História Shifter Academy - A chat with clay

Chapter 24

The next morning I was over the edge.

 It’s been weeks since I’ve changed. And I didn’t take Clay out once. He almost escaped a few times when I couldn’t get a hang on my temper, but that was about it. I guess this was the time to do it. Today was Saturday, so I had some free time in the morning. The girls had left already, so I took a shower and dressed myself with some running clothes. My black leggings and my red sport bra, were my favorite ones, wearing my hair in a high ponytail I was ready to go. I took off toward the woods, Katana ran beside me the whole time. I knew she could run much faster, but she controlled her pace to match mine. She knew what I was going to do, and I knew she would support me in it. Mia and Gwen never touched the subject with me anymore. I guess until now we were all trying to avoid this situation. But I was done with the avoiding. I knew the girls would never tell on me, and I could trust them, but even with that knowledge I couldn’t help but have a few insecurities about their opinion on my behalf. Taking that though aside for now, I pushed my legs farther. When I knew I was far enough from the academy to be in any danger, I looked around once more to make sure and then I stopped. I could feel the sweat clinging to my body like one of this days when is raining but barely, and the water comes almost like a spray rather then drops. I checked my watch. I had run for almost one hour and a half. I was almost sure that before the transition I couldn’t even run for thirteen minutes without almost throwing up. Urgh, why was I so afraid of this? I wasn’t actually talking to her, but even so Kat responded ‘it’s all right Kayla, I will be here for you, don’t worry. We are ready for this.’ I nodded at her.

Anticipating the moment Clay started to move around. I could feel his happiness for being released floating in waves from inside of me and I actually felt pity. I knew it was a wolf, and it tried to attack me, but I didn’t even gave him the merit of doubt.

Taking a deep breath I pictured the gates in my mind being released. The doors broke open and Claymore took a hesitantly step forward. As his first paw crossed the cage he became a ball of light and then I felt the heat leaving my chest. And in less than five seconds, Claymore was in front of me.  

Katana instantly took position in front of me and growled softly.    His white main shined under the sunlight and I took the moment to realize how beautiful he was, even if he looked just like my father’s murders. He just stood there looking at Katana and growling softly. I really tried to keep cool with him and see him as just a frightened animal, but my dad’s face would not let me. He started to grow louder, still in his place. Katana started backing up closer to me as they kept the stare down.

I wanted to talk to him, and a part of me was very curious to hear his voice. I wander why I never did. Could he speak? Or that was only Katana’s privilege?

‘he can’t. he is just a fragment of you. Not the whole spirit.’ Kat said in my head, and I nodded. That’s what I thought. I just needed to know the depth of this fragment. Did he have a conscience? Or was he just an animal indeed? The way he acted the day of the day of the transition, it was easy to assume so. I only needed to know if he was dangerous, and if so, I needed to tame him. I started walking toward him slowly. Katana beside walking ever so slowly and he kept on growling. All of the hair in his back was up, and he looked like a hissing cat. As I took the second step closer to him my motion was cut short by a sharp sound of a twig breaking. And in that moment the world stopped spinning and I lost my breath.