Fang

The first little lesson Ian had for me turned out to be one of the hardest as well. He insisted that since I was a Werewolf I should be able to turn human as he did. He demonstrated for hours but I just couldn’t see myself as a human. When he finally gave up or at least I thought he did as he stomped off making odd noises in his human form I was relieved.

“Who would want to be that ugly?” I scoffed andWindChaser totally agreed with me on that point falling down beside me as I rolled around laughing at Ian’s retreating back.

He was much more persistent than I gave him credit for. I would have seen what he was planning if I had been concentrating on his human thoughts but as luck would have it I was too busy playing and he was sneaky as well as smart. While I wasn’t paying attention just lazing around building some memories with WindChaser and my siblings he snuck up on us in human form and before I knew it I had a bloody human hand in my mouth. Human blood yuck. Unfortunately it worked. No sooner had he pushed his hand in my mouth than my body caught fire and I exploded into a stinking human.

The instant I did I tried my best to change back into a wolf and was able to on my third try. The changes back and forth was less painful this time around and I was very pleased with myself for not blacking out again.

Ian was still standing right next to me and before I could flee he stuck his hand in my mouth again. I growled getting angry but the change was almost instant and I really did not have any control over it. For some reason Ian was only part of the pack mind when in his Werewolf form. In my human form I could still hear my pack but could not understand anything Ian was so obviously trying to communicate. He kept making noises but I couldn’t understand what he wanted.

This time before trying to change back I tried to back away from him a little so that I could bound the moment I turned wolf. He was pacing back and forth which meant he was probably distracted at the moment. I had watched Ian intently in his human form but it was a lot harder than it looked like to move in this awkward body. It would not move the way I was use to moving and I kept falling about like a new-born pup struggling to find my balance. Finally I just gave up struggling and managed to slowly move into a sitting position or at least what I thought of as sitting in human terms.

Ian had stopped pacing and was watching me intently. I stared back at him defiantly still angry at him for tricking me into this.

WindChaser broke our staring contest by poking me with his cold nose. I tried to yelp and cover the spot with a paw but all I managed was an odd noise and to fall over again.Of course this made WindChaser go after me again finding my reaction tremendously funny. I was helpless to his pokes and then to my embarrassment my human body started shaking and making the most hideous sounds while snorting through its nose.The snorting cut off my breathing and turned into choking which only made WindChaser double his efforts. Finally I couldn’t take it anymore and with no air left in my lungs I burst into my wolf form gulping air like a half drowned pup.

Ian turned into his Werewolf form then too. His mind a continuous run of possibilities and calculations I couldn’t quite understand. He was tempted to change me again to watch my reaction but before he could I took off into the woods. Enough was enough, if this was the way he was going to treat me I would just go hide until they left without me.

I had been outrunning most of my pack members for a while now and was sure I could get away but to my surprise Ian not only caught up with me quickly but out did me as well. I gave up, this was hopeless, not only do I have to go with them but my Alpha had demanded that I learn from them before I could come back. Did Ian have to teach me this though?

“Yes PaleFang this and much, much more.” Ian says as he run back to where I had stopped. “It would be easier if I could talk to you and help you when you are in human form but considering the fact that you had never learned to speak as human’s do …” He shrugs perplexed.

“Why not just talk to me this way?” I ask not understanding what he means by not being able to talk to me.

“In the pack mind?” He asks sounding stunned. “You can hear the pack mind in human form?”

“Yes of course I can.” I confirm his doubtful look by showing him that I was perfectly capable of hearing WindChaser even in human form.

This sets off a whole other train of thought in Ian’s mind. It’s a wonder Ian is able to think about so many things at once his mind is a fascinating place full off odd things and strange places and wild adventures. There is even a lot of fun crammed in there with all the boring stuff. I can watch his memories all day.

“STOP!”Ian growls snapping at me.

I sit back alert feeling very confused.

Taking deep breaths Ian backs down and watches me with even more curiosity than I had thought was possible seeing as he already watch me like I’m some kind of snake ready to strike at any moment.

“I’m sorry Jes…I mean PaleFang. I don’t mean to be rude with you or confuse you…it’s just I’ve never met someone like you. What you can do is impossible … what you are is impossible … yet here you are. I thought I had seen it all nothing and I mean nothing in the last 100 years of my life has interested me as much as you do. You are blood of my blood … yet you are my natural enemy and other in ways we have yet to explore. I don’t even think that this form you are in right now is your Werewolf form but rather a form you took on to survive to blend in.

Becoming an Alpha takes years of control and a very strong mind and yes being born of the Alpha line gives advantage but not like this definitely not in one this young. Jessie, Werewolf’s can’t speak in the pack mind if not in wolf form our human conscious is limited. Only Alpha’s can connect to the pack mind no matter their form but even then they have limits. Older members and Alpha’s learn over years to be able to subtly scan and read others memories and thoughts or rather those thoughts and memories that are not out on the surface for all to see.

You scanned me … I didn’t even realize what you were doing until you thought of things you could not possible have any knowledge off.”

“I’m sorry.” I whine.

“No, no never be sorry for who you are. Your mother was right to bring you here and I suspect that she knew you would be this way or at least suspected it. We need to find out more and the only way shy of her showing up to tell us will be to test you and your limits. I think we have only begun to see what potential you have.” He is exited again.

“I just want to be me.” I can’t help feeling that I’m going to wish I was a normal wolf a lot around Ian.

He grinned then turns serious. “One thing PaleFang. Humans especially and to a lesser extend most creatures not use to pack mind links like their privacy. Do not scan anyone without their permission or direct order from Michael.”