Chapter 1: Visions & Voices
Can ware wolves live amongst humans.... knowingly? For as long as I can remember, or as long as I have been alive. Well as far as I know. The world as we know it is ran and inhabited of only humans. Or so I thought.
My name is Vetah Vermoldi. Never in a billion years would I ever think or dream I would be a werewolf. Sounds like a Fantasy book, right? Super bada** though. Not only that but ya girl is a Luna. A F***ING LUNA! As awesome as it sounds its freaking hard ass work. Even though I have my Alpha beside me, even he can be a pain in my a** sometimes. So possessive and jealous. Apparently, he’s not the only one. All male wolves are like that once they find their fated mate. Oh yea. A mate is someone who you are destined to be with, assigned to you basically, by a woman named the Moon Goddess. I have seen her a few times, scared the sh*t out of me the first time but I’ll tell you about that later.
So, any ways let me tell you how I found out I was a Luna werewolf. It happened the night before my twentieth birthday. Like a half hour before twelve midnight. I was doing my nightly meditation session in my dorm room at Moonstar University. Thinking about it now, I finally understand the silly name for a college. Quite different from your Harvard or Princeton. Off topic sorry, so I’m meditating right. and for the most part it’s my normal serene quiet relaxing space. Then suddenly a violent and scary vision.
"GET BACK TO THE BUNKER! PROTECT THE PACK MEMBERS AND CHILDREN. I TOLD I DONT WANT YOU OUT HERE"!
Holy s**t what the hell was that? I say to myself in my empty room. Then out of nowhere I fall back like some invisible force just knocked me out. I see hear and feel everything.
I NEED TO BE HERE WITH YOU DRAM I CAN HELP! YOU KNOW THIS!
Is this me speaking? why the hell am I all furry? Talking to a wolf am I crazy?
I look over the other wolf who’s name apparently is Dram and see a dark brown wolf coming at him. Dram looks over his shoulder seemingly unbothered as the dark brown wolf leaps at him but is blown back hard flying him into a tree by what I think is some kind of forcefield protector.
"Thanks for that LeCora. But I can’t have you out here I’ll be to distracted to fight worrying about you." Dram says a lot calmer. Which is crazy as there is a huge war like fight happening around us.
"But"- I am cut off by another wolf being thrown back by the forcefield. The f**k? did he not see what happened to the last wolf.
"NO LECORA! GO!" NOW! PROTECTING THEM IS YOUR MAIN JOB HERE. NOW GO, NOT ANOTHER WORD"
I can feel this LeCora wolf looking at him with worry as well as submission. She then turns to run to wherever this bunker is just as another, no, this time it’s a person. A person? A human, with a silver sword leaping towards Dram. Dram raises his huge paw, exposing his massive claws and slices the human man’s chest midair, blood splashing all over his midnight black fur. The man falls to the ground dead on contact. LeCora arrives to the bunker. She is let in by another woman
"Thank you, Eliza. Is everyone okay?"
"Yes Luna. The children are frightened of course but no one has been hurt.”
LeCora nods at Eliza then, wait what the fuuuu? She’s human now. Did she just? How the? She shifted into A FRIGGIN HUMAN! What the hell am I seeing? What in the actual f**k is going on? Wait though, she's gorgeous. She should cover up, oh wait Eliza hands her a dress to put on. I guess they just have clothes laying around because this is normal. I chuckle to myself in disbelief. Suddenly the building over the bunker begins to shake, bringing fearful looks on everyone’s face. Children screaming and crying. An explosion is heard outside. Then another and another. LeCora clutches her chest and screams in extreme agony followed by a bunch of other women. Clutching their chest falling to the floor in excruciating pain. It hurts so bad. Why can I feel this pain? More so how? Make it stop. Make it go away. PLEASE! Then as if my plead was answered by the devil himself, the pain did stop. Almost instantly, as the ceiling of the bunker came crashing down on everyone. I think the building just fell in. I can hear a man yelling right before I give in to the consumption of the darkness.
“YOUR KIND WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY AGAIN. YOU DO NOT BELONG IN THE SAME WORLD AS US HUMANS.”
“Dram” LeCora speaks her last word before she dies.
“Luna, Luna, LUNA” A woman says repeatedly. Or is that in my head?
“LUNA” wait no,
“VETAH” she’s saying my name
“VETAH, VETAH! WAKE UP! ARE YOU OKAY?! VETAH!
I gasp and lift the upper half of my body from the floor. Covered in sweat.
“Vetah what happened are you okay? You scared the monkey s**t out of me I almost called the police for help.”
“What?” I replied looking up at my roommate. “I don’t know one minute I was doing my nightly meditation then the next” I stopped thinking about the weird dream I just had. Covering my face, shaking my head, I began to cry. Still able to see and feel everything that happened in the dream.
“Vetah tell me what’s wrong, you’re starting to scare me again” Rosemary, my roommate sits on the floor beside me. Holding me in comfort. Rocking me back and forth as she rubs my back.
“It was so bad Rose. They all died. Even the children, they all died.” I began to cry harder and louder.
“Its okay V it was just a bad dream. You’re fine, okay? You’re fine, I’m here now, it’s going to be okay.”
I began to calm down hearing Rose reassure me it was just a dream. She helps me up off the floor and sits me on my bed. Rose then gathers some clothes for me to go shower and change into so I can get some real sleep.
I wake up the next morning I wake up feeling, well, weird. The sound of my phone ringing is highly annoying right now. Feels like I only slept for two hours. I pick up my phone it's a facetime call from my brother Pharaoh. I slide the green phone icon to see his ugly face. My brother is actually really handsome but ill never tell him that.
"Happy birthday little sister! Happy birthday little sister! He sings loudly into the phone.
"Please stop my ears are bleeding you sound like a dying cat." I hate when he tries to sing. he sound like an orchestra of scratching chalk boards.
"I sound like Chris Breezy girl who you lying to?" He laughs
"it's you doing the lying sir." I laugh with him "You know you sound like your vocal cords are being shredded." I laugh uncontrollably at my own joke. I'm hilarious incase you haven't noticed.
"That's messed up little sis even for you." He chuckles. "So are you coming out to the fair today? You know the school throws it for only you every year."
"Right, 'cause they haven't been doing this since before I was born."
"Yeah well, still, I like to say its for you that way I don't have to throw you a party." He laughs.
My mouth drops open.
"Wow, now we know the truth, thanks big bro I really appreciate it. I'll be out in about an hour. I'll call when I arrive so we can meet up. "
"Copy. See you in a few." He disconnects the call.
I throw my self back on my bed starring up at the ceiling, thinking about that dream from last night.
"It felt so real." I say out loud to myself. Then I abruptly sit up, realizing Rose isn't here.
"The hell she at?" I ask myself out loud. Again, I should probably stop talking to myself like this before someone catches me and assume I am crazy. s**t, after that dream last night, I think I'm crazy.
I get up to go wash my face and brush my teeth. Everyone in the dorm halls greet with good mornings and happy birthdays. I'm sure I'm not the only student who's birthday is today. But it's true, I am really the only student in this ENTIRE SCHOOL who's birthday is today. Kind of weird. I guess Pharaoh was right today is for me only.
I finally reach the bathroom a few girls leaving as I enter.
"Happy birthday V" they all say at the same time. Which is also weird compared to last year. I don't think every single person actually said happy birthday, but this years I am sure I got one from everyone I just saw in the hall.
I began washing my face with my favorite oatmeal shay butter soap.
"Come to the fair"
I hear a girl's voice whisper, however it sounds like she right next to me. Making me jump and open my eyes.
"Ahh sh*t! Dammit!" Soap got in my damn eyes. I hurry and rinse the soap off and look around only to find no one there.
"Rose if that's you it's not funny, I'm gonna kick your ass!" I look around again and check the stalls. I'm alone. Realizing this a chill shoots through my entire body. I decide to hurry and brush my teeth and get the hell out of here.
"Hurry, get to the fair". Making me choke as I gargle the water in my mouth. I rinse my tooth bush, grab my things and haul ass out the bathroom still choking.
"Are you okay V?" I heard a random girl ask but I kept running, heading back to my room. I am finally able to catch my breath when i reach my door. I take a deep breath trying to regain my composure. I open the door,
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY V!"
I throw everything into the air immediately assuming a fighting stance and screaming. I look f***ing stupid as f**k when I see what's really going on.
"WHAT THE F**K A******S. I NEARLY SH*T MY ORGANS! No I mean I was about to kill you all."
"Yeah you were with you toothbrush and that high pitch scream. My life flashed before my eyes little sis."
My stupid brother and everyone else including Rose laughs hysterically. I walk over to him and punch him in the gut.
"Shut the f**k up jerk." He crouches over holding his abdomen.
"Still funny." He strains while speaking.
"You have the same routine everyday at the same time. The surprise was so easy to put together, I h=just couldn't help myself when i thought about the plan." Rosemary says while holding a cake.
"Well next time try not to kill me in the process. I mean try not to die 'cause that's what was about to happen to you all." I sit on my bed pointing around to my brother, Rose, Da'Nease my brother's girlfriend and Regan. My now stupid boyfriend, for being in on this so called surprise.
"Awe babe don't be like that, it's all out of love." He leans over to me reaching for a kiss. I mush him in the face so hard he slips trying to catch him self on the bed but falls to the floor.
"NOW THAT'S FUNNY!" I throw myself back on the bed laughing uncontrollably. So is everyone else.
"Okay boys, Out so V can get dressed. We'll meet you guys outside." Da'Nease shoos them out the room.
I finally give Regan a kiss before he leaves. I go in my closet and pull out a white floral dress that hugs me at my DD boobs and waist then flares out mid thigh. I apply a little lotion to my feet, 'cause you know, cant have the crusties while in wearing sandals. My sandals by the way are white with two straps across my toes and a buckle strap around my ankle. The straps are decorated in clear rhinestones so they shine when i head out into the sun.
"Ready?" Rose asks excitedly.
"Yep. Let's go chicas." Da'Nease or as we like to call her, Neasy.
Grabs the cake and we first head to the common room and leave the cake there for anyone who wants a slice. I don't even know what kind of cake it was. I wasn't in the mood for any after that surprise scare and the bathroom incident. HOLY s**t THE BATHROOM! Do I tell them? Maybe I shouldn't. Last night was enough crazy for both me and Rose. I don't think she wants anymore of that right now. It's my birthday and I'm ready to have fun at this fair. My brother says it's for me and that's exactly how I'm gonna treat it.
We meet up with the guys and head to a ride that is my all time fave called The Spaceship. It's a really simple ride, well sort of. It starts off slow spinning everyone inside, then speeds up so fast that your entire body is sticking to the place mat on the wall. I finally made Regan get on the ride with me last year and he fell to the ground and puked as soon as we got off the ride. We had to leave after that and he swore to never get on it again. Weakling.
Regan has always had a weak stomach though. Even when i first met him in high school. It was my Sophomore year at Moonstar High. What is with these names? They couldn't think of anything more intelligent like Lincoln High School? Or Snyder High School? You know normal s**t. Anyways, like i was saying, I was a sophomore the year I met Regan. I had just split from my brother after we got to school he was a junior at that time. He may have been a year ahead of me but I'm clearly the smarter one.
Regan was a transfer student from a school called Red River High. Please don't ask just go with it. I was sitting in class next to the window third row from the teachers desk. Let me tell you when he walked into the room and Mrs. Bayas called for our attention, When i locked eyes with this guy I could swear it was love at first sight. I cant even put it into any other words. he stood next to Mrs. Bayas introducing himself while never breaking eye contact. The entire class watched us stare at each other while he walked to his seat. His seat that was one row behind me to the right. Like why couldn't we just share a desk and I sit on his lap. Geez is that to much to ask.
"Just eat each other's face for crying out loud" rose yelled across the class. Yeah we've been friends since then, well since we were babies. Me and Rose are only two months apart. So she is definitely the sister i always wanted and sometimes glad I don't have when she's irritating me. I love her though. Even beat a girls up for her and her for me. Now back to what I was saying.
So during lunch me Rose and Neasy sat on the steps with out food and back packs. While we were eating and talking Pharaoh and his i***t football friends came over. He actually came to attempt to talk to Neasy. she would always play hard to get then gush about my brother's cute ugly face when he left.
"Oh look there's the new kid, I'm gonna go see if he wants to join the team. Big as he is we could use him. Bradley over her is getting a pot belly from all the cakes he smashes in his face everyday," Pharaoh smacked Bradley's growing belly and ran over to Regan. Meanwhile Rose is snapping her fingers in front of my face while I'm stuck drooling looking at Regan. My fork in my hand mid way to my mouth with some salad lettuce on it.
"What! Get your Stinking fingers out of my face Rose, the f**k." I snap out of it and wipe my bottom lip. Hoping she didn't catch that.
"Well next time swallow before you start a slob river staring at your boyfriend." She snapped back at me. Of course she caught me drooling. She catches every embarrassing thing I do. Seems like he agreed to trying out for the team thing as I see him and my brother and the other three football goofs pound fists smiling before they walk off. Regan then looks my way and we lock eyes, saying nothing. Almost as if we are speaking with our eyes.
"Hear we go with the eye F***ing again." Neasy said and I'm sure she rolled her stupid beaty eyes too.
"OMG HES COMING OVER." Rose yelled/whispered completely not obvious she's talking about him. He takes three steps up the stairs then stops and throws one hand over his mouth and the other over his stomach and runs away to the nearest trash can.
"Did he just f***ing Vomit!?" I yellled. "Is he trying to play me. How dare he!?" The girls nearly die laughing and i just glare at them then back at Regan. I decide to go give him a piece of my mind.
"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!?" I push him on his back as he holds himself up n the edge of the trash can, causing a scene. Cause that's just what the moment needed.
"I'm sorry what?" He said in a deep raspy voice that just made me want to melt. No wait I'm pissed at him what am I thinking.
"You heard me! You look into my soul with those gorgeous eyes of your then run and vomit!?" What the hell am I saying. You're upset with him Vetah stay the course b***h. I squint my eyes thinking to myself.
"YOU TELLEM V!" Neasy Shouted from the stairs.
"HOW DARE HE HAVE SUCH GORGEOUS EYES, LOOKING AT YOU WITH SUCH LOVE!?" Rose added on. Can these hoes stfu. I shoot daggers at them with my eyes and they quickly sit down laughing.
"Oh. Um. No. I uhh actually just got nervous coming to try and talk to you. You look good as hell. Uh V?" Wait did he just ask me to marry him? Holy dog balls i can smell the vomit on his breath. I instantly throw my hands over my nose.
"Oh my god." He laughs embarrassed. "I'll see you around." he runs inside the school building. Most likely to the nurses office to freshen up. I swear though, I know i heard a marriage proposal. No? Whatever. What do you know this is my story.
So yeah, Regan has always had a weak stomach, so he and Pharaoh waited for us girls to get off the ride.
"Hey what's this?" I see an unfamiliar game booth and walk over to it with everyone following.
"I don't know. It wasn't here last year." Regan replied. The instructor came over to us.
"Here ill show ya. Take this wand here and guide it down the swirl through the circle like this." How do I even describe this. This game looks like it was just thought of today. The wand has a n open circle in the middle with a handle on each side for holding. The swirl is spinning and that's where the game comes in. Even though there's black tape at the beginning of the swirl for protection when you start. The objective is to not let the two metals touch. Kind of like the game operation. Everyone takes a turn after paying to play. Regan pays again so I can play. I chose to go last so I can see what everyone else does wrong. You know. Strategy.
It's my turn now. As I pick up the wand I hear that whisper I hear earlier in the bathroom.
"I'll help you" It said.
"I don't need help Rose. I just saw all of you do it." I respond back back to the voice I clearly thought is Rose. Only to look up and see her with a crazed look on her face.
"b***h I ain't even say anything." She squealed at me. I look to Neasy.
"Me either." She throws her hands up in defense.
"Babe no one said anything go head and play." I look at Regan talking to me then to my brother. I shrug it off as nothing and make my attempt at the game. Focusing harder than i do on a math test. They all began to get excited as i near the bottom of the swirl they start screaming and i lose my focus making the two metals touch creating a buzzing sound.
"Dammit yall messed me up. Shut up!" I can be pretty competitive at times. This being one of them.
"You get two more tries" The game instructor said.
"OH YES!" I yell in excitement.
"Let me see it." Pharaoh reaches for the wand but i slap his hand away.
"No yall messed me up I go again. And it's my Birthday. So, yeah" I turn back to the rotating swirl to began.
"And the Bday sass begins." Rose said in a heavy breath.
"Shush" I don't respond they way i normally would as i go back to focusing on the swirl.
"I got you this time." The voice whispered again. I lean up away from the swirl. and stomp my foot now having an attitude.
"Can yall shut up?"
"V NO ONE IS SAYING ANYTHING!" Pharaoh yells at me
"Yes one of you did. Be quiet"
"No..."
"Quiet!" I lean back over to the swirl this time squatting a bit. They all look at each other wondering wtf is my problem. What am I hearing. I wonder the same damn thing but I cant let them know that, hence why I decided to hell at them rather than freak out about it. Who effing voice is that and where is it coming from. then suddenly i hear a loud bell ringing. I did it. HOLY MEATBALLS I DID IT!
"I WON!" I finally speak. Jumping up and down me and Regan hug and he gives me a sweet kiss. I can taste the snow cone he is eating. then I stick my tongue out at the girls.
"That's for trying to distract me bitches."
"No one...."
"Yeah yeah whatever" I cut Neasy off.
"You the only winner today pretty lady. Choose any prize you see hanging here." The instructor said to me with a huge smile. And I can feel Regan hold my waist a bit tighter at the compliment I received. As I f I would actually go for a man as old as the instructor. As I look at the prizes my eyes make contact with a large purple wolf plushie with silver highlights. I instantly feel drawn to this plushie. Its weird. There's also a midnight black wolf plushie right next to it. I feel like I'm in love with both.
"Awe I don't know which one to chose. The purple wolf is really beautiful, but the black one is mesmerizing."
"Well how about this. You said it's your birthday?" The instructor asks with a smile.
"Yeeeeesssssss." I respond knowing where he's going.
"Have them both. I like to think them as a couple anyways. Lets not separate them huh." I squeal and take both plushies. Holding them i feel like I just found myself. Don't know what that's about. It's just a toy.