Chapter 1: First Awakening

Chrysalis's POV

Age six

   I don’t know why he always has to make me so mad. Whenever we decide on a plan of action he ruins it and blames it on me. Then I’m the one that gets punished. Ugh!

   Jamerson and I had planned our escape from today’s lessons so we could go to the training grounds and train with the warriors. I had everything lined up perfectly. I even drew him a map. That dummy had no sense of direction. He zigged when I zagged and then it went downhill from there. Literally! I slid right into a puddle at the bottom of the hill, getting mud all over the white dress my mom had laid out for me to put on this morning.

   Then, Jamerson snuck off to get cleaned up before anyone saw him. I got stuck with enough witnesses for it to get back to the Alpha and Luna, my parents.

   My parents liked to tell me to behave and be a good example for the other pups. Always saying things like, "The alpha’s children need to be someone others can look to for guidance." I don’t even know why they say children. My parents haven’t had another child since I was born. I wish they would have a boy so I don’t have to behave anymore and he can get in trouble with Jamerson instead of me. I also won’t have to be alpha when I grow up and shift for the first time.

   I can’t even tell on Jamey because we’re best friends and we made a pact. Even signed in blood. A little spit too but no one knows. A big wolf told us how to do it and made us promise not to tell anyone that he taught us. So, even if I wanted to strangle Jamey I can’t really hurt him or him me. Not that I would really try to. But right now a little man..man..mam… maning! Yeah, I think that’s what it is called. A little maning wouldn’t hurt me that much right now.

   As I walked out of my father's office I stomped through the pack house, garden, and training grounds to the woods.

   Then, here came Jamey. All smiles and clean clothes. How he even managed to clean up so fast is beyond me. He can't even beat my time on the obstacle course. Then I see it. Some dirt behind his ear.

“Don’t you come out here smiling at me like everything is okay Jamerson Wild boy,” I yelled!

   He stutters in his approach a little. “Chrys.” His voice spikes a little in the middle of saying my nickname he likes to use whenever he wants me to go along with him. “Chrysie," he tried again. "It’s not that bad,” he said.

   I looked at him and slapped the left side of his face covering his ear. The side of my face stung just a tiny bit. I grabbed the leaf and twig from behind his ear that he didn’t get rid of while cleaning himself. I pulled the pieces away and dropped them in front of his face. He held the side of his face while looking at me like he couldn't believe I had actually hit him. “You missed a spot,” I said. After closing his mouth he says, “I guess I did." "Thanks,” he responds while rubbing the side of his face.

   I continue walking through the woods wishing for the first time that I could shift already. I wanted to use my wolf to run along the stream and not stop until I reached the waterfall I could feel from here.

  Since he wanted to keep following me I decided to stop and really let him have it. I said, “Jamerson, it was and still is that bad. I was the one who got caught when you ran off and left me to get in trouble by myself. You know dad. He is the alpha and my dad! Which means double trouble for me.”

  Jamey interrupted me saying, “Chrys, that’s why I left. I thought you’d be in less trouble than the beta’s son." He continued, "You know what my dad will do to me if I get into more trouble so close to the mid summer trials. I won’t get to go with you either.” He kicked a rock and almost tripped.

   I spun around. Seeing him a little sad almost made me not so mad. Then I remembered my punishment. I said, “That still might happen, you ding dong!”

   I started walking a circle around Jamey. Before I could get into my explanation I began to feel hot in my tummy then it went to my chest. I grabbed my tummy before I dropped to my knees. At first I could hear Jamey saying my name. Then it sounded like it did when he would call my name whenever I’d go under the water in the lake. I started to feel hot in my throat. It was like it just started to crawl up and I just wanted to release it. Just let it explode out of me. Then it started to feel hot in my hands and my ears. I grabbed my head covering my ears and it felt like there was something moving. I let go and looked up at Jamey. All of a sudden there was something pulling me away but it was coming from the inside of me. Then all I could see were a bunch of colors. My ears started to hurt. There was too much noise. Right as I was thinking I couldn't last any longer feeling this way everything went black.