THE WOLF IN THE SHADOWS

Chapter 10

Elyssa's POV

My mouth was dry...again. I quickly closed it. Along with everyone else.

"Guys," R.Jay said. "Say something!"

"You....are......HOT!" all three of us said. Darren snorted, but he didn't say anything else.

"Well, yeah. Wasn't that the point?" R.Jay said and blushed a little.

All of us just couldn't stop staring.

R.Jay's hair wasn't all wild

and black anymore. It was like

flat-ironed, and he had actual

boy bangs that a lot of girls like. It was black, but at the ends, it was high-lighted brown, which I find totally cute! Of course, he kept the adorable, cute hazel eyes and the pale white skin.

His hands were in his black denim boot-cut jeans' pockets that had the connecting silver and gold chains at the belt loops.

Above his jeans, he had on a

plain white T-Shirt with a black

zipper-up jacket. He had on black

and white Vans, and he looked

like a normal, hot looking-guy!

"Okay, now that we have you

all dressed up nice, we should go

show it off by going out to eat!"

Mel suggested.

"Guys," I said. "I'd love to come

with, I really do, but I have to

meet Loren in like 30 minutes," I

said, glancing at Darren's watch.

"Aw. Ditching us for a guy?

That is so unlike you," Clara

frowned.

"Guys, it's not like that. He says

he has to tell me something

important," I lied. Well, it's

not technically a lie because

whatever he's telling me has to

be important. On the note, he

said he'l tell me things my mom

wouldn't even tell me. So, yeah,

it's important.

"We understand," Darren said. "We'll see you when you get back."

"Yeah, I'll drop them off then I'll

drop you off at home." Mel looked at Clara."Clara, you'll be able to handle R.Jay and Darren by your-self, right?"

"Of course," Clara said, a little

too quickly. But her pinks got a

little pink, and so did R.Jay's.

Mel dropped them off at The

Golden Corral then dropped me

off at home. I put my hood over

my head and silently walked to

Loren's.

Surprisingly, he met me at

the corner of his house. He was

pacing back and forth. When he

saw me, he stopped pacing and

ran towards me. He looked crazy

like he needed help when he ran.

I almost turned and ran away

from him.

"Elyssa, I have a lot to tell you, but you have to be calm about it," he placed his hands roughly on my shoulders.

Loren's POV

"Um, okay?" she said, unsure.

She gave me that look that said I

was crazy.

I took her to the park that we last played hide-and-seek. I took her to the bench that I was hiding

behind, and she saw my eyes

glowing. "So?" she demanded.

I took a deep breath. Hell.

Where do I start?

Elyssa, you're a werewolf.' Um, no.

So, I started like this, "Elyssa, do you remember this exact spot

when I almost kissed you?"

"Yeah?" Her cheeks turned pink. I kind of smiled.

"When my eyes started to glow,

what did you think?"

"That it was the sun-"

"The truth, Elyssa," I demanded.

She sighed. "I don't know. I

thought it was strange and 'How

could your eyes glow?' Then your

eyes reminded me of the green

eyes that I see in the dark every

night."

That's a good start. "Okay, now,

what did you think when my ears turned pointy when we were at the movies?" And you were looking sexy as hell.

"Um....when your ears were

pointy, they reminded me of an

elf," she half-laughed.

I frowned. "This is serious,

Elyssa."

"Okay. Your ears reminded me

of....my dog's ears. His ears are

pointy, and hairy," she paused.

"Like yours was...." she trailed

off.

"And on my first day of school

when I was like the fastest person

in the world?" I urged her on.

"And your hearing..." she trailed off again and stared at me.

"I had a dream about your eyes,

Loren. Your eyes were in the dark, tall and...furry." She said the word 'furry' very softly and quiet. "Then, the mouth with your eyes roared, or a better word would be howled, like...."

"Like what? Tell me, Elyssa," I

grabbed her hand in mine. She

looked down at my warm hands

then up to my eyes.

"Like a wolf."

That's it.

What is she thinking about

now? Is she going to explode?

Well, she keeps looking into my

eyes like she's searching for

something. "Elyssa. Please, tell me what you're thinking. I'm begging you, please tell me," I pleaded.

She blinked. "What are you?"

she finally asked.

I pursed my lips. "I'm a

werewolf, Elyssa."

Her breathing stopped, and her

jaw dropped.

"Really?" she didn't sound

scared, or mad. She sounded and

little bit happy, almost. Or maybe

it's my imagination and I want

her to be happy.

"Yes." It came out a whisper.

"And....not to really freak you out, but you're one, too."

Elyssa's POV

I stared at him for a moment, like seriously wanting to believe

him, but I shook my head at him.

"Very funny, Loren," I rolled my eyes.

He wasn't laughing. His face was serious and worried, almost as if he was scared of my reaction.

"So what, my family and your

family is the same?"I joked.

He didn't say anything. "Oh my

god!" I got up, and yelled, pacing

back and forth.

"Elyssa-" Loren said, putting his hands on my shoulders, stopping me. "Listen to me!"

"I did listen to you. And now

I'm freaking out! Oh my god!"

repeated. Seriously, a werewolf?!

What kind of world is this? I

thought there was no such thing!

"Please, let me explain," he pleaded, with a worried expression on his face. Damn, I can't stand to see him like that!

"Fine," I growled. Wait, what? Growled?

He let me sit back down on the

bench. "Your mom and dad are

werewolves. So is my mom and

dad. That's how my mom knew

your mom. They used to run and play with each other when they were little. My sister is a werewolf and so is-"

"Andy." I finished for him. He

nodded.

"Brady, Kenny, Aaron, they're all

werewolves, too," he said.

"What about Mel?"

"Ah..I don't know about that." he said.

I couldn't picture my little bother being a little werewolf.

"Andy won't be changing until

he's at least twelve," he said, like

he was reading my mind.

"Wait, changing?" I asked.

"Yes. It's about your time to change, Elyssa." It was quiet for a

moment. I was breathing hard

and my heart was beating. "I'm

surprised you're calm about this," he laughed.

"Okay, so let me get this straight; almost my whole family are werewolves, and they didn't tell me. Your family are werewolves, too?"

He nodded. I felt like using an Okie twang that Mel used when she finds out something surprising. Well, slap me on the butt and call me Sugar Something like that.

I sighed. This is a lot to take in!

"Okay. I believe you, but I'm still a little freaked out."

Back to Loren's POV

I smiled. Wow, I've gone through all that. I was expecting her to yell even louder, or run away, or hit me or something.

"Wait. What does this have to

do with your green eyes and the

one I see in the dark?" she asked.

Oh, damn. "Yeah, about that.

Um. This time don't really freak

out, but those green eyes that you see in the dark? Yeah, um, those are my eyes when I'm a wolf."

Her eyes widened and she sucked in a big breath like a lot of things were about to come out of her mouth.

All I can say is that the day went by swell. No more screaming or yelling, but tons of questions were asked. I think she's still a little confused though.

The look on her face says it all.

I took her back to my place, but

she stiffened when I touched her

like I was contagious. Oh, well, I'll

have to get used to it.

I sighed and opened the door

to the guys still playing games.

My mom and dad were here,

watching the guys play games.

Everyone stopped. Seriously

everyone. My family looked at

Elyssa and I, and we looked back at them.

"Elyssa, sweetie, it's alright," my

Mom got up and hugged her. Elyssa hugged her back and smiled like she belonged in my mom's arms.

"You knew?" Elyssa asked. My

mom nodded.

She released Elyssa and patted

her head. Then my dad came

up to her and hugged her, too.

"Welcome to the family," he

smiled.

"Elyssa!" someone yelled. Holy

shit.

"Mom, Dad, Andy?" Elyssa

asked, and looked to her left.

There, sitting down, were her

parentS.

"Sweetie, we're sorry that we had to keep you from all of this," her mom said.

"Rosy, it's alright. Loren, hopefully, took care of it." My mom smiled at Elyssa's mom.

I nodded. Elyssa looked sick.

"Maybe you should sit down,"

Dad guided her to the couch.

"I just can't believe my family

are werewolves," she said. Then

she smiled. "This is so cool!"

We all smiled and laughed.

Yes, damn right, it sure is cool.

Dad winked at me and mouthed,

"She's gorgeous!"

I felt my cheeks burn. I cleared

my throat. "Well, this causes for a

celebration."

"What for?" Brady asked.

"Well, because Elyssa seems to

think this is cool when, at first,

she threw a lot of questions at

me," I teased, and Elyssa threw a

pillow at me. It hit me smack in

the chest. I smiled and winked at

her.

Dad grabbed some Champagne

and some orange juice for Andy.

"A toast. For Elyssa."

"For Elyssa!" we repeated and

clinked our glasses together and

drank.

Elyssa's POV

The day went by pretty quick after Loren told me the news.

Come to think of it, I think it's

pretty cool. My mom and dad

telling me there are no such

things as werewolves, well

here we are now! We said our

good-byes, everyone hugging

each other. I hugged Loren last,

and I gave him a peck on his

cheek. His cheeks turned ruby red when everyone started hooting.

"Thanks, Loren, for everything,"

I said, and kissed him one more

time. More hoots, and his cheeks

were as red as my mom's blouse.

We walked back home and mom's truck was back, meaning Mel and the other are here. I think I'll sneak up on them like I always try to do with my mom.

"Hey, Mom, I'm going upstairs,"

I whispered to my mom.

She smiled and nodded, probably knowing what I was going to do.

I lightly tip-toed up the stairs,

careful not to make the floor

squeak. Now that I know I'm

a werewolf, I'll have a better

chance of things.

I heard them mumbling outside my door. I've got them now, I thought. I opened the door fast and quiet and gasp.

Clara and R.Jay are sitting on my bed, grinding, feeling and making-out! I let out a little

squeak. They gasped, and started

choking, backing away from each-other.

"Elyssa?" they asked.

I was too shocked and happy to

answer. Clara and R.Jay were just

making out!