Chapter 22: Wolf

I opened my eyes, once again being comforted by the warm feeling of the sun on my back - the way it had felt when I visited the Moon Goddess, "Ruby! Get off your lazy ass!"

I looked around, wondering who had called me, since I didn't recognize the voice, "Who's there?"

Suddenly, a figure materialized out of thin air, a sassy smirk on its face and its arms folded over its chest. It was a she-wolf, or at least that's what she looked like. She had red hair that wrapped around her head in an intricate braid and hung at her waist. Her eyes were grey - the color my eyes changed to when I was a wolf - that were taking me in, looking me up and down. She was about as tall as me, something pretty rare, but with the heels she had on, she had to be a good two to three inches taller.

After neither of us spoke, she gave me a sly grin and asked, "Are you going to ask who I am? Rude, if I might add."

"S-sorry," I said, mesmerized by her voice. Earlier it sounded odd and unfamiliar, but now it sounde