The sun was shining bright in the sapphire sky. One would think that with the brightness with shone with the heat accompanying it would be promising but no, there was no heat at all. In fact, the air was as refreshing it could be.
Fenris sat on the lowest branch of the tree, staring into the sky. The feeling he had at the cave was one that he wasn't familiar with. He felt an odd sensation, a sweet one that his inner self did not want to let go. From the moment he set his eyes on her, his body had began to tingle.
His ear drums were filled with the sound of another person's heartbeat even before Zayna brought her into the cave. He thought he was just imagining things until she came in. Although she was covered in blood, he still could not believe his eyes. The definition of a perfect hour glass figure stood before him. His jaw almost dropped to the floor. The eye contact which they briefly shared felt like a thousand years in her arms. It sent
That part of the forest was tranquil. There was only the chirping of birds to be heard. The rays of the sun pierced through the partings in the leaves to illuminate the ground. The ground was littered with dry and fresh leaves which had fallen.There was a figured rested on the trunk of an oak tree. The figure had blonde hair, white skin and was adorned with dirty grey clothes. A gentle breeze blew on the girl, causing her to stir. Gradually, those baby blue eyes opened and stared at nothing in particular until they were able to focus. She could not recognize her surroundings at first until the memory hit her like lightning.It was very dark and she was running without focus. She lost her friends. Then she stopped to catch her breath. That was where the memory stopped.With a start, Kasa jumped up from where she sat. It had just dawned on her that she was in fact very lost. She took a second look at the place she was
The sun kissed his sand colored hair. Liam had been wandering about for the whole morning and afternoon. He had gotten up early to find the others. Thus far, he was unsuccessful. He was about to give up until he heard a Voice singing. The voice was so sweet to listen to. It sounded like it was a nymph singing. It caused a wave of calm to wash over him. He closed his eyes in order to savour this sweetness and short lived peace of mind. Liam was rooted on the spot until he concluded that the owner of the voice should be investigated. He listened for it. For some reason, there was nothing to be heard. The forest was a quiet as ever, as if it had always been this quiet. "But I'm sure I heard singing," he said to himself. "How come I suddenly feel like there was never anything here to be heard? Let me try again." He listened again for it, this time with more focus. This time, he heard the sweet voice again. It sounded like it had never
We all stood behind a tree close to the South border to make sure that nobody was there. The five of us were hurdled together in one spot."From here, it's going to be your call, Catori," Fenris yelled over the rain."Okay," I managed to say. I kept wondering if he felt what I felt whenever he was close to me or if I just happened to have some sort of crush on him.Get your head in the game, Catori, I scolded myself. The last thing I needed was to be caught up in my daydreams about somebody who couldn't care less about me."There's nobody there," the lady I had come to know as Amar said. My eyes made a beeline for the security post with my vision was slightly blurred due to the rain. True to her words, there was nobody there."Once we get passed that guard post, we just have to keep going straight ahead to the big building in the centre of the town," I told them.T
"What made me even think that moment meant something? Why did I deceive myself into thinking that it meant anything at all to him. I'm just a cruise." I must have spent the last hour scolding myself while in bed. I tried falling asleep to no avail. I tired myself out so much with my self scolding that I just decided to take my phone to the walk-in closet and just stay there. At least I had enough clothes to use as a makeshift bed.Again, my flashlight accidentally landed in the Reapers' direction or maybe my hand deliberately flashed it there. My face automatically assumed a scowl when I saw them cuddled together. Taking my pillow, I briskly crossed the room to the closet. Nestling myself in the makeshift bed I made, I soon dozed off.The sound of violent knocking woke me up from sleep. "Who is it?" I asked groggily. I got up and went to the door to see one of the guys whose names I didn't know, the one who had a ta
Fenris held his breath as a figure walked passed his hiding place. He held unto Catori's waist even tighter than before. Hopefully, nobody would think to come in here. "Well, there is nobody in here," a rough male voice said. "So why did we even come here? To waste our precious time?" "Well," what sounded like a fidgeting elder started, "the Beta said we should come and check just in case. He also said that Mrs Maxwell has been acting strange for some days now." "Just because of a random call," the other man hissed. "Anyway, let us get out of here. I have more important things to do." The door clicked outside. "Wait, wait, wait," Fenris muttered under his breath. Thankfully, it was like they all read his mind and stayed hidden for a little while more. When he was sure that the trespassers were gone, he dragged a half conscious Catori out of the closet and laid her on the bed. "I wonder who tipped them off
"Who's in there?" they heard from outside, in the bedroom. The voice didn't belong to Mrs Maxwell, and it wasn't Beta Calian either. To be on the safe side, Catori signalled to the other four to find places to conceal themselves for the mean time. Without wasting time, she wrapped myself in a very long wool material that was found laying on the floor."I'm sure that I heard sounds come from in here," the voice said."You heard sounds or you just made the decision to waste my time again?" she heard Beta Calian say. His tone was laced with acidity and irritation."Sir, I..." He was cut short."Shut up and let's leave!" Beta Calian thundered. "I have better things to do than to give into every whim you get. And don't you ever think of calling me out to this room again when you have no solid evidence that someone is here.""Yes... yes sir," the minion stuttered."Good. Now, let us leave this plac
"How is it that you are my dad?" Liam asked the man. They were seated in the dark cave. The revelation that had just been brought to him was more than any shocker he had ever been given his entire life."So you're trying to say that you can't even remember how your father looks? I thought you said he disappeared when you were ten," the red eyed man said."Exactly. Emphasis on he 'disappeared'," he hissed. "How do you expect me to consider remembering a man who just up and abandoned me when I was being faced with the new burden of survival?""That makes some sense," the man said. "But still, I think you should at least have a vague memory of what your father looked like.""To be honest, I do not care. But I do know that you did not have red eyes the last time I saw you. What's up with the change in colour?"The man regarded Cassarina and chose not to speak in her presence. "Anyway, my name is Arthur," he said instead. "
Someone touched Valentino's shoulder. "Who are you?" a man with a deep bass voice asked him. Valentino turned his head to look at his discoverer.Shoot. What am I supposed to do now? he pondered, staring at the man. The scar across the man's face showed that no lie was going to get him Without answering his own question, he made a run for it."Go after him!" the man yelled. Valentino zapped through the corridors leading to Catori's room with every able bodied man who was in the area hot on his heels."I just hope that Catori is back at that room," he muttered as he ran.Catori got to the door to her room, her pursuers hot on her tails. She managed to put a great distance between herself and them though. "Get your things and run!" she yelled to the people inside as she fought with the handle of the door. Someone finally opened it from the inside. "Get your bags," she said rapidly."But where
Catori surveyed nothing in particular from the edge of the hill. She could hear the birds chirping. They sounded so sweet. The air was so refreshing to breathe in.After the war, all the members of the council were either sacked or decided to resign on their own. Mrs Maxwell was appointed a high member of the council. At first, she was the only member. She singlehandedly conducted the Alpha's test on Catori and her brother. It had been decided that since another child of Luna Dakota was found, then it would only be fair to give him a chance at being alpha as well. Naturally, Liam failed. Kurt had become the new zeta of their pack. Cassarina became the beta.For the first time in a while, North Lotus was in perfect peace. She turned in the direction she came from.As she entered the busy town, she spotted a family honey skinned man with black hair. He was with a little boy who was about a year old on his neck. He pecked h
A blonde lady suddenly jumped in front of her enemy to shield him. She looked exactly like him and Kurt.'She must be the sister that Kurt talked about,' she said in thought."Get out of my way," she growled but Kasa wasn't ready to budge. Beta Calian saw this as a golden opportunity. He was up and away in a matter of seconds away from them. She wanted to go after him but on second thoughts, she decided to let him be for the time being and check out what was wrong with the blonde girl in front of her. She looked disheveled."Who are you?" Kasa asked in a shaking voice.Catori stepped back and closed her eyes tight. She felt the fur on her body grow out to the ground. She felt her red hair fall on her shoulders and her bones clicked back and she was no longer standing on all fours."Catori?" Kasa called in a confused tone."So I was right. You do k
Catori's knees made forced contact with the floor. Kurt landed on her right side and her father was thrown to her left. There were sniggers from among those vipers. There was clapping and mock praise at the round table."Well, well, well, Catori Dolphus is finally home. It seems like you came at the right time," Zeta Ahmik Black said and laughed.Catori stared at him, trying to fix his face but to no avail."Don't let them know that you can't remember them," Arthur whispered as quietly as he could.Beta Calian raised a palm and there was silence. He stood up from his seat at the round table and went to stand before the prisoners. He glared at Kurt, who glared back."So you even had the face to show up here," he said to his sun. His expression depicted anger and disappointment. Kurt didn't reply, to which Arthur gave a sigh of relief."So to the re
"So it's best for us to enter through this South border, actually. This is the less guarded area," Kurt explained to them. "If we go in successfully and stay put for a little while, we can gather some information first and know how to plan our moves."The others listened to him with interest. As a member of the elite warrior scouts, it made sense to have him give them the directions. Arthur listened to him as his mind slowly mapped out a method of attack. He nodded in agreement with the Hemming boy. Kurt trained well."That's good. I like your logic. Just as he said, we shouldn't barge in there. It has been a while since we were here. As much as Cassarina and Mrs Maxwell left just a few days ago, anything could have happened within that time," Arthur said. "We should steal into the pack. The problem now is when we can do that and where we will stay while we gather this info we need.""We also have to consider how we will
The two women walked silently on the bushy path. Zayna carried their medium sized luggage while Catori walked beside her empty-handed. "Are you sure that you don't want my help?" Catori asked after a while. She didn't feel comfortable letting Zayna carry all the luggage though they were in a duffel bag. The other woman, clad in black jeans and a black tee shirt, just like Tori, replied with a "No," for the upteenth time since they set out. "I don't know why you keep fussing over a baby that isn't even well developed yet. Just let me help you," Catori said. "Tori, all the help I need from you right now is for you to walk with me and keep quiet. We don't want to draw any unwanted attention to ourselves," Zayna replied. "And please, save your energy because I can bet you on anything that we might soon get attacked." Choosing to heed the Ghost Reaper's words, Catori kept her mou
Catori paced around in the room while Zayna watched her, to understand where the extra agitation was coming from.Tori stopped suddenly. "Hey Amar, I've got a question for you," she said."Shoot.""Are you a male or a female?" she asked.Her question was rather amusing to Zayna. "Why do you ask?""Well, you sound like a female at times and although you look like a male and actually sound like one most of the time, I can't help but think that you're a female," she said."Impressive," Zayna drawled. "Well, you got me then. I'm a woman.""How come you like to disguise yourself then?" Catori asked her as she dragged the chair in the room and sat down."Sorry but your friends think I'm a man. I just need to be on the safe side," Zayna replied in her real voice."Tell me about my
Catori stood at the window in silence. It had been over week since she had come to stay with Kelvin's family. They had been so welcoming right from the start, especially when his mother heard that she was pregnant. Catori desperately wanted to remember what her boyfriend looked like but come what may, she just could not. Amar had come to see her every single day since the day that she was discharged from the hospital.'I wonder why my boyfriend hasn't come to see me. What if we broke up before I found out about our baby?' she continued to ask herself. No matter how many times she asked Amar, there was never any concrete answer.There was a knock on the door and Erica let herself in before Catori could give her the permission to. "Hey. How are you feeling today?" Erica asked her."I think I'm getting better. I vaguely remember who you are now," Catori said. She was unsure of what she just said but all the same, ther
Kasa stumbled on a stone as she ran for her life. The rumbling of the earth showed that the guards were closing in on her. She was nearing the beginning of the hill. Left with no option, she climbed and it seemed like the moon goddess chose to smile on her, as she came across a small cave which she hid in. She heard the guards getting closer and went further into the cave, hoping with all her might that they would not catch her scent. If they did, then she was done for. She tried to catch her breath and stop the panting of her lungs.So your dad actually decided to do away with you, her wolf said.‘Please, this is not the time to tell me how you predicted this,’ Kasa said.No, I'm not trying to make you feel guilty. Even I am shocked that he would decide to go that far, said her wolf.Kasa's tears touched the floor of the cave, making tiny splattering sounds in the process. She snif
Beta Calian paced around his office in circular motions. "I should not have let that old woman go. There was definitely something off about her being alright with leaving. I should have known that she would escape with that girl," he kept on muttering."So what makes you think that realizing your mistake and going after them will change anything?" Zeta Ahmik while he took a sip out of his cup of tea."Why are you so less concerned? You should be the one to be fuming about this, not me!" the Beta screamed."Tell me, why should I kill myself over the fact that your plan did not work when I'm not even the one who made the plan?" Zeta Ahmik asked him calmly.Beta Calian was stunned. "Are you serious right now? Black, you were solidly behind me this whole time and all of a sudden, just the operation isn't going according to plan, you think it is a great idea to pin the blame on me?" Beta Calian asked.