Elemental Queen

Chapter 4: The First Change

Steel POV

As Crystal and I rode away from our pack's property, I could tell that Crystal was crying behind her helmet. I didn't know why Colton told me to follow whatever my little sister told me to do, but I found myself listening to him and was ready for anything. When she announced that we were going to be rogues from that point forward, I knew that this was going to be a fun ride. As we drove down the road, I pulled up next to her and tapped on her shoulder. When she looked over at me, I tapped my helmet to tell her to turn on her mic, so we could talk. She nodded and reached up to turn on her mic and I did the same.

"Hey sis, are you ok? Do we need to stop off a little, so you can get it all out of your system?" I asked her, knowing that talking to me would really help both of us. Being her older twin, I know just what she needed and always try to make sure that she is taken care of.

"Let's try to get a little further away from the pack first. I know we only have a short amount of time before we have to shift for the first time and I don't want to be anywhere near the pack when that happens. Are you ok with that?" Crystal's voice came over, sounding like she had just finished crying. She was trying to sound strong, but I could hear the slight waver in it that let me know that she was scared out of her mind.

"Sure thing, little one, but I think we should stop at a gas station, so we can fill up our bikes and all of our extra gas cans ok. We don't know how far are planning to go and we should be prepared for anything." She nodded and agreed. We turned into the closest gas station. I got off of my bike and told her to stay here with the bikes and that I would take care of everything. She handed me one of the manilla envelopes that our father had placed into her saddlebag before we took off. It had a bunch of cash in it so we wouldn't have to leave a paper trail wherever we went. I went inside and paid for the gas that we needed. It was then that I saw a newspaper on the shelf. We were no longer anywhere near our family's pack. We had driven so fast that we were now in the lands of the royal family.

As I walked up to fill up our gas tanks and cans, I noticed that Crystal had taken off her helmet and her jacket. I filled up the cans first and then I filled her tank up. As I started to fill my bike I walked over to her and pulled her into a big hug. As she hugged me, I felt the front of my shirt get wet. She was crying again just like I thought she would. I just held her tight and let her cry.

Ever since we were kids, she always tried to show everyone that she wasn't this little delicate thing that needed to be handled with care. She was the top female warrior in the pack, whereas I was the top male warrior. Our skills made us always compete with one another but in the process we were helping one another grow stronger. When we were born our mother named me Steel because she knew that someday I would grow to be a strong unbreakable warrior. However, she named Crystal as this fine china because she wanted her to be this fine elegant woman and boy was she upset that little sis wanted nothing to do with being some lady in waiting. She was fierce and I knew she could do anything she wanted in the world.

As the bell dinged letting me know that my tank was full, I let her go and went to pull the nozzle out and replaced it. Turning to her I told her what I had found out. "Hey kiddo, just thought you would want to know that we are nowhere near the family anymore," She looked at me with a surprised look and I continued, "It turns out that we have been out of the territory for quite a while now. We are in the royal lands now and I think that we can safely find a place for our transformation without having to worry about the wwong people finding us." Nodding, Crystal pulled her helmet back on and kicked her bike to life. "Ok, Steel, Let's go see if we can find a place out in the woods. I can feel the pain that comes with the first shift coming on and I kind of want to see what we look like, don't you." Nodding to her words, I climbed onto my bike and kicked it on as well and we took off to fund a good spot for our first shift.

----A couple hours later------

We finally found a secluded campground in the middle of the forest where we felt safe to make the shift. We unloaded all of our camping things that we had packed and set up as quickly as possible. I was incredibly happy that we both had remembered to pack our camping stuff knowing that this might be an exceedingly difficult time for both of us. Not long after I had started the campfire, Crystal started to yell out in pain as the shift started for her. I ran up to her trying to help her get out of her clothes so she wouldn't shred them, when I was hit with the most terrifying pain run through my body. As we both started to strip our clothes off, we were panting from all the pain that was going through our bodies.

"Remember Steel what your father always told you about the shift," Colton's voice came into fovus as I was running behind a tree for the shift, "Don't fight it. If you relax, it won't hurt as badly and it will go so much smoother. That's it buddy calm your breathing and close your eyes and try to envision me in your mind. You got this!" With that being said, I did exactly what he had said to do. I closed my eyes and calmed my breathing. As I felt myself start to relax, I searched my mind for the form of my wolf. Standing tall in my mind was one of the most majestic wolves I have ever seen in my life. As I stood there envisioning him I felt myself start to shift.