It all began in a camping trip, we were 10 people camping there.Me(Leo), Tyler, Snowdrops, Mike, Josh, Lily, Ema, Laurel, Joana, and Andrew. I always liked nature, I lived near a forest and now I am really deep in it. I am happy to be here but not as happy to be surrounded by some bullies(Tyler, Laurel, Ema, and Josh)
"You want to pick up a fight? Little leo?"-Ema asked me
"Don't be stupid I don't hit girls"-I replied, but what do you know Ema already punched me in the face so hard I fell on the ground
"You aren't running your mouth so much now are you? Afraid to speak"-I punched her in response and pinned her against a tree but it took most of my strength straight away
"Tea....."-She could not speak as I muffled her screams with my hand as I grabbed her hair and smashed her head against a tree
"He got some fight in him not gonna lie, but he is a mere 14-year-old and we are 16, it is her fault underestimating the kid, now lets he how would he do against a knife.."-They could not pull anything out as I heard a teacher coming, I fleed the scene framing them for this action, I got away this time I was lucky that I did not get caught by the teacher.
The daytime was amazing still, we had tracked through the forest, everything was dead quiet but everyone ignored it.
"Listen"-I said to the group
"I hear no sound"-The rest of the group said
"Well that means we are safe right?"-Mike asked
"That is the problem that there is no sound, in this time of the year the forest should be lively with lots of birds that are migrating plus it is only September, we should hear a lot of them"-I said to the group in a rapid tone
"What is the point kiddo?"-Ema asked in her usual bossy tone
"When the forest is dead quiet that means there is a predator nearby that what it means"-I said to them
"Yeah and I am Michael Jackson"-Tyler gave a disgusted reply
"Don't worry, it will be fine I am here"-Snowdrops approached me putting a hand on my shoulder
"Don't let anyone know about this, ok?"-I told her
"About what?"-She asked confused
"About the fact that we are cousins, everyone that has tried to be a friend of mine always got targeted and bullied, please try and keep up the act of hating me for now on"-I asked her with a low tone of voice
"Let's go everyone is waiting"-She smiled while grabbing my hand to make me come to reality
We continued as everyone was trying to brush off the feeling of dread, that all of us began to suddenly feel and then a rotting stench hit us
"Is there a dead guy around here or what?"-Ema spoke in a commanding tone
"I don't think so"-one of the rangers replied
"You scared the crap out of us how come you are in a bush?"-Joana screamed, she was the most fearful out of all of us
"I am searching for the source as well tourists have reported the same stench before you came here although I can't find a source for it, I advise all of you to stay on the trail and don't wander too far from the camp as night is on its way"-The ranger spoke while he was going somewhere else to search for the source of the noise
The night was coming, the forest was beautiful in fall. Leaves were falling of the braches. As it is autumn the day is short so we settled near a creek, still quiet no birds nothing.
"This place is also dead quiet"-Ema said with the tone in her voice begun getting a little scared
"Did that mentally ill Leo tell you that now you begin to get scared"-Josh said in a low pitched tone trying to make fun of my voice
"Quiet down kids, we arrived here and so prepare to pitch up the tents"-A guide commanded us
As I was the first to pitch my tent I showed the other how to but of course, the 4 nut heads had to make fun of me
As night fell the campfire got bigger and bigger. As I was standing there I was looking at snowy(snowdrops) this is how I call her, I am her cousin, but yet I feel so different about her
"Hey since most of them are asleep I want to spend time with you"-She smiled
"Look I got something to say to you"-I spoke while hiding my shy tone
"Go on I am all ears"-She gestured to her ears
"Look you are the only person that understands me aside from Lucas both of you saw my darkest, my brightest"-I said while looking in her eyes
"That is very nice thanks for the compliment. I saw you at your worst and I still felt you had compassion I am the only one that knows how you have lived thus far. You changed a lot since we first met. Memories"-She was getting close to me
"Look around you I feel special I feel like I am human you and Lucas were the first 2 people to treat me like a human being. I feel so good near you."-I was looking at the ground to avoid blushing
"That is beautiful"-Her voice started to get high pitched
"I think that....that I am in love with you!"-I mustered the courage to say this to her
"I don't know what to say about this, I consider you close to me. I care about you..."- She wanted to put my head in her lap
"I..."-
"It will be fine someday, I still hold the hope that someday you will find someone exactly like me that could take my place and you won't even notice I was gone"-She tried to cheer me up in the worst way possible
"Wait, I cannot hate you."-I told her while putting a hand on her back
"I guess, we won't be friends anymore?"- I asked her
"We will, not quite friends but not quite lovers something in between"- She smiled at me
"Well, my behavior wasn't so good, with anyone. I get myself in trouble without no good reason"- I began crying with remorse
"I kinda hate myself for not helping you here"- She looked down at me
"No need to hate yourself for this thing, it is my fault, I will try my best to change, I will do everything"
"No need to resent or hate yourself, without all the trouble you had the rough life you have you will not be the same"-She was wiping tears off my face
"I know I will probably be liked by everyone"-I was looking straight at her
"Let me tell you a secret: The prettiest diamonds are found deep down in mud and darkness, you can find them if you are willing to dig. I dug deep and found your diamond, even if darkness is what you show on the surface remember that most people show they're diamonds on the surface to hide the darkness inside them, only to show off, their soul is foul, your's isn't."-She told this with the most affectionate tone ever
"Fine then, I will see you in the morning"-I ended the conversation quickly
We had gone to sleep in our tents. We all woke up in the middle of the night we all heard a scream, it sounded like one of our camp counselors we also heard gunshots most of us ran but I stayed there I can't leave them there. I had run till the scream became louder.
"We are getting out of here"-The 4 nut heads screamed
"Everyone evacuate"-Another person who was there commanded us
I saw that Ema was carrying a revolver I charged at her and grabbed it, from her and ran in the direction of the sound as I had come to the scene and there I saw a tall pale emaciated creature without any lips and a big stench that I can smell, it had big teeth and it had eyes pushed down its sockets.
"Wendigo"-I said in my mind I recognize that figure everywhere, the legend I was obsessed with
My hands were shaking and I could not hold the revolver steady
"Keep it together Leo just try and save him"-I continue to say in my mind as I was steadying my hand I took aim and shot
It ran so fast in front of me and grabbed me IDK if staying still has an effect, I reach down and grabbed my knife and tried to stab it, it slashed me on the chest and it threw me away in a tree, I saw then something or someone that was transforming in a human it threw a powder and the thing was paralyzed it came next to me and said,
"Brave kid, you know, I know you want to save your own life right kid? Then give me your hand if not you die here is this what you wished?"-Said the guy standing near me
I reached my hands with and joined them with the guy I was on that edge between life and death as I reach into his hand to grab his hand I felt a big amount of power coming through me and the wounds seem to heal faster, I feel like my eyes can change colors whenever they liked and then I fainted. I woke up in the morning near a fire with the guy
"People call me Preston, what you did was brave, I appreciate that"-Said Preston
"Well thanks"-I told him
"Aren't you surprised? That I saved you and that I look like this, most people will be scared by a half-naked guy wearing a wolf pelt as a shirt and having red bloodshot glowing eyes"-He said jokingly
"You saved me, I am not the judging type you know, I don't even know why would you wear a pelt but thank you for saving me"-I replied thankfully
"First time I hear this from someone kid, I should reveal the truth to you about the cost of your salvation"-Preston said in a deadly serious tone
"What is that price"-I asked surprised
"Well I am a skinwalker kid, you are one now the cost was becoming a skinwalker, you were saved by the healing powers of the skinwalkers"-Preston told me in a calm tone
"I don't believe it"-I replied
"Well kid give me your hand"-Preston told me
I gave Preston my hand and he got a big knife and stabbed me through my hand
"Ouchh what the fuck was that dude!!"- As I looked at my hand the big wound healed in seconds and Preston looked at me and smiled
"See kid no normal human can heal in seconds from a wound like that"-Preston told me with a smile
"Well anything new to teach me?"-I enthusiastically told him.
"Many things like powders and poisons"-Preston told me with a dead seriousness
"Well the sooner the better, I have to get back to my friends"
2 days later:
"Well kid about poisons, this is nightshade you can ground it up into a paste and mix it with food."-Preston showed me how to prepare the poison
2 days later:
"I was wondering didn't you feel something else? I mean emotion or another person?"-Preston asked me with a curious tone
"No, I feel normal"
"incredible he can control stage transformation, read minds and, these memories what are these memories, damn this kids father he, he deserves to die"-Preston internal monologue
"Hanako?"- Preston continued to argue with himself
"This kid could trap her, that might not be good"
"So teach me more about powders"
"First thing first. Dandelion means life, henbane means death, chicory means love to mix these herbs add more of each one for the desired effect, to extend the effect you must use witch hazel and to amplify the effect you must use holly also known as Ilex"-Preston instructed me as I was mixing ingredients, he looked at my amber eyes and spoke
"Those eyes will help you, no one will notice if you go in stage 2 right away, and that chin is pointy, better flatten it out if you want to get a girl if you know what I mean"-Preston winked at me
"Well so mix them like this?"-I grabbed another plant with my slender arm, and with a big step with my also slender legs, I got the mortar and pestle and began mixing them
"It is fall, and when you sleep on the ground don't let your hair be confused for a chestnut"-Preston smiled
8 days later:
"Well kid I will teach you about the transformation of skinwalkers, we skinwalkers can take on the DNA of others by wearing their skin, this DNA can be stored and used to transform at will you can also absorb DNA from other means"-Preston gave me these instructions as he turned into a wolf
I tried and without any skin, I could transform into a beautiful snow fox
"Suits you well kid"-He complimented me"
"Look kid I will release you now from training and you don't tell a soul about this ok?"
"Sure!"
As I exited the forest I meet a police crew searching for me, I tried to change my DNA and my appearance to look wounded and that I barely survived a kidnapping, they believed it so I had nothing to worry about.
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