THE HYBRID I DIDNT KNOW I WAS

I wake up, stretching after a good night's sleep, my back cracks as I bend backwards. my joints are very laxed so they c***k alot, it doesn't cause pain but it doesn't go unnoticed. my mum say I have old bones but Im 17. I turn 18 in 2 weeks, and trust me when I say my parents never let me forget it. they are planning a large party. but Im not that kinda girl. I have green hair. it is actually naturally green. I was born that way, I have matching green eyes that shines like Emeralds which is funny as that is how I got my name, Emerald. I have a slight tan but I wouldn't call it tan, I call it a shade above alabaster. A button nose, a slim figure and short clipped nails from constantly biting them and you have met me. I dont know where I got my unique features from. none of my parents have freen hair. but my Aunt does. I guess I got it from my grandparents, May they rest in peace. I finish stretching vaguely listening to my joints pop as I head to breakfast. Im late for school At Acadamia high. Not named after the tv show. or academics. Its Named after the Nut, Macadamias. anyways I just have regular cereal for my breakfast as its faster than cooking. nothing special, I grab my lunchbox that I packed last night and my bag which has never been used as I 'Lost' the old one and head to school, I live a few houses down so I dont need to walk far.I don't have a drivers license even though Im older than the legal minimum. I just don't see a need to have a car when I live so close to everything. I get to school just as the bell rings "s**t!" I run to homeroom as the second bell rings. that was close I thought as I headed to my seat. im not ugly, but Im not one of the popular kids either, but I don't mind. Id rather be myself and not popular, than be popular but fake. all the poular kids all pretend to be major sluts but underneath they are just immature peole who don't care who they screw to get to the top. wherever that may be. I don't have a boyfriend, and Im saving myself for someone I actually care about. I get to my next class, math as the bell hits. "oh look, its Mossy!!" Natalie says. at least im not part of the w***e squad I think to myself, I dont say that as I have a better reply "hey Nice one. never heard THAT one before" I say sarcastically not looking in her direction, earning me a rude glare and an intruction with an insult from a fuming, red faced w***e. "hey look at me when Im talking to you b***h!" she screams, just as the teacher rolls in "natalie poitely shut up and leave Emerald alone." he said. Mr Cameron is the best. I can always find an ally in him against the bullies. they pick on anything, my hair, skin colour, even the fact that I don't have a boyfriend. like s*x is the only thing important. the day passes as this, boring and full of insults. then one day turns into 2, then into 3 until its the eve of my birthday. Im a bundle of nerves, I know 18 is an important age for any person in Australia. its the day we get to legally drink, smoke, do crazy s**t. but its more than that, its when Im recognized as a grown up rather than a child. when people will take me seriously. My parents wont even listen to me, but as I approach my 18th, I notice them get more worried. like they know something I dont. and why wont they tell me? is it about me?As school finally ends Im a bundle of nerves as I approach my birthday. other than being an adult I dont see how this birthday could be any different. as I see the exit, someone trips me, then lifts me by my straight, long very green hair "This will pay for you being a fat, ugly slut"Said Natalie as we are the only 2 left in school she hurries and grabs a knife out of her bag. I beg "No please, think about what you are doing. u dont want to do this, think of going to jail!" I say "SHUT UP U WEEZING COW!!!" She roared "NOONE CARES AND THEY DONT WANT TO HEAR UR ANNOYING ASS VOICE!" As she lifts the blade up I notice that its not a normal knife, the hilt is entricately carved and the blade seems to be made of silver. where could she have gotten something like this? Just as I ponder this question, the knife comes down. I get stabbed in the thigh twice, then once in the gut. she throws the knife away as I fall to the floor, but she doesnt leave. nope, instead she decides to go to the kitchen and she literally rubs a handful of salt into each of my fresh wounds. I lay there, against the wall, in unbeleivable pain when I see another person approach. Its Mr Cameron. he kneels done, Picks me up and carries me home, explaining to my parents what happened as I fall asleep. Suddenly I wake u. my muscles are aching, sore from what happened a few hours before, needing to be stretched and suddenly I heard someone talking "hello?" I ask, " Oh Hi! Ur awake, can we go outside please?" this invisible person asks. "ummmm suuure?" I say. hobbling down the stairs towards the front door. "NO! not that door, the back door, we don't want anyone seeing" who is this person. shes so demanding I think as I take her suggestion and turn right. "I am Amethyst, your dragon, thank you very much!" My what now?! "Dragon. u know, large reptile with wings?" My mind is still reeling as I feel the first bone break. my arm. "We need to hurry, RUN!" says this strange person inside my head, I run and just as I reach the door another bone breaks. I groan of pain, trying not to wake my parents, who should be dead asleep. I successfully make it outside when my spine starts to break. "this is gonna hurt but if u just try and relax it should be quick" the voice known as Amethyst says. its still dark out and I can see a large, Full moon with stars dotting the night sky as my head grows horns, my face alongates and grows scales, as I grow a tail and 2 very large things on my back, im in too much pain to look but I know that they are there, and suddenly I don't feel any more pain and I try to stand only to fall over. "this body isn't made for 2 legs, its made for 4. " Amethyst says. we live near a creek and so I walk (crawl?) to the creek to see my face. Im mainly green with shines of blue as the light from the moon catches on my scales, the large things on my back are wings. do they work? I think, and before the thought has left my brain they move. I guess they do! how do I fly? and the wings responded immediately, they flaped once. I guess they respond to my thoughts I think of a direction and suddenly we are soaring abouve the small town I live in. We do a quick lap then land back at home. I land only to see my parents out of bed and looking at me like a stranger-no. not a stranger. a Monster. they also look sad, like their fears have been realised and are true. I shift into human form with clothing shredded at my feet. embarrassed, I tried to cover up but it feels inadequate. my mother looks like shes about to cry when I feel another surge of pain. im confused, I shifted already. im a dragon. "nope, thats Amethyst. Im Diamond! im your wolf!" a new voice says. wolf? im a hybrid? I think. "Oh you have no idea." Diamond says. I finish shifting and it took about 3 minutes. I wimper as the pain leaves me and I see my parents faces, a look of concern, shock and something else marks their faces. Happiness? fear? recognition? I run playfully, then I start running to the creek. DIamond is beautiful. shes a white wolf the hight of a full sized person. but on all fours, with gold and golden glitter on her ears, tail, feet and throughout her fur. my hearing is advanced as well as my other sences. I smell the salt of my parents unshed tears, as I walk back towards them as I shift back. exhausted I ask my new companions if I can go to bed but they say I have more friends to meet. Crystal, Agate, Amber and ruby my vampire, fae, Witch, and phoenix shifter have joined the mental party. In that exact order. my parents look so scared. for me or of me Im not quite sure. I drop to the ground as I am truly exhausted from everything. and I collapse into nothingness