Lycanthrope: Foes Territory

Ashley had questions, many were answered by Evrnon. It took her a little bit of time to coop with the fact a mythical creature like me exist. But the last question she asked made me feel uncomfortable.

"Your fur, it's soft,"

"Thanks, I guess," I swear my cheeks were turning red. Ashley was rubbing her face all over my pelt. It began as simple rubbing to awkward fur love. I spun around and looked her in the face, "please enough, I'm becoming uncomfortable."

"Sorry, I like to cuddle with soft things,"

"Ashley, please don't tell anyone what I am. I'd rather keep my forms secret,"

"Trust me when I say it as much as a secret that it like I never knew it. I just had a thought, that photo Dakota took is it you in it?"

"You saw it?"

"I often check that board to see new pictures, I love the close ups of nature," that one I started to feel sheepish on thanking her. "Don't you take those photos?"

"Huh? Yes, yes I do. But no I wasn't in that photo, I trying to figure out who is though. Ashley, you think you can help me more with unmasking that wolf?"

Ashley sat there for a minute pondering. In that time it took her to answer I had shifted back to my bipedal form. Evrnon had climbed inside of me and took a nap. It was quiet for the time, but way too long for a simple yes or no question.

"Ashley?"

"Hm? Yes, sorry trying to figure out what would be an effective approach to this situation,"

"Oh, what would you say the best approach would be?" I asked.

"I'd say tail Dakota and see if he will expose something by accident,"

We set a simple plan together and I walked Ashley home, It was a short walk from the park. Ashley unlocked her door to her apartment. It was less cluttered than mine, but was definitely smaller.

"Want something to drink?" Ashley asked me.

"Sorry, I've gotta get home it's getting a little late, see you again sometime?"

"Alright. Oh, can I see your phone?" I pull out my phone and hand it to her. She typed something into it not letting me see then hands it back, "check only when you get home, got that?"

"Scouts honor!" I said giving her a solute, she snickered at that. I walked out the door to her apartment and started towards my place. The night was calm and quiet. The moon was full an was rising. The sun was nearly gone, but gave me enough light to see where I was. When I got to my apartment, the sun had all but disappeared.

Laying down on my bed I felt like the day was not quite all over. Pulling off my wolf pendent, I noticed the difference in tone depending on how the light hit it. The pendent was incredible, Evrnon spoke of it power to preserve parts of clothing during the change. Though he also said the creature I am has the highest soulwill, which grants my ability to mold at least one article of clothing to me during the change.

"Evrnon?" I asked him.

"Yes?"

"You really can't narrow down what type of creature I am?"

"Time took it toll on me. I can remember some facts, but not all of them,"

"Alright," I lay my head down on the pillow, maybe ten minutes later I finally dosed off. The time passed faster in my sleep than normal.

I wake up around two in the morning. I heard something howling outside. I had almost killed myself getting out of the bed. I felt weird all over. I felt dead tired, but my body seemed to move on its own. Before I knew where I was, I had shifted to my feral form out on my balcony. I felt this rush to answer the howl, I responded. Some lights turned on it building across the street.

"Hey keep that mutt quiet, or I do it for you!" Someone screamed across the street. I felt something clamp down on my nape, and pull me back inside. My nose was killing me along with my ears. I could hear and smell what I could not before.

"Alex, are you mad! Think of what could ha-" I was thrashing around under him. "Look at me! What is the matter with you!"

"My ears and nose! It's like someone is trying to overcharge my senses!" I felt my body shift back to human. Evrnon pinned me down for what felt an endless loop of thrashing and overhyped senses adjusting like a radio frequency. By the time my senses stopped playing, I felt like I could smell and hear anything.

"My hearing, it's ridiculous. I hear everything," I said when I relaxed.

"Adaptive senses, you other forms senses are available in this form for you now,"

Four days past, Ashley and I found very little about the photo. And I have gotten used to the powerful new senses. I sat with Ashley at her table.

"Ash, I think it's best that I now confront Dakota. There is little about that photo," I told her.

"Won't blame you, it's the best thing we can do now. No one knows about a wolf or that prowling the streets," I stood up from my chair and poked Evrnon. He stirred a little.

"Evrnon, you have to come with me, going to confront Dakota,"

"Why me?"

"You're my eyes and ears during shifting,"

I stood up and went to the door, Evrnon followed me. Walking to the park, I felt Dakota would be most likely here. But where in the park is another question. I asked around some of my classmates who hang out there. Only one knew; the flower beds. As I approached the flower beds I spotted Dakota. But Evrnon spotted something else; another wolf in the flower beds.

"Hold up here, I think I may know who that is," Evrnon said as he loped closer to the wolf. He let out a playful howl which drew the other wolf away. The other wolf was a light tan, possibly blonde. Like Evrnon she had some maze patterns, but down its back and tail. Evrnon was seemingly playing follow the leader with it. When the two of them were far off, I approached Dakota.

"What are you photographing today, Dakota?"

"Hey Alex, photos of the flowers that's all," I watched him take a couple of photos. When he leaned in for a closer look, I saw the missing link; a wolf pendent.

"Dakota, can we talk somewhere more secluded?" He nodded. We walked to the same spot where I had shared my secret to Ashley. As I turned around something struck me in the face. I quickly came to, Dakota had grabbed my shirt.

"You're on my territory!" He yelled. I slammed my fist into his gut knocking him back. "This is easier to settle this way!"

Dakota started to shift to his feral form, as did I. When I finished he lunged at me taking me by the top of my head. As I knocked him prone again I felt my eye sting deeply, I could not open it. I rammed Dakota through the bushes and into public eye. I sunk my fangs into his nape. I could taste the metallic flavor of blood. As I looked around people were either photographing with their phones or calling someone about a dog fight. Dakota and I fought until animal control arrived. The last thing I remembered was Dakota receiving a tranquilizer dart to his neck. I bolted off. I shifted forms when it was perfect to do so and made my way to the apartment. As I opened the door, Evrnon looked up from another wolf who was nuzzling him.

"Get Ashley,"

I fell over, and blacked out.