The Forbidden Mark

Whom ever said that high school will be the least of your worries in your young pre-adulting life, was 100% irrefutably, unbelievably and undeniably correct. My good GOD were they ever correct. Holy s**t. Further more, if said person had ever even remotely hinted upon the intense amount of what-the-f*ckery that our dear ever loving Goddess had laid upon my heals... They might have been run out of town from the sheer amount of hilarity rippling from the transient bodies of those living around me. Such a joke. Such a joke of a girl, to become the head of all the were's. The Goddess must've been making a funny that day. ************* The room was abuzz with the voices of my peers. Goose pimples riddled over my skin as I tried to suppress the sounds of my teeth chattering aloud. most of the individuals in the class had standing body temperatures similar to that of a small sun, leaving the literal few of us that haven't turned yet to bundle up in arctic winter parkas. Did I think that was fair? No. Did they care? Hell no. It was nearing the end of the second semester for us first years. Yay for summer vacay. Woo-hoo. Harrah for having to work 2 jobs while trying to find a place, because you are one of the few that seems to not be destined to be in the pack structure, while simultaneously having the urges of any horny teenager and the mini-pineal-gland to go with it. oh what a time to be alive I tell you, what a time. "If I call your name, you are exempt from the lesson today..." The teacher stated emphatically as she named off the few of us that had not had the privilege of changing. "Jessica, Nicole, Jeremy, Sasha and Ann. You are excused." A moment of delight raced across our features before we all bolted from our desks to the classroom door. "Your lesson will be in Auditorium 232. Don't keep them waiting..." all 5 of us cursed under our breaths as the last bit of luck for an easy Friday afternoon slipped through our grasps. Complacently we made our way across the school, down quiet and empty halls and up a set of rarely used stairs. The mis-tuned banging of instruments warming up drifted in and out as we wandered past. One more turn and there it was. A room most had never been and all 5 were too nervous to be the first ones inside. A slight tap on my shoulder made me jump from my skin and had me whipping around ready to gouge some eyes out if need be, defensive pose at the ready. The Principle and Luna of our pack stood a pace behind me, arms folded behind her back and a tiny smile on her face as she motioned for us to enter. Embarrassed beyond measure, and face a crimson red, I complied, entering last and melting into the crowd in the auditorium seamlessly. Everyone standing around dumbly as we all awaited our fate. No one knew why they were there, and it was beginning to get a little freaky the longer we stood around without knowing what-the-s**t. Oh if only...