena startled the old bat into falling back into her chair as she took her brown eyes off Misae to look over Serena’s new persona.


“Serena?” Sighing she looked at Misae who was now staring at her in amusement, munching on a piece of turkey she found in the fridge.


“Yeah it’s me; Serena, guess the country air changed me for the best I supposed.” Watching Misae critically who merely nodded her encouragement while pulling out some more turkey slices to fill her belly. The old woman grumbled getting up from her chair and went down stairs to the basement mumbling all the way.


“Well, Serena, I don’t know that much about you, but I do know what’s about to happen to you…will hurt, scare and confuse you probably near death. But it is worth it in the end; you’ve become part of a rare breed. I am an Artic wolf princess, an alpha if you may, there are about maybe 8 female wolves alive in our allied packs each one has a mate except me a little girl and now there’s the untamed you. All that you’ve ever thought of as fake isn’t, wolves taking the shape of humans are real, vampires are real, shape shifters are real, demons are real, and then there are the mixed breeds and half breeds.” Misae shut the fridge and leaned against it as Serena slumped into a chair, she always was one that was able to take a lot of crap that hit her but this topped it all. “There’s a lot more Hun, there hasn’t been a female black wolf in the last 325 years give or take, when the vampires rampaged through their village and tried wiping out the royal lines. It’s been a thing through decades, no female wolf is safe unmated or untrained and honey you’re both, which is why I am here today. A witch warned us and I took the opportunity to meet you first before your rightful pack comes for you during your first full transformation.” Misae straightened up at the sound of a thump from the steps above them. “Serena I am warning you now trust NO ONE let your guard down for NO ONE, wolves and witches are your friends and allies while vampires will try to destroy you no matter who they are.” Hissing Misae’s lip up turned into a snarl showing off the growth of her canines.


Serena barely got out a soft, “But…I have a…” as her attention shifted to the living room.


Dias came down the steps and stopped a few feet away from Serena, wearing a pair of black and gold handcuff pants, unlike most of them this pair was tight against his long legs leaving not much to the imagination they were black pants with red stitching and trim with gold tone pyramid stud, eyelet grommet, D-ring and removable chained handcuff strap details. His shirt was a simple fishnet tank top showing off everything he had and didn’t seem to mind one ounce. His ruby colored eyes flickered to Misae before looking over to his topaz eyed friend who was wearing a black pair of ass tight pants that had royal blue stitching with square, eyelet, round, skull and D-ring grommet details, two chains had a handcuff dangling right in front of his crotch drawing your eyes to it unwillingly, he had a simple baggy black poet shirt that was open revealing his chest, his layered brunette hair covered one of his eyes as it fell slightly past his pointed ears. The way the sun came peering in the curtains and pounced off the silver made it hard to see as Serena moved closer to the growling Misae feeling uneasy with the way Dias’s friend was looking at them like a couple of roaches when she got within reach of Misae she let out a bark, “NOT TODAY BOYS!” and her clawed hands encircled Serena’s wrist and in a blizzard like blur they were gone.


Serena fell hard after the blizzard blur stopped holding her head before squealing in shock when she saw her hands, they were clawed. It felt like lost information settled in her veins making everything into some sort of sense of another while another side of her was rushing up to push all of it away. “Misae?” The desperate plea barely left her lips as when she looked up she saw a partial white dog mixed with Misae’s looks. Her ears were of the white wolves her eyes a brighter green then before her hair sparkled almost of silver as the blonde shimmered golden; she had a long fluffy tail that matched her hair completely.


“It’s alright, we change into half forms when we teleport to our dens, using that much power makes us do it automatically for safety reasons. I understand he’s your brother but that man is not safe, and the one he was with is Leo. Leo is the son of a high ranking vampire, must be teaching your brother the basic’s as I am to you, which would mean they have witches…I knew it! Taji!” Misae growled at her own epiphany as Serena was staring at herself in the mirror that was in Misae’s room, her ears were of the black wolves, black with silver tips; as her eyes were piercing silver orbs.


Turning slightly she wagged her fluffy black tail with silver tip amazing her as she ran a hand through the soft pelt how good it felt, ears perked up at the sound of someone entering the room and Serena began to fidget uncomfortably. “Yes Milady?” A platinum blonde haired man and a white wolf stood in the doorway.


“Contact the black wolf’s male, and tell them we have their female safe.” Taji nodded and bowed out the door.


Misae barely had the chance to run a hand through her bangs as a loud snap brought a black haired man storming into the room which made a white wolf Serena had first sworn was a huge pillow get up and growl fiercely at the intruder. “Misae what do you think you’re doing.” His black ears twitched in annoyance and anger as his golden eyes caught sight of Serena and gasped, his tail wagged slightly. It was almost so puppy like she had to hold back the improper giggle that threaten to spill.


“I was protecting a fellow wolf and female from vampires. Yes it wasn’t my place but I took it as it is, and it seemed I had the better instincts. Then you did seeing how before she even woke up had a vampire within twenty feet of her, two in fact.” Misae nodded walking over to the giant wolf and soothed it with long pets on the head.


“Young princess, I am the father and prince of the black wolves pack, and I am happy to take you to our and your new home. I humbly do apologize for putting you and Lady Misae in any danger.” Bowing he took Serena’s clawed hand turned it over and kissed the main vein in her wrist. “My name is Bran my oldest son’s name is Ravenus second in line is named Ferren then there’s my son Daemon and lastly is my youngest named Lucivar. As of now we the black wolf tribe owes our lives to you. I’m so sorry but you do know what your role is now, don’t you?” Looking up into Serena’s eyes he saw her staring at Misae who gave her a nod.


Fidgeting Serena looked at the door for a second before bolting fear drove her as pain slammed down her back with bone crushing intensity but within seconds she was out of the mansion like place and into the snow fighting her way through the cold to get farther and father away, before knowing it Serena had dropped to all fours and was a huge black wolf with silver dipped feet, hands, muzzle, ears, tail and of course had the silver crescent moon across her breasts.


Bran looked to Misae, “Something’s off with her…I just can’t put a finger on it yet. I will find out though.” Misae nodded a dark look taking over her emerald eyes before the two set off to go after the new wolf princess. She had seen her body go through the changes that would hold the wolf she now controlled, it wasn’t her place to assume what Serena went through but it didn’t look friendly.


Serena pressed on and on into the snow deeper into the mountains until the cold took over and she promptly passed out into that cold but she wasn’t alone. They had allowed her to spend her energy while keeping a close protective watch, being so new it surprised them that she lasted as long as she had. A lone black wolf stood tall as two white wolves picked her up and onto the black one’s back before they took off towards what would be the black wolf princess’s new home.


Reaching the lower borders of the white wolves land, the three wolves’ border jumped from the white wolves land’s to the black packs, only the royal blood could do it and whoever they chose to accompany them though it still remained few. The wolves did it well when they needed to but the same couldn’t be said about jumping the whole pack, it was unheard of. Border jumping contained a power that was tapped from the very souls of the ones that are suppose to take care of the lands, it was like jumping along the winds you jump up into the wind line you wanted to go and almost instantly jump down into your destination. Well as long as you were welcome, jumping blindly into the winds could pretty much kill you within impact and not being welcome into that area you were jumping into could lead to the winds turning against you making you insane or anything else that could come to mind. Then there came jumping into the winds with power, if you adorn a gifted power not much could stop you depending on how much power you could tap into at one time.


They landed in front of a large bed back in their half and half form, Bran holding Serena close to him before dumping her on the bed and like the touch of a finger into a still pond a ripple effect happened in the room, it changed everything to the preferences of the new owner. “Lady Misae, can I honor you in some tea?” Bran smiled courteously at the white wolf princess as she nodded her head in with a barely noticeable bow.


“And Tenja you will stay here and watch over her until MY return.” Misae hissed in warning, daring for Bran to defy her order as she took mental note that the room looked almost exactly like the room at the house she found Serena at the only difference being the pelts and furs instead of rugs and comforters, most of the candles were lit but randomly enough to not cause suspicion some stayed out.


They took their leave, Serena heavily sedated in a healing sleep, Misae followed Bran closely as being a female made you very wanted with sex starved wolves on your tail every step of the way. Bran took her clear across the mansion like building to the dining hall where his four sons were waiting for him, stepping into the glorious room Daemon saw them first and rose from his seat, Lucivar almost spit out his drink upon seeing the white wolf princess without her own escorts. Though Ravenous spoke first, “Father you’re back fast and Lady Misae surprise seeing you here, and unarmed.” Ravenous smiled showing off his lengthened canines, before standing up and giving the Lady a bow at the waist. The hairs on the back of her neck rose the smiles of the riled males wasn’t as unnerving as the heavy smell of testosterone as it was so thick in the air it was gagging Misae slowly and painfully, she loved that power.


“Darling you know you’re never unarmed when you’re a Lady.” She gave him a warning smile her eyes daring any of the males to make a move to claim her as theirs with the full intentions of making sure they wish they were never born if they choose to do so.


Laughing Ferren jumped up swaying on his feet a bit before slumping into Lucivar, drunk as all hell but his arousal was no less then the others, “Mizzzzey, you look WHEW!” Rolling her emerald eyes Misae took in each son one by one wearily.


Ravenous had grey eyes and raven colored hair that fell to his lower back and was pulled back in a long French braid; he was tan and well built almost too well built it looked like he was the son that held the strength and pushed his weight around.

Ferren who was next in line also had grey eyes but had a tinge of brown on their edges and grey almost white hair that was cut short and spiked up, he was much skinnier then the others period, his body was built for pure speed but never the less still was toned for hand to hand combat if it came down to it and had the pale skin of his mother.

Daemon had golden eyes like his father and black as night hair that fell just above his shoulders and shaped his face almost dangerously, he was built stronger yet was a light weight compared to Ravenous and Lucivar, he moved with hidden power rippling beneath his pale moonlight skin, perfect mirror of his father when he was younger with power, speed and strength all at his disposal.

Lastly there was Lucivar, he also had the gold eyes of his father but the silver locks of his mother, his hair fell a bit past his shoulders and was almost always pulled back into a ponytail, he was warrior perfection, with a toned body and softly tanned skin, speed and strength were his specialty but like Daemon had some power to spare. All the men had their power holding orbs on and while Bran and Daemon had the biggest and yet same shape, Daemon seemed to be the one everyone else was weary of making angry, though none of it mattered because males don’t rule packs they lead battles .


Looking around she took in the hundai type lanterns adorning the walls since there were no windows for natural light, they were filled with unscented oils and a wick for burning much longer then waxed candles. Misae took one look at Bran before turning her back to them all and walking out, she began heading back towards Serena’s room with the intentions of forcing all the information she would need into her through sleep before she awoke and got scared again. “MISAE!” Bran barked growling quite fed up with her thinking she was main bitch in every pack she went to and visited. Daemon walked over to his father, being the only one not floored by his lust and need …or beer, he decided to go follow the white wolf princess with unspoken words to his father he placed a calming hand on his shoulder and left out the room. Bran sighed going further inside the room a cook running in with food before he even sat down, reluctantly his pups followed suit even Ferren grabbing control over his drunken state enough to know when serious talk was about to take place.


Misae reached the bedroom and came inside a choked growl greeted her as she found Tenja in a fight position ready to defend the sleeping female. “Very good Tenja, you may relax I have a few things to do, so if you don’t mind please excuse yourself and wait outside.”


Tenja bowed smiling in relief, “Thank you Milady for trusting me with the job of protecting the young female, it was most honorable.” Bowing once more he left the room only to wait at the other side of the door ecstatic that his lady had trusted him to not mate with the bitch that lay unmarked and unclaimed on the bed inside the room so helplessly. Misae climbed upon the bed straddling Serena. placing her palms on the sides of her temples her voice grew to mumbling words that sounded like a spell, the white wolf began to glow a teal color as the black wolf began glowing ebony as their auras mixed. Releasing a pain filled howl Misae fed Serena all the information she could about being a wolf, the transformation, mating rituals, the dangers, who people are, how to tell who any one is and the training, everything she could and believed she would need Misae gave to her freely. A mark on Misae’s lower abdomen began glowing, the sign of her people it was a teal orb with a silver full moon in it a mini blue-ish white snow storm in that center of that, on Serena it was on her in the dip of her right hip yet still on her abdomen, it was an ebony orb with a silver crescent moon in the center with a white lightening bolt going through it. The agony of sharing like this rippled through Misae selflessly, she was proud she was hanging on this long but something about Serena kept whispering that what she saw now was not the end result and so she listened.


Slowly pulling apart their power’s Misae climbed off of Serena only to come face to face with Daemon who was looking over the black wolf princess with a masked face of indifference with a dash of annoyance, “Daemon leave.” Misae snarled in which brought Tenja in the room claws ready to fight for his leader.


“I’m prince of these lands and you’re in my mansion. I have not done anything to direct your anger towards me bitch, but I assure you, that if you don’t get it in check I’ll rip that tongue out your head and feed it to the vampires.” Power danced in his golden eyes as he watched her leash in her anger finding it harder to breathe as she did.


“I’m taking her back to her place, she’ll be awake in the morning and as I saw inside her, she’ll be going to school. If SHE decides to come back then that is her choice not yours or mine to make, I taught her all I could it’s up to her now.” Staring down at the sleeping female she gave a sigh placing a hand on her chest finding an odd necklace she didn’t see before, it was some sort of orb. Everyone had orbs of some kind but something was off about hers.. Before she could get a better look it sounded like lightening struck close by and the body was gone, with that she waved to Daemon and blew him a kiss before Tenja and herself vanished also in a blur of snow. He in turn just growled his annoyance, protocol forbade him to chase any female who was not willing to play, with that he went back to report to his father.


Serena awoke to the sound of her own growling, the smell of her brother was thick in her room as she opened her eyes, and she came face to face with Dias who was reaching out to touch her. “Glad your up, school time you’ve slept for half a week grab your books and let’s go.” His face was stoic and masked of all emotions but glanced to the side of the room before leaving. Serena felt the warm glowing of a heavy necklace and felt it settle back to its cold self. “Must have made it so no one could touch me while I was sleeping, that’s cool…it kind of looks like the one woman’s.” Smirking Serena got up and froze, the scent of someone else was in her room, turning she came face to face with a blonde and blue haired chick with an odd talisman around her neck dressed in her school’s uniform.


“Circle Day Gatherer…” the girl nodded smiling and the two hugged, all the information Misae passed on was embedded but now since she was awake was fully making her aware of it all slowly...extremely slowly…her brain was throbbing with an oncoming headache. “Serena I was sent to help you, well not really help but to protect you…I am just someone to keep an eye out for your well being without wanting sex haha. Misae and Fyfe contacted my circle to see if any of us went to your school and I got picked to be here when you woke up, you were most correct of the necklace I mean, I can’t believe you have it but it protects it’s wearer from attacks if you cant protect yourself. My name is May. And I must ask if you recall what that orb means correct?” Bowing slightly May helped Serena up.


“Yeah bits and pieces everything, is just so hazy right now.” Rubbing at her eyes a need to cry squeezed at her heart.


May patted Serena’s arm in comfort, “At birthright you were gifted with a power and for you to etch your own fate with.” She cocked her head waiting for what the new wolf’s reaction would be.


Serena fiddled with it as memories floated into place but they were so few and far in between nothing made a complete sense for her to understand, “I wasn’t exactly gifted with anything at my birthright…this can’t be mine…mine was left behind.”


May sighed softly shaking her head, “It may have been a good thing too, the High Priestess of Skatha has been slaughtering and stealing females that may cause a problem to her ruling for the last few decades. So I don’t know where you got it or how but it’s a major plus for the black wolves.” May shrugged not really concerned over it, “Go get dressed Serena.”


May turned around as Serena started to change and put on her school uniform, which was a crimson red above the knee skirt and a thin white button down shirt, of course all the pure white undergarments were on too, turning she went into the mirror to redo her hair brushing it up into a high ponytail she tied it with a crimson ribbon. “Can I look now?” May giggled turning her head peeking over at Serena.


“Yeah, yeah hehe.” Giggling herself Serena put on white knee high fish net stocking and a pair of black knee high boots, around her neck was two long black beaded necklaces and of course the longest of them all was the orb necklace that lay almost hidden between her cleavage.


“Looking hot wolfy!” May walked over giving the outfit a once over before opening the room’s door, two back packs in hand.


“Yeah let’s go.” Taking her own black bag from May they left the house not saying a word to the vampire that also lived there.


Serena bumped into pretty much all her classmates as they walked the streets and they couldn’t seem to let it go how much she changed, how curvy she was, her hair, her eyes, and touching her. When had they taken such notice in her? Shaking her head Serena looked around for May who seemed to be a bit of a ways off, keeping an eye on her but at a distance. ‘Good I need some normalcy.’ Guys were trying to lather her with attention as she came up the steps to go into the gates but she politely pushed them away opting to be with her real friends where ever they were at the moment. Not all changes could happen at once and male attention was definitely on her not needed list.


The closer they got to school the smellier it got, and the smellier it got the more dizzy Serena became, she stopped breathing through her nose once she hit the gates of the school. May got real close to her all of a sudden and whispered just so Serena could hear without even looking at her, “Breathe deeply and you may die, but you will have to learn to get control of it, anyone or thing could sneak up on you if you don’t take a sniff once in a while.” Nodding they kept walking through the halls and Serena froze.


Hard oil raven eyes glared fiercely at a dark blonde haired chick that was supposed to be her best friend and watching over her boyfriend since she was gone, but instead she seemed to be hanging all over her man. So many voices screamed through her head, but one stood out more then any other, her newly required dark side and it seemed it would have its way and be unleashed much earlier then it was supposed to. A pale hand landed on her shoulder and with everything she had, Serena bottled and leashed the rage as tightly as she could, her emotions pushing for sort of change while her mind screamed no with her mind in a No way in hell mood her body became restrained and thus reframed from hitting her other friend, Juno, who hasn’t done anything…well that she knew of anyway, sniffing the air slightly betrayal lay thick through the halls, as did the hundai lanterns that lit up this so called normal low priced high school. “Hey Serena, I hate to say it…but Jenna has been all over him since you left. I warned you before she was trouble. DAMN did you change?”


Hearing what she had to say didn’t help the rage factor as a low snarl started to emit from Serena’s ‘delicate’ throat her once normal canines began sharpening and her ears twitched as they began the transformation with only three words tracing her mind, ‘Jenna must die’. Juno who was jaw dropped in awe of her beauty reached out to grab her and got slapped away as rage took control and the need for revenge came over strong. Yet before she could satisfy any of it a blur came down the hall tackled into Serena’s tiny body, throwing her over a strong built shoulder and running off down another hall and away from the scene. Somehow in all of that, her skirt never flew up and her chest didn’t fall from the flimsy thin white shirt that made up the school uniforms for girls. And they say there is no such thing as luck, HA.


Skidding to a stop the man set Serena down coming face to face with her now hot rage, her nails were slowly becoming sharper, her eyes slowly started to flood a molten silver as the panting man stood at arms length from her. A pleading look on his face and within his brownish green eyes, he bowed slightly his hand almost unnoticeably spread wide and in a wave like motion went over a wristband covered wrist. “Milady, I am part of the ally pack to your pack so please I cannot in good faith allow you to change in front of these humans! Vampires are around, there isn’t even half enough of us to keep you protected, the witch should of told you that. You must stay a secret.” The sincerity in his voice and the low rumbling in his chest soothed her unwillingly but as it did the change stopped.


“What’s….so what is your name?” Serena sniffed slightly confirming his words and whispered in a defeated voice while her eyes settled onto his brownish green ones, as he pushed back a lock of blond hair.


He turned the same wrist over that he made a motion towards a few minutes ago but this time pulling the wristband down and showing a teal orb tattoo with a full moon in it a mini snow storm in that center, “My name is Talonof and yes I am a mixed breed but I’m extremely loyal so that is irrelevant.” He pulled Serena into a quick hug rubbing a shoulder against her own and cheek against the side of her head before turning away then began walking away as if nothing happen, passing two dark haired guys who were eying him down critically. With another quick sniff Serena could tell they were wolves, the black wolf place she was at before she past out for the last time, that’s what they smelled like so what did it mean for her exactly. Were they here to collect her?


With a sigh Serena spun on her heels and slinked off down a different hallway making small sniffs along the way to check over her surroundings without looking all over the place like a paranoid child though from time to time she felt like a fool as she gagged on the smells. Or when her eyes filled with tears cause a smell burned right to her brain. The rage still hummed sweetly beneath her veins keeping her senses in prime condition and damn did this place stink full of mold, unwashed bodies, sweat, blood and puke. Realizing she went way too close to the locker rooms Serena back tracked and sniffed lightly tracking down the witch girl May who looked as if she knew Serena would be coming back because she was leaning discreetly between two lockers in hiding. May perked up upon hearing the click of Serena’s shoes and turned to her smiling softly, moving out of her hideout and swiping at her skirt and the invisible dirt on it, her whole attitude seemed to take a small shift. “So what’s going on Serena? Learn anything?” Serena gave May a once over, studying every little feature of the witch trying to place the change.


“Why am I in a school where vampires outnumber wolves? Isn’t that dangerous…” May just stared blankly at Serena for a few moments before answering.


“Vampires out number wolves’ period, ah I told Misae this would happen you have all the information but it’s just there you don’t truly know it, well come on.” May grabbed Serena’s upper arm and dragged her off into a near by empty classroom where the two guys she saw earlier were small talking by the window. “Never let a wolf do that should be done by a witch damnit.” Grumbling more to herself but Serena couldn’t help but hear it.


The two guys jumped to attention eyeing up Serena like a piece of meat, “Let me introduce ourselves, my name is Kaynip and this is my twin brother Kaylup we now serve under your reign Milady Serena we were ranked stealth guards.” Bowing at the waist and showing her their ebony orb with a silver crescent moon in the center with a white lightening bolt going through it tattoo that was hidden on their shoulders that proved they belonged to the Black wolf tribe. Serena took their appearances in slowly they both had golden eyes like a cat and dark almost black, brown hair. Where Kaynip’s hair was short and spiky, Kaylup’s was long to his shoulders and hid part of his face, they both wore the males school uniform crimson pants and matching jacket but had broken the rules a tad with wearing a black under shirt instead of the white button down one. Yet both had an orb that looked shattered and was little under half the size of her own, how could they be guards if she outranked them, shaking her head Serena’s mind became fuzzy with what an orb even meant, wasn’t it called something else? Shaking her head harder she tried to move through one question at a time.


“Stealth guards?” Serena asked her head tilting slightly not understanding what that was as the list of ranks went through her mind, the barely tolerable sniff she took of the room called to their heavy arousal, the attraction they had to her was strong. Credit given where credit was due they were damn straight trying to reign it in tight yet something else was a bit off with their scents.


Kaylup decided to step up to this one, “We are mixed breeds, our mother was a panther shape shifter and had gotten pregnant during a new moon while both parents were transformed so the cat like abilities were written into our wolf DNA making us more stealthy than trackers, and so we became stealth guards.” It was easy to see the topic upset the two but being how an alpha asked it, it couldn’t have been denied though it did explain the twist in both their scents. It was cute in a way.


Serena stared back and forth at them a few moments before accepting the answer with a smile and sat on top of a desk legs crossed at the ankles. “I guess that clears up why that one guy said he was a mixed breed…So May…what now?” She in turn looked at the two wolf males and nodded for them to start.


Kaynip stepped forward sitting on a desk a few feet away shrugging off his jacket in the process laying it next to him. “Well for starters, vampires out number wolves by triple the amount because in a war many decades back they attacked the females and pups we weren’t prepared for that move and they were relatively wiped out worse off a lot of the mated partners died from the loss itself and many followed from loss in battle making the wolf number dwindle.” Kaynip stopped and looked over at his brother who had pushed a few desks together and was laying on top of them his head lying on his hand that was propped up by his elbow.


“Well turning someone into a vampire is much easier then turning someone into a wolf, most females die during the first transformation of being a wolf, their spines snap and they die or they become infertile, OR they lose their minds killing themselves, you made it past all that so you’d be very wanted by many, but since you’re a black wolf the black tribe leaders are first in line to any of your attention you’re willing to give. Females need to be very physical with their pack, it’s a way to keep bonds strong. Anyway wolves that bite to turn someone into a wolf, well it just doesn’t work out that easily, they can’t breed so turning them is pointless and then most the time they lose their human mind on top of that the more we breed out of our kind the weaker we are becoming some shape shifters that are wolves will lend their bodies to us but it doesn’t always work out and more then less make a male not a female so none the less making the problem worse.” Kaylup nodded absent mindedly turning his golden eyes onto Serena who was staring off blindly.


Deep in mind set Serena thought about what was just told to her and what was already on file in her mind and the role she was going to have to take stand on became clearer then ever, she was to take her place in the front of a pack and then take a male and breed hoping for females, but then wouldn’t the females be too young for a long time before they even could breed. Frowning deeply at the mere image of making children bare young Serena stood up and paced the small area mumbling under her breath not wanting all this stress just wanting to be treated as a person. May watched the wolf princess with a soft smile she had no idea that her thoughts weren’t exactly protected and May could pick out odds and ends of them, and taking a peek at the twins they were trying at listening too but more intently then she was. As interesting as it was listening in, it was dangerous to not have a mirror or wall placed around your mind, vampires could rip you apart mentally that way and it was an attack you couldn’t see coming. Mentally May reached out to touch a line on Serena’s mental webbing to get a better look and the orb on her neck began glowing softly in warning, quickly May backed off and smiled brighter at the fact she’d be protected for now, knowingly or not. Looking up Serena’s complexion had paled slightly to a sicklier look as she spoke, “So what about being a vampire?”


Kaynip and Kaylup looked at May who huffed slightly in response to the twin’s gang up. “To turn into a vampire there’s the being drained of your own blood and the drinking of theirs then dying and staying dead for 48 hours as your body changes into a super being. They don’t have the primal need to breed and being turned the bitten way makes you infertile but the equipment still works just no eggs or sperm. If they have a powerful witch on their side a person could be changed into a vampire that way and have the ability to breed otherwise the only way they can truly multiply is breeding with the rare beings that had been gifted or cursed with being born a vampire and can breed. But yeah there’s not many of them and those that are alive are kick ass powerful so taking them out is a job all its own.”


Serena huffed arching her brow at them all, “Taking them out?” Might as well know what you’re going up against if this is the life one has to go on by.


May giggled and pointed at the boys. “That’s all yours I’m not a wolf so that fight isn’t truly mine to say.”


Kaynip shook his head his spiky hair bouncing slightly to the motion. “It’s still an on going battle between us, less the wolves the more territory the vampires have and thus true for the other way around. Oh don’t you worry we have something planned big against them too…when the time is right…the problem is having enough allies to pull it off.”


Serena frowned at the last part of what he said then opened her mouth, shut it then promptly opened it again. “I want to go to the black wolf tribe...what you would call it...hideout…house…den...territory whatever either way I want to go there now.”


The boys jumped up grabbed their coats both grinning from ear to ear. “Sweet that was a direct command and we get out of school!” Kaynip laughed as Kaylup couldn’t keep the smirk of satisfaction off his face no matter how he tried to school it off into seriousness.


May on the other hand shook her head, “Well this is where I leave you, I have a test next period and I rather am not late for it.” With that said the bell rang and kids filed out into the hall and started to come into the classroom they were in themselves. May left quickly leaving Kaynip and Kaylup on either side of her grabbing her hand Kaynip entwined their fingers in a secure lock so no one could pull her away from him in the rush through the halls, yet before they even make it out of the room a familiar dark blonde was latched on the arm of a medium length brown with green highlights haired guy, who in turned both froze when they saw Serena who nodded in acknowledgement to both.


“Hello Jenna and hello T.K.” Her voice was strained as Kaynip felt the tension take over her body, her nails dug into his hand


“OH! Serena! You’re back I haven’t seen your brother around is he back also?” Jenna tried stealthily to remove her grip blushing red as T.K shifted uneasily staring at Jenna moving slightly away from her and closer toward Serena.


Serena was looked up and down by T.K before noticing her fingers in locked with some guy and started to frown. “Wow babe you look...hot! But uh Serena what’s that about?” T.K moved forward to grab her away from Kaynip but Kaylup stepped up turning semi in front of Serena glaring at him with his one arm crossed in warning. “Serena? What the hell is going on? You belong with me.”


It was then how clear it was that these boys would fight without question for her protection and it scared her on one side and prided her on another. Sighing Serena felt a tight knot of stress curl itself around her chest shaking her head, her ponytail wagging back and forth like a tail which partly distracted Kaynip. “You know what T.K you were real chummy with Jenna this morning. As for who I belong to…I belong to myself and where I choose to be not you.” At that the two grew bright red and started sputtering excuses but Serena’s hot rage fueled her in a way she never thought possible. “And as I heard you two have been chummy with one another for a while so why don’t I just leave now before you both get hurt, I don’t need any of you.” With that she tightened her grip on Kaylup’s hand and with her head held high she stormed out the classroom and straight out the school doors dragging the two males behind her who were grinning like mad hatters at their ballsy princess.


Getting out of range of the school area Serena finally stopped and just fell to her knees her face in her hands as her shoulders shook with each heart breaking sob. An extreme amount of pressure just seemed to explode within her chest as she tilted her head to the blackening sky and screamed her lungs out, at the same moment rain began to pour from the sky and lightening crashed nearby. Paws hit the ground and Serena in wolf form darted into the woods that made way to the Black Wolf Tribe’s home unknowingly at full speed, but right behind her were two slightly bigger wolves that were more ebony brown then black with abnormally longer and pointier cat like ears they also had a more sleek coat then most wolves.


The bigger wolves stayed about a quarter of a mile behind Serena keeping a close eye on their surroundings and her while keeping their space. They ran straight for about an hour before more distance started coming between them as their bodies were not meant for extreme long distance dashing yet Serena hadn’t slowed down since they started the positive to it all is she had run right into one of the closed and very private gardens of the mansion. Finding herself trapped and unable to turn back she flopped down under a twist of tangled rose vines in which cocooned her in a thorn ridden cage her thick black and silver fur kept her skin mostly protected from the points. After a few moments of catching her breath the twins finally caught up to her panting like they had a chain around their necks cutting off air and forced to run while dying for air, both collapsing in front of the vine cage Serena placed herself in, then promptly fell out of transformation and in the place of their fur the clothes they had on seemed to just shimmer back into place, like they never left.


“I DON’T WANT THIS!” A low thundering growl shook the garden as Serena opened her eyes and the swirl of darkness seemed to over come the once scared beaten teenager, replacing her with what a she wolf is meant to be. Hearing a chuckling Serena climbed out clutching the rags that became of her clothes, her eyes glowed an almost black violet. “You did this to me.”


The woman shook her head shifting the sleeping baby in her arms. “The seal is permanent my dear, I have no more powers but you wished for it not me. They’ve been past along, and until her fifth birthday she will have no knowledge of the powers inside of her or a way to use it. I hope you chosen well for yourself Serena, leader of the black wolf tribe. You have reclaimed what has always been rightfully yours. Don’t let the power go to your head but realize you have that power and more, to change it all to your will. You must find the leader you’ve always protected from everyone else, it’s her time to lead.” Reaching forward the cloaked female touched the orb that hung around Serena’s neck, “You must awaken the truth, all of it.” With a soft smile vanished in a puff of smoke.


Serena stood blinking before she began to collapse onto the twins that lay on the ground. “I will lead you.” Whispered through the garden as her eyes heavily dropped closed and sleep took her over. “I will bring her back!”






• If anyone has read Anne Bishop’s Black Jewel Trilogy yes I do know I took I very hard liking to two of her character’s names but rest assure the two names is the only way they are alike beside the fact I made them brother’s too. Hopefully. I mean no harm in using the names otherwise.