There was a tiny hole in the wall, about 2 inches in diameter, that would let in sunlight every morning. Strategically she would lay herself so that it would shine in her face and wake her at sunrise. She stirred as the light hit her eyelids. Opening her eyes she got out of bed and made her way to the boarded window. She unlatched it removing the board that covered the window and peeked outside. It was clear. She climbed out and down the lattice, making her way to the river. She could hear the rushing water as she grew nearer. She had finally reached a part of the bank which had a good place to conceal herself, it was where she always went when she needed to bathe. There was an enormous rock at the bank of the river. It had a crescent edge that hung over the river, forming a cave. She made sure she was alone and began to undress. She carried her clothes and shoes with her as she stepped into the river and made her way under the rock. The water was shallow enough that it only reached her waist high. There was part of the rock where she could place her clothes to keep from getting wet. She once more checked her surroundings to make sure she was alone. She saw nothing. She released a sigh of relief and began to bathe, undoing her braided restrained hair, she dipped it into the cool water. She scrubbed her hair and then her body with her hands, ridding herself of the dirt and grime that had accumulated. Her hair became a bright blonde and her skin the color of ivory. Awooh!
She jumped as she heard what she could only describe as a moan. Maybe a bear or wolf she thought. Still, to go up against a beast that big she would be no match. Her bath was over and she quickly grabbed her clothes and headed back up to the bank to dress. Awooh She heard it again and flipped a 360 searching the bank on the other side where she thought the sound was coming from. She could smell the mint that grew in the mulberry patches on the other side of the river. The animal sounded like it was in pain. If it was wounded maybe she would be able to kill it. She wouldn’t be able to eat it all, but she could use its fur and have tonights dinner, remembering the rabbit she still had in the oven. She finished dressing, pulling on her boots and began tracking. She finally came across some very large paw prints, bigger than her foot, as well as a good amount of blood. There were very large, deep scratches in the tree behind the prints. She was still not able to decipher what kind of animal it was, but the prints led toward the river. Seems as if the animal crossed to the other side, she thought to herself. The river was too deep to cross by foot, but she knew of crossing near by and headed that way. It was a fallen tree that covered the deepest part of the river.
After crossing, she headed back up river, treading softly. She neared the area where she thought the animal would be. She could definitely smell the mint now, it was so overwhelming, luring her forward. She had to focus, this beast could attack at any moment. awooh She ducked down low. That moan, it sounded like a plea for help, she thought. It was in pain. It definitely sounded like a wolf or some sort of dog. She kept searching. Her eyes scanned the area. She saw drops of blood now on the ground and on the leaves nearby. On the tree in front of her there was blood smeared about waist high. Her heart raced. She still couldn’t see anything, but she felt as if she was being pulled, as if she knew exactly where she was going. There was a mess of bushes up ahead. The stems looked freshly ripped, some looked chewed. As she walked up to it, there was a mound of dirt beneath her, freshly dug she thought as there were no leaves sitting on top. Her heart pounded in her chest and the smell of mint engulfed her. She crouched down and looked towards the river. She could see clearly to the area where she had just been bathing. Had this thing been watching her? She started to hear troubled breathing coming from inside the bush pile. The branches shook and she took a step back. Whatever was hurt was in there. She took her dagger from her boot and held it at the ready. The smell of mint now burned the inside of her nostrils. She ripped the branches away holding the knife almost above her head in a pouncing motion. Before she could come down hard on her target, she froze. It was the most amazing thing she had ever laid eyes on.
Enormous in size, she could have mistaken it for a bear. It was a wolf. It lay there almost drenched in blood, eyes closed, it breathed heavily and slowly. She thought about what she should do, killing it would put it out of its misery, but it was just too enormous to consume for herself. She poked it with foot. It lay dormant. She tried to examine its wounds. They were deep, long. They looked like they were beginning to heal, a yellow layer of flesh forming. The blood on its coat was still moist. This must have just happened. She placed her hand on its shoulder, but the beast still did not stir. She could feel its blood pulsating through its veins. She felt the anguish and pain it felt. She felt a tingling sensation where her hand met its fur. As she thought this, the wolfs’ eyes opened and gleamed at this human standing over it. She waited to see if it would lunge, but it didn’t and shut it’s eyes once more. Thud “Shit” she said aloud. She stood up and began to turn away to go back home, but she could not move. Something possessed her to remain with the beast. She could not leave its side. She turned around and gazed at it, so weak and hurting. She had to think of something fast. There was no way she could move this enormous thing, she had to conceal it and it’s scent. For some reason, she knew she needed to save it.
Thud….Thud Her head bobbed up over the bushes towards the center of the forest where she heard the noise. Thinking quickly, she ran towards the bank of the river. She gathered mud scooping it into the front of her shirt and carried it like a sack back to where the wolf lie. She began to rub it onto branches making the shelter more secure. Back and forth she ran while making sure to coat herself as well to hide her scent. After she had finally made a good enough shelter while also covering the wolf itself with mud to suffocate the scent of its blood she grabbed one big bunch of mulberry bushes and mints and laid on the top of the heap.
This blue light emanated from the ends of her hair to her scalp, from her finger tips to her toes, glowing like the moon itself, she shined. Dim at first, until she shined brighter than the stars. So bright the wolf had to shield its eyes from her. It began to feel a warming sensation all around its skin and fur. The warm feeling began to intensify until it began to burn. The wolf looked at itself to make sure it was not on fire. The wolf was glowing! The blue hue now engulfed it and was pulsating in waves. The wolf felt this being’s presence inside of it!&
In an unrelenting stand off, the girl and wolf remained like statues, holding their gaze upon one another. “Do not fear me, girl. I will not harm you. You have saved my life and for that, I owe you immensely,” the wolf told her. She stood up tall, withdrawing her blade and spoke to him. “You owe me nothing as you have likewise saved mine. I am grateful you have not ripped me to shreds, thank you.” She gave the wolf a slight bow with her head. At this, the wolf chuckled. He looked upon this tiny being, covered still in dried mu
“So, Dihanie is what you call those monsters?” she asked him, trying to break the tension. “Yes, well it’s what my pack calls them. I’m sure different packs call them different names,” he said, “What about you? What should I call you?” She smiled at him, “My name is Azura. Azura Luxe. What about yourself?” Standing up to walk over to her, hand extended, he replied, “My name is TyRex Lupinn, but everyone just calls me Ty.” She stood puzzled at his action, hand still extending towards her.
It was dark by the time they got to Ty’s pack. They reached a clearing and Ty could now feel the full force of the New Moon. He placed Azura on the ground and let out a loud howl. There was short wall built of boulders that stretched out far in either direction, with a broken part that formed an entrance. He picked her up again and continued through the opening. He had gotten halfway through the open field when two large wolves approached him. “Alpha Ty, where have you been? And who is that you have with you?” the larger of the two asked him. He was a copper color with dashes of white and had green
After much arguing, James finally conceded defeat and Ty went to Azura’s room to stay the night. He said it would not be safe for Ty to be in the room with her as the medicine worked on her body, but Ty wasn’t having it. He pulled the Alpha card and James had no choice, but to obey. As he lay on another cot in her room, he watched her carefully and listened to her heart beat, still very weak. As they carried on into the night, Ty began to struggle to keep his eyes open.He had almost fallen asleep when something caught his eye. Azura, again, began to glow. A blue hue starting from her hair and soon ran through her entire body,
Four days had passed and Azura had still not awaken. Ty grew more restless with each passing moment. He stayed with her at night and tried to visit as much as he could during the day, but he had important matters of the pack to attend to. Food had grown more and more scarce as the hunters brought back less and less. The lake which served as their primary source of water was beginning to dry. Crops began to either wither or not yield vegetables. Members of the pack were growing anxious and scared. This had been going on for months and the hunters now went deeper into the forest to hunt, but this was too dangerous to continue doing.
Azura went down the hall and came down the stairs, following the trail Ty left of his unique fragrance. She had gotten down to foyer when she paused in confusion. She could smell the mint, but there were so many doors, she didn’t know which one to choose. Looking around, there wasn’t anyone in sight. She thought maybe she would knock at each one until someone answered. She followed her nose to the door in the middle. She was about to knock when the door swung open and her eyes widened in a bit of a shock. It was Ty standing in the door way dressed very handsomely in a green long-sleeve shirt and khaki pants.