"We humans fear

the beast within

the wolf because we do

not understand the beast

within ourselves". - Gerald Hausman

Chapter 1- Metamorphosis

Before the Beginning

A quiver, a step, and a breath of air, was all that it took for the predator to find the prey. With a keen sense of smell and the ability to camouflage one self, the wolf is truly one of the best and most fearsome predators known to men.

The elk had no chance of survival, once the plain grey wolf pounced onto the defenseless animal, he was a goner. Claws injecting themselves into either side of the back and shoulder blades, slowed the animal. The final blow, however, was once the wolf sunk it's razor sharp teeth into the elks neck.

The elk began to stop squirming and moving, slowly but surely, and after a while it fell completely on the ground, lifeless.

The wolf completely satisfied, ripped out a chunk of the neck meat and begin its dinner. Blood splashing onto its cot and the ground. Groans of satisfaction left the beasts mouth.

Once done with its dinner, the wolf dragged the remaining caucus of the body and it's fresh, mouthwatering meat with it, to hide from other prying animals view. This would last the beast for a couple of days.

Hiding the body took no time and effort, compared to actually hunting the dinner down. Satisfied with the work well done, the wolf ventured on with its day by padding down to the closest clearing of water.

Hearing the rushing sound of the river near by, the wolf began to sprint. All the while, inside of the wolf her bones began to change. From using four legs, her posture went up and she began to use two legs. Vertebra back in human place was the final step of the transformation. Instead of the grey beast there stood a five foot four women stark naked.

She gracefully continued her path towards the river, her long silky wavy hair flowing down her back reaching the mid of her back. Reaching the edge of the flowing water, she knelt down and splashed the raging cold water on her face. Water droplets fell around her, intertwining with her own fresh tears.

Small sniffles could be heard from her trembling body. Her moment of self pity was interrupted by the cry of a near by child. Louder and louder the cry began to fill the whole forest, the baby begging for its mother to come forward and take care of him.

The women, confused but totally alert jumped up from her crouched position and stalked towards the crying noise. Behind the tall green trees and wrapped in a soft blanket laid a small bundle of what seemed to look like a baby.

A human baby boy to be exact.

Motherly instincts kicked in right away, and the female immediately took the last remaining steps towards the human and picked him up into her warm and welcoming arms.

The small infinite remained crying but the sound began to subsidize. The female rocked him back and forth, muttering small words of comfort. eventually he fell asleep in her arms and she was able to bring him into the small cave where she marked as her own territory. She sat near the wall of the cave and leaned her head on it. All the while rocking the baby in her arms. Over time, she too fell asleep.

The infinite and the female wolf remained together for another two months. They developed a bond that could rival any mother/son relationship. But the happiness could never last. The female wolf soon was blessed by the gods to find her true mate. He being a dominant wolf, rejected the baby boy and forced her to return him to the human village. She protested as much as she could and promised that eventually he too would develop a love towards the human boy as she had. Her mate remained stubborn and did not listen to one word that she would say. He saw humans to be a disgrace to the world, and he would be damned to raise one of them.

The female wolf could not reject her mate,he was after all the love of her life, she did as she was told. The day of her abandoning the child, she left him at the doorstep of a human church hoping that he would grow up being loved. She cried all the way there and back, promising him that she will always love him and never forget him.

Once she returned to her mate, they proceeded the mating process and not too long later she was expecting a litter of four. Months passed and she gave birth to four healthy babies, three boys and one girl.

It seemed as if all was fair and everybody happy. Well except for the baby boy, now one year old he was stuck in the church orphanage. He was broken beyond repair, not feeling love again until it was too late.

For you see dear readers this story is about the path the human boy shall take. How he will change from an innocent infant into something that society has molded him since the day he was abandoned.

Word count: 885

Hi! so yes chapter one is pretty short but I had to end it there. I promise the next chapter will be longer, however I have no idea when I will be updating. Thank you to those three people that added this story to their alert.

Can you guys please review and tell me what you think of the story. I know its just the beginning but it would really help me if you tell me the truth and tell me how I should improve or tell me what you like about the story.

I'll also be adding this story on wattpad. Also anyone watching the world cup, so exciting I love watching it !

Me out ;)