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Thankfully, due to the surprise that I had a wolf, Mr Peters let me off the hook with a warning and a condition. That I always give him an update about the connection between me and Bernessa.
Then just because my Wolf finally decided to wake up, I automatically because the most talked about person in school.
Which wasn't a lot of fun at all!
At lunch, I suddenly became miss popular because everyone wanted to meet the confident wolf that was able to talk back at Mr Peters, the school's most strict teacher.
When the guys and girls gathered at my table, they kept on asking me questions about Bernessa, what she looked like, what kind of powers did she have, was she really cooler than I was?
A lot of questions like that and it made me feel uncomfortable but before I could answer or do anything about it I felt my consciousness being pushed to the back and Berny coming forward again.
This was going to be fun.
"What's your problem! From what I know you've never even looked Avy's way talk less of knowing more about her. So what's all this fuss about me, huh?" Berny snapped.
"No offense but, she's always been alone and a freak without powers. She's lucky we don't bully her and that's just because she's a princess." June said walking towards our table with air quotes around the princess she said.
I knew I was already at the back of my mind, but I wish I could sink deeper and disappear. Breny felt my pain and sent a death glare towards June.
"But with you here, there's finally something new to talk about and you seem cool enough to hang around me and the popular kids." June said pointing to the table with my brother, Jordan and other popular kids.
"Watch what you say girl." Breny said under her voice.
"Look, I'm trying to help you change her worthless, lonely life, she can sit with us but never talk to us, you on the other hand are popular kid material." June continued as I felt our blood boil and Breny released a low growl.
"I don't get why you look angry, not even her own twin brother wants anything to do with her." June finished laughing.
But before Breny could rip off June's face, Aspen dragged June aside and said in a loud voice.
"Stop whatever the hell you're doing right now. No one, and I mean no one gets to talk down on my sister. If you're gonna talk to her like that then leave her the hell alone." Aspen said more like he was talking to everyone and not just June.
"Now get out and you come with me." Aspen said dragging me and Breny away.
We were both shocked that we forgot to react to my brother dragging us away from our lunch. He took us to the school garden where I've seen him spend most of his free time.
"What the hell are you getting at, since when have you wanted so much attention that you even had to fake having a wolf! Huh!" Aspen shouted at me.
I was taken a back but that didn't make Brenessa feel any better, it rather agitated her.
"And who the hell do you think you are to talk to Avy like that, I don't even know how she's put up with a spoilt and self centered brat like you." Breny started and I saw Aspen taken a back.
'Stop!' I said in my head
"You think that just because you're next in line that give you the right to look down on your own twin sister. You don't know what she's been through and all you do is make it worse..."
'Stop!' I said louder. This time Breny listened and took one more look at Aspen.
"You made Avy cry, I don't like you and I still have a bone to pick with you for making mother cry this morning." And with that Breny said disappearing in my mind like she was never there.
I came out and noticed the tears on my face, that was what Bre meant by Aspen making me cry. Now that I was back in control, I looked at Aspen and it was obvious he was taken aback.
"I know you hate it when I get praised, or get attention and I also know that your reputation means a lot to you more than me, your sister. So don't worry, I promise I won't get in your way." I said drying out my tears and turned to walk away.
"One more thing, you might someday be a great leader, I have never doubted that, but you're the worst brother that ever walked the face of planet earth." I took one look at him one more time and determined not to cry I'm front of him ever again as I ran out of school.
There was no use continuing something I was uncomfortable with. I ran and ran until I reached the forest at the edge of town, not too far from school.
"Do you wanna shift?" I heard Berny ask.
"I... don't think... I.. I can." I said between breathes panting heavily.
"But I can. You're not getting far on those two things, let me show you things through my world." I was a bit nervous but I trusted her.
The last time I was able to shift fully was when I was five, besides that were partial shifts with my claws and fangs.
I trusted Breny since was the only person or wolf that would always be there for me, because we were one. I nodded slightly beckoning Bernessa to take control.
"First, take off your cloths." She demanded.
"What!"
"Unless you want to get home butt naked then I'm fine with that, I have a fur coat and you have your tiny whiteys. It's your choice." She said.
I thought about it for a while and decided that I didn't want to walk home as a wolf or naked. So I took off my cloths and shoved it into my bag pack, since I believe that was much more safer than leaving it outside.
I felt the cool breeze on my skin which was amazing but also pretty cold as well, it was autumn after all.
"I am not carrying that bag in my mouth." She said.
"But I can't leave it here what if someone sees it and takes it home with them. Then I'd have to go home naked." I whined.
"Then hide it in some tree or something, I wanna be free on my first run." I heard her say again.
I sighed and looked for a close by tree that we could keep the bag safe.
"After the run, we come straight back here. As much as I hate it, I have homework to do." I said getting ready.
"Definitely."
"Are you sure this is safe, I'm scared." I said honestly.
"I'm scared too but I'm also certain that it's going to all be worth it at the end. I promise." I felt the confidence in her voice, something that I had always lacked.
"So, how do we start?." Berny asked
"What! You don't know how to shift?" I asked-screamed.
"I'm not the one with a wolf mother, I'm sure she must have told you something about how to do this?" Berny asked expectantly.
I thought for a while, going through all the stories she told us as kids. I bet she didn't see the need to teach me any wolf related stuff since I didn't have a wolf.
"Stop sulking and think already." Berny snapped at me.
"Shut up,I'm thinking." I answered.
Then I remembered one time mom tried teaching me to shift when she had hopes that my wolf would wake up, I remembered.
"Close your eyes," She said.
"Now imagine being covered in a fur coat, when you imagine that then bend over to accommodate the coat..." I remembered her words and did exactly.
"Good good, now concentrate." Berny said.
"You might hear a little crackle but it's fine, your bones are just adjusting to it's new form." Mom explained.
I began to hear the crackles as I shifted accordingly, I felt the sharp shift and almost lost all atom of concentration, thankfully Bre helped me calm down.
"You're doing great Avy, do think about the sound, everything's fine." Bre assured me.
I took a deep breath as I concentrated on the image of the wolf in my mind as the sound of cracks continued to echo in my ears.
But before I knew it I was hunched over, I could feel my claws coming out of my fingers and toes as they became padded, I could feel the structure of my face change as my scene of smell and hearing heightened.
I let out a loud howl as I finished the transformation and before I could get a chance to understand what was going on Bre was already out and she sprinted in glee into the Forest.
"Yes! Finally!" Bre howled as she ran against tress and jumped over fallen logs.
Everything moved so fast that I couldn't keep up with whatever was happening around me, I mean, I knew I was fast but this was beyond my human comprehension.
"Do you feel it Avy? That power, that fresh air, that freedom, this is how we're supposed to live, a life without restrictions, without boundaries, without being subjected by the society. Simply free." Bre said as she jumped through a hedge and what I saw next was breath taking.
"Wow..." Was all I could say.