„What?! How dare they?!" Aura growled her tail lashing, others just shrugged eyes avoiding her, „Propably scared." Came from one corner, Aura turned around as Martine emerged closer to them, „Could you repeat that?" Sly asked twitching her ear.
Martine sighed mumbling something like ‚no-brains' along with eye roll, „I said ‚They were propably scared.' Humans raided Andara once, there's no evidence they won't do it again." He explains after receiving dull and confused glances from others. Aura nodded, acknowledging his thought, „Makes sense, but why would they arrange gathering and exclude us?" the young werecat asked looking at him, Martine chuckle, „They stopped viewing us as a real pack soon after you were banished." He explained with a wave of hand.
Aura shook herself, her fur ruffling up, „Whatever. What can we do now?" Sly shot up her eyes toward her, „That's why we're here, we hoped you might come up with some idea." She said her eyes glistening, Aura looked away, „We can try and fight." „Nonsense!" Mikey cried jumping to his feet, „They'll gonna destroy us the second we enter the battlefield." He objected sparks flying around his skin, „Really?" Aura gave him deadpan face with raised eyebrow, „How could we, who kicked their butts hundreds of times, be destroyed?" Mikey shrugged rubbing his neck in embarassement. Aura sighed, „Does ‚Wolf ascent' say something to you?" she asked as calmly as she managed, her eyes digging into his face. Mikey nodded slowly, „Of course it does." He replied, „I didn't study under Sebastian for nothing." He mumbled to himself as addition. Aura nodded starting to pace around. There was loud slap as Mikey hit himself into the face, „Oh I get it now! These humans will be in danger ." He exclaimed in pure happiness, „He finally get it." Sly muttered to Aura who nodded back.
„Guys?" Kiki asked after the cheerfulness died down, „How will we fight the packs without getting the humans injured?" silence raised at the end of her question, Matthew waved his hand at her, „Oh don't worry ‚bout that, I already have some idea on mind." He answered. Aura shot him a look, „Should we be scared?" She asked raising her eyebrow, Matthew rolled his eyes on her, „Have a faith in me for once." He playfully hissed at her faking a frown in the process.
„Okay. I let you handle this." She admitted after a moment, „So who's up for some dinner?" Loud agreement lighted up at the question.
That night Aura couldn't sleep. Images popping into her head were sending chills right into her bones.
Field around the school filled with blood, bodies of students, teachers and staf were tossed into one corner their lifeless eyes gazing upward. Sounds of splashing as the survivors moved around what used to be school grounds. Aura found herself padding around as well, placing her paws into the red liquid which seeped through her white fur, leaving red stains behind. Wails and shrieks of pain, agony and grief were all over the place, filling every corner. Aura felt strange calmness inside her despite what was going on around as she walked. She stopped near fataly injured girl-Barbra, half of her face was ripped of, leaving on muscles behind, her left arm was gone completely, her arm joint coming from under the bleeding waterfall. Aura felt herself smiling, „Oh dear. You don't look pretty well." She said with fake sweetness which made her cringe inside her mind, „You won't survive long. Here, let me help you." Barbra opened her mouth as if to say something, but before she could, Aura unsheathed her claws and swiped them through leftovers of her throat,Barbra then let out a few gurgles before going still. Aura stared at the dead body in front of heras sound of steps came toward her, „Well done, my daughter." Voice of her father whispered in her ear, „You can finally be one of us, after your last test." He lead her into the school and straight toward the school lab. Opening the door slightly, he gestured for her to step inside. Closing the door right behind her.
Aura looked around, her eyes not used to the bright light after eerie darkness outside, her eyes soon spotted silhouette of someone, turning her head to it soon she spotted her chemistry teacher, „Your last test, Aura. Kill her and we'll let you join us." Riley said with a snear. Renni begged and plead for Aura to keep her alive. Aura got into crouch, shifted few inches closer and leapt…
Aura woke up with a gasp, her fur was standing straight, unsheathed claws were gripping onto her covers, cold sweat was plastered on her face, „Thank god it was just a dream." She mumbled after calming down a bit. For the rest of the night she didn't close her eyes, too frightened by the images, ‚I might hate her, but I'd never kill her. Not after my last…' even her thoughts went silent, remembering the hidden skeletons in the closet,
‚You had blood on you paws too.' Aura growled as Eric's voice came into her ming, ‚You're monster like us.' Railey mocked her that time, tail wrapping around her waist with sly grin on his face.
„Stop it!" Aura suddenly cried as tears streamed down her face, ‚Monster like us, monster like us, monster like us,…' echoed inside her head like neverending loop.
As the sky went bright with the coming dawn, Aura finally slipped out of her bed, stretching her amrs and legs a massive yawn escaped from her lips. „Morning hun." Sounded as she entered the kitchen with her rather groggy walk, „Morning, Sly. Got some coffee?" She mumbled tiredly while checking her bag, controlling its contents to not forget anything at home. „Here ya go." Sly said pouring the refreshing liquid inside white cup, Aura smiled at her before taking small sip, „Much better. Thanks."
Wrapping the cup into black rubber band to not get burned. She swinged the bag onto her shoulder and walked downstairs. „Don't ya wanna wait? Matths going there anyway." Aura sighed, „Until I know he won't get into trouble. I'm not gonna asociating myself with him." She explained closing the main door behind her, leaving Sly standing in the hall alone.
„Great, now it's raining. What's next?!" she muttered to herself while walking out of the train station. Tail bushed out, water dripping down from it leaving thin trail behind. Aura shivered as she stopped to shake out her fur before masking her features again. „Hey, watch out!" Someone suddenly cried out from behind her, with a gasp she turned around spotting Mrs. Hammer rubbing off droplets of rain, „I'm sorry." Aura mumbled hiding her ears under hat, she grabbed her belongings and darted to the student entrance, leaving the confused teacher behind.
„Good morning, Mrs. Light?" Matthew asked after greeting Aura's head teacher, Mikey and Lucille waved at her unsurely, she smiled at them greeting them back, „Yes, that's me." She replied shaking hands with each one of them, „Nice to meet you, I'm Matthew MaxWolf and these are Michael Leech and Lucille Stilton."