Can The Caged Bird Sing?

Chapter 3 Meeting Him

---Evelyn's POV---

I stand in the basement laundry room with a pep in my step.. hopping around the room like a little puppy.

"Ok so now I just have to change back into me so we can try these new senses out.. got it!" I say back to Myra as I close my eyes just squeezing them shut.. hoping for something to feel as if it has changed.. But nothing happens.. I look down and I'm still in wolf form..

"Ok.... so.... how do it do this?" I ask her as she quickly replies.. "I'm not completely sure.. but I would assume you just think really hard about wanting to be a human again.."

I humm in response closing my eyes and thinking the word human to myself.. I pop one eye open curiously looking around the room but I still have my furry paws.. dammit.. this is easier said then actually done apparently.

"Just think about what makes you different from me being a human.. alk the details you can think of.. maybe that would work." Myra tries to help.. That's not a bad idea at all so I close my eyes letting out a deep breathe to try to concentrate on that thought alone.

"Ok... think human... think... feet with toes.. and up to my thick legs and bubble butt.. my baby bearing hips and my hourglass figure.. my bigger than anticipated chest that meets with arms then down to my hands and fingers.. lastly is my long dark, thick, brown hair, that drapes over me like a blanket." I think all of these details to myself as I slowly peak out with one eye again.

I look around the room first as my gaze continues down and I see my feet, toes, then arms that meet down to my hands and fingers. I let out a deep breath knowing that it worked.. It worked so well that all my bruises and cuts from before are completely gone now.

"Where did all my injuries go? Did you heal me Myra?" I ask her with so much shock in my voice as I rotate my arms from side to side, just trying to find one cut or bruise.. and nothing.

"Yes.. or at least I think so.. Werewolves heal faster than humans do so now that I'm sharing my gift with you it has obviously helped.. but I don't know if it just worked because we were in wolf form or if it heals like that all the time now.. but I guess we will find out eventually." She replies without hesitation..

Not one wound on this porcelain skin.. that's crazy and awesome.. but there's just one problem.. I'm naked.. the shifting has shredded my clothes.

Luckily I'm in laundry room.. but the issue is, none of the clothes down here are mine so I'm going to have to borrow some clothes unbeknown to the owner.. but that's ok.. because I just need to borrow it for a minute to sneak up to my room and grab something else for me to wear and then I'll clean the clothes I borrowed, like it didn't even happen! Perfect plan! No one will know..

"Thats a good plan, no one will know." Myra quickly responds back to me as I pull some shorts out of the basket along with a shirt from the top of the clean pile of clothing.

I slip the shirt over my body as I pull the shorts over my legs and to my hips. I pick up all the scraps all around the floor to throw away so I don't get in trouble for those.. I start a load of laundry before I leave so it looks like I'm doing something down here.. You know, just in case my father or brothers should check up on me like they have done a time or two.

Ugh.. I'm so sore in every single inch of my body from my shifting.. I'm assuming because it was so new to my whole body.. hopefully this gets easier with time by doing it multiple times. because I hurt so much already.

Whether I hurt or not I still need to get changed before I get in trouble.. It doesn't matter how bad I hurt right now because I know I would hurt way worse if my father or brothers caught me not working. So I quickly but quietly make my way up the stairs in hopes to avoid anyone and everyone.. but it's still early in the night so I bet people are still running around the house.

I get all the way up the stairs, which doesn't seem like much to some but to me that's a feet in itself because it hurts so much just to get this far.. I'm feeling so tired and having a hard time.. I never knew shifting would take this much out of me.. I was never told at least.. but I feel like I could sleep for days.

"Shhhh.. someone is coming.. just freeze." Myra tells me as I do just that taking any advice she might give me. I can smell the strong perfume of a girl as her heels click over the tile floor with her just passing by. "Ok you're good." Myra instructs me as I slowly open the door and peak around to see no one is right there.

I sneak through the kitchen because that's where this door leads is to a partially blocked off kitchen.. I make my way through there and I can hear some of the pack members watching a game on the TV slong with loud cheers and boos.. which is good because that means they are distracted.. hopefully distracted enough.. but part of the issue is that I have to walk right by the entrance to that room to get to the stairs to head to my room.

I let out a deep breathe as I tip toe quickly past the room trying to not be seen ir even heard.. I don't hear anyone call me my nickname they gave me, 'b*tch' or 'dog' like the clever beings they are.. you can tell they put so much effort into their nicknames.

I tip toe as fast as I can up the stairs and I get to the top faster than I ever expected out of me right now.. I let out a deep breathe I never even knew I was holding in, relieving the initial stresses I was worried about.. It's smooth sailing from here to my room.. which is practically the attic.

"B*tch.. what are you doing here?" I hear from the oh so clever and obviously witty Cassandra.. This comment to myself, is obviously sarcastic because she is dumber than a sack of rocks.. But luckily for her she is pretty and puts out for my brother because I don't think she would be able to succeed otherwise.. I know that's harsh but the truth hurts.. It doesnt matter, she has hated me for so long anyways and is dating my brother so it really doesn't matter what I think because I'm going to see her anyways.. they have been dating for years now because he hasn't found his mate yet but I think he is going to make Cassie his chosen mate if anything.

"Hey Evelyn." Sandra states to me gainging my attention. She is Cassandra's best friend and my middle brother Zachary's mate.. she has never given into the pressure to being mean to me.. She has always been nice to me and I appriciate her for it.. She is a sweet girl.

"Hey Sandy... and Cassie.. I'm going to my room what does it look like? Do I need to spell it out for you?" I state to her as she shoves me against the wall causing a growling rumble to exit my lips directed at her.. thank you Myra.

"I don't need you to spell anything out.. What do you think I'm stupid?" She spats at me even getting a little spit on my face.. ugh.

"Yes.. I know you're stupid.. so does everyone else because you couldn't pass one class or even a test at school and you even had to repeat junior year.. twice." I look at her like she is the biggest i***t ever. She growls at me as she declares, "I bet I could pass a test.. but I have never taken a class that does that.. so there." She looks back and forth between me and her friends.. I think waiting for approval on her comment to 'prove me wrong'.. Her friends look confused as I add. "Yea you obviously didn't go to any classes, let alone pass them.. or you would know every class does testing of sorts.. duh."

I hear her friends snicker about my comment making me smirk as she quickly slaps me across the face with so much force, sending my face to the side so fast I think I got whiplash.

"Make fun of me again and I'll do something.. else.. worse.. yea, worse." She tries to spat at me as I just roll my eyes and reply, "Sure Cassie.. I can't wait.. looking forward to it.. this is always the funnest part of my day, putting up with our intellectual conversations.." I sarcastically state as she looks at me confused.. I don't think she can tell if I'm serious or not. So I just hold my stoic look across my face not giving her any hint either way.. what an idiot.. I feel my IQ go down each time I'm around her..

"Ok... um... good... wait.. is that my shirt?!" She looks at me with more confusion than before. I feel my face blushing at the thought of it being hers.. of course it has to be her shirt out of everyone's it could have been.. see right there, great example of just what my luck is like..

"I'm sorry.. I was borrowing it for a minute, because I shifted for the first time and I ripped all of my clothes.. so I needed clothes to wear so I could get to my room to change." I explain to her honestly, just hoping she has a heart because she doesn't have a brain.

"Awe did our little b*tch finally grow up?.. took you long enough." Cassie spats back at me as I roll my eyes knowing I was wrong for even thinking she had a heart.

"That's great that you got your wolf now.. I bet she is just as sweet as you." Sandy says to me with the biggest ear to ear grin on her face. She gets elbowed by Cassie for being nice to me but she just glares and elbows her back because she doesn't care.. like I said she has never given into the pressure to be mean to me.

"Yes she is thanks Sandy.. and I'll be sure to wash these thoroughly and get them back to you Cassie.. I'm only needing them for a minute." I try to explain as she says right back as if it's the best comeback. "Yeah and you better wash it good too."

"Yes Cassie, I said that already." I spat with annoyance as I push past her getting to the closet looking door that leads up a tiny staircase heading up to the attic.

That's when I smell it.. It's tangy like orange pineapple citrus.. maybe some coconut.. yum all my favorites. I turn around as if I'm in a trance.

"Whatever that is smells absolutely amazing.. find it." Myra states with so much excitement that I have to quicken my speed for both of our sakes.

I get to the stairs looking down as I see the man I have had a wild crush on for so many years now. He is such a player but he keeps getting the ladies because he knows his way around ALL the ladies.

We make eye contact as Myra starts yelling, "Mate! Mate! Mate!" my mouth drops open not knowing what to say in response of that.. Justin is a heart throb and a girl would be crazy, to not be attracted to him. What do I do now?