"pup, you have two weeks until school starts, you have to try as hard as you can"
Fenris nods determined more than ever, he stood once again he closed his eyes, and imagined himself as a human. Suddenly, his body started to snap and adjust. He howled in pain, he couldn't describe how much pain he was in.
When he opened his eyes, he was on all fours. He looked at Magneta to see her face filled with joy, she quickly shuffles around to find a mirror when she did, she put it in front of his face. He looked at himself in the mirror and in the reflection was an African-American boy staring back.
His skin was a rich brown color, he has dark brown curly short hair that was just long enough to become a burden to his eyes. He smiled at Magneta and starts barking expressing his happiness, Magenta chuckled as the naked boy ran around the floor on his hands and knees barking.
Magneta went into another room and returned with a bag full of clothes, Fenris looked at the bag questionably.
"You can't go around naked can you" she smiled she picked out an outfit that she thinks he could fit
She pulled out a solid green polo shirt and a pair of stretchy grey jogging pants, plus a pair of boxers.
"Come here Fenris, I'll help you put this on"
He walked over there still on his hands and knees, she carefully put the shirt over his head, she fixed the collar of the shirt and she helped him put on the pants. She looked at him with a calculated gaze, she gave nods of approval.
"You'll be wearing this for your first day of 6 grade"
She took the clothes off and put a white tee shirt and a pair of basketball shorts on him. He felt very comfortable in the clothes, he lay on the floor like he always did to sleep. Magenta had tried several times to get him to sleep on a bed but she'll always wake up to him sleeping on the floor.
So she just let him do just that, the next day. Magenta woke Fenris up bright and early to practice walking on two legs, they are outside her cabin. Magenta had a firm grip on his arm and waist holding him up.
"Alright, this is your left foot and that's your right, got it?"
Fenris nods making a mental note
"Okay, move your left foot forward than your right, I'll hold you so you won't fall"
Fenris gave another nod, he lifted his left foot forward, trying to keep his balance as he did so. He then lifted his right foot as instructed, he was so focused on moving his feet left or right be didn't even realize Magneta had let go of him, he was ecstatic that he was doing it by himself.
He turned around and almost lost his balance but managed to catch himself, he ran back to Magneta but ended up tripping on his way there, good thing he was close enough to Magenta. So he fell right into her arms, he was overjoyed at his newfound ability.
He laughed along with Magenta, he hasn't left this happy since... Before his mother died, his smile turned to a frown and the laughter stopped as the memory of his mother came back to him. He teared up but blinked away the tears before any could fall.
Magenta looked at him worried, she picked him up, she carried him back into the house. She set him down in the chair and went to the frig, she made a quick peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She set the plate in front of him, he stared at it baffled.
He has never seen food that didn't have anything meat-related, he looked up at her cautiously and sniffed the sandwich.
"It's peanut butter and jelly, it's good I promise" she reassured him
He still looked unconvinced but trusted her judgment, he lifted the sandwich to his lips. He bites into his sandwich, smile blossoms on his face and he took a mouth full of the sandwich.
He made a sound of approval, and obviously enjoyed it.
He licked his lips and the plate once he finished devouring the snack, Magneta sat in the chair in front of Fenris.
"Now, that your feeling better, it's time to teach you the basics of speaking"
Fenris nods he sat up straight in the chair ready to learn how to speak.
2 Weeks Later
For the past two weeks, Fenris was given a crash course in math, English, Science, and social studies. So, basically all the things a kid his age should already know. Fenris found his calling it turned out, he loved to read. Magenta bought him tons of books when she went into town.
Fenris was getting ready for school, he had the same green Polo shirt and grey jogging pants.
"Mag, do I really have to wear shoes" Fenris complained he didn't like how they felt on his feet
"Yes, it's against school rules not to wear shoes" Magenta replied fixing his clothes
Fenris huffed annoyed "fine, but if I die from a stroke I'll blame you"
Magenta chuckled "you won't die from a stroke, Fenris" her voice clearly showed amusement
Fenris just huffed and stayed silent. Magenta backed away from him and smiled.
"You look ready, to go..."
Fenris's mood quickly changed he couldn't wait to play with the other pups in the school, he would make so many friends! It'll be like his own little pack.
"But you do remember the rules, right?"
Fenris was again annoyed "yes, Mag" he sighed
"Tell me them" she ordered
"Never tell that you're a werewolf, don't invite anyone over or go over anyone's house without permission and if you encounter a hunter avoid them at all cost, same with another wolf," he said quickly then added, "can we go now?"
"Yeah, yeah"
With those words Fenris bolted towards the green Toyota Camry, Magenta unlocked the doors. Fenris hopped into the back seat, he buckled his seat belt. Magenta soon got into the car and drove off in the direction of the school, Roosevelt Elementary.
They pulled to a stop in front of the school, Fenris looked out the window seeing kids of all ages walk into the entrance of the school, he basically jumped out of the car.
"Bye, Mag!"
"Bye, have a good day!"
He grabbed his black book bag from the car and ran off towards the door that said: "6th grade enter here". He entered through the door and looked around the school was huge!
He couldn't wait to do all types of stuff here, he followed the parents and kids that were also going to 6th grade. He was brought into a gym room, and the parent and kid he was following broke off to another group. He looked around and they were three teachers standing in the middle of the gym room holding signs with their names on them.
His mind went blank, he didn't know what teacher he was the student of. He walked up to one of the three teachers, he walked up to the female African American teacher.
"Hello, miss I don't know what class I'm in can you tell me," he asked her
He managed to get the other two teachers' attention too, the black teacher looked and took out her clipboard.
"What is your name?" She asked her brown eyes pinned to her clipboard
"Fenris Jackson"
The other two teachers looked in the clipboards too, the only male teacher spotted his name.
"It's alright, miss. Lewiston his in my class" he announced his Light blue eyes made eye contact with Fenris's own eyes
Fenris walked over to his line and went to the back of it. He stood quietly in the line, he listened as kids in his class talked to each other. Clearly, pretty much everyone knew each other from last year.
He backed away from the person in front of him, she was nearly pushed into him. Sadly, Fenris ended up bumping into a boy behind him. He quickly turned around to apologize.
"I'm sorry-"
"Watch where you're going, idiot! These are new Jordans!" The boy glares angrily at him
"Sorry, geez it was an accident" he mumbled and turned around
A few minutes later the line started moving, he followed the person in front of him. He felt someone step on the back of his shoe, he nearly tripped but luckily he didn't. He turned his head and glared at the boy behind him, he saw the boy have a smirk on his face so, it was obviously on purpose.
Fenris turned around and let out a mental sigh, this will be a long school year.