The Last of the Shifters

Kyra POV: A strange voice

At some point I fell asleep in the tub, Bear kept nudging my hand trying to wake me. “Would you wake up?!” A male voice growled in my head, causing me to sit up in what is now ice-cold water. “What was that? Who was that?” I questioned to myself. Bear licked my hand at that moment and I rubbed his head. “It was me” I looked down at Bear and my eyes went wide and at that moment I screamed terrified of the fact my dog was mind linking with me. Gran broke through the door, “What's wrong?” She asked, Lucious was hold on her heels in the door way of the washroom.  

“B-Bear spoke to me. Bear spoke to me!” I screamed. Gran chuckled, “That’s the best part of being Kitsune. You can speak with any animal.” My eyes went wide, I could speak with Bear? Oh my god!  

“Wait, so you’re telling me she wasn’t lying to me when she said she was Kitsune?” Lucious gasped. “Why would she lie about her bloodline?” Gran questioned rudely. Lucious scratched his head and smiled and awkward smile like he didn’t know what to say. “My uh- my wolf told me that Kitsune were extinct” He choked out. Gran Laughed. “There is only probably a hand full of us left these days and at least 2 that I know of are Lycan hybrids.” Gran started to explain pulling Lucious with her back into the living room as I got out of the tub and dried off before getting dressed. Walking into the living room I stood against the wall with my armed crossed over my chest, watching as they spoke and listening to grans story. 

“You see there may only be a handful of Kitsune left but our species is mostly women anyway, very rarely was a male born. We mostly survived off of a small handful of males until we found of that we can successfully mate with other bloodlines and the Kitsune genes would become ninety percent dominant, that was until I mated with Lycan.” Gran sighed, “I was the first to find a true mate as you Lycans call your other half. Mine was a very strong Alpha, I was not shocked by this match as I was what would be considered an Alpha of the Kitsune pack. This was before the war began, I became pregnant and try as I might, I was not allowed to defend my pack, so I send all the kitsune off that I could to neighboring areas to preserve out bloodlines and keep the Kitsune from extinctions. Many other pregnant shifters were in the tunnels with us, and I sent them off to different areas of the forest where the war should not reach. I had a feeling human would become frightened so I showed up at the city near this cabin and said that my family was killed in the war and that we lived in the cabin, I convinced them I was human, a few shifters managed to pull the same ruse as I did.  It wasn’t long before we received news that the war was over and most packs were destroyed and what was left of them had hidden. I had given birth a few hours before that. Our genetics allow us to speed up the process of incubation, or pregnancy, especially in times of great need. After a few years, when she was old enough, I came to the cabin and I found Bear. He has been with us since.” Gran stopped to pet bear for a moment, I could see the love she had for him in her eyes, and I almost thought I seen the same human emotion come from Bear.  

“Anyways, they started genetics testing that year and I was scared my baby girl would show up at Lycanthrope, but to my surprise she didn’t. It took almost 20 years for her to test as a shifter and at that time she had given me a granddaughter,” Gran pointed to me “She was my biggest concern, my daughter would not leave without her mate, who was also Lycanthrope. So, when screenings happened, they both tested positive for shifter genes and were taken, so currently you may be sitting in the room with the last two Kitsune.” Gran studied the wood pattern on the floor as she held back tears.  

“I am so sorry for drudging that up, I didn’t mean to I was just extremely confused.” Lucious whispered. Gran patted his knee and smiled sadly at him. “It’s alright dear, my Kyra is your mate it’s only right for you to know, I was going to have to explain all of this to her.” Gran looked over to me. “Kyra darling, I want you to understand I will not ask you to continue on our bloodline, but if you do have children, they will be royalty, just as we are.” My mouth dropped; I was royalty?  I didn’t know how to react to anything at this point. I shifted uncomfortably before running into my room and slamming the door shut.  

First, she tells me that we are the last two, meaning my mother could be dead, and then she drops the fact that technically we are royalty on me. I couldn’t handle this, I pulled open the moon hatch on the ceiling and climbed out. I sat on the roof for a while before laying back, crying as I looked up at the moon and stars trying to get lost in the night sky and forget about everything that has happened in this month. First, Gran tells me that I am a shifter, then I find my mate, now I'm told that I may be the last kitsune who can continue on our bloodline. My mom may be dead, Gran doesn’t know what happened to her, and neither do I. I sighed heavily and continues to sob trying to swallow the lump in my throat. Why couldn’t I just be normal?