Jumping up Danica frantically looked around the room trying to locate Martha.  Even though her rational brain understood that Martha was gone, the other part was convinced that she had just disappeared and reappeared in a different location."MARTHA!" Danica screamed urgently searching the room.  "MARTHA THIS ISN'T FUNNY!"Danica's vision was blurred from all the tears that were falling and her heart felt like a ton of needles were stabbing into it one after another.  To her Martha was the only family she had known since losing her parents, and in a way she had been much more of a parent.  She just couldn't believe that Martha was gone, there was no way she could be gone.As she continued to search Danica could feel the dark being emerging within her once more and it was livid. It seemed that the loss of Martha had hit the being hard as well and now with the curse gone there was nothing holding the being's full force back. &

The day of the full moon came leaving Danica a nervous wreck.  Even though she had told Mason that she wasn't worried about the change, she had gone through those two torturous no changes after all, she couldn't quite keep good to her word.As the days passed and the day grew closer she couldn't quite help but feel the dark being within her growing more and more irritable. Before when it wasn't helping her it would simply go dormant and remain nonexistant in her mind, but now since the curse Martha had put on her was lifted she could constantly feel its presence along with that of her wolf."You're making me dizzy with that pacing." Mason said drawing Danica's attention to him.She had been busy pacing back and forth like a ferile creature while Mason lounged lazily on the bed watching.  He had remained quiet up until this point, but it seemed that he had grown annoyed with Danica's frantic energy."Sorry." Danica murmured stopping.

'Danica...' Mason's soft voice drifted towards Danica's ears drawing her attention from the darkness that was consuming her.  'You've got to fight.'The desperateness in his words tugged at Danica's heart as she felt herself beginning to drift once again.  She knew she needed to fight, that she couldn't let the rogue within win, but she was feeling so very tired.  The exhaustion she felt was all consuming and no matter how hard she tried to break through it she just couldn't.'Baby.... you've got to fight!' Mason's voice was growing stronger tugging at Danica keeping her from drifting entirely.Attempting to claw her way back again Danica felt herself coming to slowly but surely.  Looking around she found herself in a dark space, no light was anywhere to be seen.  To the side she could see two glowing red eyes that were watching her warily. 'You....' Danica spoke fixing her golden gaze with the creatures red one.  'Are

'Mason,' Danica tried as he continued to hold her tightly."I can hear you." Mason confirmed as his smile grew bigger.  "I'm so glad you're back."'What happened?' Danica asked as she continued to take in the area around her.The moon was already high within the sky and it's white light glowed down on the field she and Mason currently occupied.  She couldn't quite place her finger on it, but something about the moon exhilerated her, made her want to run and enjoy her new found limbs."I can tell you later if you want to go for a run." Mason chuckled sensing Danica's building energy.Standing Danica stretched her limbs getting a feel for them as Mason stood up.  Fully naked already he gave a stretch as his body began to contort and shift until his large golden wolf remained where he had been minutes prior.'Ready?' He asked through the mindlink now.'Are you okay to do this?' Danica asked looking at the scratches that st

Rain fell from the sky tapping lightly against the umbrella Mason held above him and Danica.  The weather was just as glum and devoid of color as the hearts of everyone that was gathered around. The day of burial for those who had been infected with the rage virus had come and with it came the first monsoon of the season.  Even though the weather wasn't made for an outdoor funeral, there was no stopping this, the day had been chosen by the elders as the perfect day to send the deceased off to the moon goddess and cancelling the event was not possible.In front a preacher stood reading from the book of the goddess, his words flowed together easily but none of it truly reached Danica's ears.  Beside her Mason was sullen and exceptionally quiet, for the days following his warriors deaths he had locked himself within his office only leaving to sleep and then disappearing the following day.  Although it bothered Danica that he was hiding away while