Different Breed

I was born on the night of the first harvest moon when it was at it's highest which my parent's at first thought was a blessing but then soon believed a curse passed down by my great grandfather. For you see I wasn't what they expected because 1. They wanted a boy and 2. I was born with ears and a tail! And the eyes of a wolf's. My pack wasn't sure what to think at first, half thought of it as a blessing to be so close to my wolf half and the others a curse fearing I'll turn into a monster and my poor parent's being caught right in the middle of it. The only reason they didn't get rid of me right away was because of my great grandfather who apparently was also born this way and because of it became one of the mightiest warrior's in all the pack's and was very respected but he was also a man and I'm a woman which in this case wasn't favorable to our Alpha who believed women belong at home and not on the field so I was just a nuisance to him and it only got worse as I grew and showed more and more potential to be like my great grandfather. When I reached the age of 2 my parent's just couldn't keep up with me and they were honestly too busy for my special needs with my farther being the Beta and my mother always being at the pack house to help so I stayed with my grandparents till I was old enough for school which I was completely fine with since they're so kind and caring. I called them Papa and Gree. "Astra! Time for dinner!" Gree calles out from their small home on top of the hill, as I come running out of the forest in my wolf form at only 5 years old, yes 5. "Let's hurry before Gramps eats all the meat again" Eve says to me in my head. Yes I can also talk to my wolf already, actually I've been able to talk to Eve since I was born which was very odd seeing you're only supposed to hear from your wolf when you come of age but I mean look at me! Is it that big of a surprise to anyone? I come running in the the house still in wolf form when Gree gives me a dirty look "how many time's have I told you Astra?! You can't come in the house in wolf form! You're scratching up my wood floors with your claws!" She says exasperated. I whimper and go back outside and shift then put the clothes on that she left for me on the porch "Sorry Gree" I say softly with my head hung low, ears back and tail tucked between my legs She sighs " now you know I can't stay mad at you pup" she says as her face softens "now go wash up" she says pointing to the bathroom. "yes ma'am" I say as I salute her and march that way She chuckles softly and shakes her head turning towards Papa "what are we gonna do with that child" she says to him. He looks up at her from where he was sitting at reading a book and shakes his head "we'll do what we can and pray that the Goddess above know's what she's doing" Every summer was like this since I had to go back home for school and holiday's but once I got back my Papa would teach me and train me everyday to control my strength and to hide my emotions better since my tail and ears will betray me sometimes, like when they ask if I ate all the cookies and I say no but my ears say yes by the way they fall back. him and Gree also teach me how to control my more animalistic side since I act out abit more then others "Again!" Papa shouts as I swing my legs around and kick the training dummy in the head "nice blow but remember to quickly get back in position so they cant catch you off guard" he instructs. My Papa used to help train the warrior's since his farther trained him and he my dad who is now one of the best warrior's in our pack. "K I think that's enough for today" he says as I collapse to the ground and say sarcastically "oh but it's only been what? 6 hours?" "7 actually" he says with a smirk "I'm letting you off early today since you have to head back tomorrow" That's right I almost forgot I start my junior year Monday and today is Friday. "do I have to?" I whine, kicking my feet alittle. "I don't like it either sweetheart but you must" he says as he extends his hand to help me up which I take. "I hate having to go back though" I say with my ears dropped "they treat me so differently" I mean it's not like I get bullied alot but I'm not exactly welcomed either. "don't worry it'll be over before you know it" he says as we walk back to the house and he's right so I decide to enjoy my last day and not spend it dreading tomorrow. It's the next morning as we're saying teary goodbyes, "I'll call everyday" I say as I squeeze Gree. "I know dear" she says "you say that every time and I know you're a pup of your word" she says with a smile. "don't skip on training now" Papa says as he pats me on the shoulder. "who?? Me? Never" I say sarcastically and he shoot me a look "you better not cause I'll notice when you get back" I gulp cause I know he's not lying either, one year I decided not to train while I was gone and when I got back it was the worst summer ever cause we were training from the c***k of dawn till night fall. "I promise I won't" I say as I hug him goodbye and just then my parent's pull up with my younger brother Even who runs to greet me as soon as the car stops. "Astra!!!" He shouts as he comes and tackles me, almose knocking me over. "hey little brother" I say as I hug him back and rough up his hair "missed me much?" I say teasinly. "now why would you think that?" He says still clinging to me and giving me puppy dog eyes, I roll my eyes and give him my things "here make yourself useful" he takes my bags and salutes me "yes ma'am" and marches to the car. My brother is 12 now and reaches to about my chest which isn't too bad considering the fact that I'm 5'11 which my Papa says is because of my extra wolf genes, he also says that about me being muscular and abit more hairy then most girls my age but I think I'm still quite pretty with my long black thick hair that stops right above my bum and dark tan skin from being outside all summer. while my brother also has black hair his is short and shaggy and he's not quite as dark as me, we got our black hair and height from our dad but my brother got my mom's golden eyes which I wish I had with her short golden hair to match. "mom! Dad!" I say with my arms open and hug them both. "It's good to see you kiddo” my dad says as he roughs up my hair then goes to speak with his parent's. now don't get me wrong, I don't hate my parent's for not having time to take care of me or even know what to do with me but I think they believe I do since they always try to buy my affection. "here sweetie, I figured you might need this" my mom says as she smiles and winks at me, handing over a makeup kit. "what's this for?" I ask curiously. "well since you're a junior now I figured you might wanna practice since soon you'll be able to find you mate!" She says excitedly. My face drops at the thought of my mate, I mean who would willingly wanna be with someone like me? I just know I'm gonna get rejected so I've never entertained the thought. "thanks" I say faking a smile but my ears betray me. "you don't like it do you?" My mother says with a frown. "No! No its not that! It's just..." I trail off looking to the ground. "oh honey" my mother says pulling me into a hug and brushing my hair with her hand "don't give up before you even try" she pulls away to look me in the eye "ok?" She says as she tilts her head. "ok" I say back forcing a smile. "good now get in the car cause we have a long drive" we all get in and my dad drives away. I wave as we leave, wishing I could stay longer. I settle in my seat not looking forward to the 6 hour drive we have ahead of us. "Ugh. I. Hate. Long. Car. Rides." Eve states dramatically in my head, causing me to chuckle. "Why don't we take a nap then?" I say back. "I guess that could make some time pass" she says. I lean against my pillow thats propped against the door and try to drift off, hoping when I wake we'll be there. I wake up a few hours later to my brother shaking me awake, "Waakkee Uupp Arista!" I look at him groggily, wondering why he woke me. "What do you want Even?" I say with half a mind to slap him but then notice we're at a gas station. "Do you need anything?" I bet mom told him to ask me, I shake my head no. "Ok but we have about 2 more hours so get out and stretch while you can and use the bathroom" and with that he goes back in the store. I get out and stretch my sore body while Eve is celebrating in my head. "Freedom!!" She howls. "Yea for like 5 minutes" I says back shaking my head as I walk to the bathroom. "Hey, it's better then nothing right?" And I couldn't agree more but I wish I could run around abit before having to get back in that moving cage. I finish my business and reluctantly walk back to the car which the rest of my family has already returned to. "There you are" says my dad "was about to send out a search party" he winks. "Ha ha" i taunt back as i get in the car. "Here" my brother says shoving my a blue Gatorade and a Slim Jim, "I figured you'd want these even if you said you were fine" My little brother is such a sweetheart and his mate will be absolutely spoiled and so blessed to have him. "Thank you" I say smiling at him. I play on my phone for awhile letting my friend Taylor know I'm on my way back to the pack, she's been my best friend since I was little and has always been such an angel. "Taylor: I can't wait to see you!! I have sooo much to tell you when you get here that you MUST hear in person! Astra: well I'll be back in about an hour so don't explode before I get back XD" "I wonder what's so important that she can't just text it" Eve says rolling her eyes "Oh you know how she is" I shake my head. I wonder what it is too though it probably isn't That important knowing her. She was always full of energy and excitement. She had long curly red hair which stopped abit passed her shoulders and eyes that reminded me of the ocean. She was 5'5 and fair skinned with sprinkles of freckles all over which she hated since she got bullied for them but I always tried to remind her of how adorable she is. I try to take another nap, hoping that when I wake we'll be pulling into the pack.