
Zach POV's
I ran in the morning blind. Last night I couldn't sleep because my head was filled with thoughts of werewolves. So I decided to run in the morning before school.
I accelerated my pace and strangely I was getting faster. Faster than usual. All my senses are getting sharper than usual. I don't know how to deal with all this. Am I really a werewolf now? But I'm still human. Rodgy said that werewolves have the form of wolves. But I didn't. I don't feel any change. Only my senses are getting sharper than usual.
I stopped my run and tried to catch my breath. Even after running far enough, I was still not tired. I stopped and looked around. Lush forest. This forest bears witness to that event, the moment I was bitten by the wolf. But strangely enough I didn't turn into a wolf. Is that not a werewolf? If not, why don't I have a bite wound?
I heard a voice. The sound I felt was a little far away from where I was and getting closer. I tried to hear the voice more clearly. Foot step. A lot and in the direction where I stand. I hid behind a big tree. I don't know what it is but I don't want to take any chances.
The sound is getting closer. I'm still hiding. I heard a growl and something... Sniffed? I was curious and peeked out from behind the tree. Oh blimey!! That's a big wolf. Yes, the big wolf that attacked me. Wait, what is a wolf? I'm not sure. But ahh what do I care. The wolf was as big as the wolves that night.
I heard another growl. This time his voice was very.... Near!! I looked and... Yep! They're right next to me. God, am I going to die this time? I walked out of my hiding place. They know my presence. I looked at them one by one. They were more than that night. I counted.. One, two.... A seven! They're seven. Why are they after me again? Do wolves like to play their victims? I don't think so.
They led me into the middle. My eyes, I'm sure they're perfectly rounded. They're... Changed! Turned into a human!! Oh my god, did I see wrong?? I rubbed my eyes rough, trying to convince my vision. Yep! I am not dreaming or hallucinating. They have turned into humans. Meaning they are...
"Halo Zach." greet one of them. They're... Recognize me?
"You-you s-ss-who?" I said nervous.
"My name's Dustin. Dustin Payne" said the man to my surprise. Payne?
"Payne?" my many. The guy nodded. I've noticed. He was quite tall, his age was around middle age, his hair was brown similar to mine and he was of European male stature in general and one more, his eyeballs were gray.
"Yes, Payne. You are my son Zach" he said. Wait, what?
"What do you mean?"
"You are my son and I am your real father" he said. Of course I still can't believe it. How could a father I had never known since I was born now stand before me and claim to be a father? This is totally absurd.
"Don't joke, sir. That's not funny." I said. I stared at the werewolves one by one.
"I'm not kidding, my son. I am your father. Do you know how long your father has been looking for you? Your mother is very good at hiding you" he said again.
"I don't believe you."
"I am your father and you are my son, my successor."
A successor? Whatdoes thatmean?
"What do you want?" my many. I don't care who he is.
"Help you" he said. I frowned.
"What do you mean?"
"I am the alpha of my pack. Pack Moon Hykort, the world's first and oldest pack."
"Pack?"
"Yes... Pack a werewolf."
I'm appalled. My breath's stuck.
"Ma-ma-human wolf?"
I saw them one by one again. They're... Werewolves.
"They're members of my pack and there's more in my territory."
"Then what do you want?" I tried to be brave.
"I've been looking for you everywhere and I was wrong for using my personal instinct to search for your serigalam. But it turns out I found out that you're not a werewolf. Exactly your superhuman soul has not yet risen and I do not know why." the man named Dustin and claiming to be the alpha of the werewolf walked over to me. I backed off instantly.
"Are you afraid of me, my son? Don'tbeafraid. I won't hurt you" he said.
"How can I trust you?" I'm still avoiding him.
"I'm not going to hurt my own son. You're my son, my successor, the alpha candidate of my pack."
"W-what?"
Alpha candidate? He's gone mad.
"You're the alpha Zach candidate."
"No-no, that's not possible. I'm not a werewolf."
"I guess so too. But that night I approached you, I knew you were a werewolf. It's just that your serigalam human soul hasn't risen yet. I don't know why. I'm still looking for his yummy. But I woke him up that night."
"You mean by biting me?"
"Snarling loudly to be exact. I as your alphabets call out to you and bite it just in case the growl doesn't work."
"It didn't work. Bites or loud growls. I'm still a human being." I said.
"No, it worked. Your serial soul is rising."
"What do you mean?"
"Now you're a werewolf, Zach. Totally."
"That's because you bit me." I'm hard.
"No. You did have the wolf's soul from birth, zach. That's because you're my son. But somehow that soul didn't rise like the other werewolf children."
I'm speechless. Am I really a werewolf? And he's my father? A werewolf? Why didn't you ever tell me?
"What I'm telling you is true Zach. I am your father and you are my son. Your mother knows who and what I really am. It's just... Because of pack issues, I have to go. I don't know if Donna is pregnant with my son. He just left me a picture. The photo I gave you that night. After that I tried to find you. But the way I was looking for you was wrong. Because I thought your human soul rose up like other werewolf children. But it turns out I was wrong. I'm sorry Zach and I'm glad I finally got to see you."
My father stepped forward to approach me then hugged me tightly. I didn't return the hug or brush it off. I'm just still processing what happened. Dad let go of the hug.
"Then... What do you want from me?" I asked while looking at him sharply.
"I want you to come with me" he said and somehow I wasn't surprised by those words.
"And leave mom? No, it's not gonna happen." I refused. Of course I don't want to. Leaving my mother who had been taking care of me all this time to be with my father whom I had just met? No, it's not gonna happen.
"I understand. I knew you'd say it. But let my pack help you."
"Help me?"
Especially this?
"You need help to control your serigalam power. Your hearing, sight, strength, smell all your senses are increased, according to your senses even though you are not turning into a wolf and it must be controlled. Like the basketball game yesterday. You're using your powers Zach."
Yeah, it seems like it is.
"And for the shift, you need help too."
"Shifts?"
Akhh what else is that? Why is it so hard?
"Turned into a wolf. Show Roland." he said to the man not far from me. The man advanced forward and turned into a brown giant wolf. I was surprised.
"Changed like that, Zach."
"You-you mean I-I can be sep-like that?" tanyaku.
"Sure, you're a werewolf. But you need to learn to control it. We don't want you to change in front of your schoolmates. The existence of werewolves must be kept secret."
I nodded in agreement.
"From today we will begin the lesson. I'll be in town at least until you master your shift" my father said.
"But alpha.. You'll make our territory have no leader."
"There's Gillian beta there and also the omega and gamma that are talented there. So I'm sure it's okay to leave the territory for a while."
"Well if that's what you want alpha."
"Go home Zach and come back after school to practice" said my father.
I looked at them back and left. I still don't know what to do and believe.
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My POV
Daryl, Zach and Rodney are in the park. Daryl is still discussing Valentine's party and with whom he's going while Rodney is still busy with his old mythical book. Zach just kept quiet and daydreamed.
"Zach... Zach, do you hear me?" ask Daryl but Zach just shut up.
"Dam!!!" call Daryl with a little scream. Zach shook his head to wake himself up from the daydream.
"Yes?" answer Zach.
"What's wrong with you? You daydream again? Why do you dream a lot these days? Are you in trouble?" Daryl asked me questions in a row.
"I'm fine." replied Zach.
"Are you sure? You don't look all right" Daryl said.
"I agree with Daryl." Rodney added.
"I'm totally fine."
"And you completely destroyed that basketball hoop."
"Yeah, that's right." murmured Zach.
"How's?"
"I-I don't know. It just happened." replied Zach.
"Are you a werewolf?" rodney's guess surprised Zach.
"Do you want to start that shit again Rodney?" daryl asked a little annoyed.
"You don't see it." Rodney defended himself. "Zach is so fast. His movements were almost invisible and the ring was. The ring was broken when Zach focused on the ring to insert the ball. The ring was fine before!"
"You... Saw it?" ask Zach.
"From start to finish."
"Is that right, Zach?" daryl began to suspect. He did not believe Rodney's words about myths but what Rodney said this time disturbed him.
"I don't know, Daryl. It all just happened."
Zach didn't want to tell anyone about himself. He will tell them, at the right time. The moment he could control his wolf.
Brakk!!
"Gia, you surprised us!!" peekik Daryl's.
"Don't overdo it." said Gia. Gia is Zach's cousin. Gia the jolly tomboy girl.
"Excessive how? You're overreacting! Just look at that box. What's the box for?" daryl protest.
"The box contains a gift from Zach fans" said Gia Cuek and immediately sat next to Zach. Daryl stood up and opened the box.
"Well, this is a lot" said Daryl. "Brown."
"How many days have you collected it?" ask Rodney who followed in amazement.
"You kidding? That's today's gift!"
"What?!" daryl and Rodney are together.
"They kept asking me to give Zach gifts and I got tired of rejecting them. So I decided to deliver their gift and that's what happened." Gia pointed at the box containing the gift.
"I don't want you to take it." said Zach.
"Zach, what's with you continuing to resist and then they'll stop? No Zach, that's not gonna happen. The only thing that can make them stop is if you have a boyfriend."
Zach breathed. "No, I'm not doing it."
"Don't try to persuade her." said Daryl when he saw Gia open her mouth to speak again. "You'll never be able to persuade her if it's about women. "
Gia snorted annoyedly at her cousin. He is so astonished by Zach's outrageous coldness, especially in women. Many approached him, both men and women. But he remains as cold as the everest peaks plus the cold north and south poles. So cold! He is very popular and handsome.
"Yes, I'm going to the cafeteria first. I will never accept the request of the women and men again." said Gia.
"Well, are there men who give gifts?"
"Of course there is. Don't you know if anyone thinks my cousin is Gay?!" Gia stood up from her seat.
"If I didn't know him I'd think he was gay" Daryl said.
"I'm still a normal guy. I like women." Zach protested.
"I doubt that." answered Daryl and was rewarded with a throw of Zach's basketball jersey.
"Fuck you."
"Here you go, I go."
Gia left them.
"You guys take all that, I don't want to. I'm just gonna go."
Zach stood up and took his basketball jersey from Daryl.
"Hey, hey, where are you going?" ask Daryl.
"home."
****
Zach didn't come home of course. He goes to the forest where he promises to meet his father. At first he hesitated to come but eventually he came too. From a distance he had already seen his father's pack members training while his father was talking to someone. Zach approached slowly.
"Zach! You're coming. I was so worried" said Zach's father. Zach just kept quiet and didn't answer.
"You ready to practice?" ask his father again. Zach just nodded. "Good, let's take off your shirt."
"W-what?" zach asked in surprise.
"Open shirt. Like us." said Zach's father. Zach notices them and realizes that they are not wearing only shorts.
"U-what am I supposed to undress for?"
"It's easy when you turn into a wolf."
"I'm gonna learn to turn into a wolf?"
"of course. This is Brad and Austin. Those who will take care of you and help you train when I'm not around."
"Hi I'm Brad" said one of the blondes and bright blue eyes. Brad smiled in friendship. "It's Austin."
The guy named Austin just smiled faintly at Zach. He doesn't seem to like anything. Austin has black hair and blue eyes as well.
"I'm Zach" said Zach, introducing himself.
"All right, let's get started."
Zach took off his shirt and the jeans he was wearing left only his boxer.
"Well next time you have to bring shorts" Brad said.
"It's okay, she looks sexy like that." Roland laughed. "It's a good thing we're all men."
"But you see Roland, his body's pretty decent" Brad said.
"Hey are you kidding me? That's a nice body. Look at the chest of that field. Surely the girls were happy to put their heads on that chest. And look at that checkered belly."
"Boxes? That's a stupid sixpack! You have it too."
"really?" Roland looked at his stomach. "Ah... Is correct. I have it too. But not that good."
"Hmm hers is perfect" Brad said with a nod of Roland's head. Zach rolled his eyes puffed.
"Alright Zach let's get started." take his dad. "Push that tree."
Zach's father pointed at the tree in front of him.
"What?"
"Push that tree. I want to see how strong you are."
Zach was watching the tree. The tree was big and tall.
"I won't make it" said Zach.
"Tried first." persuaded his father.
"But it can't be."
The plot!!
"Aww." Zach whined.
"Alpha said try. That's chatty."
"Hey, hey, hey Ad... You know who he is." Roland said.
"I know and I also know he's my cousin." said Adrian.
"Zach, introduce. He's Adrian your cousin's brother." said Zach's father. Zach just stared at the confused Adrian.
"I know you can do it cousin, rest assured" Adrian said, patting Zach on the back. Zach whimpering in pain.
"Try Zach" said his father again.
Zach breathed a rough sigh. He already had to take off his shirt and leaving only the boxer embarrassed him to death plus his abusive older cousin. It pisses Zach off.
Zach walked up to the tree. He placed his two palms on the tree and tried to push with all his might. But even the tree did not move.
"Try again." said his father. "concentration. Trust in your power."
Zach closed his eyes and regulated his breathing. Zach put his hand on the tree again. He opened his eyes and pushed with all his might.
"Trust your power Zach."
Zach keeps pushing. He shouted loudly. The tree moved little by little and fell. Zach surprised.
"You did it." praised his father. Zach was even surprised by that.
"What's next, uncle?" ask Adrian. "Do we have to change it?"
"Wait a minute, change what?" ask Zach who is surprised.
"Turn you into a wolf" Adrian said.
"What's? No, no, no. I don't want to." Zach refused.
"Why not?" everyone looked at him in wonder.
"I-I'm not ready yet" said Zach.
"You're a werewolf. Don't be a coward."
"I just became a werewolf" Zach said coldly.
"I don't care if you're new or old. You have to change immediately. Don't you know? We had to be here to train you and leave our territory. It's all because of you."
"Hey I never asked for it."
"Indeed right. But you are the cause" Adrian said. Zach's hands clenched. "Why? You mad? Wanna punch? It's."
Adrian handed his right cheek to be hit. Zach didn't hit him but just stared at him sharply.
"Well! Dasa's coward!"
Bukk!!
Adrian hit Zach. Everyone is shocked except alpha Dustin, Zach's father.
"You're just a spoiled and cowardly boy!" adrian said to provoke Zach's anger.
"Hey, hey Adrian. Nevermind." Ronald tried to separate.
"No, I don't want to. Is this kid going to be the alpha? Our pack will be destroyed by it."
"I never asked for it!!!" zach said raising his voice.
"Then fight me."
Adrian hit Zach again, this time in a row. Ronald tries to mediate but Adrian pushes Ronald's body strong and hits Zach back. Zach tried to thrash but to no avail. Adrian stops the punch for a moment and prepares to hit Zach again. But had not had time to hit, Zach kicked Adrian hard so Adrian crashed far enough. Zach stood up and snarled. There was the sound of a bone fracture in his body. Zach's human body slowly turned into a uniquely colored feathered wolf. Dark green blackish. His eyeballs were blood red and there was a mark on his forehead.
"He's... It's alpha."
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tadariaz