Isis Blaine Sinivick's blog: "Chapter Stories"

A girl sat by the entrance of the forest, watching the light rain fall upon the rooftops of the town before her. She brushed a piece of auburn hair out of her hazel eyes, and then smiled. It had been a long time since she had last been in the village, and the village had finally grown into a town. The girl carefully stood, leaning against a tree for support, and let out a soft sigh of relief. The pain that had been making her sick had subsided again, and she could finally make her way into her home. I wonder if my pack will welcome me back, or if I am going to have to fight for my place in it again. After all, it has been four years since I have last been here. Hmph. Won’t they be surprised when they see me now, she thought. She closed her eyes, and turned to the forest, motioning for two blobs in the darkness to step forward.

Slowly, the two blobs came closer to the twenty year old girl, and then stopped when the sun hit them in the face. The girl reached down and picked up the two wolf pups that had followed her out of the forest, and carefully placed them into her coat. One of the wolf pups, whom was much bigger than the other one, was a dark stormy grey coloring. The undercoat of the bigger pup was a silverfish grey, and the pup’s eyes were the same hazel as the girl’s. She smiled gently when she felt the pup snuggle closer to her warmth.

"Soran, stop it. Momma has to carry both of us, you know." The voice came from the smaller pup who was a very unique sight. She had white fur except for her ears, nose, and right paws which were all black, and then a circle over her left eye and the tip of her tail which were reddish brown. This female wolf pup looked more like a small dog than a wolf. She had pushed the bigger pup out of the way so that she could receive the warmth that she needed. Again the girl smiled, and then giggled.

"Jalissa, be nice to your brother. You know that one day he will be the one who will have to protect you." The girl spoke, her voice slightly trembling. She needed to get into the town soon before the poison that was running through her veins killed her. She had to get her children to safety. She needed to know that they would be taken care of when she passed away from this life. Unfortunately, it seemed like her life was coming to an end a little sooner than she would have liked.

"Isis… I mean, Momma. Why are we traveling to the place you were born? Why do we have to live with Uncle Byron and Aunt Clarice? Whatever happened to Grandma and Grandpa? Didn’t you say that it is dangerous to be anywhere near them, and that we should never come here? Didn’t you say that the humans here tried to hunt you down and kill you? Why are we here, Momma?" Soran exclaimed in agitation. He jumped away from her arms and transformed into his human form, crossing his arms. His messy auburn hair matched that of his Momma’s, and he smirked when he saw the disapproval in her eyes.

"Soran, stop being such a self centered brat and think about someone else for a change." Isis growled under her breath. She knew that her son was just trying to protect his sister since she did tell them to never go to the place where she was born herself. She sighed, shaking her head. She didn’t want to tell them that she was dying, and that this could be the last time they saw her. She didn’t want them to know that their father could possibly still be alive, and could come after them. She didn’t want them to be killed, and have it end up being her fault.

Soran, one day you will understand. You will understand that some things are better left unspoken while other things need to be known out in the open. My son, you can not tell Jalissa what I am about to tell you. If you do, she will run off and she could be in grave danger.

Isis thought to her son as she looked straight into his eyes. After seeing Soran nod in response that he had heard what she had said, she continued. Before you guys were born, or even thought about, I was happily in love with a man and had a son. However, your grandfather was a very cruel man and had almost everybody in the pack turn against me. He even got one of my best friends in the pack, Jason, to turn against me. Isis flinched and felt strong arms wrap around her form. She watched her son turn back into a wolf, and heard him start to growl.

"Isis, my dear, it’s been a very long time since I saw you. What are you doing back here, in our home territory?" Jason smirked as he felt the young woman in his arms shiver. He then started to laugh as she did her best to pull away from him, a growl erupting from her own mouth. He could see the protectiveness of a mother in her eyes, and suddenly came to the realization that he was face to face with his own children. So the brats are still alive, huh? You did a pretty good job hiding them from me, and keeping them alive. I thought when I injected that poison into your bloodstream that it would have instantly killed the pups, and you soon after. You’ve been fighting off the poison for three years. Now that is one amazing accomplishment, my love. He thought, and then watched her collapse.

Jason moved over to Isis’s side, and gently kneeled down beside her. He gently ran his hand over her forehead, and frowned when he realized the fever that should have been there killing her, wasn’t. He watched as she desperately tried to communicate one word to her son, just a single word before she blacked out. However, their connection had already been weak, and on the verge of death, it was near impossible to hear her. Isis let out a desperate sharp whine of protest, but let her head drop to the ground as her eyes closed.

She could hear Soran and Jalissa letting out screams and whines of protest as they were being dragged away from her. She wanted nothing more than to comfort them, to tell them that she was still alive and would come from them. She listened as the rain began to pick up, cold water droplets hitting her bare skin. With the last ounce of energy she had, she transformed into her wolf form, revealing her white fun with black specks. She felt the black specks growing, and knew that the poison in her veins was spreading, yet again. Then, everything became black.

Somewhere in the trees, not too far away, a creature was stalking towards her vulnerable body. It stopped when she came into sight, and then a sigh could be heard. So you really have returned here, Isis Blaine Sinivick. My love, you look to be in so much pain. What has happened to you, and why are you here? I know that you wouldn’t have come back here unless you needed my help. The creature crept closer to the girl. When the sun hit the creature’s body from between the treetops it revealed a handsome male in a human form. He gently reached down and picked up the woman that he knew deep down would resent him from saving her, and walked into the town. He walked about four houses down, and then walked inside the cabin and laid the sleeping woman on the couch. I’ll be back in a couple of hours. Just stay here, and be safe. Don’t move or the poison will speed up towards its final destination. I will be back with a cure, just stay strong.

With that, the man left the house, leaving the young woman completely alone and vulnerable once more.